Triumph and Tragedy in Couture: The Story of Paul Poiret as Told by Vogue
Post-World War I fashion might have immediately picked up where it left off, but that was just to catch its breath. Soon flourishes inspired by the Far East, Spain, and…
From the Archives: Kirsten Dunst as the Young Queen in Sofia Coppola’s Film Marie Antoinette
“Teen Queen,” by Kennedy Fraser, was originally published in the September 2006 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here.…
From the Archives: Beyoncé at the Peak of Her Powers
“When she is working onstage, she has more power than any woman I’ve ever seen,” says Paltrow. “She would never say it and has never said it, but I feel…
From the Archives: A Garden of American History at the White House
Throughout both flower gardens, the green patterns are an essential architecture or bone structure rather than an intricate decoration for ornament’s sake. Grey foliage plants, boxwoods of varying textures, make…
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…