Two Vogue Covers

Christmas And After, Vogue December 1918, illustrated by Helen DrydenOn the penultimate day of Christmas … No, of the year, my true love said to me, you shall have two Vogue covers to enjoy! Yes, I have been most remiss in posting on SNAP of late, but let’s finish the year with a bang!

I must say I very much enjoyed my Vogue calendar every month this year. I thought these last two were particularly lovely images. For November, there was a Helen Dryden illustrated cover from December 1918. The cover was titled, ‘Christmas and After’. Of course, the cover reflects the era: World War One ended on November 11 in 1918 – hence the rather tattered French flags and ribbons and those refreshing winds of change.

Christmas Number, Vogue December 1930, illustrated by Georges Lepape Georges Lepape brought me the December calendar page, from ‘Christmas Number’, November 1930. This is such a beautiful, simple and elegant cover, don’t you think? Whenever I see an old cover like this, I want to wave it under the collective noses of Vogue editors worldwide. See, you don’t need a zillion coverlines! Sometimes a picture really does speak a thousand words!

I hope you have had a wonderful November and December … and are gearing up for an awesome finale!