Harper's Bazaar India March 2022

Harper’s Bazaar is the oldest, continuously published fashion magazine in the world; Harper’s Bazaar has been the bastion of fabulous fashion for more than 142 years. As the 29th international edition, Harper’s Bazaar India matches the exacting standards that its cousins have set around the world in the areas of fashion, editorial content, and photographic superiority. Harper’s Bazaar India is a magazine that celebrates the best in luxury, design and style. It’s where fashion gets personal. While it’s a fashion magazine, and the emphasis is on fashion, it is also a champion of personal style. Harper’s Bazaar understands that women want to know the latest news and fashion trends, yet encourages a very personal expression of that style. It believes women are fabulous at every age, and is committed to celebrating that in every issue.

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LUCKY NUMBER 13

This issue marks Harper’s Bazaar’s 13th year in India, and I am delighted to have you celebrate this milestone with us. It is worth mentioning that in 1867, the inaugural cover of Harper’s Bazar (spelled with a single ‘a’), featured the following line: “A repository of fashion, pleasure, and instruction”. Over the years, Harper’s Bazaar grew to become an iconic brand that stood for glorious, creative fashion; sophisticated storytelling; individualism; lush visuals; and feminism (Bazar was one of the first mainstream publications to endorse the women’s suffrage movement). An iconic brand that invited its readers to discover the magic of fashion, with a dose of good advice and thoughtfulness. And today, Bazaar readers and loyalists know—and love—the legacy magazine that is ‘The style bible for the well-dressed woman with a well-dressed mind’. One of…

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Bazaar CONTRIBUTORS

ARJUN MARK Arjun is a photographer based in Mumbai who has worked with numerous renowned beauty and fashion brands, as well as editorial publications. Recently, the photographer was awarded ‘Fashion Photographer Of The Year’ at the India Fashion Awards 2021. Keen on scientific photography, Arjun is also an avid sport fishing enthusiast. In this issue of Bazaar India, he captures actor Madhuri Dixit Nene in A Timeless Tale. Arjun shares, “I’ve been shooting with Bazaar India for the last 10 years and I still remember my first shoot… It is always a pleasure working with the team.” KARAN TORANI Karan is the Founder and Creative Director of label Torani India. Prior to launching his eponymous label in 2018, Karan had worked with designers like Nida Mahmood and pursued a degree in fashion from…

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FEATURES

BEING KONKONA

Many years before OTT shows became advocates for exposing darker truths, a young actor named Konkona Sensharma entered Indian cinema with roles that evoked new discourses. In the feature Mr. and Mrs. Iyer [2002], directed by her mother Aparna Sen, her character unravelled the prejudices of religion and casteism in the country…a role for which she received the honour of Top 80 Iconic Performances. And in Page 3 [2005], her role as the young journalist who tries to lay bare the underbelly of the rich, famous, and corrupt prophesied the work of many brave reporters who risk all to create change. Some call it idealism, but for Konkona, it is the commitment to inner-truth that drives her decisions, and her life. It’s the road less-taken, but Konkona has never been afraid…

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