From the Archives: Robert De Niro’s Directorial Debut
The two work so well together that they are already planning another project. Right now, however, they are spending a lot of energy and more than an hour perfecting a…
From the Archives: Who Was Madame X? Hamish Bowles Shares the Back Story on John Singer Sargent’s Most Famous Sitter
“The Madame X Files,” by Hamish Bowles, was originally published in the January 1999 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia…
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Best Dior Looks in Vogue
At Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri worked to turn a legacy house into a home. She had, after all, come from Rome, where she worked with two family businesses, Fendi…
The Best of Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino in Vogue
Beyond their optical brilliance, Piccioli’s designs are distinguished by a sort of luminance of purpose. He came to use fashion as a platform for creating the world he wants to…
From the Archives: Before Scarlett Johansson Was a Cannes Film Festival Regular, She Was in Vogue
“Power Starlet: Scarlett Letters,” by Sally Singer, was originally published in the March 2004 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia…
Everything You Need to Know About Félix, the Couturier Who Is Believed to Have Designed Madame X’s Dress
“The Grand Duchess Vladimir wore a dress made by Félix, of palest pink velvet, with a long train bordered by rouleaux of sable; two black wings powdered with diamonds in…
From the Archives: André Leon Talley on Two Women Who Taught Him How to Live
When I walked into her office, Mrs. Vreeland was eating her sparrowlike daily lunch: a small shot of Dewar’s White Label Scotch and a tiny, tiny finger sandwich sent over…
From the Archives: An Honest Interview with Truman Capote
“Truman Capote, an Interview,” by Cathleen Medwick, was originally published in the December 1979 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia…
From the Archives: Bunny Mellon on Her Green Flowers and Herb Trees
“Green Flowers and Herb Trees,” by Bunny Mellon, was originally published in the December 1965 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our…
From the Archives: Lady Gaga’s First Appearance in Vogue
Gaga acknowledges that her art director, Matthew Williams—“my Jean-Paul Goude”—was “the inspiration that made the connection for me between the art world and the fashion world. He used to say…