Publisher Hearst Magazines announced June 9 that Samira Nasr, most recently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, will head the title’s US edition from July 6.
“Samira’s important voice will continue to evolve the brand’s distinct position as a style touchstone for fashion’s most discerning.”
The Montreal-born Nasr has a long career in fashion, serving as a fashion director at ELLE for five years and a style director for InStyle.
Nasr also used the short video to give a brief overview of what she hopes to achieve, saying she would “work to give all voices a platform to tell stories that would never have been told,” and “reimagine what a fashion magazine can be in today’s world.”
“I believe that Harper’s Bazaar can deliver the best in fashion, all while being a place where community can come together to celebrate art, music, pop culture and also learn about the important issues that we as women are facing today,” she said, “such as the fight for human rights, our reproductive rights and the hurdles that we face as we fight for equity in the workplace.”
