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BLOW-UP: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar

BLOW-UP: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar

Written by: Dennis Golonka + Cynthia True
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A six-part podcast about the resurrection of Harper's Bazaar in 1992 and the visionary editor who led it, Liz Tilberis. For a brief, glorious era, she gave Vogue a run for its money—and her old boss, Anna Wintour, too. With Fabien Baron, Paul Cavaco, Grace Coddington, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Isaac Mizrahi, Donna Karan, and Patrick Jephson.

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Episodes
  • 1. Enter Elegance
    Oct 28 2025

    In 1992, Vogue was, as it is today, the global fashion authority, and Anna Wintour was its already-famous leader. But an upset—to this day, the only one of Wintour’s reign— was in the offing. Just a few days into the New Year, Hearst announced they were reviving the long-comatose Harper’s Bazaar, which was once Vogue’s greatest rival. To add fuel to the fire, they were bringing in Liz Tilberis, the warm, white-haired size-twelve editor of British Vogue—and Anna Wintour’s former second in command—to lead the charge. In “Enter Elegance,” we tell the story of the editorial dream team Liz gathered around her, the super-secret September launch, and the magazine cover that shook the industry and announced the new Nineties minimalism.

    Co-hosts Cynthia True and Dennis Golonka recall starting their careers at Liz Tilberis’s new Bazaar and talk to their former Bazaar colleagues, including creative director Fabien Baron and editors Paul Cavaco, Tonne Goodman, and Richard Sinnott. Plus, Linda Evangelista, Isaac Mizrahi, and Liz’s best friend, former Vogue creative director Grace Coddington.

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    44 mins
  • Blow-Up Trailer
    Oct 28 2025

    A six-part podcast about the resurrection of Harper's Bazaar in 1992 and the visionary editor who led it, Liz Tilberis. For a brief, glorious era, she gave Vogue a run for its money—and her old boss, Anna Wintour, too.

    Buy Me a Coffee is a lovely way to support our independently produced show. We always need caffeine! Thank you!

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    1 min
  • 6. The Reunion
    Feb 11 2025

    For the first time in decades, the supergroup that made Harper's Bazaar the coolest fashion magazine of the Nineties—Creative Director Fabien Baron, Co-Fashion Directors Paul Cavaco and Tonne Goodman, and Accessories Director Richard Sinnott—reunites with former colleagues and co-hosts Cynthia True and Dennis Golonka to talk about how working with editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis was lightning-in-a-bottle.

    Buy Me a Coffee is a lovely way to support our independently produced show. We always need caffeine! Thank you!

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    38 mins
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