Vanity Fair lingerie, then and now

[Wink Holliday]

In the May issue of Elle magazine, Vanity Fair celebrates its 90th anniversary with an 8-page spread, placing vintage Vanity Fair ads next to modern ads in similar poses. I prefer the older styles, of course, but what a lovely self-homage! Here are some scans:

1944/2009

1957/2009

1962/2009

[Melia deMure {★}]

i saw that too! it's a beautiful spread!

[Philip Frazer]

very awesome. those are some great classic styles and the comparison is really interesting.

[Babydoll Brown]

very nice :)

[Mrs. Grace]

Oh man awesome layout. The classics are my favorite though. Have a good one

[Kim Bombshell]

I want the bodyshaper!

[Dottie Darling]

The vintage shots are great!

[Wink Holliday]

Me, too! :)

Kim Bombshell said:

I want the bodyshaper!

[Wink Holliday]

I agree that it would have been nice for them to go gown-for-gown, but Vanity Fair's current offerings don't have quite the flair of the vintage items. In my opinion, at least... but perhaps an art director agreed.

Tracy Morrow said:

That was a lovely idea! I would've liked to see a more similar look, like a gown next to a gown, but the bra and panties thing is cute too.

[Josie Raven]

Beautiful, but I def like the other ones better

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

Love it!