From looking at the 1989 issues of VOGUE which i sourced from the VOGUE archives, i have noticed several general trends.The first is the very minimalist cover which connotes sophistication and also draws the audience attention towards the cover shot. The streotypical "VOGUE" title is continuosly used to create brand recognition for the targeted audience.
TARGET AUDIENCE
without looking at the magazine covers to indepth i have made a anilitcal assumption of a potential target audience;
For the 3 examples of the 1989 issues i think the audience targeted here was a socially higher class women because of the sophistiocation conveyed through the minimnalist cover and the choice of over model.