In what appears to be a smashing issue of V#73 that hit newsstands today, Carine Roitfeld reminds us who’s boss in fashion media, in an issue devoted to honoring Elizabeth Taylor. Carine’s sensual originality and wit are everywhere in the images, leaving us inhaling deeply after a Roitfeld editorial vision drought.

Mario Testino captures Lara Stone in ‘Big Girls Need Big Diamonds’ with images that are so Liz. I have a strong feeling that Taylor is very amused right now, and Carine Roitfeld has a bonafide soul mate in heaven … Seriously, Elizabeth Taylor offered so much support to others — especially AIDS patients; surely a few extraneous marriages won’t hurt Liz’s future.

Not to worry, in true Taylor tradition, she’ll just charm the pants off the big guy upstairs. Do you suppose she’s back with Richard Burton? I don’t think they can drink, fight and throw plates from this new locale. Anne