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THERE ARE SMALL FISH in big ponds
and big fsh in big ponds—and then
there’s Rihanna. The pop superstar is among the
most successful and obsessively followed of the moment. As she can
attest, to be a celebrity today really is to swim with sharks. And for this
issue, Rihanna did just that, literally. When we asked
her to get into the water to be photographed with real sharks,
she dived right in. Raised on the island of Barbados,
Rihanna is indeed a great swimmer—she clearly has the ocean in
her veins and fearlessness in her soul. Another idea that delighted
me this month was Bazaar’s collaboration with the
artist Dustin Yellin. The founder of Brooklyn’s
Pioneer Works cultural center already has close ties with
fashion; he recently put on a pair of high heels and walked in Misha Nonoo’s
Spring 2015 show. In this issue he immortalized top designers, including
Marc Jacobs and Nicolas Ghesquière, in a series of his trademark
collage sculptures. The designers, in turn, told us about their creative processes—a true
meeting of the minds. Speaking of which, Chanel’s and Fendi’s Karl Lagerfeld,
Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz, and Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing donned masks
that they felt represented their inner selves and spoke about
their public and private personas. Get ready for the big reveal: I’m also
pleased to introduce harper by Harper’s Bazaar, a younger-sister supplement
to Bazaar, which we’re launching in this issue. Or perhaps I should say reintroduce—
harper is inspired by Junior Bazaar, a 1940s companion to the magazine that
was aimed at young women. DJ, TV presenter,
and girl-about-town (many towns, in fact)
Alexa Chung added editor to her extensive résumé,
both curating and starring in this inaugural edition.
Because who says you can’t do it all?
Enjoy the issue.Editor’s LEttEr
Glenda Bailey on
swimming with sharks
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