Harper’s Bazaar Legendary Editor, Carmel Snow, And The Photograph That Changed The Magazine’s History
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Does the name Carmel Snow ring a bell?
If not, you should get to know this legendary fashion editor (1887 - 1961).
After volunteering at the Red Cross in Paris during the First World War, where she developed a close network of friends and acquaintances, Carmel Snow was offered a job as assistant fashion editor at Vogue in 1921 in New York, reporting to the editor-in-chief Edna Woolman Chase. With a strong passion and work ethic, she ascended to the role of fashion editor and was supposed to take the reins of the glossy publication upon the retirement of Chase. But her career at Vogue had stalled.
Thanks to a fortunate turn of events, Snow’s brother, Tom White, became general manager of the Hearst publishing organization in 1929, so she went on to take a job at Vogue’s rival house - Harper’s Bazaar, in 1932 before being promoted to Editor-in-Chief in 1934.
Carmel Snow is credited for bringing life to the magazine and discovering many talents like