Enter Elegance

BLOW-UP: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar

09/12/24 • 43 min

In 1992, Vogue was, as it is today, the global fashion authority, and Anna Wintour was its already-famous leader. But an upset—to this day, the only one of Wintour’s reign— was in the offing. Just a few days into the New Year, Hearst announced they were reviving the long-comatose Harper’s Bazaar, which was once Vogue’s greatest rival. And they were bringing in Liz Tilberis, the warm white-haired size-twelve editor of British Vogue—and Anna Wintour’s former second in command—to lead the charge. In “Enter Elegance,” we tell the story of the editorial dream team that Liz gathered to her side, the super-secret September launch, and the magazine cover that shook the industry and announced the new Nineties minimalism.
This episode includes our memories as assistants at Liz Tilberis’s new Bazaar and conversations with former Bazaar staff, including creative director Fabien Baron and editors Paul Cavaco, Tonne Goodman, and Richard Sinnott. Plus, Linda Evangelista, Isaac Mizrahi, and Liz’s best friend, former Vogue creative director Grace Coddington.

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09/12/24 • 43 min

BLOW-UP: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar - Enter Elegance

Transcript

Fabien Baron
She said, "I want to do the most beautiful magazine in the world."

Grace Coddington
So I say, "You, you have to call Liz Tilberis. And I happen to know she's at home now because I've just put the phone down on her, and she's the best person, absolutely clearly the best person for you, for editor of Bazaar."

Susan Magrino
I mean, Vogue had really had no competitor for a very long time.

Linda

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