Table of contents for September 2022 in Harper's Bazaar

THE TERM ICON IS BY NOW BEYOND ICONIC. It’s one of those words that’s tossed around so regularly that it’s almost lost its meaning—which is the opposite of what an icon is supposed to be. Icons are supposed to stand for something. Icons are supposed to be the embodiment of ideas, aspirations, and values. Icons are supposed to be guiding lights. This issue explores what it means to be an icon in the making. All of the subjects in our cover portfolio are age 30 or under. It’s a demographic of people whose lives have been shaped by some very particular forces. If you’re 30 today, then you were born in the early ’90s, when the internet was nascent. You’re old enough to have witnessed 9/11 (and probably even watched it…

FEATURED TRACKS Listen to Steve Lacy’s full playlist exclusively on Apple Music. “Being an ICON is a matter of the CHOICES you make,” says STEVE LACY. “It’s about being INTENTIONAL about your ART, your STANCE, and what you want to PROMOTE.” The 24-year-old producer and alt-R&B star got his start by making beats, writing songs, and playing guitar for L.A. group the Internet as a teen. He went on to collaborate with some of music’s most boundary-pushing figures—including Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Solange, and Dev Hynes—before striking out on his own. “Being a producer for such icons and seeing so many processes at such a young age taught me how to be a better artist and how to get closer to my vision and what I want,” says Lacy. In…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Offset the ROOMY SILHOUETTE with a delicate pair of DIAMOND DROP EARRINGS.…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Accessorize with a PUFFY CROSSBODY for a playful touch.…

LEGENDS IN THE MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME the world stage for beauty brands, as viral videos, influencer hot takes, and user rave reviews can catapult a product to popularity overnight. Of course, “hot on TikTok” isn’t necessarily a predictor of efficacy or payoff. So Harper’s Bazaar has cut through the noise to determine which buzzy beauty darlings are truly poised to become icons. After evaluating innovation, performance, and (of course) covetability, we deem these 28 products future classics. COMPLEXION PERFECTORS A revival of (defunct) Becca’s beloved concealer, Smashbox x Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector ($33) arrived last fall with additional shades. Chantecaille Future Skin Foundation ($82) was used on HBO’s Euphoria, bestowing instant cred. Estée Lauder Double Wear Sheer Long-Wear Foundation ($48) is a lighter take on the brand’s…

Hailey Bieber is one of the best-dressed women alive, in part because she’s so willing to mess up. “I look back on things that I’ve worn and I literally am so embarrassed. I’m like, what such a miss,” she tells me from Idaho, where she and her pop-superstar husband, Justin Bieber, have disappeared for a mini vacation. It’s a surprising confession for someone who telegraphs such confidence, whether she’s going to the gym or Oscars parties, and whose style is so obsessively chronicled. Embarrassment, though, is different from regret. “I’m never afraid to try anything. I think that just goes to show that there’s a moving evolution [in my style]. It just keeps growing. Which is kind of how I want to be in all areas of life.” Bieber, who…

Florence Pugh knew it was going to be a thing. At Valentino’s couture show in Rome this past July, the 26-year-old British-born actor wore a Barbiepink gown with layers of tulle and a completely sheer top. After she tried on the dress, Pugh and designer Pierpaolo Piccioli decided to remove the lining, eliminating any confusion over the intentionality of the gown’s transparency. “I was comfortable with my small breasts,” she tells me while sipping a glass of rosé from a cozy hotel room in the English countryside. “And showing them like that—it aggravated [people] that I was comfortable.” Pugh received a deluge of internet nastiness. “It was just alarming, how perturbed they were,” she says. “They were so angry that I was confident, and they wanted to let me know…

Nicolas Ghesquière has been Californiapilled. Over the past few years, the women’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton has been going back and forth between Los Angeles and Paris. This past spring, he put down roots on the West Coast when he purchased the Wolff Residence, an early-1960s modernist triumph perched above the Sunset Strip that John Lautner designed in homage to Frank Lloyd Wright. Ghesquière calls the new house “so far away from Paris but so close in my heart at the same time.” This new second home (spiritually and materially) has made him feel more positive—kinder, even. “It has definitely been a positive influence on me being more relaxed,” he tells me. Ghesquière is petite and almost wiry, and his all-black uniform is still intact, but now a pair…

MODEL: GRETA HOFER; HAIR: TINA OUTEN; MAKEUP: DICK PAGE; MANICURE: MICHINA KOIDE FOR DIOR VERNIS; SET DESIGN: KADU LENNOX. SEE THE DIRECTORY FOR SHOPPING DETAILS.…

FEATURING TOMI ADEYEMI, XIYE BASTIDA, HAILEY BIEBER, BAD BUNNY, EMMA CHAMBERLAIN, NATHAN CHEN, ELLA EMHOFF, JADÉ FADOJUTIMI, GIVĒON, AMANDA GORMAN, ASHA GRANT, JACK HARLOW, EVAN MOCK, INDYA MOORE, FLORENCE PUGH, SAWEETIE, MIKA SCHNEIDER, MOSES SUMNEY, QUALEASHA WOOD, OSCAR YI HOU, ZIWE…

WHY DON’T YOU…? Double down on WARM TONES with a pair of CHERRY-RED BOOTIES.…

Harry Winston’s new range of high jewelry is a traveler’s delight, featuring eight suites inspired by the colors of some of the world’s most picturesque destinations—from the pink bougainvillea blooms of Italy’s Amalfi Coast and the blue domes of the Greek island of Santorini to the golden sunsets of the Grand Canyon. The collection is made up of necklaces, earrings, and rings that sparkle with vibrant gemstones, including this collar, designed to evoke the crystalline waters of Fiji. Its rows of cabochon turquoise stones are linked together by diamonds and sapphires that mimic the fluidity of waves by conforming to the contours of its wearer’s neck. BULGARI U.S. 50TH ANNIVERSARY To mark its golden jubilee in America, the Italian jeweler is rebooting its Monete range featuring ancient Roman coins. The…

Scoring speedy results without irritation was once an impossible feat for a retinol product. But StriVectin’s new Advanced Retinol Nightly Multi-Correct Serum prevails. By combining powerful retinol with soothing ashwagandha, moisturizing polyglutamic acid, and the brand’s own patented form of niacin, NIA-114, this ultra-concentrated formula works gently overnight to visibly address fine lines, wrinkles, uneven tone, and rough texture in as little as seven days.…

Patchy skin pigment (a.k.a. hyperpigmentation) is “one of the top three reasons patients come into my office,” says Corey L. Hartman, a dermatologist in Birmingham, Alabama. It can also be a challenging condition to treat, says Shereene Idriss, a New York City dermatologist, “because excess melanin is not created equal across the board.” In some cases, a dark area can be the result of pigmenttriggering inflammation from an acne breakout or a bug bite. That’s referred to as postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). In other instances, UV exposure boosts melanin production, leading to dark spots. Finally, there’s melasma, which typically presents as darker patches on the face. This type of unevenness can be caused by UV rays too, as well as by heat or stress—and it’s most common in women experiencing hormonal…

VIRGO AUGUST 24–SEPTEMBER 23 Ruminating over a personal or financial misunderstanding will get you nowhere, so decide to move on and learn from this episode. You may find it was an unfortunate but not cataclysmic event. LUCKY DAY: THE 28TH. The tide of fortune seems to turn in your favor. LIBRA SEPTEMBER 24–OCTOBER 23 Strategize your approach to an intensely private matter right away. Mercury will soon be retrograde, making it diffcult to think clearly about who you are and in what direction you should travel. LUCKY DAY: THE 19TH. Instead of conflict, you’re able to focus on friendship. SCORPIO OCTOBER 24–NOVEMBER 22 Fears about your well-being might be justifiable, but don’t let them run wild. While you’ll want to do research to analyze the situation and arrive at a…

Amanda Gorman already knows you want her to save the world. “Young people are expected to rescue everyone, even when we’re struggling to rescue ourselves,” she tells me in the same clear, strident voice she used to deliver her poem “The Hill We Climb,” which she performed at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration. Gorman is probably the most famous poet in America. She is the woman who, at 22, became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history when she issued that call for unity on the steps of the U.S. Capitol a mere two weeks after militant far-right factions stormed the building in an attempt to prevent the election from being certified. She would go on to become the first (and so far only) poet to deliver a poem during the…

MODEL: IMAAN HAMMAM; HAIR: TASHANA MILES AT THE CHAIR FOR THE CHAIR BEAUTY; MAKEUP: FRANK B.; MANICURE: RICA ROMAIN FOR CHANEL BEAUTY; PRODUCTION: SARAH MAXWELL AT PRODN; SET DESIGN: JILL NICHOLLS. SEE THE DIRECTORY FOR SHOPPING DETAILS.…

MODELS: ADHEL BOL AND DIVINE NWAOKOGBA; HAIR: ALI PIRZADEH; MAKEUP: VASSILIS THEOTOKIS FOR LAURA MERCIER; MANICURES: CHIARA BALLISAI; PRODUCTION: CONCRETE REP; SET DESIGN: AMY STICKLAND; MOVEMENT: YAGAMOTO. SEE THE DIRECTORY FOR SHOPPING DETAILS.…

Welcome to our annual Icons issue. This year, we decided to devote our portfolio to a diverse group of 21 young people age 30 or younger, led by cover stars Hailey Bieber, Bad Bunny, Amanda Gorman, and Florence Pugh—all photographed by the incredible John Edmonds. The subjects we chose to spotlight come from a wide range of fields and disciplines. But what unites them all is the way they’ve approached the hard work of coming into their own at a time when so much of life seems uncertain. The late-millennial/early–Gen Z crew sometimes gets a bad rap. They are constantly accused of being entitled, impatient, and unwilling to pay their dues the way older generations did to earn their place in the world. But what we’ve all come to realize—and…

JOHN EDMONDS PHOTOGRAPHER: “The Next Icons,” page 189 “Leontyne Price. Why? Because what an incredible life.” GABRIEL MOSES PHOTOGRAPHER: “Dramatic Play,” page 246 “My mother. Aside from our personal relationship, I’ve watched her give her entire life to helping people, even when we never had much. To me, she’s the perfect example of grace and humility.” RACHEL TASHJIAN HARPER’S BAZAAR FASHION NEWS DIRECTOR “My grandmother Seville, who taught me the art of wearing all white and that it’s possible to read three books a week.” NELL KALONJI STYLIST: “Dramatic Play,” page 246 “Missy Elliott. She created the soundtrack to my youth. She is unapologetic and was way ahead of her time—the ultimate Boss Icon. If you don’t agree with me on this, please don’t talk to me again.” KAITLYN GREENIDGE…

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BEST TRESSED Why limit perfume to your neck and wrists? Arkive, a hair-care line from U.K. stylist Adam Reed (clients include Ellie Goulding and Diane Kruger), has landed stateside to style—and scent—your strands. Our picks: the Good Habit Hybrid Oil ($22) and the Prologue Hair Primer (left, $20), spiked with tea rose and garden tomato, respectively. EASY DOES IT From Prada to Sergio Hudson (above), updos and low-maintenance ponytails—often secured with a scarf, a leather wrap, or even gilded wire, as seen here—ruled fall runways. For best results, first apply a light styler like Amika Supernova Moisture and Shine Cream ($26) to smooth, hydrate, and flatten flyaways. LIGHT LAYERS The arrival of cooler, dryer weather can leave hair brittle and dull. For immediate relief, add a leave-in conditioner to your…

JACK HARLOW RAPPER, 24 “I’d like for PEOPLE to know me as SOMEONE who GAVE BACK and LIFTED UP the COMMUNITY he’s from.” QUALEASHA WOOD ARTIST, 25 OSCAR YI HOU ARTIST AND WRITER, 23 “I want to OPEN DOORS for young WOMEN everywhere, to PUSH the BOUNDARIES of what ART is considered to be and who gets to be in ART SPACES.” “I’d just like to be REMEMBERED as someone who LOVED his FRIENDS, his FAMILY, the WORLD.” HOW do you navigate COMING OF AGE in a WORLD that’s in CONSTANT CRISIS? The ACTORS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, MODELS, ATHLETES, WRITERS, and ACTIVISTS in this portfolio—all 30 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER—are DOING just that. They’re not only CHARTING a path FORWARD but also MAKING SPACE for others by BRINGING new IDEAS, PERSPECTIVES, and…

When Bad Bunny was growing up in Almirante Sur, a rural area in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, he would often go clothes shopping with his mother. “I always remember seeing the pieces in women’s clothing, and they would always fit me so much better, and they had so much different variety,” recalls the rapper and singer, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Seated in his office in San Juan, Bad Bunny takes a moment to reflect. “Obviously, as you get older, you start seeing what the world shows you,” he says, “and if I lived my life that way, then I wouldn’t be able to dress in the way that I really want to.” He’s wearing a Marni logo tee, a mini knit beanie, and flashy Balenciaga sunglasses; the mirrored “BB”…

MODELS: SUZI DE GIVENCHY, MAIKE INGA, AND ELISE REVETT; HAIR: ANNE SOFIE BEGTRUP FOR ORIBE HAIRCARE; MAKEUP: ASAMI KAWAI; MANICURES: BRENDA ABRIAL; PRODUCTION: CÉLINE GUILLERM AT OCTOPIX; SET DESIGN: ALEXIS BARBERA. SEE THE DIRECTORY FOR SHOPPING DETAILS.…

I quit drinking cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant. Alcohol had been my main coping mechanism for 15 years, but I didn’t replace it with anything except magical thinking. Motherhood would surely transform me into a woman with all her little ducks in a row, I thought. A few months after my daughter was born in 2019, I realized that other moms seemed to have mastered the everyday organization of early motherhood in a way that eluded me: the planned-out schedules, structured days, sleep training. All of that completely overwhelmed me. This feeling of not quite knowing how to perform adult life was familiar, but combined with the guilt inherent to motherhood, it became unbearable. Uneasiness has been a constant in my life. As a teenager, I…