THIS MONTH’S BEST
SKIN DEEP
ELLE Canada has been a fashion staple for me for as long as I can remember. I have been self-conscious and bullied because of vitiligo since the age of seven, so you can only imagine my pure happiness when I opened my mailbox and saw Winnie Harlow on the cover of the February 2017 issue. Winnie and ELLE Canada are helping the world embrace a different kind of beauty, and for that I am so proud. Thank you so much for helping women with vitiligo feel beautiful and special. Hillary Gail Stewart, email
TREASURED MEMORY
Thank you for the article showcasing the sterling-silver Lauren Klassen “safety-pin” necklace [ELLE Insider, February 2017]. This fine piece reminded me of a “paper-clip” necklace that my late mother owned and lovingly gave to me when I was a teenager. After I lost it, the years passed and I could not remember the details of it. Thank you for refreshing my memory of a very special gift between my mom and me. Sheila Wasserman, Montreal
DREAM HOUSE
Boy, could I relate to “On the Same Page” [ELLE Life, February 2017], in which Heather O’Neill writes about how no man measures up to her literary heroes. Growing up, I was in love with Pa from Little House on the Prairie. I loved how he treated Ma, adored Laura and toiled the land tirelessly. I grew up convinced that I had to have a man like Charles Ingalls. Miraculously, I met a man named Charles who had grown up on a farm, and I thought my childhood desires had come true. Sadly, I realized that not every Charles from a farm would be like my first and only real love. I gave up on him, but I continue to hold a flame in my heart for a kind and loving family man just like Pa. Nina Jetha, email
MIDDLE GROUND
Your article “Happy Medium” [ELLE Special, January 2017] found me at exactly the right time and made me reflect on my own goals. The all-or-nothing approach to resolutions isn’t sustainable in the long term, so this year my only goal is to make time for myself—whether in the form of a workout, meal prepping for the week or sitting down with a cup of tea and reading the latest issue of ELLE Canada. Katherine Gross, Maple, Ont.