< Previous70 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 COVERS THAT NEVER WERE The COLLECTOR ’ S EDITION As nostalgia reigns supreme right now, we, too, have delved into the archives to reimagine what some of our most iconic covers could have looked like, and asked the creatives behind them to reveal their fondest, funniest or most fabulous memory of the process Compiled by OLIVIA PHILLIPS & ANNA CASTAN The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7003/05/2020 07:31:16 PM71 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Halima Aden shot by Yulia Gorbachenko, styled by Anna Castan. Yulia remembers, “When I landed in Nairobi, I’d lost my voice and was so scared I wouldn’t be able to talk at all! Luckily, ginger, lemon and honey saved the day. Halima was the most contagiously upbeat person; singing songs, feeding giraffes (not as easy as it sounds!), dancing with locals, climbing trees, posing on the roof of a safari car surrounded by the wild, driving for hours to get to the most magical sunset view and then fl ying out the same day. After we wrapped, the team was so delighted we started mocking up the covers in the van on the way back to the hotel. We had so many winners. It was pure joy making the vision a reality and one of the happiest days I’ve lived.” Halima adds, “Shooting the cover in Kenya, where I’m from, was beyond memorable, but a highlight was getting to meet the other talent booked for the shoot... a giraffe named Daisy. I remember it was taking a while to get the shot so I fi nally looked at Daisy and said, “Listen up, if you don’t start following the photographer’s directions, neither of us are going to get this cover!” After that pep talk, we were in sync and the photos turned out incredible!” 2020 Feb HALIMA WEARS: KRISTINA FIDELSKA YA. MAKE-UP: MANUEL LOSADA HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7103/05/2020 07:31:22 PM72 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Lily Aldridge shot by Alexi Lubomirski, styled by Tina Chai. Alexi remembers, “For this shoot, we were channelling the iconic Sophia Loren, as if she was on a movie set, in-between takes. We wanted to celebrate trailblazing women who personifi ed strength, elegance and survival. Lily was the perfect choice for this idea as she oozes star appeal and has that classic movie-star look.” 2017 Dec HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7203/05/2020 07:32:15 PM73 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 2018 Nov Yasmine Sabri shot by Greg Swales, styled by Anna Castan. Anna remembers, “‘Eyes, lips and high fashion,’ was the fi rst thing Greg Swales said to me when we were talking about the concept for the Yasmine Sabri shoot. A few days later, a 50-strong team decamped to a poetic and dramatic desert landscape. This was one of the dreamiest cover stories we’ve done for Bazaar, and that blood-red Dolce & Gabbana gown and Cartier jewels cover look travelled around the word with such impact. Still today, it is a truly memorable and remarkable cover.” The FASHION LIL Y WEARS: MARC JACOBS AND BVLGARI. Y ASMINE WEARS: DOLCE & GABBANA AND CAR TIER HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7303/05/2020 07:32:21 PM74 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Ursula Corbero shot by Greg Swales, styled by Anna Castan. Anna remembers, “I’ll never forget this cover as it felt like a personal homage to my Catalan heritage thanks to the mutual appreciation for our roots that I felt with our gorgeous muse, Ursula, who I am such a fan of. She was just the coolest and I knew that my family and friends back home in Barcelona would be so proud of my work on this cover.” Alessandra Ambrosio shot by Yulia Gorbachenko, styled by Anna Castan. Yulia remembers, “One more time, one more breath… and we were diving again under water with Alessandra; my assistants holding me down so I wouldn’t fl oat back up. A true ocean lover, Alessandra was giving it all under the brutal sun while we discovered how fabrics fl ow under water, which angles work, and how deep we should dive in. Once we transferred the images to a laptop and saw the shot, we knew it was the cover! It’s ‘the one’ when everyone knows. I’m thrilled you guys had the guts to make an underwater shot the main cover. So you!” Alessandra adds, “I truly had an amazing time shooting this cover in Abu Dhabi, especially since the whole shoot was in the water and the weather was perfect. What I loved most, though, was that the issue was dedicated to sustainability and discussing what changes fashion can make to help save our mother earth.” “ I H A D A N A M A Z I N G TI M E SHO O T I N G TH I S A S I T W A S A L L I N T H E W A T E R A N D T H E WE A T H E R W A S P E R F EC T , B U T W H A T I LO V E D M O S T W A S T H A T T H E W H O L E ISS U E W A S DE DIC A T E D T O SUSTA I N A B I L I T Y ” Al essa n d r a A m br os i o “This cover felt like a personal homage to my Catalan heritage” Anna Castan 2019 Dec 2019 Jan HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7403/05/2020 07:32:34 PM75 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Shanina Shaik shot by Greg Swales, styled by Anna Castan. Greg remembers, “I had such an amazing connection with Shanina. She truly worked so hard and the shoot was quite physical, running up and down the desert dunes, jumping and swinging her fi ve foot-long hair. I kept looking through the photographs and fi nding more and more powerful images of her, at times just her face with no fashion merchandise showing. Sometimes the best images in a shoot are not the ones that jump out at you right away. This image of Shanina’s striking eyes meeting you from the shadows of the tent has become my favourite from the whole day.” 2020 Jan ALESSANDRA WEARS: HÈRMES. URSULA WEARS: OSCAR DE LA RENT A AND BVLGARI. SHANINA ’S MAKE-UP: MANUEL LOSADA The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7503/05/2020 07:32:58 PM76 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 2016 Oct Huda Kattan shot by Williams & Hirakawa, styled by Katie Trotter HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7603/05/2020 07:33:04 PM77 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Rihanna shot by Ruven Afanador, styled by Sally Matthews. Ruven remembers, “Thinking back to the day we spent with Rihanna on location in Los Angeles, I will always remember how after we had shot all day, Rihanna sat next to me and together we edited the images for the cover and inside story. It was right after a golden California sunset and it was so intimate to go over the images with her and make our choices. She is a very good editor, and we laughed and relaxed as we studied the images we’d taken.” 2014 Jul/Aug RIHANNA WEARS: A TELIER VERSACE AND CAR TIER The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7703/05/2020 07:33:18 PM78 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Coco Rocha shot by Alexei Hay, styled by Ise White 2017 Feb HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7803/05/2020 07:33:27 PM79 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Yara Shahidi shot by Taylor Tupy, styled by Andreas Kokkino. Taylor says, “I looked back through the photos and videos from the shoot day and remembered just how great she was to work with. Yara was electric on and off the camera. Her energy fi lled the set with life!” 2018 Jun COCO WEARS: DELPOZO AND CAR TIER. Y ARA WEARS: CHANEL The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 7903/05/2020 07:33:40 PMNext >