AS IF Magazine Issue 16 Jennifer Hudson X Ashley Longshore by AS IF MAGAZINE

ALEX WOLFF CAROLINE VREEL AND HALSTON SAGE JENNIFER HUDSON X ASHLEY LONGSHORE JULIE MINTZ SHAMEIK MOORE VERONICA WEBB AND MORE

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TO BREAK THE RULES, YOU MUST FIRST MASTER THEM.

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DOM PÉRIGNON

LENNY KRAVITZ

Dom Pérignon and Lenny Kravtiz collaborate to bring Dom Pérignon Vintage 2008, designed by Lenny Kravitz in his second year as Creative Director with Dom Pérignon. Kravitz applied his talent as a designer by creating a limited-edition bottle. He elevated the iconic label on the Vintage 2008 bottle by borrowing from the craft of goldsmiths to work hammered metal on the surface of the shield. The Magnum bottle is a collector piece, personally signed by Lenny Kravitz, with a gift box that transforms into a decorative candle holder. There are only 45 pieces available in the United States.

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TA BLE OF CON TEN TS

15 18 35 42 54 66 94 116 132 CONTRIBUTORS

LETTER from the EDITOR

35 Elisabeth Jones-Hennessy New York based entrepreneur

PERSON OF INTEREST

36 Ian Love

New York furniture maker

41 Teressa Foglia CEO and milliner

OBJECTIFY Collaborations

Our must-have collaboration items of the season

VERONICA X KARL

Iconic supermodel Veronica Webb poses in Chanel as a tribute to her dear friend, Karl Lagerfeld

PIMP MAFIA MISFITS If only the Sopranos would have dressed like these guys

COOCOO BOURGEOISIE

Looking fierce in the burbs

HUDSON X LONGSHORE

Singer/actress and pop artist Collaborate to create our cover story

BIRDS OF PARADISE

Lush landscapes meets lush fashion in the editorial

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LUCKY GIRL Halston Sage

All eyes on Halston as she is quickly becoming an A-lister in Hollywood

HE’S SO FINE

Woman aren’t the only ones who can get dolled up

KIKI CHEEKY Caroline Vreeland

Model, actress, singer and greatgranddaughter of Diana Vreeland

MOORE ACTION Shameik Moore

Rapper and actor is quickly becoming a Hollywood player

FLY GIRLS Tommy X Zandaya

IT models Madisin Rian, Londone Myers and Oluchi Onweagba get fly

PURPLE REIGN Julie Mintz

Musician, singer, and Moby muse, bewitches audiences with her new album and single charts

TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION Alex Wolff The sought-after actor, now turned director is photographed by Mick Rock

DARK ARTS

Witchery, sorcery, voodoo, or hoodoo, they all come alive in this fashion editorial

LEATHER GIRL

Luxury fashion brands expand into hospitality items of the season

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Richard Mille

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Pharrell Williams

Mankind has looked at Space from time immemorial. Now, with the RM 52-05 Tourbillon Pharrell Williams, Earth is being observed from Mars, a viewpoint expressing one of Pharrell Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dreams. This multi-talented award-winning singer, songwriter and producer collaborated with Richard Mille on a watch bearing his name and features high-tech materials handled in miniature, using state of the art technology and honed by the partnership of an engraver, an enameller and a painter. The technical innovations of the RM 52-05 Tourbillon calibre are mind-bendingly innovative. This watch hinges on interpreting an idea, a symbol and a desire, while taking the form of a tourbillon whose originality lies in its astonishingly multidisciplinary techniques. AS IF / ISSUE 16

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CON TRI BU TOR S YONCA KARAKAS PHOTOGRAPHER

Yonca Karakaş graduated from Yıldız Technical University’s Faculty of Art and Design, Photography and Video Program in 2012. In 2014, she established her own studio, YONKA, and in the same year she became a member of Pg Art Gallery. She participated in many exhibitions in Turkey and abroad including galleries such as Akbank Sanat and Guy Hepner. In 2017, she held her first solo exhibiton at Pg Art Gallery. She began studying philosophy at Istanbul University in 2019, where she still continues her studies. Yonca Karakaş, focused on the discipline of photography, with her genetic engineering in her memory, shows her photographs, which she edited with plant, animal and human forms and which shows the situations that lead to the pursuit of perfection, are based on the ideal life shaped by the sense of identity and belonging. To her viewers she creates a brand-new universe manipulating the viewers’ sense of “reality” through the objects, space, states and characters she uses. She provides chances to a new possibility through subjects such as pieces of meat in frames, crosses made of candies, giant lobsters, perfect skins, android and cold characters avoiding eye contact, genes, cloning and memory.

AMBER GRAY PHOTOGRAPHER

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Amber Gray is a conceptual photographer who specializes in beauty, fashion and advertising photography. Shortly after studying at the San Francisco Art Institute, she landed her first commercial shoot for a big advertising agency and used the money she earned to move to New York City, where she has been based ever since. Gray has photographed Beyoncé, Grimes, Penelope Cruz, John Turturro, Nina Hagen, Róisín Murphy, Courtney Love and Tyra Banks. Her work can be see in Marie Claire, Marie Claire China, Elle Germany, Madame Figaro, NICO and S magazine. Other clients have included DANSK, Maybelline, Orly Cosmetics and Mont Blanc. She has also directed a national television commercial for Disney as well as several fashion films for Marie Claire China.

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ON THE COVER ISSUE Nº16

JENNIFER HUDSON X ASHLEY LONGSHORE

Alexandre Vauthier Lynx jersey dress; artwork by Ashley Longshore TABLE OF CONTENTS IMAGES

YONCA KARAKAS @yoncakarakas

ISSN 2324-8904 © 2019 Published bi-annually by AS IF Media Group, LLC All rights reserved. Any reproduction in whole or in part without permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. The publisher and editors are not responsible for any unsolicited material. Opinions contained in the editorial content are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the publishers of AS IF Magazine.

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TATIJANA SHOAN EDITOR IN CHIEF

As the year comes to an end, I am not thinking so much about the hurdles I jumped and the roads I took throughout the last 12 months, but all the potential 2020 holds. In past years I had put together vision boards and vision books in the hopes of coaxing my dreams into reality. I plucked-out pages of magazines that represented everything I wanted to achieve and desired. Looking back on my past vision books I’m awed at the number of desires came to past, including my husband, son and this magazine. Vision boards hold the vision of what we want firmly in front of us until we can energetically align with the energy of what we want. But, we don’t always need a vision board to achieve the benefits of this wonderful energy sourcing. A few years back, on a trip to Bergdorf Goodman, I thought I jumped down a rabbit hole when in their café I was surrounded by gloriously colorful and unabashedly funny paintings and sculptures by pop artist, Ashley Longshore. I could not get those witty paintings and the joy they brought me out of my mind. It was to my sheer delight when a few months later Scott and I were invited to Tommy and Dee Hilfiger’s home for dinner and sitting across from us was their dear friend Ashley Longshore! A few weeks before I was trolling Youtube to watch Jennifer Hudson performances. Watching Hudson perform in song gets me pumped up. In the weeks to pass, as I’d visit Ashley’s Instagram account I would find myself humming JHud’s performances, little did I know I was manifesting our cover collaboration you are holding in your hands. In addition to this art collaboration we have partnered with Dee Hilfiger and her luxury shoe and handbag line, Dee Ocleppo to create the Hudson inspired Longshore shoe called the Pussy Power Pump, which Jennifer wears in the editorial! A portion of Longshore’s color-pop paintings have been printed onto Dee Ocleppo’s top selling pump so you can carry yourself proud in these limited-edition, eye-catching art pieces that are comfortable too! Own your very own Pussy Power Pump while they last by visiting our website and going to the SHOP page! In addition to our eye-popping cover and editorial, we want you to get to know the 22-year-old actor, writer and director that Hollywood is talking about: Alex Wolff. Our publisher, Scott Fishkind interviewed Alex, and legendary photographer Mick Rock photographed him for the editorial, Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation on page 222. I photographed and interviewed sought-after actress Halston Sage for the editorial, Luck Girly; rapper and actor Shameik Moore for the editorial, Moore Action; and singer, songwriter and Moby muse, Julie Mintz for the editorial, Purple Reign. Photographers Amber Gray, Jordan Doner and Mike Ruiz bring us the fashion editorials, Birds of Paradise, Dark Arts, and He’s So Fine, while I bring you Pimp Mafia Misfits, Coo Coo Bourgeoisie, and Leather Girl. In Veronica X Karl, supermodel Veronica Webb shares personal stories about her relationship with the late Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld while she poses in the Chanel Métiers d’Art collection on page 50. As you peruse this magazine brimming with fashion editorials and celebrity features, I hope you will be inspired by something you read or see and keep that vision until what you desire becomes yours. 18

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LET TER FROM THE EDI TOR

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WHERE ART, FASHION & PASSION COLLIDE. [ thecollaboratory.shop ] The Collaboratory pairs some of the biggest names in art, fashion and culture to create limited-edition collectable items made with just for you.

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DAVID SALLE X PETER HIDALGO DRESSES

The Collabotory brings you The Salle Collection, a limited-edition collaboration with renowned Post-Modern artist David Salle. This rare collection includes dresses designed in collaboration with award-winning fashion designer Peter Hidalgo. Only 40 dresses in each style are produced, numbered and signed by Salle, and just like his artwork, the dresses are seen as future museum pieces.

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DAVID SALLE PILLOWS & POUFS

Salle rounds out this special collaboration with a limited-edition, numbered and authenticated line of silk scarves, oversized pillows, and bespoke poufs - perfect for discerning fashion and art collectors looking to punch up their home - or wardrobe - with the sort of vibrancy only David Salle can provide.

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DAVID SALLE SCARVES

These collectible art accessories showcase portions of Salleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings in a perfect expression of the artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quintessential style. These superior quality accessories are meticulously made with the highest attention to detail. Only 100 in each style are produced to bring remarkable, colorful and fun works of art to any environment.

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“The only thing worth doing is what’s never been done before.”

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thecollaboratory.shop The Collaboratory introduces a limited-edition collection of David Bowie slip-on shoes in four distinctive, attention grabbing, styles from the iconic images of rockstar photographer, Mick Rock.

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Starman

Rebel Rebel

Hunky Dory

Moonage Daydream

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BREMONT

RONNIE WOOD

THE 1947 COLLECTION Rolling Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood, unveils a limited series of one-of-a-kind watches in collaboration with luxury British watch company, Bremont. Wood hand painted 47 limited edition watch dials, a nod to the year he was born, '47, whilst being on tour with the Rolling Stones. Each original watch houses a special Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier movement with moon phase complication. The hand-finished mechanism has been housed in a beautifully designed and engineered 42mm, 18k white gold case using Bremontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature Trip-TickÂŽ three-piece format.

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Elisabeth Jones– Hennessy

Elisabeth Jones-Hennessy is the founder of Gift Me Chic, the online retail platform dedicated to thoughtful and timeless gift giving. As a former buyer for luxury retailers Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, Elisabeth is known for discovering unique products from around the world, and was the first to exclusively launch Kilian Perfumes in the U.S., later becoming the CEO for North America. Elisabeth’s keen eye, inherent personal style, and a passion for building brands led her to develop Gift Me Chic, where she thoughtfully curates exceptional objects from both well-known and undiscovered international brands. Juggling life between France and the U.S. this wife, mother, step-mother and business woman understands the need for ease and direction when it comes to gift giving. Occupation: Founder of Gift Me Chic.

What is your mission with Gift Me Chic: My mission with Gift Me Chic is to become the “go-to” reference for anyone who is looking to buy a gift for themselves, or someone else. The site will grow significantly over the course of the year with the brand assortment, as well as evolve strongly from an editorial standpoint. I plan on opening up a bigger conversation about modern day etiquette, manners, and consideration towards others, which I feel is very much missing from our society today. As we move forward, it is also very important to me that Gift Me Chic gives back in a charitable capacity. I truly believe that giving to those less fortunate is an obligation in the global community that we live in today.

Place of residence: NYC and Paris. What is Gift Me Chic: Gift Me Chic is an e-commerce platform dedicated to considerate and curated gifting. Your inspiration: I am inspired by people who are living their truth, doing what they love and helping others in the process. Describe your customer: The Gift Me Chic customer is busy. They are looking for a trusted source for gifting with an elevated, tasteful and unique offering; one that will make their gifting process easier and more efficient. Describe your creative process: As a former buyer for both Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue over the years, I love discovering new brands and products. There is a fabulous trade show twice a year in Paris called Maison & Objet where brands come from all over the world to present their products and I always find something wonderful. Once I have found brands that fit the DNA of Gift Me Chic, I curate an assortment of products that I personally love and feel my customers will love as well.

Best part of the job: Before I became a retail buyer it was my dream to open my own retail store. The dream shifted from brick and mortar to digital, but it is a dream that is slowly coming to life, and I am really excited about where it will lead. Guilty pleasure: Sundays when I binge-watch TV series, eat whatever I want and don’t work out! How do you get your culture fix: Travel, travel, travel! What is your idea of luxury: My idea of luxury is not in material possessions but rather a life concept. Being in a democratic society is a luxury. To have the freedom and rights that we do, especially as a woman, is a luxury. We have free speech, education and, hopefully, food on our tables and roofs over our heads. Although we are in the midst of a great deal of political volatility, it is still a luxury to be an American.

Elisabeth Jones-Hennessy giftmechic.com

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IAN Love Ian Love’s eponymous design studio showcases its collection of furniture, art and sculpture, home goods, and lighting. Inspired by Ian’s signature, Singular Tree Concept, the work includes resin-filled burl sculptures and and array of objects from large-scale spalted wood dining tables, daybeds, multi-purpose room dividers, tabletop items, chandeliers, mirrors and more. With an innate attraction to spalted (diseased) wood due to its marbled character, the collection pieces span all genus of timber, as well as resin, concrete, alabaster, stone, metals and mixed-media found flora. A constantly evolving practice, Ian’s signature handchattered imprint finds itself into many of his designs, validating an appreciation of the imperfect in his holistic design concepts and their unconventionally beautiful finished products. Place of birth: New York City Place of Residence: Brooklyn, NY and Hampton Bays, Long Island Occupation: Furniture maker, artist Describe your brand: Hand making creative experimental functional furniture, art and home items from locally sourced found materials with a commitment to using everything I find in some aspect of my work. This ends up leaving the creative door open for experimentation in uses of mixed materials in furniture, art and design to hopefully push its boundaries to new areas based on the relationship of the materials found. What is your mission: To create objects that inspire a personal connection either conscience or unconscious between the piece and the person.

Describe your creative process: The design of each piece is inspired by the material. It starts with me going to my friend Joe’s property in Speonk Long Island where he sells firewood. The arborists who cut down trees in eastern Long Island drop off these massive trees to Joe then Joe uses those trees to cut firewood that he sells to people on the east end of Long Island. I go there with my chainsaw and climb around hundreds of trees and find pieces that inspire me that day, most of the time not knowing what they will end up being used for. When I find a particular tree, I try and get as much of that one tree as possible knowing next time I go back it will be buried by more trees never to be seen again. This aspect plays a major factor in my Singular Tree Concept. . I then bring it back to my home in Hampton Bays Long Island where wait until the piece inspires me to start working on it, which usually starts with a chainsaw and I work my way down from there. The whole process is completely intuitive based and free form without too many parameters to leave room for mistakes, and I shift ideas as the process unravels itself. There’s always a point in almost every piece I make that I think its gone wrong, but when I push through that the synergy of the material shifts into focus and into a physical object. What inspires you: Most of the time its the material; wood, stone, resins etc. I'm inspired by turning something that was going to be discarded into something beautiful. If I see a tree that looks dead on the outside I figure out how to give it another life and show its beauty in a new way. Who is the Ian Love customer: Someone who appreciates one of a kind, handmade, unique furniture and art that tells a story and has purpose. Favorite part of your work: When I’m working in my showroom at the makers guild in Industry City. This is where I do some of my finishing work, like my hand chattered design work, resin work and the finishing of most pieces. I get to see people come in to my showroom and watch them experience something they may have never seen before. I love to watch their reactions. Clientele include: Gensler, interior design magazines, WantedDesign, a list of interior designers and architects.

Ian Love ianlovedesign.com | ian@ianlovedesign.com | showroom at Industry City, The makers guild floor, building 5, 2nd floor, Brooklyn , NY.

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ASHLEY LONGSHORE X DEE THE OCLEPPO PUSSY POWER PUMP

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thecollaboratory.shop Inspired from Ashley Longshores collaboration with Jennifer Hudson featured in this issue, these limited-edition power pumps are made for more than walking. Dee Ocleppo has carefully translated Ashleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision into a work of wearable art. Handmade in Italy using Swarovski Crystals and the finest italian leather these shoes will most certainly turn many heads.

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Teressa Foglia Teressa Foglia is a hat maker, designer, traveler and CEO of her namesake label. She splits her time between her ateliers and stores in Brooklyn and Malibu, and travele to gather inspiration for the next collection. She focuses on sustainability first, and is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs.

Cape Verde). We dive into the local community: people, fabrics, antiques, which sets the stage for what the collection will be. When Tyler (my partner in life and creative director) and I return home, we just have fun. Nothing is ever too pre-planned or over complicated, and since we handcraft our own product, we have a lot more freedom.

Place of birth: Troy, NY

What inspires you: Travel! I have always had a serious case of wanderlust. I am also inspired by the women in my life.

Place of Residence: Brooklyn Heights and Malibu. Occupation: CEO + Milliner at Teressa Foglia Describe your brand: I started with a passion for creating custom, one-of-a-kind hats as unique as the wearer. Each design is handcrafted using the highest quality sustainably sourced materials in our Brooklyn and Malibu ateliers and stores. What is your mission: To inspire the human spirit one hat at a time, while maintaining a responsible and transparent manufacturing process. Describe your creative process: It starts with who weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re designing for, what materials weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sourced, and what inspires the client. More than half our business is custom work, so we love incorporating the personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personality into the hat. For our ready-to-wear collections that we present in Paris twice a year, it always starts with a destination (Sardinia, Corsica, Malibu, Provence, Morocco,

Who is the Teressa Foglia customer: Our clients tend to be entrepreneurs, designers and travelers focused on sustainability and living life to the max. Favorite part of your work: Traveling to new destinations for collection inspiration, sourcing materials, living in my two favorite places in the world, supporting like-minded female entrepreneurs, being at the forefront of sustainable fashion, giving back to causes that are making a difference in the world, and handcrafting something that will last forever and inspire the person wearing it. Basically everything! Clientele include: Bergdorf Goodman, Four Seasons, 1Hotel, Cindy Crawford, Nikki Reed, Gerard Butler, Kate Hudson, Jamie Chung, Ashley Graham, Mena Massoud, Owen Wilson, Ashley Benson, Hunter McGrady, Rocky Barnes. Guilty pleasures: Vintage shopping and pasta.

Teressa Foglia teressafoglia.com | instagram: @teressafoglia | hello@teressafoglia.com

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UK-based luxury bed brand Savoir collaborates with renowned leather specialist Bill Amberg to reawaken the traditional leather bed with a fresh custom watercolor design inspired by the ocean and sky. Perhaps this is the closest you may get to glamping?

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New York-based artist Anicka Yi, known for incorporating a variety

SAVOIR

of sensorial elements in her multidisciplinary artist practice, has

OCEAN & SKY BEDS

debuted a limited-edition line of custom fragrances, Biography, in

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collaboration with Barnabé Fillion. Each Biography bottle represents

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Yi’s acclaimed sculptural vocabulary, while each scent challenges traditional notions of femininity and subjectivity through the physiological process of olfaction. ANICKA YI X BARNABE FILLION BIOGRAPHY FRAGRANCE $250

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AS IF CURATES AND COVERS TODAY’S HOTTEST COLLABORATIONS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SHOP-THE-LOOKS. FROM THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LIMITED-EDITION FASHION COLLECTIONS TO ONE-OF-A-KIND ART OBJECTS, IT’S ONE-STOP SHOP FOR YOUR LUXURY LOVE AFFAIR. HERE’S JUST A FEW OF OUR FAVORITES.

Canada Goose has partnered with

juun.j to present a reinterpretation of three of its legacy parkas.

Each style is a combination of the unmistakable identity of juun.j, known for its minimal yet

structured aesthetic, with the classic design features and quality of Canada Goose. Bundle-up big time!

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EXPEDITION PARKA

Parka styles starting at $1595 canadagoose.com

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Music icon Pharrell Williams and French chef Jean Imbert co-created this limited-edition MOOD by Christofle set. The 24-piece silver-plated flatware set contains cutlery for six people, and the word “share” is engraved on each handle. Each set is a limited-edition number of 500, and is encased in a yellow lacquered egg-shaped storage capsule that feature illustrations of Pharrell’s and Jean’s friends and family. CHRISTOFLE X MOOD

X PHARRELL WILLIAMS MOOD

$2900

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5 MBE honoree for interior design

Kelly Hoppen has partnered with Resource Décor to bring some of

her pared-down timeless elegance into your home with the Marilyn Chandelier. The polished brass panels reflect and refract light

in an endless symphony light to compliment any environment. KELLY HOPPEN X

RESOURCE DÉCOR MARILYN CHANDELIER $1468

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This six-piece capsule collection entitled Prologue is a collaboration between the Geneva-based jewelry house de Grisogono and the 27-year-old jewelry designer Emmanuel Tarpin. Black and white diamonds have never looked so dazzling.

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BO ONS RATI PROLOGUE

Prices available upon request De Grisogono boutiques

8 World leading travel brand

Samsonite and global lifestyle brand Diesel are proud to

announce a joint collaboration featuring original, semi-

transparent, highly detailed

luggage. Travelling in style has

Textile designer Gary James McQueen, nephew of Alexander McQueen, and Fabergé have created 150 limited-edition scarves and pocket squares that combine Faberge’s rich history with McQueen’s artistry for a unique fusion of pre-revolutionary Russian motifs and renaissance embellishments. FABERGÉ X GARY MCQUEEN FABERGÉ X GARY JAMES MCQUEEN SILK SCARVES $495 scarf, $100 pocket square faberge.com

never been more fashion forward. DIESEL X

SAMSONITE

PARADIVER DUFFLE $259

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9 10 British wallcovering atelier

Fromental and French glass house Lalique have

collaborated on a stunning

handcrafted silk wallcovering which has been expertly hand painted and finely embroidered by master

craftspeople to cleverly

incorporate Lalique crystal. This is truly wallpaper as sculpture.

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FROMENTAL HIRONDELLES

$1708 per square yard Lalique boutiques

Inspired by Nir Hod’s oil-onmirror paintings The Night You Left, these mirrored coasters were reissued

exclusively for The Standard, this time Hod incorporated

their signature red color with printed white powder. NIR HOD X

THE STANDARD THE NIGHT YOU LEFT $115

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Saint Laurent and Japanese musictech purveyor COTODAMA have created the Lyric Speaker Canvas. This two piece speaker was

designed like a piece of art that can be hung on a wall and projects music while displaying the song’s lyrics on its screen.

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LYRIC SPEAKER CANVAS $2655

Saint Laurent Beverly Hills boutique The French heritage crystal company St. Louis has collaborated with the St. Regis to celebrate the hotel’s time-honored Midnight Supper by creating the St. Regis Midnight Supper Set of glassware. St. Louis’s craftsman drew inspiration from historic and modern events hosted by St. Regis. ST. LOUIS X ST. REGIS MIDNIGHT SUPPER SETX $2300 Bergdorf Goodman

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Dutch designer Richard Hutten,

Shinola debuts three artist-edition

known for his conceptual and

wall clocks that bring to life the

playful designs, collaborated with

unrealized reproductions of sketches

the designer duo Ashish Bajoria

of late American photographer Robert

and Suman Kanodia of Scarlet

Mapplethorpe, proving his work stands

Spendour. The result is the colorful

the test of time!

and maximalist Oasis Cabinet.

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ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

SCARLET SPLENDOUR

MAPPLETHORPE RUNWELL WALL CLOCK

OASIS CABINET

$600

$29,334

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Skaterooms recent collaboration with the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat brings exceptional skateboard triptyques that will make you spin your wheels. SKATEROOM X JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS $550 theskateroom.com

Stella McCartney has joined forces

with Hunter to create a sustainable rubber boot fit for rough weather and the environment.

STELLA MCCARTNEY X HUNTER

STELLA X HUNTER BOOTS $475

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Neoprims

Sunglasses

Max Mara collaborated with CoopDPS and creative duo Nathalie Du Pasquier and George Sowden to create this unique geometric style of eyewear, titled “Neoprism.” This design is the fourth installation in a series of ongoing collaborations between Max Mara, Safilo and contemporary artists. The style consists of two colorways (orange and black) and retails for $370.

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has collaborated with prestigious jewelry brand Fabergé, and Rome de Bellegarde, a cognac with a rich family legacy to create four collectors’ boxes stocked with a collection of limited-edition timepieces and indulgences from each brand. The contents of the bespoke boxes are just as unique as the cases that house them, ranging in value between £700,000 and £1,200,000. Each box was created exclusively for their private London event in October and portions of the proceeds will be donated to select charitiess. 48

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Luxurious cigar brand, Legado Cigars – Rorrey Fenty Collection,

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bold chain Cady sleeveless gathered midi —

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STARRING VERONICA WEBB

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The genius of Karl that people don’t realize is that he had the common touch,” states legendary supermodel Veronica Webb, discussing her friend, mentor, and longtime collaborator, Karl Lagerfeld, after his much lamented death at age 85 last February. On February 19, 2019, just a few weeks shy of Paris Fashion Week, the world lost one of its most legendary fashion designers, Monsieur Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director of Chanel, Fendi, and creative director of his own eponymous label. The brilliantly talented designer, known to a select few as Uncle Karl, was a force to be reckoned with. He was one the last of an era of great designers that included another one of Webb’s closest mentor’s, Azzedine Alaïa, and couturier Yves Saint Laurent.

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Webb had a friendship and mentorship with Lagerfeld that spanned over two decades, and began when she was introduced to him by renowned Vogue editor André Leon Talley. In her first year of modeling at the age of 19 she was in Paris when she was introduced to the acclaimed editor by Bethann Hardison, one of the most successful black models of her era, and a modeling agent for the latter half of her career. Hardison was Webb’s agent at the time, whom she describes as, “Bethann was like Rome, all roads lead back to Bethanne.” Talley, who was a long time, close personal friend and professional ally of Lagerfeld’s, arranged to shoot Webb for Vanity Fair in the courtyard of Lagerfeld’s Parisian mansion. Webb found herself clothed head to toe in a crimson Chanel couture suit. “I was in this beautiful limestone bourgeoisie mansion courtyard, and André had me pose on top of these classic Greek pillars, and I’d never been to a house like this before, I had never worn a Chanel suit before, and I’d never met someone like Karl before”, Veronica said. “American designers tended to be very young and fresh faced, the guy or girl next door, like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Donna Karan. They were young, touchable, approachable people, although Karl was still fairly young at that point, he seemed like a movie star or member of the royal family.” Veronica remembers the first time she laid her eyes on the designer in person. “A grand door opened, which was one of the myriad of doors of this Parisian mini-mansion surrounding the courtyard where we were shooting, and out came thee Karl Lagerfeld. Karl descended the staircase wearing his signature black 56

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and white suit, white hair pulled back into a ponytail, eyes masked by glasses, and was accompanied by his forever favorite accessory, his fan. In that moment, as I studied him with every fiber of my being, I'd never seen someone like him in the flesh before. He stopped to say a warm and bemused hello to his great friend Andre Leon Talley, and to ask him where his new protege (aka me) had come from. Karl radiated creativity, confidence wealth and power in a way no rock star or movie star ever could. As I scrambled to take this all in, yet another courtyard door opened like a portal in a Roman coliseum, and out of it sailed a Rolls-Royce driven by a uniformed chauffeur who whisked Karl off down the gravel driveway. It was all kind of like that with Karl; these grand magical moments that were short intense encounters that ended with him driving off to yet another luxury destination in his Rolls”.

After that fateful day, Lagerfeld cast her in his next runway show for Chanel. Veronica remembers being petrified during her first show. The fitting alone took three days, because everything was handmade and each look needed to be accessorized. Webb had five looks in her first Chanel show, which was no less than Olympic! It was Webb’s first introduction to the Chanel studio, which she recalls being like a wonderland. “The boutique sits on the ground floor, there is the famous staircase that leads to the next floor housing the studio, and above that is the atelier, which looks like a lab where artisans and tailors make clothes in white coats. Even the sewers and cutters are dressed in traditional atelier fashion”. “When I arrived to the Chanel studio for the first time I was in clothes from a thrift store, and Karl was sketching everything, from what I was wearing, to what he’s going to turn what I’m wearing into,” Webb said. “That runway show featured the usual 80 Chanel looks, because there was no internet and printing was slow, so everybody had to see everything. Eventually, I would walk the runway in as many 12 outfits per show. I would have four racks of clothes that required four dressers to button, zip, and lace me up at all times.” Webb recalls that the most amazing thing during all those years knowing Lagerfeld was he never once ruffled or raised his voice. “When Karl got mad at someone no one could make a cutting remark like he could,” she said. “I don’t think I ever heard him raise his voice, but he could definitely chop people down.”

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One of the alluring aspects about Lagerfeld was he was so multi-layered and mysterious to outside word. “Karl was regal, rich, and rarified, he had airs and courtly manners that really made him a star. He also could recognize talent in anyone, and Karl was drawn to talent, would develop that talent and make it part of his vocabulary.” Despite his acclaimed persona and celebrated designs, Webb feels the greatest legacy he left behind is a business model for designers. “Karl is an idea person, and he had incredible ideas. He would sketch, instruct, hire, and delegate, but I never saw him sew anything. I mean he knew how to do it, but that’s not really where his greatest of powers lied.” For Lagerfeld, cunning and vision became the mother of invention (or reinvention in this case) as he took the Chanel suit to revolutionize the way working women dress. “Women want to be respected and taken seriously, and when you enter a room in that Chanel suit, or Fendi fur, you have power, you own the room, you control the situation,” Webb states. Of all the incarnations and eras of Lagerfeld’s designs, Webb’s absolute favorite period was ’86 to ’89. “It was the second youth quake,” she said. “It was the New York hip-hop youth quake that went through global fashion, and Karl was one of the best people at interpreting it. I also feel like the values of hip-hop, which are glamour, opulence, ostentation, statement making, and control, permeated through fashion.” Lagerfeld was also different from his colleagues Alaïa and Saint Laurent, the trio having all worked together at Dior at one time, but whereas the latter two started their own lines, he spent most of his life revolutionizing other peoples. Lagerfeld transformed the images of Fendi, Chloé, and most famously translated Coco Chanel’s vision of Chanel for the next century. His eponymous label, Karl Lagerfeld, which launched in 2006, was a more affordable for his fans, but never quite reached the hype of Fendi, Chanel, or Chloé. That didn’t stop Lagerfeld from being “relentless, visionary, regal, cunning, and kind,” as Webb described him in five words. “Anna Wintour said it so well when she said ‘to be Karl’s friend was really a special thing. If Karl liked you, there was no limit to what he would do for you.’” Above all else, Webb wants Lagerfeld to be remembered as someone who was, “a

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magnet for creative people. There’s no one in fashion who wasn’t touched by Karl. There was no one who he didn’t know, and if he believed in someone, he would do anything to help them. I also liked to watch Karl at events. There would be hundreds of people at these events all wanting to see him. In the two minutes he would give each person, he would almost scan them and know everything that was going on in their life. He would ask very specific questions, and give you a little hug before moving on to the next person. In those two minutes you could have an incredibly deep conversation with him. He was so good at reading people and knowing what they were influenced by, and what might be important to them. That’s a real gift.” To some, Karl Lagerfeld seemed immortal, but in January when he didn’t bow for Chanel’s couture show it was a sign that his days were numbered. “I knew he was sick, then, when he didn’t go to work in January, I knew it was the end,’’ Veronica laments. “He worked so hard his entire life. He would do 15 things at once. I remember he was in his 50s when we shot the KL ads. We’d pile into his Rolls Royce and drive to Monte Carlo where we shot the ads, then we’d drive someone CHANEL Métiers d’Art iridescent fantasy tweed else for another shoot, and then we’d go do dress; metal, resin bracelet; metal, glass, the Chanel fashion show, and then we’d go resin, strass necklace back to his place in Paris. He never slept. He was one of those people who had insomnia and knew how to channel it, so he’d get a lot done.” Webb took a special interest in his Chanel and Fendi collections toward the last few years of his career. “When you’re creating so many collections, sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss, and Karl hit homeruns.” Webb said. “Fendi moved so quickly, and did a lot of really interesting things. They dominated such a narrow reign. I have so much respect for how Karl transformed Fendi in his later years. And, everything that kept happening with Chanel was just incredible.” The best piece of advice she ever got from her brilliant friend and mentor was, “Fashion loves Veronica, and Veronica loves fashion. Veronica, that special Veronica. That’s what she’s good at and that’s where she should stay.” Fashion was where Lagerfeld stayed until his stylish end, and where he helped Webb begin to make her renowned name. Lagerfeld might be gone, but the mark he left on Webb’s life is something she will cherish forever.

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“There’s no one in fashion who wasn’t touched by Karl. There was no one who he didn’t know, and if he believed in someone, he would do anything to help them.” — VERONICA WEBB —

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ON DALLAS: Î PALM ANGELS random logo bowling shirt, straight-leg trousers, recovery boots Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

Coco Logo sunglasses

ON SIMON: Î MARCELO BURLON County of Milan leopard stripes shirt, cargo pants Î OFFICINE GENERALE Corey sneaker in white low leather Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON You Tiger sunglasses

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ON TYLER: Î MARCELO BURLON County of Milan leopard print shirt Î IL BISONTE round bag Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

The Panther sunglasses

Î No.21 white patent boots

ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL purple Italian Vitale Barberis Canonico hopsack wool & silk tuxedo jacket, black Loro Piana mohair tuxedo pants with satin stripe, Egyptian cotton shirt, black English silk tie Î SCARPE DI BIANCO brown lace ups Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

Le Dude sunglasses

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ON DALLAS: Î DSQUARED2 tie-dye leather tank top, tie-dye cotton biker pant, crossembellished ring leather belt, mountain ski Massive ankle boots Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

Le Boss sunglasses

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ON SIMON: Î DSQUARED2 wool check dropped shoulder shirt, tiedye printed leather mercury biker pant, mountain ski tie-dye technical short Î GEOX black sneakers

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ON TYLER: Î ISSEY MIYAKE MEN TW wrinkle jumpsuit. Î PALM ANGELS recovery boots. Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON The Claw Pilot sunglasses.

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ON SIMON: Î TOM FORD black and white glacial swirl Atticus cocktail jacket, white cashmere silk turtle neck, off white Atticus trousers, black velvet William tassel loafer, watch

ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL blood red velvet single button peak lapel jacket, white Merino wool tux pants, tuxedo shirt with textured bib

Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON Mother Beep sunglasses

Î SCARPE DI BIANCO brown lace ups Î Jewelry model’s own

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ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL blood red velvet single button peak lapel jacket, tuxedo shirt with textured bib Î SCARPE DI BIANCO brown lace ups Î Jewelry model’s own

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ON SIMON: Î TOM FORD black and white glacial swirl Atticus cocktail jacket, white cashmere silk turtle neck. Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON Mother Beep sunglasses

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ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL tuxedo shirt with textured bib, white merino wool tux pants Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON Le Dude sunglasses Î Jewelry model’s own

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ON TYLER: Î ONITSUKA TIGER track top and track pant Î GEOX burgundy sneakers Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON Le Dude sunglasses Î LAURA CANTU double horn necklace

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ON SIMON: Î ISSEY MIYAKE MEN multi Shaggy Dog sweater, memory grosgrain pants Î TOD’S

blue leather loafers Î Necklace model’s own

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ON DALLAS: Î ETRO shirt, brown suit jacket and trousers Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON Rose Et La Roue sunglasses Î DAVID YURMAN Petrvs scarab signet ring in silver and gold Î LAURA CANTU necklace Î (left hand) ring model’s own

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ON DALLAS: Î ETRO shirt, brown suit jacket and trousers Î SCARPE DI BIANCO brown lace ups Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

Rose Et La Roue

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Î DAVID YURMAN Petrvs scarab signet ring in silver and gold Î LAURA CANTU necklace

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ON SIMON: Ã&#x17D; LOUIS VUITTON Allover logos printed T-shirt, staples edition DNA shirt, classic slim pants, and hiking ankle boots

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ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL white wool tux jacket with satin lapel, white merino wool tux pants, tuxedo shirt with textured bib Î DAVID YURMAN (left hand ring finger) Roman signet ring in yellow gold with diamonds, (left hand pinky ring) forged carbon caged signet ring in gold, (right hand pinky finger) Petrvs scarab signet ring in silver and gold, elongated box chain in gold, roman claw amulet in gold with diamonds Î Wedding ring model’s own

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ON TYLER: Î ETRO blazer Î No.21 black vinyl pants Î GEOX white sneakers Î IL BISONTE cow print bag Î LAURA CANTU Lena coin necklace

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ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL black mohair tuxedo pants with satin stripe, Egyptian cotton shirt, black English silk tie Î SCARPE DI BIANCO brown lace ups Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

Le Boss sunglasses

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ON DALLAS: Î MISSONI Telaio jacket and pant Î IL BISONTE tote bag Î GEOX brown ankle boots

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ON TYLER: Î MSGM smoke print shirt and trousers Î No.21 white patent boots Î LAURA CANTU double horn necklace and horn necklace

ON TOMISLAV: Î ACUSTOM APPAREL white wool tux jacket with satin lapel, white wool tux pants, Egyptian cotton shirt Î SCARPE DI BIANCO brown lace ups Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON The Panther sunglasses Î Necklace model's own

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ON SIMON: Î MISSONI large zig zag design jacket, zig zag shirt, and pleated scarf Î DAVID YURMAN beveled chain bracelet, modern cable cuff in gold, Roman signet ring in yellow gold with diamonds

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ON TYLER: Î MISSONI Telaio shiny jacket, zig zag shirt, and pleated scarf Î DAVID YURMAN pave Spiritual bead bracelet with diamonds, pave Spiritual bead bracelet with sapphire, waves signet ring, Petrvs lion silver signet ring

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ON DALLAS: Ã&#x17D; OFFICINE GENERALE Sol overshirt in olive and honey Japanese check, Owen pants in ecru Italian big corduroy, Corey sneaker in white low leather, scarf olive Italian cashmere

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ON SIMON: Î OFFICINE GENERALE Alphonse parka in olive Italian sateen nylon Î ETRO jeans Î PALM ANGELS recovery boots

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ON SIMON: Î BOTTEGA VENETA cashmere and wool sweater, cotton sweater, polished napa pants, storm cuir boots Î DAVID YURMAN open station box chain necklace in gold, beveled chain bracelet, Petrvs lion signet ring, waves silver and forged carbon signet ring

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ON SIMON: Î DOLCE & GABBANA gold sequin cardigan, gold jacquard pant, black velvet loafers

ON TYLER: Î DOLCE & GABBANA gold sequin coat, tan silk shirt, gold jacquard pant, black leather derby shoes, gold jacquard bow tie

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ON DALLAS: Î PALM ANGELS random logo bowling shirt, straight-leg trousers, recovery boots. Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON Coco Logo sunglasses

Le Dude sunglasses

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ON SIMON: Î MARCELO BURLON County of Milan leopard stripes shirt, cargo pants Î OFFICINE GENERALE Corey sneaker in white low leather Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON You Tiger sunglasses

ON TYLER: Î MARCELO BURLON County of Milan leopard print shirt Î IL BISONTE round bag Î ANNA-KARIN KARLSSON

The Panther sunglasses

Î No.21 white patent boots

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>LONGCHAMP dress >GUCCI glasses >FALKE matte stockings >CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA Emilia shoes >Thailand pearl necklace, stylistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own.

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Photography and Art Direction by TATIJANA SHOAN Styled by STACEY JONES Hair by KATIE SCHEMBER for RAY BROWN REPRESENTS Makeup by CLAIRE BAYLEY for Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ATELIER NYC Starring JULIA BELYAKOVA for NEW YORK MODELS

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>MISSONI Peru jacquard coat, and jumpsuit >GUCCI glasses >DAVID YURMAN Continuance bold bracelet, Novella statement necklace in yellow gold with citrine.

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>ETRO jacket, blouse, pants, belt and shoes

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>VICTORIA BECKHAM bold chain Cady sleeveless gathered midi >SEA Faye tie blouse >HERMÄ&#x2019;S leather bracelet in black, leather cuff bracelet in gold, leather bracelet in taupe and white, silk scarf in turquoise >SANTONI Manet ankle boots amaranth >FALKE Textured tights

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>JEFFREY DODD belted pony hair combo jacket in white/sand, pony hair cropped wide leg pant in sand >GUCCI glasses >HERMĒS Animaplois silk scarf >TOD’S blush crossbody bag >DAVIDOR L’Arc de Davidor bangle PM in white gold with palm beach lacquered ceramic, bangle GM in rose gold with flamant lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, bangle MM in white gold with riviera lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, bangle GM in rose gold with neige lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, ring GM in rose gold with flamant lacquered ceramic and porta diamonds, ring GM in white gold with riviera lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, ring GM in white gold with palm beach lacquered ceramic and arcade diamonds, ring GM in yellow gold with neige lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, ring GM in white gold with hortensia lacquered ceramic and porta diamonds >LONGCHAMP boots

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>LONGCHAMP dress >GUCCI glasses >FALKE matte stockings >CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA Emilia shoes >Thailand pearl necklace, stylistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own

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>BOTTEGA VENETA mohair coat, dress in paper calf >SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO sunglasses >TODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S camel crossbody bag >SANTONI Kendrick midi boot python >FALKE textured tights

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>DOLCE & GABBANA grey pearl headband, grey wool dress with embellishments, silver embellished heels, grey pearl bracelet >SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO sunglasses >WOLFORD fishnet stockings

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>DOLCE & GABBANA grey pearl headband, grey wool dress with embellishments

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>MAX MARA merino wool long sleeve turtleneck, flannel wool blend mini skirt, wool long sleeve crewneck sweater, wool cashmere blend cardigan, camel hair wool blend jacket, nylon hosiery, and embossed croc calf leather boots

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>ADEAM ruffle neck tie blouse, chestnut zip-up skirt, Pearl Piercing high boot in taupe >HERMÄ&#x2019;S Bouclerie Moderne silk scarf >GUCCI glasses >DAVID YURMAN (starting with farthest left ring) Tides statement ring with blue topaz and diamonds, Albion ring with prasiolite and diamonds, Tides statement ring in gold with citrine and diamonds, Tides cuff bracelet in yellow gold and diamonds

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>MAX MARA cashmere wool long trench coat with pockets, Merino wool long sleeve turtleneck, wool skirt >MISSONI ribbed sweater hat >CHARLES AND KEITH knee high zipper corduroy heeled boots >TODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S white crossbody bag

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>AKRIS wool silk St. Gallen embroidery asymmetrical jacket, cashmere silk jacquard fringed cardigan jacket, navy, bark cropped cuff pant, Ai bag >HERMÄ&#x2019;S Brides de Gala finesse silk scarf >GUCCI glasses >LONGCHAMP boots

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>JEFFREY DODD belted pony hair combo jacket in white/sand >GUCCI glasses >HERMĒS Animaplois silk scarf >TOD’S blush crossbody bag >DAVIDOR L’Arc de Davidor bangle PM in white gold with palm beach lacquered ceramic, bangle GM in rose gold with flamant lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, bangle MM in white gold with riviera lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, bangle GM in rose gold with neige lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, ring GM in rose gold with flamant lacquered ceramic and porta diamonds, ring GM in white gold with riviera lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, ring GM in white gold with palm beach lacquered ceramic and arcade diamonds, ring GM in yellow gold with neige lacquered ceramic and palais diamonds, ring GM in white gold with hortensia lacquered ceramic and porta diamonds

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>BROCK COLLECTION coat dress with scarf >GUCCI glasses >ETRO shoes

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>ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER ivory silk satin pleated long skirt, white poplin shirt, and silk scarf >ALAĂ?A sunglasses

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>MISSONI Peru jacquard coat and jumpsuit >GUCCI glasses >DAVID YURMAN Continuance bold bracelet, Novella statement necklace in yellow gold with citrine >SANTONI Kendrick midi boot in python

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ASHLEY LONGSHORE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART DIRECTION BY

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Chicago born ’s life story embodies the American Dream: if you work hard and dream big you can achieve your dreams no matter who you are or where you’re from—the caveat being you need to have talent, and lots of it. Hudson is the cream that steadily rose to the top starting in 2004 when she was a contestant on American Idol. Though she didn’t win the prize, she went on to garner a slew of greater awards that cast a Mount Everest shadow over winning the top spot on a reality show. Hudson quickly earned the attention of the Hollywood producers of Dreamgirls (2006) for which she earned an Oscar for her emotional and powerful performance as Effie White. In 2008 unthinkable tragedy struck when her mother, brother, and nephew were killed in a shooting. The following year she resumed her public life and performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl, then went on to win a Grammy for her debut album, Jennifer Hudson. In 2010 she performed at The White House, in 2013 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2015 she made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple, which also earned her a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. And, she is one of the most beloved judges on The Voice, both in the US and across the pond in the UK. Fans can see Hudson on the silver screen in the film adaptation of the musical CATS in the role of Grizabella. She has also been cast as Aretha Franklin (on Franklin’s appeal) in the upcoming biopic Respect based on the life of the legendary singer. There is already 2021 Oscar buzz! Jennifer Hudson has secured her rightful place in the zeitgeist as one of America’s brightest stars. To have the honor of working with her for our 16th issue meant we had the responsibility to elevate this cover feature into a joyous celebration that ultimately captures her essence. We knew we had to solicit the work of an artist whose message is fun, celebratory, colorful, and uncompromising. The artist we all ultimately wanted to work with was Ashley Longshore. Longshore’s recognizable style of unapologetic, bawdy, and whimsical eye-catching portraits take a variety of public figures from today and yesteryear, such as Mother Teresa, Frida Kahlo, George Washington, Audrey Hepburn, and Lil Wayne, and imbues them with a pop art stamp. A colorful bejeweled painting of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has her wearing a T-shirt that reads, “I Wish A Bitch Would”. She takes everyday objects, both mundane and extravagant, and presents them through a democratic and tongue-in-cheek lens. Oversized paintings featuring bottles of champagne with the words “Bottle Fed”, or a canvas full of flowers with the words “Major Pootang Does Not Fly Commercial” demystify our insatiable appetite for wealth, fame, and media culture. Longshore’s work is hopeful and inspires viewers to dream big. The ideas on display in her paintings presented exciting possibilities when paired with a performer who symbolizes the American Dream. With Hudson’s femininity and prowess as our inspiration, Longshore cleverly painted runway looks from our favorite designers and dressed Hudson ala, paper doll. A mélange of animal prints and other motifs found in Longshore’s paintings were used to create the pop world Hudson inhabits in these pages. After our photoshoot in Los Angeles for this collaboration I spoke with Hudson about her upcoming film projects, where she draws inspiration, how she gets through bad days, why no one should ever f*#% with the music she’s listening to, and why she throws her shoes at singers on The Voice! Hudson and I then called Ashley Longshore at her studio in New Orleans’s to discuss the collaboration. The conversation went from funny to hilarious and I soon learned why Hudson loves to sit on park benches, and why sitting near the bathroom at airport gates inspired an amusing game Longshore wants to share! 118

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GUCCI coconut white military long coat with leopard faux fur collar and cuffs, all-over multicolor embroidered rounded mirrors and raw cut details, and medium top handle bag in blue leather with diagonal red and light-yellow leather stripes â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

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CHANEL jumpsuit with embellished lace, iridescent tweed cape JUDITH LEIBER X ASHLEY LONGSHORE Yolo Amex Card bag

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AS IF: Tell me about your experience filming CATS? JH: Oh, boy! I had to bring the brokenness and the sense of being an outcast to the role. It’s a very emotional, heavy role. I want to say it’s the most emotional role I’ve played. My character, Grizabella, carries the weight of the film, I call it the heart of the film. When Grizabella comes in you can’t help but wonder, who is that? AS IF: How did you prepare for a role like this? JH: It was an emotional preparation process and emotional shooting process. Once I got this part, I knew I had a lot of work to do. When I picked up the script I wondered how I was going to do this because my part is all in song. It wasn’t about picking up the script and going over lines and my cues, I had to have a real emotional connection to it, and I had to learn how to be a cat. I had to learn what Grizabella went through and connect to that emotionally. You can’t fake emotion. Every time I heard the music to the song Memory, it took me to that emotional place that Grizabella is ultimately in. I needed to trust my instincts. AS IF: It’s well-known that you’ve been given the coveted role of playing Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic. But what makes this role so special is that Aretha requested you play her. I can’t begin to understand what that must have felt like JH: Wow, what can I say? I couldn’t be more humbled, intimidated and excited. It’s a blessing, but scary at the same time. I go to sleep listening to Aretha, and I wake up listening to Aretha. I just want to do her justice and do the best job I possibly can. AS IF: I’m assuming you saw Amazing Grace, the documentary that was recently released? JH: Yes, definitely. AS IF: I watched it for the first time over the weekend and I couldn’t help but think of you and the journey you embarked on, which is just so massive. JH: That’s the part that makes it worrisome, it’s so massive. I feel overwhelmed. To take on the lifespan of the career and legacy of this iconic figure is a huge responsibility. Even the way she spoke was so beautiful. I’m trying to pay as much homage to her as I possibly can. After watching Amazing Grace for the second time I felt like I was watching a different film because I

interpreted it completely differently. I have far more of an understanding of her now, and there’s so much more to go.

"I HEAR THE WORD DISCIPLINE COME UP QUITE OFTEN. FOR ME, IT’S A PASSION, A RESPECT AND LOVE OF WHAT I DO. I DON’T WORK BECAUSE I’M BEING PAID, I DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF IT."

AS IF: Are you learning piano for this part? JH: I am! I’ve got about 30 songs down so far. I’ve been able to pick much of it up my myself, and I also have a piano teacher who said, oh you catch on really quick, and I was so relieved because this is JENNIFER not easy. The interesting thing is I’m understanding Aretha in a musical way through piano. I’m getting a sense of how she approached the piano and when she would choose to just play piano and not sing, and when she would choose to play and sing at the same time. To be able to learn how Aretha approached music is simply fascinating. AS IF: Was there a word of advice she gave you before passing on? JH: We spoke a lot. I feel like she gave me pieces into her life. When I would talk to Aretha I felt I knew exactly what she was talking about. When people are that iconic it’s easy to forget they had a life and that they are more than just an entertainer. They are a person, they’re a sister, they’re a child, they’re a wife, they’re a friend. In our conversations she was teaching me more about life than her life. AS IF: What a privilege. You are an actor that plays performers, and you are also a performer outside of acting. While an actress is tasked with becoming another person and bringing the experience of the “other” to an audience, a singer or performer must be the antithesis of one’s self and be constantly tuned into the zeitgeist and be hyper-aware of their own persona. How do you marry these two very contrasting disciplines? JH: That is a great question, wow! Well, the two help me have a perspective. So, I’m an actor too, right? If I was just an actor I would need to involve myself with a lot of research on the life of a performer. Luckily, I already know that. That’s how it benefits me since many if my roles are about being

a performer. People will come to see me play Aretha Franklin for instance, and as an actor I would not have done my job if you see and hear Jennifer Hudson on the screen. If you walk away and feel as though you saw Aretha Franklin I’ve done my job as an actor. I’m using what I have that coincides with everything Aretha is made up of. Does that make sense?

AS IF: It does. Is there a difference when you’re preparing for a role as opposed to Jennifer Hudson, the singer, preparing to record an album? Is the preparation and your mindset different? JH: It’s completely different. First of all, a film is more of a soundtrack and you’re the storyteller. A record is more about me singing a song, which is completely different. If you have a song in a film or a musical, time passes through that song, time passes in that world. If I use Aretha as an example I’m creating a transition from the characters being in a time and place. A lot of life has happened in that song, versus a record which can have many emotions but is timeless. Another differentiation is when you turn on the radio or stream music, the songs will bring up different emotions, as opposed to when you hear a song in a film it’s telling you how to feel in that moment. That’s what music in the film does.

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AS IF: Let’s talk about discipline and inspiration. How do you find your inspiration and where do you get the discipline to make those inspirations reality? JH: You know, I get asked that question a lot. I hear the word discipline come up quite often. For me, it’s a passion, a respect and love of what I do. I don’t work because I’m being paid, I do it for the love of it. I am blessed to be able to do

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what I love, and I would do it whether I was paid or not—but thankfully I get paid! I don’t see a difference between listening to music or singing a song because my passion for both is the same. Music is constant enjoyment and inspiration for me, and I feel like that’s where I have the passion for the work, which leads to discipline. AS IF: You embody so many delightful and beguiling paradoxes. You’re confident without being arrogant, for one. You have a bright light around you despite the tragedy you’ve lived through. In your life when all seems lost, where do you find your strength? How do you get through the dark days? JH: My mother used to always tell me that no matter how bad something is I must find the positive, and that’s what I try to do in life. Life is never going to be perfect. Also, the greatest gift my mother gave us was giving us the Bible. We set ourselves up in the worst way by thinking that everything is going to be perfect, but life is not meant to be perfect. So, if I want to make the best out of what I have, I think about how I can make the best out of this day that I’ve been given. AS IF: It sounds simple but it is hard to do, it takes training your mind like a muscle. JH: But, it is really is as simple as that, because whatever you focus on is what you’re going to get, so I’d rather focus on the good. When you have a bad day, you can focus on the negative part of your day, or find what is positive about it. I mean, you’ve got to do something to improve a bad day, so start by putting your focus on the positive. If I smell something bad I’m going to go light a good smelling candle, I’m not going to sit and complain about what stinks. I want the goodness the smell of the candle brings. AS IF: What has been your most rewarding professional achievement? JH: Oh my god, I’ve been blessed with so many great things I don’t know if I know how to answer that! This may be a cop out, but I would have to say my most rewarding professional achievement is being able to do what I love, which includes everything. I’m just grateful. AS IF: What has been your most rewarding personal achievement?

JH: I don’t know how I can answer that either (laughs), there’s so many things I love. I love helping people, I love my son and my family, I love my foundations. Love is my most rewarding personal achievement. AS IF: What makes you happy? JH: Music makes me happy. Bringing people together makes me very happy. I love chocolate! I have a whole list of things that make me happy! Seeing the color purple makes me happy. Seeing the sun reminds me that God is around me and I’m not alone. Seeing the color purple reminds me that I am royal, I am special. Seeing the grass and the greenery and the trees reminds me that I am okay, I have love. Water reminds me of the universe, of god’s presence. And the heart – everything comes from the heart. Things that I see that remind me of my life, things like that make me happy. AS IF: Wow, that was a really beautiful answer. What pisses you off? JH: I don’t like when people make assumptions, that frustrates m e. A n d D O N’ T TURN MY MUSIC OFF, —oh my god, when people fuss with the music I am listening to it strikes a certain chord that really pisses me off!

AS IF: What is currently on your playlist? JH: Aretha, Aretha, Aretha. I also have Katy Perry, I love Emily King, I like the new Taylor Swift album. I love her song, “You Need to Calm Down.” I love Missy Elliot’s new EP, I have a lot of Sam Cook, a lot of B.B King... AS IF: What are you currently watching? JH: I love Family Feud. AS IF: You’re so funny! I love it! You’re a romantic. JH: Oh, and Law and Order! AS IF: Law and Order feels like it’s the longest running show in the history of television, doesn’t it? JH: It has to be. And the people don’t seem to age on it either. AS IF: I know! Now, I do want to ask you about The Voice. You began your career on a musical contestant show. Have there been surprises being a mentor and a coach? What lessons have you learned being on the show? JH: Having come from a talent show as a contestant, and now being on the other side as a coach, I can understand the place the contestants are in and I can help them walk through it. I love to be a part of their journey. I will always throw a lot of ideas at them and let them decide what to do, because I never want them to think, I should have done it my way, I should have trusted HUDSON my own instincts. I’ve been through it, and everybody’s journey is different. But, speaking from my experience on American Idol, we didn’t have the same type of access to people in the music industry. In The Voice the contestants and

"AS AN ACTOR I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE MY JOB IF YOU SEE AND HEAR JENNIFER HUDSON ON THE SCREEN. IF YOU WALK AWAY AND FEEL AS THOUGH YOU SAW ARETHA FRANKLIN I’VE DONE MY JOB AS AN ACTOR."

AS IF: I have never heard anyone say t hat , t hat is so funny! May that be JENNIFER a warning to everybody who knows you! JH: Oh yes! I don’t like to be Facetimed either. Like, can I get a warning first before you break into my space please?

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viewers get to sit and talk to people who have a solid career path. I don’t know how different my career would have turned out if I had a one-on-one mentor guiding me. That’s why I love being the person they can learn from. AS IF: Tell me about throwing your shoes at singers you like. Where did that come from? JH: It’s an expression, it’s a compliment. I remember being in an audition years ago with all these people. When I went in and sang people instantly started throwing all sorts of things at me, like their snow boots. They were saying, oh my gosh you can sing! And I was like, oh my gosh they’re throwing shoes at me! It was a big compliment, and then they told me I didn’t get the part (laughs)! But, in this business you get more people telling you no than yes, and now I understand that. That’s a part of the process, and I’m here to tell you that. So, for me to throw my shoes is the biggest compliment, it’s like a standing ovation. AS IF: And we know how much you love shoes! And, of course, pop artist Ashley Longshore collaborated with us for this cover shoot and created the Jennifer Hudson inspired Brian Atwood shoes onto my photographs of you. What do you think about that? JH: I love it! But make sure they’re comfortable now, I like a comfortable shoe! AS IF: Let’s get Ashley on the phone. (Interviewer calls Ashley Longshore). Hi, Ashley! Ashley Longshore: Hi ya’ll! I’m down in New Orleans working away in my studio. How are you ladies doing? JH: Good, how are you?

JH: Now, I can only draw little cartoon characters, but I’m pretty good at it. I love music, I say a world without music has no personality. AL: Amen to that! JH: You know, if you think about it, music elevates everything. Music is always present in our lives. AL: I’ve talked to a few of my friends who are planning weddings and big parties. One of them had a crazy budget and I was like, the only thing that matters is how good your fucking music is. You need good music and you need alcohol, and that’s your party right there. JH: Yes! And you want to know something, I love public benches because when you sit on a bench life is all around you. Any time I choose to go out I find a park bench to sit on. I love to people-watch, and on a bench is the perfect place to do it.

"THIS MAY BE A COP OUT, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY MOST REWARDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT I LOVE, WHICH INCLUDES EVERYTHING. I’M JUST GRATEFUL."

AL: I’m great! I’m so excited about this collaboration!

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AL: You want to hear about an awful game I play with my team whenever we’re in an airport? We find ourselves seats near the gate or the bathroom and watch people to try to guess who just pooped. It’s a really fun game to play, because you can just tell when somebody just took a big dump. JH: Oh my god, that is hilarious.

AL: All I’m saying is, Jennifer, you’re welcome. Have fun next time you’re in an airport because people love this game.

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JH: Me too. My favorite thing about my career is being around specialists in their field, whether it be someone specialized in hair, or makeup, photography, art, etc. I’m inspired by people being passionate about what they love. I also love all forms of art. I draw myself.

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AS IF: Now guys, is this the first time either of you have approached a shoot by collaborating in this way? This sort-of trifecta collaboration? And, tell me about what your

hopes and expectations are. AL: It’s my first time working this way – absolutely. First of all, I don’t know about you Jennifer, but when I’m working with people at the top of their game I’m with their spirit and get to feel their energy. Since I work out of New Orleans I haven’t been around your energy in person yet, even though we Facetimed at your shoot. So, I’m sponging you real hard now over the phone. Of course, I’ve been a huge fan of you for so, so long, so I have this spirit with me about you. This is a different way of collaborating, but I really love it. It’s really fun and I can’t wait to capture your energy, beauty, enthusiasm, and your incredible talents with my art. I hope that I can do you justice because I’m very excited about it. JH: I’m very excited about it too! I think, for me, it’s very insightful. Again, I love it because I love art, and I love the artistry. This idea for the editorial is such a unique and cool take, when I heard about it, I was like this is amazing. When someone wants to do something on this creative level I’m just happy to be a part of it. AL: I’ve worked my ass off to get to where I am today, and I feel like I’m in a position to inspire people and their inner creativity. I feel like you are that woman as well, Jennifer. You’re amazing, and your story inspires the hell out of people to go out there to work hard and to be who they want to be. JH: Exactly. I couldn’t have said it better. AL: That’s why I wanted to do this with Tatijana. Because, number one, Tatijana, you’re incredible and I love working with women. I love strong women, I love that more than anything, so I feel like the messaging in this project is positive, beautiful, uplifting and joyous. And that’s what people need right now. They need joy, you know? JH: That is true, that is very true. AS IF: And when we all hold this magazine we will be holding the fruits of our creative passion in our hands. AL: Amen to that.

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—It was a warm summer day when actor Halston Sage walked into my studio accompanied by her water bottle. Her dewy complexion inspired me to hydrate on the spot. This demure and affable actor, at nearly 26-years-old, has wooed enough film critics to be crowned one of the top ten stars to watch by Variety, the uber-important entertainment insider trade publication. Since her small screen debut in the 2011 tween series Victorious, Halston has steadily climbed the entertainment food chain to land a coveted roll in the Seth Rogen and Zac Efrom film, Neighbors (2014). However, her star began to shine when she co-starred in the Seth MacFarlane television series, The

Orville (2017). In the series Halston played an alien security guard with just the right amount of bravado, humor and drama that both audiences and critics were waxing poetic over her performance. Now, the actor is starring in the new television series Prodigal Son, a dark comedy crime drama, about a family who has to live with the reality that their patriarch is a serial killer. The killer’s son, Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne) becomes a prodigal criminal psychologist who helps the NYPD solve their worst crimes. Halston plays the killer’s daughter, is as normal as butter on bread, works as a television journalist, and desperately wants her brother to stay away from the family’s murderous roots.

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AS IF: I enjoyed shooting you for this editorial. Halston Sage: It was such a fun day shooting with you, and we had such a great group of people. It was exciting, and I couldn’t believe how amazing you were at shooting with only natural light. I haven’t seen that done like that before. AS IF: Working in natural light looks simple, but it’s actually tricky to do well and you have to really understand how your lens reacts to light and shadows that are constantly in flux. It’s a very different situation than studio lighting that is always under your control. I thrive off of the interaction between what I can control and what I can’t control, and that is why I chose to shoot you in natural light for this story. HS: That is really interesting, I have never heard it be explained like that before. AS IF: But I want to talk to you about your current project, Prodigal Son. HS: It’s a dream for a few different reasons. A few months back I found a book called The Serial Killer’s Daughter, and I was fascinated by the character idea: someone who wakes up in the morning and knows that they share blood with someone who has the capacity to murder people. Then, the Prodigal Son script came along, and that’s the premise of the script. It has a great new take on crime drama because it’s very character driven. It doesn’t just focus on the crime of the week, but delves into family dynamics and the relationship between all the different people who would have been affected by knowing that they are related to a serial killer. AS IF: Tell me about your character. HS: I play Ainsley Whitley, the daughter of one of most notorious serial killer ever known. Ainsley is seemingly perfect, she’s Type A personality, a successful TV journalist, and seems to have her life together despite her family’s traumatic history. You know, besides acting, another dream of mine is to be a journalist, so this project makes me feel like I’m living two dreams at once in a way. AS IF: When were you bitten by the acting bug? HS: I wanted to act my entire life. But, growing up in Los Angeles, my parents were hesitant because they didn’t know if that was something I really wanted to do, or just thought I wanted to do because I was surrounded by it. It wasn’t until my last year of high school when I started auditioning. Luckily, a pilot I shot later that same year got picked up, so working as an actress happened very quickly for me and I’ve been acting ever since. AS IF: What draws you to acting? HS: I love storytelling. There are two reasons I watch a TV show or a movie: to escape from the reality of the world and my present situation, or to relate to another human experience and feel less alone.

—I’ve been extremely lucky in my career to have had the opportunity to work with extremely creative and collaborative groups of people, which is so important.— AS IF: What attracts you to the roles and projects you take on? HS: I look for the most compelling characters, whether it be in a comedy or a drama, a TV show or a movie. I like to explore a lot of different genres, but I’m essentially attracted to a dynamic character. AS IF: How important are the key players on a project when choosing a role? Such as the director, your co-stars, and production company. HS: One of the other things I love about this business is that I get to work with incredibly talented people, and I have been very lucky so far. Actors spend more time on set than we do on the weekends with our friends and family, so before I sign-up for a project I definitely consider the people who are also signed on. I’ve been extremely lucky in my career to have had the opportunity to work with extremely creative and collaborative groups of people, which is so important. And, I continue to feel lucky when I get the opportunity to go to set with actors I grew up watching and admiring. AS IF: Do you ever get intimidated when you are working with someone you grew-up admiring? HS: Maybe not intimidated, but there is certainly an amount of nervous energy, but it’s a good nervous energy. It keeps me on my toes, it makes me want to be even better than I thought I could be. It’s a dream to be put in the situation where you’re surrounded by people you respect and admire, and that kind of situation brings butterflies to my stomach! AS IF: You’re inspired to bring your A game. HS: Yeah, and energy on set is contagious. Plus, every moment on set is a learning experience. I learn so much from everyone, and not just from the pros and the people in front of the camera. One job informs the next job, which is kind of cool.

HS: I don’t feel I’ve ever been given material that makes me uncomfortable. I have a really great team around me who take great care in presenting me interesting projects and characters. I’ve never had to say no because of content. AS IF: Are there acting genres you prefer? HS: I love them all because I get something so different from each type of project. I walk on each set with a different feeling, and I get so much out of each set. I’ve got to learn about the Sci-Fi genre in the past few years, and that has been exciting because I like to get a taste of it all. AS IF: If you weren’t acting what would you be doing? HS: I love journalism. I also wanted to be a dentist. But it’s really fun to act because I get to explore all these different professions. AS IF: Where would you like to be in ten years from now? HS: I want to be directing, producing and acting, and I don’t care where. I’d be happy if I was in New York, Los Angeles, or anywhere in Europe as long as I’m doing what I love. AS IF:What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned on set? HS: That’s a really good question. I think to always be true to myself and my heart, and to trust my instincts because it’s easy to over think things. I come from an athletic background, I grew up riding horses, and I learned the value of a coach, and now a director. I’ve learned to collaborate in a way that makes sense for me, my character, and the story we are telling. AS IF: What has been your most challenging project? HS: It was definitely The Orville because I was playing an alien and a security guard. The character was so different from anything I ever played before. At the time I was taking boxing lessons, and that was worked into the storyline. I also worked with a vocal coach to control my register to sound more like someone who was intimidating despite my size. In The Orville I got to explore different aspects of transforming into a roll more than any project before.

AS IF: You mean the work of the lighting guy can inform the work of the director of photography, which can inform the work of the director, and so on. HS: Exactly. It all works together.

AS IF: Is there a particular actor or director that you really want to work with? HS: There are so many, Greta Gerwig is one. I would also love to work with Nancy Meyers, she is one of the talents that made me want to get into acting. I’m lucky because I’ve already worked with so many people I have been wanting to work with.

AS IF: Are there any projects that you wouldn’t consider taking on because of the topic?

AS IF: You’re not even 26 and you can already write things off your bucket list. HS: It sounds crazy when you put it that way!

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It was a gloomy grey day when I met The sky was dark and heavy, but the atmosphere on the shoot I had just walked into was anything but. Singer, model, and actress Caroline Vreeland was the subject of photographer Tatijana Shoan’s lens, and the topic of thousands of Instagram posts, most recently for her panty collaboration with the uber sexy lingerie line, Kiki de Montparnasse. On this day Vreeland was dressed in nothing but her tres-chic and playful skivvies, which are adorned with symbols that represent her, such as a hand holding a microphone, red lipstick, and a fork twirling spaghetti. The triple threat has performed for the amfAR gala, walked the runway at Milan Fashion Week, and has sung for the Monegasque royal family. Her impressive resume keeps growing as she continues to use all of her talents to become one of the most beloved darlings of the fashion, entertainment, and jetset crowds. On Caroline’s wishes, after the shoot she and I headed to Café Select to conduct the interview—a day spent rolling around in your self-designed underwear can work up an appetite! Over a warm pretzel, zucchini chips and pasta, we discussed her inspiration behind her underwear collaboration, her music, how she balances her many careers, and of course, sex! 170

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with a brand like Kiki made me feel sexy while still having certain level of elegance. Sex should always be a thing, that’s why I started my sex column, I wanted there to be an open conversation about sex. I'm not claiming to know everything, I just want to create a conversation where people were not feeling like they had to be bashful or ashamed. Feeling sexy and feeling horny is a natural part of life, it makes the world go around, so why should we feel ashamed of that? AS IF: I want to shift gears and talk about your music. What got you into music? C V: I w a s one of those people who knew what I wanted to do by the time I was 8-years-old—I knew that I wanted to be a singer. My father is not a big part of my life, we’re not close, however, when I was young he had an extensive library of music from all over the world. I was getting immersed in stuff that none of my friends heard of. One time in his car he was playing Fiona Apple’s first album, Tidal, and that was it, that became all I wanted to do. I started singing by trying to emulate her sound. When I signed-up with a vocal coach I sang Apple’s song “Sleep to Dream”, the lyrics go, I’ll tell you how I feel, but you don’t care, you say love is a hell you cannot bear, and I say give me mine back and then go there, for all I care. The teacher was surprised to hear such lyrics from a girl of 8. AS IF: Was your father in t he mu s ic industry or just into music? CV: Just into it. Introducing me to music is one of the few things I value from our relationship. AS IF: Where do you get inspiration from and what are you saying about yourself through your music? CV: Inspiration comes and goes in waves. I’m in the studio about every 2 years and I have a lot

of fucking things to say. I wrote this last record because I was in a really unhappy relationship, I was living in Miami, I was very lonely, my partner and I had no intimacy, and I would just sit around by myself and drink wine. So, I called the album Notes on Sex and Wine. More often than not I write about negative experiences, not that that’s a good thing per se, but I tend to feel inspired by the shitter things in life. But then, of course, I’m taking a negative situation and creating art from it and that’s a helpful process for me. I don’t see a therapist and I fucking should, and I’m not very spiritual, so that exchange from negative to positive is productive for my soul and well-being. AS IF: Describe your music. What is your sound? CV: I used to kind of refer it to it as doomed magic. I finally feel like I found my voice, and it’s sort of a mixture between Amy Winehouse, Patsy Cline, and Nancy Sinatra. My next album is going to be jazz-centric, which I have always wanted to do. The last song on this new album, Notes on Sex and Wine, which is being released in February 2020, is called “Where is My Love,” and it’s so jazz, and I want to use that as a segue into the next album. AS IF: Where do you see your music career in 5 years from now? CV: It would be great to be a huge star and have a huge tour around the world, but as long I have the freedom to keep making music and buy whatever bottle of wine I want on the menu I’m happy. What and who inspires you? CV: I have such a flare for the dramatics, so I like people who are over the top. My main inspiration is Cleopatra, you know, that a kind of high-level shit. I am very inspired by Nina Simon, Fiona Apple, and Billie Holiday. Those are the voices I grew up listening to, trying to emulate, and being inspired by. But, I’m often much more inspired by Rus sia n authors and poets, such as Chekhov and Dostoevsky. Nabokov’s novel Lolita is the most beautifully written book of all time. I like people that are weird, who do their own thing and don’t conform. Also, it might be cliché to say I’m inspired by Diana Vreeland, but I truly am. At first, I was nervous about the association because I feared people would accuse me of getting my foot in the door because she is my great grandmother, but that is part of my legacy.

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AS IF: Shameik! Thank you for such a great shoot. Shameik Moore: Oh, thank you, thank you. I was really loving that shoot. And I loved that long, red coat! AS IF: The Berluti coat. You need that. SM: You’re right! AS IF: We’ve all been loving Wu-Tang: An American Saga. SM: As you know, I play gangsta rapper Raekwon from Wu Tang. He is pretty much a guy in the hood. But I’ll tell you something, it’s interesting because the actual person that I’m becoming as an actor is evolving through this role. I get to go further and deeper in my work than I have before, and I get to show colors I would never be able to show in something else. I’m getting busy in this show (laughs)! AS IF: Where did you grow up and how did your childhood influence the path you took in music, dance, and acting? SM: I grew up in Atlanta. My entire family is from Jamaica, I’m the first American in my family. Aunties, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, my mom and dad, grandparents—everybody is from Jamaica! I was the first to be born in America. Growing-up I went to an all-boys military school, and a Christian school, so my school environment was very strict. Then, in 2004, I saw the film, You Got Served, and it ignited my creativity—I saw a new world. I started to go to a performing arts school after that. You know, in addition to acting, music has always been something I’ve been into, and dancing came naturally through music. I started working on music

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around the time I was 12, and the acting was not far behind. I was very interested in making music and exploring my talent as a vocalist, as a rapper, and as a writer. That’s my personal path, and it’s not a bad path in the bigger scheme of things. I took it step by step, and every step had its own trials and tribulations. You know what I mean? You can make life hard for yourself, but if you do it’s less enjoyable. AS IF: Your dad was a Jamaican reggae artist, that must have been a big influence for you. SM: Probably subconsciously. My parents would never make me feel like I wasn’t capable of doing something I put my mind to. It’s who they are. They speak how they want, and they do things how they want, and things gets done. I’ve learned that I am who I am because of my parents. They gave me confidence. Their confidence in me gave me the right to be as confident as I am in myself. AS IF: What comes first for you: music, dance, or acting? SM: Music is self-expression, so I would say music. I know that people’s perception of me right now is that I’m an actor. And, I most definitely am an actor. When I was 12 and started exploring one side of my creativity the other side revealed itself, and when it did the camera’s been calling me ever since! With my music I can’t wait to express what I’ve been working on in my own struggles, you know what I mean? I’m really putting the work in towards my music for it to be what I want it to be. It’s hard to say which one I love most. Let’s just say one couldn’t happen without the other. It’s like yin

and yang, if you take out the yin there would be a black hole, know what I mean? AS IF: It’s a balancing act. SM: Yeah, it’s a balancing act. AS IF: When you’re getting into character and preparing for a role, does the side of you that’s in dance and music help to build your character? SM: Oh definitely. It helps me to communicate in general. I can communicate without speaking (laughs)! I know that might sound a little… AS IF: That makes sense to me. That’s what dancers do. SM: Movement, you know, it’s all about movement. Communication is energy, you know what I mean? Like when you’re talking to somebody you’re not just communicating with words. People focus on what they want to. Growing up my mom always told me to use my eyes and not just my ears when I’m communicating with people. Speak with intent and mean what you say. Have the vision to navigate. AS IF: You once said that your goal is to be the next Denzel Washington and Michael Jackson in one. SM: Michael Jackson was putting out the greatest visuals at the time. What he brought to the table as an artist goes beyond just what we are hearing. It was when we watched him perform that we understood what he was capable of. Michael made you feel the beat, you couldn’t help but move your body when you listened and watched him. How he moved his hips made you nod your head a little harder. Michael

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Jackson brought a complete musical package to the table from the music, to the dancing, to his overall performance. And then with Denzel, it’s pretty much the same thing, but in his medium. His image is not having one, it’s being ambiguous and mutable. He becomes whoever his character is. You know we are going to get a good movie out of Denzel just because it’s Denzel. No matter what character he is playing you know it’s going to be good. I think it’s the same thing with Michael Jackson. And, I think I’m capable of both mediums and letting my art speak for itself. I can balance both. AS IF: Since you’ve started your career in acting have you seen more diversity in casting? SM: Most definitely. I mean, when I started acting in Atlanta I would have to send self-recorded tapes to LA, and when I moved to LA it was a whole different audition process. Plus, a lot of those roles that were presented to me by my agent and manager were based on what my acting reach was at that time. I was only sent the types of roles that required a young black male, you know what I mean? And those roles are just limited, especially at that time. I think people’s minds have opened up a bit more, the door has cracked opened a bit more for bigger opportunities. But, a black man has still not been 007, you know what I’m saying? AS IF: As a performer, what’s your ultimate goal? SM: To exceed expectations, to break boundaries. You know, that’s a question I keep asking myself, and it’s something I’m doing every day. In my personal experience, acting has been as natural as growing into a new sneaker. Now,

I didn’t need to go to college to become an actor, and I am not promoting not going to college, but in my case acting came along and I didn’t need to go to college. It was really meant to be and I remain thankful and humble, so I want to encourage kids to do what they need to do to be the best versions of themselves. AS IF: What kind of acting projects are you looking for? SM: That action stuff! I want that real action feeling. Seeing the Matrix for the first time changed my intake on action movies, and I’m still waiting to see a movie that makes me feel like that. Wait…you know, the next movie that made me feel like that was Wanted. Wanted was a good one because of how they were curving the bullets, you know? They were breaking rules on how danger was done. That is what I’m looking for right there (laughs)! Then I want that romance film, you know? Like The Notebook, and Love & Basketball, the Titanic. I like heavy romantic love stories where the characters are really in love with each other. I want to be in a movie that inspires love out there, and I want the superhero film. I’ve taken the first step in that direction with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The next stop is Avengers! AS IF: You have a clear vision of what you want. Do you see yourself writing and directing in the future? SM: I’m writing and directing now, wink wink.

AS IF: What do you like to do when you’re not working? SM: I love to box, I love to travel, I love to eat good food, and I’m pescatarian now. AS IF: Tell me about the decision to stop eating meat. SM: Something inside me kept nudging me, I can’t explain it. I’m Jamaican so I love oxtail, jerk chicken, curry chicken, curry goat, you know what I mean? I never ate pork, pork was the only meat I didn’t eat. But, I loved meat and the decision to only eat fish came from knowing what the process is like for the animals to become the meat we eat. What that did to my body spiritually was big. My body feels much healthier since I’ve made the decision to give-up meat. I decided to be the best version of myself. When you know better, do better, and that’s how I push my life. AS IF: Describe your perfect day. SM: A perfect day is just to wake up (laughs)! No, no… A perfect day is to get a good workout in, eat a good hot meal prepared for me, followed by a good rub down by a beautiful woman, you know what I’m saying? I’d make some music, and I’d watch something I worked on. A perfect day would include a nice surprise, like getting good news about something I’ve worked on, like hearing that my music has gone gold or platinum. I love to jet ski so I’d get some jet skiing time in. And, I’d be surrounded by people I love. That’s a great day right there.

AS IF: (Laughs) SM: I got a short film coming to the world around my music, it’s gonna be amazing, and it’s worth the risk. And that’s all I can say about it right now.

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Enchanting songstress

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voice sounds laced with whiskey, smoke, and honey. Her lyrics are like imitate passages from her diary. Themes of disillusionment, heart-break, loneliness and love define her style as Gothic Americana. This transformative musical artist bedazzled critics and fans with her latest solo album, Abandon All Hope of Fruition, and her most recent single, Purple Rain/Million Reasons, both produced by her longtime friend and collaborator, Moby. Purple Rain/Million Reasons, a Prince and Lady Gaga, mashup was quick to rise on the charts. Now, Julie has dropped her highly anticipated dance re-mix of Purple Rain/Million Reasons - Moby Minimal Remix, firmly cementing herself as an artist to follow. I spent time photographing Julie in the abandoned Immigrant Hospital buildings on the south side of Ellis Island; a location I thought most fitting for an artist that tackles themes of hope and abandonment. We spoke about the inspiration behind her new single, the themes she tackles in her music, how the Holocaust took a personal toll on her family, her very unusual after school job, and what shooting in the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital buildings meant to her.

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AS IF: The last time we saw each other is when I dropped you off at your hotel in New York after our shoot on the south side of Ellis Island. That shoot was different than the ones you have done in the past. Tell me what it was like for you? Julie Mintz: That shoot was probably the most fascinating shoot I’ve ever been a part of because of the location. The history of the place, combined by the education I got that day, was incredible. Also, my family came through Ellis Island, which added gravity to the day. Plus, it was a wet and rainy day, it was cold, we were shooting in the abandoned Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital buildings with no heat or electricity, and no lights…There was something about the atmosphere that day that made me connect on some level to what came before us and who occupied those spaces. You can really feel the importance of our country’s history when walking through those buildings. It was really humbling. AS IF: I chose that location not only because I sit on the board of the Save Ellis Island Foundation and want people to know about these incredible buildings, but mainly because your music has a depth of emotion to it, a melancholy, it makes you think, it makes you feel. It didn’t feel right to just throw you in a studio. Tell me about your music, why you write what you write, and what you are expressing? JM: My music has always come from a place of really deep emotion; it’s never been a frivolous thing for me. I’ve always been inspired to write music when I’m struggling with something dark. Shooting in the Immigrant Hospital buildings did feel like a really unique complement to my music because the sounds in my music have often been dark and haunting, and that’s a good descriptor of where we were shooting. AS IF: Why are you so drawn to singing the blues? JM: As a child when I first started taking piano lessons my teacher was introducing me to all the different types of music, and I was most drawn to the blues. The blues were the only thing I wanted to play. AS IF: I can definitely hear the blues in your music today. And, you have a new remake of your single, “Purple Rain Million Reasons”. Tell me about this mashup and how it came together. JM: I play in Moby’s band, and occasionally when I’m playing shows with him he’ll want to do a cover song. A few times he had asked me to sing a cover of Prince’s Purple Rain, but not a version akin to Prince’s version, but in my melancholic, country-tinged, female singer-songwriter style. And so, he had suggested that we record a version of that. So, we were in his studio and I was playing Purple Rain on the piano, just trying to figure out what key I wanted to do it in that was best for my vocal range. And when I was

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playing the chords I realized that it sounded a lot like Lady Gaga’s Million Reasons – it has a similar chord progression. So, while Moby was getting set up to record, I started singing Million Reasons. Moby said, ‘I love that, what is that?’ He had never heard it before. I told him it’s a Lady Gaga song. He asked me to sing Purple Rain and then sing it into Million Reasons. So, I kept playing the same chords while singing both songs and he suggested doing it as a mashup. We recorded it that way first as a stripped-down version, and then Moby did it as a remix called the Minimal Remix which was just released. AS IF: What do the lyrics in Purple Rain mean to you? JM: I’ve really thought a lot about it because I’m a songwriter and lyrics mean a lot to me. When I’m performing, I want to have a strong connection to lyrics, I want to feel like I’m telling an emotional story. I have thought a lot about what Purple Rain could mean and researched it to try and understand what Prince may have meant, and the closest thing that I found is that it may have had a spiritual meaning for him. In Million Reasons Lady Gaga says, I bow down to pray, lord show me the way, so obviously hers also has a spiritual element. The two songs go together in terms of the chord progression, but also thematically. AS IF: What is the story behind your album, Abandon All Hope of Fruition? JM: All of the songs on Abandon All Hope of Fruition were written during a time when I was really feeling lonely, wanting something that I couldn’t have whether it’s wanting to be in a relationship, wanting to be in love, or wanting to feel wanted by another. There’s a song on the album called Bow and Arrow, which is sort of a metaphor for the push and pull of a relationship. I had read a book by the Tibetan Buddhist monk Pema Chödrön, called When Things Fall Apart, and that encapsulated all of those songs and what I was going through at that time. One of the chapters in the book is called Abandon All Hope of Fruition, which is actually a Buddhist mind-training technique. The idea behind it is that if you can let go of the idea of the things that you think you need in order to be fulfilled and happy in the future, there’s the possibility of being satisfied in the moment. I really needed that lesson at that time, and I need that lesson every day. AS IF: I heard that Moby only allows you to do one take because he thinks music shouldn’t be perfect since expressing emotions aren’t perfect, airplanes should be perfect, but not the way we feel. How has this changed your approach to making music? JM: It’s changed me 180 degrees because something I’ve struggled with since an early age is perfectionism. Since Moby and I are really good friends he’s recognized that in me, and

that’s why he’s been such a stickler for the onetake rule. He really tried to impress upon me that it’s about the emotion and not the perfection in music. For him to lift that burden from me has been a huge gift. It’s something I can transfer into every part of my life. AS IF: You grew-up in Texas and your family owned a funeral home, and after cheerleading you had to work there driving a hearse! I also learned that you lost much of your family in the Holocaust. It seems to me as if these sadder, darker realities of life are something that have always been present for you, and they work their way out in your music. JM: I think you’re right. I think it’s called epigenetics. It’s a scientific idea where genetic imprints can be passed on through generations. My great-great grandmother had 21 children and only eight of them escaped the Holocaust. There are 13 blanks in my family tree because it was so long ago that nobody in my family remembers their names. The ones that did make it came through Ellis Island, which speaks of so much resilience. And yes, growing up I worked in our funeral home, which was actually really scary to me. I’ve always just been scared and fascinated of spirits and ghosts. My first EP was called The Thin Veil, which was referencing the veil between the living and the dead which is considered to be thinner during the middle of the night or the witching hour which is a time where our creativity is heightened because there’s less of a barrier between the conscious world and the unconscious world. I do a lot of my writing in the middle of the night when everyone else is asleep. But I can say that I was definitely scared when we were shooting in the Immigrant Hospital buildings. AS IF: (Laughs) You didn’t like having to walk back through those long dark corridors to our makeshift dressing room. JM: I couldn’t walk alone! The only time I got left alone was the one time I was changing in the autopsy room/morgue (laughs). AS IF: The irony there is that it’s the brightest room in the building! Now, I heard you are crippled by stage fright. How do you overcome that fear? JM: Most people who know me know I do not like to perform live; I’d much rather write songs and record. There is something I do love about being on stage, but I don’t like the parts of it that make me anxious. I found that when I sing backup for Moby I don’t feel as exposed because the attention is on him, and that’s the beauty of being a backup singer. I do feel my career would probably be different if I didn’t have this obstacle because there are a lot of opportunities that I avoid, and when I do have a performance, I go through a lot of mental anguish leading up to it. The day of a performance I stay in bed all day like a bear in hibernation.

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AS AN ACTOR, DIRECTOR, WRITER AND MUSICIAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 22-YEAR-OLD is a prodigious and multi-hyphenate shooting star that captures the artistic essence of his generation. Son of actress Polly Draper and jazz pianist Michael Wolff, Alex was reared in a home of creative expression and exploration. Alex first gained recognition when his mother created the Nickelodeon musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band (2007-09), in which Alex and his older brother, Nat, starred. The brothers released two soundtrack albums for the series, The Naked Brothers Band and I Don't want to go to School, which were co-produced by their father. The family would compound this pattern, working together on additional musical projects like the brother's second musical duo called, Nat & Alex Wolff which released two albums, Black Sheep and Public Places. In 2018, the brother's starred in Stellas's Last Weekend - a film by their mother. Alex Wolff, however, is not afraid to leave the nest. In fact, he has been trained to see the realm of artisitc opportunity as a nest of its own, crafting and honing a myraid of skills in addition to his musicianship and acting prowess, most notably writing and directing. Known recently for films like Patriot Day, My Friend Dahmer, and Hereditary - the wonderkid made his directorial debut with 2019's The Cat and the Moon, a "fictionalized autobiography" written by Wolff, in which he stars as Nick - a volatile and sensitive young man who man who may just be the antithesis of the filmmaker. Complete with music by Wolff and his father, the film is a personal project inspired by Martin Scorsese, the Dardenne brothers, and Ingmar Bergman,all references that the young artist counts with reverence and consideration. Through conversation about life and art - ripe with allusion to his predecessors and the mechanisms of his creativity - Alex Wolff gives us a peak into the mind of a modern renaissance man, coming of age alongside his characters.

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AS IF: I just want to start by saying that it was really great watching the shoot with you and Mick Rock. It seemed fitting that this legendary rock ‘n roll photographer would photograph a rising young talent. You have such range as an actor and performer, and this shoot conjured up old school notions from the late Syd Barrett and young Bob Dylan. What was it like working with Mick, and who were some of your musical influences growing up? Alex Wolff: I loved working with Micky, he is just so cool, and he’s such an influential and badass guy. I grew up obsessed with all the people he shot – Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Bowie… But, at the same time, my DNA is jazz music. My father is a jazz musician so that was very influential to me. AS IF: Watching you play piano was a treat, I mean you really know how to play. AW: Thank you! AS IF: You come from a very creative family. Your brother, Nat Wolff, is an accomplished actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. Your mother, Polly Draper, is an accomplished actress, writer, producer, and director. And your Dad, Michael Wolff, is a successful jazz pianist. How has growing up-up in a creative family shaped your artistic endeavors? AW: My childhood was amazing, and it was really good for me because I grew up valuing art over fame or anything else, and that’s been the calling card for my career. I have always made sure to value the important things, and I can’t thank my family enough for that. I see a lot of kids will become successful, and do things they’ve always dreamed of doing. But, while doing the things they dreamed of, they won’t have any perspective on what works and what doesn’t. So, it was really nice to have parents who cultivated and protected what I value most.

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AS IF: Growing-up you had exposure to so many different creative outlets, why did you first hone in on acting? why not music, for instance? AW: Well, I’ve always played music with my brother, I’ve always loved music. But, I really fell in love with acting when I saw Stand by Me, Almost Famous, and The Graduate. I just thought Dustin (Hoffman’s) performance was amazing. Music, writing and acting, they’re the same muscle in some ways and I adore them all equally. It’s hard to even see them all as anything other than different forms of expression.

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AS IF: It makes sense that you would cultivate all that creativity and take the next step towards directing. I saw the New York premier of your directorial debut, The Cat and the Moon, which you wrote, directed and starred in. What was the catalyst for taking the leap into directing? AW: This story made me want to make movies. I’ve seen all of the Dardenne Brothers films and I’ve fallen in love with their style of film making; they let moments play out and everything is so whippy and snappy. I found that to be very valuable and cool, and I just wanted to make my version of that about what I knew and the types of kids I grew up with. AS IF: There is such a truthful and mature aspect to the film, and the pacing brings to mind filmmakers like John Cassavetes and other influences you’ve mentioned. In terms of first developing the product, were there cinematic influences that you had in mind when you wrote the script? Or did it evolve over the years as the project was developing? That’s an interesting question. Writing it, I did have influences like young Scorsese, the Dardenne brothers and Ingmar Bergman – these guys were always in my head. But, I guess that was more about my emotional expression. Writing and directing was more about cultivating my style and aesthetic, and how to properly serve a story. It was about making sure that I was serving the story and spirit of this film, and I felt like I was directing a documentary, something soulful and passionate, but also restrained. And, movies that I really admire are always in my head: The Kid with a Bike, Two Days, One Night, Cries and Whisperers, Taxi Driver, Cowboy. I think it’s important to really write your truth rather than writing some version of something that you’ve seen before. AS IF: Your directorial debut brings it altogether at the ripe age of 21. This film is a coming of age story. It almost plays out like a fictionalized autobiography. It seems so personal in so many ways. What true-life aspects were incorporated? AW: I like to think that what’s personal is the spirit of the movie. Obviously, jazz is in my DNA because of my father, and Cal is loosely based on my own godfather. So yeah, it’s autobiographical in that way. Jazz has been soaring through my ear drums throughout my life, so if I’m going to write something that is dear to my heart I’m going to include the things that matter to me. But then again, I found this character, who was very different from me, and I built this image in my head. It was someone much bigger, much more volatile, and more enraged and sensitive than I am. AS IF: You started writing this script at 15, right? So, it was almost six years ago. Did you always envision directing and acting in it?

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AW: Definitely not directing, I wanted someone else to direct it. AS IF: Who? AW: Michael Bay – kidding. I love Michael Bay, but I don’t think he would direct these kinds of movies. I guess I didn’t really think about it in terms of that, I just kind of assumed oh well, someone else will direct it. But, I was talked into it by multiple people whose opinions mattered. AS IF: What about the casting? Did you have specific actors in mind when you were developing? AW: I knew Stefania LaVie Owen from doing the movie Coming through the Rye together, and we got very tight on that film. She read the script early on, and I always wanted her to have some part in it, either Lola or Eliza. It was kind of perfect that she wanted to do the movie, and I spent multiple years trying to make sure she was available to do it because she was very busy. Same goes for Tommy Nelson, who

was the perfect Russel. Skyler Gisondo put himself on tape for the film and just absolutely blew me away. Mike Epps, I had seen in two dramatic films, Bessie, and a film called Sparkle where he had an amazing monologue. Then it turns out he’s a huge comedic star, which I didn’t even know. AS IF: The casting is great, so natural it caught me by surprise. It really does get under your skin. I heard you shot it in something like 19 days. AW: 19 days, yeah. the perfec AS IF: What was the biggest learning curve for you? AW: It was perpendicular, it was straight up. My learning was just from nothing to everything in what felt like a month. I really learned to understand the temperaments of other directors, like being impatient when certain things aren’t happening, which I now understand because it’s really time consuming. It is incredibly hard to

make a movie. But, at the same time, I also got a perspective on what I want from directors – it’s often really not that hard to give. I just want to love my actors. I want to fucking bury them in love, and I feel like great performances come from that. AS IF: You have worked with really good directors. I loved Hereditary, and Ari Aster is also incredible for his age, he almost has a Kubrick thing going on. Did you learn anything from him? AW: Oh yeah, he is so great! He is uncompromising in his complete and total drive to go the extra mile. And to have a director who does it and pulls it off so well was super inspirational for me. He also gives actors such freedom emotionally. It was awesome working with him. AS IF: It’s a timely and important film now that Hollywood is creating “theme park films” more and more. We need authentic filmmakers that stay true to the craft of

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narrative, and emotional, human storytelling. What are your thoughts on this debate that cinema is being invaded by theme park films? AW: Well, I feel that films are films and that’s the end of it. If it’s great, it’s great. I love theme park films when they are god, I just want to be emotionally involved. I can be swept up in any type of film. Making a movie is a miracle, so if I can be emotionally affected by it, no matter what it is, that’s a big fucking miracle in my opinion. AS IF: When you put your film out there are you going through separation anxiety? AW: That’s a very mild term for what I’m going through! I’m going through a separation existential breakdown! It’s horrifying, but also exciting, but fucking horrifying… AF: Have you developed your next idea? Have you been secretly living with other characters?

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AW: I already have a new script and I think I’m going to jump right in. You’ve got to keep going if you don’t want to collapse. AF: Now that you’ve had the taste for being behind the camera, do you see yourself doing more writing and directing? AW: Oh yeah, definitely! Look, I’m always acting, always doing movies, it’s my love, but I’m also having so much fun writing and directing and exploring different parts of my brain. I’m really excited to make my second movie. AF: Can you give us a little hint? AW: I can’t give you anything, but I can say that it’s probably going to be a little darker than this one, and this one has darkness, but the new one is a little dreamier, maybe more Bergman. I’m super inspired right now by Japanese and Korean cinema. I’m getting more into these types of filmmakers so it may have a dreamy alter-realism to it, something more poetic.

AF: Are there actors and actresses you want to work with in the future? AW: Are you kidding me? Anyone, everyone. I mean, my dream person, my favorite actor in the world is Nick Cage. He is my number one favorite actor, and I just got to do a movie where we were side by side, every day for a month and a half, and it was probably the greatest experience of my life. I’m kind of counting my lucky stars for people I have worked with – obviously De Niro and Pacino. Martin Scorsese said these really nice things about me and about Hereditary, and that was the most exhilarating thing I’ve ever experienced. I’d love it if I could be in a Dardenne brothers movie—that would kill me. I wish I could go back in time and be in a Kenji Mizoguchi movie or an Akira Kurosawa movie. Those are the people I’d want to work with. Oh, I would also like to work with Bryan Tyree Henry. I’ve met him and he’s super nice, and a super great actor. I’d want to work with him, big time.

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SALVATORE FERRAGAMO leather shirt, leather trousers, and Palladium brass earrings

MAX MARA wool and viscose quilted coat, wool and viscose blend skirt, merino wool long sleeve turtleneck, and embossed croc calf leather boots, and nylon hosiery

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SALVATORE FERRAGAMO leather shirt, leather trousers, and Palladium brass earrings

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259

LONGCHAMP leather belted jacket, shirt, and platform boots

MAX MARA vest with utility pockets, and wool and viscose blend skirt

JENNIFER FISHER XL Stripe cuff, Stripe ring, mini classic Star earring, and 3â&#x20AC;? Thread Hoops gold plated earing

SALLY LAPOINTE oxblood leather slim pant with buckle, oxblood leather belted zip jacket, oxblood lightweight cashmere silk pintuck turtleneck, and black leather hat

ZADIG ET VOLTAIRE Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dricks glossy boots

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BOTTEGA VENETA anorak in polished nappa, bodysuit in knit viscose, skirt in lamb satine, and boots in storm cuir

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SALLY LAPOINTE oxblood leather belted zip jacket, oxblood lightweight cashmere silk pintuck turtleneck, and black leather hat

MANON JEWELRY individual silver bracelets

GUCCI bright fuchsia shiny glove nappa padded bomber with gold GG buttons, bright fuchsia shiny glove nappa single breasted jacket with gold GG buttons, bright fuchsia shiny glove nappa straight skirt with gold GG button, brown-red G gemstones printed silk twill long sleeve shirt with all-over contrast saddle stitches, high heel slide sandal in gold metallic leather with high vamp and crystal detail, and mini bucket with chain in fuchsia metelassĂŠ chevron velvet with metal GG detail

AKRIS navy leather front cashmere pullover, navy leather cropped pants, and navy leather boots ESTEVE The 54 chrome chain mail with ring and hook and closure with magnet

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BELSTAFF Sidney cape

ESTEVE Double U NecklaceÂ with chrome hooks, ring, and deerskin leather lace, and The 54 chrome chain mail with ring and hook bracelet with closure with magnet (worn as necklace)

JENNIFER FISHER small Globe cuff

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MAX MARA vest with utility pockets, embossed croc calf leather boots, nylon hosiery, and long leather gloves

268

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JASON WU leather straight leg pant, tie neck blouse, and leather bottom down dress

LONGCHAMP platform boots

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269

CLAUDIA LI raglan navy leather raincoat, and neck tie blouse silk charmeuse in white mirrorball

ZADIG ET VOLTAIRE Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dricks glossy boots

FOGAL stockings

270

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ZADIG & VOLTAIRE Chic leather shirt

JASON WU straight-leg leather pants

ESTEVEÂ O Belt with black cow hide leather, chrome ring and hook, and emerald chain with water pearl earrings

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