A Retrospective : US Harper's Bazaar under Anthony Mazzola (1972–1992)

[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"America's 10 Most Beautiful Women"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano, Francesco Scavullo, Melvin Sokolsky
Featuring: Kate Capshaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Linda Evans, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen, Sigourney Weaver, Lee Remick, Bernadette Peters, Phoebe Cates, Christie Brinkley



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"Calvin Klein "Out From Under" Wear"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Models: Nancy DeWeir, Lisa Berkley, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"By love Obsessed"
Photographers: Milton H. Greene, Patrick Demarchelier, Brigitte Lacombe, Marco Glaviano, David Bailey
Featuring: Farrah Fawcett, Jane Seymour, Jessica Lange, Julia Migenes-Johnson, Theresa Russell



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"A New Line From Saint Laurent"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Model: Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"Make Yours Menswear"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Beth Rupert, Jodi Mallinson



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"Petite Bazaar: Breaking All the Rules"
Photographer: Dick Ballarian, Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Isabella Ferrari, Lisa Hartman, Faye Grant



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"Furs On A Grand Scale"
Photographer: Stan Malinowski
Models: Jacki Adams, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"Legs At Night"
Photographer: George Holz



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"A Passion For Plaid"
Photographer: Charles Ford
Models: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar September 1984
"A Knack for Knits"
Photographer: Charles Ford
Models: Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"The Wild Ones: Furs For The Great Outdoors"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Kirsten Allen, Jennifer Burry?



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Your Guide to Nonstop Good Looks"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Featuring: Morgan Fairchild



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"The Makeup Principal"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Featuring: Victoria Principal



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"How To Prevent Wrinkles From 30 On"
Photographer: Bill Silano
Model: Lauren Helm



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Making It Big At 30!"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo, Marc Glaviano, Paul Amato
Featuring: Paloma Picasso, Sherry Lansing, Jane Pauley, Glenn Close, Shelley Long, Heather Watts, Nathalie Hocq, Jayne Anne Phillips



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Hair Muscle"
Photographer: Art Kane
Model: Leticia Lucas, Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Paris Couture Collections: Reaching Body Consciousness"
Photographer: Dick Ballarian
Models: Joan Severance, Rosemary McGrotha, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Keep Your Eye On... High Rollers"
Photographers: David Bailey, Norman Seeff, John Bryson, Francesco Scavullo,
Featuring: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Willie Nelson, Miloš Forman, Neil Simon, Deborah Kerr, Placido Domingo



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Impact: The Great White Way"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Kirsten Allen, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Scented Seduction"
Photographer: George Holz
Models: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Racy Style: New Looks in Leather"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Beth Rupert, Jodi Mallinson



Harper's Bazaar October 1984
"Racy Style: New Looks in Leather"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Models: Nancy Decker, Sheila Johnson, Jerri Narr, Unknown


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[justaguy]

Thank you again @blueorchid for all the great HB posts!

 

[blueorchid]

@justaguy Well, as usual, thank you for identifying most of the models!! 🤣

 

[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Single & Sensational"
Photographers: Marco Glaviano, Francesco Scavullo, Mike Reinhardt, Art Kane, Nobumitsu
Featuring: Terry Farrell, Madonna, Sophie Ward, Joanna Pacula, Virginia Madsen, Tracey Ross



Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Keep Your Eye On... America's Most Wanted Men"
Photographers: Matthew Rolston, Marco Glaviano
Featuring: Randy Quaid, David Lynch, Michael Crichton, Tom Hulce, Keith Carradine, Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Lindsey Buckingham, Bill C. Davis, John Shea, Robert Arnot, Chris Sarandon, Jim Belushi, Steven Bauer



Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Calvin's Clothes For Carefree Living"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Models: Renta Vackova, Kirsten Allen



Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Raquel Welch Bares Her Body Secrets"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Raquel Welch


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"XMAS Express!"
Photographer: Stan Malinowski
Models: Jerri Narr, Iman, Joan Severance, Renée Simonsen



Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Crazy Brights, Classic Whites"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Models: Renata Vackova, Kirsten Allen



Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Navy & White"
Photographer: Ron Lynch
Models: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar November 1984
"Lingerie Jewels"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Unknown, Linda Evangelista


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"The Gold Rush!"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Featuring: Rebecca De Mornay



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"Nancy Reagan Salutes American Fashion"
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Nancy Reagan



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"Bazaar's All-Star Awards"
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier, David James, Greg Gorman, Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Cast of The Cotton Club, George C. Scott, David Bowie, Sissy Spacek, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Mitch Gaylord, Sting



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"The Chill Chasers"
Photographer: Rico Puhlmann
Models: Jennifer Burry, Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"Some Like It Luxe"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Linda Evangelista, Jennifer Burry



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"Shaping Up To Win"
Photographer: Ron Lynch
Models: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"Christmas Delights"
Photographer: Paul Amato, Bill Silano



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"30 Slimming Party Looks"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Models: Jacki Adams, Terri May, Nancy Decker, Kirsten Allen, Iman, Deidre McGuire, Carol Alt, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar December 1984
"For Resort It's Pretty PM Prints"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Models: Terri May, Bob Menna, Juli Foster, Unknown


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Good News! The Best of the West"
Photographer: Stan Malinowski
Model: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Paris: French Designers Make the City of Lights the City of Color"
Photographer: Mike Reinhardt
Models: Kirsten Allen, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Sunset Stars"
Photographer: Art Kane
Models: Renée Simonsen, Jacki Adams



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Nobody's Perfect! Susan Lucci—Small and Sensational!"
Photographer: Paul Amato
Featuring: Susan Lucci



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Nobody's Perfect! How Top Models Solve Their Beauty Problems"
Photographer: Franceso Scavullo
Models: Kim Alexis, Shari Balafonte


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[blueorchid]

Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Nobody's Perfect! The Best Clothes and Problem-Solving Swimsuits to Offset Body Imperfections"
Photographer: Bill Silano
Models: Unknown



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Nobody's Perfect! Linda Carter—Tall and Terrific at 5'9""
Photographer: Matthew Rolston
Featuring: Lynda Carter



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Fabulous Fakes"
Photographer: Marco Glaviano
Models: Alexa Singer, Ashley Richardson, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Milan: Put It In Print!"
Photographer: Unknown
Models: Kirsten Allen,



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"10 New Hot Styles For Your Hair!"
Photographers: Stan Malinowski, Frank Schramm, Kei Ogato
Models: Kirsten Allen, Sandra Freeman, Unknown



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Keep Your Eye On... Fancy Footwork"
Photographer: Jacques Malignon, Marco Glaviano, Matthew Rolston, Francesco Scavullo
Featuring: Terence V. Mann, Molissa Fenley, Charles Moulton, Arnie Zane, Johanna Boyce, The Dance Theater of Harlem, SarahJessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Bart Cook, Heather Watts



Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"London: Fashion in the Fast Lane..."
Photographer: Tony McGee
Models: Unknown


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[justaguy]

Harper's Bazaar January 1985
"Sunset Stars"
Photographer: Art Kane
Models: Renée Simonsen, Jacki Adams


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This Art Kane story is pure magic! Wow, be brought 60s/70s nostalgia to the 80s!

 

[Jacek]

Thanks for the posting @blueorchid. It’s definitely a solid education of the brand pre-Liz x Fabien Bazaar. Can’t say that Anthony lacked a distinct sensibility— but can’t say I like it either. It’s so of its period and that’s there’s no mistaking it for any era but the tacky 80s LOL Just too 80s musical theatre/Broadway/piano bar mums and their gay BFF in aesthetic for my preference… The cluttered layout alone is a turn-off— like the overstuffed closet of a musical theatre diva’s dressing room… You can smell the suffocating, heaviness of YSL’s Opium; feel the dry, crunchiness of the cans upon cans of aerosol hairspray used in these shoots; hear Duran Duran on the sound system in Scavullo’s studio; ...the massive amount of coke casually shared...

I remember someone once wrote that before Liz x Fabien swept in to revolutionize Bazaar (and the standards of fashion publications in general), it had become this dusty department store catalogue by the late-80s. That’s something interesting to look forward to LOL

Very astute observations @Phuel, but one has to remember that it is of its time, as you say. And as such is an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of that period.
It is definitely extremely garish in retrospect but thus were the 80s. Every art form has to go through periods of evolution and turmoil to find a new path.

 

[VBE]

Very astute observations @Phuel, but one has to remember that it is of its time, as you say. And as such is an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of that period.
It is definitely extremely garish in retrospect but thus were the 80s. Every art form has to go through periods of evolution and turmoil to find a new path.

I also think it’s very important to remember that taste is extremely subjective. For me, I miss the beautiful robust women and photography of that era. I miss the warmth and the glamour. So, as a model who appeared in multiple editorials in Anthony’s Bazaar, and as a consumer, I DO NOT find or share the opinion that it is “an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of the period” and certainly DO NOT agree that it was “extremely garish in retrospect.” Every era comes with good and bad ideas. In this era looking like a depressed and androgynous 12 year old seems to be very of the moment. I personally can’t stand it. Again taste is very subjective and I’m old enough to know that despite what we are told, no one is really an authority on it.

 

[Jacek]

I also think it’s very important to remember that taste is extremely subjective. For me, I miss the beautiful robust women and photography of that era. I miss the warmth and the glamour. So, as a model who appeared in multiple editorials in Anthony’s Bazaar, and as a consumer, I DO NOT find or share the opinion that it is “an extremely accurate record of the sensibilities of the period” and certainly DO NOT agree that it was “extremely garish in retrospect.” Every era comes with good and bad ideas. In this era looking like a depressed and androgynous 12 year old seems to be very of the moment. I personally can’t stand it. Again taste is very subjective and I’m old enough to know that despite what we are told, no one is really an authority on it.

De gustibus non est disputandum.

 

[VBE]

De gustibus non est disputandum.

Maybe not, but that doesn’t change that it’s quite subjective. Also, what’s stylish and chic at one moment in time is not in another. I’ve lived long enough to see things come and go.

 

[avonlea002]

For me, I miss the beautiful robust women and photography of that era. I miss the warmth and the glamour.

That's precisely why I love that era so much.