A Retrospective : US Harper's Bazaar under Anthony Mazzola (1972–1992)

[Jacek]

Thanks for the posting @blueorchid. It’s definitely a solid education of the brand pre-Liz x Fabien Bazaar. Can’t say that Anthony lacked a distinct sensibility— but can’t say I like it either. It’s so of its period and that’s there’s no mistaking it for any era but the tacky 80s LOL Just too 80s musical theatre/Broadway/piano bar mums and their gay BFF in aesthetic for my preference… The cluttered layout alone is a turn-off— like the overstuffed closet of a musical theatre diva’s dressing room… You can smell the suffocating, heaviness of YSL’s Opium; feel the dry, crunchiness of the cans upon cans of aerosol hairspray used in these shoots; hear Duran Duran on the sound system in Scavullo’s studio; ...the massive amount of coke casually shared...

I remember someone once wrote that before Liz x Fabien swept in to revolutionize Bazaar (and the standards of fashion publications in general), it had become this dusty department store catalogue by the late-80s. That’s something interesting to look forward to LOL

Very astute observations @Phuel, but one has to remember that it is of its time, as you say. And as such is an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of that period.
It is definitely extremely garish in retrospect but thus were the 80s. Every art form has to go through periods of evolution and turmoil to find a new path.

 

[VBE]

Very astute observations @Phuel, but one has to remember that it is of its time, as you say. And as such is an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of that period.
It is definitely extremely garish in retrospect but thus were the 80s. Every art form has to go through periods of evolution and turmoil to find a new path.

I also think it’s very important to remember that taste is extremely subjective. For me, I miss the beautiful robust women and photography of that era. I miss the warmth and the glamour. So, as a model who appeared in multiple editorials in Anthony’s Bazaar, and as a consumer, I DO NOT find or share the opinion that it is “an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of the period” and certainly DO NOT agree that it was “extremely garish in retrospect.” Every era comes with good and bad ideas. In this era looking like a depressed and androgynous 12 year old seems to be very of the moment. I personally can’t stand it. Again taste is very subjective and I’m old enough to know that despite what we are told, no one is really an authority on it.

 

[Jacek]

I also think it’s very important to remember that taste is extremely subjective. For me, I miss the beautiful robust women and photography of that era. I miss the warmth and the glamour. So, as a model who appeared in multiple editorials in Anthony’s Bazaar, and as a consumer, I DO NOT find or share the opinion that it is “an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of the period” and certainly DO NOT agree that it was “extremely garish in retrospect.” Every era comes with good and bad ideas. In this era looking like a depressed and androgynous 12 year old seems to be very of the moment. I personally can’t stand it. Again taste is very subjective and I’m old enough to know that despite what we are told, no one is really an authority on it.

De gustibus non est disputandum.

 

[VBE]

De gustibus non est disputandum.

Maybe not, but that doesn’t change that it’s quite subjective. Also, what’s stylish and chic at one moment in time is not in another. I’ve lived long enough to see things come and go.

 

[avonlea002]

For me, I miss the beautiful robust women and photography of that era. I miss the warmth and the glamour.

That's precisely why I love that era so much.

 

[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"The Rising Stars"
Photographers: Marco Glaviano, Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Lonette McKee, Catherine Oxenberg, Pamela Stephenson, Patty Smyth



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"Your Complete Guide to Self-Confidence"
Photographers: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Jeanette Hallen, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"How to Make Your Hair Thick"
Photographers: Patrick Demarchelier
Models: Jennifer Beals, Terry Farrell



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"Hot Colors Bold Shapes"
Photographer: Bill Silano
Model: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"The Go-For-It Appeal of Esprit"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Terry Farrell


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"Keep Your Eye On... The Lauren Look for Spring"
Photographer: Art Kane
Models: Renée Simonsen, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"Hits of the Season: Big Shirts"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Terry Farrell, Jennifer Beals, Sela Ward



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"The Softer Side of New York"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Renata Vackova, Kirsten Allen



Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"Great Getaway Clothes"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Models: Unknown, Kathy Ireland


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"This Season—Your Prints Charming"
Photographer: Tony McGee
Featuring: Phoebe Cates



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"The Hot Accessory: Graphics and Glitz"
Photographer: Art Kane
Model: Talisa Soto?



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"A Little Night Fling"
Photographer: Jacques Malignon
Model: Larra Harris



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Keep Your Eye on Fashion... Karl Lagerfeld's Extraordinary Talent"
Photographers: Francesco Scavullo, Bill Silano
Featuring: Karl Lagerfeld, Ashley Richardson



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Keep Your Eye on Music... The Extravagant Gesture"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Franco Zeffirelli, Apollonia Kotero



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Keep Your Eye on Movies... The Many Mods of Mariel
Photographers: Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Mariel Hemingway


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Keep Your Eye on Art... Women in the Vanguard"
Photographers: Francesco Scavullo, Hans Namuth, Robert Mappelthorpe
Featuring: Louise Bourgeois, Helen Frankenthaler, Linda Benglis, Louisa Chase, Jennifer Bartlett



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Keep Your Eye on Television... Stewart Shines On / Keep Your Eye on Theater... Glenda's Return"
Photographers: Milton H. Green, David Bailey
Featuring: James Stewart, Glenda Jackson



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"The New Look, The New Life—Today's Working Woman"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Featuring: Joan Severance, Evangeline Ames, Susan Forristal, Heather Evans



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Morning-After Makeovers: How To Go From Blah To Beautiful"
Photographer: Bill Silano
Models: Unknown, Ashley Richardson



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Pattern Powered Sweaters"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Models: Ashley Richardson, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"If You Want Energetic, Individualized Sportswear Why Not Guess?"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Jennifer Beals, Sela Ward



Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Prints For Day: Loud & Clear "
Photographer: Jacques Malignon
Models: Unknown


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[snmkytkn]

Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"The Softer Side of New York"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Kirsten Allen, Unknown

Unknown is Renata Wackova I think.

 

[snmkytkn]

Harper's Bazaar February 1985
"Your Complete Guide to Self-Confidence"
Photographers: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Unknown

Jeannette Hallen in the first and third pictures.

 

[snmkytkn]

Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Keep Your Eye on Fashion... Karl Lagerfeld's Extraordinary Talent"
Photographers: Francesco Scavullo, Bill Silano
Featuring: Karl Lagerfeld, Unknown

Harper's Bazaar March 1985
"Pattern Powered Sweaters"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Models: Unknown

Ashley Richardson. The brunette is unknown to me too.

 

[blueorchid]

@snmkytkn Thanks! I'm so bad at recognizing... um... most models, lol.

 

[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Hotshot Pearls & White Leather"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Model: Kirsten Allen



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Tune-ing Up: Grooming News For Men"
Photographer: Jacques Malignon, Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Tommy Tune



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Diamonds & Denim"
Photographer: Tony McGee
Model: Kirsten Allen, Renée Simonsen



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Cellulite-Free in Two Weeks"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Model: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Splash! In Swimwear"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Model: Kirsten Allen, Beth Rupert



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Keep Your Eye On... The Poet of Obsession"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Bare, Body-Defining, Beautiful Dresses"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Kirsten Allen, Beth Rupert



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Wrist Craft"
Photographer: Bill Silano



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Paris"
Photographer: Tony McGee
Models: Gail Elliott, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Intimate Relationships"
Photographer: Art Kane
Models: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"75 All-Out Fashion Finds"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Models: Nancy DeWier, Nancy Decker, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar April 1985
"Fast-Lane Flats"
Photographer: Kei Ogata


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[justaguy]

Love the Art Kane story, but it seems so random for Bazaar to publish it. Doesn't really fit with their esthetics of the time.

 

[blueorchid]

Love the Art Kane story, but it seems so random for Bazaar to publish it. Doesn't really fit with their esthetics of the time.

They're really nice, I'm enjoying his editorials! It seems like around this era of Bazaar there were two different camps of photographers and I can't quite describe the difference (also I'm too lazy to bother), with Art Kane, Bill Silano, Tony McGee doing stylized/dreamy/sultry editorials and then "typical" 80s ones (which isn't to degrade them).

 

[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Plump to Perfect: Your 7-Day Body Makeover Guide"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Model: Kelly Emberg



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"The High-Tech Tan"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Kirsten Allen, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"The Best Bodies in Modeling"
Photographers: Francesco Scavullo, Mike Reinhardt, Marco Glaviano
Models: Christie Brinkley, Renata Vackova, Paulina Porizkova



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Warm-Weather Watercolors"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Kirsten Allen, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Keep Your Eye on... Television"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Faye Dunaway


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Bazaar's Best Body Awards"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Jerry Hall, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ali MacGraw, The Girls of Grind



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"What It Takes To Be A Top Model: 10 Hot Tips"
Photographers: Patrick Demarchelier, Marco Glaviano, Stan Malinowski, Bill Silano, Rico Puhlmann, Francesco Scavullo
Models: Renata Vackova, Kelly Emberg, Kelly LeBrock, Carol Alt, Kim Alexis, Jennifer Burry, Isabella Rossellini, Reneé Simonsen, Christie Brinkley, Kirsten Allen



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Pretty-As-A-Picture: A Model Makeover"
Photographer: Kei Ogata
Model: Erin MacArthur



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Body-Sculpting Swimsuits"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Model: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar May 1985
"Night Stars"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Jennifer Burry, Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar June 1985
"The Best Clothes In America $50 And Under"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Models: Carol Alt, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar June 1985
"Unconventional Couples"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Kelly Emberg, Rod Stewart



Harper's Bazaar June 1985
"Update Your Looks! Post-Grad Makeover Guide"
Photographer: Kei Ogata
Featuring: Gabriella Lorenzotti



Harper's Bazaar June 1985
"Post-Grad Makeover Guide: Career Fashions"
Photographer: Ron Lynch
Model: Willow Bay



Harper's Bazaar June 1985
"Summerproof Beauty"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Featuring: Joanna Pacula


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