Jessica Daves


Jessica Daves was an American author and editor. She is best known for serving as editor-in-chief of influential Vogue magazine, from 1952 to 1962.

Biography

Daves was born in Georgia, in 1898, but moved to New York City, in 1921, where she worked in the advertizing industry. She first started to work as an editor, at Vogue in 1933, being promoted from
Daves wrote or co-wrote three books: The Vogue Book of Menus, Ready‐Made Miracle: The Story of American Fashion for the Millions and The World in Vogue. In 2019 fashion historian Rebecca Tuite published an account of her vogue editorship, 1950s in Vogue: The Jessica Daves Years, 1952-1962.