Rare, vintage fifties issue of the British edition of Vogue magazine.Queen of Hearts card cover; from a pack of playing cards designed for the Simpson department store, on the Strand in London, by ANDRE FRANCOIS.
Paris Collections feature.
Fashion photography by - Henry Clarke, Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, John Deakin and Norman Parkinson.
Couture and ready-to-wear fashion with large feature on Parisian designs.
Illustrations by Tatler, Queen, Sunday Times and Town magazine art director Mark Boxer signed as his pen name 'Marc'.
Portraits of Tommy Cooper and Ava Gardner.
Couturier Hardy Amies at home - see pic.
CHILDRENSWEAR fashion spread shot by Norman Parkinson.
Town suits for the country, or vice versa - fashion spread photographed by Deakin, 4 pages.
MARGARET JOHNSTON, JOHN JULIUS NORWICH, VALERIE HOBSON, ANN CLIFFORD (MRS COOPER) and DIANA WYNYARD model in a fashion feature.
JOHN TULLIS appears in a Xmas party hosting feature.
Clothes/accessories by KOUPY, MATITA, ROCHA, BOUCHERON, CARTIER and many more brands.
Advertisements include :
2 ads illustrated by René/Rene Gruau - for Jaeger and Dickins & Jones, both rarer than his somewhat easier to find Dior sketches.
The Sunbeam-Talbot Alpine car.
Revlon 'non-smear' lipstick.
Osmalane.
Harrods.
Horrockses.
Wolsey Nylons.
Harvey Nichols.
Lentheric.
Excellent condition - light wear to cover otherwise bright and flat. Spine tight, contents perfect.
Scarce collector's item - insurance is included in postage for all customers, and magazines posted with Flyweight board backing.
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