Innehållsförteckning för May 2021 från Harper's Bazaar

Beauty, it has been said, is only skin deep. But that notion of beauty barely scratches the surface. Beauty is an elemental part of fashion, the clay that designers reshape and remold each season into newer and ever more vital visions. Beauty is bound up in identity, with who we are and how we feel on a deeper, more profound level. It’s a ritual, an art, a way of seeing—something that reveals itself all around us if we just open ourselves up to looking for it. This issue explores beauty from a wide range of perspectives, from the best products and practices to make you feel most like yourself, to how we all reckon with beauty in a more personal way. The common denominator is that there is none—beauty means…

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FOR THE SEASON PREMIERE OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN THE FALL OF 2020, COMEDIAN CHLOE FINEMAN PUT ON A BROWN WIG WITH LONG BEACHY WAVES, A BRIGHT FLORAL BLOUSE, AND STRETCHED HER FACE INTO DISTINCT, EXPERTLY CRAFTED CONTORTIONS. “I am just like you, a boho, free spirit, mommy, mother, movie star!” she exclaimed with pitch-perfect vocal fry, lovingly yet precisely skewering Drew Barrymore and her new talk show. Fineman’s impersonations have been a compelling reason to watch SNL. Her ascent has coincided with one of the strangest periods in the history of the show, amid a seemingly endless pandemic and during one of the most polarizing election seasons in recent memory, with an audience still largely on lockdown. The 32-year-old’s chameleonic impressions have served as a tonic—some low-stakes levity when…

You know what they say: Prevention is always better than cure. Instead of trying to erase signs of aging after they’ve crept up on your face, support your body’s natural ability to create collagen, a protein that fends off fine lines, with high-quality and nourishing nutrients. We reach for Rae Wellness’s Vegan Collagen Boost Capsules to do just that. Formulated with vitamin C (which helps revitalize cells) and bamboo (rich in vitamins and minerals that support skin growth), it’s easy to pop two a day and support your skin from within.…

Weeks after I delivered my baby girl, my friend Melissa, who has two kids, called to tell me all of the Stuff She Wished People Told Her. I don’t remember the whole of the phone call; I’m sure there was talk about the Frida frozen maxi pads that I wore for a month or how terrifying it is to cut a baby’s fingernails. But one piece of wisdom remains clear: “You need to get yourself a pelvic floor therapist,” she said. I hadn’t given any thought to my own pelvic floor beyond scheduling the standard six-week postpartum follow-up appointment. As much as we love babies, in the U.S. there’s still a real stigma around what actually happens to a woman’s body after she gives birth. It’s not like that everywhere:…

“I think it’s so BEAUTIFUL how DIFFERENT everybody LOOKS. I wish people could CELEBRATE THAT.” As a child, I loved having strange haircuts. I went from having a short bob with fringe to short in the front, long in the back. Looking different from other kids made me feel beautiful. I find it such a shame when you see young girls all doing the same kind of shaping of their face, and all trying to look the same way. Because in the end, I think it’s so beautiful how different everybody looks. I wish people could celebrate that. For me as a woman, I feel beautiful when I feel happy with myself; when I look at myself in the mirror and think: “Go get them. You’re a strong woman; you…

“BEAUTY is very much LINKED to my feeling HAPPY, COMFORTABLE, CONTENT, and SAFE.” In my younger years, it wasn’t that I didn’t care, but I was young and innocent, so I hadn’t even started thinking about [beauty]. My family are proper tight, and I felt not necessarily beautiful, but I felt comfortable. As soon as I went to boarding school [at 13], I didn’t have that. I was like, “Oh, my God, I’m growing up, and I don’t have the comforts of home,” and I was thrown into this setting that’s predominantly white, and it was too much. That’s not necessarily an attack on my parents, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot over the past year, with the resurgence of Black Lives Matter and unpacking this idea…

I have always believed that our differences are our gifts, our superpowers. What makes someone beautiful to me is what also makes them unique. One of the aspects of pre-pandemic life I miss the most is walking down the streets of New York City and seeing all the different, beautiful faces rushing past me. Our cover stars—Precious Lee, Hailey Bieber, Adwoa Aboah, Liu Wen, and Rianne Van Rompaey—are some of the most sought-after models in fashion. But they are also real women with real aspirations and real insecurities, and together represent a fuller picture of beauty. Beauty is not singular; it exists in each and every one of us. As Precious Lee tells our features director, Kaitlyn Greenidge: “I know I’m beautiful. I really don’t need anyone to tell me…

LESLIE ZHANG PHOTOGRAPHER Liu Wen Page 128 “I find true beauty in the radiance and enchantment of Mother Nature, from the dewdrops of spring to the rains of summer.” ANGELICA JADE BASTIÉN WRITER “Isabella Rossellini’s Eternal Flame” Page 148 “I look to find beauty in the everyday, simplistic pleasures that remind me of the joy that comes with being alive—like fresh sunshine on my face, holding my cat, a lush meal, or basking in the laughter and voices of those I love.” AMY TROOST PHOTOGRAPHER Hailey Bieber Page 122 “Beauty is everywhere, sometimes overwhelmingly so. It’s hard not to see it—in each other, in strength, in compassion. In the natural world, and in the layers of the city.” FULVIA FAROLFI MAKEUP ARTIST “Isabella Rossellini’s Eternal Flame” Page 148 “My search…

After graduating from college, TRACIE HERVY studied ARCHITECTURE, worked for a design-build firm, and even made FURNITURE before getting her M.F.A. in CERAMICS. “I liked the idea of making something that becomes part of someone’s life,” explains the artist, who has also ventured into videography and photography. Last October, after years of working in shared studios, Hervy moved into a space of her own in Long Island City, Queens, where she throws an assortment of minimalist stoneware, including bottle vases, mugs, and cylindrical vessels. “One thing I’m not interested in is flash,” she says of her aesthetic. “I love beautiful things that are simple and function well. They don’t need to have fancy surfaces or crazy glazes.” As a result of her 10-hour workdays (she also puts in time on…

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IF MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI’S DESIGNS FOR DIOR HAD A THESIS, IT WOULD BE TO PROVE THAT FEMINISM AND FASHION ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED. As the house’s first female creative director, Chiuri made this clear with her debut collection in September 2016, where models wore T-shirts inscribed with the words we should all be feminists, the result of a partnership with writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Subsequent collections have showcased and uplifted the voices of women artists, scholars, and creators; Chiuri’s designs are often made in collaboration with women artisans around the world, and she tends to cite strong female characters and feminist works of art among her primary inspirations. Novelist and activist Isabel Allende, whose characters in The House of the Spirits helped inspire Chiuri’s 2019 resort collection, has also centered her…

THE ESSAY AT CERTAIN MOMENTS IN MY LIFE I HAVE STUMBLED UPON A BEAUTY SO EXTREME, I HAVE STEPPED BACK IN ALARM. There are some people who I register not so much with the mind as with the body—I turn a corner in Manhattan and it feels like I’ve come across a polar bear. Of course, it’s not just people: I might round the top of a mountain pass and get hit with a vista that leaves me gasping, the air gone suddenly thin. A whale surfaces, a plume rises, and the world becomes holy. Because we are all stuck inside these days, I had a recent encounter with this kind of beauty while sitting on my couch, eating popcorn, and watching Euphoria. Hunter Schafer came on the screen as…

LORO PIANA SESIA BAG FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, LORO PIANA HAS BEEN REGARDED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP PURVEYORS OF LUXURY FABRICS, SPECIALIZING IN CASHMERE, VICUÑA, AND WOOL. BUT THIS SPRING, IT’S ONE OF THE ITALIAN BRAND’S LEATHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT REACH CULT STATUS. Taking its name from the river that cuts through the valley surrounding Borgosesia—the small town in the Piedmont region where Loro Piana is based—the Sesia bag features a fittingly fluid shape defined by subtle curves and rounded edges. Meant to transition seamlessly from work to play, the Sesia is also fully customizable, available in six sizes and in satin smooth leather, grain matte leather, and shiny alligator; and an array of painterly shades, from soft rose to burnt orange, buttercup yellow, and eucalyptus green. Additional…

“There were so FEW THINGS I could CONTROL, so I GRASPED for WHATEVER I COULD.” CRYSTAL HANA KIM, author of IF YOU LEAVE ME In 2020, I was pregnant and living in Brooklyn. As the baby kicked inside me, I worried about having to labor alone, the health of my loved ones, our unraveling world. There were so few things I could control, so I grasped for whatever I could. My skin-care routine was one of those things. I searched for pregnancy-safe products to calm the angry pimples that formed on my chin and forehead. Burt’s Bees Deep Cleansing Cream was the winner. When I rubbed it on, the menthol made my skin tingle. I felt refreshed, comforted. Best of all, it kept my oiliness at bay. I’m still a skin-care enthusiast without any particular loyalties to serums and…

INTO THE WILD Each bar in this Ursa Major National Parks Soap Set ($40 for three; $14 each) has a fresh, woodsy scent that’s so evocative, you can almost hear the pine needles crunching underneath your feet. Five percent of each sale will benefit the National Parks Conservation Association. EVENING AFFAIR IF IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU’VE GONE OUT—LIKE, REALLY GONE OUT—Diptyque’s latest eau de parfum might be in order. Orphéon ($188) transports you to the smoky late-night jazz club adjoining the fragrance house’s Parisian boutique in the 1960s. With cedar, vetiver, patchouli, and jasmine, it’s designed to make you feel sexy and alive. JUST PEACHY DIOR DIORSKIN NUDE LUMINIZER SUMMER DUNE ($50) is your gateway to the allover-bronzed trend for summer. Use a fluffy brush to dust this…

“It’s a continuous JOURNEY to LOVE YOURSELF. It DOESN’T ever STOP.” Having done ballet for 12 years, I have that muscle memory. It plays a big part in my body type and in my athleticism. It’s kept my body healthy, and mentally it taught me how to be committed to something. I started modeling and traveling around the world when I was 17. It’s a business. You have to be disciplined, on time, and want to do it. Everything I learned from being a dancer still contributes to who I am today. I’m so grateful I did it, and I miss it. I have such a deep love for dancers. I’m also really inspired by actresses. I watched that movie I Care a Lot, with Rosamund Pike. Her face is…

MODEL: JULIA NOBIS; FLOWERS AND HAIR: BOB RECINE FOR RODIN; MAKEUP: DIANE KENDAL FOR ZARA BEAUTY; MANICURE: GINA EDWARDS FOR CHANEL LE VERNIS; PRODUCTION: PRODN; PROP STYLING: NOEMI BONAZZI. SEE WHERE TO BUY FOR SHOPPING DETAILS.…

COVERS ON PRECIOUS LEE: Alaïa dress, $2,220. Eric Javits turban, $1,800. ON RIANNE VAN ROMPAEY: Khaite shorts, $500. Cartier [Sur]Naturel High Jewelry necklace, price upon request. ON HAILEY BIEBER: Balenciaga slip top, $3,690. ON LIU WEN: Chanel top, $2,550; skirt, $3,500; belt, $6,250; and earrings, $425. ON ADWOA ABOAH: Dior jumpsuit, price upon request. INSIDE COVER Eric Javits veil, $350 ericjavits.com. EDITOR’S LETTER Page 20 Chanel jumpsuit, price upon request, and blouse, $6,350. 800-550-0005. CONTENTS Page 30 Dior clothing and accessories, prices upon request. Oscar de la Renta caftan, $3,790. MARKET MEMO Page 48 Rolex Day-Date 40, $39,250. Patek Philippe watch, $27,800. BUCKET HATS Page 56 Dior jumpsuit and hat, prices upon request. Cartier Agrafe earrings, $27,200. PORTRAIT MODE Page 58 Messika Paris malachite necklace, $25,200. David Webb totem pendants,…

ANDY WARHOL & JAMES MOORE JULY 1962 BEAUTY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SUBJECTS IN ART. It’s also one that many of the artists who have contributed to Harper’s Bazaar over the years have tackled from a variety of perspectives. This July 1962 image was a collaboration between a then budding Andy Warhol, who got his start doing illustrations for publications like Bazaar, and photographer James Moore, who would go on to shoot numerous fashion stories and covers for the magazine. At the time, the conservatism of the 1950s was beginning to give way to the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s—and with them a more imaginative approach to makeup and expansive notion of what was considered beautiful. “The photo-painting opposite captures this bubbling, bonds-broken mood,” read the accompanying…

Everyone gets older, but not everyone has to look it. Sun exposure, stress, and lack of sleep are some of the biggest skin-aging enemies—and a new soldier has joined their ranks: digital pollution (the blue rays from your computer and phone screen can contribute to brown spots and hyperpigmentation). But these aging-accelerating foes can be conquered with the right tool: The innovative formula of Chantecaille’s Bio Lifting Serum+ is boosted with plant stem cells, peptides, and natural botanicals to brighten, lift, fifirm, and smooth your skin while protecting it from harmful blue light. Gently pat two to three drops onto your skin before you moisturize to reduce the appearance of fine lines, even out splotchy texture, hydrate, and shield your skin from digital rays. It’s the skincare savior you’ll want…

FEATURED TRACKS 1.“TAYF (GHOST)” Mashrou’ Leila 2.“EARLY MORNING BREEZE” Dolly Parton 3.“JISREEN” Eric Vloeimans, Jeroen van Vliet, and Kinan Azmeh 4.“SONG WITHOUT WORDS,” OPUS 109 (1995 REMASTER) Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Jacqueline du Pré with Gerald Moore 5.“GABRIEL’S OBOE” Ennio Morricone, performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Roma Sinfonietta FULL PLAYLIST IN MARCH, RENOWNED CELLIST YO-YO MA GAVE AN IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCE AT HIS LOCAL VACCINATION CLINIC IN THE BERKSHIRES AFTER RECEIVING HIS SECOND DOSE. Throughout the pandemic he held virtual concerts for hospitals and played pop-up shows for frontline workers from a flatbed truck with pianist Emanuel Ax. “Humans are inventive,” Ma says. “We find other ways to reach out when we can’t be physically close together.” He curated a playlist around this issue’s theme of beauty—a notion that, for him,…

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THE WONDROUS FUNGI-INSPIRED CREATIONS IN DUTCH COUTURE DESIGNER IRIS VAN HERPEN’S SPRING 2021 COLLECTION ARE LIKE NOTHING ELSE IN THE FASHION WORLD. Undulating crowns of brass coils top delicate micro-plissé gowns with bodices formed from sinuous silk tendrils. An early adopter of 3-D printing and advocate for sustainability, van Herpen has emerged as a kind of oracle within the fashion industry. She spent lockdown in Amsterdam reading biologist Merlin Sheldrake’s book, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, which describes the hidden world of mycelium, the sprawling underground root-like networks of fungi (the visible part we know as mushrooms are akin to fruit on trees). “It is beautiful to see that within nature there is already this ‘wood wide web’ that shows very…

ANTI-AGING AWARDS OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, WE’VE HAD SOME TIME TO THINK. “THE PANDEMIC HAS BROUGHT TWO TOPICS INTO FOCUS: HEALTH AND HAPPINESS,” SAYS ANDREW JACONO, M.D., A NEW YORK PLASTIC SURGEON. “We’ve spent more time staring at our faces in the mirror or on Zoom, and we also want to emotionally feel like our best selves.” For many, skin care has become the vehicle to attain some of those goals. “The basic steps of cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting with SPF are essential for skin health,” says Karan Lal, M.D., a Shrewsbury, Massachusetts–based derm. After that, the rest is up to you to determine what you want to get out of your routine. We’ve found that taking a few minutes to luxuriate with a lovely product—and making the…

“People are not used to SEEING CONFIDENT, educated, HAPPY, chunky African American girls, and I DON’T CARE. They’re just going to have to GET USED TO IT.” Being from the South has contributed so much to how my family has culturally embraced beauty. I’m so grateful I have my face and my body and I look how I look. Big ups to my parents because I’m such a cute half-and-half version of them. I have such stunning women in my family. My mom is gorgeous. My sister is gorgeous. They are these glamazons walking around, just these really outwardly beautiful people who also have beautiful spirits. When I was growing up, my dad owned hair salons. And when I was in pre-K, I saw this hairstyle on a Just For…

“I think of myself like a SEA SPONGE— I’m ABSORBING everything beautiful in MY LIFE, and that can come from ANYWHERE and EVERYDAY LIFE.” When I was young, no one told me I was beautiful. I was a very tall girl, and I grew up in Yongzhou, China. It’s a city, but it’s not a major one. I dressed more like a tomboy in very slouchy clothing. I was very humble because I didn’t think of myself as beautiful. It wasn’t something I even thought about. In my generation, everyone thought double eyelids were beautiful, and I didn’t have that. I have single eyelids, or mono-lids. But I also did not do surgery. I did my own thing. When the opportunity for modeling came up, it was my mom who…

For 14 years, beginning in the early ’80s, Isabella Rossellini represented beauty’s ideal. As the face of Lancôme, she sold everything from the brand’s iconic Trésor perfume to anti-aging cream. It was a lucrative contract that made her the highest-paid model in the world at the time. Then, in 1995, months shy of her 43rd birthday, Rossellini was unceremoniously dropped by the beauty brand. “‘You cannot represent the dream,’” Rossellini remembers being told. ‘So we have to go to a younger person.’ ” The decision made headlines. “When they let me go, there was a real protest from their clients, the women buying the [antiaging] cream,” she says. “They were offended.” As a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch put it crassly: “Isabella Rossellini sold Lancôme cosmetics by the carload.…