The year 2023 gave us the relaunch of Harper’s Bazaar France and since March, we’ve been dazzled by covers starring the likes of Rianne van Rompaey, Imaan Hammam, Catherine Deneuve and Amelia Gray to name a select few. Editor Olivier Lalanne bestows upon us a duo of special covers lensed by photographer Juergen Teller to close out the year and usher us into 2024. On cover one, Lalanne welcomes back French model Loli Bahia as cover girl, complete with the current face of Chanel wearing a navy blue tank dress from Saint Laurent. French-British actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg poses on cover two, captured within the walls of her father’s (singer Serge Gainsbourg) former Paris home on rue de Verneuil for an issue dedicated to the spirit and charm of the French capital.
As one would expect when multi-covers are thrown our way, only one was guaranteed to standout. “Love Loli’s cover. Charlotte’s cover is a letdown,” shared forum member mikel.
“Loli’s cover is nice, I love the colors. Charlotte’s cover is a miss unfortunately,” Urban Stylin echoed.
“I actually love Loli Bahia’s cover. Juergen is at his best when the subject/model/clothes are more glamorous, hence why I always love his Saint Laurent campaigns,” admired Overindulgence.
“I don’t know who thought Juergen’s work is cover material. Loli’s cover is alright and Charlotte’s reminds me of the covers we would get during the pandemic via FaceTime,” described an underwhelmed fenty.
Vogue28 wasn’t feeling it either, expressing: “Much prefer Loli Bahia’s cover over Charlotte Gainsbourg’s, which I believe should never have seen the light of day. Two majorly underwhelming covers to close out 2023, if you ask me. A real shame too, because Harper’s Bazaar France has been great to us throughout 2023.”
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