This November 1, 1955 issue of Vogue features Anne St. Marie on the cover, photographed by Henry Clarke. Radiating the refined glamour of mid-1950s haute couture, the issue captures the elegance and optimism of the postwar fashion world, from dazzling eveningwear to intimate glimpses of Paris collections. Highlights include features on Cole Porter’s apartment, Marcel Marceau, and a fashion essay on “the good new hood.”
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Table of Contents
FASHION
101 Vogue’s eye view of the good new hood
102 New dazzle in the hood
103 Dazzle—do it yourself
104–107 The Venetian hood; the red-and-white evening idea
108 New dazzler: the brocade evening shoe
110–119 Season’s dazzlers: party coats, dresses
120–127 Brilliant new season for black
129 Discovery in Paris: the covered bare dress
138 Faille with a velvet frieze
139 Satin with a rush of roses
140 The pale dancing dress: satin, or somewhat
148 The slender furs; new by cut, by wrap
150–153 Day looks—first day out
156 In Paris—wedding tradition in four new forms
160 Luggage—with a space for everything
162 Vogue Patterns from the new Paris collections
164 Miss Peggy Wood, posing as Mrs. Exeter
IN VOGUE FOR MEN
166 The men’s pages: convertible news
FEATURES • ARTICLES • PEOPLE
111–118 Season’s dazzlers: Marcel Marceau; Diane Cilento; “Crazy Otto”; Abe Burrows;
Maria Callas; Siobhan McKenna; Inge Borkh; Emil Gilels and David Oistrakh
119 Mrs. Walter D. Sohier; Mrs. Stanley Rumbough, Jr.
134–137 Kandinsky — By Alexander Liberman
142 The Cook’s Story — By Elisabeth Ayrton
144 People Are Talking About . . .
145 Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Rogers Reid
154 Wedding festivals: in the Azores; on the Côte Basque
173 Some Marginal Notes — By Robert Hillyer
177 Gossipy Memo on Travel
183 Freighters for Fun — By Frank Oliver
ENTERTAINING • THE HOUSE
130–133 Cole Porter’s apartment: country house on the 33rd floor
146 The desk set: Jocelyn Brando and Robert Whitehead; Mr. and Mrs. Spelman Prentice
158 Boswellian hostess: Mrs. William K. Dick
181 The Case for Chicken Sauté — By Jon Stroup
BEAUTY
128 Discoveries in beauty—new fashion preparations
A sophisticated autumn issue from Vogue’s golden decade, this edition blends art, couture, and culture in equal measure. With photography by Henry Clarke, writing by Alexander Liberman and Elisabeth Ayrton, and profiles of icons from Maria Callas to Cole Porter, Vogue November 1, 1955 stands as a timeless collectible celebrating the peak of mid-century style.