To say we’ve had a love/hate relationship with Samira Nasr’s Harper’s Bazaar can be an understatement—an understatement of considerably epic proportions. Nonetheless, every time Nasr (who grew to become editor-in-chief in 2020) drops fashions on the quilt of the Hearst-owned style title, we discover ourselves considerably… conflicted. In any case, right here at theFashionSpot, we’ve raved over covers starring the likes of Anok Yai, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Lauren Hutton, and Liu Wen. The newest mannequin to turn out to be a Harper’s Bazaar cowl woman is Mona Tougaard, who graces the October 2025 version of the journal. Photographed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez and styled by Carlos Nazario, the Danish magnificence works a jacket, shirt, and trousers from the debut Celine assortment of Michael Rider.
Mona Tougaard for Harper’s Bazaar October 2025

Learn beneath the reactions of theFashionSpot’s discussion board members:
“A mannequin for an enormous US cowl! The place do I signal,” shreiked BalkaniStaCouture the second the quilt struck.
“I’m obsessive about this new Harper’s Bazaar cowl. Mona seems completely unimaginable! I like her hair, make-up, outfit, and all the colours – from the masthead right down to her pants. I shall be getting a newsstand copy for positive,” heralded MModa.
Discussion board member likeahurricane commented: “I just like the spirit behind this, even when the execution is poor!”
“I’m simply ALL for seeing fashions on the covers of mainstream style titles, so I’m very a lot right here for this. Mona seems nice and is serving… one thing. I like the lengthy, luscious hair, the styling from Carlos Nazario, and simply how traditional every thing feels. It’s not breaking new floor, but additionally doesn’t promise to. I’m a fan!” voiced vogue28.
But not completely everybody was so forthcoming. “Fortunately, Mona is the one factor that may salvage this mess of a shoot. What precisely was the idea right here? The hair/make-up is gorgeous although,” reasoned RMDV.
See extra of Mona Tougaard from the US Harper’s Bazaar October 2025 cowl shoot and be a part of the dialog, here.