1941
Well, these are very boring autumn shoes, but it's a really cool cover.
1941
Millicent knew plenty of people could pick a lock. But how many of them could do it with their hands tied behind their backs?
1942
"IS THIS YOUR CARD?"
1942
Astrid knew Millicent could pick a lock with her hands behind her back. But could she do it with her buttocks?
1943
It's a purse AND it's a Dutch oven!
1943
I will salute Vogue forever if the "anti-freeze ideas" involves a discussion of the intricacies of the chemical formula and how to tweak it.
1944
Phyllis didn't care HOW any of those bitches picked the lock, as long as they HURRIED UP ALREADY.
1944
Blurry was so hot for fall.
1945
And faceless! Faceless was FRESH.
1945
Taste: Above average; price: a good average. Mood: chic prison.
1946
"I don't WANT to show you. LEAVE ME."
1946
"You're really not going to sharpen this, are you?"
1947
"Now where did I put my other glove? Oh, yes, I told Bill he could shove it up his blowhole."
1947
New Beauty: Same As The Old Beauty, But With Jeweled Hair Lichen.
1948
"My elbow feels so far away from my head, I daren't think I could even RECOGNIZE it anymore."
1948
"This ALWAYS happens. My palm ALWAYS itches uncontrollably after the gloves go on."
1949
I love how busy and noncommittal this woman looks. Like, "Eh, that shop window is OKAY, but is it really worth stopping?"
1949
This is very cool -- it has a Matisse feel to it.
1950
"I can't BELIEVE she brought BOTH of her lovers to her husband's funeral."
1950
"What am I sitting on? AS IF I WOULD TELL YOU."
1951
"I'M sitting on a sheet-covered floor!"
1951
A thousand soap operas live in her eyes. I LOVE this.
1952
This is the face of a woman who is being mansplained to and she's patiently waiting for him to shut his piehole before she delivers a devastating deep cut.
1952
This is so unexpected and neat.
1953
"Is it hot in here, or is it me? OBVIOUSLY it's me."
1953
This is ALSO neat. Some of Vogue's best work is when it gets weird.
1954
"Paris COPIES? Pardonne-MOI?!?"
1954
Meet Cruella de Vil's sister, Victerrible.
1955
Wow, Vogue went very literal with the photo and the cover line.
1955
I love this cape, and did not realize that dresses ever were NOT having a heyday -- certainly not at this point.
1956
This is slick. And I have NO idea what she's standing in front of here.
1956
This feels like "non-city dressing" only in the most technical sense.
1957
Stopping traffic!
1957
YES. SO MUCH YES.
1958
Bird on a Handbag is Jessica's nightmare.
1958
"What, this old thing? I built it in 45 minutes."
1959
"Coats for a coat year: Surprises under coats" is... a lot of the word "coat," and this woman is not having it.
1959
"Bosom perfection? I'M LISTENING."
1960
I assume that is actually her custom pool cue, waiting for her to assemble it and blow some bar regular right out the doors.
1960
She's doing SO MUCH with just half of her face.
1961
This is 1960s Leighton Meester.
1961
Vogue asks, "How long is a woman young?" The answer is FOREVER.
1962
"The special pleasure of praise from the surly" is a HILARIOUS article title.
1962
The shape of this cover is so arresting.
1963: Brigitte Bauer
This reminds me of the time Gaga wore a wreath on her head at an awards show.
1963: Brigitte Bauer
This is very sassy.
1964: Wilhelmina Cooper
This is another one that feels like a superb still from the end of a TV show - like, she turns, she is taken aback by shock, the credits roll over a freeze-frame.
1964: Veruschka
She is totally lost in this.
1965: Marisa Berenson
This is Little Bo Peep cosplay.
1965: Marisa Berenson
This one -- actually, both of them -- are also giving me REAL Debra Winger vibes.
1966: Celia Hammond
She had Christmas coming out of her EARS.
1966: Jean Shrimpton
That wig looks VERY hard to wear.
1967: Jean Shrimpton
Wow, they really liked giving her drapey hair.
1967: Jennifer O'Neill
My neck is itching just LOOKING at this.
1968: Windsor Elliot
I hope we are coming around to the Season of the Witch again. My spellbook is READY.
1968: Windsor Elliot
"Organ transplants do not involve pipe organs!!! SURPRISE!!!!"
1969: Jean Shrimpton
Oh, this has SUCH Geri Halliwell vibes.
1969: Susanne Schöneborn
I know this is rich coming from someone whose last name is "Cocks," but there is something amazing about the name DR. LOUIS LASAGNA.
1970: Karen Graham
There is a LOT going on here, and she's carrying it well.
1970: Karen Graham
She looks like a completely different person here, but per Wikipedia, it is still her -- and only two weeks later.
1971: Donna Mitchell
Wow, that first cover line is... incredibly illuminating.
1971: Karen Graham
Karen really is a chameleon.
1972: Karen Graham
Here she is AGAIN, with ANOTHER totally different look.
1972: Susanne Schöneborn
Whereas she looks pretty much the same as on her last cover.
1973: Lauren Hutton
Sure!
1974: Rene Russo
There's a whole new way to look... and so far it's not THAT different?
1975: Rosie Vela
Eyebrows really are coming and going.
1976: Jacqueline Bisset
There is something vaguely creepy about the look in her eyes.
1977: Rosie Vela
We're really firmly into mediocrity now.
1978: Michelle Stevens
More color is right. That "NOW" in blinding yellow is making me wince.
1979: Kim Alexis
A LOT of these October covers have been promoting something Saint Laurent. Like, four out of seven, including the previous October issue.
1980: Brooke Shields
AND make it five out of eight, and three in a row. Also: This really looks like a Seventeen cover. It's BONKERS that this is Vogue.