Description
Vogue Magazine August 15, 1961 Sondra Peterson Cover by Karen Radkai
From a privately held Vogue archive, 1920s–1970s. These were stored away for decades and recently brought back into circulation. We performed light, dry surface cleaning at the outer spine (vacuum/brush/smoke sponge only; no wet methods), then placed each issue in a new archival sleeve.
What to expect: honest vintage traits, binding wear or small splits, staple-rust halos, edge toning, and period shelf dust that can appear as black residue along the spine. Interiors are dry and legible. Some copies retain a light vintage paper aroma typical of mid-century magazines.
Each listing shows the exact issue you’ll receive. Any condition materially beyond the above is noted in that item’s description. These characteristics reflect long, earlier storage before we acquired the collection; all items are now housed in clean sleeves and stored upright.
This is an original Vogue magazine issue from August 15, 1961, featuring model Sondra Peterson photographed by Karen Radkai on the cover. A sophisticated late-summer issue, it highlights the evolving elegance of early-1960s fashion—where refinement met modernity through sleek silhouettes, rich color stories, and international flair. This edition captures Vogue’s forward-thinking approach to beauty, design, and culture at the dawn of a new decade.
The condition of the item is in good condition. The item pictured in this listing is exactly the same item you will receive.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FASHIONS
45 Vogue’s eye view of what to buy . . . keep . . . think about giving up
46 Coming in now: clothes to change your mind
52 The colours pacing the fashion news
54 What shoes count now
62 Fashion that makes beauty—the fur hat
68 Clothes for certain young Americans
78 How to buy a mink coat
84 Strong words—strong plaids
86 Where the square toe is going—everywhere
88 The fake’s progress
96 The all-day dress, a coat’s inner life
98 The calm late-day dress
102 How to wear the new skim-fitted clothes
104 Back-to-nursery-school clothes
108 Vogue Patterns: Clothes-plan—condensed in mocha and cream
FEATURES • ARTICLES • PEOPLE
64 People Are Talking About . . . Advance Notice
92 Eve Curie—Now
94 “I’m in Paperback”: the New Book Snobbery
100 “Will I Ever Have an Educated Heart?” — Virgilia Peterson
116 Savings for Travellers—Some Pleasures for Profit
125 “The Price of Service” — Claire Nicolas White
FASHIONS IN LIVING
110 Nothing matches—the New York terraced penthouse of the J. Daniel Weitzmans
113 Quick switchers—for the house
BEAUTY
52 Make-up swatches: colours for the new clothes
62 Beauty: when brains are better than luck
80 New York’s new beauty plunge
DEPARTMENTS
42 Shop Hound
A striking collectible from Vogue’s early-1960s era, this August 1961 issue captures the sleek, cosmopolitan charm that defined the decade’s fashion and lifestyle. With its Sondra Peterson cover by Karen Radkai, features on Eve Curie and Virgilia Peterson, and explorations of art, literature, and travel, it stands as a vivid time capsule of mid-century sophistication and Vogue’s enduring influence on modern culture.