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EDITOR: ROSALIND OKUSANYA. DEPUTY EDITOR: MARIUS KAMARA. CREATIVE DIRECTOR: CHRIS JONES. EDITORIAL CO-ORDINATOR/SUB EDITOR: NATASHA AL-ATASSI. DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: KEVIN PERSYN. BEAUTY DIRECTION: RICHARD HARVEY. MANAGING DIRECTOR: NAJI HADDAD. MASQUERADE MAGAZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION: SIONED BANNISTER. ERIN BOYLAN: WRITER. FAYE CHEESEMAN. SIAN RANSCOMBE. DAVE SMITH. MATT CHALLIS. CHRIS J. ROS OKUSANYA. KEVIN PERSYN. NATASHA AL-ATASSI. RUTH M SHEPHERD: PROOF READER. PLUS ALL CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS. KATIE RUTH. HECABE DUFRAISSE. SAMANTHA COULSON. MELISSA OKUSANYA.

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elcome to Issue two of Masquerade - ‘Fantasy & Seduction’.

Flying high, five hours till touchdown before I return back home from New York City. Thoughts of Fashion Week in the ‘Big Apple’ infiltrate my mind. The chosen theme exploring the darker side of fantasy and the lustful side of seduction screams wonders of a creative couture to tantalize and tease the reader. This issue opens a nirvana of imagination, seducing the powers of reasoning with… The Brit fashionista that is the genius ‘Emma Durnell’ Sarah Jones’ vision into ‘Wonderland’ The flamboyant style of the Parisian showgirl by Royah Fathi. Natasha Al-Atassi unveiling her desire for Rome Sioned Bannister’s dark look into the Valentine’s Day Massacre Kevin Persyn’s look into iPad to seduce the tech savvies amongst us ‘A bit of team bonding’

Enjoy! Ros xxx I would love our readers to feel free to make any comments regarding any articles within this Issue to - rosalind@masquerademag.com

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Three little letters that make one huge word. If the Christian Bible is to be believed, the minute we die, most of us will tumble forever downwards into a deep dark pit of wrath and humiliation; forever scarred by the blazing error of our sinful lives. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modern society, the concept of the seven deadly sins is often met with ridicule, scorn and cynicism. However, slide back less than 100 years, and the thought of sinning against God, and against the community, struck fear into most of the Christian and Western world. As recently as the 1960s, the idea of sin was still a deadly one. Sex before marriage was frowned upon, unmarried mothers were sometimes ostracised from a community for fear of sin being discovered, and the passionate, scarlet red of forbidden lust was something reserved for Hollywood movies, not the reality of humdrum life. But just how and why did the concept of the seven deadly sins originate? To answer this, we must journey back to the 300s, to a large monastery in the heart of the ancient city of Constantinople; to an eerie building where ghosts whisper into the cold air that carries echoes of sorrow along endless halls; to a place where good forces were attempting to overthrow the dark and debauched underworld of 4thC Europe. Evagrius Ponticus was a monk and theologian at the monastery. Here he developed the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;logismoiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;; a list of eight wicked human traits and thoughts that would lead you into Hell. The list of temptations were designed to be a guide for his followers; a warning against leading a sinful life. He taught that to be seduced by any acts of amorality was a quick route to a wholly sinful existence. Two centuries later, his work caught the eye of Pope Gregory I. Not quite satisfied with the list, the Pope refined them to the seven deadly sins that we still know over fifteen hundred years later. The sins were placed in order of severity. Those that caused the most damage to the soul and to God were at the top. Pride. Greed. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Anger. Sloth. In that order, and not to be meddled with. Over the following centuries, the concept of the seven deadly sins was adopted and accepted into mainstream Christianity, although they do not appear in the Bible. Christians feared entrapment into sin because, according to the teaching of the Church, the further into sin they fell, the further from God they would be. In an age well before scientific discoveries cast doubt on any of the theories of the Bible,

most people genuinely believed in God and in the notion of an afterlife in Heaven (hopefully) or Hell. They truly believed that behaving sinfully meant their soul would be irreparably damaged, and so they would be shamefully dragged into the depths of Hell.

IF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS WERE REWRITTEN TODAY, WHAT WOULD BE INCLUDED? In today’s contemporary culture, the fear of Hell and God do not hold the same mysticism or drama for most people. Advances in sciences and historical findings mean that many people simply don’t believe in the existence of a God, or in the teachings of Christianity. But that doesn’t mean to say that the seven deadly sins have faded. You don’t have to look hard to find a sin in every corner. And not only in dark corners either. Today, rather than fearing the seven deadly sins, it is a race to celebrate them. Wickedness is fashionable, and chastity is out. Sexy, dangerous and thrilling; Lust sells everything from cars to fruit, and society’s concept of lust is as a coveted prize, rather than a quick route to Hell. Greed for more and more and more money is what drives the economy of all the wealthy nations in the world. “The point is that you can’t be too greedy” , millionaire and business man, Donald Trump, once proclaimed. Gluttony is seen on every street corner as fat and rich countries stuff calorie after calorie of tasteless, synthetic fast food into podgy mouths. Envy takes over all of us as flashing screens and sexy images show us everything we haven’t got, which leads to mountains of consumer debt and an ‘I want it now’ society. Anger pushes pins into patience, and tempers burst as the fast pace and blaring soundtrack of modern life gets too much. Pride takes pleasure in going under the knife to be younger, slimmer and firmer. If the seven deadly sins were rewritten today, what would be included? Modern philosopher Julian Baggini suggests that the traditional sins are way out of touch with modern living. He believes that exploitation, dogmatism, righteousness, covetousness, vanity, complacency and thoughtlessness should now take centre stage in the theatre of sins and that these traits are to blame for wrongdoings in today’s world. But is there any point in having a list of sins if no-one takes a blind bit of notice? As Baggini points out, it is not that we have all thrown out our moral compass in a fit of anger, rather, that the direction in which it faces has changed. It seems that most of us still have an inbuilt ethical moral code that governs our actions in an attempt to live honest, fulfilled, and sin-free lives. Not for fear of God and the wrath of his Hell, but to lead good, truthful existences as decent human beings.

Images - Overleaf: Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Gluttony), www.commons.wikimedia.org This page - Artwork by Chris J

THE DEATH OF JIMI HENDRIX Written by Chris J I was always aware of who Jimi Hendrix was as a child even though he had died well before I was born. It was only when in my teens that my friends and I began to indulge in Jimi's music more. Along with Pink Floyds 'Dark side of the moon' and Bob Marleys 'Uprising', Jimi's music provided the backdrop for our musical exploration and experimentation. Rock stars’ deaths were always glamourised as cool when I was young and Jimi's death was no exception. We were told Jimi Hendrix died on his own vomit, leaving this mortal coil at his peak and iconised just like James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. Jimi may have lived the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll lifestyle to the fullest, but whether his life of gluttony pushed him to his death is a mystery that the great man of rock took to his grave. Jimi was by no means an innocent man; he famously took every opportunity to fulfil his gluttonous desires on a regular basis. He had a close friend in drug dealer and madam, Devon Wilson - a muse to various bands of the ‘60s - who would organise groupies for Jimi to have sex with. It would be normal for him to return home to a room full of naked women to pamper and please him. Along with the ladies, Jimi loved his drugs too, from alcohol to LSD. He absolutely loved to trip, so much so, that it was claimed he once injected LSD straight into his temple for 'a more complete high'. So when the initial reports of his death emerged, it was more or less taken for granted that he had died as a result of his immense cravings. But years later, an exert from a book called 'Rock Roadie' by former roadie James 'Tappy' Wright claims Jimi's former manager Mike Jeffrey confessed to him to being responsible for Jimi's death. This new information suggests foul play rather than death by Jimi's excessive gluttony. Lets go back to the night before Jimi died... >

It was 17 September 1970. Jimi's latest girlfriend, an ex-German ice skater called Monika Dannerman, stated that she had picked him up from a party and driven him to her flat in Notting Hill, London, at three a.m. Dannemann was said to be the last person to have seen Jimi Hendrix alive. Her sketchy and contradictory comments over the morning of the 18th gave Jimiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death the ambiguity and mystery that still surrounds it today. In her original testimony, Dannemann claimed that after they returned to her lodgings, Hendrix had taken nine of her prescribed Vesperax sleeping pills. The normal medical dose was half a tablet, but Hendrix was unfamiliar with this very strong German brand. She publicly claimed that she had discovered her unclothed lover, unconscious and unresponsive sometime after nine a.m. She phoned for an ambulance and said that Hendrix was alive when placed in the back of the ambulance after half eleven, and that she rode with him on the way to the hospital. Police and ambulance statements have since revealed that there was no one but Hendrix in the flat when they arrived at 11:27 a.m., and not only had he been dead for some time but he was fully clothed. The questions over Monikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lies abounded; what did she have to hide and, more importantly, what else did she know? At the time of Hendrix's death, a coroner recorded an open verdict, stating that the cause was 'barbiturate intoxication and inhalation of vomit'. But 22 years later another of Hendrix's old girlfriends, Kathy Etchingham, not content with the official verdict, re-examined the original statements and tracked down the ambulance men who turned up at the flat in Notting Hill, who surprisingly were never asked to give evidence at the original inquest. She suggested that blame should be put on Dannemann. In 1996 Dannemann was convicted of breaking a British High Court order not to repeat allegations that Kathy Etchingham was an 'inveterate liar' for accusing her of playing a role in Hendrix's death. Two days later Dannemann was found dead in a fume-filled Mercedes-Benz near her cottage in East Sussex. Her death was ruled a suicide. Monika Dannemann had taken the truth of what happened to one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest musicians to her death.

Jimiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last day, London, September 17,1970.

“I HAD TO DO IT. JIMI WAS WORTH MUCH MORE TO ME DEAD THAN ALIVE” That was until James 'Tappy' Wright, published a book, Rock Roadie, in May 2009, claiming Hendrix's manager, Mike Jeffery, confessed to being responsible for Jimi’s death. He admitted he had Hendrix killed because the rock star wanted to end his management contract. Wright quoted Jeffrey as saying, “I was in London the night of Jimi's death and together with some old friends...we went round to Monika's hotel room, got a handful of pills and stuffed them into his mouth...then poured a few bottles of red wine deep into his windpipe." He said he was worried that Hendrix was about to sack him for siphoning lots of his money. To add to the controversy, He had recently taken out a life insurance policy on the musician worth $2 million, with Jeffrey as beneficiary. "I had to do it. Jimi was worth much more to me dead than alive," said Jeffrey. "That son of a bitch was going to leave me. If I lost him, I'd lose everything." This claim was given weight when Dr John Bannister, the doctor who attended the scene of his death in 1970, stated publicly in 2009 "The amount of wine was just extraordinary. Not only was it saturated right through his hair and shirt but his lungs and stomach were absolutely full of wine.” Corroborating Wright's story, the doctor's comments point to a strong possibility that Jimi actually died from forced inhalation of copious amounts of red wine. It could also explain why Dannemann’s statement was so confusing. The thought of being targeted next may have led her to fabricate a different sequence of events. If you put together Mike Jeffrey’s alleged confession to ‘Tappy’ Wright, the ever- changing statements from Monika Dannemann and the newly-established statements from the paramedics, you could easily assume this to be the definitive explanation into the death of Jimi Hendrix. However, as Jeffrey died two years after his confession in 1973, it’s a story whose truth we may never know. The biggest crime of all is knowing that Jimi Hendrix was taken from us through man’s compulsive gluttony; if Jeffrey didn’t murder Jimi for his own selfish greed, then Jimi’s indulgent and addictive lifestyle was his own killer. Either way, their consuming nature stood in the way of the legend that is Jimi Hendrix from giving us, and music itself, so much more.

Images - Cover Image: Artwork by Chris J. Overleaf: Monika Dannenman, Richard ‘Tappy’ Wright. This page - Above top Mike Jeffrey. James 'Tappy' Wright ‘Rock Roadie’, www.rockroadie.net

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With street style the new catwalk muse and t Faye Cheeseman asks whether it’s still possible to c As S/S, A/W 2010 catwalk shows took place across the fashion capitals of the world, there were plenty of new developments to whet the sartorial appetite. But the really interesting viewing wasn’t always on the runways; the focus was increasingly on the evolution of the front row and beyond. And if you ran your eye along the increasingly diverse mix of style-savvy enthusiasts, you’d almost inevitably cast your eye over Tavi, the 13-year-old fashion blogger. Only a few inches shy of bumping shoulders with the fashion elite, was the girl whose words, along with other bloggers, have changed our relationship with the fashion ‘right’ and eradicated the fashion ‘wrong.’ This isn’t an article about Tavi. The buzz around her has already given rise to column after column of gushing words; and for good reason. Tavi, with her precociously insightful eye and the powerful confidence in her personal identity which she carries on her diminutive shoulders, is the perfect embodiment of what it means to be in Fashion right now. She is on the fast-track to becoming an icon because she does her own thing, with an insouciance that’s infectious and inspiring for the freedom that it offers. Tavi is a fashion metaphor and it’s a message that we’re all buying into. The days of fashion as tribal uniform seem to be numbered. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to spot the off-duty model lurking amongst the fresh-faced but edgy popstrels or the rising actress amongst the achingly sought-after new designers. People don’t sit neatly within their camps anymore, from Agy and Alice Dellal to Florence Welch and La Roux. And in a rousing return to pop music as high camp you’ve got Lady Gaga, who didn’t so much push the boundaries of on-stage fashion as pick them up, fling them over her shoulder and set off at a blistering run with them. At that speed, she’d be a dot on the horizon by now were it not for the headgear: fashion as art installation and then some. The interconnectivity of influence through street style, culture, catwalk and back again has always worked in both directions but in recent collections it seems to have become even more apparent, less linear and more like a spider’s web. It’s no longer just film stars and musicians who act as muses to the designers; now, thanks to the Internet, anyone with a passion for style and an ability to translate or mould a trend can directly influence the shape of fashion’s future. From the chatty enthusiasm of online blogs such as ‘stylebubble.typepad.com’, through the whimsical, almost fairytale prettiness of ‘parkandcube.com’ to the likes of ‘thesartorialist.blogspot.com’ there is an ocean of inspiration out there and it’s accessible to everyone, press pass or not. Marc Jacobs at his pared-down New York show even dispensed with the unpaid advertising of the FROW altogether, replacing

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Written by Faye Cheeseman

the growing popularity of the eclectic style blogger, commit a true fashion sin… the ubiquitous celebrities with people from the industry and the deluge of bloggers at London’s recent fashion week - some more and some less prominent - rather took the press tent by surprise. And to the benefit of the fashion world, it seems, for those without access-all-areas passes end up getting an insight into newer, less established designers who might otherwise have been largely ignored by the mainstream fashion journos. There are only so many repetitions of the same catwalk images that the blogosphere can support, but what made the bloggers’ coverage so interesting this year was the blend of catwalk image and street shots. There was as much, if not more, buzz in the clothes modelled by those rocking up to attend the shows as those sashaying down the runway. There used to be more clearly-defined rules: X went with Y and A went with B. There were fashion sins committed in the past but we had learned from them and moved on to bigger and better things. And then the fashion trends from the ’80s came back and forced us to reconsider. If influences from a period dubbed ‘the decade that fashion forgot’ can resurrect themselves and somehow look fresh, new and even just a little bit subversive, then could we really be sure about anything anymore? S/S 2010 brought us double denim and bumbags - both resoundingly confined to the sin bin after their first outing - and to my great surprise I’ve found myself coveting both. How fierce will a skin-tight so-navy-it’s-black skinny jean look teamed with a billowy palest-of-summer denim shirt that falls like silk? And just by slinging a bumbag over your shoulder rather than wearing it on the hip, it’s transformed into a covetable item. So it’s the transformative power of fashion that is taking precedence and overturning the accepted ideals of the past, be that in the way we wear our own clothes or the way we receive inspiration from those around us. And it’s a heady realisation. My own wardrobe now transcends categorisation - there is no longer a work and play wardrobe. The decision isn’t whether the dress is appropriate for the office, but how it can be made to be so, leading to fewer mornings where the wardrobe offers up a barren desert of tumbleweed. The true fashionista is now about subversion and not slavish copying. Interpretation is key to making anything work in any context. It seems that style is a circle in more ways than one. There is nothing that won’t eventually come back into fashion. There is no fashion so wrong that it can’t help coming back around on itself and being just a little bit right. With the right spin, no fashion is a sin.

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ERE MILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMEN FLY TO WORK OVER NOTORIOUS SLUMS IN THE POOREST AREAS WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT MANY OF TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FOOTBALL STARS CAME FROM NOTHING.

On 25 January 1984, a star was born. In Parque Bitaru, a poor neighbourhood in São Vicente, Brazil, a lady named Marina Lima de Souza gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, Robson de Souza. The baby would go on to become a football hero, and later the target of a vicious gang intent on turning their overwhelming jealousy over his success into a fortune for themselves. On 22 July 2005, baby Robson - more commonly known these days as Robinho - signed for Spanish giants Real Madrid for £16.5million. He spent three years at the club before signing with the newly-minted Manchester City for £32.5million, in the summer of 2008. He made it all look so easy. Just a few years playing back home in Brazil, switching to the sunny Spanish capital before finally making the record-breaking move to Manchester, it is little wonder everybody envies the boy from Brazil. But on closer inspection, Robinho’s meteoric rise to fame may not have been as trouble-free as it seems. In 2004, while he was still playing for his home team of Santos, his mother was kidnapped at gunpoint. Marina was returned, alive and well, seven weeks later, but the ordeal was enough to convince her son to finally make his long-awaited move to Europe. It seemed that in a country full of crime, people had already turned their bitter envy of these millionaire players into offences of a truly sinful nature. As Robinho’s stardom rose, so too did the dangers of life at home in Brazil.

First it was kidnapping businessmen, then their wives and children and now they see an easy target in footballers.” Any reminder of the dire situation many Brazilians live in has become too much for a few and they have turned their bitterness into uncontrollable acts of heinous crimes. In a country where millionaire businessmen fly to work over notorious slums in the poorest areas of the nation, it will come as no surprise that many of today’s football stars came from nothing. Unfortunately, when one makes a success of themselves, envious eyes see an opportunity to cash in. The high ransoms footballers pay to ensure the safety of their own families are viewed by these criminals as justice for the hard luck they’ve been given in comparison with the exponential wealth of the footballers. In the poor neighbourhoods of Brazil, known as ‘favelas’, there are three options for children: to work in the cities for a low wage, become involved in illegal dealings, or to become a footballer. Although football stars have become heroes for the younger generation, some of the people they left behind feel only resentment towards the ones fortunate enough to hit the big time, thanks to their gifted feet. It is this consuming resentment that has led to a complete disregard for right and wrong; a transition into truly sinful characters. It is a gross generalisation to assume that all footballers from Brazil came from nothing - Real Madrid midfielder, Ricardo Kaká, had a financially secure upbringing and was able to

In the city of São Paulo, one person is kidnapped every other day. Soon after the release of Robinho’s mother, another footballer - this time VfL Wolfsburg forward Grafite - fell victim to kidnappers. His mother was held for 22 hours before being found by police, with no ransom paid. The former São Paulo star told the BBC afterwards: “Sadly, in Brazil, everything that’s bad becomes a fashion. Brazilians are like that.

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concentrate on his studies as much as his football. However, even with these exceptions, it is undeniable that very few of today’s crop of young footballers were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Parents have been known to push their children into playing football just as soon as they can walk as, for some, this is their only chance to free their offspring from a lifetime in the favelas. Competition is sparked at such an early age, so it’s no wonder that bitterness and envy are felt amongst those who fail. This jealousy is not without recognition; Brazil’s best players know their fortunate position. That’s probably why the Brazilian national football side (the most successful team in World Cup history) are heavily involved in charity work. In 2006, former Barcelona star Ronaldinho opened The Ronaldinho Insitituto, an organisation that aims to offer sporting, theatre, musical and language activities for up to 3,500 children. At the unveiling of the project, in his home town of Port Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, he said to the 400-strong crowd: “I’ve always dreamed of something like this and today I’m finally seeing it happen. This is the best goal I’ve ever scored.” Ronaldinho, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, is also involved in a campaign to raise money for GRAACC, a children’s hospital in São Paulo which provides cancer treatment for patients no matter what their social and financial background. While many of the nation’s footballers have gone from poverty to Porsches since their careers took off, it is always humbling for them upon their return to their home nation. In São Vicente, there stands a sports complex bearing the name of one of its most famous success stories, Robson de Souza. Once a rundown sports club named the Beira-Mar, it will always be thought of as the place where one young man made a name for himself against all odds. He may now earn a reported £160,000 per week but, in such a polarised country where the rich are super-rich and the poor are poverty-stricken, he is a role model for thousands of children who grow up in the same circumstances as he did. Despite the troubles his wealth might bring him, the race is on to find the next Robi. They can only hope that this time, he won’t have to wonder whether his footballing talents will force someone dear to him to pay the ultimate sacrifice for his success.

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t is one of the most iconic images of the 20th Century. The black and white snapshot effortlessly captures the glamour of Hollywood cinema, the quintessential style of the 1950s and the romantic ideal of America’s most sought after brand. The picture of the bejewelled Audrey Hepburn, cigarette holder in hand, as the starring role of the 1960s hit film Breakfast at Tiffany’s is instantly recognisable. The darling of American jewellers, the duck-egg blue box wrapped delicately with a pearl silk ribbon has become the ultimate gift to envy. From a small shop on Broadway in New York, where the total takings from the first day of opening in 1837 were less than $5, Tiffany and Co has become a multi-million dollar global empire and has captured the heart of fashionistas, romantics and idealists chasing the American Dream the world over. Tiffany’s is not just another brand; it is a symbol of ‘romance, style, quality and luxury’. The man behind the Tiffany and Co story was its founder, Charles Lewis Tiffany. Described as the man who shaped the ideal of luxury for American society, Charles Tiffany had commercial vision, imagination and the drive to create a legend. Tiffany and Co didn’t start as jewellers. The very first shop, opened by Charles Tiffany and his friend John Young, sold

’stationery and fancy goods’. The shop soon flourished as the high society of 1830s America hunted out the unusual and exotic wares on offer. Tiffany bought his first diamonds when French aristocrats, returning to France afterthe revolution of 1848, wanted to exchange their jewels and diamonds for cash. The New York press ran with the story, and Tiffany was dubbed as ‘the King of Diamonds’. Such exotic and beautiful diamonds and gemstones had never been seen for sale in the US before and Tiffany had cleverly become the most talked about jeweller in the country. Certainly Tiffany and Co’s reputation for style and quality is characterised by the fact that the company have always been industry leaders in jewellery making and design. They were the first American company to set the standard for silver making and they collected dozens of glittering awards as they showcased their pieces in the hugely popular trade fairs of the late 19th and early 20th C. Tiffany and Co also invented the design of the Tiffany-mounted ring setting. This jewel mount holds the diamond away from the ring so that the dazzling beauty of the stone is perfectly captured and it is still the most fashionable design of engagement ring setting. Tiffany pieces found their way to the rich

and famous and into history books. A dazzling silver decanter was presented to President Lincoln in 1861 to celebrate his inauguration and in 1885 and the Tiffany’s chief designer, James Whitehouse, re-designed the Great Seal on the American Coat of Arms. Tiffany and Co also created the very first baseball World Championship winner’s trophy in 1888. Tiffany’s had certainly established itself as the most patriotic and forward thinking jewellers in the US. With the dawn of the Hollywood age and the rise of the celebrity in the 20th C, Tiffany and Co were producing jewellery that the rich and famous queued up to wear and the public dreamed about owning. They often released very limited edition collections as fashion houses and magazines fell over themselves to be the first to display new pieces. Some Tiffany and Co pieces are highly regarded as works out art and are displayed in eminent galleries and museums. Hugely famous actresses, singers, aristocrats and leading ladies were pictured wearing the latest Tiffany designs, and Audrey Hepburn became the second of only two women to ever

have the honour of wearing the renowned Tiffany Diamond, in publicity pictures for Breakfast at Tiffany’s. But, Tiffany and Co didn’t create a tremendous retail success story by selling only hugely expensive jewels to the world’s wealthy few. Some ranges of Tiffany jewellery are priced at under £100, which means that without ever being viewed as cheap, even the average girl-next-door can hold a piece of high living. Tiffany and Co aren’t famed only for the treasures inside the box either. The brilliant duck-egg blue box and eye-catching sophisticated white ribbon make a huge statement about the elegance and beauty that lie inside. One thing’s for sure. When you float out of Tiffany’s flagship Fifth Avenue store with that perfectly wrapped little blue box inside the coveted blue shopping bag, you haven’t bought just a beautiful piece of jewellery or even a work of art... You have just bought an experience; a moment of luxurious living and a piece of fashion history.

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TRENT REZNOR’S hate for society and greed began to veer rear its ugly head in the later stage of his teens. Having been born in a farming outpost in Mercer, Pennsylvania, his childhood had been suffocating and lonely, with his only life experience coming from books and television. Signifying this solitude as an early influence, it drove him to succeed and channel his emotions through music whilst dealing with the harsh realities of adolescence before he moved to Cleveland. Despite its dingy and unkempt nature, Reznor looked around his dishevelled new apartment and realised he had escaped the claustrophobic upbringing. It brought a sense of freedom but, with it, new responsibilities. A handful of dehumanising jobs would pay the bills and keep him alive, but his music was the only remaining escape from the mundane repetitiveness of life. After his move, things hadn’t changed except for his location, until an opportunity arose from recording a demo at the local studio. He struggled to find musicians capable of matching his aspirations, but Trent Reznor, acting as Nine Inch Nails, recorded a demo and signed to TVT. Life was finally beginning to match his ambition and he created their debut album Pretty Hate Machine. But despite further album releases and musical accomplishments, it still wasn’t enough. Reznor believed that a successful career would free him from his misery, but it only contributed as his life style took a downward spiral. Failing to meet even his own standards, depression seized its opportunity and began to control his life, following his every move and guiding him sordidly towards the sinister world of drugs and alcoholism. Tagging along was his self loathing. It inspired his creative abilities and not only pushed his songs to become filled with anger, but also his videos. With graphic images of masochism, Reznor revealed more of his inside pain and how he continued to fall deeper into the hands of despair. But after the death of a friend, Reznor broke from the clutches of depression and checked into rehab. He pulled himself away from addiction and while his life and the industry had changed, record company officials hadn’t. With their greed in control, they revealed their plans to take advantage of NIN’s loyal fan base and charge more for their products. Reznor was infuriated. But it created a new ambition to free himself from record company intervention and release his music alone. With this new motivation, Trent Reznor had escaped the darker side of his profession. Though at some point, like any of us, he had been caught up in acts deemed to be sinful, it was really the actions of those around him that inspired his music and a hatred for society. Above - Trent Reznor in a scene from his video ‘Closer’, the song which he later used for the movie theme ‘Se7en’ starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.

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Envy is a sin, but being beautiful is not. Turn heads this month with the latest in luxury beauty products. Sylvie’s Quattro Palette, £75.00, Chantecaille Available from Space NK Sylvie Chantecaille, creator of the brand that launched in 1997, has handpicked these colours to make for a product that looks about as pretty in the palette as it will do on the face. Including an eye base, two highly-pigmented eye shadows and a perfectly pink blush, it’s slim enough to keep in the diddiest of bags and even comes in its own suede pouch. Yes, the price tag might sting a little but just look at their little faces - aren’t they just screaming to be worn? www.spacenk.co.uk

M Lab Anti-Aging Treatment Cream, £220 for 71ml Exclusively at Harrods Formulated with 68 per cent clinically-active ingredients, this cream is the work of the chaps who set themselves the task of creating “the most efficacious and luxurious, no-expense spared anti-aging cream in the world.” Packed with multi-functional peptides to visibly minimise age lines and anti-oxidants to help reduce free radicals on the skin’s surface, M Lab might have just succeeded with their mission statement. More importantly, it smells good, feels expensive and a little will go a long way. www.mlabonline.com

The Body Crème, £105.00 for 200ml / £160.00 for 300ml Crème de la Mer If any brand screams ‘luxury’ as you pass it on the shelves, it’s La Mer. The reputation of its facial moisturiser precedes it, but the body version of the cult cream will, no doubt, be as famous one day. The Body Crème is likened to ‘a seaweed wrap in a jar’ and claims to make parched skin a thing of the past with its Micro-Algae Complex. Apparently, it does its job so well that daily use may not even be necessary. Besides, let’s face it; who doesn’t want their friends lusting over a jar of La Mer perched oh-so-casually on your bathroom windowsill? www.cremedelamer.co.uk

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Baume de Rose SPF 15, £32.00, By Terry Available at Space NK Handing over this much money for what is essentially a lip balm might sound extravagant, but if you consider that the woman behind the By Terry range - Terry de Gunzberg - was also the brains behind YSL’s super-concealer Touche Eclat, you’ll understand the many reasons why this product is worth it. It smells beautiful - important considering the lips are generally situated under the nose. Baume de Rose leaves lips with a sheer tint which works well alone or to calm down an especially vibrant lip colour. Alternatively, use it overnight to awaken to a pout Megan Fox would envy. www.spacenk.co.uk

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Cream cakes. Chocolate brownies drizzled in toffee sauce. Giant troughs of popcorn, crisps and sweets. The whiff of fresh take-aways. Surpersize this, supersize that. Giant wine glass after giant wine glass as waiters hand out minuscule hors d’oeuvres. Our relationship with food is emotional, consuming and confusing. As the problem of obesity resounds throughout the media Masquerade examines whether this gluttonous obsession is the result of our fast food nation or, as history shows, part of our innately greedy selves. Opinion on the subject of acceptable body shape has undergone numerous revisions over the centuries. These modifications to the societal norm have tended to take place with increasing force as the armies of style dictators have multiplied and the amount of leisure time enjoyed by an increasingly affluent population has increased.

Our attitudes to obesity stem from a multitude of cultural and psychological influences. Once upon a time, rich people were fat and poor people thin, a rotund physique was a sign of affluence. Today, affluence is exhibited by attaching a Bentley to a historically smaller posterior. This is achieved, in part, by ensuring that, regardless of the quality and provenance of a product’s ingredients, industries have maintained unhealthy foods that are still appealing to our senses of taste and smell and, to a lesser degree, sight and touch. Whilst taste and smell are chemical senses that allow us to distinguish between things that are nutritionally good for us and those that are harmful, they are also the source of great pleasure. Our flavour preferences are part learnt and part biological and

scientists have learnt how to manipulate the responses of our senses, making ‘bad’ foods taste as good as ‘good’ ones. There have been many over time to which the term ‘obese’ would be applied today. Characters such as Henry VIII and saxophone player ‘Cannonball’ Adderley occupied respected positions in different eras while casting a shadow that is now considered excessive. Henry was the glutton’s glutton. His consumption led to a 54 inch waist or, to view it differently, twice Kate Moss plus a couple more months of intensive cake eating. A typical evening meal for Henry would comprise five courses starting with a stuffed chicken and pie. The second course would be taken from an array of delicacies; wild boar, venison, goslings, rabbits and sturgeon. The third course would be an amuse-bouche of wafers and jelly followed by a fourth of cream, strawberries and cheese. The meal would be rounded off with pastries and preserves. His gluttony was, unsurprisingly, a contributing factor to his ill health and eventual death. Of a similar physique, Julian Adderley attracted the soubriquet ‘Cannonball’ courtesy of schoolmates whose observation of his fondness for food led them to conclude that he was a potential cannibal. This became distorted through mispronunciation and mishearing over the years. ‘Cannonball’ died from a stroke aged 47.

over time food scientists have learnt how to manipulate the responses of our senses, making ‘bad’ foods taste as good as ‘good’ ones. They do this by taking basic materials of often questionable quality and, through the addition of chemical additives, make them appealing when produced on an industrial scale. So, like the child, unable to resist the allure of the sweet counter, the adult is drawn to consume foods adulterated with chemically altered fats to improve texture and dangerous amounts of sweeteners and salt to replace flavour absent from the raw materials. This effect is one that transcends royalty or wealth. Coaxed into the nutritionally-void yet irresistible world of culinary indulgence, we, rich and poor, don’t even recognise our excessive nature. And the consequences this has on the health of our families, colleagues, friends and society is perhaps, a greater sin than that of gluttony. Images - Overleaf: Titanas @ www.flickr.com

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THERE’S A RUMBLE BENEATH THE EARTH AS THE FLAMES LICK AT THE NIGHT SKY. THE DESERT SILENCE ISOLATED LAND RESTS THIS DEVIL’S PIT, BURNING WITH UNRELENTING ANGER AND SCOLDING RAGE. W RETRIBUTION. A SENTENCE OF WRATH AND DEVILISH SOLITUDE - THIS IS THE GATE OF HELL... >

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IN THE HOT, UNRULY KARAKUM DESERT IN NORTHERN TURKMENISTAN LAYS ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR PHENOMENA IN THE WORLD: A 100 METRE WIDE AND 50 METRE DEEP CRATER, BURSTING WITH FLAMES... Near the small village of Darvaza, 160 miles north of Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, this extraordinary crater has been continuously alight for 39 years and does not look like it’s going to die out anytime soon. A country fuelled by spirituality, it’s no surprise that the locals have nicknamed the crater, ‘The Gate of Hell,’ believing that on the other side of its rolling flames lies the fury of the underworld.

This is land at its most inhospitable. The fires burn day and night and Darvaza’s 350 inhabitants know to keep away. The only creatures to live on this post-apocalyptic stretch are insects and amphibians of the most ruthless kind. Dusty-grey spiders the size of fists with long spindly legs criss-cross the horizon and brown snakes melt into the backdrop, camouflaging faultlessly with the barren earth.

The thunderous blaze is the result of a Soviet industrial accident in 1971. Whilst drilling for natural gases, the rig punctured a natural gas pocket underground, causing the ground to collapse into a rocky abyss and the rig to be enveloped in the rubble. The accident resulted in vicious, poisonous gases to be released from the earth at a deadly rate. With speed and ferocity, the gases could have caused huge destruction, engulfing Darvaza and instigating an environmental disaster. It was decided that to avoid the fatal repercussions of letting this gas unleash itself further unto the land, they would set it alight in hopes that the fire would eventually burn out the gas. But things didn’t quite go to plan for it hasn’t stopped burning since.

By all means, visiting the crater is not an easy feat. The dry land and air are difficult to endure and the insects difficult to avoid. To get there, you need a guide to take you to the gorge as it is in the heart of an empty desert expanse and you will, no doubt, get lost on this unforgiving land. But to see the clearly-defined crevice sizzling with rage in the middle of this malleable land, where rubble and dunes melt over each other, is an experience not to miss.

Though this Central Asian area is known for its rich natural resources, no one could have predicted that one fire could be sustained by these gases for nearly 40 years. And no one knows when, or if, it’ll ever stop. Karakum, nicknamed ‘The Black Desert’ for its soulless expanse of dust and grit, is set alight with the crater’s glowing embers which shine for miles around. The grey, empty land opens its mouth to this sizzling wreckage, in a satanic picture only seen in movies or the Bible.

Visiting Turkmenistan itself is not without reward. This ex-Soviet country offers tourists a marvellous contradiction of palatial residences and brittle ruins, magnificent statues and dry, arid land. But its ancient canyons, dunes, dinosaur footprints and fossils offer a planetary landscape that is both timeless and extra-terrestrial. Nobody quite knows the environmental effects that the crater’s burning has had and will have on our natural resources, but as its tangerine limbs fight ferociously with the wind, it’s clear that it won’t be put die out soon. Indeed, the mystery behind its flaming roars can never be revealed. For the only way to unearth the truth behind it would be to submit yourself to the underworld - and enter the Gates of Hell.

The Turkmen of Darvaza, preserving a nomadic lifestyle, see the ‘gate’ as a sign of the apocalypse - a pathway to the end and a wicked temptation in this inhabitable land. The alluring flick of its flames and the mesmerising glow of its cinders invite people from afar to step closer to the molten abyss. But be careful, the crumbling perimeter has no mercy if you step too close. There used to be a rope around the pit’s circumference but years of unruly heat scorched it, whipping it into its ravenous mouth with viciousness and greed. Images - Overleaf: by N. Griener. selected for Google Earth - ID: 11372567. Right - Courtesy of Alex Meurice. Above: Courtesy of Uncornered Market, www.flickr.com. www.masquerademag.com, Masquerade Magazine, Editor, Ros Okusanya, Masquerade Magazine, Deputy Editor, Marius Kamara, Masquerade Magazine, Creative Director, Chris Jones, Masquerade Magazine, Director of photography, Kevin Persyn, Masquerade Magazine, Beauty Director, Richard Harvey, Masquerade Magazine, Article coordinator, Natasha al-Atassi

SINEMA GLUTTONY - ALICE IN WONDERLAND Alice in Wonderland is the latest film from Tim Burton, offering us the usual visual delights and oddities we have come to expect. The film is a sequel to the Lewis Carroll Original stories and Alice, now 19, returns to the magical land she once visited and revisits old friends. Not all is sweet however as Alice must save Wonderland as it is under threat. This Tim Burton fantasy stars Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen and Stephen Fry as The Cheshire Cat but to name a few. To watch an interview with Johnny Depp - click here

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Motherhood is an indie comedy looking at the ups and downs of life as a parent. Set in New York, Motherhood looks at the hectic day of mother Eliza Welch (Uma Thurman) who has put her career to one side to raise children. Where her husband (Anthony Edwards) does not entirely understand Eliza’s domestic hell, her best friend (Minnie Driver) is all too sympathetic. Motherhood is a witty and genuine look at what a day of being a mother is all about and the patience it takes to get through a typical day.

Extract, starring Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck, takes a look at the life of Joel Reynolds. Joel is unfulfilled in life and after a freak accident at the factory he owns, things start to change. Joel meets con-woman Cindy (Mila Kunis) and entertains the idea of an affair, unaware that she is secretly scamming him and all his employees. Written and directed by Mike Judge, Extract is in many ways reminiscent of Judge’s earlier film ‘Office Space’ in terms of satirizing work life.

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Erotic Thriller Chloe follows Catherine as she hires young girl Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) to seduce husband David (Liam Neeson) and report back to her with every detail. Much to her surprise, Catherine (Julianne Moore) finds herself experiencing sensations she has not felt for a long time and a burning jealousy ignites certain passions. The screenplay for Chloe is based on the 2004 French film ‘Nathalie’ starring Gerard Depardieu.

Emotional sports-drama The Blind Side follows the story of Michael Oher, from his impoverished upbringing and adoption to his amazing career in American football. Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw play Michaels proud adopted parents and Kathy Bates as Oher’s teacher. The Blind Side is one to watch, if just for Sandra Bullock’s performance for which she has already won a Golden Globe for ‘Best Actress in a Motion Picture’.

Legion, starring Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid, is a story of fallen angel Michael, and his quest to save humanity as God’s wrath descends on earth to destroy the human race. Earths only chance lies with a waitress in New Mexico who is pregnant with humankind’s saviour, leading Michael to do all he can to protect her.

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Kodak Slice This is 'the' camera to take on holiday to make your friends green with ENVY. The KODAK SLICE is a new way to share your photo and video memories with your family and friends online. With just one click of a button you can now upload your photos and videos direct from the camera straight to Youtube, Flickr, Facebook and Kodak Gallery Online. You can access all these feat features in a simple and easy way. In black, nickel and radish available at the beginning in April 2010. www.kodak.com

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The real world meets the video game - the first quadricopter using augmented reality, in layman terms a helicopter with 4 propellers that uses your iPhone or iPod to pilot it inside or outside. This is done by having a central cockpit with a propeller at each corner, each with its own engine to give maneuverability and stability. The Parrot AR.Drone is fitted with two cameras, the first is underneath which is to measure your speed and the second is at the front which broadcasts and streams direct to your iPhone or iPod as if your sat in pilots seat . Gaming and radio control come together enabling you to have real time ariel dog fights and adventures. Spy on your boss on his long lunch break, but be carefull not to get caught or you will encounter his WRATH! www.parrot.com

Arabesque Speaker This is the speaker that you will LUST after. A floor standing speaker completely made from hand blown Czech Republic crystal standing on a solid block of aluminium. The teardrop shape is made by a series of 19mm glass strips bounded together with a special adhesive that only works in a vacuum. The speakers have no parallel sides, this is to discourage standing sound waves. Add all this together and you get a clear crisp powerfull sound. Retailing at $65,000 USD or ÂŁ45,000 per pair, they are not for the faint hearted. Add to that a set of the companies Dreamline speaker cables at $17,500 (ÂŁ6,000) and it all adds to a head spinning price but well worth it. www.arabesquespeakers.com

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It does not matter that it was an Italian immigran now owned by Germans, what counts is the name Bugatti is steeped in French motoring history; it has always meant style, form and shape and now, with its newest model in the shape of the 16C Galibier, it yet again puts its stamp on the map. Italian-born Ettore Bugatti, founded the company in 1909 in Molsheim, north-eastern France. With racing in Bugattiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood, he became known for his high detail and precision put into his cars and their styling, resulting in winning the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929. Keeping it in the family, Ettore's son Jean Bugatti, was the designer and test driver of the Type 57, said to be one of the best-looking cars around and with engineering that surpassed most of its rivals at the time. New light-weight materials were used by Bugatti such as supercharges, aluminum engine, body panels and wheels to create their road and racing cars with great effect. Everybody who was someone wanted to own a Bugatti and racing drivers all over wanted to race them.

Bugatti won the French Grand Prix in 1936, Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1937 and then again in 1939 with Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron, hence the Bugatti 'Veyron', their other well known Super car. Bugatti was also a winner, with the 'elite', with their range of styles from the Atlantic, Tourer and CoupĂŠ. Unfortunately Ettore Bugatti was killed what year testing a Type 57. Now brought up-to-date, the new 16C Galibier pays tribute to the Type 57. Its new shape and engineering surpasses all super cars with superchargers, aluminum engine, body panels and wheels and the design feature of a seam that runs through the centre of the car.

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nt who started the company or the fact that it is Bugatti. This is a four door handmade piece of art, from the polished wings, doors and wheels to the carbon fibre (a dark blue weave that shines and shimmers in the light). Under the two hinged bonnets, which open like a pair of butterfly wings, is an eight litre, 16 cylinder, two stage super-charged monster that drinks 'Effonal' - the fuel of dragsters. This gives it the power coming up to rival its sister the 'Veyron', the fastest road car in the world. Four wheel drive gives the 16C Galibier grip to handle all the power from the engine and keep it where it is supposed to be on the road, and ceramic brakes specially bring it to a quick halt whenever the need arises. From the radiator to the

round LED headlights the overall shape is something to behold; it is truly a work of art. The interior is one of decadence and opulence, the hand-crafted leather is of a quality that takes you back in time to when quality came with a capital Q. The four seats hold you in the lap of luxury where you can relax and enjoy everything in the world of excellence. Then there comes the 'pièce de résistance'. The clock which takes centre stage in the middle of the dash is handmade and when it’s time to leave this envelope of luxury and walk into the 'Waldorf Astoria', the clock then becomes a watch which fits into a custom-made wristband so the elegance of the car follows you. There are all the toys inside the Bugatti 16C Galibier that you could ever want and, with every modern safety feature, this car will get you there fast and safe and with a feeling that you’ve just ridden through a feeling of driving through a bygone age. One of a style, grace and quality that some of today’s super cars miss by a Mulsanne straight.

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