What do Katy Perry, Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey have in common? They’re all icons of today.
To celebrate the icons that paved the way for their success, these three recreated legendary characters of the past for Harper’s Bazaar’s September issue, notes E! News. The issue will also feature stars Dakota Johnson, Jessica Chastain, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Willow Smith.
With the help of Carine Roitfeld and Jean-Paul Goude, Perry, Carey and Winfrey were transformed into Elizabeth Taylor, Marie Antoinette and Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz.
Perry’s jet-black hair, big blue eyes and fair complexion made her the perfect choice to channel film star Elizabeth Taylor. Donning teal eye shadow and Taylor’s signature short ‘do, the Dark Horse singer perfectly recreated Taylor’s Andy Warhol portrait.
“An icon transcends time,” Perry said of her iconic counterpart. “Liz was fabulous and decadent and had a style that evolved with the years… and I’m sure I’ll be married just as many times!”
Like Perry, Carey has a similar likeness to her icon, Marie Antoinette. The famous songstress looks like French royalty in her extravagant dress as she swings on Fragonard’s swing.
When asked about the similarities she and Antoinette had the singer said, “I’m pretty much the opposite of Marie Antoinette, but it’s always fun to throw on a costume!”
For Winfrey’s shoot, she got to embody the character from “one of [her] favorite spiritual tales.” Dressed in a beautiful pink dress, holding a picture of Dorothy and a magic wand, Oprah is pictured flying and looking as happy as can be as Glinda the Good Witch, who she calls “a spiritual goddess.”
Winfrey sees her character’s wisdom as her most iconic trait and thinks the advice she gives Dorothy is timeless.
“I love when she says to Dorothy, ‘You’ve always had the power.’ That is the message for all of us,” Oprah explained. “You’re born with it, you always have it. It doesn’t matter how many yellow brick roads you go down, it’s always right there in your heart.”
The iconic issue hits newsstands Aug. 18.