This Vogue issue from April 15, 1961, features Isabella Albonico on the cover, photographed by the groundbreaking fashion photographer William Klein. Reflecting the fresh energy of early 1960s style, this edition captures the transition between classic couture and modern expression, featuring innovative fashion reports, bold photography, and cultural insights from some of the era’s most notable voices.
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Table of Contents
FASHIONS
33 Vogue’s eye view
38 Mrs. Anthony A. Bliss: the clothes biography of an energetic young charmer
42 New dress fascination: the crêpe’s progress
48 New cotton suit celebrities with strong fashion and energy factors
60 Sophie’s clothes thinking
66 Balenciaga’s new suit mutation
67 New mink mutation
72 New ways to wear black and white
78 The knitted bathing suit
80 The triumph of flowers and chiffon
82 The mekko—a bright new figure making the fashion scene
90 Children: Notes for bright little girls
FEATURES • ARTICLES • PEOPLE
34 Energy: Who Has It; Can You Get It?
58 People Are Talking About . . .
59 Lee Remick
64 “Love—In Other Words.” By Harper Lee
68 Max Ernst: From Dada to Status of Master
84 “Men of the North: Six Powerful Scandinavians.” By Allene Talmey
94 Tahiti
FASHIONS IN LIVING
96 Colour smash—dialogue of reds and yellows
99 Dialogue of decorators—five lively rooms by three New York decorators
100 Dialogue of black and white with interruptions of grey
102 Wisconsin streamscape in a bird sanctuary—the Herbert F. Johnson house
BEAUTY
10 New profile for coiffures
22 New finds in home and travel hair care
DEPARTMENTS
26 Shop Hound
27 Vogue’s School and Camp Directory
A stunning collectible from Vogue’s early 1960s era, this issue combines William Klein’s bold, modernist cover photography with essays by Harper Lee and art features on Max Ernst, alongside Balenciaga couture and emerging fashion innovations—an exquisite reflection of art, culture, and elegance in postwar fashion history.