Magazines and newspapers may be dying on a daily basis, but publishing has never been easy. Success can turn to failure, and sometimes the beautiful are doomed.
Case in point: Flair Magazine, published by Fleur Cowles from 1950 to 1951. This innovative design, decor and fashion magazine lasted just twelve issues because production costs far outweighed the cover price. Yet nearly 60 years later, its peephole covers and experimental layouts continue to inspire.
The 1953 Flair Annual is a hard-bound compilation of some of the magazines’s best stories. Shown above: Salvador Dali’s Mimicry In Nature. It’s a surreal juxtaposition of art and biology. Die cuts illustrate the interaction of bird, butterfly and human with the natural world.
Now for a truly horrifying segue — if you want to interact with more than 30 species of butterflies and moths, The Natural History Museum’s Pavilion of Wings continues through September 31.
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