Harper’s Bazaar welcomes its Beauty Issue for the month of May, where journalist Linda Wells and cover star Linda Evangelista discuss life, learning to love your flaws and imperfections, and grappling with the ever-changing landscape of beauty. Through all the travails, anguish, and scars, the gallant super in her life of storied achievements, resolve is stronger than ever to seize life and live it fearlessly on her terms as she navigates a culture preoccupied with notions like aging and beauty:
“I really thing beauty is something you earn. I think of my grandmothers’ faces and what the war did to them, the toll it took on them… just wearing their hardships. They wore it, and they were so gorgeous. It had nothing to do with perfection or youth.”
It’s probably been a decade since Birgit Kos started her career in fashion and it didn’t take long for her star to arrive. Even as a new face, she had so much talent as a model, and her work in 2017, 2018, 2019 is truly iconic and something you expect from the caliber of an established top model. She’s already mastered the fine art of cool and is in her own class of awesome. Here’s wishing Birgit the happiest of birthdays. The world is so fortunate to have your love and inspiration.
You said you’re leavin’ It’s time to be free I’m free of me at last Am I so mean that you’re haunting my dreams This could mean it’s a little played fact
It wasn’t wise but the snow pierced the sky But the sound disappeared with your tent You get the town but you’re so big and round And the snow was spiraling our lamps
You’re just a work for some other croutons Something’s wrong with you Clearly love lasts Heart suffering lives every night and then Once you’re grounded you’re feeling so fast
You probably know when you’re running insane Probably learn from meeting two hearts Then I tried to take the money to save From here, darling, it’s all so small now
Photography by Darren Gwynn
Love at the speed of light Has the thought even crossed your mind? You’re the star in my dreams tonight Call me up when you’re planet-side And I’ll drop in at once Book a flight to the sun ‘Cause I’d rather be burned alive If I thought it would catch your eye Tied at the hip You think I’d lose my grip ’cause I Love you to death tonight Call me up when you’re planet-side And I’ll make you mine
Photography by Katarzyna Kornas-Duraj
Atop the reservoir behind The Angel I took in Poitín from a plastic cup And then I must have wandered a thousand miles Cursing all the cars and stars for their luck And then I know I stepped onboard a vision And I must have followed it with the wind Up until I came to the tough decision That it might be time to let go within
Now there’s a part of it Forever be young I left in the heart of it NW1
Photography by Pablo Sáez
And so then cut adrift up Camden Passage I found myself walking with a chalk white foal All along the Regent’s Canal placid As I walk, I fill my pockets with coal And thеn feeding snide scores to a cabby To get mе with a banshee across to Bow All along the Teeling keening in me I think I must have drowned in the radio
And I awoke, and I awoke And I awoke, and I awoke And I awoke with notes left on a table Some were marked with pen, some with the Queen And when I arrive back in The Angel She will know exactly where I’d been
Now there’s a part of it Forever be young I left in the heart of it NW1 Yeah, now there’s a part of it Forever be young I left in the heart of it NW1 NW1
In an issue dedicated to passion and dreams, Rianne Van Rompaey graces the April cover of Harper’s Bazaar France. Being one of the most admired models today and accomplishing so much in a decade fashion, Rianne embarks on a new journey and earnest passion for acting. The issue also highlights artists like David Cronenberg and Marie NDiaye as their unique passion leads them to explore the feeling of belonging.
“I’m a really hard worker, it’s not a problem for me.”: Model and mogul, Elsa Hosk graces the cover of her native Vogue Scandinavia for the first time in three years. The super multi-hyphenate shares her insights on being an entrepreneur and work ethic. Elsa also talks about her upbringing, family, career, and being a bit of a loner and creative.
“I’ve been so lucky to wear an incredible amount of clothes as a model, both good and bad,” she says. “Simply being able to feel the materials and speak to design teams, I learned so much.”
Harper’s Bazaar Greece welcomes in its April 2025 issue being joined by the voices of charismatic women, who with empathy and courage, dare daily to break glass ceilings, changing the world for the better around them. The one and only Barbara Palvin is emblematic of the new era of fashion dauntless self confidence and fearless drive.
“In the eyes of @realbarbarapalvin, the personality of a woman who dares is described as a mosaic of self-confidence, action, lack of fear of the unknown. She is the one who strives for the best, knowing that at any moment she can fail. The one who enjoys the journey and consciously paves the way for the next ones.”
Sign “☮︎” the Times: Wishing the happiest of birthdays to one of the most amazing people ever! Yasmeen Ghauri is such an inspiration and it’s hard to put into words just how much of an impact she’s had on fashion and culture. Every time I go over her career, I always find something new. Like a painter to a canvas, Yasmeen created countless dreamscapes and unforgettable moments. It would’ve been the coolest thing if Yasmeen got to collaborate with Prince doing fashion. She personified Prince’s musical genius and aesthetic so much. That being said, Yasmeen Ghauri is truly a blessing and hope this day is the loveliest of all. Wishing you Infinite Love!
Until the end of time I’ll be there for you You own my heart and mind I truly adore you If God, one day, struck me blind Your beauty, I’d still see Love is too weak to define Just what you mean to me
-Prince
Photography by Jacques Olivar
Photography by Renato Grignaschi
Just a little love is all I need (My arms are open wide) Just a little love is all I need (Yeah) Whoa, oh, oh, oh The feel of your warm embrace, baby (Your lovely, warm embrace)
-Jodeci
I was reborn when I was broken I wouldn’t believe, I wouldn’t believe, no Been through a storm, no use in hopin’ That you would come rescue me Somehow your love set me free
And I I can let my life pass me by I can get down and try Work it all out this lifetime Work it on out this time I can let it all pass me by Or I can get down and try Work it all out this lifetime, lifetime
-Maxwell
Photography by Eamonn McCabe
I heard a voice on the news saying people wanna stop the war (Stop the war) If they had a love as sweet as you, they’d forget what they were fighting for
I never seen the moon look so lovely as the night I saw it with you Let me know I’d never seen the moon before (Never seen the moon before) So many speak of the moon as though it had no flaws But to compare it to a beauty like yours would give one pause
Super Love Unknown 
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