9 Retellings of Classic Fairy Tales in Glorious Fashion in Vogue Inline
Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, December 15, 19461/9Cinderella
Carmen Dell’Orefice was the heroine in Vogue’s 1946 “Fables Retold” feature. Here, Irving Penn’s retelling of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. “Looking more like a fairy godmother than a fairy godmother,” the caption read, “Mrs. Cushing Mortimer [Babe Paley]; posing as Cinderella’s cruel stepsisters, Dorothy Parker and Paula Laurence, wits in two mediums.”
Photographed by Lord Snowdon, Vogue, December 1, 19662/9Alice in Wonderland
Anne-Marie Mallik, “an unknown, beautiful schoolgirl,” was cast as Alice alongside seasoned actors in Jonathan Miller’s adaptation of the classic. Lord Snowdon was on hand to document them.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, December 19913/9Snow White
“Once upon a time, not so long ago, photographer Bruce Weber and a few friends decided to give Show White a hip, even hip-hop twist,” announced Vogue in 1991. Beverly Peele was cast as the heroine, and “the seven small guys” were played by Another Bad Creation.
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, December 19914/9Peter Pan
Vogue’s “downtown” version of Peter Pan featured Linda Evangelista as the emerald-clad sprite. “Here, Peter promises to take Wendy and her brothers on a joyride if they quit their uptown digs for Never Never Land,” narrated Vogue. “Cartoon Tink, sketched in Alaïa (by Michael Roberts), thinks that deal stinks—‘there’s only room for one Bell at this ball.’” Wendy (Helena Christensen) wears a linen Vogue Patterns nightdress; John (Petra Lindblad), a top hat by Karl Lagerfeld and Brooks Brothers nightshirt; and Michael (Josie Perez), Brooks Brothers cotton pajamas. Peter is in custom Chanel.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, December 20035/9Alice in Wonderland
Natalia Vodianova as Alice attends a mad tea party in an haute couture confection by Christian Lacroix, who plays the March Hare, with Stephen Jones as the Mad Hatter.
