Harper's Bazaar

''Harper's Bazaar'' (stylized as ''Harper's BAZAAR'') is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. Bazaar has been published in New York City since November 2, 1867, originally as a weekly publication entitled ''Harper's Bazar''."Corporate Changes". ''The New York Times'', December 31, 1930. Page 36.
"Albany, Dec. 30.—These corporate changes were filed today: ... nder heading 'Name Changes'Harper's Bazar, Manhattan, to Harper's Bazaar. ..." Originally published by Harper & Brothers, since 1913 the magazine has been owned and published by Hearst.

The magazine is the world's oldest operating women's fashion magazine, and one of the first fashion magazines to be published in the United States. Its name change to ''Harper's Bazaar'' was filed on December 30, 1930. However, the first magazine under the name was November 1929.

''Harper's Bazaar''s corporate offices are located in the Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street or 959 Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Background

''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American women's fashion magazine. The magazine was founded in 1867 by Harper & Brothers as ''Harper's Bazar'' (and has since been operating as ''Harper's Bazaar'' since 1929); it is the oldest fashion magazine still in operation and was based off and originally the American version of the German publication '' Der Bazar''.

The magazine is a monthly publication, published ten times per year with merged June/July and December/January issues.

According to the publications current editor-in-chief, Samira Nasr, "''Harper's BAZAAR'' uses fashion as a way to explore the forces shaping culture today and to tell the most urgent stories of the moment." Whilst the publisher and owner, Hearst, describes it as "the style resource for women at every age, showcasing visionary stylists, photographers and designers with authority and insider insight."

The magazine has achieved notability for its innovative art direction under art director Alexey Brodovitch (who worked with the publication from 1934 to 1958). Norman Norell called it "a photographer's magazine" in reference to its innovative photography. Along with this the reinvention of the magazine under editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis, and art director Fabien Baron who wanted to make it into ''the most beautiful fashion magazine in the world.'' Is regarded as turning it back into a fashion publishing industry powerhouse. The magazine is also considered as the long-time rival to '' Vogue''.

Circulation

Editors

History

The beginnings of ''Bazar'' (1867–1913)

The journal had been inspired by the German '' Der Bazar'' (meaning "The Bazaar"), which was a weekly fashion journal published from Berlin, Germany. Fletcher Harper suggested the idea of an American edition of the publication, in partnership with the German original. However, his brothers ( James and Joseph Harper) believed that they were already too busy with their other publications ('' Harper's Monthly'' and ''Harper's Weekly'') and that they would not be able to launch a new publication. Fletcher then decided to publish the magazine himself however upon hearing this the brothers changed their minds and decided to publish it together.The publication debuted on November 2, 1867, and was published by Harper & Brothers, based in New York City and edited by Mary Louise Booth. The magazine was published in a folio tabloid-size format and published weekly, with the subtitle of "A Repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and Instruction." During this time ''Harper's Bazar'' was able to stay ahead of other American publications like '' Godey's Lady's Book'' and ''Peterson's'', which had to copy their illustrations from French magazines and re-engrave the printing plates of the latest fashions; however, due to the partnership with ''Der Bazar'', the magazine would be sent the electrotypes of the original printing plates which lead to ''Harper's Bazar'' publishing the latest illustrations at the same time as the European journals which was months ahead of the other American publications. This gave ''Harper's Bazar'' an edge above the other American publications for many years.

''Bazar''s circulation was estimated at reaching between 70,000 and 100,000 within the first six weeks of circulation.

''Bazar'' under Mary L. Booth (who stayed as the editor of the publication until her death in 1889) has been described as a "covert" voice for women's rights, with articles about women's suffrage and equal rights. However, Booth herself denied that the magazine had any political agenda or attempted influence. Booth was succeeded by Margaret Elizabeth Sangster who stayed as editor-in-chief until 1899; she left and was replaced by Elizabeth Jordan when the publication was reorganised.

Early contributors include George William Curtis (authored ''Manners Upon the Road''), Thomas Wentworth Higginson (authored ''Women and Men''), James Payn (writing articles under "Robert Kemble, of London"), Wilkie Collins, F. W. Robinson, Virginia Woolf, George Eliot, and Emmeline Raymond (the Paris correspondent).

In 1901 the magazine's format made the transition from a weekly to a monthly magazine, and changed its format/size, partly because of the publisher's financial struggles.

Sale to Hearst, and rebranding to ''Harper's Bazaar'' (1913–1934)

Hearst purchased the magazine for Harper & Brothers in 1913; before Hearst's purchase the magazine had steadily been losing money for many years. Under Hearst ownership the magazine was turned into a thick glossy magazine, and had a distinct editorial change from a Harper's publication to a Hearst publication.

Sell left the magazine in 1926 and Charles Hanson Towne became editor-in-chief; under his tenure a second "a" was added to "Bazar" and the publication was renamed to ''Harper's Bazaar'' from November 1929. Arthur Samuels then replaced Towne in 1929.

Under Snow, White, and Brady (1934–1972)

Carmel Snow became fashion editor in 1932, joining ''Harper's Bazaar'' from its rival '' Vogue'' which caused a stir in the fashion industry. Snow felt like she was constrained at ''Vogue'', with Edna Woolman Chase (editor-in-chief of ''Vogue'') having no intentions to leave her position. Edna Woolman Chase and Condé Nast (publisher of ''Vogue'') believed her exit as "the ultimate betrayal" and Nast never spoke to Snow again.

One of Snow's first influential editorials was created in 1933. Snow and the Hungarian photojournalist Martin Munkácsi went to a windswept and cold Long Island beach for a swimwear fashion shoot which was Munkácsi's first fashion story. A photo was taken featuring model Lucile Brokaw who ran towards the camera which became part of fashion-magazine history, with most fashion photoshoots previously featuring still mannequin-like models shot in a studio; the photo became a turning point for fashion photography.

Snow became the magazine's editor-in-chief in 1934 and Samuels joined '' House Beautiful''. Snow's approach was more hands on than Samuels who was more distant to his employees, preferring a "closed-door" approach. Following a design exhibition at the Art Directors Club, Snow was introduced to the work of Russian artist Alexey Brodovitch who she offered the art director role that evening. Brodovitch revolutionized magazine design and became "virtually the model for the modern magazine art director". He also introduced the Didot typeface to the magazine, which then became the logo font and would be copied with notable publications including '' Vogue'', '' L'Officiel'', and ''Elle'' using Didot as their logo typeface. Brodovitch is also remembered for his use of white space and cropped layouts. Truman Capote said about Brodovitch, "What Dom Pérignon was to champagne ... so rodovitchhas been to ... photographic design and editorial layout."

One of his assistants at ''Bazaar'' was Tony Lane, who later became the art director of ''Rolling Stone''.

Brodovitch also introduced photographers Richard Avedon, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Irving Penn, and more to the magazine along with the artists Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, and Andy Warhol. Avedon had fourteen interviews with the magazine before being hired.In late 1935, Snow saw a young Diana Vreeland dancing at the St. Regis Hotel bar in a lace dress by Chanel and the day after commissioned her to write a column called "Why Don't You... ?" for the magazine. A typical suggestion: "Why don't you ... wear, like the Duchess of Kent, three enormous diamond stars arranged in your hair in front?." She was immortalized in '' Funny Face'' where she inspired the character Maggie Prescott (played by Kay Thompson). Richard Avedon was also immortalized in the film, inspiring the character Dick Avery (played by Fred Astaire). Avedon shot many iconic photographs for the magazine (working from 1945 as a staff photographer) including models roller skating in the Place de la Concorde, Dovima with circus elephants, and more glamourous editorials with large sets.

Guadeloupean model and dancer Ady Fidelin became the first black model to be featured in a major American fashion magazine when she featured in ''Harper's Bazaar'' in September 1937.

Following the Second World War ''Junior Bazaar'' was launched, aiming to be a competitor to '' Mademoiselle'' and '' Seventeen''. However, in 1948 it was merged into ''Harper's Bazaar'' with Snow believing that she was diverting too much of her energy to the publication.

Gleb Derujinsky joined the magazine in 1950 (working with the magazine till 1968) and produced some of the magazine's most iconic images. Derujinsky was a pioneer juxtaposing haute couture dresses with deserts, junkyards, fairgrounds and airports, with the comparison between Avedon and Derujinsky being "Avedon shot dresses and clothes, Gleb shot women living in them".

In 1957 Derujinsky traveled across the world with Nena von Schlebrügge, and Ruth Neumann in co-operation with Pan Am for the inauguration of the Boeing 707. They shot in eleven countries in 28 days.

Brodovitch (who struggled with alcoholism) was fired in 1958 and his wife died the following year, all of which lead to a severe depression and following a 1967 hip injury he moved to the south of France where he died in 1971.

The February 1959 issue featured an editorial with Chinese-American model China Machado (often erroneously reported as the cover, which is actually the December 1958 issue with Dovima); she was one of the first people of colour to be featured in a major American fashion magazine. The publisher (Hearst) was against the inclusion of Machado believing that Southern subscribers would quit their subscriptions. She later became the magazine's senior fashion editor and then fashion director.

The Nancy White era circulation peaked in 1969 with 442,220 copies circulated.

Under Anthony Mazzola (1972–1992)

Nonnie Moore was hired as fashion editor in 1980, having served in the same post at '' Mademoiselle.'' ''The New York Times'' noticed the changes she made at ''Harper's Bazaar'', highlighting how the magazine had been "looking a little dowdy", but that Moore had "noticeably sharpened the magazine's fashion point of view" by showing "brighter, younger and more stylish", complimenting her use of "young and exciting fashion photographers", such as Oliviero Toscani.

Era of elegance (1992–2001)

Liz Tilberis was appointed editor-in-chief in 1992, she was previously the editor-in-chief of ''British Vogue'', replacing Anna Wintour in 1987.

''Harper's Bazaar'' worldwide

Harper's Bazaar has 29 editions worldwide.

Editors

* ''Harper's Bazaar Arabia'' (in Arabic and English, since 2007 , Edited by Olivia Philips)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Australia/New Zealand'' (in English, from 1984 to 1990 and then from 1998 to 2020, since 2021 , Edited by Jillian Davison)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Brazil'' (in Portuguese, since 2011 , Edited by Patricia Carta)
* ''Harper's Bazaar China'' (in Simplified Chinese, since 2002 , Edited by Simona Sha)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Czech Republic'' (in Czech, since 1997 , Edited by Nora Grundová)
* '' Harper's Bazaar France'' (in French, from 1983 to 1991, since 2023 , Edited by Olivier Lalanne)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Germany'' (in Germany, from 1963 to 1970 and then from 1985 to 1992, since 2013 , Edited by Kerstin Schneider)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Greece'' (in Greek, since 1996 , Edited by Eleni Pateraki)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong'' (in Traditional Chinese, since 1988 , Edited by Crystal Wong)
* ''Harper's Bazaar India'' (in English, since 2009 , Edited by Rasna Bhasin)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Indonesia'' (in Indonesian, since 2000 , Edited by Ria Lirungan)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Italy'' (in Italian, from 1968 to 1997, since 2022 , Edited by Massimo Russo)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Japan'' (in Japanese, since 2000 , Edited by Yuko Oguri)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Kazakhstan'' (in Russian, since 2004 , Edited by Larissa Azanova)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Korea'' (in Korean, since 1996 , Edited by Sekyung Cho)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Latin America'' (in Spanish, since 1980 , Edited by María José Guzmán)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Malaysia'' (in English, since 2003 , Edited by Aziz Draim)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Netherlands'' (in Dutch, from 1986 to 1990, since 2014 , Edited by Miluska Van 't Lam)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Qatar'' (in English, since 2022 , Edited by Olivia Philips)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Saudi'' (in Arabic and English, since 2021 , Edited by Olivia Philips)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Serbia'' (in Serbian, since 2014 , Edited by Petar Janošević)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Singapore'' (in English, since 2001 , Edited by Kenneth Goh)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Spain'' (in Spanish, since 2010 , Edited by Inmaculada Jiménez)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Taiwan'' (in Traditional Chinese, since 1989 , Edited by Kora Hsieh)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Thailand'' (in Thai, since 2005 , Edited by Nichakul Kitayanubhongse)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Turkey'' (in Turkish, since 1993 , Edited by Gulen Yelmen)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Ukraine'' (in Ukrainian, since 2008 , Edited by Kateryna Popova)
* ''Harper's Bazaar United Kingdom'' (in English, since 1929 , Edited by Lydia Slater)
* ''Harper's Bazaar United States'' (in English, since 1867 , Edited by Samira Nasr)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Vietnam'' (in Vietnamese, since 2011 , Edited by Tran-Nguyen Thien-Huong)

Defunct

* ''Harper's Bazaar Argentina'' (in Spanish, from 2011 to 2019)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Bulgaria'' (in Bulgarian, from 2008)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Chile'' (in Spanish, from 2015 to 2019)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Colombia'' (in Spanish, from 1980 to 2019)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Ecuador'' (in Spanish, from 1980 to 2019)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Peru'' (in Spanish, from 1980 to 2019)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Poland'' (in Polish, from 2013 to 2019)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Romania'' (in Romanian, from 2007 to 2021)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Russia'' (in Russian, from 1996 to 2022)
* ''Harper's Bazaar Venezuela'' (in Spanish, from 1980 to 2018)

''Harper's Bazaar Arabia''

Harper's Bazaar Arabia was launched in March 2007 and is published by ITP Media Group and based in Dubai. The brand also publishes ''Harper's Bazaar Art'', ''Interiors'' and ''Junior'' titles.

In July 2018 ''Harper's Bazaar Arabia'' became the first magazine to have a Saudi Arabian woman on the cover when they featured Taleedah Tamer as their July/August cover girl.

Editors
*Rachel Sharp (2007–2009)
*Louise Nichol (2009–2018)
*Salma Awwad (2018–2020)
*Olivia Phillips (2020–present)

''Harper's Bazaar Australia/New Zealand''

''Harper's Bazaar Australia'' is based in Sydney. The magazine originally ran from 1984 to 1990. The magazine was relaunched in March 1998 with Nicole Kidman on the cover. The magazine's current editor is Jillian Davison, who started the position in 2021.

In July 2020 the magazine's publisher Bauer Media Australia shuttered the publication citing declining advertising revenue and travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The magazine resumed publication in September 2021 as ''Harper's Bazaar Australia/New Zealand'' and is now published by Switzer Media and Publishing.'

Editors
* Lee Tulloch (1984–1985)
* Alexandra Joel (1988–1990)
* Karin Upton Baker (1998–2001)
* Alison Veness (2001–2008)
* Jamie Huckbody (2008–2009)
* Edwina McCann (2009–2012)
* Kellie Hush (2012–2018)
* Eugenie Kelly (2018–2020)
* Eugenie Kelly (2021–2021)
* Jillian Davison (2021–2025)

''Harper's Bazaar China''

In November 2001 ''Best China Fashion'' was launched. In September 2002 it took on the ''Harper's Bazaar'' name before fully rebranding in 2005.

Editors
* Su Mang (2001–2018)
* Simona Sha (2018–present)

''Harper's Bazaar En Español''

''Harper's Bazaar En Español'' is the Mexican and Latin American edition of ''Harper's Bazaar'', was launched in Miami in 1980.

Editors
* Victoria Puig de Lange (1984–?)
* Laura D.B. de Laviada

''Harper's Bazaar France''

''Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong''

Editors
* Vivian Mak (1991–2000)

''Harper's Bazaar India''

''Harper's Bazaar India'' launched in 2009 with Kareena Kapoor on the cover. The magazine is based in Mumbai.

Editors
* Sujata Assomull Sippy (2009–2012)
* Nishat Fatima (2012–2016)
* Nonita Kalra (2016–2020)
* Nandini Bhalla (2020–2023)
* Rasna Bhasin (2023–present)

''Harper's Bazaar Italia''

Editors

''Harper's Bazaar Singapore''

''Harper's Bazaar Singapore'' published its first Singapore edition of the magazine on November 4, 2001. It is published by SPH Magazines.

In 2015, ''Harper's Bazaar Singapore'' launched its website.

''Harper's Bazaar Singapore'' has won several awards, including a MPAS Awards 2018 for Fashion Media of the Year (Gold). The magazine was also the media partner for the first four seasons of '' Asia's Next Top Model''.

Kenneth Goh has been the editor-in-chief of the magazine since 2014.

''Harper's Bazaar Taiwan''

Editors
* Min Chun Chang

''Harper's Bazaar UK''

The ''Harper's Bazaar UK'' edition was first published in London in 1929. In November 1970, New York City-based Hearst Communications amalgamated it with ''Queen'' magazine (which dated from 1862) to form ''Harpers & Queen''. The magazine was widely perceived to be focused on British "high society" and the lives of socialites and the British aristocracy. In March 2006, it was renamed ''Harper's Bazaar'', bringing it in line with its international sister titles, and repositioned as a more celebrity-oriented fashion magazine. ''Harper's Bazaar UK'' has a long history of literary contributions from leading writers, including Evelyn Waugh, Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Virginia Woolf. It maintains that connection today, with recent articles written by Ali Smith, Jeanette Winterson, and Margaret Atwood, and runs its own Literary Salon.

Editors
* Joyce Reynolds (1929–1945)
* Anne Scott-James (1945–1951)
* Eileen Dickson (1951–1964 or 1965)
* Ruth Lynam (1965–1968)
* Nancy White (1965–1967)
* Pamela Carmichael (1968–1969)
* Michael Griffiths (1968–1969)
* Willie Landels (1970–1986)
* Nicholas Coleridge (1986–1989)
* Vicki Woods (1990–1993)
* Fiona Macpherson (1993–2000)
* Lucy Yeomans (2000–2012)
* Justine Picardie (2012–2019)
* Lydia Slater (2020–present)

''Harper's Bazaar Vietnam''

The magazine was founded in Ho Chi Minh City on June 27, 2011. The Vietnamese version of ''Harper's Bazaar'' is called ''Phong cách Harper's Bazaar'' as a result of merging ''Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Phong cách''.

''Harper's Bazaar Vietnam'' was also a co-sponsor of the first season of ''Project Runway Vietnam'' (local title: ''Nhà thiết kế thời trang Việt Nam'').

In 2014, ''Harper's Bazaar Vietnam'' launched its website.

See also

* Lists of ''Harper's Bazaar'' cover models

References

External links

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* Cornell University

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