In 1970 British
Harper’s Bazaar merged with the iconic 60s magazine
Queen. In the 21st century, most people had forgotten why it was
Harpers & Queen, and not the more obvious and internationally known
Harper’s Bazaar. To change the name from
Harpers & Queen to
Harper’s Bazaar was deemed too radical and confusing for the reader. The first decision was to stop the emphasis being equal between Harpers and Queen, the magazine titlepiece became HARPERS & Queen, then HARPER’S Bazaar, and then in September 2007, it became Harper’s BAZAAR. In its first reappearance as Bazaar since 1970, Creative director Sheila Jack approached Barnes to be a typographic consultant. Barnes recommended typefaces that would be quintessentially ‘English’, the modern
Brunel and a brand new interpretation of the first
Clarendon. The end result was a magazine that appeared to be part of the larger international fashion brand, but also retained the quirkiness and Englishness associated with
Queen in the 60s and
Harpers & Queen in the early 1980s.