This original Vogue magazine from June 15, 1947, features a Joan Pedersen cover illustrated by René Bouché, one of Vogue’s most iconic postwar artists. Capturing the essence of relaxed elegance, this issue reflects the optimism of summer fashion in the late 1940s—a time when travel, leisure, and style intertwined with a revived sense of sophistication after the war.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summer Week-end Fashions
29 Vogue’s eye view of week-end plans
32–35 Week end in the country, week end at the shore
36–38 Young week end: plane commuting
40–41 Woman’s week-end wardrobe
42–45 Sailing week end off California
54–57 “At homes” . . . circa 1947
62–63 City Shantung by Mainbocher
64–67 Summer night dresses
68–69 Paris ideas for the beach
74–75 Vogue Designs for Dressmaking
76–77 Black with Paris influence
78–79 Dressing for two. By Alice S. Morris
People and Ideas
30–31 Summer is a picnic
39 Week-end period piece . . . in England. By E. F. Benson
46–47 Week-end wise—food happy
48–50 Week-end beach house
51 Think games
52–53 Country living . . . a master plan
58–59 Stieglitz. By James Johnson Sweeney
60–61 Notes on Moscow. By Edmonde Charles-Roux
70 Her Highness, the Maharani Sita-Devi of Baroda
71 Meditation on solitude. By Rumer Godden
72–73 Road show . . . 1947 (the new cars)
80 Portable food
Special Departments
19–21 Shop Hound
22–23 Vogue School and Camp Directory
82 Discoveries in Beauty
This June 1947 issue of Vogue elegantly blends fashion, art, and global insight. With René Bouché’s chic cover illustration and features from notable contributors such as E. F. Benson, Edmonde Charles-Roux, and Rumer Godden, the issue highlights the postwar modern woman’s lifestyle—balancing leisure, travel, and timeless style.