This August 1, 1961 issue of Vogue features Monique Chevallier on the cover, photographed by the celebrated John Rawlings. The issue embodies early 1960s sophistication—where American sportswear met European glamour—and includes rare contributions by writers such as Anaïs Nin and Joan Didion. With a focus on the evolving “world-famous American look,” this edition offers a snapshot of fashion’s confident transition into a new decade of modern elegance.
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Table of Contents
FASHIONS
55 Vogue’s eye view of a look
56 Fresh versions of the world-famous American look
64 Shiftables—separates in new three-way colours
74 Grass-roots clothes—new country looks
82 Evening dazzle—young and simple
88 Fitted shapes coming into fashion
98 Dresses with a young new flare
101 Opossum-lined rain-or-shine coat
102 Coat-jacketed suit in Oxford grey
103 Cardigan suit—grey, knitted
104 Fakery for fashion reasons: plush coats; fake jewels
112 Non-fad college wardrobe
116 Simonetta designs for children
FEATURES • ARTICLES • PEOPLE
20 The Seal Friends — A story by Anaïs Nin
62 Self-Respect—Its Source, Its Power — By Joan Didion
64 Antonio Tàpies
65 People Are Talking About . . .
66 Bill Brandt: Perspective of Nudes
90 What You Should Know About the Birth-Control Pill — By Earl Ubell
92 Not in the Travel Books: Points about Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki — By Allene Talmey
126 Forgers in the Public Library — By Phyllis Starr
FASHIONS IN LIVING
120 “The house is us, and we’re it.” — By Joshua Logan
BEAUTY
82 Coiffure and make-up—Evening dazzle in mind
100 Why your hair doesn’t hold its set
DEPARTMENTS
39 Vogue’s Travelog
42 Vogue’s School Directory
48 Shop Hound
A remarkable issue that bridges Vogue’s literary and fashion legacies, August 1961 features photography by John Rawlings, essays by Joan Didion and Anaïs Nin, and a fresh look at modern womanhood at the dawn of the swinging ’60s. A collectible piece of cultural and fashion history.