Same, I like Kendrick, he’s great live and I’m sure the SB will be a memorable one, but he has no relevance in womenswear. Magazines are just so starved these days, really doing anything to sell.. they’d feature underage Disney stars if they could.This might work for a Rolling Stone cover but I don't see it fitting for a women's fashion mag like Bazaar.
Interesting…Steve McQueen on the cover of Bazaar is one of their most iconic. This is not it. Samira at this point just has a personal vendetta against this publication and wants to drive it to the ground and I’m sorry but the Bazaar woman doesn’t care about hip-hop.
I don’t think there’s a niche audience for Harper’s Bazaar.I think a lot of magazines face the same dilemma - do you remain blandly mainstream or do you start speaking to a niche audience?
US Bazaar often ends up flip-flopping between the two options, so even if it starts going down one road, you still end up with Paris Hilton or a K-pop star on the cover.
As an aside, looking through the past few months, Samira doesn't get enough credit for how often she puts models on the cover, Gisele, Anok, Naomi have all taken their turn recently.
You don't see that with US Vogue these days, you're lucky if you get Kendall or Kaia as your 'model' cover.
Vogue US is still the most important voice culturally and in terms of influence in the fashion industry. The relationship with celebrity is about co-dependancy and they can really have an impact on a model’s career.