Christmas Past: A Look at Vintage Magazine Covers

Some Christmas inspiration from vintage magazines . . .

Vogue Cover - December 1, 1916.

Illustration by Helen Dryden.

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Vogue Cover - December 15, 1914.

Illustration by Helen Dryden.

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Vogue Cover - November 1, 1920.

Illustration by Helen Dryden.

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 Vogue Cover - December 1, 1913.

Illustration by George Wolfe Plank.

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 Vogue Cover - December 1920.

Illustration by George Wolfe Plank.

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 Vogue Cover - December 15, 1911.

Uncredited illustration attributed to George Wolfe Plank.

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"An 18th-century couple sits by the fireplace as he presents her with a gift of a pearl necklace." 

Vogue Cover - December 15, 1913.

Illustration by Frank X. Leyendecker.

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Vogue Cover - December 8, 1930.

Illustration by Georges Lepape.

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Harper's Bazaar Cover - December 1923.

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"A. H. Fish's cartoon cover of Vanity Fair magazines traditionally combined minimalist style with mischievous subject matters. Here, a suave partygoer finds himself with a lady on each arm, directly under an extra large bunch of mistletoe." 

Vanity Fair Cover - December 1,1921.

Illustration by A. H. Fish.

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Vogue Cover - December 1923.

Illustration by Andre E. Marty.

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