Contessa's Court February 2016 by Contessa's Court

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Letter This issue is dedicated to my family and Gordon Flynn, who is my right hand man. I am so proud of this issue. Lady Gaga is on the cover and we want to congratulate her on her Golden Globe win! I hand-picked the top 10 designers that graced our magazine this year and they are fabulous!

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Page 24 Louis Vuitton S/S 2016 Viewing Page 44 Fashionista Forward By Wanda Julian and Co Witten by Cheryl M. Smith Page 54 Model of the Month – Kevin B. Green Page 74 Draqual Clothing Created by William Maltese Page 89 What’s Haute By Cheryl M. Smith Page 96 Top 10 Designers of 2015 Page 130 Photographer of the Month - Karlton Chambers Page 144 Makeup Artist of the Month – Sam Simon Page 168 Men, Sex and Food by Rocky Krogfoss and William Maltese

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Louis Vuitton S/S 2016 Viewing By Gordon Flynn On Thursday 5th November Our European editor Gordon Flynn was invited to come to London's prestigious Sloane St, Louis Vuitton store - for champagne and viewing some pieces from The S/S 2016 accompanied by Sam Simon Make Up artist from London. Gordon is an avid Louis Vuitton collector as we all probably know from his Instagram https://instagram.com/gordonflynn Gordon Flynn I arrived at 8pm with Sam Simon to Louis Vuitton, Greeted by one of the lovely in store private shoppers, we were handed a glass of Champagne and lead upstairs to view some of the pieces from 'The Cruise collection S/S 2016. The collection was all in its title beautiful pieces; you can only imagine yourself on a Cruise or a luxury Yacht in the Mediterranean. The pieces were simple and classic, strong colours, and beautiful combination of fabrics, from light knit sweaters to mix of leathers and wool jackets. The one item that popped with colour was the beautiful Damier blue sneakers such a beautiful colour and so so comfortable. After viewing the collection I was obviously drawn back to the limited edition pieces - Louis Vuitton Men’s Ready to wear - By Artistic Director, Kim Jones tribute to artist Christopher Nemeth. ''That collection I am in love with’’. From the bags to the small leather goods, the clothing was beautiful with the classic Christopher Nemeth rope trade mark. Christopher Nemeth was an artist and fashion designer (1959-2010) He was a Key figure in the explosive London Fashion Scene. These really are some of the finest Men’s Range pieces I have seen in many years - with the Damier Graphite and Rope twist - artistic and masculine a must have for men’s LV collectors. I obviously ended up buying a piece as you will never be able to get these pieces in a few years. True collector’s items and living in London I have seen how fast these are leaving the stores. Some of the pieces are not even making the stores or if they do are pre ordered. After what seemed to be an endless glass of champagne continuously topped up by the amazing in store staff and beautiful handmade macaroons. We then started on the shoes. There are so many shoes I may have to do another story just on the shoes. Yes Men LOVE shoes too. From the basic Monogram sneaker to the high top monogram trainers they are all beautiful and so so comfortable - The one shoe Sam actually brought my eye to was a beautiful patent calf leather- Starlight Derby shoe with silver Damier heel trim. This is a classic for all occasions a definite must have on my wish list. If you guys want any more LV stories from London mail me. www.gordonflynnpr.com Gordon Flynn PR

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Fashionista Forward By: Wanda Julian Co Written by: Cheryl M. Smith

Cheryl M. Smith’s love for clothes and all things clothes started as a little girl in rural Alaska at around five years old. She carries her Grandmothers middle name Mae, and it greatly distresses her when the M. is dropped from her middle name. After all her Mamie is the reason Cheryl has such a love for fashion and all things fashion. You see even though her Grandmother didn’t have her boutique Variety Vogue by the time Cheryl came into the picture as her first grandchild, she, Mamie still had many of the gorgeous clothes from her Boutique she’d had in Palmer AK., and she encouraged Cheryl to play dress up. Cheryl says that she could be seen in photos sporting both a hat and gloves as early as five years old. Grandma Mamie encouraged her to sew but honestly it was not her gift, she hand sewed a few favs for her Barbie’s, but she would rather play with her paper dolls cutting apart their outfits and redesigning or refashioning them into her unique styles. Alas she could not and never has learned to machine sew, but her love for fashion only grew in the combining of outfits and textures. Cheryl found loving to dress up even more as time passed, she tells us when they lived in England, (her Dad was Military), that her Grandmother who was more than an adept seamstress made her and her Sister some amazing outfits. Grandma Mamie always made them look like twins very seldom even changing the material, but making one in the same for both of the granddaughters. One of her favorite outfits was a pumpkin orange Miss Muffet cape with the likewise paired chambermaid, Miss Muffet bonnet. Another of hers and her sister’s favorites; was the candy striped drop waisted dirndl skirted dresses. She remembers they almost wore them out. Later will come her first hounds tooth pattern also fashioned by the ever talented Mamie, a sheath style dress at 11, maybe 12 years old. She remembers it had primarily black checks with hot pink and bright Kelley green. She smiles at us as she talks about this dress fondly with its belled sleeves; it is one of hers and her sibling’s favorite photos in the family album. We are sure there were not many children who dressed like Cheryl did at such a young age. Twelve years old Cheryl tells us she styled in one of her favorite outfits ever. She smiles at us as she remembers that outfit and the reason for such an outfit; her first over the ocean flight by herself! What was it you’re wondering, so we ask her, her big smile gets even bigger, “it was a mod “60’s outfit, one like Goldie Hawn would have worn in Laugh In. It was a hot pink paisley with mint green and bright orange print, and it was paired with the coolest of bright mint green fishnets, white kidskin boots and a white straw fedora. I can tell you I still see that so clearly in my mind’s eye like it was yesterday.” So you see she tells us, “I have always loved fashion, as a young girl I always wanted to be what I thought would be a Fashion Designer, because I wanted to design clothes to fit real women. But not being a seamstress I ended up going a different way.” How did you get to where you are now as a Personal shopper/Stylist & Image Consultant?? Her response “in the late 80’s I worked in Personnel, a lot of my clients were getting back into the work force for one reason or another. Most did not have the money to buy entire new wardrobes. I had already been, sort of, shopping for my work associates as an Employment Consultant, and one day an applicant heard that I was doing this for some of my work associates and offered to pay me to help her. That is pretty much how I got my start; from there I helped mostly friends and some clients here and there. I got busy with my career In Recruiting and let the shopping, except for me or my closest friends go to the wayside. But then one day at a friend’s boutique my love of clothes and for dressing up got the best of me. Next thing I know I am semi modeling for friends who have Boutiques as I am the perfect size they tell me. I do this for fun really falling more in love with everything that has to do with image, but I don’t want a Boutique, or to work any type of retail hours. But I have a desire to empower people and so in the late 90’s I started my Consulting business

Positive Presentations. In those days I was more of a Business Coach, I taught Marketing with SBDC at a U of A satellite branch. It was primarily for start- up companies, and it was mainly Team Building, Effective Communication Skills, Sales and Cold Calling Techniques, things of that nature. I loved it as I love to develop and empower people. that have always been my vision in whatever capacity it is at that time.” Falling in love for the fourth time she decided for the sake of the relationship to go back to work in a regular job so as not to be married to her business. They eventually ended up here in Spokane, by way of Oregon from their home in Alaska. Cheryl tells us she just volunteered here her first 5 years of living here for Care Cars with ALTCEW, BBBS, and her Church. She had plenty of time to haunt all the local Thrift shops and was already getting a reputation from the regulars as one with an incredibly talented eye with impeccable taste. Bored, she was missing working with people, but more she missed shopping with and for her friends back home. So in 2012 she wrote a Business Plan as she knows you need a M.A.P. (marketing action plan) and a blueprint of where to go, how you are getting there. “No sense in re-creating a name, she tells us, I loved and love the name Positive Presentations, it speaks to what I feel as an Ex Corporate Headhunter, image and presentation, are the most important in setting yourself apart from the rest she tells us.” WE agree, Coco Chanel said that in so many ways. And now voila, she is a bonafide Image Consultant who was brought on to Produce Goodwill’s two day fashion show inside the Susan G. Komen Race two years ago. Since then she has done over 30 fashion shows, for all different types of venues and or programs, from shows for Mother’s Day Teas at senior communities to Shows for W.H.E. on Domestic Violence using actual survivors as her models. At that particular show she tells us her and her collaborative Partner Joelle Osias had both a standing ovation and nary a dry eye at the end of the show. She has done fundraiser fashion shows for Non-profits as she is a passionate cause driven woman. Most recently has segued into doing fashion shows for her first Mall here in this area. The first of these being, A Back to School fashion show at the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d’Alene. We understand she along with Joelle Osias of Spokane Models are putting on, Co-producing a show “All that Glitters is Glam” back at the Silver Lake Mall on December 5th. While the posters and PR are not officially out yet, we understand that the most talented Kristen Longly’s fashions are a pre-cursor show to the Mall Merchants Fashion show, and that there will be performances from local talent(s.) She and Joelle are excited about the culmination of the production, as it is not just a fashion show. Some lucky family chosen from many entries is going to be blessed with an even more awesome Christmas, due to the generosity of the malls participating stores. All in all Cheryl M. Smith is very happy with the business of playing what she terms “big girl dress up.” We think she is a pretty amazing lady with a ton of talent according to her clients who refer to her as “gifted and an angel, and as knowing fashion in a way that would stop traffic.” From what we see, we would have to agree.

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Draqual Clothing Created By William Maltese By Wanda Julian

How did you come up with the idea to design clothing? My decision to design came about because of my own need, on occasion, to have some item of clothing that I couldn’t find, and which, actually, seemed not to exist. Since my career as an artist/author brings me into contact with all sorts of talented people, working in vastly different media, it just seemed easier for me to “make happen” what I wanted, rather than waste so much time beating the bushes looking for it. What is/are your favorite piece/pieces? What I’ve ended up wearing the most of what I’ve designed, probably because I’m more apt to be dressed in a suit, rather than informally, are the silk pocket squares, with a barbed-wire motif commissioned from a long-time artist friend Johan Ekkel, and custom-batiked for me by Daniel Hölz. That said … I do have to admit I’ve a particular fondness for the sandblasted jeans I created with the help of Kerry Dikken of Blasted Art Incorporated. For a long time, I had a dearth of informal clothing in my closets, and the sandblasted jeans filled a lot of that vacuum. In particular, I’m prone to wearing the pair with the jaguar head on one leg, since that big cat was designated my “animal spirit” by the Native American lady, Star Urioste, who I commissioned to draw the motif. Then, again, I’ve always liked the “tuxedo stripe” jeans, again with the barbed-wire Ekkel graphic, which always add a formal, but not too formal, touch to any informal occasion. I love the designs on the denim. Tell me about what inspired those? Since I find myself, more often than not, attending events that see me in suits, rather than in sportswear, I needed something to wear to those informal occasions which I do attend. For awhile, I was content with just the traditional button-crotch 501® Levi’s®. Then, I had several pairs of jeans by designers other than by me. As luck would have it, about one and the same time as I decided, for not the first time, that I’d rather stand out in the crowd by wearing something unique, rather than wear something to which anyone and everyone has access, I became aware that Kerry Dikken was sandblasting denim, not just to provide a stressed look but to provide actual designs, at his Blasted Art company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. I knew Kerry, because he had provided a genuinely marvelous piece of sandblasted art glass for my “Artists ‘DO’ author William Maltese” collection. I contacted him to see if he’d mind using his sandblasting-on-denim technique for a few of my custom creations. The jaguar motif resulted from my liking the idea of having a representation of my animal spirit close at hand. And, of course, it came in handy for the signings and launch parties for several of my books that include that animal as part of the action; my Harlequin SuperRomance LOVE’S EMERALD FLAME (writing as Willa Lambert), my cozy mystery AMAZI’N MURDER, and my m/m ebook novella JAGUAR ISLAND, come most immediately to mind. The snake motif resulted from my wanting something original to wear to celebrate my novel DARE TO LOVE IN OZ which is about poisonous reptiles and a murderer, all on the loose at an outback toxicity laboratory, during a major sandstorm. If you look really close, you’ll see the same snake icon just above the final “E” in MALTESE on the book cover. The bat motif, of course, covered a lot of bases, because I’ve written a lot of books with bats involved, usually vampires, including my children’s novel DOG ON A SURFBOARD (writing as Billy Lambert) and my young-adult novel WILLIAM MALTESE’S FLICKER: BOOK OF ANSWERS.

How did the designs get on the jeans? To get the designs on the jeans, I turned over the commissioned art work to Kerry at Blasted Art. A few days later, the finished work magically arrived on my doorstep. Actually, he made adhesive stencils from the artwork which he attached to the denim. Then, he sandblasted away some of the cloth color, leaving it dark where the stencils provided protection. Where did you come up with the name Draqual? In 1999, I wrote the first book, A SLIP TO DIE FOR, in a series, of Stud Draqual mainstream mysteries, the second book THAI DIED appearing in 2003. In retrospect, I suspect Draqual was an unconscious play on “Dracula”; Stud isn’t a vampire, but his cousin, Vlad Draqual, who appears in my SUCKS! BOOK #1 OF THE VAMPYRE CHRONICLES (2009), is. Both cousins are designers of haute couture, and Stud, likewise, runs a silk-producing empire. It just seemed kind of an inside joke, on my part, in naming my label DRAQUAL after two of my literary characters prominent in the fashion industry. It’s interesting, though, that the logo I had commissioned for the DRAQUAL label has nothing to do with vampires but has two dragons battling over a “D”-embossed shield. I know your designs are limited edition. How limited? I’ve never been one for mass production. Like my artwork prints (a run of 5 at most), I’ve kept my clothing designs to very small numbers. I never wanted to see one and same of my designs appear at the same event, like sometimes happens even in high-end haute couture. So, if I sold the 2 of 5 pair of the snake-motif pants to a member of a rock band, I tried to make sure that the numbered 3 of 5, 4 of 5, and 5 of 5 in that same series went to people in entirely different professions. Would you design more clothing in the future? Actually, I look forward to designing far more clothes. That there has seemed to be a pause, as with my artwork, is mainly because I usually have so many pots on the proverbial fire. Even now, though, I have Pacific Northwest artist Steven A. Scroggins lined up to do a hand-painted sports jacket, artist Cecile Charles at work on a special pair of pants, and I’m contemplating some kind of bespoke pseudo military outfit from another gifted craftsman, Philip Porter. What man doesn’t look good in a uniform?

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What’s Haute?

By Cheryl M. Smith

Faux fur that’s what, a totally luxurious way to feel glam without any guilt. And to us, it is evident that the designers concur with us, it is hot, hot, hot, and it is everywhere!! Can’t stand those faux furs vests seen everywhere, you say they make you feel like Grizzly the Bear?? Honestly I personally love them, and rock them in many different colors and patterns. Perhaps you might be less resistant to a fab faux fur purse. Really, is there is such an animal? Because after all what woman does not love, well honestly, adore a new purse. And well, there are some of us who are in love with the idea of a bag that resembles Chewbacca from Star Wars fame. Imagine that fur in hot pink, can you say Barbie’s dream purse?? I love it, faux fur is fun, fun, fun!!! I have to admit my three favorite pairs of winter boots are trimmed in faux fur. I have loved it ever since Mom put those faux fur trimmed short booties on my tiny feet at five years old. Some things we women never tire of, the feel and look of luxury is one of them. Some of the cutest sweaters I see out for the season have fur trimmed necklines and or cuffs. And the coats, oh the coats, fur trimmed collars, cascading all the way down the front lapels of the coats. And what about the coats with the cute faux fur poms adorning the ties which are the closures of the coats, we think it is simply elegant. Try pairing an adorable faux fur trimmed chapeau with that fabulous coat for a very chic look. So many choices; fur trimmed, a fur cloche patterned or non-patterned makes a real fashion statement. But say a full on fur cap/ hat is not quite your taste, why not opt for a fun fur headband? Keep warm, look chic but not overdone. Oh, and let us not forget the gentleman, for him we have faux fur trimmed collars on car coats and leather jackets, warmer than warm chapeaus, both fur lined and fur trimmed for the man with distinctive taste. Weigh in my fellow fashion loving ladies and gentlemen, I am STILL waiting for your comments and or questions. I am here to not just talk at you, honestly I prefer to talk with you. Send me your fashion related questions, I know you have them, you send them to me in private messages. This way can be a lot more fun, we can all engage, share thoughts, challenges, ideas… Thanks for following our publication, we put a lot of time and thought into what we produce, let me know how you think this column could be better for you, the reader. Thank you, Cheryl

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Hotshots Multimedia Is an East London based Photography and Multimedia Company run by Karlton Chambers. Long established as a freelance photographer, Karlton set up Hotshots Multimedia after working as an ICT and Media Studies teacher for over 10 years. “Photography has always been my passion and I believe that there is nothing better than to work at something you love doing”. “I have always been interested in photography ever since my mother bought me a Kodak camera for my 12th birthday and I have been passionately taking photographs ever since”. After a spell as photographer for the Voice Newspaper Karlton started to concentrate on music photography and has covered many concerts and photographed many famous Reggae artists all over the country. “I have always been a keen “People” photographer and my focus shifted to social photography (weddings, Birthdays, community events etc.) and my scope of photography widened to cover Travel, Landscape, Product and Business photography”. “My focus is now firmly established in Fashion and Beauty photography where I have covered many beauty pageants, fashion shoots with leading designers, Models and beauticians as well as top fashion shows including London Fashion Week, Africa Fashion Week and Pakistan Fashion Week and many, many more in between. My photographs have been widely published in magazines, websites and social media”. Karlton graduated from the University of East London in 1997 with a Bsc. Honours degree in New Technology Media and Communications. “After a long career as a freelance photographer I had an accident after which I decided to study and later completed a PGCE in ICT at Middlesex University in 2001 to become a teacher of ICT and Media Studies”. Karlton enjoys applying his specialist knowledge to his work; he particularly enjoys photographing and videoing people, fashion and music. He also likes to apply the wealth of knowledge and skills he has in photography to the subjects in his photographs. To this end Karlton plans to extend his skills and knowledge by providing a service to, (1) Individuals and groups who need a photographer or videographer to record the important events in their lives. (2) To local and new start-up businesses providing photographic and video services, web design and promotional products. “Whilst setting up my own enterprise I realised how difficult it is to for an entrepreneur to get started and so my mission is to help new businesses to get their products, brand and services recognised and promoted”. I became aware that there are entrepreneurs out there with marketable skills and talents who were in a similar position to myself who needed to showcase their products and services to a wider audience but may not have the IT or photography skills to get started properly. Since setting up Hotshots Multimedia Karlton has gone from strength to strength focusing and fine tuning his art in the field of fashion and beauty. Karlton has recently won “Best Photographer” Award in the International Achievers Awards 2014 and also “Best Fashion Photographer” in the BEFFTA Awards 2014. You can contact Karlton via his website www.hotshotsmultimedia.co.uk , by telephone 07908537250 or email karlhotshots@gmail.com for more information.

Makeup Artist of the Month Sam Simon By Gordon Flynn 1. How long have you been doing makeup and what attracted you to it? A. I've been doing makeup professionally for 3-4 years now. It's funny, looking back I got attached to makeup by talking to an old friend over lunch with our latest editions of Instyle and Vogue [laugh]. 3. Where did you start out ? A. I started experimenting with makeup on myself then it went on to my family and friends. I was mainly doing all this by myself with no pervious experience. Also it was funny as I never thought at the time to check out YouTube. However, that soon changed and I started getting ideas from the various YouTube makeup artists. 4. If you were to give 5 points to a new up and coming Make up artist what would they be? A. Firstly, having a passion is a must as this industry isn't easy by a long shot. If you want to attend a makeup school make sure you do your research. Are able to attend their open days, speak to pass and present even future students. Assisting makeup artists I feel is the best form of education, experience as you will be able to experience it first hand. More than likely you will be doing the teas, coffee, cleaning brushes this is all key to developing your own style of artistry. Finding work on a a skip counter is a great way of meeting fellow artists and being able to experiment with new techniques etc. Following on from counter work this would be a great way for you to build your kit people, cuts down cost! Networking I can not stress this enough if you do not network how are you going to find work and show people what you can do. Ensure you surround yourself with positive, driving people who will help not hinder your creative flow. 5. What would you say are the 5 ''Must haves'' in your Make up bag? A. [laugh] Oh definitely my Lancome dolls eyes mascara love the full separation it gives, NARS tinted moisturiser it just gives my skin a 'flawlessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; completion which I tend to use when I am wanting a little more fabulousness [laugh], Carmex you just can't get enough of this beauty really gives my lips the moisture security. Body shop Shea butter hand cream as it is not nice shaking hands and feeling dry skinned, not pretty! Oh and my phone I know it's not 'makeup' but I need to keep updated and check and post on my social media platforms. 6. The Industry is very competitive in London and over the years we see a flood of new MUA's - starting out doing a lot of FREE work (TF), In theory taking from the professional MUA'S , What is your view on this ? A. Hmmm, I have mixed thoughts about this. On one hand I know we all have to start somewhere working for TF is a great way of getting yourself out there and making those all important contacts. I think it is a good way of working on your craft and improving your skills and a time for experimenting. However, the other side of this is you really have to know when it is time cut down the FREE work and start getting paid and knowing your worth after all time is money. What I am starting to see and is starting to become annoying is work being advertised seems to be auctioned to the lowest bidder [shocked] wins more than likely even when MUA will do it for

free! This in turn then puts the professional MUA out and not even gets a look in because they might be seen as expensive. 7. What is the one piece of advice you could give to a new up and coming MUA? A. Ooo [laugh] I would suggest in doing your research in makeup schools. I say this because there are so many young people who want to become a makeup artist so attend makeup school. There are so many out there who on paper look amazing but actually attending might be disappointment and waste of money. You really need to make sure that what you pay for is value for money. Looking at the reviews, able to attend open days or even if you could speak to anyone who has attended the school of your choice should help you with your choice. 8. Every girl should have .............. A. Lip balm, Carmex, girls you shouldn't be without regardless of your age this keeps the lips moisturised. I would say a nice nude lipgloss, mascara, and maybe some blush for teenagers even though I've seen quite a few getting lipsticks, which are nude. For the mature ladies lipstick is a must this can really brighten up the face regardless of a full or no makeup. 9. Lets be real here .. When someone hires a professional MUA artist for , be it a Fashon/shoot or bridal . What is the average daily cost? A Oh now we are getting there [laughs] I can not speak for everyone. Makeup artist these days need to know more than artistry, like sessions styling for hair, male grooming has become huge even though it has been out there for a while etc. So having all these skills you would charge accordingly. I would say roughly from £125 will be starting out and up to £900 for more senior artist for bridal. For fashion and editorial will earn £100 a day for assisting on shoot, but you may have to work for nothing when starting out. Top makeup artists can earn about £3,000 a day designing makeup for fashion shows. These kind of jobs are found by their agent who will charge the artist anything up to 20% in commission. 10. We all all know that the MUA is the person who makes us all look camera ready/''pretty'', we have all worked with DIVAS to beautiful humble grateful models . Tell us one of your most shocking/funny stories you have from behind the scenes. A [laugh] I was working on shoot for some shampoo campaign. I had a model who was so nice but just wouldn’t stop talking. They would talk to literarily everyone, so you can imagine when I came to do her lips it was somewhat of a challenge. I would ask nice and politely if she could just put their phone down but it kept on going for about 5 minutes. So I learnt a trick from one of my follow artists, I would slowly and firmly place my hand under their chin and Tah da there was silence, I was able to do the perfect red lip! 11. This Holiday season .. What is the look? A. Ladies this season I am seeing a lot of red HOT lips which is am very excited about as I do love a red lip and every women should have one. I have seen this with Cèline, D&G, and Carolina Herrera runway. The very seductive black liner showing off it’s versatility, whilst the skin is looking flushed and plump which is starting to replace contouring, YAY! Twitter, Instagram you can find me @samsimonmua and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/makeupbysamsimon

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Years ago, the founding family of Manini’s embarked on a difficult journey. They set out in relentless pursuit to develop healthy, gluten free foods that tasted as good as any on the market, so that their celiac daughter could enjoy her special diet. After months of research, experimentation, and hard work, what began as a labor of love evolved into a multi-year process to create and market the highest quality, best tasting, healthy flours and pastas available anywhere. Today, millions of people are seeking healthier, wheat-free foods but refuse to compromise the satisfying taste of well made, thoughtful products.So millions of people, including world-class chefs, and the most discerning gourmet cooks, are turning to Manini’s. MANINI’S is a world-class food company, and remains committed to the original mission and ideals as it continues to bring healthy and great tasting gluten free foods to consumers, chefs and food service providers who covet the highest quality nutritious foods. New owners have taken what the founding families started, infusing uncompromising values, new energy, expertise, financial and human resources, and perhaps most important, the ongoing commitment to high quality ingredients and impeccable processes. At the heart of our commitment to quality is our dedication to making all of our fresh pastas, breads & bakery products, flours and baking mixes from naturally gluten free Ancient Grains. Our Ancient Grains include Amaranth, Teff, Sorghum, and Millet, plants that are essentially unchanged from hundreds of years ago. The result is a nutritious, fiber-rich, great-textured food that is delicious and superior in taste, texture and nutrition to the vast majority of typical rice and corn based gluten free foods. Manini’s gluten free Ancient Grain products are developed and produced manufactured in a dedicated facility free of gluten, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, fish, and shellfish. Batches are constantly tested for gluten to less than 10 ppm and are certified gluten free by the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), and all ingredients used are non-GMO. All of our products are also approved by the Whole Grain Council and our fresh pastas are certified Kosher & Parve by K-of-K. We invite you to enjoy all of our outstanding foods for a happy and healthy lifestyle.

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Our first show will be in January 2016 To kick off Alla-Prima's first group show we will all be displaying pieces that show off our individual talents and interests. Future shows will have themes and a more cohesive narrative, but this first show we just want to show you what we can do.

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HEAR? HEAR! by William Maltese

Whether we’re in the fashion industry or auto repair … are rich or poor … we have to deal daily in our everyday lives with relationships which aren’t always easy rows to hoe. “Sometimes … love, as far as a man is concerned, means saying … nothing, but just listening properly.” — William Maltese I’ve encountered many couples, in all walks of life, in all income brackets, who presented to the outside world a unified picture of near-perfection, only to see them come apart in separations and/or divorces. In the aftermath of such schisms, I’ve spent many hours, usually over cocktails, listening to friends and associates, men and women, try to reason out the whys of their failed relationships. A few months back, Joanne “JoJo” Crockett, my co-host on our weekly “No Boundaries Radio Show”, booked as our guest Rocky Krogfoss, Canadian Emotional Healing Therapist, who spent the hour talking with us about his solution, after years of providing therapy, to the major problem causing the chief impediment to relationships and/or causing their eventual dissolutions. That problem is a communications roadblock and societal programming gap between men and women. His fix-it: men just need to learn how to listen properly. “The question men have asked many times is: ‘Why doesn’t she understand that I’m helping her when I offer my advice, especially since I so often can find an answer to her problems?’” —Rocky Krogfoss. So many of my private conversations with people involved in breakups has seen me hearing basically one major complaint from women who found their men programmed from birth with a need to be the fixers-of-all things, his and hers; women often able to fix their own problems and only needing their partners to be there, silently listening, while they vent. I figure Rocky’s solution, men just learning how to listen properly, with his easily followed guidelines and fantastic success rate, deserves wider exposure, in order for all of us to give it a try. “When you take the time to understand the lesson in merely listening properly, you will get some clarity on how a woman feels valued, heard, acknowledged, and loved.” — Rocky Krogfoss Rocky’s informative, possibly life-changing, and easily read pamphlet, “Men, Sex + Food: Why Hearing a Woman Can Lead to Deeper Love”, with its step-by-step instructions on just how to listen properly, is now available in book stores everywhere. ______________________________ (William Maltese is the author of over 200 traditionally published books, fiction and non-fiction, and of numerous magazine articles).

Interview with Rocky KrogFoss By Wanda Julian

Interesting title...how did you come up with it? Men, Sex and Food - Why Hearing a Woman Can Lead To A Deeper Love I came up with the name by accident. When I first created the exercise in the book, I ran into Gerry (whose story is in the book), and his adventures over the next three weeks are the inspiration for the title. Gerry's true story is a eye opening, comical story. Gerry learned why hearing a woman saved his relationship...AND the benefits that he received as a result of fully hearing his partner. It is also a carrot on the end of a stick for men to read the book, and implement the easy exercise called "The Chin In Hand Challenge". It is a simple Win - Win for men and women.

Tell us a little something about the book. The book came about as a result of my experiences in my private practice as an Emotional Healing Therapist. Because my work involves counselling, I had to learn how to become much better at listening. I quickly learned this skill that my daughter had taught me when she needed me to hear her. In my practice, 95% of my clients are women. If I had not learned this critical skill, it is unlikely I would have been nearly as effective and successful helping women heal chronic pain, mental health issues, and relationship challenges. The book is my gift to men, who through no fault of their own, have never been taught this basic simple skill that generates a profound connection. I call this connection "In To Me See". Men have been programmed to be Emotionally Unavailable! This, in my opinion is the number one cause of relationship break down. I truly believe that if men learned how to hear a woman without ignoring her or fixing her, the love that they both need would flow naturally. This book is a must read for any man in relationship, and for women in relationship to try and understand the male mindset.

Do you have any other books in the works? Yes I do. It is currently in the publishers hands right now. The book is called: "Conscious Energy, Healing and Miracles - The Nature of Reality" Free Download available at: http://wellbeing.dtagroupinfo.com/ This book is a hybrid of all the scientific cellular healing evidence including: 1) Quantum Physics, Epigenetics, Biophysics and Conscious Energy Science 2) How thoughts, feelings and beliefs are responsible for creating your current perception of your reality.

Most people are completely unaware of how they create the experiences in their day to day life. This book unravels that timeless mystery in a simple easy to understand explanation. I have put in the historic science: (Albert Einstein, Maxx Planck) and the most up to date science:( Bruce Lipton, Michio Kaku, Gregg Braden) and others. The book was designed to give you an complete explanation from Thoughts - "thought wave energy fields" right through to the creation of your physical and mental reality. How does that happen? How does science prove this? How does this help me facilitate cellular and mental health healing changes in my body and in my mind? The book ends with an explanation of how an Emotional Healing Therapists helps people release chronic physical and mental pain. I have testimonials and YouTube video resources so the reader can hear it for them self that what I state in my book is the truth and the new standard for healing. Miraculous healing of all pain conditions are now what you can expect when you understand the science. A miracle is now defined as: "A miracle ceases to be a miracle when it becomes a technology that science understands"

Do you plan on writing any more books in the future? Perhaps but not for another year or so. I am focusing on getting my healing message out to the world. My tag line is: Suffering is Needless, Be Pain Free Now ! The Choice is Yours! Pain management (substitute-pills that mask the pain) VERSUS natural effective pain healing.

Where can we purchase Men, Sex + Food? It is available on: Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1479407526?keywords=men%2C%20sex%20and%20food%20-%20 why%20hearing%20a%20woman%20can%20lead%20to%20a%20deeper%20love&qid=1447116534&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1 Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/men-sex-food-rocky-krogfoss/1122836683?ean=9781479407521

Why should you buy this book? If you are a man you should buy this book because I guarantee you will learn something very special about women you that you did not know. It is a secret that will definitely improve your relationship love quotient overnight. The best part is that it is so easy to understand and implement. If you are a woman, you already know how badly you want your man to hear you rather than ignore you or fix you. This book was written by a former alpha male who purposefully wrote it in a style that men understand. You will also learn why men DON'T GET IT and why it is not their fault. It is an opportunity for clear communications to facilitate a genuine love connection. When it is all said and done, what have you got lose? How has everything you have done so far worked out for you? You have everything wonderful to gain. It is a cheap investment to create happiness and bliss in your relationship.

Rocky Krogfoss - President - New Beginnings Therapy Author, Emotional Healing Therapist, Distance Healing Therapist. www.truehealing.ca Skype: rocky.krogfoss cell: (604) 802-6390â&#x20AC;&#x2039;Canada onlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2039; cell: (604) 200-0758 Outside Canada email: stressfreeme99@gmail.com Book Your FREE 45 Minute Session

Credits Tori shoot Photographer/Editor-Kevyn Phipps Hair- Fay Cadwallader Makeup-Tori Cadwallader

Gordon Flynn shoot Sam Simon MUA Karlton Chambers Photographer Creative Director Gordon Flynn Black Crystal Headpiece by Marianna Harutunian Model-Kevin B Green Model-Sonia Chohan . Crystal Armour by ONLY CHILD Embellished Pink Nail Ring by Marianna Harutunian Modesta & Queen Harness by Herecy Horsehair top by Kelsey Hutton Firebird feather cape (Jet Black) by Rosa Bloom.

Sam Simon MUA of the Month Gold mirror image Model-Gordon Flynn MUA- Sam Simon

Team Page Wanda Julian Editor in Chief contessascourt@gmail.com

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