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About Us

Harper’s Bazaar (stylized as Harper’s BAZAAR) is an American monthly women’s fashion magazine. Bazaar has been published in New York City since November 2, 1867, originally as a weekly publication entitled Harper’s Bazar.^[2] Originally published by Harper & Brothers, since 1913 the magazine has been owned and published by Hearst.

The magazine is the world’s oldest operating women’s fashion magazine,^[3] and one of the first fashion magazines to be published in the United States.^[4][5] Its name change to Harper’s Bazaar was filed on December 30, 1930.^[2] However, the first magazine under the name was November 1929.^[6]

Harper’s Bazaar‘s corporate offices are located in the Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street or 959 Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Background

Harper’s Bazaar is an American women’s fashion magazine. The magazine was founded in 1867 by Harper & Brothers as Harper’s Bazar (and has since been operating as Harper’s Bazaar since 1929); it is the oldest fashion magazine still in operation and was based off and originally the American version of the German publication Der Bazar.^[7]

The magazine is a monthly publication, published ten times per year with merged June/July and December/January issues.

According to the publications current editor-in-chief, Samira Nasr, “Harper’s BAZAAR uses fashion as a way to explore the forces shaping culture today and to tell the most urgent stories of the moment.”^[8] Whilst the publisher and owner, Hearst, describes it as “the style resource for women at every age, showcasing visionary stylists, photographers and designers with authority and insider insight.”^[9]

The magazine has achieved notability for its innovative art direction under art director Alexey Brodovitch (who worked with the publication from 1934 to 1958).^[10] Norman Norell called it “a photographer’s magazine” in reference to its innovative photography.^[10] Along with this the reinvention of the magazine under editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis, and art director Fabien Baron who wanted to make it into ”the most beautiful fashion magazine in the world.”^[11][12] Is regarded as turning it back into a fashion publishing industry powerhouse.^[11] The magazine is also considered as the long-time rival to Vogue.^[13]