COLLECTOR
EDITOR: MEREDITH CORNING WITH JO CLAIRE DODSON
nod to mod
A vintage magazine collector shares her 60's and 70's magazines with us and tells us why she gives a nod to the mod era.
Jo Claire Dodson has been a good friend of mine for several years now. She owns an art school nearby my home and is one of the best souls one could ever know. For the longest time I have heard Jo Claire talk about her vintage magazine collection, and being the fashion inquisitor that I am, I have been chomping at the bit to go peruse through her precious collection. A couple months ago, I got my chance.
I met Jo Claire at her art school where she pulled out her box of treasures...and yes, I absolutely died and went to heaven. Among her collection was a 1960's French Elle, Glamour's, Seventeen's and an out-of- print magazine called Ingenue. I pawed through the pages for what seemed like hours as Jo Claire made
her expert commentary along the way. My personal favorite piece was a fashion spread released after the premiere of the 1968 film, Romeo and Juliet. The garments were breathtaking and the location was perfection. They had used the original actor and actress for the shoot, which made it so timely and interesting. I may be partial to that particular spread because my mother was a literature teacher, and I had seen the film at a very young age. After taking tons of photos (and then finding out later from Condé Nast I could not use any of them for this article- gasp), we went and ate pizza...best girl's night out ever!
OPINION
EDITORIAL
(right) A Glamour from Jo Claire Dodson's vintage magazine collection. William Connors Feb. 1, 1969. Permissions by Keshida Layone/Condé Nast.
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