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Finally! It’s almost Christmas, and my kids have been bugging me to put up our tree. It’s quite stressful just thinking of everything that has to be done, but I try to remember what this season is all about: giving.

Last month, I attended the Red Charity Gala, an event I always look forward to—mostly for the designers to be quite honest. This year was extra special since the featured designer was Joey Samson. I love how intellectual his designs are and it’s so inspiring to see such amazing talent grace the industry.

There’s always an auction for the benefit of the Philippine Red Cross, another one of the true highlights of the evening. This year I’m so happy to say that Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Kaye Tinga have outdone themselves again. It’s truly moving and uplifting to see fellow women give their time, talent, and energy so freely and happily to such a worthy cause.

Speaking of worthy causes, this month we find out what drives Sandra Soriano, an empowered woman who runs a dairy farm and is passionate about the food industry, or rather, what goes on behind the scenes of it.

Hope you enjoy this issue!

Luxurious seats for comfortable lounging

BARED 7

Holiday packages for partners in crime

ATTIRED 8

The gentleman’s guide to dressing well

ADMIRED 16

Sandra Soriano balances country and city living

DEVOURED 20

Shanghai’s latest Michelin star resto is a feast for the senses

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Marlon Brando’s eco-luxury legacy

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INSPIRED 26

The secret world of Yves Saint Laurent immortalized

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From the outskirts of the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal On the cover: Sandra Soriano wears Carl Jan Cruz Photography Regine David Styling Melvin Mojica Hair and Makeup Diana May Q. Nalog

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Group Publisher Bea J. Ledesma Editor in Chief Ria Prieto Creative Director Nimu Muallam Associate Editor Alyosha J. Robillos Copy Editor September Grace Mahino Editorial Assistant Belle O. Mapa Staff Photographers Patrick Segovia and Nicco Santos Account Executive Liza Jison

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Give your home the gift of updated style this season with pieces from Minotti’s year-end Home Anthology Collection. The selection spotlights both classic and modern silhouettes created by renowned designers Rodolfo Dordoni and Christophe Delcourt, and features modular seating systems that liven up any space.

LAWRENCE Pieces in handsome Cervo leather make up the Lawrence modular seating system, Minotti’s take on the sofa concept that merges classic and modern design. Although Lawrence is characterized by horizontal lines that flatter any space, two versions allow homeowners to choose from high or low armrests. The seat’s refined stitching defines the timeless square-shaped pattern on their surface.

COLETTE Intricate style intersects with form and function in Minotti’s Colette, as beneath its minimalist appeal lies the complexity of its craftsmanship.

Welded at more than 300 points and galvanized in a white-gold bath, its metal exterior, reminiscent of a Victorian bird cage, is delicate yet durable.

The armchair comes in two colorways: light gold and black nickel, with white or deep gray seats.

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JACQUES Available in several sizes, the Jacques ottoman has a retro appeal. What makes it distinct is its striking metal base, which features a light bronze finish— an embodiment of Minotti’s promise of providing subtle luxury. While there’s no denying that the Jacques ottoman is one good-looking piece of furniture, with its “stitched motif and square decorative button,” the cherry on top remains the upholstered seat’s soft cushioning.

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HALLEY The Halley armchair is undoubtedly a conversation piece.

Available in a bold Halley armchair burnt burgundy, it comes in a compact, almost sculptural design that features only three major silhouettes: the curved backrest, the asymmetrical base, and the seat cushion. For its upholstery, would-be owners may choose between leather or fabric, and those who end up getting the Halley are in for a treat: The backrest’s layer of memory foam makes for a most comfortable perch.

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The Hour of Magnanimity Inside the goodwill and glamour of the Red Charity Gala The mood that engulfed the dimmed grand ballroom echoed gothic churches, as if the night’s attendees themselves had voyaged to the sacred space housing designer Joey Samson’s personal reflections. An ambient, almost Gregorian hymn rang throughout the unhurried meandering of men and women garbed in contemporary renditions of ceremonial garments.

The solemnity of the show topped off a night of giving back to worthy causes: the Philippine Red Cross and the Assumption High School Batch 1981 Foundation. Guests rung bells to bid on private sojourns in beachfront villas and transcendent gems, and the night’s highlighted piece, Jewelmer’s donated opera length necklace of yellow south sea pearls.

Passage, offering, devotion, rediscovery—these are but some impressions Samson uses to trace the temperament of his PilgrimAge collection. It is a depiction, he says, of one man’s journey to nostalgia. And in light of the evening’s pursuit, it can be said that there remains a booming voice that speaks for the necessities of others.

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Gifts for the Perfect Pair Deck the halls with these dynamic duos WORDS BELLE O. MAPA PHOTOGRAPHY MANU FERNANDO

Christmas is right around the corner and pretty soon, malls and department stores will be rife with last-minute shoppers.

Give yourself a head start and customize your own gift packs. If it’s still a little too early to figure out what to get your friends, perhaps these perfect pairs will give you ideas.

His & Hers What better gifts are there to give to a power couple than something both stylish and sweet? For her, the Powermatte Lip Pigment and Precision Lip Liner kit from NARS glides on kissers smoothly with a zerogravity feel. For him, Diptyque harmonized the smoky and woody Haitian vetiver with florals and citrus for a multidimensional fragrance. It’s a scent that goes beyond gender, making this perfume a two-for-one wonder.

Jet-setting Besties Something travel-sized is perfect for two bosom buddies who will be taking off on a holiday together. CHANEL Nº5 L’EAU, for one, is every strong woman’s signature fragrance, and it now comes in a purse-friendly size so your girlfriends can share (or steal) a bottle between themselves. Meanwhile, the Jane Iredale eyeshadow duo comes with two versatile yet neutral shades that are also creaseresistant, long-lasting, and safe for sensitive skin.

Fitness Junkies First Give your favorite aunties the gift of youth with these high-tech and age-defiant moisturizing serums. The Clarins Body Fit contouring expert uses quince leaf extract, which makes this body cream burn fat and produce fiber, like a 24/7 personal trainer. Meanwhile, Murad’s Body Firming Cream applies the science of cellular water to hydrate the skin while strengthening it to prevent cellulite.

The best things about these presents? Noche Buena will be so much more enjoyable minus the guilt.

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Celebrate the holidays with the Rustan’s Beauty Addict card. Bag a Cristina clutch, exclusively designed by Tali Handmade, for every P20,000 purchase from Rustan’s The Beauty Source. Functional and fashionable, the Cristina clutch comes in black and gold, trimmed with a leather tassel and braided wristlet. This Beauty Addict exclusive promo runs until Dec. 31. Visit https://rustans-thebeautysource.com/en/Tali-Webpage.html to learn more.

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Rising Waves A look into the lives of the city’s cultural landscapers WORDS BELLE O. MAPA PHOTOGRAPHY NICCO SANTOS

Working Like a Dream Walking miles in Stephanie Kienle-Gonzalez’s stylish shoes Stephanie Kienle-Gonzalez is a woman of multiple roles. In many ways, she is equal parts entrepreneur, mother of two, trendsetter, wife, and globetrotter.

We catch her in the middle of a busy day, right before another meeting.

She steps into the room in a black jumpsuit, its top asymmetrical, skyhigh heels, and statement earrings. No doubt, hers is a style that honors the sophistication of the classics and, at the same time, challenges the rules of fashion as we know it.

“I would like to think my style in fashion is similar to my style with interiors,” Kienle-Gonzalez says. “I love mixing something classic and feminine with something edgy.”

A typical day in her heels is jam-packed but full of color as she shuffles up and down the metro. As the head of sales, marketing, and business development of Philux, her family’s furniture company, she finds herself surrounded by creatives and visual people of all kinds. Half the week she spends at the company’s factory, and the rest is dedicated to visiting the five Philux showrooms dispersed throughout Manila.

“Right now, I’m trying to find my regular routine again,” she says. “I’m balancing raising my two daughters, and working at the same time.”

For the interview, we catch her right before she boards her plane to New Zealand. If she’s not working in Manila, she is off seeing the world either as a leisurely vacation with her family or on a business trip. She fills her Instagram feed with snapshots of her voyages, fun times with her family, and of course her styled interiors and ensembles. Earlier this year, she returned from a trip to the African continent. A couple of Tanzanian masks purchased as a souvenir of a family trip hangs in her home.

While her circle of friends and co-workers are forward-thinkers, it’s her family that inspires her the most. When she’s not working, she spends time with her husband and their two beautiful daughters, Bucci and Elle.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. And in the close-knit, central neighborhood of Rockwell, she has found a place where she can dash off to a lunch meeting and, after a long work day, enjoy quality time with her family.

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Home Skillet Malou Fores has a secret ingredient for serving comfort that’s closest to home An assortment of snacks awaits us on Malou Fores’ dining table. As we alternate between chewing on cheese pimiento sandwiches and snacking on fresh pineapple, Fores recalls her first memory in her kitchen. Her first attempt at baking was admittedly not successful: a burnt and rock-hard chocolate brownie, a counterpoint to her sister’s chewy yema.

She no longer sees mishaps, whether they occur inside or outside the kitchen, as total setbacks, though. “With work, I believe in positive reinforcement because [it] brings out a much better human being,” she says. It’s a principle she lives by after growing in the food industry.

Today she is at the helm of four food businesses, which all started from her now not-so-little shop The Blue Kitchen. Her namesake, Mamou, is one of the metro’s bestloved stops for quality comfort food, and right next door to it is Chef du Partie (CDP) Global Table. Here, she never tires of the fideua, a bed of thin capellini pasta cooked paella style, and the bowl of tuna poké with sriracha mayo.

Outside the Rockwell area, she also has Recovery Food, another place where drinkers can feast comfortably even during the odd hours of the night.

“I think the secret to a well-loved recipe is the love you put in it. You must love the flavor,” Fores says.

Each of her restaurants is an extension of her home; in fact, she could be spotted eating at any of them most evenings. It’s not such a strange practice, however, as Fores likens serving the ideal dining experience to having a guest come over to her actual home. “[My eating at my restaurants] adds a personal touch,” she quips.

Mamou, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell. Chef du Partie (CDP) Global Table, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell. The Blue Kitchen, Power Plant Mall. Recovery Food, Crossroads Building, BGC.

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Fine Pairings Under Nix Alañon’s imaginative eye, the unconventional becomes aspirational There’s a playful energy encompassing Nix Alañon’s apartment.

In the foyer, gallery lights illuminate a plush sofa decorated with monogrammed pillows and the monochromatic painting hanging above it. On a glass table is a jungle-like vignette of house plants, their large leaves adding an organic touch to the metallic accessories—a brass skull, for instance—and heavy art and design books piled in neat stacks nearby.

“Design has changed a lot,” Alañon describes the industry as it adapts to the digital age. “I would say [it is] for the better. This is the age of Pinterest. It’s very tricky… But sometimes it helps me because I have an understanding of what [my clients] want.”

He is undoubtedly excited, though, about the launch of his online store. It will be the latest addition to his growing empire, which already includes the office of his firm FTA Design and the showroom of his furniture store PhoeNix Home. Set in Poblacion, we would have gone there on foot from his Rockwell base, if not for the city heat and Alañon’s schedule of meetings around the city.

Back in his home, a solid slab of pink marble gleams in the light of the setting sun—it’s a dining table, a recent acquisition. It complements a white Italian marble coffee table in the living room some feet away.

But beyond the furniture, many of which come from PhoeNix Home, it’s the little trinkets and accessories that bring the space to life. “I like contrasts,” Alañon says. “I like mixing something raw with something refined.” For emphasis, he points out an antique dresser, juxtaposed with the brass hardware and stone top of his dining table.

“I aspire to create timeless interiors,” he continues. He defines his aesthetic as one that is global, inspired by his avid traveling.

“When I was starting out, I liked to try out different styles, different trends. But growing up in design, I realized trends come and go.”

In both his showroom and home, Alañon has found a place to experience life in full color. Here, quirky patterns and plush textures punctuate Italian-inspired chic, and a generous serving of fun contrasts with clean lines and solid curves. It’s almost reminiscent of Alañon’s childhood pastime of setting and recreating theme parties with mismatched cutlery and china from the kitchen— except that with his decade-long experience in the design industry, his style of blurring the line between work and play has grown up.

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Country Queen After seeing the world, Sandra Soriano now rules her own roost WORDS BELLE O. MAPA PHOTOGRAPHY REGINE DAVID

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A two-hour drive from Makati is the Soriano family’s dairy farm, Hacienda Macalauan. Here, the air is sweeter and fresher; the Laguna breeze carries the mooing of cattle and is tinged with the scent of milk. Even the sky is of a richer blue, still untainted by the smog of the city. It’s a welcome escape, where the overgrowth of trees and shrubbery replace the urban jungle.

At the doorway to the hacienda’s Casa Nina, we are welcomed by Sandra Soriano, the head of marketing for the dairy products produced by Hacienda Macalauan Inc. She leads us on a tour of their home up until the vast garden outside, which her mother, family matriarch, Menchu-Menchaca Soriano tends to daily.

It’s been a little over a year since Sandra returned from London with a master’s degree in food policy from the City University in tow. Since settling back home, she finds herself ready to start making waves, starting with the family business. Sandra shuttles back and forth between working at the company’s Makati office and meeting and touring clients and partners at the Laguna dairy farm. It’s a full-time job that gets her the best of both worlds.

The workers say they see a woman in white walking around the house and the grounds at night; Menchu quips that the staff probably just spotted her daughter walking to the kitchen for a midnight snack.

Sandra emerges from her dressing room in an ensemble reminiscent of the rumored specter. She walks barefoot across the plush grass, and in the golden haze of dusk, she almost glows in her Carl Jan Cruz dress.

An old map from the Spanish era hangs in the foyer of her bedroom. The fine etchings on aging linen plots the whole area of Laguna as it was known then. The Sorianos have owned their property for generations, but the dairy farm began in 1995, continually expanding in reach and innovation.

Soon after Sandra shows us around her home, we all take the golf cart to see the cows being milked. The cattle live in an enclosure five minutes away from the hacienda. They undergo the milking process twice daily, first at around eight o’clock in the morning and later at four in the afternoon.

“We want the cows as comfortable as possible,” Sandra explains as she walks us through the plant. There’s a sickbay and a team of veterinarians at the ready should one of their mares be feeling under the weather. The cows herd off in groups, almost like cliques eating together and chatting in their own language. “It’s about keeping them cool, keeping them fed. You want them not on their feet, not looking for food, not looking for water, [because] when they’re relaxed and resting is when they’re making milk.”

Three years ago, the dairy farm began implementing the Israeli system for milking. “Think of it like a Fitbit but for cows,” Sandra describes it. The cows have pedometers that measure their health and weight, the steps they take, and the quality of the milk they produce. It’s kind of surprising to see this technology on Philippine soil, and it’s comforting to know that the animals are treated with utmost care.

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It’s an idyllic life, it seems, on this side where the grass literally grows greener. But while it’s the perfect place for a getaway, to the Sorianos, it’s the center of their livelihood as much as it is their home.

When we meet Sandra again, it’s in a coffee shop in the middle of Makati. Later that weekend, she will be flying out to see the Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair. She keeps herself busy coordinating meetings and working on the branding of their products.

The milk cartons, the packets of cheese, and the tubs of yogurt in vibrant blocks of color are easily recognizable in groceries.

“We want to streamline everything,” she says of her upcoming project to unite both branding and packaging of the dairy goods. She is definitely no stranger to the business of food, choosing to work not in the more public restaurant industry, but rather behind the scenes in farm-totable production.

“When you say ‘food industry,’ it covers everything from agriculture to government,” she says. “When I got my degree, a good portion of my classmates worked with the government, so there are government advocacy policies and then also nutrition and public health [involved in what we do], which people don’t think about. People always think, ‘Oh you're in the food industry, like restaurants?’ but it goes way beyond that.”

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“People always think ‘Oh, you're in the food industry, like restaurants?’ but it goes way beyond that.”

She remains passionate about improving local food policies to create something sustainable and more attuned to public health. Southeast Asia is rich in food production, particularly in agriculture, and yet it’s difficult, not to mention pricy, for the masses to gain access to fresh produce and healthier options for food.

“All of these things grow naturally here,” Sandra says. “The ironic part is that it’s actually so hard to buy [fresh produce]. There’s also this perception that imported is better, even if it’s more expensive. We’d love to change that, though I think people are [already] changing.”

The Manila scene is divergent from that of London, a city Sandra had called home for eight years. “I’m used to walking everywhere,” she says, instantly debunking the myth that it always rains in London. “That’s what I miss, walking to the parks every morning. It would never rain the same there as it does here. When it rains [in London] it’s like it’s misting.

“It feels a little bit different,” Sandra continues.

After 10 years of absence, she’s ready to use her knowledge and passion to make changes back in her home country. “Manila, I guess, is growing a lot. But it’s exciting. The energy is changing.”

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French chef Paul Pairet immerses guests in a 360-degree parade of sensory delights.

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A French chef’s twist on haute cuisine in China starts at $900 PHOTOGRAPHY CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP

A van spirits 10 guests to a secret location in Shanghai, where they enter a nondescript industrial building as Strauss’ theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey fills the air.

Inside is the avant-garde restaurant Ultraviolet, the city’s newest three-star Michelin eatery, where adventurous gourmands happily pay up to 6,000 yuan ($900) per head and the waitlist for a seat is three months.

The group dines on 22 courses—each one served in an atmosphere tailored to that dish and created by video and other images projected on the walls, pumped-in aromas, and its own soundtrack.

French chef Paul Pairet, 53, says the aim is to “connect the dots” between the mind and palate by triggering “the right atmosphere, linked to the right plate,” which he believes helps to enhance the flavors of each dish.

Guests take a culinary world tour, while mood music ranges from Claude Debussy to AC/DC: Pairet’s take on fish-and-chips comes in a London

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rainshower to the Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-LaDa,” while lobster is served as footage of ocean waves crashes on the walls and the scent of sea air is blown in.

“You are using all your different senses to feel this experience,” Cheryl Chen, a Shanghai consultant dining at Ultraviolet, explains.

“It’s multi-dimensional versus others that probably have good food and a good environment, but this is one of a kind,” she adds.

Pairet, who already has two other highly regarded “traditional restaurants” in Shanghai, first made his name as a chef at Cafe Mosaic in Paris in the ’90s before stints in Istanbul, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Jakarta.

Ultraviolet was more than two decades in the making, he explains. Its continued success, five years after it first opened, is testament to Shanghai’s burgeoning food scene—Michelin launched a dedicated guide for the city in 2016— the only one in mainland China. It also indicates the growing disposable income and culinary curiosity of Shanghai citizens.

Pairet says consumer interest actually increased after he put up Ultraviolet’s prices to cover costs. He explains, “When we increased the price of Ultraviolet—we needed to sustain the whole project, there was no other way—after a certain level of price at $900, we had an increase of Chinese customers.”

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The Godfather of Eco-bling Marlon Brando’s Tahitian paradise WORDS ALASTAIR HIMMER/AFP

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An exotic island paradise in French Polynesia bought by Marlon Brando in the ’60s is using its Hollywood image to tackle environmental issues with a little help from its jet-set visitors.

The tiny, palm-fringed atoll of Tetiaroa was once a favorite holiday spot for Tahitian royalty before the late American movie star fell in love with it while filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1961 on islands close by.

Brando married co-star Tarita Teriipaia and the couple raised a family on Tetiaroa, now home

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to a luxury eco-resort that bears the reclusive actor’s name and regularly pampers A-list clientele such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, and Barack Obama.

Guests at “The Brando” help fund research projects by paying up to $10,000 a night to stay in the elegant thatched villas overlooking a turquoise lagoon.

As Pippa Middleton soaks up the rays while on honeymoon or Obama seeks inspiration to write his memoirs, scientists quietly go about their work

testing ocean acidification to study the effects on coral bleaching.

Behind the butler service and Michelin-star cuisine, the resort has built on Brando’s own vision for a sustainable environment, to become one of the most eco-friendly hotels in the world, running on solar power and coconut oil.

Luxury eco-tourism is a growing sector of the travel industry with big name hotel brands such as Alila and Aman investing heavily in ensuring their green credentials.

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1. Set a schedule each day. It can be before or after dinner, or earlier in the morning before they leave for school. It’s a tried and tested way to nurture your little ones while showing them how to become self-sufficient.

2. Teach them first. For toddlers who can’t handle the knife yet, prep ingredients for them and simply guide them with selecting what to pack in sandwich bags and food containers. As they grow into the habit, you’ll see your child become more assertive with their tastes and choices.

3. Create a lunch packing station on the kitchen counter. Set a little stepping stool if your child can’t quite reach the surface, and help illustrate for them the elements of a healthy lunch. Protein like chicken, eggs, or roast beef can come in a sandwich. A generous serving of vegetables can be spiced and herbed to taste more interesting. Have them pack fruits instead of candies and crackers. And don’t forget one little cheat snack as a reward for a good day.

4. Go shopping with your kids. Guide them one-on-one around the supermarket so they see which ingredients go into their food before they’re cooked and prepped inside their lunchboxes. Better yet, give them the option of picking their packaging. Seeing their favorite Disney characters and princesses on Glad’s collection of sandwich bags and containers livens up any lunch, and gets them excited about school the next day.

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The learning needn’t stop the moment your kids get home from school. In fact, it extends to the comfort and confines of your home. The fundamental skill sets and values are often taught in the most nurturing and communal nook of the house: its kitchen.

All you need to do is come up with a plan for empowering your little ones to be up to the task.

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Coconut power “Our aim is to raise awareness,” she told AFP as marine biologists studied shark populations inside the 4.8 kilometer wide lagoon, which contains at least 167 species of fish, including parrotfish and spotted eagle rays.

“First among local people, because we want

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to protect our environment. Maybe America or China—they come to my mind first because they’re the biggest polluters—can emulate us.”

Opened in 2014, the hotel’s electricity comes from more than 2,000 solar panels, which line the island’s tiny runway, and generators fueled by coconut oil. Its air-conditioning is powered by deep seawater—a brainwave of Marlon Brando’s.

Mosquitoes are dying out at the resort where researchers have found a way to sterilize an invasive species capable of carrying dengue and Zika virus.

Brando previously ran a modest eco-lodge after buying Tetiaroa, where celebrity buddy Robert De Niro, a guest in the late 1980s, once amused himself by waiting on tables.

Brando died in 2004, but Tetiaroa, located some 2,700 miles south of Hawaii, has been preserved in line with his ecological vision; resort staff members even keep a pet cat called Marlon in homage.

“He was passionate,” said Tumi. “He was dragged here by Hollywood, then grandma made him come back.”

Following Brando’s blueprint, naturalists at the island’s research center monitor its countless tropical birds and turtle sanctuary, ready to rescue clumsy hatchlings before they can become a meal for predators.

Canary in the coal mine Luxury eco-resorts offer high rollers a chance to offset any guilt they might feel over their carbonheavy lifestyles.

“You need to look at the full picture of sustainability,” said Rochelle Turner, research director at the World Travel and Tourism Council.

“Often, these upscale resorts lead the way.

They have a much higher profit margin so they’re able to do things that make their destinations more protected.

“But they pass on knowledge to the mass market too,” she added. “Even backpackers are learning from what is happening at the high end.”

Tetiaroa is ideal for ecological research, according to Frank Murphy, executive director of the Tetiaroa Society, to which DiCaprio and Depp donate.

“We’re perched here on one the most vulnerable spots on earth. It’s kind of the canary in the coal mine for climate change so we better be doing our damnedest to figure out what’s going on,” he said.

“The El Niño years we’ve had over the past 20 years gives us a glimpse into what will happen with global warming.”

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Boutique resorts that pride themselves on sustainability and giving back to the local community such as Song Saa private island in Cambodia, Nihiwatu in Indonesia, and the Soneva hotels in Thailand and the Maldives, are also increasingly in demand.

But Tetiaroa, where legend has it British sailors who seized control of the Bounty in 1789 found vestiges of a pagan sex cult, has the added bonus of old Hollywood glamour.

Brando’s granddaughter Tumi grew up on the island, fishing for snapper and grouper in the lagoon, home to juvenile lemon and black tip sharks, which glide lazily among the corals as guests snorkel.

The 29-year-old works as the chief communications officer for the non-profit Tetiaroa Society, a scientific organization devoted to marine wildlife founded by the Brando estate, which owns the atoll.

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Yves Saint Laurent was one of greatest yet most private fashion designers of the 20th century.

Now, only weeks after the death of his partner and lover Pierre Berge, the hard-nosed business brain behind the legend and the keeper of the flame, some of the creator’s innermost secrets are coming to light.

The first of two new museums dedicated to his memory was inaugurated in Paris late September as a raft of new books and documentaries— including one on his erotic drawings—attempt to decode the mysteries of the painfully shy man who revolutionized women’s fashion.

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The Paris mansion where Saint Laurent shook up the dress codes for more than three decades has been turned into a museum for his haute couture creations.

A much larger museum, also paid for by the foundation set up by Berge to safeguard his partner’s legacy, opens next month in Marrakesh, the Moroccan city the couple loved and where Saint Laurent would often first sketch out his collections.

“Coco Chanel liberated women, but Yves Saint Laurent gave them power,” Berge once said, by appropriating the symbols of power from the male wardrobe—dinner jackets, safari suits, and jumpsuits—and remaking them for women.

designs that, in the case of some of his haute couture creations, could take thousands of hours to make.

Berge’s enduring devotion

“Unlike many other designers, Saint Laurent began systematically archiving his work in the early 1960s—encouraged by Berge—and so we can follow the evolution of each item,” said a spokesman for the museum, which holds a treasury of 5,000 prototypes for his creations.

Other rooms in the museum are given over to Saint Laurent’s inspiration and the “imaginary voyages” his collections often took to Asia, Africa, and, most famously, Russia.

Coco Chanel liberated women, but Yves Saint Laurent gave them power.

Inner sanctum

“I had noticed men were much more confident in their clothes,” Saint Laurent once said in a rare interview. “So I sought through trouser suits, trench coats, tuxedos, and pea coats to give women the same confidence.”

His black tuxedo for women, known as “Le Smoking”—often worn over bare flesh—caused a scandal in 1966, with the New York socialite Nan Kempner dropping her pants when she was told by a Manhattan restaurant that women in trousers would not be admitted.

Saint Laurent would later design a jacket as a thigh-skimming mini dress just as Kempner, one of his best customers, had worn it.

The heart of the new Paris museum is Saint Laurent’s studio, the inner sanctum where he would work night and day in the run-up to his shows.

It remains just as he left it in 2002, his desk festooned with photos of his inner circle of glamorous female friends, which included Catherine Deneuve, Bianca Jagger, and Paloma Picasso.

Pride of place, however, goes to a New Year’s card he made from a painting his friend Andy Warhol did of his French bulldog Moujik.

One wall of the room is completely mirrored, which allowed Saint Laurent to work directly on his live models so he could see his creation from all angles as it progressed.

The museum also gives revealing insight into Saint Laurent’s creative process, developing his clothes from very basic sketches into complex

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Opposite page: sketches and possessions of the late designer; Top to bottom: A chronology of Yves Saint Laurent’s creations on display in his historical fashion house on avenue Marceau, Paris; Madison Cox, husband of the late Pierre Berge and vice president of the Fondation Berge-Saint Laurent poses at the balcony of the Saint Laurent museum

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But other than his sojourns in Morocco, which reminded him of his native Algeria where he was born in 1936 while it was still French, the designer was not much of a traveller.

With Berge, he built up a considerable art collection, and he borrowed liberally from artists like Picasso, Matisse, and Van Gogh, most famously with his Mondrian dress, which became an instant pop icon when it hit the catwalk in 1965.

Berge always believed that Saint Laurent— who had begun his career by stepping into the shoes of Christian Dior when he was just 21— was nothing less than an exceptional artist, calling him “the greatest designer of the second half of the 20th century.”

Having “spent all my life helping Yves Saint Laurent build his work, which I want to last,” Berge died earlier this month, just weeks before the museums opened.

His husband, the American landscape artist

Madison Cox, whom he married this summer, told AFP that “10 days before he died, he told me that ‘I am going to die totally at peace,’ and I think that was true. He was a very determined man and he had put everything in place.”

Cox said the museums were also a tribute to Berge’s work supporting and protecting the fragile Saint Laurent, who was haunted by drug and drink addictions.

“Of course I and the whole team are profoundly sad that he will not be here,” added Cox, who now heads the pair’s charitable foundation.

“But he would have wanted that we go on.”

The museum is home to Saint Laurent’s most iconic couture pieces; the original layout of the designer’s atelier was kept intact and is open to the public.

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There is a textbook approach to damage control when a prominent, powerful man is caught in a sex scandal. In an attempt to put a positive spin on a reputation that may otherwise be irreparably shattered, the devoted, long-suffering spouse is paraded as standing by her man, the good wife who either forcefully denies the vile allegations against her husband, despite mounting evidence, or who vows to support him and remain loyal as they “work through” the issues in their marriage.

Jackie Kennedy, Camille Cosby, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, Melania Trump— they’ve all taken their places stoically beside their husbands and defended the indefensible, sometimes staying silent, sometimes casting aspersions on the other woman’s character. At least Beyoncé took a baseball bat and threw serious shade at Jay-Z via “Lemonade.” But she still stood by her man.

But Georgina Chapman, she followed a completely different playbook when the Harvey Weinstein sex scandals blew up. Initially remaining silent, save for a cryptic Instagram post or two during London Fashion Week, she soon announced she was divorcing Harvey Weinstein, her husband of 10 years.

“I have chosen to leave my husband,” Chapman’s statement read. “My heart breaks for

all the women who have suffered tremendous pain because of these unforgivable actions.”

Whether it was an easy decision to make or not, we will never know. There have been speculations that their marriage was nothing more than a business arrangement: Why would someone as attractive as Georgina Chapman sleep with—much less marry—someone as odiously unattractive and, according to several accounts, arrogant, boorish, and bullying, but undoubtedly wealthy and powerful as Harvey Weinstein? He must have bankrolled her fashion line, it’s been said.

He made his stars wear Marchesa to red carpet events. So that trade-off, it has been assumed, was initially worth it for her: He would make her a star in the fashion world, but she would have to sleep with him. And clearly she did, because they have two children, even as he constantly cheated on her all throughout their marriage.

Still, bravo, Georgina Chapman, for refusing to stand by your man.

And bravo for being angry enough to call your husband out and leave him.

And bravo for standing with the women he preyed on and abused and assaulted for the last 30 years.

As a piece in Refinery29 by EJ Dickson stated, “At the end of the day, we don’t know whether Chapman’s decision to leave Weinstein was motivated by a calculating sense of self-preservation, or by genuine horror at his alleged actions. As is so often the case, the truth is probably somewhere in between. What we do know, however, is that many of us are tired of being held responsible for the abhorrent actions of the men in our lives. We are exhausted by the prospect of having to stand up on a pedestal and grant absolution to those who are too arrogant to even demand absolution to begin with, as Weinstein made it abundantly clear he was in his flippant apology to The New York Times, which weirdly name-dropped both Jay-Z and NRA president Wayne LaPierre.”

The Marchesa line may or may not end up as collateral damage in the Harvey Weinstein saga, but I applaud you, Georgina Chapman, for refusing to put up with your husband’s bullshit anymore.

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