< Previous80 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Sonam Kapoor shot by Eric Guillemain, styled by Anna Castan. Eric remembers, “The talent we shot – Bollywood superstar, Sonam Kapoor – was a dream-like, inspirational muse!” 2020 Mar HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 8003/05/2020 07:33:51 PM81 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Salma Hayek shot by Xevi Muntane, styled by Lorna McGee. Xevi remembers, “Salma Hayek is the most down-to-earth and charming lady I’ve ever met. She’s married to one of the most powerful men in the fashion industry but she keeps her feet very close to the ground. The fi rst thing I remember from the shoot was how quickly everything was put together. Bazaar called me one day at noon while I was in Barcelona and told me I had to be in London the next morning to shoot her. So I jumped on a plane and got to London super-late at night. The shoot was at the Mandarin Oriental in London; they gave us an amazing suite that we turned completely upside-down during the shoot! Salma was hilarious. The fi rst thing she told me when we kissed each other hello was that she had dreamed about me the night before, although we had never met before, and in her dream I was a horrendous tyrant! She was very relieved to fi nd out how easy-going I am in real life. We laughed so much that day. I’m so proud of the shoot and happy to have had the chance to work and collaborate hand-in-hand with such a fun and talented icon and legend.” “ S A L M A W A S H I L A R I O U S . T H E F I R S T T H I N G S H E TO L D M E W A S T H A T S H E ’ D D R E A M T O F M E T H E N I GH T B E F O R E T H E S H OOT A N D I W A S A HOR R E N D OU S T Y R A NT ! ” Xe v i M u n t a n e 2017 May SONAM WEARS: GIAMBA TTIST A V ALLI AND BVLGARI. SALMA WEARS: GUCCI The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 8103/05/2020 07:34:01 PM82 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Priyanka Chopra shot by David Slijper, styled by Sarah Gore Reeves 2018 Feb HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 8203/05/2020 07:34:19 PM83 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Bella Hadid shot by Victor Demarchelier, styled by Anna Castan. Anna remembers, “Nothing was more exciting and empowering than travelling to the world’s epicentre of Italian elegance and operatic extravagance to shoot Bella Hadid as my fi rst-ever cover star for Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. Styling her in the most glamorous dresses, each worthy of Venetian aristocracy, her fox-like eyes refl ected the jewels we draped on her. This cover story is an iconic shoot that will live eternally, both in the world of fashion, and in my heart.” 2017 Oct PRIY ANKA WEARS: SAINT LAURENT . BELLA WEARS: RALPH & RUSSO AND BVLGARI The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 8303/05/2020 07:34:33 PM84 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Joan Smalls shot by Mariano Vivanco, styled by Jimi Urquiaga 2018 Mar HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 8403/05/2020 07:34:42 PM85 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 Taleedah Tamer shot by Stefania Paparelli, styled by Gemma Deeks. Stefania remembers, “The shoot was on an amazing day in Rome. We shot in a theatre fi rst; one of the most famous in the city. After we’d fi nished there, we went and shot all around Piazza di Spagna until we found a nice spot to do the cover. That was actually shot in the middle of the street against a light-yellow wall, so people was passing by, very curious of what we were doing. Taleedah interacted with the passers-by, although the jewellery’s security guard wasn’t that happy about it! I was so happy when the cover came out; the idea was to have a vintage aesthetic and she really looks like a diva from the past!” 2018 Jul/Aug JOAN WEARS: LAUREL DEWITT . T ALEEDAH WEARS: ANTONIO GRIMALDI, NADINE JEWELLER Y AND ELISABETT A FRANCHI The FASHION HBZ_147_070to085_covers_11276975.indd 8503/05/2020 07:34:55 PMCC 86 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 The FASHION Words by TABITHA JANE GLAYSHER As our current situation forces us to take a deeper look at forever fashion, there’s one brand that is appearing in the searches more than most. It begs the question; is there such a thing as a true investment piece, and if so, what is it? Perhaps more now than ever, many of us are exploring the idea of decreasing our consumer footprint, dancing around the notion of buying less and choosing well. A global pandemic has tidal-waved across us, and without the often- deafening chatter of everyday life, we’ve been left with no choice but to embark on some enforced self-refl ection. For our shopping habits, this has resulted in a mass gravitation towards classic, sometimes pre-owned investment pieces. Fashion data site Lyst revealed a 75 per cent increase in searches for Chanel’s classic double fl ap bag in Q1, while the Financial Times’ How To Spend It magazine reported that the price of a vintage Chanel jacket is “rising inexorably.” While these statistics on more conscientious consuming may have been ignited by the inaccessibility of brick-and-mortar stores, it may well spark the permanent change we needed. But it also highlights the following; that some items really are investment pieces, and that the aforementioned notion of ‘buy less, buy better’ was perhaps invented for Chanel. After all, arguably no other piece in your wardrobe will hold both value and sentiment quite like a Chanel jacket. So how exactly did this icon come to achieve such status in the halls of fashion fame? The maison’s linchpin was forged in the ’50s by its eponymous founder; one who so famously put women at the very heart of the brand. Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s liberated approach to the defi nition of elegance lead to “dressing [women] in suits that made them feel at ease, but that still emphasised YOURS ALWAYS, CHANEL Mademoiselle Chanel in a jacket of her own design, 1962 HBZ_147_86to89_FASHION_Chanel_11274508.indd 8603/05/2020 01:33:30 PM87 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 The Chanel jacket has never been one to turn its back on exquisite embellishment, as seen here at a backstage fi tting HBZ_147_86to89_FASHION_Chanel_11274508.indd 8703/05/2020 01:33:38 PM The FASHION “ A R G U A B L Y , N O OT H E R P I EC E I N Y O U R W A R D R O B E W I LL H O LD B O T H V A L U E A N D S E N T I M E N T Q U I T E L I K E A C H A N E L J A C K ET ” The fi nale of the A/W20 Chanel show Backstage at A/W20 Impeccable detail as captured backstage at Métiers d’Art HBZ_147_86to89_FASHION_Chanel_11274508.indd 8803/05/2020 01:33:47 PM89 HarpersBazaarArabia.com May 2020 femininity.” And so it was. A revolution woven from cloth. Chanel took the tweed of traditional menswear and crafted the iconic jacket that we all still yearn for today; its secret to longevity lying in its DNA remaining the same, but its iterations being almost limitless. At its very core, it is a boxy, tweed jacket bestowed with a whimsical romance through undone, fraying edges and a comfortingly familiar texture. These elements are its hand-written signature. But the design is anything but static. It adapts with the times; reactive to present trends, malleable to the season’s colour palette. It transforms with the zeitgeist; an enduring blueprint with the ability to be eternally reinvented. It is one of the most recognisable garments ever to have been designed, evidenced both by its resale value and, now, the sheer demand for it across vintage platforms. From British royalty in the form of Princess Diana, to political royalty in Jackie Kennedy, the Chanel jacket has draped over the shoulders of almost every name that crops up in a ‘style icon’ Google search. Whether you’re seeking a tongue- in-cheek interpretation from Karl Lagerfeld’s 1985 runway show, or a brand-new casaque-inspired, feather-trim take by Chanel’s current creative director, Virginie Viard, one thing is certain. You’re buying a future heirloom to be cherished by generations to come. ■ The fi nale of the Paris-31 Rue Cambon 2019/20 Métiers d’Art collection IMAGES COUR TESY OF BENOIT PEVERELLI AND OLIVIER SAILLANT A fi tting for Métiers d’Art HBZ_147_86to89_FASHION_Chanel_11274508.indd 8903/05/2020 01:33:59 PMNext >