Harper's Bazaar France

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Harper's Bazaar France
Harper's Bazaar France logo.svg
Harper's Bazaar France March2023.jpeg
Cover of the March 2023 launch issue, featuring Alaato Jazyper
Editor-in-Chief Olivier Lalanne
Categories Fashion
FrequencyMonthly
Publisher Prisma Media  [ fr ]
Total circulation
(2023)
538,895
First issueMarch 2023
Country France
Based in Paris
LanguageFrench
Website harpersbazaar.fr
ISSN 0754-4782

Harper's Bazaar France (stylised with Bazaar in all caps) is the French edition of the American fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar. The magazine was originally launched in 1983 and ran until 1991, however in 2023 it was relaunched and has been in operation since. [1]

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Background

Harper's Bazaar France is the French edition of the American fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar. The magazine is published ten times per year with merged June/July and December/January issues as is traditional for French fashion publications.

The magazine was originally launched in 1983 and was in print until 1991, [2] this edition was edited by Giuseppe Della Schiava and was published by Les Editions Syds France.

However, in 2023 French Bazaar was relaunched with Olivier Lalanne (ex-Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Hommes and GQ France) as its Editor-in-Chief, [3] before launch Lalanne said in an interview about his vision for the magazine and its launch issue "We looked at the great decades of luxury and fashion, what the codes were and how I could interpret them and make them relevant today". [4]

Circulation

Total circulation (France and international) [5]
Year2023Feb to Jun 2024
Circulation538,895383,276

Editors

EditorStart yearEnd yearRef.
Original (1983–1991)
Lizzette Katan 19831986 [6]
Giuseppe Della Schiava [7]
Revival (2023–present)
Olivier Lalanne 2023present [1]
Intérieurs (2024–present)
Isis-Colombe Combréas2024present [8]

History

Harper's Bazaar France was first launched with the January/February 1983 issue edited by Lizzette Katan and later Giuseppe Della Schiava. [2] [7] Della Schiava was also the editor-in-chief and publisher of Harper's Bazaar Italia. [7]

Bazaar France, March/April 1986 with Tina Chow Harper's Bazaar France MarchApril1986.jpg
Bazaar France, March/April 1986 with Tina Chow

In 1991, French Harper's Bazaar ceased publication after over eight years in print. [2] The magazine was set to be relaunched in 2001 however because of pressure on the number of pages of advertising that the magazine had to have it was never launched. [9]

The return of Harper's Bazaar France was announced in 2013 with plans for the magazine to be published in a partnership between Hearst and Groupe Marie Claire, [10] Alexandra Senes (founder and ex-Editor-in-Chief of Jalouse) was hired as the publications Editor-in-Chief. [11] However between December 2013 and January 2014 the entire team was fired and the launch moved to 2015, [9] however this iteration of the magazine was never launched. [12]

It was announced in September 2022 that Harper's Bazaar would launch in France, [13] under a licensing contract between Hearst and Prisma Media  [ fr ] with the first edition to be published in March 2023. [14] Olivier Lalanne was hired to become Editor-in-Chief whilst Matthias Gurtler (editorial manager of Gala) would be the publication's editorial manager. [4] Constance Jablonski had been approached to become a part of the magazines editorial team, however did not join. [12]

The magazines first issue (March 2023) was released in late February 2023 with four covers all shot by Italian-American photographer Mario Sorrenti. The issue contained interviews with Lana Del Rey, Florian Zeller and editorials featuring Angelina Kendall, [15] Karolina Spakowski, [16] Loli Bahia and more. [17] Along with this the page count was over 300 with 100 of that being advertising, 150,000 copies of the magazine were distributed for the launch issue. [1]

The magazine won the launch of the year award at the Prix RELAY/SEPM des Magazines de l’année 2024. [18] It also won Gold for the Best launch or redesign award at the Grand Prix Stratégies de l’innovation média 2024. [19]

Harper's Bazaar Hommes

A men's edition of the magazine called Harper's Bazaar Hommes will launch in 2025. [20]

Harper's Bazaar Intérieurs

In March 2024 it was announced that a quarterly publication focused on interior design titled Harper's Bazaar Intérieurs would launch later in the year. [21] In October the publication was launched under the direction of Isis-Colombe Combréas (founder of MilK). [22] [21] According to Combréas they wanted to make a publication that would "resonate with the soul of designers". [23]

List of cover models

2023

IssueCover modelPhotographerRef.
March Loli Bahia Mario Sorrenti [1] [24]
Jeanne Cadieu
Rebecca Leigh Longendyke
Alaato Jazyper
April Rianne Van Rompaey Alasdair McLellan [25]
May Imaan Hammam Robin Galiegue [26]
June/July Eva Herzigová Mario Sorrenti [27]
Jill Kortleve
Angelina Kendall
Awar Odhiang
August Laetitia Casta Deo Suveera [28]
September Catherine Deneuve Pamela Dimitrov, Deo Suveera [29]
Kendall Jenner Mario Sorrenti
October Amelia Gray Karim Sadli [30]
November Vanessa Paradis Alasdair McLellan [31]
December/January Loli Bahia Juergen Teller [32]
Charlotte Gainsbourg

2024

IssueCover modelPhotographerRef.
FebruaryKarolina Spakowski Alasdair McLellan [33]
March Edie Campbell David Sims [34]
Kate Moss Robin Galiegue
Iselin Steiro David Sims
April Kaia Gerber Alasdair McLellan [35]
May Mica Arganaraz Karim Sadli
Naomi Campbell [36]
June/July Devyn Garcia, Angelina Kendall, Ella McCutcheon, Awar Odhiang Mario Sorrenti [37]
August Zaho de Sagazan Oliver Hadlee Pearch [38]
SeptemberLayla Etengan David Sims [39]
Mathilda Gvarliani
October Małgosia Bela Karim Sadli
Irina Shayk Anthony Seklaoui [40]
November Gigi Hadid Robin Galiegue [41]
December/January 2025 Laetitia Casta Juergen Teller

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