From Vogue November 1939

We don’t pay much attention to modern magazines typically. But in line at the market yesterday, our eyes were drawn to the cover of the July 2010 Vanity Fair, which features a stunning color photo of Elizabeth Taylor in a white bathing suit, c.1960s. Flipping through the issue (which has a long article on Elizabeth – the Richard Burton years), another photo caught our eye – that above, of the “Twilight- Eclipse girls” by Norman Jean Roy. We instantly recognized it as a tribute to the November 1, 1939 cover of Vogue. Not bad!

Clockwise from top left: Eclipse’s Ashley Greene, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Dakota Fanning. See it and more images, here.

Condé Nast began publishing Vanity Fair in 1913 (originally called Dress and Vanity Fair). It ceased publication in 1935 and merged with Nast’s bi-monthly Vogue in 1936. The current Vanity Fair started up in 1983.

Horst shot this photo for Vogue (Makeup by Elizabeth Arden, jewels by Marcus). November 1, 1939.

“Pin-up” artist Alberto Vargas was also apparently inspired by Horst’s photo when he designed this face powder box for Jergens in the 1940s (note same fringed shawl backdrop). Image is from the lovely Vintage Powder Room, http://vintagepowderroom.com/?tag=home-front.