Harper's Bazaar

Every issue of Harper's Bazaar speaks to the varied interests of the discerning contemporary woman who seeks the best for her home, career and lifestyle.

MEGHAN, Duchess of Sussex

EDITOR’S LETTER • On ART

PINKPANTHERESS • Introducing This Issue’s MUSIC DIRECTOR

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WHY DON’T YOU…? • For our Art issue, LYNETTE NYLANDER urges you to look to these VORACIOUS ART COLLECTORS, who also happen to be WOMEN of great STYLE and TASTE, for LESSONS on HOW to incorporate BEAUTY into your HOME and LIFE

FRINGE Benefits • For his debut MEN’S collection at DIOR, JONATHAN ANDERSON gave the storied LADY BAG its own NEW LOOK, courtesy of textile artist SHEILA HICKS, who adorned the carryalls with fringy yarn TASSELS for a flurry of TEXTURE and artistic FLAIR

BLUE Crush • HARRY WINSTON’s scalloped NECKLACE channels the POWER of WATER, with 16 graduated SAPPHIRES framed by a CASCADE of lighter-colored GEMS and DIAMONDS, for a SPARKLE that can OUTSHINE even the dreariest days

Soft SERVE • CELINE has reinvented the classic DANCE SHOE, HEELED BOOTIE, and BOXER with supple, malleable LEATHER that’ll put some SWAGGER in your STEP

GRAB & Glow • The most BEGUILING new EVENING BAGS were designed by jewelers, with GILDED touches and glittering EMBELLISHMENTS that will LIGHT UP more FORMAL LOOKS—and the NIGHT

PARTY Down • For a FESTIVE look that foregoes the sequins and skirts, RALPH LAUREN’s double-breasted silk top gives SUIT WITHOUT the OFFICE vibes and can be worn tucked into MATCHING trousers and dressed up with strappy HEELS and chunky SILVER JEWELRY

Sparkle TIME • Our PICKS for the glittering GIFTS to give the most discerning people on your list this HOLIDAY SEASON—including this showstopping necklace from FENDI’s new EAUX D’ARTIFICE collection, an OPULENT ode to ROME’s famed fountains and the Italian house’s 100TH ANNIVERSARY

How do you SURVIVE UNTHINKABLE TRAGEDY and still find BEAUTY in the WORLD?

The ART of REFUSAL • DEREK C. BLASBERG talks to artist AMY SHERALD about how her blockbuster exhibition, “AMERICAN SUBLIME,” landed at the BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART and why INTEGRITY still MATTERS—in ART and in LIFE

We’re COMING UNDONE …and So Are Our CLOTHES • The SPRING COLLECTIONS were packed with CLOTHES that appeared to be FALLING OFF the body: LOOSE layers, RIPPED fabrics, UNZIPPED jeans. The WEIGHT of the WORLD feels particularly HEAVY right now; can FASHION reflect our longing to LIVE and LET GO?

THE BUY

FASHION AND CULTURE

Mérida’s MAGIC • An ARTISTIC SPIRIT animates the city with a distinctive BEAUTY and laid-back ENERGY that feels WORLDS AWAY from nearby Cancún

IN-DEMAND Hands • FACIALS are no longer about just the SPA you go to or what your CHEEKBONES look like afterward but the NAME of the AESTHETICIAN who SCULPTS your face. How APPOINTMENTS with “IT” FACIALISTS have become the ultimate skincare STATUS SYMBOL.

EDITORS’ FAVORITES

MEGHAN’S Moment • After years of being subsumed by OTHER PEOPLE’S NARRATIVES, the DUCHESS of SUSSEX is ready to AUTHOR her OWN NEXT CHAPTER

Warm FRONT • STEEL YOURSELF in SUMPTUOUS KNITS and COCOONING OUTERWEAR with BOLD SHAPES and RICH TEXTURES for FACE-THE-DAY PROTECTION from the ELEMENTS (and everything else)

Made You LOOK • INFUSE your WARDROBE with a DOSE of MAIN-CHARACTER ENERGY in a MIX of FLUFFY COATS and STATEMENT TOPS that give SERIOUS GRIT and GLAMOUR

IN the PAINT • One of the most CLASSICAL FORMS of ART-MAKING, PAINTING has assumed a new CURRENCY in the age of AI and DIGITAL MEDIA. We spoke with SEVEN WOMEN ARTISTS who are REIMAGINING its TRADITIONS and RESHAPING them in their OWN IMAGE.

TRIBUTE • HOW MELANIE WARD RESTYLED FASHION