Harper's Bazaar: Motherhood looks gorgeous on Nicole Richie

If you've ever wanted to see how dramatically motherhood could change a woman's life, look no further than Nicole Richie. She's on the cover of the current issue of Harper's Bazaar and says of her daughter, Harlow, "I owe the baby my life."

After stints in rehab, serving time for a DUI (okay, all of 82 minutes) and dealing with an eating disorder, the one-time reality star has definitely changed her ways. Long gone are her partying days with Paris Hilton and jailbird-inspired fashion spreads.

Nicole's embracing motherhood like nobody's business.

Now living with boyfriend and baby daddy Joel Madden, the frontman for the band Good Charlotte, the two seem near picture perfect in the beautifully shot photos for Harper's Bazaar.

In the accompanying article, she dishes on how being a mom has impacted her style, her new, post-baby body and her man. She also mentions that we shouldn't rule out a duet between Joel and her dad, Lionel Richie (I'm pulling for a punk-inspired remake of "Brick House.").

Check out these gorgeous photos of Nicole, Joel, baby Harlow and grandpa Lionel.







My guitar-loving self is smitten with this photo of daddy Joel playing a riff for his girls.

























Can they be any cuter?






















If only little Harlow knew how much we all love the fact that her grandpa is wearing a jersey that says, "Hello."









You can also watch some behind the scenes footage of the retro-inspired photo shoot:




Related links from Harper's Bazaar:
Nicole Richie and Baby Harlow Photo Shoot
Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton Jail Photo Shoot
Demi Moore and her Daughters
High School Musical Starring Frances Bean Cobain
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