Vintage Vogue Covers

the artyologist- profile portrait in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

In the spirit of vintage Vogue magazine covers, I decided to do the photos of what I wore on Sunday in a rather artistic manner. Thanks to my sister for the lovely images- these are straight out of the camera no photo editing required!

I received for Christmas a few years ago a copy of “Vogue: The Covers” edited by Dodie Kazanjian, and have consistently been impressed by how completely artistic the covers of Vogue used to be- not glamour shots of famous celebrities, but rather dramatically composed canvases in which to showcase fashion and style.

For these photos I was inspired by the image of the hands from 1939, and since I was wearing an early 1940’s style outfit, the mood worked perfectly. (Except for the part where I was trying to make the hands not look like a murderer reaching out to strangle someone! It’s harder than it looks!)

the artyologist- image of vintage vogue magazine covers 1939

the artyologist- image of hands and brass indian jewelry in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

(The strangler is coming for you!)

the artyologist- portrait in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

the artyologist- image of clutch done in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

the artyologist- portrait in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

(The hands slowly reach around her neck.)

the artyologist- image of hands and brass jewelry in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

the artyologist- image of cream clutch in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover

(She’s a goner. Feet in the air.)

the artyologist- image of shoes in the style of vintage vogue 1939 cover