Much has been made of Harry Styles becoming the first lone male to grace a Vogue cover this month. But Vogue’s December covers have always been pretty special. A thread:
The second issue of Vogue--published on Dec. 24, 1892--had a dude on the cover. So did the Dec. 15, 1923, cover illustrated by André E. Marty, who was behind many iconic Condé Nast covers of the 1920s, and the Dec. 15 issue of 1946, featuring Ray Bolger as a skinny Santa.
The second issue of Vogue--published on Dec. 24, 1892--had a dude on the cover. So did the Dec. 15, 1923, cover illustrated by André E. Marty, who was behind many iconic Condé Nast covers of the 1920s, and the Dec. 15 issue of 1946, featuring Ray Bolger as a skinny Santa.
The second issue of Vogue--published on Dec. 24, 1892--had a dude on the cover. So did the Dec. 15, 1923, cover illustrated by André E. Marty, who was behind many iconic Condé Nast covers of the 1920s, and the Dec. 15 issue of 1946, featuring Ray Bolger as a skinny Santa.
The second issue of Vogue--published on Dec. 24, 1892--had a dude on the cover. So did the Dec. 15, 1923, cover illustrated by André E. Marty, who was behind many iconic Condé Nast covers of the 1920s, and the Dec. 15 issue of 1946, featuring Ray Bolger as a skinny Santa.
On other December covers, you can tell it’s winter because everyone is wearing muffs:
On other December covers, you can tell it’s winter because everyone is wearing muffs:
On other December covers, you can tell it’s winter because everyone is wearing muffs:
On other December covers, you can tell it’s winter because everyone is wearing muffs:
On other December covers, you can tell it’s winter because everyone is wearing muffs:
Or furs:
Or furs:
Or furs:
Or furs:
Or they’re literally dressed up like Christmas trees:
Or they’re literally dressed up like Christmas trees:
Or they’re literally dressed up like Christmas trees:
Until 1947, Vogue was published every 2 weeks, so there were 2—and occasionally 3—December issues, stuffed with seasonal advertising. The first was typically a gift guide, while the second was a travel-themed issue. The gift guide cover, unsurprisingly, often featured gift boxes:
Until 1947, Vogue was published every 2 weeks, so there were 2—and occasionally 3—December issues, stuffed with seasonal advertising. The first was typically a gift guide, while the second was a travel-themed issue. The gift guide cover, unsurprisingly, often featured gift boxes:
Until 1947, Vogue was published every 2 weeks, so there were 2—and occasionally 3—December issues, stuffed with seasonal advertising. The first was typically a gift guide, while the second was a travel-themed issue. The gift guide cover, unsurprisingly, often featured gift boxes:
Until 1947, Vogue was published every 2 weeks, so there were 2—and occasionally 3—December issues, stuffed with seasonal advertising. The first was typically a gift guide, while the second was a travel-themed issue. The gift guide cover, unsurprisingly, often featured gift boxes:
Until 1947, Vogue was published every 2 weeks, so there were 2—and occasionally 3—December issues, stuffed with seasonal advertising. The first was typically a gift guide, while the second was a travel-themed issue. The gift guide cover, unsurprisingly, often featured gift boxes:
“Travel” usually meant skiing, or cross-country skiing:
“Travel” usually meant skiing, or cross-country skiing:
“Travel” usually meant skiing, or cross-country skiing:
“Travel” usually meant skiing, or cross-country skiing:
“Travel” usually meant skiing, or cross-country skiing:
Or ski jumping, or just hanging out on the slopes having a smoke:
Or ski jumping, or just hanging out on the slopes having a smoke:
Or ski jumping, or just hanging out on the slopes having a smoke:
But sometimes the destination was incongruously tropical:
But sometimes the destination was incongruously tropical:
But sometimes the destination was incongruously tropical:
But sometimes the destination was incongruously tropical:
But sometimes the destination was incongruously tropical:
Or a cruise ship, or a cruise ship that looked like a tornado but was, in fact, a cruise ship:
Or a cruise ship, or a cruise ship that looked like a tornado but was, in fact, a cruise ship:
Or a cruise ship, or a cruise ship that looked like a tornado but was, in fact, a cruise ship:
Or whatever existential journey is happening here:
Occasionally, the holidays took Vogue to some very strange, dark places:
Occasionally, the holidays took Vogue to some very strange, dark places:
Occasionally, the holidays took Vogue to some very strange, dark places:
Occasionally, the holidays took Vogue to some very strange, dark places:
Occasionally, the holidays took Vogue to some very strange, dark places:
But Christmas also inspired some of the magazine’s best cover concepts, like these with ribbon:
But Christmas also inspired some of the magazine’s best cover concepts, like these with ribbon:
But Christmas also inspired some of the magazine’s best cover concepts, like these with ribbon:
But Christmas also inspired some of the magazine’s best cover concepts, like these with ribbon:
But Christmas also inspired some of the magazine’s best cover concepts, like these with ribbon:
Or these with jewelry:
Or these with jewelry:
Or these with jewelry:
Or this interactive “double” cover drawn by Salvador Dali: https://www.vogue.com/article/interactive-vogue-cover-by-surrealist-salvador-dali-from-the-archives
Welcome In 2019 With a DIY Art Project, Courtesy of Vogue and Salvador Dalí

Double delight.

https://www.vogue.com/article/interactive-vogue-cover-by-surrealist-salvador-dali-from-the-archives
If I had to pick a favorite, I’d choose this one from 1941--her Christmas list is longer than her Hattie Carnegie gown! After Vogue switched to one issue per month, the November issue became the de facto Christmas issue, and the December covers lost some of their holiday magic.
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