HARPER'S BAZAAR US October 1956

This strong and spectacular Harper's Bazaar issue from October 1956 features an iconic Audrey Hepburn cover, stunningly beautiful advertisements (Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel, Trifari, Jean Patou, Revillon, Guerlain, Monet, Omega, Miriam Haskell, Christian Dior, Caron, and many more) as well as iconic fashion and lifestyle photography by Richard Avedon (a stunning portrait of Audrey Hepburn, 26 pages Haute Couture featuring Manguin, Nina Ricci, Jacques Fath, Madeleine de Rauch, Pierre Balmain, Jean Patou, Christian Dior, Jacques Griffe, Lanvin-Castillo, Jean Dessès, Jacques Heim, Chanel, Sybil Connolly, and others), Louise Dahl-Wolfe (4 pages beauty, 4 pages fur and jewelry, 2 pages eveningwear, 4 pages lingerie), Pellegrini, Lillian Bassman (6 pages eveningwear and more), Francesco Scavullo (13 pages fashion), Gleb Derujinsky (4 pages fashion), Tom Palumbo (4 pages fashion), and more. From the first to the last page, this issue is a visual feast, a testimony of its time and highly collectible. 

Cover: Audrey Hepburn by Richard Avedon
Editor-in-chief: Carmel Snow
Fashion editor: Diana Vreeland, among others

248 pages
844 g
24,7 cm x 32,2 cm/9.7“ x 12.7“

This magazine is in very good vintage condition with normal signs of wear to cover and back cover consistent with age. Cover and back cover are slightly loose and have small rips at the bottom. The stapled pages are sound and in great condition. A superb issue.