Harper's Bazaar

Every issue of Harper's Bazaar speaks to the varied interests of the discerning contemporary woman who seeks the best for her home, career and lifestyle.

EDITOR’S LETTER • On BEAUTY

Harper’s Bazaar

LOLA YOUNG • “Being BEAUTIFUL is about KNOWING that YOU ARE who YOU ARE and being PROUD of that,” says LOLA YOUNG. “BEAUTY is CONFIDENCE.”

WHY DON’T YOU…? • In this month’s column, LYNETTE NYLANDER extols the JOY of a STATEMENT HAT and the virtues of taking YOURSELF out SOLO

SPLASH Zone • CHLOÉ’s new JELLY SANDAL reimagines the retro SUMMER STAPLE with elevated upgrades like an ANKLE STRAP and an itty-bitty HEEL that will take you from SEA to STREET

LOOPED In • MARKET MEMO: CROCHET DRESSES

SWEPT Away • LOUIS VUITTON’s bejeweled HEIRLOOM PETITE MALLE is the kind of BAG you’ll always TREASURE: PLAYFUL by day, POLISHED by night

Knee DEEP • MARKET MEMO: LONG SHORTS

Making WAVES • HARRY WINSTON’s CHECKERBOARD FISH NECKLACE shines with a SHIMMERING assortment of blue SAPPHIRES and white and yellow DIAMONDS and a FLEXIBLE DESIGN that MOVES with YOU as you SWIM through the NIGHT

Feathered FRIENDS • JIMMY CHOO is REISSUING eight CLASSIC early styles—including the HEELS Carrie Bradshaw made FAMOUS

NEW School • IN THE FASHION CLOSET: BACKPACKS

Double FEATURE • ELEVATE casual looks and add a MODERN TOUCH to dressier ones by pairing a SPORTY WATCH with a GEMSTONE BRACELET, worn either STACKED or on OPPOSITE wrists

SHOPPING LIST: POLKA DOTS

On the BODY • CANCER transformed SULEIKA JAOUAD’s relationship with her body as she navigated the devastating EFFECTS of the disease. But as she reveals in this excerpt from her new book, she has learned to EMBRACE—and even find BEAUTY in—that JOURNEY.

It’s a SLIVING • Our columnist, DEREK C. BLASBERG, takes a spin with PARIS HILTON through her state-of-the-art at-home BEAUTY SPA and talks to the multitasking mogul about why her love of more—in both PERSONAL CARE and PROFESSIONAL FABULOUSNESS—is infinitely more FUN

HEART on the Sleeve • A new FILM ADAPTATION of the French coming-of-age novel BONJOUR TRISTESSE uses CLOTHES to explore the COMPLEXITIES of WOMANHOOD for a NEW ERA

SHOPPING Like No Other • Executive editor Leah Chernikoff, also a mother of two, selects the gifts she’d love to give (and get) for Mother’s Day

What you NEED to BUY NOW

FASHION AND CULTURE

TOUCH Grass • Floral designer HIKARI YOKOYAMA understands the BENEFITS of BLOOMS. Her GUIDE to the GLOBE’S BEST GARDENS invites a RECONSIDERATION of our RELATIONSHIP with NATURE.

The SKINCARE Awards • We TESTED hundreds of SKINCARE LAUNCHES this year. Some delivered incredible RESULTS, and others just didn’t live up to the HYPE. But all those empty BOXES brought us 29 PRODUCTS that have truly changed our routines. Here, the TREATMENTS and TOOLS that made our annual SKINCARE AWARDS.

EDITORS’ FAVORITES

Everlasting BEAUTY • Of all the SUPERMODELS, LINDA EVANGELISTA was always SINGULARLY SUPER. But NOW she has a DIFFERENT STORY to tell—about TRUTH, BEAUTY, and learning to LOVE YOURSELF, scars and all.

SWEET Relief • With its MIX of traditional and modern ARCHITECTURE and epic OCEAN vistas, the MOROCCAN city of CASABLANCA provides a CINEMATIC backdrop for some of spring’s most STRIKING looks

The NO-MAKEUP MAKEUP Revolution • GLOSSIER may have helped usher in our current “YOU BUT BETTER” era, but the origins of NATURAL-LOOKING MAKEUP go back decades. Here, a brief history of WHO STARTED it, WHO RAN with it, and how it TRANSFORMED the way we THINK ABOUT BEAUTY.

Exquisitely SERVED • High jewelry’s most BREATHTAKING styles are a FEAST for the EYES, with OPULENT settings, GLITTERING details, and PLAYFUL...