This December 1941 Vogue issue, photographed by John Rawlings and featuring Betty McLauchlen on the cover, captures the elegance of wartime-era holiday fashion. Published just days before the U.S. entered World War II, it is one of Vogue’s final prewar Christmas editions—an evocative blend of festive glamour, patriotism, and high style.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Index of Christmas gifts in this issue — 48
Vogue’s-eye view of Christmas giving — 49
Jewels and furs — 56–57
Vogue’s fifty gifts — 58–62
For swains, sergeants, seamen, civilians — 63
For the man in mufti — 64
For the man in uniform — 65
Bags and gloves — 66–67
The way to a woman’s heart — 70
Writing-papers — 76–77
Christmas dictionary — 96–97
Cosmetic gifts — 98
THE WORLD OF FASHION
Holiday party 5 p.m.—go in lace — 54–55
Négligés, tea-gowns — 68–69
Glitter to wear — 71
Christmas red, Christmas green — 72
To wear, to watch, in the South — 73
California in the sun — 74–75
Holiday dance 10 p.m.—go in lace — 92–93
Artists and models — 94–95
PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Skyscraper Christmas — Lucille Corcos — 50
Christmas party — 51–53
Miss Diana Barrymore — 78–79
Woman who was scared — Marya Mannes — 80–81
Mrs. Dwight F. Davis — 82–85
Vogue’s spot-light — Allene Talmey — 86
The Duchess of Windsor — 87
Theatres and night-life — 88–91
Christmas on Main Street — Milton White — 117
French girl’s Odyssey — F. Tennyson Jesse — 139
London spot-light — Lesley Blanch — 149
SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS
Vogue’s travelog — 30–31
Gourmet’s guide — 32
School directory — 32d–32f
The dog mode — 32g–32k
Vogue’s address book — 32l–32m
Shop-hound — 32n–44
A beautifully photographed prewar holiday edition that radiates both seasonal luxury and poignant calm before conflict, this issue features the glamour of America’s Christmas spirit on the eve of a global turning point—making it an especially collectible piece of Vogue history.