The Duchess of Windsor wearing Mainbocher and accompanied by a greyhound
by Cecil Beaton American Vogue, June 1937
In 1930, Vogue proclaimed, “The next best thing to having the world at your feet is to have a dog at your heels.” Now, author Judith Watt sifts through the Vogue archives of the last century and discovers how dogs reflect and complement women’s changing lives as their place in the world evolves. Her book Dogs in Vogue: A Century of Canine Chic comes out next week. The photos are fantastic but the story they tell is even better: The reasons may change, but for women, dogs have always been in vogue.
Lady Diana Cooper at the British Embassy in Paris by Cecil Beaton, 1946
The investment guide to suits by Hans Hammarskjold, September 1954
Jean Shrimpton and Bertie by Eugene Vernier, February 1963
Princess Radziwill with Thomas, her pug, by Henry Clarke, August 1960
Vogue’s eye view: sun body special in the Bahamas by Alex Chatelain, May 1979
A right royal to-do by Mario Testino, December 2001
Read Judith Watt’s article about her book in The Independent here. It will be available next week here.