HARPER'S BAZAAR

'''Harper's Bazaar''' is a well-known American fashion magazine, published as '''Harper's Bazaar UK''' in the UK after the rebranding of '''Harpers & Queen'''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' considers itself to be the 'style' resource for "the well-dressed woman and the well-dressed mind".
Every month, ''Bazaar'' assembles photographers, artists, designers and writers to deliver a "sophisticated" perspective into the world of fashion, beauty and popular culture.

Contents

History

''Harper's Bazaar'' worldwide

''Harper's Bazaar UK''

Miscellaneous facts

See also

References

External links

History

When Harper’s Bazaar began publication it was a weekly magazine catering to women in the middle and upper class. They showcased fashion from Germany and Paris in a newspaper design format. It wasn’t until 1901 that Harper’s moved to a monthly issued magazine which it maintains today.
Since its debut in 1867 as America's first fashion magazine, the pages of ''Harper's Bazaar'', first called "Harper's Bazar", has been home to talent such as:

★ fashion editors including Carmel Snow, Carrie Donovan, Diana Vreeland, Anna Wintour, Liz Tilberis, Alexey Brodovich,

★ photography from Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Man Ray, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Inez Van Lamsweerde and Patrick Demarchelier,

★ illustrations by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) and Andy Warhol.
''Harper's Bazaar'' is owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation in the U.S. and The National Magazine Company in the U.K.
Harper & Brothers founded the magazine. This company also gave birth to Harper's Magazine and HarperCollins Publishing

''Harper's Bazaar'' worldwide

In addition to the United States, ''Bazaar'' is published in 18 countries, including Australia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Lithuania, Russia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

''Harper's Bazaar UK''

In November 1970 the Hearst Corporation’s ''Harper’s Bazaar UK'' (founded in 1929) and ''Queen'' magazine (which dated from 1862) amalgamated to form ''Harpers & Queen''. The magazine focused on British "high society" and the lives of socialites and the British aristocracy. Its circulation in 2005 was 100,102 copies, with an adult readership of 218,000 (the majority being female).^[1]
It was announced in late 2005 that ''Harpers and Queen'' would once again be branded ''Harper’s Bazaar UK'' from the March 2006 issue onward.
Under the direction of its editor Lucy Yeomans, the magazine has reestablished itself as a major fashion title, with the phrase "For Stylish Minds" a modern interpretation of the original slogan.
At the 2007 PPA awards Harper's Bazaar won the prestigious Consumer Magazine of the Year award.

Miscellaneous facts

★ The publication's name was the subject of one of sitcom character Archie Bunker's famous malapropisms, when he referred to it as ''Harper's Brassiere''.

★ Winged creatures in Peter David's fantasy novel ''Sir Apropos of Nothing'', said to be the male equivalent of harpies, were called Harpers, and more descriptively, the Harpers Bizarre.

★ In the final shot of the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie ''Rear Window'' (1954), Grace Kelly's character is shown reading a non-fiction book called ''Beyond the High Himalayas''. When she notices her boyfriend (James Stewart) is sleeping, she puts it down to read ''Harper's Bazaar'' instead.

See also

★ List of women's magazines

References

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External links

★ ''Harper's Bazaar'' Official Website

★ ''Harper's Bazaar UK'' Official Website

★ ''Harper's Bazaar Australia'' Official Website

★ Harper's Bazaar Magazine Details

★ History of Harpers & Queen