The Editors' Letter

I learned my powers of negotiating at a young age. Like all children, I hated to go to the doctor and the dentist. While avoiding such visits was not an option, it didn't take me long to discover that they could be leveraged for a new bag from my mother. It just goes to show that a healthy handbag habit can last a lifetime.

No one knows that better than Marc Jacobs, whose bags for Louis Vuitton this season harkened back to the kinetic '80s exuberance of his early career, with a tough glitz that was more "bring it" than "bling it."

Such resolute spirit also appeared at Balenciaga, where Nicolas Ghesquière's liquidlike cuffs lent a force field worthy of Wonder Woman to all who wore them. At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld's onyx and jade rings and belt packed a powerful punch.

If there was an overarching footwear message this season, it was that now is the time to pull oneself up by the bootstraps...particularly when said boots are over the knee, like those at Lanvin. Although not thigh high, the shoes at Loewe will also lend ready-for-anything glam to every look.

There isn't much a girl can't handle with the right accessories.

For a magazine, the best accessory is a beautiful woman on the cover. This month, we have two. Our subscriber issues feature Doutzen Kroes, a model whose face is definitely one to watch. It would be no surprise to me if she became one of the top models of our time.

Of course, no one is more watched than Angelina Jolie. Not only does she always have a dashing man on her arm, she also has six gorgeous children in tow. Not to mention talent, brains, beauty, and a vivid sense of adventure. In fact, in a recent Web survey of Bazaar readers that inquired which Hollywood actress has it all, she swept the polls. Naomi Wolf investigates why women are captivated by Angelina.

We chose Angelina for our newsstand cover because, in addition to her many global charities, she has supported the fight against ovarian cancer since tragically losing her mother to the disease in 2007.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the late Bazaar editor in chief Liz Tilberis's death from ovarian cancer. In her memory, we have dedicated a special feature to creating awareness about this serious women's health crisis. We are honored to include a quote from President Obama, whose own mother's life was also claimed far too early by this so-called silent killer.

We hope that you will share this story with all the women in your life so that together we can make ovarian cancer a thing of the past.

Enjoy the issue.

This issue is a MUST HAVE. I'll let you see for yourself. & I live for Glenda Bailey for this letter to the readers. One of the best that I've read...and I read ALL of them.


-Christopher Nic.