It's an indisputable fact that the 1950s were a more glamorous time than the present, sneaker-filled world we live in. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the covers of fashion magazines from the era, which showcase the then-contemporary fashions in vivid, Kodachrome-worthy colors.


With photographers like Irving Penn, models like Anne St. Marie and celebrities like Audrey Hepburn to bring them to life, it's no wonder that these glossy covers still inspire us. Check out a sampling of some of our favorite 1950s covers, and let us take you back to a time when red lipstick, cat eyeliner and daytime hats reigned supreme...


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  • Deanna Durbin '40s


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/13/deanna-durbin-photo_n_1761367.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here
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    Redferns Photo




  • Suzy Parker 1957


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    Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images




  • Isabella Rossellini 1972


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    Getty Images




  • Susie Coelho, 1970s


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    WireImage




  • Anita Ekberg, 1955


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    Getty Images




  • Joanna Lumley 1968


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    Popperfoto/Getty Images




  • Janet Leigh '50s


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    Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images




  • Jane Russell 1955


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    Moviepix/Getty Images




  • Catherine Spaak 1962


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    Mondadori via Getty Images




  • Joanne Woodward '60s


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    Getty Images




  • Bridget Hall, late 1990s


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    Redferns




  • Tippi Hedren, 1963


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/09/tippi-hedren-photo_n_1751764.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here
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    Hulton Archive




  • Angie & David Bowie, 1973


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/08/angie-bowie-photo_n_1747743.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here
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    Redferns




  • Brooke Shields 1983


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/07/brooke-shields-photo_n_1733180.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here
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    WireImage




  • Cathy McGowan 1965


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    Popperfoto




  • Priscilla Presley 1980's


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/05/priscilla-presley-photo_n_1726197.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here</a>

    Getty Images




  • Candice Bergen 1965


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/04/candice-bergen-young-photo_n_1726085.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here</a>

    Getty Images




  • Dalida 1958


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/03/dalida-bang-bang-photo_n_1729650.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here</a>

    Gamma-Keystone




  • Debbie Reynolds 1957


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/08/02/debbie-reynolds-photo_n_1724813.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here
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    Redferns




  • Sarah Jessica Parker 1986


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    Getty Images




  • Cilla Black 1967


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    Redferns




  • Marisa Berenson in 1993


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    Getty Images




  • Olivia Newton John in 1983


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    WireImage photo




  • Susan George in 1972


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    Getty Images




  • Gloria Vanderbilt 1960s


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    Archive Photos




  • Queen Noor 1984


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    Getty Images




  • Paulina Porizkova 1990


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    Time & Life Pictures




  • Anna Wohlin 1969


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    Getty Images




  • Nan Kempner 1989


    <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2012/07/23/nan-kempner-photo_n_1687433.html" target="_hplink">Read Full Entry Here</a>

    Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage




  • Beverly Johnson 1970's


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    Dirck Halstead/Time & Life Pictures




  • Stephanie Beacham, 1972


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  • Gypsy Rose Lee, 1956


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    Time & Life Pictures




  • Helen Reddy, 1975


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    Getty




  • Sharon Tate in 1965


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  • Joni Mitchell, 1967


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  • Ann-Margret in 1967


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    Hulton Archive




  • Peggy Lipton, 1970


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    ABC via Getty Images




  • Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz in 'Clueless'


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    Photo: Clueless (1995)




  • DvF 1970s


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    Getty Images




  • Romy Schneider 1960


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  • Iman 1980


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    Lichfield/Getty Images




  • Madonna 1986


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    Getty Images




  • Dolores Guinness 1965


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    Getty Images




  • Jacqueline Bisset 1962


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    Getty Images




  • Althea Gibson 1957


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    Getty photo




  • Carole Landis 1940s


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    Getty photo




  • Christie Brinkley 1985


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    Getty photo




  • Julia Roberts 1990s


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  • Coco Chanel 1929


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    Getty Images




  • Fabrizia Citterio 1967


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  • Jeanne Moreau 1965


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