Vogue (magazine) and expanding into the coverage of weddings. According to Condé Naste Russia, after the First World War made deliveries in the Old World impossible, printing began in England. The decision to print in England proved to be successful causing Nast to release the first issue of French "Vogue" in 1920. The magazine's number of subscriptions surged during the Great Depression, and again during World War II. During this time, noted critic and former "Vanity Fair" editor Frank Crowninshield served as its editor, having been moved over from "Vanity Fair" by publisher Condé Nast. In July 1932, American "Vogue" placed its
Vogue (magazine) first color photograph on the cover of the magazine. The photograph was taken by photographer Edward Steichen and portrays a woman swimmer holding a beach ball in the air. Laird Borrelli notes that "Vogue" led the decline of fashion illustration in the late 1930s, when they began to replace their celebrated illustrated covers, by artists such as Dagmar Freuchen, with photographic images. Nast was responsible for introducing color printing and the "two-page spread." He greatly impacted the magazine and turned it into a "successful business" and the "women's magazine we recognize today" and greatly increased the sales volumes until his