The Metropolis

Big hats, big teeth and Lee Miller: Behind the scenes of Vogue in 1946

Mike Pollitt | Saturday 30 July, 2011 11:28

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British Pathe have started uploading some of their archive to YouTube, and it’s good. To give you a flavour, the above clip finishes with these in-no-way-condescending words:

“And that, Madam, shows some of the work that went into bringing you your magazine.”

The whole thing is great. For more, follow them on Twitter @BritishPathe

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