Table of contents for March 2024 in Harper's Bazaar

WHY DON’T YOU …? Add a PERSONAL TOUCH with a PENDANT NECKLACE.…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Give it a SPORTY TWIST by layering a NAVY POLO underneath.…

Before I sat down with Carol Burnett at the Peninsula hotel in Beverly Hills, her assistant asked me to text over a photo of a negative Covid test. This would be a courtesy under normal interview circumstances, but Burnett was having a particularly big month and didn’t want to throw a wrench into things by getting sick. She was up for an Emmy (for Outstanding Variety Special, for a show highlighting her long career; she won) and presenting one (for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which went to Quinta Brunson) and promoting a new TV show. In the upcoming Palm Royale, Kristen Wiig plays a social climber in 1960s Florida, and Burnett plays one of the many grandes dames trying to kick her back down the ladder. My Covid…

BEFORE THERE WAS “quiet luxury,” there was Donna Karan. She was the blueprint, as the kids say, advocating for an American woman’s wardrobe that was sharp and sophisticated, with a keen understanding of women’s bodies and how women wanted to dress. After working as a head designer for Anne Klein for a decade, Karan debuted her first solo collection in 1985. It featured the now-famous Seven Easy Pieces, which included bodysuits, draped wrap skirts, and tailored jackets meant to fit perfectly and flow easily with the wearer’s style. From there, she built one of the industry’s most successful fashion businesses, one that helped define a way of dressing deeply rooted in personal style rather than passing trends. This season, to the delight of Donna Karan fans, the brand is making…

Imagine an oil reservoir, deep beneath the streets of Sydney, Australia. Originally used during the Second World War, it is now a part of the Art Gallery of New South Wales where patrons can descend a grand, imposing spiral staircase to a performance space. Appearing tonight: a 10-piece ensemble on a red-lit, cross-shaped stage and one of the singular global pop stars of the past decade, Solange, née Solange Knowles. During the course of the evening, she’ll lift a hose to fill a clear tub (that she designed herself), step inside for a bath, and get dressed. But before it all begins, as the crowd files in, they hear only a mix of ambient sound, the voice of the artist Autumn Knight, and the voice of Solange herself. “There were…

Demna is smiling. It’s early December, and the 42-year-old artistic director of Balenciaga is in Los Angeles on the day before the house’s Pre-Fall 2024 presentation, the location of which—on a beatific street in L.A.’s glitzy Hancock Park neighborhood, with a dead-center horizon view of the Hollywood Sign—will remain a fiercely guarded secret right up until showtime. In advance of my interview with the mononymous designer, who dropped his surname a few years ago, I’d decided to stop by Erewhon—the internet-famous celebrity-haunt L.A. grocery store known for its immaculate assortment of organic produce and prepared foods, Sea Moss Gel wellness elixirs, and a Hailey Bieber–formulated smoothie. I went, I saw, and I consumed one of Bieber’s Strawberry Glaze Skin beverages (which, it turns out, has more calories than a large…

FEATURED TRACKS 1 “ONLY LOVED AT NIGHT” The Raincoats 2 “SUZANNE” Nina Simone 3 “NUDE AS THE NEWS” Cat Power 4 “ASTRONOMY DOMINE” Pink Floyd 5 “CHERRY BOMB” The Runaways 6. “SOON” My Bloody Valentine 7. “SUZANNE” Leonard Cohen 8. “CORTEZ THE KILLER” Neil Young & Crazy Horse 9. “FADE INTO YOU” Mazzy Star 10. “TOTALLY WIRED” The Fall 11. “BLONDE REDHEAD” DNA 12. “TELEPHONE PIECE” Yoko Ono 13. “1969” The Stooges 14. “TYPICAL GIRLS” The Slits 15. “TANGERINE” Led Zeppelin 16. “START CHOPPIN” Dinosaur Jr. 17. “DESOLATION ROW” Bob Dylan 18. “EUROPEAN SON” The Velvet Underground & Nico 19. “STEAL YOUR LOVE” Lucinda Williams Listen to Kim Gordon’s full playlist exclusively on Apple Music. Best known for her time in the influential New York noise-rock band Sonic Youth, Gordon…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Put the PREP in your step with a pair of WALLABEES, BOAT SHOES, or MOCCASINS.…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Choose a pair of HIGH-WAISTED BRIEFS as a BASE LAYER.…

When I was growing up, the way I always heard my dad refer to us was Cheyenne. But there was this one time he came to my second-grade class in Oakland. It was during November, so his visit was related to Native American Heritage Month or Thanksgiving. He hadn’t told me he was coming; he’d coordinated with my teacher to talk to my class. When he walked into the room, I was so embarrassed, even ashamed. My dad looks phenotypically Native. There’s no mistaking what he is when you see him. And there were no other Native kids in the class. My dad came in with arrowheads and an animal hide and other Native items of interest I had never seen at home before. During the presentation, he called us…

At Six Senses Ibiza, the most coveted room is not a presidential suite. It’s the Cave Royale, a trio of underground chambers with a 1,300-square-foot sea-view terrace. It’s part of the resort’s new extension, the Beach Caves, which includes a waterfront restaurant and multiple bars conceived by the interior-design duo Diego Alonso and Alexeja Pozzoni. These man-made caverns are like a “hotel within a hotel,” says Alonso. “It’s been such a draw for guests that it’s given a whole new flow to the property.” And then there’s Cova Santa, a restaurant and club, also in Ibiza, that hosts some of the island’s coolest DJs and parties and is built around a natural cave. “Maybe with all that’s going on in the world, a cave is, in our subconscious, a place…

SADDLE UP The latest fragrance from Hermès is inspired by overcoming a fear of horses—perhaps a nod to the brand’s equestrian roots. The fashion house’s perfumer, Christine Nagel, created Hermessence Oud Alezan ($371) by combining classic notes of leathery oud and rose water to evoke the same warm yet thrilling emotion she had when she first bonded with a horse. MASK IT UP Noble Panacea the Exceptional Overnight Chronobiology Peel ($300 for eight doses) taps into the renewal process that happens while you sleep with BHAs and AHAs that gently exfoliate and brighten. La Prairie Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Mask ($1,740 for 12 doses;) is a two-step treatment that plumps with a hyaluronic-acid and collageninfused serum, then rejuvenates with a peptide-rich cream. CLEAN SLATE We love a foaming face wash for…

MODEL: BEAUÏSE FERWERDA; HAIR: JOEY GEORGE FOR ORIBE HAIRCARE; MAKEUP: YUMI LEE FOR CHANEL BEAUTÉ; MANICURE: MAYUMI ABUKU FOR CHANEL LE VERNIS; CASTING: ANITA BITTON AT THE ESTABLISHMENT; PRODUCTION: HEN’S TOOTH PRODUCTIONS; SET DESIGN: BETTE ADAMS. FOR MORE SHOPPING INFORMATION, GO TO BAZAAR.COM/CREDITS. SBZ = BUY ON SHOPBAZAAR.COM…

MODEL: MONA TOUGAARD; HAIR: RYAN MITCHELL FOR ORIBE; MAKEUP: KANAKO TAKASE FOR ADDICTION TOKYO; MANICURE: LAUREN MICHELLE PIRES; CASTING: ANITA BITTON AT THE ESTABLISHMENT; PRODUCTION: PARTNER FILMS; SET DESIGN: ANDREW TOMLINSON. FOR MORE SHOPPING INFORMATION, GO TO BAZAAR.COM/CREDITS. SBZ = BUY ON SHOPBAZAAR.COM…

It appears that the vagus nerve has hired a publicist. A brief foray on TikTok reveals that the previously introverted nerve, said to assuage anxiety when activated (a claim often made through injected lips in a hushed vocal fry) is having its day. Likewise, the moon has hired a social-media consultant. If ever there were so many varieties of a full moon (blood, cold, pink, super, beaver, micro), never has the quantity of accompanying healing modalities (manifesting, crystal charging, intention setting, sound bathing) been greater. Timing is everything. But what if one’s cacao ceremony conflicts with one’s intermittent fast? And then there’s the problem of breath work. To Wim Hof or not to Wim Hof? To box breathe or breathe coherently? I just need to know the perfect way to…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Inject some color with a ’90s-esque SHOULDER BAG.…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Keep things polished and proportional with a STATEMENT BELT. HIGH IMPACT Lengthen the look with STRAPPY HEELS, POINTED PUMPS, or SANDAL WEDGES. LET LOOSE A BOXY TEE or BILLOWY BLOUSE offers casual refinement. BUCKLE UP A classic LEATHER BELT defines the waistline. WHY DON’T YOU…? Balance out the volume with a FITTED KNIT TOP. GROUND CONTROL Opt for no-fuss, no-heel footwear like FISHERMAN SANDALS, BALLET FLATS, or SLIDES.…

SPEAKING BACKSTAGE just after he wrapped his Spring 2024 show in Milan this past September, Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy waxed enthusiastically about craft. His collection was a showcase for the Italian house’s tradition of handwork and tailoring, punctuated by pieces like a crochet dress decorated with raffia pom-poms individually knotted to its surface. The accessories featured leather-crafting techniques such as Bottega Veneta’s signature Intrecciato weave, but with updates like reversible textured strips of leather that mimicked banana leaves on bags and sandals. “Those are very small details, but for us they’re meaningful,” Blazy later explained. “It’s about saying, ‘Where can we push savoir faire? And how do we try to innovate?’ Where people call craft ‘dusty,’ I think it’s the opposite. It’s a world of possibilities.” There’s something…

IF YOU’VE FOUND more joy in putting on makeup lately, it’s likely because today’s range of products is less directive and more carefree. “People are getting more creative with how they apply makeup,” says Katie Jane Hughes, a makeup artist who works with Dua Lipa and Hailey Bieber. New goof-proof blushes, sheer eyeshadows, and innovative matte lipsticks not only invite play, they have also earned merit based on performance. “The access to beauty information online means consumers desire products that will keep their promise,” says Peter Philips, makeup artist and creative and image director of Dior Makeup, citing the new formulas for the season ahead that are long-lasting and have second-skin finishes. Here, we’ve gathered the latest and greatest spring makeup launches, plus expert tips to get the most out…

THE WAY WE RECKON with the past can say a lot about how we see ourselves in the present. When we have warm memories of other times, the temptation sometimes is to try to relive them. Histories that are more difficult, marred by pain and even trauma, can have a way of freezing us in another moment as we process how those experiences have changed us or search for ways to live with them or move past them. There are also memories we cling to or confront, the vestiges of things that linger in the air and our hearts and minds. There is the old saying that hindsight is 20/20—that time offers a kind of clarity, and with that clarity comes greater understanding. But the reality is that we can…

MODEL: JEANNE CADIEU; HAIR: LAURENT PHILIPPON FOR BUMBLE AND BUMBLE; MAKEUP: MASAÉ ITO; MANICURE: CAM TRAN FOR MANUCURIST; PRODUCTION: 360PM; SET DESIGN: OLIVIA AINE; CASTING: ANITA BITTON AT THE ESTABLISHMENT. FOR MORE SHOPPING INFORMATION, GO TO BAZAAR.COM/CREDITS. SBZ = BUY ON SHOPBAZAAR.COM…

PRODUCTION: JULES CRYE AT LAMBERT LAMBERT; STYLING: THÉOPHILE HERMAND. FOR MORE SHOPPING INFORMATION, GO TO BAZAAR.COM/CREDITS.…

HIRO OCTOBER 1967 FEW THINGS OCCASION discussions of legacy more than anniversaries, and in 1967, Harper’s Bazaar celebrated a big one, as the magazine marked 100 years since its founding in the mid-19th century as a lifestyle journal for the budding American leisure class. A lot had changed since then—and so, too, had Bazaar, which by the 1960s had become fully immersed in the monumental cultural upheavals of the era amid the war in Vietnam and the rising social-justice and Civil Rights movements at home. There was no time to warmly reflect on the glories of the past; the present was unspooling too quickly and in too many directions at once. As such, Bazaar, the subject of multiple reinventions over the previous century through societal transformations, technological revolutions, and shifting…