Issue 4: January 30 2012

This beautiful collection of images and text in this book by Glenda Bailey is a dare to dream kind of book that fills you with hope of style for one self and showcases the extreme level of design, attention to detail and gorgeous destinations Harper’s Bazaar has had the opportunity to shoot at. With fashion geniuses such as Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier- for a fashion lover this book is a religious experience.

A walk through the years is a walk through fashion design innovation and fashion geography- Paris, New York, Moscow and London are to name a few. With celebrities and models the spreads cover range of weird and quirky set ups like space background, fairy layouts and super hero themes but also truly beautiful shots in studio and portrait style. Jewelry, apparel, shoes and bags- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Hudson, Michelle Obama, Twilight vampires and Naomi Campbell running along a cheetah in Dior Haute Couture is just to die for! A keepsake, a coffee table conversation striker and an encyclopedia of history in the making- FW gives this book a Two thumbs up.