Why has it taken me so long to find the Condé Nast store? I checked in with one of my favorite blogs last night, sfgirlbybay, and Victoria wrote this great post about vintage wall posters. You could incorporate these magazine covers, shots, and illustrations into just about any room in your house regardless of your style. Shabby chic: check. Mid-century Danish modern: check. Sophisticated boutique hotel feel: check. And feast your eyes on all of the colors! I may just have to order a small print for my office. The problem is that I cannot decide which one…
How about the handsome Sean Connery on the cover of GQ! It’s a toss up whether he looked better back in 1966 than he does now. And don’t you just love the “unmistakable glamour” of the two diners at a New York City restaurant, dressed in a velvet dinner suit by LeBaron and a strappy, shimmering cocktail dress? This shot also appeared in GQ in the November 1966 issue. It looks like Condé Nast will even custom frame your piece.
More from Vanity Fair. It’s interesting to see the progression of their illustrations from the early days of 1910 all the way to 1939.
And these photographs from House & Garden actually have a polaroid feel to them — the lighting is very dreamy and it takes me back in time to a place far away…
Can you decide?
Image credits: Condé Nast Store
10 responses so far ↓
1 Jessie Cacciola : Jun 25, 2008 at 4:25 pm
oh, kylie — i love old magazine covers! i can’t believe i haven’t tried looking for a conde` nast store, either. And I’ve been trying to get a project going making magazine clutches, because the ones available are either too expensive, or too poorly made. this is a start.
(…but i still have to figure out how to make them!)
- Jessie - xo
2 M&Co : Jun 25, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Love the Conde Nast shop! Sooo many stylish covers!
3 aprintaday : Jun 25, 2008 at 5:27 pm
oh i’d LOVE to own one (or more) of those old vogue covers!!!
4 Jude : Jun 25, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Nope, I can’t decide either which is why I stay away from the Conde Nast site! I also can’t decide if Sean Connery looks better now than he did in that devilishly handsome shot. I don’t even have to see his face; that voice alone makes we weak in the knees! This is a great post, Kylie. Thanks for sharing!
5 kay* : Jun 25, 2008 at 8:49 pm
a good option is to check out used book/magazine stores. i began collecting vintage magazine covers, though i’ve been lazy about it lately, and lucked out. they have some really, really great old ones - all different kinds. and they are usually about $10 or so…i got a vintage playboy magazine from the 60’s with the first african-american to grace the cover for about $7 - when i called the playboy magazine store to order it they only had a handful left and were selling them at $250 i believe! i have a post on vintage covers coming up too :o)
6 Jessie Cacciola : Jun 26, 2008 at 8:17 am
ooo, kay*, that’s a good point. I’ve gotten old Life magazines for $3 at a local thrift store. I’m going to have to do some searching, because I did have to take a step back when i saw the prices (but it is nice to know that they’re conveniently right there) xo
7 bandelle : Jun 26, 2008 at 8:28 am
I told Jessie that she SHOULD look into making magazine clutches because I would definitely buy one, wouldn’t you?
kay*, one of my favorite things to do on the weekends is go to used book stores. And you know what, I’ve NEVER looked at the magazine section. I usually head straight upstairs to the fiction and cookbook sections and return 30 minutes later downstairs with a stack. Can you please show us your magazine collection on your blog? I would love to see what you’ve found and thanks for the tip!
8 Diana : Jun 26, 2008 at 11:41 am
These are so great to look at!
9 Krissy : Jun 26, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Love the old Vanity Fair ones!
10 Rebecca : Jul 17, 2008 at 7:52 am
Great post!!! I’ve had a VOGUE reprint that I’ve trekked around with me from city to city for years and it really does work with every style! I love the VF covers too! Rebecca
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