Harper’s BAZAAR Magazine

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BAZAAR Magazine Subscription: Australia’s Premier Destination for Fashion and Beauty

Harper’s Bazaar hits different—it’s that glossy escape where runway sketches from Paris collide with today’s cultural pulse, kicking off in 1867 when New York was all gas lamps and grit. What started as quick-hit weekly dispatches on trends has morphed into a monthly deep cut on style’s bigger picture, pushing boundaries from early Black models in the ’30s to Dua Lipa owning the September 2025 cover across 21 global editions.

• Founded November 2, 1867, by Harper & Brothers as Harper’s Bazar (dropped the ‘a’ for Bazaar in 1929), pulling inspiration from the German Der Bazar; it was America’s first fashion mag, weekly at launch before flipping monthly in 1901 amid money woes.
• Hearst grabbed it in 1913, amping up the visuals—think glossy pages that birthed modern fashion shoots, like Martin Munkácsi’s 1933 wet swimwear splash that changed photography forever.
• Circulation sits at 740,613 for 2024, holding steady as a premium player (down from 1969’s 442,220 peak but laser-focused on loyal readers).
• Pumps out 10 issues a year now—monthly rhythm, but June/July and December/January mashups each count as two, so you get nine physical drops.
• Cover price clocks in at $7.99 per issue, totaling $71.91 newsstand for the year; subscriptions slash that to $15 for print (79% off, about $1.67 each), with digital tossed in free via app.
• All Access Membership bumps it to $15/year (down from $25), unlocking unlimited site content, bonus issues, and that instant app vibe—no extra for the bundle.
• Samira Nasr’s been editor-in-chief since 2020, following Glenda Bailey’s two-decade run; she’s all about fashion’s societal hooks, like the 2025 short-story contest now open for entries.
• Milestones? Broke ground with Ady Fidelin as the first Black model in a major U.S. fashion spread (1937), then China Machado in 1959; Carmel Snow’s 1934-1957 stint locked in the Didot font that’s still the signature look.
• 2025 highlights include the global ICONS issue (Dua Lipa on U.S. cover, August 19 announcement) and February’s Zoe Saldana feature on “The Possibility Issue”—plus a fresh Ecuador edition under Daniela Segovia Velasteguí.