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Harper's Bazaar Magazine – January 1959 – Subject: Bright Islands – Hawaii – No Label
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HARPER’S BAZAAR
Number 2965 | 92nd Year | January 1959
Incorporating Junior Bazaar
Cover Description:
The first issue of 1959 captures a breezy, spontaneous moment with a woman and her dog in motion—framed by the discerning lens of the “Minoan camera’s eye.” She wears a scarf by Milton (approximately $12 at Hattie Carnegie, available at Saks Fifth Avenue), suggesting lightness and newness for the year ahead. The look is complemented with Coty’s “Pastel Pink” lipstick and green eye shadow, introducing 1959 as a year of soft color and fresh complexion.
Cover by Richard Avedon.
Contents Overview:
Fashion
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The Thing: The Spark to Go—Hawaiian Resort Clothes – pp.117–121
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Bright Islands Blue – pp.122–127
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The Transitives—Beach Wear – p.128
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Bathing Suits: 1959 Horizon—Seven New Suits – pp.136–141
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Brown: Beginning a Long Run—Spring Color Forecast – p.150
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Resort White—Three Dresses in Bas-Relief – p.152
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Spring Fabrics: 1959 Edition – pp.154–157
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Now, Voyager—Eight Travel Suits and Coats – pp.158–163
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Legs: The Long View – p.168
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Native Surroundings – p.178
The Young Perfectionist
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Travels in Color—Four Flight Wardrobes – pp.170–177
Beauty
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South: The Rebirth of the Body – p.134
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The Last of the Churlish Curl – p.164
Features and Fiction
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Hawaii: Shopping and Dining – pp.42–56
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The Pleasures of Hawaii by Sylvia Wright – p.130
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The Geste Courteous — A Story by Hortense Calisher – p.132
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Come Back, Little Lord Fauntleroy by Janet Agle – p.142
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Above the Crowd – pp.144–149
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Improvisation on Picasso by Jean Cocteau – p.166
Regular Features
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School Directory – p.101
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Shopping Bazaar – p.108
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The Editor’s Guest Book – p.115
This January 1959 issue of Harper’s Bazaar sets the tone for the year with an editorial spotlight on Hawaiian style and travel fashion. From resort wear and beach ensembles to stories highlighting the pleasures of Hawaii, it blends luxury, leisure, and literary insight. A beautiful vintage addition for collectors of mid-century fashion and magazine history.