Vintage Mademoiselle

[iluvjeisa]

The mademoiselle mags didn't often have a lot of good eds, so here's a collection thread for the vintage covers and contents....

First, a April 1980 cover, unknown model (but she is familiar) and photographer.

 

[iluvjeisa]

Kim Alexis on the cover of Mademoiselle 1979. Two cute ads from this issue; Kim Alexis for Coty and Kelly Emberg for "le fit".

 

[hfgl]

the model in the first post is Carol AltI love the Coty ad!Are the 80's,90's considered vintage enough for this thread?I LOVED Mademoiselle in 1993.

 

[dfl-001]

Here's the December 1978 cover of Kelly Emberg photo by Patrick Demarchelier

Scanned by me from my collection.

 

[snmkytkn]

I miss Mademoiselle so much. Thanks for the thread. I will try to contribute.

 

[hfgl]

Naomi Campbell
ph.franky yarbrough
mademoiselle october 1988

naomicampbell-nc.com

 

[hfgl]

Naomi Campbell
ph.Walter Chin
september 1988


From same issue:
Naomi,Kara Young,unknown,Gail O'Neil
ph.Edie Kohli



naomicampbell-nc.com

 

[seanutbutter]

From the May 1961 issue:


Millie Motts on Flickr.com

There's well over 100 images from this issue on Millie Motts' Flickr page, so I chose a few of the best to avoid spamming this thread!

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Some covers....

March 1991
Model: Greta Cavazzoni


April 1992
Model: Daniela Pestova


June 1987
Model: Estelle Lefebure


January 1997
Model: Niki Taylor


May 1993
Model: Janine Giddings


August 1993
Model: Kate Moss


October 1995
Model: Claudia Schiffer


December 1995
Model: Amber Valletta


December 1996
Model: Tasha Tilberg


bwgreyscale.com via archive.org

 

[Hector]

Milla Jovovich Covers
May 1988

December 1991

December 1992

December 2000

millaj

 

[VogueGirl8910]

More covers...

January 1991
Model: Niki Taylor
Photographed by Paul Lange


February 1988
Model: Kersti Bowser
Photographed by Richard Avedon


March 1993
Models: Amber Valletta & Emma Balfour


June 1988
Model: Roberta Chirko
Photographed by Richard Avedon


June 1993
Model: Amber Valletta


July 1988
Model: Rachel Hunter
Photographed by Richard Avedon


bwgreyscale.com via archive.org

 

[michelabella]

whatever happened to Mademoiselle?
they had some nice covers.

 

[hfgl]

From fashion-iconography.net :

American Mademoiselle was last published by Conde Nast as a monthly. Mademoiselle has gone through several changes since the 1950's, keeping pace and in some cases, pushing, change with Feminism in the USA. For a long time, Mademoiselle had been the voice of women FOR women, often focusing on politics, health, and just about anything of interest to women. Basically, it was a Renaissance magazine that took itself seriously enough to gain recognition by literary writers, but also understood humour and the light-hearted side of women. Sylvia Plath got her start at Mlle with it's famous fiction contest, while writers Joyce Carol Oates, Peggy Noonan, and even Ray Bradbury used it as part of their start in public writing. IMO, Mlle would still have an audience if they had stuck to their guns with honest journalism that focused on being a well-rounded woman, not just a sexy man-pleaser. By changing their focus to more shallow topics, they insulted their readers and while that worked for other magazines (because they weren't too smart in the first place), Mademoiselle's legacy just wouldn't allow a dumbing down without the death of the magazine. In essence, they lost their legitimacy. Mademoiselle had been around since at least 1936.

 

[michelabella]

thanks hfgl, I had no idea.

 

[tigerrouge]

I have a lot of the mid-90's issues, back when it only cost £1.95 as an import magazine!

 

[VogueGirl8910]

A couple of covers...

May 1996
Model: Christy Turlington
Photographed by Michael Thompson


August 1990
Model: Claudia Schiffer
Photographed by Paul Lange


djuna.cine21.com/christy, Bellazon

 

[blueorchid]

From 1992, not sure which month.

Vanessa Paradis

vanessaparadis.info

 

[testinofan]

thanksss amazing shot the first

 

[clashcollective]

I miss mademoiselle too. This was the first magazine I ever subscribed to when I was in junior high...I'm trying to track down issues from 1990-1993. I'll definitely scan and post if I find some. I've been feeling nostalgic! Does anyone have any more of the editorials scanned?

 

[ellastica]

^ i have the most gorgeous robert erdmann/Georgina Grenville ed from mlle c.95 which i will post in the near future...