1950s in Vogue : the Jessica Daves years, 1952-1962 / Rebecca C. Tuite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuite, Rebecca C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Daves, Jessica.

Vogue.

Fashion--United States--History--20th century.

Fashion.

History.

United States.

Fashion--United States--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm

Other Title:

Jessica Daves years, 1952-1962

Nineteen fifties in Vogue

Place of Publication:

London : Thames and Hudson, [2019]

Summary:

One of only seven editors-in-chief in American Vogue's history, Jessica Daves has remained one of fashion's most enigmatic figures, until now. Diana Vreeland's direct predecessor in the role, it is Daves who first catapulted the magazine into modernity. A testament to a changing America on every level, Daves's 'Vogue' was the first to embrace a "high/low" blend of fashion in its pages and also introduced world-renowned artists, literary greats, and cultural icons into every issue, offering the reader a complete vision of how fashion, interiors, art, architecture, entertaining, literature, and culture were all connected and all contributed to refining and defining personal style. Profiling icons of American style from John and Jackie Kennedy to Charles and Ray Eames, Daves's Vogue also featured the couture creations of Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga. Organized in multifaceted, thematic chapters, '1950s in Vogue' features carefully curated photographs, illustrations, and page spreads from the 'Vogue' archives (with both iconic and less-familiar images from photographers including William Klein, Irving Penn, Karen Radkai, and Erwin Blumenfeld), as well as reproductions of fascinating archival materials and correspondence.

Contents:

Preface : "Fashion...it's a very serious business"

Introduction : style and service : the business of fashion in Vogue, 1952-1962

American fashion and the modern Vogue woman

An American Vogue in Europe

A degree of dazzle

The Vogue traveler

Designing Daves's Vogue

Fashionable features

Beyond the canvas, beyond the catwalk

Fashions in living

Beyond the best.

Notes:

In slip case (38 cm).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780500294376

0500294372

OCLC:

1120198580

Publisher Number:

99983558951