US Harper's Bazaar August 2022 : Tessa Thompson by Collier Schorr

[vogue28]

 

[Kimy Jo]

The shadow and the background roll makes me angry

 

[tigerrouge]

How is someone going to 'take charge' when they're styled like a shredded lampshade? Make the words fit the mood of the fashion.

 

[aracic]

Are we surprised that it looks bad? No, no we are not. Sad to see Tessa wasted on this.

 

[crmsn]

It looks DRY as always. This edition needs an overhaul.

 

[Paul Lintag]

Looks so bland, sooo tacky.
Samira needs to go

 

[dfl-001]

Is this really the best they can do?
US magazines are all so disappointing.

 

[caioherrero]

So you have Tessa and do this? Samira please go.

 

[vogue28]

Bland and lifeless are two words I now associate with Harper's Bazaar, and those words would've never been in my vocabulary during Glenda Bailey's tenure. Another dreary cover from Samira Nasr, who continues to just suck the life out of the magazine and it's painful to witness.

How is this supposed to command the attention of a potential reader down at the newsstand? I'm struggling to find one redeeming quality...

 

[Phuel]

LOL this is actually as good as it gets— it’s Collier: She’s so real, so raw, so authentic blah blah blah. And Samira is all about real, raw, authentic women— zzzzzzzzz zzzzz zzz....

 

[tigerrouge]

Month after month, this magazine embodies a sense of functional depression, like a person who tries to do the right thing, but cannot summon up any real sense of passion about anything in life, and who doesn't have the energy to power a big picture or create a vision. They get through their day and that's that. There's no drive to reach out to the reader, no communication, challenge or seduction created with the images in Bazaar.

Most magazines are a shadow of their former selves, so I wouldn't single out US Bazaar as the only offender, but when I contrast it with Glenda's formula, the Bazaar woman wanted to dress up, look good and get busy. That might have been basic, but it was better than mild depression in printed form.

 

[Deleted member 141523]

Does someone buys Bazaar? Never get why HP still in print while it has a small crowd of readers (maybe a quarter or less of people that buys Vogue or ELLE). Boring and lifeless fashion. What's the point of killing trees if the paper ends in a magazine like that. There's too much responsability here of producing a nice product with all the ecologic impact and it's a good point that media avoids. Is it worthy? Really? The past issue was horrible. If I was the EIC, even if it's a big deal, I would never put a first lady on the cover because the result will be always boring and nothing related to fashion. And now this cover came with zero effort of style and glamour. From those Linda and Anja covers to this present. So sad. It makes me angry. No respect for anything. Legacy, enviroment, the fashion industry, for nothing.

 

[marsnoop2]

I got that summertime summertime sadness

 

[KoV]

Tessa looks good. The makeup and hairstyling are beautiful, the Armani is gorgeous, and I even love the green. But come on, Samira! Energy! Joy! Fantasy! Dial up the Glamor! Something!



Sad thing is, this is their best cover since the December/January issue.

 

[caioherrero]

samira will never be fired because they are afraid of backlash, how can u fire first the black editor of the oldest fashion magazine?

 

[Phuel]

^^^ That’s the unspoken truth that’s oftentimes exploited by many these days that no one wants to admit to. However, I don’t feel that race and politics is a weapon Samira has or would utilize— the way that someone like Edward has done so shamelessly. Her Bazaar likely has its solid base of subscribers that is profitable enough for Hearst to keep her around. There are publications that looks so unprofitable— but they apparently do well enough… It’s as simple as there are enough bland readers that enjoy her forgettable but inoffensive sensibility.

One thing I’ll give Samira is that unlike so many other publications/brands/department stores that have replaced women and the sensuality of femininity with juvenile, and even pubescent children, she’s always placed adult women— styled as women, on and in her Bazaar. Unfortunate that she and her team simply lacks the all-important spark of creative vision and any storytelling fashion sensibility that transcends the everyday. Her Bazaar just doesn’t warrant the effort of any reaction; it’s so polite— and bland, meek and timid.

 

[KoV]

One thing I’ll give Samira is that unlike so many other publications/brands/department stores that have replaced women and the sensuality of femininity with juvenile, and even pubescent children, she’s always placed adult women— styled as women, on and in her Bazaar. Unfortunate that she and her team simply lacks the all-important spark of creative vision and any storytelling fashion sensibility that transcends the everyday. Her Bazaar just doesn’t warrant the effort of any reaction; it’s so polite— and bland, meek and timid.

This is a really good point. It’s refreshing at least to see a magazine that doesn’t feel like it’s constantly catering to the moment, chasing the latest social media darling. I still subscribe. Some months I don’t even wind up looking through my copy, though.

 

[tigerrouge]

And similar to Radhika at Vanity Fair, I've never heard anyone have a bad word to say about them as people. They seem to be hard-working and intelligent, with a genuine desire to do things differently, and people are probably able to work in the office without trepidation that it's going to turn into The Devil Wears Prada.

 

[Deleted member 45369]

Maybe she’s a nice boss but she is certainly not the type of boss that pushes her team to produce their best work. So that doesn’t make her a very good boss imo.

 

[caioherrero]

One friend was her intern back in the day, and told me that she’s not a good person.