I recently started a series on Vintage Magazine Covers for the month we are currently in and since we are about to hit the end of December, I figured I better put out the December Edition.
Let us see what I found…..
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Le Petit Echo de la Mode French Magazine, Number 52 December 1925.
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December 1924 Needlecraft Magazine. How pretty is the fine detail on those hankies?
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Fortune Magazine Cover, December, 1933. How very festive!
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Stitchcraft December 1934. Love the Art Deco Free Transfer. Super magazine for fans of Knitting, needlework and sewing.
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Vintage December 1935, McCALL’S Fashion Magazine (3 magazines in one). What a beautiful hair piece on the fashion model illustration.
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Life Magazine, December 20, 1937 – Hope Chandler, ” The Prettiest Girl in Paradise”. Child actress and chorus girl Hope Chandler (pictured at age 16) photographed for LIFE magazine backstage at the Paradise cabaret and restaurant. (photo credit: Peter Stackpole).
She would go onto marry, David Whitmire Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst and a vice president and director of Hearst Corp.
Source: Life
Seaman Schepps jewels on the cover of Vogue, December 1935. What fancy wrapping. See the nail polish design as well? Half moon on top and bottom. Cool!
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Chatelaine December 1940s Magazine Cover featuring a solider getting engaged to his sweetheart before deployment.
Source: Chatelaine
Motion Picture Magazine, December 1945 with a Deanna Durbin Cover & Buy those Victory Bonds plea.
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Star Weekly, December 20, 1942 shows the joy of a father’s homecoming.
Source: Elinor Florence
MY HOME, December 1948 featuring a very stylish 1940s woman in a beautiful red dress.
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Oh those Teenagers! Teen-age Fun, passing the ring. December 20th, 1948 Life Magazine Cover.
Further Reading: 1940s / 1950s Teenage Fads & Expressions of Love
Source: Time
December 1950 Popular Songs Magazine-Can anyone explain?
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The American Home Magazine, December 1951. Decorate your home 1950’s style!
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December 1956 Seventeen Magazine featuring an Ice Skater. “All the things you want for Christmas”.
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Vanity Fair cover, December 1956 – For the Younger, Smarter Woman.
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Well readers, I hope you enjoyed my December edition of vintage magazine covers. Did you have a favourite from above? Share in the comments below! And make sure you check out Novembers, HERE.
I will be back with one more post next week before we end 2019. It will be a reflection on my decade, I will share some favourite posts I have done since my blog started in 2012 and other goodies I stumble upon between now and then.
Have a great weekend!
Liz
