The Harpers Bazaar Years 1929-1970 marking the return of Harpers&Queen to Bazaar (UK)

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I was pleasantly surprised to find a booklet in this month's Harpers & Queen recounting the history of British Harpers' Bazaar which was launched in the UK in 1929 (it had begun in New York in 1867!).

It was only in the 1970's that Harpers Bazaar merged with Queen magazine because of the latter's fierce competition to become what we now know as Harpers & Queen. It became known for chronicling the gossip of upper class society.

However in the past few years, Harpers & Queen have begun to shift its focus back to its original purpose - showcasing fashion and the arts. So from March 2006, Harpers & Queen will revert back to its original title - HARPERS BAZAAR!

I would highly recommend picking the Feb issue up just for this booklet. A fascinating history with plenty of pics. But if you can't, I've decided to post the pics anyway! I have split them up by decade.

All pics scanned from Harpers & Queen February 2006

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First UK Cover - Oct 1929


Illustration by Christian Berard for a story 'The colours that go with red' in Dec 1934


Apr 1930


Dec 1931 (Illustrated by Erte)


Katherine Hepburn editorial from Aug 1936


Raoul Dufy's illustration of the coronation of King George VI in May 1937 (love Dufy's childlike illustrations...)


Illustration of new collection by Coco Chanel in Sept 1938


Model posing on the Eiffel Tower in 1939


After the announcement of WW2 - Oct/Nov 1939 (Love the way it says 'Fashion as usual' )

All pics scanned from Harpers & Queen Feb 2006

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Sept 1941


May 1941


Bette Davis in Marc 1944, Models wearing Derry & Toms from June 1941


Dec 1941


Fashion story featuring post-war styles from June 1942


Dec 1947


Illustration of a 'New Look' from Daly's of Glasgow from Jan 1948 (New Look on the cheap...)


April 1949 (Such a beautiful pose...)


Story featuring Dorian Leigh in a hat by Paulette from Oct 1949 (Looks very 60's to me)

All pics scanned from Harpers & Queen February 2006

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Oct 1955


Apr 1956 (Don't think I've seen a model so small on a magazine cover )


Fashion story from Dec 1956 (looks very contemporary IMO)


Feb 1959


Sept 1959


Audrey Hepburn in the 'Paris Pursuit' story from Sept 1959 (That tulip dress is just breathtaking on her )


June 1959

All pics scanned from Harpers & Queen February 2006

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Joint US/UK Biannual 1961 fashion supplement (What I would give to have this...!)


Sept 1960


Sept 1961


May 1963 (Love the dramatic headscarf)


March 1969 - New Look Harper's Bazaar


May 1969 (What a stunning cover....one of my faves!)


June 1969


Oct 1969 - To mark their 40th anniversary. Love the two models of the 20's and 60's posing like that.


Fashion spread from Oct 1969 (Aviator/Mod?)


Fashion story from Oct 1969

All pics scanned from Harpers & Queen February 2006

[kimair]

wow these are great!

thanks for posting susie...

i especially like the fourth pic in post #5...

[.francesca]

thank you so much susie! i love stuff like this - when you can see an actual, physical timeline of the life of a magazine (or anything, really) it really puts into perspective the changing eras. i LOVE that aviator look from 69...i'm like, totally gawking over here.

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And finally the H&Q period....



Feb 1976, July 1986, Oct 1993, Nov 2005

Here are the thumbnails for the whole booklet if you want to read the history which is superb!





All pics and text scanned from Harpers & Queen February 2006

[slingback]

Oh, thank you, susie bubble! I too love these fashions/product evolutions through the years. So informative!

[fashionista-ta]

Thanks for posting, Susie ... I hadn't know the history of Harpers & Queen. Love the Deco covers ... isn't anyone going to point out the horror of the celeb editorials???

[liberty33r1b]

very, very inspirational!!

[jennifer~]

Hadn't traced the relation, thanks, and all this time I've been wondering whether Bazaar and Queen were so much as distant cousins It's been too long they've managed to share fairly little in common...

[seasecrets]

awesome! thanks for posting this.