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Table of Contents
YOUNG FASHIONS
75 Vogue’s eye view of the new young elegance
76 Vogue’s advice to the young
77 Siamese plaids
78 The put-over: new shortstop top
86 The red-letter suit
90 The Henry Higgins jacket
94 Upper register: plaid and herringbone
98 New overcoating: solo coats, solo suit
104 Late o’clock colours: black and white punctuated with red
108 Accessories: the daily supplements to young elegance
130 College lingerie
OTHER FASHIONS
114–117 80 new ways to wear the 5 principal colours
118 New coat look: wearing black mink
120 New fur look: watching its length
122 New dress look: simplifying everything
124 New suit look: almond-brown colouring
132 Stand-by black—mink added
135 Shoes coming in—long on charm
136 Vogue Patterns—and news of a sewing contest
IN VOGUE FOR MEN
126 The men’s pages: good grounding for college men
FEATURES • ARTICLES • PEOPLE
76 How to Make the Best of Being Young
84 “How to Avoid Emotional Maturity” – Sylvia Wright
96 “Joyce Cary’s Last Look at His Worlds”
102 “The Long-cat” – a short story by Colette
103 “Dogs That Have Known Me” – Jean Kerr
110 People Are Talking About . . .
111 Kay Kendall
112 The Blue Hill Troupe
138 Gossipy Memo on Travel
146 Vogue’s Prix de Paris winners, 1956–1957
FASHIONS IN LIVING
139 Henry Clarke’s Paris apartment
140–145 Young choice: the parties and apartments of six young women in New York
BEAUTY
54 Discoveries in Beauty
DEPARTMENTS
66 Vogue’s 23rd Prix de Paris, contest rules and quiz
72 Shop Hound
A radiant reflection of 1950s sophistication and youth culture, Vogue’s August 15, 1957 issue spotlights Christa Vogel, photographed by Horst P. Horst, in a cover that epitomizes mid-century modern elegance. Inside, the issue celebrates “young elegance” through collegiate fashion, plaid ensembles, and minimalist eveningwear, complemented by thoughtful essays from Sylvia Wright, Jean Kerr, and Colette. With vibrant coverage of new fur looks, Henry Clarke’s Paris interiors, and the 23rd Prix de Paris contest, this edition captures the stylish optimism and cultural spirit of postwar youth in the late 1950s.