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Vogue September 1, 1938

Fabulous vintage Vogue issue featuring 'Paris Openings & American Fashions'

Cover artwork by Benito

[124] pp.

1938

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Beautiful Eduardo Benito illustrated cover of an extremely rare 1930's issue of Vogue magazine.

The cover has what appears to be a Moroccan king on a horse.

Also inside gorgeous two-tone colour illustrations by Christian Berard of the Paris collections including fashion by Lanvin, Schiaparelli, Louise Bourbon, Robert Piquet, Schiaparelli, Maggy Rouff and more.

Fashion photographs by Horst.

Paris designs photographed including by Lanvin, Mainbocher, MAGGY ROUFF etc

Carl Erickson illustrates two separate fashion features; hats and hour-glass coats.

The PARIS FASHIONS are advertised.

Portrait of Elsa Schiaparelli as part of a full-page ad for Viyella styled by Schiaparelli. One of her designs is shown as part of this feature.

ANTON BREUHL photographs some of the cast of I MARRIED AN ANGEL, a surreal Dali-ism production due to show in the UK after staging in America - Vera Zorina. Replete with nymphs, shells, FISH NETS, GLASSLESS MIRROR, HORNS. Written by LORENZ HART and RICHARD RODGERS.

New talent features portraits of IVOR NOVELLO, CONSTANCE CUMMINGS, Louise Bourbon, LUCIE MANNHEIM, ROBERT MORLEY, RODNEY ACKLAND, MARIE TEMPEST, MARY ELLIS, TILLY LOSCH. Feature by Lesley Blanch.

Travel feature on HUNGARY with dancers photographed in national Hungarian costume. Written by MARY VAN RENSSELAER THAYER.

Fashion illustration by RENE BOUET-WILLAUMEZ.

British designs shown in this issue include by Digby Morton, Victor Stiebel, Motley etc

Guerlain Golden Bow perfume advert, full page.

The issue is dated 1st September 1938.


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