Tag: high society gal with an eye for genius

July 3, 2016 / Vickie Lester

Diana Vreeland got her start working for Carmel Snow at Harper’s Bazaar…

July 3, 2016 / Vickie Lester

Carmel Snow, high society gal with an eye for genius, became editor of Harper’s Bazaar, after a stint with Condé Nast at Vogue…

Snow’s genius came from cultivating the best people. Her first big find was art director Alexey Brodovitch, who innovated Bazaar‘s iconic Didot logo. Brodovitch is perhaps best known for his work with Richard Avedon, who, as a young photographer, was so determined to work at Bazaar that he endured the…

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April 8, 2016 / Vickie Lester

“I was Betty Bacall always. And Lauren was Howard Hawks… he felt that Lauren Bacall was better sounding than Betty Bacall. He had a vision of his own. He was a Svengali. He wanted to mold me. He wanted to control me. And he did until Mr. Bogart got involved.”

June 24, 2015 / Vickie Lester

Tag: high society gal with an eye for genius

Diana Vreeland got her start working for Carmel Snow at Harper’s Bazaar…

Carmel Snow, high society gal with an eye for genius, became editor of Harper’s Bazaar, after a stint with Condé Nast at Vogue…

“I was Betty Bacall always. And Lauren was Howard Hawks… he felt that Lauren Bacall was better sounding than Betty Bacall. He had a vision of his own. He was a Svengali. He wanted to mold me. He wanted to control me. And he did until Mr. Bogart got involved.”

Lauren Bacall makes the cover of Harper’s Bazaar and catches the eye of Howard Hawks in Hollywood…