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Harper’s Bazaar Magazine May 1955 — Suzy Parker Cover by Richard Avedon — Good Condition
This vintage May 1955 issue of Harper’s Bazaar features the legendary Suzy Parker on the cover, photographed by Richard Avedon. The magazine is in good condition. The item pictured in this listing is exactly the same item you will receive.
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Table of Contents
FASHIONS AND BEAUTY
87 Pictures of the Summer Ahead
88 Dotted Swiss in Flower
90 The Sari Evenings
92 More Checks than Ever Before
94 Red, White and Blue from France
96 The Maillot for Swimmers
98 The Miniature Dress, Paisley Pants and Singlet
100 Fresh Cotton, Fresh Color
101 New Beauty Wearing Hot Coral
102 Mango Yellow — Cooling Hot Color
104 Make It from a Pattern — In Cooling Hot Color
105 The Quilted Linen Coat — Striped in Hot Color
106 The White Way with a Suntan
116 Theatre Coat — In Crushed Irish Linen
117 The Cottons of the City
118 Sweaters Under New Auspices — Paris and Orlon
120 Summer Coverage: The Dress Suit, the Misted Print
122 Dotted Silk: The Overblouse Dress
123 Dotted Swiss: Inlaid with Lace
124 Summer Coverage: The White Shirtwaist Dress
132–135 American Summer — The Driving Influence
136 Man in the Summer — Looking Cool and Polished
138 The Young Travelers
140 Program for the Measure of a Beauty
141 Program for the Complexion of a Beauty
142 New Summery Influentials
FICTION AND FEATURES
108 A Tale for the Mirror — A Story by Hortense Calisher
111 Vicente Escudero
112 The House of Shiva
114 Victim of the Blind Tigress — By W. G. Archer
126 The Composers and New Opera
128 Karl Malden
129 Barbara Bel Geddes and Ben Gazzara
130 Renata Tebaldi
131 Yves Montand
179 The Garden — A Story by Josephine W. Johnson
JUNIOR BAZAAR
143 Bright White Shirting
144 Beach Party Wardrobe — In and Out of Water
146 Black and White Gingham — Checked in for Summer
148–151 Black and White — Going on Vacation
152 Papers for a Summer Correspondence
REGULAR FEATURES
55 School Directory
67 Shopping Bazaar
165 Travel Bazaar: Summer in Canada’s Cool Air
173 Beauty by Appointment
Cover by Richard Avedon
This May 1955 issue celebrates the height of mid-century summer style, showcasing cooling hot colors, dotted silks, sari-inspired evenings, Paris knitwear, and crisp cottons for the season. Swimwear, shirtwaists, tailored dress suits, and modern summer beauty regimens define the warm-weather themes across its pages.
The cultural and feature sections include stories from Hortense Calisher and Josephine W. Johnson, reflections on Indian dance and spirituality, profiles of celebrated artists and performers such as Renata Tebaldi, Karl Malden, and Yves Montand, and explorations of new directions in opera.
Junior Bazaar delivers youthful summer wardrobe inspiration, from gingham to beachwear to vacation-ready separates.
This issue is a striking collectible for fans of Richard Avedon, Suzy Parker, and 1950s fashion editorial history, offering a rich look at summer fashion imagery and cultural commentary from the era.