From exploring the future of fashion to getting the inside scoop from the world’s brightest and hottest celebrities, Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore kept busy this year with a wide range of cover stars – industry leaders from across the worlds of fashion, modelling, singing, social media and even sports. Below, we break down what each of this year’s issues meant to us as a team and our fans from around the globe, looking back at twelve months of hard work and, as always, impeccable style.
BAZAAR got off to a good start in 2022 with actress Julia Garner, ahead of her star turn as the con artist Anna Delvey in Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna. With a distressed bouffant and smoky eyes, dressed in off-the-shoulder gowns and classy separates, our cover shoot gave Garner the glamour treatment the real-life Anna Delvey could only dream of.
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Supermodel Barbara Palvin graced our February issue in 70s-inspired colours – bold, bright and beautiful just in time for Valentine’s Day. Modelling Fendi’s spring/summer 2022 collection, Palvin exudes sensual elegance in her cover shoot, wearing sexy satin and bold prints galore.
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There’s no one who better defines Gen Z talent than social media starlet Emma Chamberlain, who built her entire career on YouTube and Instagram, racking up an impressive 27 million followers and counting across both platforms along the way. Only 20 years old at the time, Chamberlain opened up to BAZAAR about her authentic stream-of-consciousness style and why her content has struck a nerve with people her age, transforming her into a fashion darling and de facto Gen Z spokesperson nearly overnight.
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We continued exploring the concept of youth with our April 2022 issue, which touched on everything from the beauty trends inspiring Gen Z favourite Euphoria to a profile of the young Singaporean whizz kid Lee Yik Keat. BAZAAR’s first-ever collage cover – a collaboration between photographer Paul McLean and artist Portis Wasp – also made this issue one for the memory books.
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The arrival of the summer season this year brought lots of renewed interest in travel, as Singapore began loosening its strict Covid restrictions and opening up to the world yet again. BAZAAR marked this milestone by paying tribute to the pets who kept us all company during lockdown, closing a chapter of over two years of pandemic fashion trends which surely won’t be missed.
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BAZAAR is proud to have had so many young stars grace our covers this year. But June – the peak of many countries’ summer season and a time when millions of young students go on holiday – was the perfect moment to dive in to the nostalgia of youth and exactly what that concept means. Actress Whitney Peak, who stars in the revamped reboot of the legendary American teen drama Gossip Girl, perfectly defines that aesthetic as a new star helming a revived classic for a new generation of youth.
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Actress Pom Klementieff was the perfect cover star for our July issue, dedicated to redefining what the word ‘sexy’ means today during the hottest month of the year. Far from revealing too much, the pink, fluffy fashion we chose for Klementieff covered everything up to her neck. A very subtle touch of eroticism, subverting societal expectations.
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As much as 2022 will be remembered as a year of reopening and reconnecting with the world, it will also be remembered for political turmoil and societal upheaval as we entered and learned to navigate our new post-Covid reality. From power suits with exaggerated shoulder pads to other armour-inspired fashion sweeping the runways, we explored how the industry is moving forward with this new normal in our August issue.
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The September issue is always a highlight for any fashion magazine, and BAZAAR Icons is no different. This year Thai megastar Bright Vachirawit (in a first for Singapore) and Japanese-French fashion darling Mika Schneider helmed our double covers. It’s just the beginning for both of these young starlets and their burgeoning careers – two icons in the making.
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Our October issue covered an intense period of transition with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II sending shockwaves across the Commonwealth countries and the retirement of tennis greats Serena Williams and Roger Federer sending the sports world into a frenzy. Diving into the hottest accessories of the season, the issue also explored how the fashion world is responding to these monumental changes.
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Does fashion make a star or do the stars make fashion? These days, it surely seems to be the latter – as Editor-in-Chief Kenneth Goh discussed in his editor’s note for November, Paris Fashion Week returned in full force this fall after over two years of pandemic restrictions, with plenty of star power to show for it. Stars like Jisoo from Blackpink and Kylie Jenner seemed to draw more attention to fashion week than the fashion itself, making this a compelling question to explore for our November issue.
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We closed out the year with golden girl Eileen Gu, who won multiple gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics – and the hearts of millions of young aspiring skiers around the world. Celebrating Singapore’s most stylish women and one of Thailand’s rising stars, Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat, this issue explores greatness in all shapes and forms – the perfect way to cap off a whirlwind of a year.
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