Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years: The Greatest Moments

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America's first fashion magazine, Harper's Bazaar has showcased the visions of legendary editors, photographers, and stylists and featured the works of noted writers since 1867. From its beginnings as a broadsheet aimed at the rising leisure class, the publication has since transformed into a magazine devoted to examining the lives of women through the lens of fashion. In celebration of the magazine's 150th anniversary in 2017, Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years captures the greats who have shaped the magazine over these decades. Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years includes the most iconic pieces of work from the magazine's archive: more than 150 photographs and covers and 50 text excerpts, including articles, poems, and works of fiction. Organized 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 and prove that Harper's Bazaar is more than just a fashion magazine.

Glenda Bailey has been the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar since 2001. She was born in Derbyshire, England, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008. She resides in New York City.

'THE FIRST & LAST WORD IN FASHION BOOKS: Glenda Bailey, the editor of US Harper's Bazaar, chronicles a century and a half of the magazine's illustrious history, from its launch in 1867 up until the present day' Harper's Bazaar UK 'The images in Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years The Greatest Moments by Glenda Bailey reveal key moments that shaped history, from the first time denim appeared on the cover of a fahsion magazine, on a girl who was 'digging for victory' in 1943, to Michelle Obama dancing in the White House, surrounded by yound musicians. There are also plentiful pictures of a young Kate Moss who was introduced to America by the magazine in December 1992, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.' --The i newspaper 'Harper's Bazaar: 150 Years The Greatest Moments edited by the US magazine's editor-in-chief, Glenda Bailey, celebrates the publication's history and present with hundreds of stunning photographs dating from its very beginnings to its most recent collaborations, including shots by Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh and Patrick Demarchelier. Organised chronologically, it is a covetable collector's tome representing the last 150 years of fashion, beauty and lifestyle.' --Image magazine 'Dress Demi Moore in a satin organza dress and Alexander McQueen Python shoes. Take her out to the desert. Put her on a spiralling staircase that spirals to nowhere (because that's the kind of prop you have to hand on this kind of shoot). Oh, and throw in a giraffe. Fashion doesn't have to be about excess but, let's be honest, it can be so much fun when it is. This 2010 cover of the American fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar was for the magazine's subscribers only. It's now being shared in a new book that celebrates 150 years of the magazine's history. It's a richly storied one. In the 19th century the magazine published stories by Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy. Man Ray, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol were all contributors at one time or another and the magazine was home to the genius that was art director Alexey Brodovitch. And its gilded past has a gilded present. This century the magazine under the editorship of Glenda Bailey has gone from strength to strength. Hence this Mark Seliger image. Oh, and just so you know, according to Demi Moore, the giraffe had bad breath.' The Herald 'AMERICA'S first fashion magazine, Harper's Bazaar, is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. To mark the occasion, it has released this fabulous book full of its most iconic work. Whether you're interested in style or substance, you can pore over illustrations, articles and glamour at its finest (including the model in the 1963 bubble series above), and track the magazine's progress from broadsheet to fashion bible.' Daily Mail 'A sumptuous collection of some of the celebrated fashion magazine's most stunning and iconic photographs.' --Mail on Sunday