April, 1963. Diana Vreeland is making her influence known at Vogue magazine, where she was hired the previous year. Sometime during 1963, Vreeland took over as Editor-in-Chief from Jessica Daves, though her name would not show up on the masthead as such until sometime in the spring of 1964. Until March or April of 1964, Daves is listed on the masthead as Editorial Advisor and Vreeland's name is not listed at all. But I digress.
Diana Vreeland was an early champion of the work of Yves St. Laurent, after he opened his own couture house in 1962. In her efforts to bring a more youthful vibe to the pages of Vogue magazine, she featured St. Laurent's fresh take on fashion frequently.
For the cover of the April 15, 1963 issue of Vogue, Jean Shrimpton wears Yves St. Laurent's polka dotted silk evening gown with separate beaded top.
In the same issue, St. Laurent is given a full page color image of another of his evening looks in the editorial spread, "Paris - When it Shimmers." Vreeland calls the two piece evening dress "ravishing." And she features St. Laurent's look one page
ahead of Dior's linen daytime dress. Oh la la!
Both images by William Klein for Vogue, April 1963.
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