Harper's Bazaar covers runway trends, makeup trends and must-see designers. The magazine records the world's fashion from casual to couture. It is one of the most renown fashion publications. It is owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation.
Bazaar was launched by Harpers & Brothers as a weekly fashion magazine in 1867 in a newspaper-format. It appealed to women in the middle and upper class and featured fashion from France and Germany. Initially under the name Harper's Bazar, it changed its name to the current one in 1929http://harpersbazaar.victorian-ebooks.com/. Also, it became a monthly magazine in 1901.
Background
Notable editors during the history of the magazine were Carmel Snow, Diana Vreeland, Alexey Brodovich and Nonnie Moore. Alexey Brodovich was an Russian emigre art director who changed drastically the magazine's design during the period 1934-1958.
Since 2001, the editor in chief is Glenda Bailey. Previously, Bailey was the editor-in-chief of the U.K. and U.S. editions of Marie Claire for which she received numerous awards.
Harper's Bazaar is distributed in numerous countries in the world such as U.S., Australia, U.K., China, India, Greece, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine or Latin America.
It has official websites in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Russia.http://www.harpersbazaar.com/http://www.bazaar.ru/ The websites provide sections for Fashion, Beauty &Hairstyle, Food&Health and Celebrities.
Featured in Harper's Bazaar
The actress Kate Hudson was presented in the January 2010 edition of Bazaar.
In April 2010, the magazine celebrated 140 years of history.
The "Britain's Got Talent"'s sensation Susan Boyle appeared for the first time in a fashion magazine shoot.
The model and actress Kim Kardashian stripped down nude in the May 2010 edition sending a message to women to "empower their curves".http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32296871http://www.dailystab.com/kim-kardashian-gets-nude-for-harpers-bazaar/
Susan Boyle's makeover
Behind the scenes of the Susan Boyle's makeover for Harper's Bazaar. The Scottish singer became an Internet sensation in April 2010 after the interpretation of the song I dreamed a dream at the "Britain's Got Talent" show. One of the layouts is Boyle seating at a piano in an elegant gown.
Kate Hudson at Bazaar
References
Fast Facts
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Publisher
Conde Nast
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Debut
1867
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Notable contributors
Alexey Brodowich, Carmel Snow, Liz Tilberis, Kate Betts
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Subscriber base
U.S.,U.K., Australia, India, China, Latin America and others
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Regular features
Fashion, Beauty & Hair, Food & Health
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Founder
Harper & Brothers
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Parent company
Hearst Corporation
