Vintage Inspired Fashion Editorial: Vogue Russia | Ranya Mordanova by KT Auleta

There were so many 1950s inspired fashion editorials shot last year (as well as many inspired by the 60s and 70s). I'm hoping 2011 is the year of the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Actually... maybe even earlier than that! I'd love to see trends from the 18th century come back, in small doses... (wearing 3 ft plumes a la Georgiana Spencer perhaps?)


I love the vintage 1950s inspired hats in this editorial and the full circle skirts. There are similar style vintage hats available at Adorevintage.

Vintage Vogue Fashion Editorial 1968 by David Bailey

This vintage UK Vogue fashion editorial from May 1968 really speaks to me. I adore the photography and gorgeous New Zealand landscape so much! The clothes are quite fun too, especially those 1960s mini dresses!

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Image credits: TheFashionspot.com Forums via 'biggirlsblouse'.

Vintage Vogue 1955 | Mary Jane Russell Cover | Vintage Coats + Furs Advertisements

The September 1955 issue of Vogue is filled with advertisement for luxury coats most notably fur coats. I never realized how prevalent fur was in the 1950s!

Dating Vintage Tip: Browsing vintage advertisements is a fantastic way of dating vintage especially if you know the source of the advertisement! For instance, these vintage coat ads were all featured in 1955, therefore you can gather that coats of similar shape and style were probably popular the year before and the year after. And if the ad/editorial is in VOGUE you can pretty much guarantee similar styles made of less luxurious materials were common several years after. (Remember, Vogue was one of the pioneers of forward thinking fashion... therefore it took awhile for the styles to trickle down to the masses...)

And God Created Woman | Vogue UK September 2010 with Guienevere van Seenus

I adore the styling of this editorial photographed by Javier Vallhonart . The belted sweater tops with the full skirts, the ribbon in her hair, the socks with heels. I'm so happy to see a return of more feminine shapes on the Fall runways that aren't too fussy or too dainty.



Images from: Fashion Gone Rogue

Vintage Vogue Magazine Fashion Editorial "The Late Romantics" (c) 1967

Vintage polyster nightdress by Van Raalte described as "Stripes streaking across crepe, a streamered bow down a bare back, a pointed fall to the ground"

Lightning-green tricot side-slashed to the waist by Beau Sure.

Vintage Empire nightdress from Emilio Pucci described as "Pink, white, yellow, and rose on a great gale of nylon - from a tiny arched bodice"

Drifting out of a Bronte night, a brown-voile dream sashed in yellow velvet, - daisy-sprinkled white. Vintage Arthur Williams for Siren made of Cotton and Dacron.

Photographed by: Helmut Newton
Magazine scan credits: Vintage Fashion Magazines, re-uploaded on Adore Vintage (flickr)

Milla & Sasha in a 40's Inspired Fashion Editorial for Vogue Italia

A gorgeous 1940s inspired fashion editorial spread featuring Milla Jovovich and Sasha Pivovarova from Vogue Italia (July 2009). Milla's hair looks amazing in the solo B&W photo, goodness she is stunning!

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Sources: Original magazine scans from Millanews.com