Harper's Bazaar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Harper's Bazaar | |
|---|---|
 Famed issue featuring a naked and pregnant Spears |
|
| Editor-in-Chief | Glenda Bailey |
| Categories | Fashion |
| Frequency | monthly |
|
Publisher |
Hearst Corporation |
| First Issue | 1867 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.harpersbazaar.com/ |
| ISSN | unknown |
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 |
[edit] 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, 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Rear Window, Grace Kelly's character is shown reading Harper's Bazaar in several scenes.
