Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook cover featuring a fashionable woman in a blue dress, holding flowers on a table, showcasing mid-century summer fashion.
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Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook cover featuring a fashionable woman in a blue dress, holding flowers on a table, showcasing mid-century summer fashion.Side view of the Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, displaying the iconic cover image with a woman in a blue attire and flowers, emphasizing the vintage style.Close-up detail of the spine of Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, showing wear consistent with age, highlighting its vintage authenticity.Close-up view of the bottom corner of Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, showing minor wear and tear while displaying the artistic elements of mid-century fashion.Table of contents from Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, featuring articles on fashion and beauty.A chic model in a navy dress featured in Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, embodies mid-century elegance.Cashmere advertisement from Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, highlighting stylish clothing options.Swimwear advertisement showcasing women in colorful swimsuits from Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook.Close-up of the edge of Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook, showing vintage wear and storage conditions.Cover of the Vogue Magazine dated May 1, 1955, featuring summer fashion insights and a stunning photograph by Horst P. Horst. The magazine showcases mid-century elegance with vibrant colors and vintage design.Advertisement for Roux Crème Color hair color, with an elegant model featuring styled blonde hair and wearing a black glove. The ad emphasizes personalized hair color services, reflecting vintage beauty standards. It connects to the fashion and beauty themes showcased in Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955.

Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook Horst P. Horst Cover

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Vogue Magazine May 1, 1955 Summer Fashion Textbook Horst P. Horst Cover

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 May 1, 1955 issue of Vogue features a stunning cover photograph by Horst P. Horst, encapsulating the sophistication and vitality of mid-century summer fashion. Titled “Summer Fashion Textbook,” this issue serves as a definitive guide to the season’s style, offering an encyclopedic view of fabrics, silhouettes, and accessories that defined 1950s elegance.

The magazine is in good condition, showing normal wear consistent with its age. The exact item pictured is the one you will receive. Please check all photos for condition purposes.
We offer combined shipping upon request, and all of our items come with a plastic protective covering for preservation.

Table of Contents

FASHION

101 Vogue’s eye view of a walking fashion textbook
102–107 1955 summer fashion textbook
102–107 The how of brown: day, late day, evening
108–109 Little-evening lessons—in beige chiffon
110–119 Outlined here: the new beach dressing—new sea skirts and sun skirts, skirted beach prints, wool bathing suits in new shapes and textures, and the new beach tunics
132–133 Via Paris, via Orlon: the new tunic sweater
134–137 Summer evening courses: cotton printing, sari dresses, dinner shirts
138–143 26 summer fashion studies; day to little evening
144–145 Colour-fast soles: first time ever
154–155 News in swimmers’ suits
156–157 Beach fashion: a quick study
158–159 Country guidebook: 14 fashion views
160–161 Cotton lingerie handbook: new blends, new cuts
162–163 Summer directions for white: outlined by Vogue Patterns
164–167 Junior fashion course: it’s a breeze
168–169 Mrs. Exeter’s summer fashion: the majors
170 Vogue’s cover fashion continued: the silk pull-over

IN VOGUE FOR MEN

152–153 The men’s page: the yellow country shirt

FEATURES • ARTICLES • PEOPLE

120 Shirley Jones, young star of Oklahoma!
121 People Are Talking About . . .
122–123 The lorgnette in fashion — The Duchess of Windsor; Miss Leonora Corbett
124–127 Vlaminck — Sixth in a series about great living artists
By Alexander Liberman
128–129 European Calendar: some of the best celebrations
130–132 Murder and the Menu — A short story by Françoise Sagan

ENTERTAINING • THE HOUSE

150–151 British to the Bone — By Herbert L. Matthews

BEAUTY

146–147 Discoveries in beauty
148–149 Perfume panel

DEPARTMENTS

68–69 Vogue’s Travelog
80–86 Shop Hound
93–97 Vogue’s School and Camp Directory

An iconic mid-century edition, Vogue May 1, 1955 offers an essential look into the postwar evolution of American fashion, with its “textbook” approach to style, cultural insight, and timeless photography by Horst P. Horst. A prized addition to any vintage fashion collection.

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