Innehållsförteckning för May 2023 från Harper's Bazaar

BEAUTY IS A WORD that has become exceedingly squishy. By most traditional definitions, it’s used to describe something aesthetically or emotionally pleasing. Beauty, we’re told, is something we need to look for—something rare and exotic and always slightly out of reach. Beauty should be easy, though. It is abundant and plentiful. It is something that we can define (and redefine) for ourselves in every aspect and at every stage of our lives. This issue is about how we learn to do that. It’s a reminder to do that. Because that’s what makes us all beautiful. On Changkou: Dress, LOUIS VUITTON. High Jewelry necklace, BULGARI. On Nobis: Pillow T-shirt and pillow, JW ANDERSON. Trainée d’étoiles earrings, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS. On Garcia: Hooded dress, SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO. Elsa Peretti…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Go full bloom with a TOP-HANDLE BAG.…

PEAK FORM Rash guards, biker-short bottoms, and tops with wide straps offer extra support and coverage. HANG LOOSE Top things off with a worn-in vintage tee or your softest sweater.…

Richard Avedon once won a teenage poetry contest. It’s a tiny factoid that bobs like a buoy in the great sea of accolades that has surrounded his body of work as a photographer—one he began creating at Harper’s Bazaar in the waning days of the Second World War and continued to reshape until his death in 2004 at the age of 81. Avedon’s winning entry in the 1941 Scholastic Art & Writing competition was a poem called “Wanderlust,” in which the narrator appears eager to leave home in search of new people, places, and experiences despite those who caution him to take a more conventional path. It begins with the couplet “You must not think because my glance is quick / To shift from this to that, from here to…

THE DAYS OF COMPLICATED CONTOUR are gone, says celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic, the patron saint of the makeup technique. “The new wave of sculpting is refreshingly softer, looks good in daylight, and can be done in one swipe,” he adds. Unlike muddy formulas of the past, the latest contour products are easy to use, come in expansive shades, and can even double as bronzers. “It’s a misconception that contour needs to be gray,” says celebrity makeup artist Danessa Myricks, noting that slightly warmer hues are actually the best option for deeper skin tones. A good rule of thumb when choosing a contour color is to pick one that’s about two shades darker than your foundation, says Dedivanovic. Myricks adds that today’s balmlike formulas are so subtle, you can wear…

Rising RUNWAY star AKON CHANGKOU on just HOW FAR seeing the BEAUTY IN YOURSELF can take you I’m one of eight. I have six sisters and one brother, and I thought I was the ugly one in my family for so My siblings have a Miss Universe–type beauty, and I’m more unconventional. I’m quite small, about five foot seven, but we run with five foot nine for work. Now that I’m doing well, I’m exposing my height, but at the time I didn’t see myself succeeding. I studied psychology at Adelaide University [in Australia], but I dropped out after two years. I didn’t know how to stick to something. I wasn’t keen on being at uni for six years and then getting a job. I felt like my success was…

“I love SITTING in SILENCE … and just LETTING EVERYTHING be PRESENT.” CUBAN AMERICAN MODEL DEVYN GARCIA on when she feels MOST COMFORTABLE in her OWN SKIN: when there’s NOTHING ON IT The most beautiful person I know is my mom. She loves using natural oils; she rolls them on and layers them. I don’t know if it’s her pheromones, but they smell so good on her. Any woody or beachy scent reminds me of my dad. When I was growing up in Miami, he always wore one of the Tom Ford colognes with wood, and he smelled salty from when he went surfing. I’m half Cuban and have a really small family. We Nochebuena; we do the whole cake with the baby Jesus inside, and whoever gets the little…

HIRO HIRO’S CONCEPTUAL APPROACH to photography helped define the look and feel of Harper’s Bazaar in the 1960s. Having served as Richard Avedon’s assistant in the mid-1950s, he soon became a mainstay at the magazine himself, creating colorful, often surreal imagery that was rigorously planned and precisely executed. He also had a sharp sense of humor. By now, we know to be wary of the sun, of the ravages that UV rays can wage on unprotected skin. But back when Hiro first started shooting for Bazaar, the acronym SPF had not yet entered the popular lexicon and the sun was still something people basked in with glorious abandon. As Bazaar looked ahead to the summer of 1963, the magazine thought the better of that, though. In a May-issue piece titled…

NOW THAT YOU HAVE OUR MAY ISSUE, GET READY TO SHOP IT. Look for the SBZ icon next to an item in HARPER’S BAZAAR: It means the item is available to buy on SHOPBAZAAR.COM—the online store brought to you by our editors. We’ve partnered with the best specialty boutiques, most coveted designers, and prestige beauty brands to present the must-have fashion and beauty edit of the season, in a shopping destination that’s open around the clock and around the world. SHOPPING AT SHOPBAZAAR.COM IS EASIER THAN EVER. SCAN THE CODE WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE TO DISCOVER OUR EDITORS’ PICKS FROM THE BUZZIEST BRANDS. SBZ = BUY ON SHOPBAZAAR.COM…

SINGLE FILE Raise your maillot game by choosing a suit with metal accents, ruching, or contrasting piping. SHEER ELEGANCE Kick it all up a notch by adding a pair of diaphanous wide-leg pants and ultrasleek extras.…

HOLLY GOLIGHTLY exits a New York City taxi cab at dawn in front of the Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. She’s wearing a black evening gown, opera gloves, and a multistrand pearl and rhinestone necklace. The camera pans up the facade of the building, with its Atlas clock and revolving doors, then returns to Golightly, who is gazing at the window display as she sips coffee and munches on a Danish. With the iconic opening of the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the jeweler entered the realm of pop-culture mythology. In the publicity photos for the film, actress Audrey Hepburn traded her costume jewelry for a necklace set with the spectacular 128.54-carat yellow Tiffany Diamond. Now the two things most emblematic of Tiffany—the Fifth Avenue…

LIPSTICK IS getting the couture treatment with the launch of Dior Rouge Premier ($400). The sleek refillable ceramic tube is crafted by porcelain experts Bernardaud. Five years in the making, all 5,000 limited-edition lipsticks feature a hand-applied motif from the fashion house’s toile de Jouy pattern. They’re available in 12 exclusive shades dreamed up by Peter Philips, creative and image director for Dior Makeup. An infusion of 24 karat gold and conditioning jojoba oil, shea butter, and hibiscus extract lends a luminous matte finish, with each ingredient thoughtfully chosen as if it were thread or pearls at the brand’s atelier, notes Philips. This is a lipstick designed to be passed down through generations, like a set of porcelain china or Dior’s timeless Book Tote. In the spirit of couture, Philips…

MODEL, STYLE STAR, and MOM IRINA SHAYK on LEARNING to LOVE her IMPERFECTIONS for the SAKE of her DAUGHTER When I was a young girl, I always admired my grandmother. She was my icon in basically everything. She was strong and positive and all about natural beauty. She never wore makeup and would use this stuff from the fridge, like strawberries or cucumbers, for her face. She was always so positive and grateful for every day and was like, “Always be yourself. Be kind to people.” That’s what true beauty is. Motherhood definitely shined a light on me, [like] “Oh, you’re a mother, you’re busy, but you still have time for yourself and you don’t have to change who you are.” Sometimes I wake up and I feel cute and…

In the spring of 2022, Rose Gramuglia Santiago arrived at a penthouse suite in downtown Manhattan. There was a waiting room that was tastefully appointed with plants and books. In a darkened treatment room, Santiago lay in a reclining chair as a nurse explained the dose of ketamine she would receive through an intramuscular shot. Santiago had the distinct impression that she went into a tunnel or outer space. In that first journey, she wondered if she had died. She did six sessions, twice a week for three weeks. “In one session, I recall screaming, ‘Help! Help! Am I dead? I can’t be dead! I have two kids,’” she says. “And there was no one there holding my hand or reassuring me that I was okay.” Ketamine has been FDA-approved…

FEATURED TRACKS 1 “IF WE WERE VAMPIRES” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 2 “EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING” Lauryn Hill 3 “NO OTHER WAY” Jack Johnson 4. “DEEP STAYS DOWN” Larkin Poe 5 “LONGEST APOCALYPSE” Harris Harper 6. “CLAP YOUR HANDS” Jessy Wilson 7. “BOYFRIENDS” Harry Styles 8. “FIVE YEARS” David Bowie 9. “THE MAGIC NUMBER” De La Soul 10. “I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL” Eric B. & Rakim 11. “MAKE LOVE” The Jack Moves 12. “I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE” Nina Simone 13. “LOVER, YOU SHOULD’VE COME OVER” Jeff Buckley 14. “I CAN” Nas 15. “MOVE ON UP” Curtis Mayfield 16. “MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY)” Marvin Gaye 17. “REDEMPTION DAY” Sheryl Crow 18. “DON’T OWE YOU A THANG” Gary Clark Jr. Listen to…

WHY DON’T YOU…? TIE IT all together with a PRINTED SCARF.…

NET WORTH Stay cool—and refined—in a crochet top with lightweight shorts and chunky sandals. COMMON TIES The string bikini is summer’s most versatile layering piece, doubling as a bra top.…

The best street style on display was not found in one of the four cities that anchor Fashion Week; nor was it seen during the usual seasonal churn in March and September. Instead, it was at Chanel’s Métiers d’art show, which took place in early December in Dakar, Senegal. The brand flew in 165 clients and editors, but the audience also included more than 550 locals, including musicians, designers, stylists, and artists. And they were dressed: wrap dresses in purple and persimmon tones with matching head wraps, many of which were secured with Chanel logo brooches. One woman stacked her braids on her head, creating a crown nearly a foot high, and draped them with Chanel charms. Another wore a sleeveless macramé robe over a blue kimono embroidered with dragons.…

SENSITIVE SKIN “The absolute foundation of a routine for sensitive skin is a really good moisturizer,” says New York dermatologist Whitney Bowe. “If your skin is not hydrated, then your barrier is compromised, and the microbiome is out of balance, and you won’t benefit from any of the fancy, sophisticated actives.” Whether your skin is naturally reactive or just temporarily sensitized, she advises avoiding excessive alcohols, along with strong fragrances and essential oils, in favor of the soothing, barrier-boosting ingredients found in the products below. COMBINATION SKIN (1–7) This is the Goldilocks of skin types. “It isn’t consistent throughout,” says Birmingham, Alabama, dermatologist Corey Hartman, making a one-size-fits-all product hard to find. “Avoiding harsh ingredients on either end of the spectrum is probably the most important thing when thinking of…

Around the new year, everyone’s face changed—not in real life but on the glowing screens of social media. Friends replaced their usually sober, realistic profile photos with sleek cartoon avatars of AI portraits. Suddenly, everyone wanted to look like they’d been subsumed by a video game. People who I did not think particularly cared about the face they presented on social media posted endless carousels of themselves as fairy queens and dragon slayers and mistresses of a vague martial art. AI face-morphing capabilities continued apace; months later, TikTok released its Bold Glamour filter, a revelation that subtly widens one’s eyes, thins one’s nose, plumps one’s lips, and smooths one’s skin. The marvel is that this new hybrid face moves in real time on your screen, the sleight of hand nearly…

CATWALK and CAMPAIGN VETERAN JULIA NOBIS on DEFINING BEAUTY on her OWN TERMS When I was growing up in Australia, the absolute peak of beauty was Miranda Kerr and Elle Macpherson. Beachy, big boobs, that kind of thing. They are certainly very beautiful. But as a grown-up, I’m like, that’s not the only form of beauty. Not that I thought I was incredibly ugly or anything up, but I never would have used the term beautiful to describe myself. In my family, makeup was never a huge thing. No really wore much, beyond like a little bit of mascara. That was the most any of the women in my family would wear. In the modeling industry, I’ve learned to appreciate more graphic-type expressions of beauty, just in terms of crazy…