Featured Article: Harper’s Bazaar UK 2012 Covers Recap

This year, the covers line up from Harper’s Bazaar UK are quite feast to the eyes. The color combination were lovely such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley‘s January issue by Tom Munro, Georgia May Jagger‘s March issue by Alexi Lubomirski, Victoria Beckham‘s May issue by Camilla Akrans, and Miranda Kerr‘s August newsstand cover by Giampaolo Sgura.

We also love the selection of their cover stars which were exciting i.e Cate Blanchett for April issue by Alexi Lubomirski, Florence Welch for July issue by Camilla Akrans, Keira Knightley for September issue by Ellen von Unwerth, Laetitia Casta and Joan Smalls for October issue by Sebastian Faena, Salma Hayek for November issue by Paola Kudacki, and Marion Cotillard for December issue by Ben Hassett.

Harper’s Bazaar UK didn’t amused us with their February and June issue. They got Uma Thurman and Cameron Diaz on the covers, but the magazine didn’t do any justice for both great actors. It was incredibly boring. They should’ve made far better covers with different art direction.

Overall, 2012 has been a good year for Harper’s Bazaar UK. Hopefully they will producing better covers next year. Especially after Justine Picardie took over the Editor-in-Chief position from Lucy Yeomans (she joined Net A Porter earlier this year) in August. The magazine was helmed by acting editor Jenny Dickinson of Elle UK for few months before Picardie took over the position. Dickinson will stay at the title as consultant editor until the end of the year.

Check out our 2011 recap, here, and 2010 recap, here.

Feel free to tell us your favourite covers from Harper’s Bazaar UK in the comment box, below.

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Marion Cotillard for Harper’s Bazaar UK December 2012

UPDATED NOVEMBER 08th 2012: The cover was photographed by Ben Hassett and styled by Julia von Boehm. Also added the subscriber cover via TFS.

UPDATED OCTOBER 31st 2012: Marion Cotillard is wearing a Dior Haute Couture Fall Winter 2012 dress on the cover.

The 37 year old actress is featured for the incredibly minimalist and disappointing December cover from Harper’s Bazaar UK. Wish they brighten up the cover for a little. It’s December issue, people! But at least Marion Cotillard looks gorgeous.

Click here to view last year December cover featuring Yasmin Le Bon, Helena Christensen, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Eva Herzigova, here for 2010 cover with Natalia Vodianova, and here for 2009 cover with Victoria Beckham.

Image via TFS.

Robert Lee Morris Fall Winter 2012 Ad Campaign

Eniko Mihalik landed yet another Fall Winter 2012 campaign stint with this Ben Hassett photographed image for Robert Lee Morris.

Image via Models.com

Anteprima Fall Winter 2012 Ad Campaign

Ben Hassett photographed the current face of Jeanne Lanvin Couture fragrance, Juju Ivanyuk, for the Fall Winter 2012 campaign images of Anteprima.

Images via TFS.

Elle UK 2011 Covers Recap

Elle UK improved their covers line up this year and I’m really happy with that. 2011 covers are more colorful (you’ll see red masthead, purple, blue and gold backgrounds) compared to last year‘s mostly grey background and black and white mastheads.

They started this year with the first pixie cropped cover star, actor Carey Mulligan who was photographed by David Slijper for January issue. The next short haired cover stars are top model Agyness Deyn for October also by David Slijper (a version of the subscriber cover with Joan Smalls was snapped by Alexei Hay), Emma Watson for November by Rankin (I love the unique subs cover!) and Michelle Williams‘ first Elle UK cover for December by Alexei Hay.

The subscriber covers of the remaining issues are better than the newsstands in my opinion: Cheryl Cole for February by Jan Welters, Gwen Stefani for April by Matthias Vriens-McGrath, Reese Witherspoon for May by Ben Hassett, Cameron Diaz for June by Jan Welters, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for July by Terry Tsiolis, Lily Allen for August by David Slijper (the Coco Rocha‘s subscriber cover was by Matthias Vriens-McGrath), and last but not least Kirsten Dunst for September by David Slijper (he shot four covers this year!).

I must say, Elle UK produces some of the most interesting subscriber covers ever. Good job!

Oh, and I love the simply striking both covers of Keira Knightley‘s March issue photographed by Terry Tsiolis. The cameras just love her face!

What are your favourite covers from Elle UK this year?

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Eniko Mihalik for Harper’s Bazaar Argentina July 2011

Julia Von Boehm styled the beautiful Eniko Mihalik on the July 2011 front page of Harper’s Bazaar Argentina by Ben Hassett. It’s the magazine’s third covers since their first edition this May.

Image via Design Scene.

Reese Witherspoon for Elle Indonesia June 2011

A reprint image of Reese Witherspoon‘s Elle UK May 2011 newsstands cover photographed by Ben Hassett is now the June cover of Elle Indonesia. Reese wearing Emporio Armani dress and Hermès leather cuffs.

Image via TFS.

Lydia Hearst for The Sunday Times Style June 2011

Lydia Hearst photographed by Ben Hassett for the latest cover of The Sunday Times Style magazine.

Image via Fashion Copious.

Reese Witherspoon for Elle UK May 2011 Newsstands Cover

Reese Witherspoon lensed by Ben Hassett wearing cotton dress by Emporio Armani and leather cuffs by Hermès.

Click to see her subscriber cover.

Reese Witherspoon for Elle UK May 2011 Subscriber Cover

UPDATED APRIL 04th, 2011 : Added a small preview of the newsstands cover for Elle UK May 2011 featuring Reese Witherspoon lensed by Ben Hassett wearing cotton dress by Emporio Armani and leather cuffs by Hermès.

Reese Witherspoon by Ben Hassett