This Vogue issue from February 1, 1969, features actress Candice Bergen on the cover, photographed by the legendary Bert Stern. Capturing the height of late-1960s glamour and American modernity, this edition blends groundbreaking fashion, cultural reporting, and profiles of defining figures—from Jimi Hendrix to NASA’s astronauts.
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Table of Contents
FASHION
147 Vogue’s eyeview: Opening up on spring
148 American Spring Collections Report: The new pants turnouts—caped, coated, with belted tunics. Coat news—the longer coat, the curvcoat, the sleeveless jumpercoat. Printed cotton coats, rain or shine. Jumperdresses over necktie shirts. New ways to wear the shirtdress. The nifty belted suits. White hats, white belts, white cravats, white shirts. Bared midriffs for day.
200 More American fashion: Long jewelled evening looks in voyant colours. Weskitry at night. Flouncing flounces. The glittered tunic and pants. Short feathered coquetries. Matte and transparent black. The pailletted caste mark—newest allure for evening.
230 Vogue’s Own Boutique of Suggestions, Finds, and Observations
FEATURES / ARTICLES / PEOPLE
70 Beating the Crowds to the Algarve. By Anne Chamberlin
102 New Dazzle to Travel. U.S.A. By Despina Messinesi
184 America and the World: A New Fix? By Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
186 The Astronauts—Their Staggering Flight
188 People Are Talking About . . . Jimi Hendrix
192 Edward Villella—The Greatest American Male Dancer. By Richard Poirier
218 Young American Beauty Stir—Alida Morgan; Scarlett Leas
FASHIONS IN LIVING
135 Vogue’s Decorating Finds and Ideas
220 American Action—The Ski Life in Colorado: the John D. Murchisons; the Robert S. McNamaras; the Henry T. McKnights; the George F. Bakers, Jr.; the George P. Caulkinses, Jr.; the Peter Voughts; the Richard M. Hausermans.
BEAUTY
36 Vogue’s Ready Beauty
112 Beauty Checkout
170 New way to make a face mind
180 New coiffures on Jean Shrimpton: hair you treat like a fabric
196 Vogue’s Own Beauty Dictionary: Chapter I—Skin
DEPARTMENTS
116 Vogue’s Notebook: Metropolitan Opera Season in New York
118 Vogue’s Notebook: Museum Party in New York
120 Vogue’s Notebook: Art Nouveau Evening in Paris
122 Vogue’s Spotlight: Theatre. By Anthony West
124 Vogue’s Spotlight: Books. By Alfred Kazin
128 Vogue’s Spotlight: Movies. By Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
130 Vogue’s Spotlight: Pop Music. By Richard Goldstein
132 Vogue’s Spotlight: The Underground. By John Gruen
137 Men in Vogue . . . Notes, Quotes, and Votes
238 Vogue’s Travelog
245 Vogue’s School and Camp Directory
A quintessential collectible for fashion historians and cultural enthusiasts alike, this 1969 issue of Vogue showcases a pivotal moment when American design, art, and social change intersected—captured through Bert Stern’s lens and the magazine’s bold editorial vision.













