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The History of Fashion on the Covers of Vogue
At the beginning of the Ancient times, clothes served not only as the protection from natural environment but also as the indicators of social class and income, the taste and intelligence of a person. The first fashion illustrations in the form of woodcuts have emerged in the 16th century. During the next four centuries, the style of clothes and the artistic mediums of fashion illustrations have significantly changed. On the example of the drawing, created by Helen Dryden in 1920, and the photograph of Norman Parkinson, created in 1949 for Vogue covers, it is easy to trace the changes in the sphere of fashion.
Vogue Cover dated on November 1, 1920, is an example of popular American fashion trends …show more content…

The wrap-over brown coats and cloche hats became the very fashionable elements of clothes in the 1920s. Red lips on woman’s face remind that the cosmetics industry also reach the peak of popularity in advertisement and everyday life. The artist depicted many cars on the background of the Cover. In the twenties, significant changes also happened in car industry, which resulted in new elements of liberation in clothes. “Two dog cars,” such as Citroen, Renault, and Bugatti were invented and provided the opportunities for the middle-classed society to buy cars (Heys). Eventually, Helen Dryden designed the models of automobiles for Studebaker, the automobile …show more content…

Norman Parkinson’s photograph of a woman in a black coat, green hat, and white gloves became the Vogue Cover in 1949. The garment emphasizes the silhouette and thin female waist. Restricted colors predominate in the palette; only small elements of the costume remain bright and colorful. By shooting the photography, Norman Parkinson took women out into the real world, pioneering “action realism,” a photographic style that exists to this day (Baring). In the background, the lively street with two more women in black is captured in the photograph. The yellow spots of light in contrast to a grey street create the feeling of the cloudy autumn day when people hurry to

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