These Are Bazaar’s Icons for 2023

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It has been said that we live in an attention economy, where power and influence are determined by what grabs us most fully, whether it’s a 30-second TikTok video, a stirring performance, a transporting piece of writing, or a call for justice. That’s why where we choose to invest our attention is so vitally important.

Harper's Bazaar’s 2023 Icons portfolio spotlights a group of talents across a range of creative fields who command our attention—who captivate us, connect us, entertain us, move us, and inspire us with the urgency they bring to their work.

They not only speak to this moment, they are also helping to define it and give it meaning. They’ve each made their marks—and some of them might be making history. But most importantly, they all understand what can happen when our eyes, hearts, minds, and energies are all pointed in the same direction.

Read on for Harper’s Bazaar’s 14 Icons for 2023. The interviews, photo shoots, and video shoots for this story were conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

This article appears in the September 2023 issue of Harper's Bazaar, available on newsstands August 29.

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For Paul Mescal: Grooming: Josh Knight for Horace; production: Holmes Production; set design: Emma Roach. Special thanks to Hoxton Docks.

For Kendall Jenner: Hair: Tomo Jidai; Makeup: Frank B; Manicure: Lisa Jachno; Production: Calum Walsh for North Six; Set design: Philipp Haemmerle.

For Doja Cat: Hair: J Stay Ready; makeup: Frank B for LoveSeen; manicure: Saccia Trinice; Production: One Thirty-Eight Productions; set design: Philipp Haemmerle. Special thanks to Buttercup Venues.

For Nia DaCosta and Golshifteh Farahani: Hair: Luke Hersheson for Hershesons; braiding (for DaCosta): Muriel Cole; makeup: Lisa Butler for Chanel Beauty; manicures: Sylvie Macmillan for Chanel Le Vernis; production: Holmes Production; set design: Emma Roach. Special thanks to Hoxton Docks.

For Parris Goebel, Justin Jones, Justin J. Pearson, and Zaya Wade: Hair: Tomo Jidai for Oribe; makeup: Frank B for LoveSeen; manicures: Lisa Jachno for Chanel Le Vernis; production: One Thirty-Eight Productions; set design: Philipp Haemmerle. Special thanks to Buttercup Venues.

For Greta Lee and Leila Mottley: Hair: Tomo Jidai for Oribe; makeup: Frank B for LoveSeen; manicures: Lisa Jachno for Dior Vernis; production: Calum Walsh for North Six; set design: Philipp Haemmerle.

For Angel Reese, Teyana Taylor, and James Whiteside: Hair: Tomo Jidai for Oribe; makeup: Frank B for LoveSeen; manicures: Honey for UN/DN Laqr; production: Katie Fash and Layla Néméjanski; set design: Philipp Haemmerle.

Video: Director: Mario Sorrenti; Filmed by: Heather Sommerfield, Drew Jarret, and Alexi Pissourios; Editor: Heather Sommerfield; Grading: Heather Sommerfield; Music Supervisor: Heather Sommerfield; Produced by #HestInc

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