Harper's Bazaar: Greatest Hits
“This luxurious edition demands to be noticed by all those who love fashion as well as those who appreciate the art of photography. It will command a prime location either in your library or on your coffee table, and once its covers are opened will surely provoke much discussion.”
Greatest hits indeed!
Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest Hits, a paean to the 150th anniversary of the venerable fashion publication, just happens to coincide with the 10th anniversary of its newest editor in chief: Glenda Bailey and her right hand editor, Stephen Gan.
Together the two powerhouses have assembled an impressive collection of the more powerful, arresting, and controversial images that have appeared in the publication during their tenure. After all, Harper’s Bazaar stays mostly true to its roots while still building on the magazine’s artistic tradition and bringing it into the 21st century.
With the help of loyal photographers such as Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindberg, Terry Richardson, and Mario Sorrenti, we are afforded an incredibly lush look into the past, bolstered on the designer side by such acolytes as Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, and Alexander McQueen. Together, Ms. Bailey and Mr. Gan create a world that is distinctly Harper’s Bazaar and a world that has been created with their vision for the future of the magazine as well as fashion in general.
The two editors have not only brought us a world of beauty via fashion and photography but they also have injected into the story personalities from the world of journalism, current events, and entertainment to enlighten us, such as the likes of Cathy Horne and Suzy Menkes, joined with Candace Bushnell and Carrie Fisher. For Ms. Bailey and Mr. Gan, the scope of Harper’s is endless and encompasses nearly every area of our culture.
This luxurious edition demands to be noticed by all those who love fashion as well as those who appreciate the art of photography. It will command a prime location either in your library or on your coffee table, and once its covers are opened will surely provoke much discussion.