Got any old French Vogues lying around? Well, this might be your chance to give back to the glossy you've been idolizing: According to The New York Times, the renowned magazine has made the unconventional move of putting a page in its December/January issue that asks readers to send in their back issues to help them replenish their archives in time for their 90th anniversary next year, when its American sister turns 117). (As an aside: That ad would be in addition to the ridiculously sexy calendar they gave out in the very same issue.)
Now before you start frantically tearing through the dark back recesses of your closet, be forewarned—they're really on the hunt for issues earlier than 1975, and they're willing to reward handsomely. While the ad doesn't necessarily reveal what special prize might await the folks sending in their prized old copies, Vince Aletti (a photography critic for The New Yorker) told the Times: "I hope it's a lot of money." Aletti was referring to the potential value of otherwise selling issues from decades like the '20s and '30s, when magazines were magazines and you were likely to find both incredible photography and dazzling illustrations in any given issue. So let your conscience be your guide ... Personally, we're dying to find out what editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld might have in store as a special treat for anyone lending a hand.
