Harper's Bazaar

As America's longest-running fashion magazine, Harper's Bazaar has long been revered for its contributions to fashion, photography, and graphic design. Since its inception in 1867, it has remained a prominent cultural icon, showcasing the visions of legendary editors, photographers, and stylists, as well as works by notable literary writers and serious journalists.

Timed to coincide with an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, this volume traces the story of this celebrated publication from its visionary founding editor, Mary Louise Booth, to Glenda Bailey, who has helmed the magazine for the last two decades. Bailey is known for commissioning dazzling visual features that frame fashion within the context of contemporary pop culture and aesthetics.

Featuring groundbreaking work by all of the greats of fashion photography and designs by fashion luminaries such as Madeleine Vionnet, Cristobal Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, and Christian Dior, up to the present with Karl Lagerfeld, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, and Marc Jacobs, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in fashion.

The book profiles a roster of eminent contributors who were instrumental in maintaining Bazaar's ongoing relevance and influence over the decades. Contributors include Erté, Edward Steichen, Léon Bakst, Diana Vreeland, Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Richard Avedon, E.E. Cummings, Marianne Moore, Truman Capote, Carson McCullers, and many other photographers, artists, and writers.

Organised chronologically, the selections showcase the breadth of creativity and artistry that has been published in the pages of the magazine for more than a century, proving that Harper's Bazaar is more than just a fashion magazine.