Fashion Through the Decades

Before it’s in fashion, it’s in Vogue. But if it’s Vogue, it’s also part of fashion history. Here, we take a look back at each decade, unpacking trends, designers, and aesthetic movements as seen in our magazine’s pages. Starting in 1920, our fashion through the decades projects unfurls like a stylish whirlwind through the times. We start with the whimsical fashion illustrations of Georges Lepape, Benito, and William Bolin and Coco Chanel’s Little Black Dress of the 1920s and move through the arrival of fashion photography and the first-ever color photographed cover for Vogue in 1932 by Edward Steichen. Next comes Dior’s New Look in 1947, Couture’s Golden Age in the 1950s, the Youthquake of the 1960s, the disco era of the 1970s, 1980s power dressing, the 1990s’ less-is-more minimalism, the paparazzi-inspired dressing of the 2000s, and the 2010s digital fashion age. Each era, broken down by decade, below.