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.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, April 20056/9Beauty and the Beast
The Beast gazes soulfully at Drew Barrymore as a fetching Beauty in Christian Lacroix Haute Couture.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, December 20057/9The Wizard of Oz
Accompanied by tunes from the Penn State marching band (which played at Marc Jacobs’s Spring 2006 show), Dorothy (Keira Knightley), in a dress and ruby shoes by the designer, sets out for Oz, with this pearl of wisdom from the Dior Couture–clad artist Kara Walker, playing Glinda the Good Witch, who warns: “Never let those ruby slippers off your feet for a moment, or you will be at the mercy of the Wicked Witch of the West.”
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, December 20098/9Hansel and Gretel
Andrew Garfield as Hansel (in Ann Demeulemeester) and Lily Cole (in Yves Saint Laurent) as Gretel confront Lady Gaga, playing the role of the old witch, in Marc Jacobs’s separates and Nina Ricci’s vertiginous boots.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, December 20149/9The Red Shoes
Amy Adams as the ballerina in Schiaparelli Haute Couture, with Tim Burton “as the cobbler whose shoes ensorcell a young girl.”
