To showcase swimsuit styles of the season, German-born photographer Horst P. Horst enlisted model Lisa Fonssagrives to crouch, conform and contort her body into letters that spelled out the word “Vogue.” Perhaps taking a cue from the aerial-style imagery of synchronized swimmers choreographed into configuration, Fonssagrives appears in multiples as though she were a team of swimmers. Celebrating the year anniversary of magazine’s first all-black issue in tandem with Barbie’s 50th anniversary, Vogue Italia would provide an all-black supplement to the July 2009 issue, swapping out black models for black Barbies. The issue featured editorials comprised of Barbie dolls, styled and positioned as real-life models, reflecting fashion’s long history of utilizing dolls to present miniature-sized garments to potential clients.