Description
Harper’s Bazaar Magazine — February 1962 — Youngest American Wardrobe Cover (No Label)
This vintage Harper’s Bazaar issue from February 1962 presents a sophisticated early-spring style on the cover, photographed by Lillian Bassman. The featured look combines a long, sharp coat with a smaller, cropped jacket for an elegant contrast—cut with fluid lines, narrow sheaths, and soft tailoring in luxurious Zibeline-Matka silk. Designers include Emme and Larry Aldrich. Retailers include Bonwit Teller, Woodward & Lothrop, Lord & Taylor, and I. Magnin. Accessories feature leather jewelry by Hobe, hair by Kenneth, and makeup by Alexander de Markoff (Radiant Red lipstick and Subject/Beige eyeshadow).
Condition: Good. The item shown in the listing photos is the exact copy you will receive. Please check all images for condition verification. Combined shipping is available upon request. All items include a plastic protective covering.
Table of Contents Highlights:
Fashion:
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The Bazaar Look
– What Makes It (p.76)
– What’s Afoot (p.78)
– Where It Goes (p.80)
– How To Take It (p.84)
– What Wraps It Up (p.86)
– What Cinches It (p.88)
– How It Gets Around (p.90) -
City Looks: Attuned to Spring (pp.100–103)
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Slim and Mobile: Transitional coats and suits (p.103)
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Fashion Coup: The Two-Hose Shoe – brilliance in black and white (pp.106–113, 124–127)
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Free Foot Phase: Evolution of the two-hose shoe (p.128)
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Entering Spring:
– The Wonderful Blues (p.130)
– The Chic of Chamois (p.144)
The Young Perfectionist:
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Deep-Country Clothes: Casual sophistication (pp.138–143)
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Paris Spring: Pale and pretty fashion preview (p.148)
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Deep-Country White Coat (p.150)
Small World:
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Youngest American Wardrobe: Youthful, wearable American style (pp.134–137)
Beauty:
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Repairs Under Way: Business as Usual: Modern beauty routines (p.118)
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No-Glow: A new fingertip theory of glamour (p.132)
Features and Fiction:
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The Sirens by Maria Dermott (p.82)
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The Song of the Saw by Ben Karp (pp.92–96)
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Homage to Giacometti by Jean Genet (p.102)
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Recollections of Brancusi by Eugene Ionesco (p.104)
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My Pipe Dream by Pamela Hansford Johnson (p.109)
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American Playwright: Arthur Kopit (p.115)
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English Actor: Paul Scofield (p.116)
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The Triumph of Wit: Excerpts from A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt (p.117)
Regular Features:
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What a Wonderful Idea (p.28)
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Travel Bazaar: Papeete by Elinor S. Gimbel (p.30)
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The Intelligent Woman’s Scrapbook: The Caviar Outlook by Vagn Riis-Hansen (p.34)
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Not to Be Missed by Geri Trotta (p.44)
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The Editor’s Guest Book (p.73)
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School and Camp Directory (p.100)
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Travel Guide (p.170)
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Shopping Bazaar (p.172)
This issue encapsulates early 1960s American elegance, introducing spring fashion with clean silhouettes and refined detail, alongside rich literary and cultural content. A classic collectible for lovers of mid-century fashion and editorial history.





