This vintage 1944 Vogue "Americana Number" features a cover by Irving Penn.
Please note: Due to age, this issue is missing a few pages at the back, including the back cover. The last page included is page 114.
The front cover shows creases, and there are marks both on the cover and within the pages. Additional marks and rips may also be present. The item pictured in this listing is exactly the same item you will receive.
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Table of Contents
FASHIONS—OUR OWN BRAND
Fashion—our own brand 54
Federation of Neutrals 55
Camel-beige is a natural 56
Grey is a natural 57
Roman stripes 58
The fashion that L-85 built 59
This is the skirt 60
This is the cap sleeve 61
This is the tunic 62
This is the jacket 63
Coats built for close skirts 64–65
Long dinner-dress 67
Greek revival in America 68–69
Vogue’s junior fashions 70–73
Wedding-dress for young love 74
Shoes 84
Bejewelled berets 85–87
Wardrobe by Hattie Carnegie 88
Wardrobe by Traina-Norell 89
Raincoats 90–91
Guess how much these cost 92–93
Designs for dressmaking 94–95
Discoveries in beauty 96
VANITY FAIR FEATURES
Vogue’s-eye view of an eagle eye 45
Declaration of Interdependence,
by Gerald Johnson 46–47
People are talking about—in Washington 48–53
Things I hate in radio,
by Harriet Van Horne 66
Till they come home,
by Evelyn Clark Emmet 75
West Coast horizons…after the war 76–77
Oklahoma—U.S.A., by Paul Hughes 78
“Oklahoma!”, by Miguel Covarrubias 79
Mrs. William Averell Harriman’s famous
art collection 80–81
The New York Infirmary 82–83
Prix de Paris 113
Cover by Penn
This 1944 Americana Number offers an exceptional glimpse into wartime American fashion and culture. With features built around patriotic themes, practical silhouettes shaped by L-85 regulations, and iconic design contributions from Hattie Carnegie and Traina-Norell, the issue stands as a rich visual record of mid-century American style.
The Vanity Fair Features section provides commentary reflective of the era, touching on Washington politics, radio culture, wartime family life, and the evolving American arts scene. Highlights include Miguel Covarrubias’s illustration for Oklahoma! and a detailed look at Mrs. Harriman’s renowned art collection.
Though showing signs of age, the interior remains in good condition, making this a valuable piece for collectors of wartime fashion history, Irving Penn admirers, and enthusiasts of 20th-century American design.