Every issue of Harper's Bazaar speaks to the varied interests of the discerning contemporary woman who seeks the best for her home, career and lifestyle.
EDITOR’S LETTER • On the ART of COMMUNITY
SWIZZ BEATZ
WHY DON’T YOU…? • What’s GOING ON in CULTURE and STYLE
Harper's Bazaar
The RESORT Guide
Riding HIGH • RALPH LAUREN puts a FESTIVE spin on the COWBOY BOOT with this hand-beaded VELVET version, which pairs perfectly with a TUX or SLIPDRESS for an easy TWIST on EVENINGWEAR
PARTY Time
Peak FORM
Face VALUE • A DIAMOND-COVERED TIMEPIECE is a COCKTAIL-HOUR STAPLE that stands the TEST of TIME
Creative LEGACY
Royal FLUSH • LE VIAN’s draped PEARLS and PINK GEM and DIAMOND NECKLACE add a touch of REGAL POLISH
Daily DOUBLE • Pair a BEJEWELED CHOKER with a coordinating NECKLACE to UP the visual INTRIGUE of a minimalist DRESS or CREWNECK
Swing SHIFT • HERMÈS’s sterling-silver Sac Bijou Chaîne d’Ancre borrows from one of the French house’s SIGNATURE JEWELRY MOTIFS and does DOUBLE DUTY as a functional MINAUDIÈRE and an ornately crafted NECKLACE
HOLIDAY Spirit • Our picks for the most FASHIONABLE GIFTS for EVERYONE—with EVERY TASTE—on your SHOPPING LIST
FOR THE HAUTE HOMEBODY
FOR THE WHIMSICAL TASTEMAKER
FOR THE ARTFUL ACCESSORIZER
CELINE SONG and ADELE LIM on telling STORIES that reflect the COMPEXITY of ASIAN IDENTITY, the POWER of PERSEVERANCE, and breaking NEW GROUND
A HOST of POSSIBILITIES • Culinary artist LAILA GOHAR creates COMPLEX INSTALLATIONS that LOOK as good as they TASTE. But when she CELEBRATES with family and friends, she likes to keep it SIMPLE.
INDEPENDENT Streak • Three of the most EXCITING FASHION LABELS for 2024 are helmed by WOMEN whose DETERMINATION is as POWERFUL as their DESIGNS
Dream WEAVER • The DINÉ textile artist and designer NAIOMI GLASSES has partnered with RALPH LAUREN for a three-part CAPSULE COLLECTION
High ALTITUDE • A revamped SWISS INN with LUXURY TRIMMINGS is the ultimate ALPINE ESCAPE
CROWN Jewels • HOLIDAY HAIR is a cinch with the resurgence of LUSTROUS ACCESSORIES. From jeweled CLIPS to elegant BOWS, these SPARKLY PIECES will take your hair to SHIMMERING NEW HEIGHTS.
EDITORS’ FAVORITES
LANA DEL REY Leads With Her HEART • LANA DEL REY is one of the most influential SONGWRITERS of the 21st century—and also one of the most MISUNDERSTOOD. But there’s a fine (and radical) ART to LEARNING to LET GO.
Winter MIX • Brave the COLD (and the SLOPES) in this season’s MAXIMALIST ASSORTMENT of chunky KNITS, FAUX FURS, technical LAYERS, and avant OUTERWEAR
And Still THEY RISE • How a COMMUNITY—and a LEGACY—of BLACK PLAYWRIGHTS and THEATER-MAKERS has TRANSFORMED the American STAGE
L.A. Story • LOS ANGELES occupies a NEAR-MYTHOLOGICAL PLACE in the psyche of the AMERICAN ART WORLD. But for some of the city’s most compelling ARTISTS and CULTURE SHIFTERS, it represents a different kind of CREATIVE TRADITION—one that’s shaped it from the GROUND UP.
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE APRIL 2016
LANA DEL REY
LAUREN HALSEY