LONDON — Harper’s Bazaar U.K. is keeping its esprit de corps high and producing content remotely from home for its July issue while the country is under lockdown.
Ashley Graham appears on the cover, shot by her husband Justin Ervin, who is a director and cinematographer, at her childhood home in Nebraska, where she has been self-isolating with her family during the coronavirus pandemic, while members of the Harper’s Bazaar U.K. team monitored the shoot from their homes.
The curvy model showcases intimate moments with the magazine and pens a letter to her newborn son, Isaac, in the issue.
“Justin saw this one little white house on a hill, and that became the focal point for the whole shoot,” said Graham. “I did the styling and helped art direct. Michael [Ashley’s mother’s boyfriend] was Justin’s PA, lighting man, assistant, the guy who did the Starbucks run. My mom was taking care of Isaac the whole time, carrying him in a front-facing sling, but she was also holding a light reflector.”
“It’s not every day I get to work so closely with my family, and this cover shoot was a true family affair, which was an amazing experience. I always love working with my husband,

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