Horst

Iconic Vogue cover by Horst featuring Lisa Fonssagrives. Later hommage to this image for UK Vogue's 75 years supplement (1916 - 1991), this time with model Yasmeen Ghauri, and by Vogue Italia in 2008 with the Black Barbie issue

Lisa Fonssagrives

Swedish-born supermodel Lisa Fonssagrives photographed for the front cover of New York Vogue magazine by her husband, master fashion photographer Irving Penn. This issue is dated August 1951. The composition of this particular cover reflects the sublime profile of Fonssagrives. I find it utterly captivating

The English Woman issue, 1969

One of the most collectable British Vogue magazine of the Sixties with Patti Boyd cover. Great photo of this popular model (although I've always thought she looks rather startled). This issue features English women of the moment including the phenomenon that was Lady Diana Cooper, plus Sixties beauties including Vanessa Redgrave, Jean Shrimpton and Caroline Coon, as well as other important women such as politician Barbara Castle, cook Elizabeth David and agony-aunt Majorie Proops. Top photo, actress Judy Bowker wearing leaf-green filligree John Bates