Harper's Bazaar

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 PERFORMANCE

KAMASI WASHINGTON • “When you go to see JAZZ live, EVERYONE on the stage is going to EXPRESS THEMSELVES,” says KAMASI WASHINGTON. “It’s an open DIALOGUE.”

Harper’s Bazaar

WHY DON’T YOU…? • The Month in CULTURE and STYLE

Smooth OPERATOR • BOTTEGA VENETA’s supple leather LIBERTA BAG is a sublime—and supremely versatile—wardrobe SUPERSTAR, worn on-shoulder for DAY and as a clutch for NIGHT, with a braided loop CLOSURE

Extended PLAY

Tall ORDER • RISE to any OCCASION in the season’s SUMPTUOUS assortment of THIGH-HIGH BOOTS

Artistic FRAME • MAX MARA’s new range of PASTICCINO CLUTCHES is a celebration of JAPANESE CRAFT, made from SILK FLORAL JACQUARDS from a 181-year-old KIMONO TEXTILE WORKSHOP in KYOTO and topped with handwoven HAORI-CORD SPHERES

Well ADORNED

SMALL Wonders • MINI WATCHES have long been relegated to COCKTAIL HOUR, but with classic BEZELS and sleek BLACK LEATHER STRAPS, the latest crop is more than READY for PRIME TIME

RIPE Time • A new version of PATEK PHILIPPE’S GOLDEN ELLIPSE applies the techniques of HIGH JEWELRY to one of the watchmaker’s signature styles, with an ULTRASLIM BODY and a hand-assembled ROSE-GOLD CHAIN BRACELET made from more than 300 LINKS

WATCH REPORT • Build out your COLLECTION with TIMEPIECES that offer elegant TWISTS on traditional STYLES with bold SETTINGS and unexpected DETAILS

TOP Billing • A BEJEWELED BROOCH and a whimsical mix of STATEMENT NECKLACES lend softness and shine to a CRISP BUTTON-DOWN and COMFY CARDIGAN

SHOPPING LIST: Bohemian Luxury

“WHAT Are You WEARING?” • Activist AMANDA NGUYEN on turning that question into a RALLYING CRY for SURVIVORS of SEXUAL ASSAULT everywhere

JUDITH JAMISON and KYLE ABRAHAM on the LIFE and LEGACY of legendary choreographer ALVIN AILEY, the subject of a major new exhibition

The PACKING List

SKIRTING the Issue • SHARP TROUSERS have ruled the runways recently, but FALL 2024 ushered in a full-on RETURN of the SKIRT. Could our fashion news director, an avowed pants person, be converted by its CHARMS?

FASHION AND CULTURE

PEAK Form • Head for the HILLS (or higher) for a slew of spots that deliver DRAMATIC SCENERY and COOLER CLIMES

POP Chops • What does HAIR have to do with MUSIC? EVERYTHING. Here, architects of POP-STAR hair reveal how a DEFINING LOOK can INSPIRE fanatic DEVOTION.

A FAMILY Affair • FENDI puts the F in FRAGRANCE with a SUITE OF NEW SCENTS inspired by its ROOTS

EDITORS’ FAVORITES

It’s WINONA! • WINONA RYDER on REVISITING Beetlejuice, STICKING it OUT in HOLLYWOOD, and STAYING OFF SOCIAL MEDIA

In CHARACTER • A PREVIEW of fall’s BEST CLOTHES, worn by a CAST of SINGULAR PERFORMERS and PERSONALITIES who always BRING THE ENTIRETY of themselves to everything they do—in ART, FASHION, and LIFE

DATING AFTER the APPS • Was there such a thing as LOVE before Bumble, Tinder, and Hinge? How a generation of RELATIONSHIP SEEKERS that came of age SWIPING is now looking to MEET PEOPLE in NEW (and some very old) ways.

PETER LINDBERGH APRIL 1993