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Camila Alves talks about her loves, life and work.

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ICON spring 2011 FEATURES 46 Behind ICON: Editor-in-Chief, Julie Rabbani

54 The Sparkling Icon: David Yurman

62 Camila Alves (cover story) 70 Black Tie Optional: State-

ment pieces that show off your true self and empower womanhood.

78 Peace, Love & Spring: Pair-

ing bright hues with bold patterns has never been so hot.

84 Spring Fling: Be inspired

this spring with large prints, wraps, and accessories that make the tame go wild.

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P H O T O G R A P H Y

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ICON DEPARTMENTS Beauty: 16 20

Beauty is only Skin Deep Pavy’s top 10 beauty must haves

Entertainment:

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ason (JAX) Jackson & the Miami J Heat team up with Hot Pink Style 26 Kelsey Chow: Becoming Hollywood’s next “It Girl” 30 The Real Dennis D. Entrepreneurial, Philanthropist & Controversial

Photographer Spotlight: 38 JSquared Photography: Celebrity Photographers on life in the fast lane

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90 Jeannie Mai: A style guru you need to know 94 The Adventures of “It Girl” Nicole Forbis in New York Fashion Week 102 Trend is a four letter word 104 Brandy Pham: A jewelry designer quickly becoming a household name 108 Toni’s 10 spring must haves 110 Falling star: John Galliano

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Love: 114 Cheating: What constitutes it and how do you prevent it?

Home: 116 Industrial Revolution

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Editor’s Letter Editor’s Picks

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Editor’s Letter

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s I write I am looking at the sun beaming through the window with not even a hint of setting any time soon. It’s 6 PM on a Sunday. America lost an hour last night.

How is it possible that in this day and age, with all the modern advances in technology, we as a country are still on the Old World calendar of setting our clocks back? Once again everyone complains of losing that precious hour, yet we all just go with the flow.

Most of the world doesn’t uphold this tradition anymore so why do we? We are supposed to be ahead of the rest when it comes to modern day advances.

Speaking of modern day advances, this is our first issue since we went digital. I was nervous announcing the change to our loyal readers since I knew there would be some disappointment. With any type of change there will always be those few that won’t like it.

The ones up to date with the Internet’s social media, blogs, etc. will be in awe.

Imagine the possibilities of a digital publication.

The minute it is published on the web, people virtually anywhere in the world can view it. Some will never get used to the fact that print is becoming dated and soon we will see less and less bookstores and more and more virtual newsstands. With iPads, Kindles and other devices, these online stores make buying books and reading on-the-go much more convenient.

This issue also sees the first editorial photo shoot I was actually IN. It was a totally different experience than being behind the lens. All eyes were on me. Not only was I being touched and primped but also poked, prodded and told how to stand. Some may like that, but at the end of the day I would gladly take being a photographer over modeling. It’s not as easy as you’d think. The hardest part was looking at photos of my-

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self and deciding which ones I want the world to see.

I think that’s something I have in common with other photographers; most of us like to remain unseen. Our work says who we are. Deciding to show myself without my lens was a little liberating.

We have so many beautiful spreads in this issue including our cover shoot with the natural Brazilian beauty Camila Alves. She was so down-to-earth and it was definitely a moment to remember when Entertainment Tonight showed up during the shoot to interview her on set about her new handbag line.

Now we are finished with our third issue. I am proud to share this beautiful labor of love with you.

Looking forward to many more to come, Julie Rabbani

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Beauty

Beauty

is Only Skin Deep

By Julie Rabbani

When we look at a person, our first impressions are always based on appearance. Anyone who disagrees is either lying or in denial. After that first impression comes personality. Sometimes personality shines through. Even if someone is not physically attractive according to society’s standards of “normal” beauty, they can radiate from the inside out. That’s when charisma kicks in.

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Steven Marquadt, who has studied and worked with human beauty for decades, goes by a mathematical system; or, more specifically, a number theory.

How much of these theories are really accurate? The old saying still holds true, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

What’s attractive to one person may not be to another. How do we decipher what true beauty really is? Does it matter what the hair, skin and bone structure look like? Why do girls dream to look like a model from the pages of a fashion magazine while men dream to be with one? Is it because that’s what society has implanted in our brains to make us think that’s what we need to look like to be considered beautiful?

We all know no one is perfect. Hopefully most know these women that grace the pages of the most popular magazines are made up with makeup, hair extensions, then post-

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Beauty So how does all this come back to what makes someone beautiful? The point is that everything in life is superficial, down to the size tags on your clothes. The last few decades have shaped society into thinking one is only considered beautiful if she wears a size two, has the hourglass figure, an oval face, long hair and big eyes and lips. processed in Photoshop. Most are actually underweight with eating disorders.

The reason these girls are chosen is because they have the body and look designers initially make their sample sizes in and they can be photographed wearing them. It doesn’t hurt that they make the fashions look unbelievably good, which make the readers want to go out and buy the clothes. It’s all a trickle-down theory just like anything else in life. Once the clothes are shown in ads they are produced in larger sizes for the average woman that can’t fit into sample sizes.

Did you know that the size two over the years has been renamed a zero? This was done because women were too self-conscious about their sizes so designers started making the two as a zero pattern, four as two and so forth. Have you ever noticed certain stores have clothes with smaller sizes that fit you better than most?

If you are a four, you are probably really a six. You can thank the brand clothing stores in your local malls for this revelation. They did this not only to be kind to your self-esteem, but also because they know the average woman is not a size six anymore - she has moved up to an eight. They want these women to buy the clothes they try on because they feel good fitting into smaller sizes, when in actuality they are still wearing the same size they always have. The label is just changed to make the size look smaller. Nice, huh?

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Saks, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales and other big department stores sell designer clothes for heftier price tags than the smaller stores. That’s because the designers stay true to their size charts. Their zero is still a true zero. European sizes are the most accurate, particularly when you go by pants.

Europeans have never changed their grading scale, and really, you can only find these clothes in the more expensive locations. Is it worth it to pay more money to have the right size? It’s not really what’s right or wrong. It’s more about the principle.

So how does all this come back to what makes someone beautiful? The point is that everything in life is superficial, down to the size tags on your clothes. The last few decades have shaped society into thinking one is only considered beautiful if she wears a size two, has the hourglass figure, an oval face, long hair and big eyes and lips. Today, women are getting plastic surgery in their 20s. Getting breast implants, face-lifts, nose jobs, Botox, etc. is like shopping for a new dress, but are we really doing it for ourselves or are we trying to be what society has deemed “beautiful”? Next time you look in the mirror, remember that you are an individual. If everyone looked the same, the world would be boring. Enjoy being who you are and accept yourself and your flaws. Beauty really does come from within. That is what draws others to you. Looks only last for so long.

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tarte Smooth Operator Illuminating Serum The effect is fantastic.

The skin will look fresh, but the best part? The Amazonian clay finishing powder keeps you oil free!

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Urban Decay Afterglow Powder Blush in Score The perfect cheek for the season in a cream flushed pinky peach. So healthy looking!

Pavy’s

Spring is reliving the pastel with the spirit of ear

tarte Lipsurgence Natural Lip Luster in Buff This is the perfect pouty, peachy nude. You’ll feel so youthful in this tint!

4 Make Up For Ever Eyeshadow in Yellow Gold 10 I’m telling you, this is a great lid color to pop the eyes.

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Armani Eyeshadow Quad in Maestro 8 The perfect blend of sophistication and edge for this seasons trend

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Hourglass Aura Sheer Lip Stain in Flush This stunning stain will help your smile look brighter and last for sure.

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Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder I recently used this on a shoot and I have to say the gal’s skin literally looked years younger.

Hourglass Solar Tan Self-Tanning Primer This primer really achieves that natural tan effect while keeping your makeup on!

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NARS Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Celebrate Matte-ish, lime-ish green, this bold choice will make you the one to watch for.

glamour of late ‘70s sirens rly ‘80s punk edge!

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Korres Lip Butter Glaze in Raspberry Your lips have never felt this soft!

Pavy has been in the cosmetics industry for over twelve years and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His work has been published for Joey O Footwear campaigns seen in Marie Claire, Glamour, In Style, Lucky, Cosmopolitan, and Elle Accessories. His work has also been seen on the runways for designers such as Kara Saun, Escada, Pamela Roland, Max Mara, Yana K, Coco Klicks, Kate O’Conner, and Samora.

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Jason Jackson and Hot Pink Style Team Up for the Miami Heat

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hat do you think when you think of basketball in South Florida? The Miami Heat? Obviously. Dwyane Wade and Lebron James? Absolutely. Hot Pink Style? If not yet, you will. Thanks to the Heat’s jack-of-all-trades Jason Jackson, those three words will soon go hand-inhand with one of the NBA’s most exciting and entertaining franchises.

For those not in the know, Jason “Jax” Jackson is the television host and sideline reporter for all things Miami Heat. He is currently entrenched in his lucky seventh season of continually raising the bar as the voice and face of arguably the most notable team in professional sports today.

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session and the rest is history. I took it upon myself to forge what I believe will be an invaluable relationship between Hot Pink and the Miami Heat.

Why do you feel this kind of working relationship will be so important?

Aside from the athletic endeavors, professional sports are also entertainment. Why not follow the lead of what is going down on the movie and television sets of Hollywood and New York? I think it immediately up-

grades our profile and puts our best foot forward in the fashion and lifestyle parts of the equation.

Was this something the team has explored in the past or is this something entirely new for the Heat?

How did you become involved with the girls of Hot Pink Style? I

met them at an internal Media Day. They were doing their thing with their fancy pink boots and stood out from the rest of the crews in attendance. I made sure we reconnected a month later for a personal styling

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This is a whole new ball game. I wanted to continue to be a trailblazer.

I knew that utilizing the talents Jamie and Jenna brought to the table would continue to separate us from the rest of the pack. That

“I wanted to continue to be a trailblazer. I knew that utilizing the talents Jamie and Jenna brought to the table would continue to separate us from the rest of the pack. That is what Pat Riley and the Heat front office want from us as an organization and that is what I strive to provide.”

Shirt: White v-neck shirt from stylist collection Leather Jacket: Andrew Marc from Saks Fifth Avenue Accessories: Gold aviator sunglasses by Ermenegildo Zegna from Neiman Marcus Boca Raton.

Photographed by: Paul Misciagno, Paulmisciagno.com Styling by: Hot Pink Style, www.hotpinkstyle.com Makeup by: Hot Pink Style, www.hotpinkstyle.com Location: Hot Pink Factory

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Shirt: Black shirt by Robert Graham from Neiman Marcus Boca Raton Pants: Black dress pants by David Taylor from Jason’s Closet Accessories: Black velour top hat, cashmere scarf by Welch Margetson, Black cane, all accessories from stylist collection.

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is what Pat Riley and the Heat front office want from us as an organization and that is what I strive to provide.

How would you describe the sports, entertainment and social scene of Miami? If New York and [Los Ange-

les] had a baby, it would be Miami - a cool and classy combination of two of the greatest cities in the world.

behind-the-scenes

action

you

have gone through in the past?

It’s a long way from the early days at ESPN getting ready in the bathroom.

There were no makeup artists. Nobody was there to make sure I was looking good on camera. The Hot Pink girls told me that if I look good, it makes them look great!

What kind of role do you see Hot

How has your experience with

Pink playing for the Heat in the

Hot Pink Style differed from the

future? We have just seen the be-

ginning of what kind of asset Hot Pink can become to the Heat organization. I see them as the style professionals for everything that the Heat put their brand on. Social events, television broadcasts, photo and video shoots and other promotional opportunities should all have the Hot Pink Style stamp on them to assure we are doing our best to represent ourselves in a fashion the Heat organization and fans can be proud of.

The Miami Heat + Jason Jackson + Hot Pink Style = Winning Team!

After Jax and I wrapped up and parted ways until the next Heat home game, I had a chance to hear from the lovely ladies of Hot Pink Style, Jamie and Jenna DeBrino. Here is what the fashion icons had to say about their experience with the Heat.

looking dapper and fresh at all times. He puts so much into the team and so much of himself into his work.

Working with others who are just as passionate about what they do is what makes this so enjoyable for us, and Jax certainly is that.

Tell me about your blos-

How is working in the

soming relationship with

sports world with Jax dif-

Jason Jackson and the

ferent from working in the

What does an opportuni-

Miami Heat. We are so ex-

world of high fashion that

ty like this mean for Hot

cited to be a part of something so monumental. We met Jax at the first photo shoot we did with the Heat and were so happy to have the opportunity to style him.

He is essentially the face and voice of the Heat, so it is absolutely necessary that he is

you are accustomed to?

Pink Style? We thrive on

Our goal is to erase those lines. Jax is such a star and we love reminding him of that. He has been his own personal stylist for years, but at this stage of his career and with the fact that he is representing such a

the energy and love of going to the arena to work on Jax and hang behind the scenes in the production room. This will hopefully open the eyes to others in the industry to the fact that bringing style and class

high-class organization, he deserves to have his own team to keep him pressed, pampered and pimped so he can concentrate on what he does best - bringing the Heat! Knowing that with a little help from his girls at Hot Pink, he will always be looking fresh on the set or the sidelines.

and even a bit of sex appeal into the sports equation is a winning strategy.

When the world of high fashion met the world of professional sports, the Heat was immediately on.

Hot Pink and Jax have forged a fiery foundation for years to come. Next we need to get D-Wade and Lebron into Hot Pink’s hands and in front of the Icon cameras. With Jax in their corner, the ceiling is truly the sky. Stay tuned for an exciting finish to the season and the start of something special behind the scenes. The Miami Heat + Jason Jackson + Hot Pink Style = Winning Team!

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Kelsey Chow Becoming Hollywood’s Next “It Girl”

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Interviewed & written by: Tom Stoup

At 19, the half-American, half-Chinese Kelsey Chow has already come a long way from her timid takeoff as GiGi Silveri on the CW’s “One Tree Hill”. A prominent member in Disney’s current crop of on-screen talent, she has her hands full between acting, studying global health at Columbia University, raising awareness for noble causes and commanding many a paparazzo’s lens at red carpet events.

Chow is currently the female lead of Disney XD’s sit-com “Pair of Kings”, which follows the fantastical exploits of dizygotic twin boys (Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw) who assume leadership over a Polynesian island. With refreshing intelligence, youthful optimism and stylishly stunning looks she is embracing the worlds of showbiz and fashion en route to becoming Hollywood’s next it-girl.

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show premiered. How do you un-

With your star rising, how has your

wind from all this? (Laughing) I’ll let

personal life changed? I don’t know!

you know when I do. It really has been a crazy year, especially because right after our season of “Pair of Kings” ended, I went straight to school. Honestly, I think I’m happiest doing a million things at once.

I guess I get occasional run-ins, like I picked up my mail the other day and got asked about “One Tree Hill” by the mailman. In that way it’s kinda strange, but especially with the kid demographic... we have so much fun on “Pair of Kings”. Starting from the beginning we really created this world and we put a lot of hard work into it. To get the feedback from the kids and to see that they like it... oh, gosh, it really means the world to us. We got picked up for season two, so we’re really excited!

To go or not to go to college is a big question for celebrities your age how did you arrive at the decision to pursue a degree? I always knew I

wanted to go to college. That was very, very important to me. It’s such a valuable experience, not only academically but also socially. You find out a lot about who you are and you really mature and find amazing people who last a lifetime.

Some of my best friends go [to Columbia]. With the entertainment industry, timing is everything and it can be really challenging balancing both, but acting is absolutely my passion. I love every day on set. I am a totally happy camper and although right now, especially with “Pair of Kings”, that does take priority, I’m happy to be able to go back to school when I can.

You accidentally kicked a prop boulder onto a cameraman, is that right?

I know, I know! Isn’t that terrible? Oh, gosh, when we had our wrap party for this season they had this huge gag reel put together and it actually showed the footage of the rock - made of styrofoam, keep in mind! It hit the camera operator and I was like, “Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry!” My face was just priceless.

Is it correct you’re no longer on “One Tree Hill”? I’m no longer on it. I was

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Beauty Entertainment “I’ve met a lot of excellent, amazing people through my time with Disney. We really support each other, just by going around to each others’ sets. It’s an adventure. It’s also really nice to have their support.” on the show from when I was 13-17, seasons 3, 4 and 6, I think. It was quite the journey - I started out as a geeky basketball announcer and they moved the show 5 years ahead... and I transitioned into a promiscuous college student. That was actually a fun transition to play.

They really care about your career. It’s nice that they really give attention to that. It’s not just like a job where you go in, you go out. They want you to do well and offer their best in return. So I’m extremely lucky. It’s been a blast.

family on set, which I completely appreciate. I guess I maybe have an insider view on the world of boys. But, um, y’know... many mysteries still remain!

You’re so busy, is dating even on your radar right now? It’s absolutely

Other recent Disney stars have forc-

challenging. I’m in a million different places at once.

Do you have any anecdotes from

ibly broken free of the company’s

that set? I find sometimes I can be

happy-go-lucky image with dramatic

a little awkward so I definitely have some interesting stories. Most of the people in Montreal were much older, and I was very, very nervous. The first time I met Sophia Bush I was so nervous that I didn’t even understand what she said. I think she was like, “Are you having a good time?” And I was like, “Um... Good!” I was, I guess, a normal, awkward 13-year-old girl.

roles and racy publicity. Do you feel

On screen, you and Mitchel Musso

the need to cut loose? You know,

are quite interested in one another

what’s so great is that with this demographic, you have this enormous influence on these kids. It’s a privilege, but it can be a responsibility, and a big one. I think everyone does keep that in mind and is very willing. At the same time you have to be who you are. I mean, I’m in college and I’m a normal college student.

I think that at the end of the day, that’s it. You do your job and you do it as best as you can and stay true to yourself and hopefully you’ll be happy.

- I’m sure plenty of fans would love

From an outside perspective, the Disney Channel seems to corral actors like an old Hollywood studio. Can you shed some light on the modern

to see a real life romance! Is there potential or is that just good acting? (Laughing) I love Mitchel, I love

Mitchel. I love all the boys from the show and actually I really love [Mitchel’s character] Brady and Mikayla. I think we’re gonna see more Brady and Mikayla action in season two that I’m really excited about. I’ll leave it at that!

You have a history on stage. You were even in a production of “Les

Mouseketeer experience? “Modern

Not only is “Pair of Kings” geared to-

Miserables” in Scotland - quite dif-

Mouseketeer”, ha! Honestly, it’s been an honor. It really is like what they say - a Disney family. I’ve met a lot of excellent, amazing people through my time with Disney. We really support each other, just by going around to each other’s sets. It’s an adventure. It’s also really nice to have their support.

ward boys, apart from you the cast is a

ferent from a Disney “sit-com”. What

total boys club. How does this change

sort of projects do you aspire to work

your experience compared to that of

on in the future? Honestly, being on a

one who does more female-oriented

sitcom has been really amazing training, aside from the fun. I’ve learned so much.

In terms of the future, I’d love to explore all different kinds of acting. More television - I’ve had the opportunity to do

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work? Well, I actually get picked on a lot

more! The boys love to give me a hard time, but at the same time they’ve been extremely protective of me. It’s really a

episodic as well as sit-com - and I’d love to get into films. Maybe even go back to theater - I wouldn’t mind!

Are there any other actors that serve as inspiration for you? I really want to

work with Annette Benning. That would be the ultimate training. Oh my gosh, she’s amazing. I love Rachel McAdams. I used to say I always wanted to work with Sean Connery or Robert Redford. And after seeing “Sophie’s Choice”, I mean...

Meryl Streep is just... there are no words.

There are so many people you can learn so much from. I’m so excited; I think that’s one aspect that’s so great about acting - meeting all the different people.

I’m game!

You must be rubbing elbows all the time. You’re becoming quite the red carpet darling. Oh, goodness, well,

thank you! I have gotten to meet some really cool people already. It’s very surreal. I still feel like a teenaged girl sometimes. I saw John Mayer at an event and called my roommate. I was like, “Oh, my God!” Totally normal college student!

“Honestly, being on a sitcom has been really amazing training, aside from the fun. I’ve learned so much. In terms of the future, I’d love to explore all different kinds of acting.” know Ruffian has an amazing spring collection, which I’d love to wear. I’m a huge Ferragamo fan. Huge Ferragamo fan! It’s just extremely classy. And the Resort Collection’s coming out which I am excited for.

modern day - I love Alexa Chung. I love how she’s got that tomboyish look that’s also very comfortable and quirky. Comfort is honestly my number one but I guess I love to experiment with different styles and if at the end of the day I love it, I’ll wear it!

On the red carpet you showcase a classic look that reminds me of Au-

Do you have a personal stylist, or

Do you have a favorite fashion de-

drey Hepburn. Do you have a fashion

one you prefer working with? I ac-

signer? I get to wear some really cool

icon? Oh goodness, that’s so sweet.

Vivienne Westwood pieces. I absolutely adore her. I’ve really gotten into vintage clothing. It’s a really fun hobby. I just went to one of the cool vintage stores in New York and I could literally spend hours there just finding hidden treasures. I went to my first New York Fashion Week and there’s just some really amazing designers. I

Audrey is... I can’t even call her by first name - Audrey Hepburn! I couldn’t even consider myself in the same category but I mean, yes, of course, in terms of old Hollywood, absolutely.

Her, and... I’m taking film classes and Grace Kelly is absolutely amazing. Everything she wears is so classic and beautiful. Someone a little more

tually was able to meet Michael Russo, who is amazing. He’s got this great sense of style and these really unique pieces he brings to my attention. He’s also very willing to listen - to what I want to wear and what I like. It’s definitely a collaboration. In New York, Alex Gobo has worked with me on a lot of the Ferragamo pieces I’ve been wearing. He totally knows what I love.

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The Real Dennis D. Entrepreneurial, Philanthropist and Controversial. The Man with the Plan.

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Interviewed by: Tom Stoup

ou’ve probably heard of Los Angeles-based investor and new “Million Dollar Listing” cast member Dennis Desantis. For starters, he’s involved with various high-profile businesses such as Eva Longoria’s restaurant/ nightclub Besos and Dr. Tea’s Tea Garden. You may also have heard his name a couple years ago regarding a certain young actress’ fender-bender in his pricey ride. To pursue current and upcoming successes, Desantis has battled the reputation that comes with being a former owner of an adult entertainment company. Is the placement of this hurtle fair? Everyone will have his or her own opinion, so let’s hear from the man himself.

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“I was born in Brooklyn, right outside of Coney Island. A rough neighborhood. My father was a telephone man. My mother never worked, she was just a housewife.

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Did you start from scratch or come

Of course I have to ask about your

from money? I was born in Brooklyn,

links with the adult entertainment

right outside of Coney Island. A rough neighborhood. My father was a telephone man. My mother never worked, she was just a housewife. I started with nothing. Everything was pretty much self-made. I didn’t have any celebrity parents or any connections; I just started from the ground up.

industry. Alright, well, first, back in

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Brooklyn it was really tough making money. I opened up a pool hall, I opened up a pizzeria and I opened up a bar when I was 21. I was always used to owning my own businesses. Then I had to start from scratch again so my friend was like, “Hey, why don’t you

come work in the adult business with me?” I was like, “Hey, whatever, let’s do it.” This friend of mine owned the company; I went in as a salesman and saw how much money could be made doing it. I jumped in with two feet and did it for a long time. It was an amazing business; I definitely learned a lot. I met a lot of interesting people. It was a great moneymaker for a long time.

to do with the day-to-day operations.

My close friend is the majority owner.

How did you link up with her? It seems an unlikely pairing. My good

friend Jonas, he owns a bunch of clubs and restaurants. He owns Rock Bar in Miami and Vegas. He put the plans together with celebrity chef Todd English and Eva, they raised some money and I was one of the people who put up money. It’s one of the most publicized restaurants in the country. Paparazzi, celebrities, entertainers - it’s really well known. It’s a tough business, the restaurant business. It’s really tough.

celebrities. I would see Jason Bateman, everybody you could possibly think of.

Whoopi Goldberg, everybody. I was like, “Wow, why is there only this one little tea store? We should be a hundred stores! This should be in restaurants and casinos and Trader Joe’s and all these outlets! I had a meeting with Doc to take it to the next level, and that’s when I formed my own website called drteasonline.com. I own that myself, that’s my thing. Even though Doc still owns Dr. Tea’s, I own [the website]. I have the right to open stores and distribute to any restaurant or chain store I want in the country.

And the tea itself? It’s all about well-

How do you select which businesses to invest in? Does the end justify the means or do you need more than that? Usually I like to invest in

You’re involved in all kinds of things now. Is your involvement purely financial or do you make creative decisions? Here’s the thing: I’m to-

tally out of the adult industry. I’ve been out for a few years now. I’m an investor at Beso with Eva Longoria in Hollywood and Vegas. I’m never hands-on there. I just go there, I eat, I entertain but I don’t have anything

something I have control over, have a say in or am good at doing. So the restaurant is probably my worst investment. Not to say my “worst”, it’s just something I have no control over.

I don’t know the food industry, I’m not hands-on there and it’s not on me whether it goes good or bad. I like to invest in things where if it goes good or bad it’s because of me. That’s why the adult thing was good because I ran the business. If it was gonna sell, it was gonna sell because of me. I invested my own money and I controlled it all.

I didn’t have any partners - I owned it outright. Dr. Tea’s is something I have control over.

You work with Mark Ukra (“Dr. Tea”) in development? I approached Doc. I

would go [to Dr. Tea’s] and see all these

being. It’s good for your skin, it’s good for energy, it’s just good for all-around health. We have weight-loss teas, we have craving teas. Let’s say you want an apple pie or a candy bar. You could have the apple pie tea or the candy bar tea, which is three calories as opposed to three or four-hundred calories. We did a whole thing on “The View” for the craving teas. You can watch the video on our website and it basically gives a little tea lesson.

Coffee’s a dehydrant. The number one organ in your body is your skin and coffee dehydrates your skin.

It’s not like tea’s very popular in this country. We’re trying to make [Dr. Tea’s] cool. That’s why we have all these celebrities endorsing it. You see celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and hot models endorsing Smart Water, but I’m the first person who took celebrities to endorse a tea company.

And tea’s not expensive. Inexpensive, healthy and cool - it’s a no-brainer!

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Entertainment Would you say online outlets like YouTube and Twitter are integral to your endeavors? A hundred percent.

Doesn’t Goose have a video with over 600,000 hits? Yeah, and he did

that on his own - no help, no marketing. He told a few people, told a few people, told a few people and it’s all over. I mean, that’s a lot of views when you’re nobody with no marketing team. That shows that people like you. We’re confident that if we upload a few more songs and get a few more views, we could get paid for a You-

freedom to do what you want. When you’re stuck in an album contract you have to deliver a certain amount of albums in a certain amount of years.

You have to make songs that might not be great for you. They’re called “album songs”. If you do it like this, you can do whatever you want. You’re not locked into any contract; you can make any songs you want.

What is your involvement with Lupus LA? My mom died on Father’s

Day this past year. She died of Lupus.

She was misdiagnosed at first with

raise awareness and obviously to raise money. This is a deadly disease. It’s just like cancer. Probably not as deadly, but there’s no cure for it. You can live a long time with it if you catch it in time but it doesn’t just come up in a blood test - you have to specifically be checked for it.

We did a charity poker event in LA where we raised a bunch of money, then we did this thing called Hollywood Bag Ladies at the Wilshire and raised a hundred grand. We gave Toni Braxton an award ‘cause Toni Braxton has Lupus. Rachel Zoe got an award. I

“I get so much criticism from doing porn. I guess it’s only because of Twitter. Before Twitter happened I didn’t really hear from anybody. With Facebook nobody would write that stuff on your wall or anything like that, but now with Twitter... I guess there’s just crazy people on Twitter that go out and bash people or have nothing better to do.”

Tube channel and have people download the songs as he puts them out.

That’s the new way some bands are doing it. Billy Corgan has the new Smashing Pumpkins album coming out one song at a time.

Some people don’t want to buy the whole album. Some people might not like all the songs, so if you just put out singles it’s easier.

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rheumatoid arthritis, which has very similar symptoms. She was trying to take herbs to bring down the inflammation but it just got worse, she had to go to the hospital and she was finally diagnosed with Lupus. She had a bad case of it and two or three months afterwards she was gone. To me it’s still like a bad dream. My mom was one of the healthiest ladies - walked every day, exercised, didn’t drink or do drugs. She was loved by so many people. Right away I wanted to get involved in helping families not have to go through what we went through.

I started working with Lupus LA to

still don’t know what she got an award for but she got an award that day. To this day I Twitter about Lupus and give the link to donate. Actually, Lupus Florida saw my Twitter and they want me to give some gift baskets to a charity fund. I’m fully involved with Lupus and I’ll be involved for the rest of my life.

I hear you want to cover your body in tattoos. Well, my body is pretty

covered in tattoos as it is. I obviously have a lot of tattoos in memory of my mom and I have a big cross. They’re pretty cool. I have this amazing tattoo

artist, his name is Peter Koskela. @PeterTattooist He does The Game who is a rapper from LA, he does Brandy, he does Maks and his brother Val from “Dancing With the Stars”, he does a couple people from “American Idol”.

He’s a big tattoo artist in LA. He’s just amazing. I don’t get tattoos from anybody else but him. I’m actually flying out to LA next week for the premiere of “Million Dollar Listing” on Thursday and on Friday he’s coming to the hotel to tattoo me. Should be cool.

How much of your body is left before you’re done? Well, I got a bunch

when I was 18 and they look like they’re faded so I’ll have to re-do all of those. I’ve got some time before my whole body’s covered, but I like what’s going on so far.

Does it all flow together or are there individual pieces? It’s all together

now. We’re trying to put everything else together on the arms and just make it look like one big piece of art.

Pete is amazing and he’s getting really big to the point where people are gonna have to book him. Especially on TMZ he’s getting a lot of exposure.

What’s your tattoo philosophy?

Like I said my mom passed away and that was a must that just had to go on my body. It has to be something very meaningful to me or stand out for the rest of my life. Whether it be a saying that I’ll never forget that I’ll want to live by every day - wake up and say, “Hey, this is what I want to do today” - or a family member passing or if I have children. Stuff like

that. I wouldn’t just wake up and get a dragon tattooed on my arm or just anything. Everything on my body has meaning.

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Entertainment tually talk about you or read about you or write about you, it means you’re on their mind. It’s good, right? When you bash me for owning a porno company and call me this porn king or dirtbag or whatever, you don’t even know me! I let it all go but sometimes you get thousands and thousands of messages like that on Twitter and it’s just like, “Wow, enough’s enough.” Sometimes it gets me upset ‘cause people don’t know that I’m great to my family, I’m great to my friends, I help charities, I help old people cross the street, I go to church. I do so many great things and they still hold this over me. I don’t do it now. I used to do it. I wasn’t a porn star, I wasn’t filming porn, I just owned the company and sold the films. It didn’t make me a bad person. It was all legal, too. I never once saw a girl on the street and said, “Hey, you’re beautiful, you should try shooting porn.” I never encouraged anyone to get in the industry. I guess the rest of my life people are gonna know about that.

If you Google me, the first thing that’s gonna come up is porn and Lindsay Lohan. That’s just gonna be there forever, it’s never gonna go anywhere.

That Lindsay Lohan thing. She was driving your Maserati... Lindsay’s an

amazing girl. She’s a good friend. If I ever needed her she’d be there. She just gets portrayed as something else.

She needed a favor at the time and I lent her my Maserati and she drove it around for a while. And they made this big story out of it. TMZ wanted to dig deeper and see how she got the Maserati and whose it was. They dug and dug and saw that it was owned by 36

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me and they called me this big porn king. The cat was out of the bag. All these weekly magazines were thinking Lindsay was gonna do a porn for me.

Lindsay’s just my friend. She’s actually a good customer of Dr. Tea’s. She was actually gonna be a partner with me in it but then she went to rehab and that never happened.

Being charismatic and outgoing seems a pre-requisite of your endeavors. Are you naturally this way or did it take some work? It’s so

funny. Since I was 13 every girl, my friends, family, everybody would just tell me, “You have this aura about you.”

It’s indescribable. I don’t really know.

I’m a good talker; I’m very good with girls. I could have a conversation with so many people - from someone in Congress to a drug dealer to a guy on Wall Street to a Hollywood actor to a model. I could sit and talk to anybody about anything. I’m knowledgable in so many different fields. You could put me anywhere in the world and I’ll fit in. I like to help people. And I’m just very easy-going, y’know? Nothing really bothers me. I’m very laid-back, I read a lot of books and I like to have fun. That’s pretty much it. I think I got better with people and better with talking and better with girls when I worked on Wall Street when I was 18.

I just have this thing about me. I was

really good with opening accounts.

What do you feel are the key detriments shared by those struggling to meet the success you have enjoyed? I would say persistence. I read

books, so one of the main things I live by is that I will persist until I succeed. That’s been my thing since I was younger. Some people might find it annoying. A lot of LA people might think, “Wow, this New Yorker’s too aggressive, he needs to slow down!”

I was so bad when I was young that other kids weren’t allowed to hang out with me, but I was one of the smartest kids in my school. I just had a bad attitude so I was the one who was never gonna make it, but I became this success story just by persisting.

Never take “no” for an answer. It’s just a numbers game. The more people you ask, you’re bound to have someone say “yes”. Whether you’re a guy on Wall Street asking people for money or you’re trying to pick up a girl or anything, the more you ask the better chance you have. Just when you think things are down, you just gotta keep going. Most successful millionaires or billionaires have probably 10 to 15 business ventures they failed in before they finally triumphed.

Desire. I think desire’s more important than talent. That’s my motto.

To Donate to LupusLA: www.lupusla.org/support/donate.php Follow Dennis on Twitter: @RealDennisD Facebook: www.facebook.com/RealDennisDesantis Dr. Tea’s: www.drteasonline.com

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Photographer Spotlight

JSquared Photograp Jared Schlachet and Joe Magnani both attended the venerated Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA, albeit two years apart, and were introduced through a mutual colleague who acknowledged their very similar business ethics and long-term professional ambitions. They began, one helping the other on individual assignments; one shooting, the other assisting.

Quickly they saw they should work together and started a one-of-a-kind photography company where they would be equally involved in all aspects of production - artistically and technically - from conceptual planning to shooting and through post-production.

While on set, one will shoot while the other directs, viewing the digital images on a monitor. If something is not working visually, corrections can be made immediately, saving time. It is common, if not standard, for Schlachet and Magnani to take turns shooting the same look and set-up, which in turn offers the client a variety of images and shooting styles.

Known for edgy and dramatic lighting, desaturated colors

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and high contrast, JSquared Photography’s work has been published both nationally and internationally and has appeared in magazines like People, InStyle, Maxim, Billboard, LA Confidential and Inked, to name just a few. Commercial clients include Warner Bros. Music, Sony BMG, Paul Mitchell, the CW Network and the Oprah Winfrey Network. With their ever-growing clientele base, aspirations to emulate the careers of idols Art Striber, Mark Seliger, Ben Watts and Randall Slavin and a passion for the craft matched by no other in the business, Schlachet and Magnani have risen to unanticipated levels of success, which in classic teamwork fashion they attribute to one another. JSquared Photography is organically positioned to claim the industry.

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Photographer Spotlight “We are inspired by our subjects themselves and the characters they play. We are constantly looking at other photos and getting inspired by other photographers’ great works as well as other artists and music.”

Julie Benz in her Los Angeles home Opposite Page: Justin Bieber in Hollywood studio

Where do your inspirations come from? A lot of dif-

Out of all aspects of the industry (I.E. shooting ce-

ferent places. We are inspired by our subjects themselves and the characters they play. We are constantly looking at other photos and getting inspired by other photographers’ great works as well as other artists and music. Also a big part of what directs us during a shoot is the wardrobe. The wardrobe plays such an important role in the photos because it can dictate where we feel the photo needs to take place - either an environment that lends itself to the wardrobe or that is a complete juxtaposition.

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peals to you the most? Do you have a goal for what you would like to have done five years from now?

We really focus on celebrity photography. Celebrities can lend such great personality to our shoots. We have shot fashion and beauty and we enjoy it, but our passion is creating compelling images of celebrities. Five years from now we really just want to continue to expand our client roster and continue to photograph celebrities.

What comes with that is, hopefully, bigger opportuni-

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Photographer Spotlight

“We are very laid back and very easy to work with.

We like to keep the set that way so everyone is comfortable. We try to keep the drama off the set.”

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Opposite Page: Chelsea Handler at Holly’s West, Santa Monica Clockwise from top: Michael Steger at Evo, Downtown Los Angeles; Collin Eggelsfield in Hollywood studio; Larry Flynt at his Los Angeles office

ties that include movie posters and key art for shows.

That’s the ultimate goal!

Any crazy on-set stories you like to share? Every shoot

is different and presents different problems and situations.

We are very laid back and very easy to work with. We like to keep the set that way so everyone is comfortable. We try to keep the drama off the set.

We shoot with Canon cameras and lenses because Canon is basically the industry leader in digital photography for SLR bodies. For lighting we use Profoto lights, again for their reliability and range of modifiers. On set we shoot tethered to an Apple 27” iMac with Capture One Pro software and then we do all our post work in Adobe Photoshop.

How do clients find you? Through our website. We send

What type of equipment do you use, and why? Do you prefer certain camera brands to others? We use equip-

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Larry Rudolph at his Beverly Hills office Opposite Page: Audrina Patridge at Fred Segal, Los Angeles

trust to deliver what they want, and a referral from a colleague or friend is the best advertising out there.

What sets you apart from other photographers in LA since it is such a big and flourishing city with so much talent? There are a ton of photographers to compete with

Is there any part of photography you haven’t explored yet and would like to? We each have side projects that we

would like to explore on our own. Nothing major, just subjects that interest us personally. When we have the time, hopefully we will be able to get into those more!

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in LA. A lot of good photographers and a lot of not-sogood ones. All you can do is shoot what you like the way you like and keep on shooting. Clients will come when your work is good enough and not a minute sooner. Shoot what makes you happy.

“There are a ton of photographers to compete with in LA. A lot of good photographers and a lot of notso-good ones. All you can do is shoot what you like the way you like and keep on shooting.�

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Behind A combination of a love for fashion, photography and writing slowly evolved into the magazine that you see in front of you today.

Interviewed and written by: Tom Stoup

Photography: Chris Nagy | Wardrobe: Juicy Couture | Hair: Mia Manaloto | Make up: Dani Taverna | Wardrobe Styling: Jessica Jimenez

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Spring 2010: Julie Rabbani fires up a local fashion publication for Southwest Florida. Skip ahead to now: she’s editor-in-chief for the newly digitized and globalized Icon Magazine you see before you on your computer, iPad, Kindle, or other personal device. How did this quick evolution come about?

What spurred the switch from print to digital? Just who is this Julie Rabbani, and why did she conceive a fashion magazine in the first place?

Says Rabbani herself, “Since I was old enough to read I’ve collected magazines.

Elle, W, Women’s Wear Daily... I’m obsessed with fashion magazines. There were so many things I loved about it and so many things I hated. I would read the articles, but what was more interesting to me was the photography. I would get the magazines to look at the spreads.”

On exclusivity, she continues, “Who can really afford a $5,000 jacket in Vogue?

I can’t afford that, but of course I like to look at it! That’s the whole point.

When you look in a magazine you’re daydreaming. It’s like watching a movie - you become one with another reality.”

So what sets Icon apart? “I noticed the magazines were lacking current events. I want to teach the world through art.” With pieces such as the oil-coated “Deepwater Horizon” covering the BP disaster and “Without A Voice” addressing womanhood in the Middle East, Rabbani has indeed presented a unique blend of inventive fashion and poignant world affairs.

She also recognizes - and doesn’t shy from discussing - the glamour industry’s underbelly. “People in fashion can be materialistic and I just don’t like that effect. I want to deal more in creativity.

You can take it with a grain of salt. Like a piece of art, you either love it or hate it. I want the magazine to be there for people to read, but I also want it to be a piece of art for people to look at and just love. Or they can hate it! It’s up to the people.”

In 2003 Rabbani enrolled with a full course load in Chicago’s International Academy of Design & Technology to pursue her dual Bachelor’s degree in fashion and marketing. Romance was just around the bend as Rabbani’s nowhusband Omid was studying at a nearby medical school. When Omid landed a residency in Gainesville, Florida, Julie transferred to her Academy’s Tampa campus. She became editor-in-chief of the student fashion magazine, met several valuable collaborators and eventually graduated cum laude.

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After relocating to Naples, Florida in 2005 and becoming pregnant with her first boy, Nabil, Rabbani looked to put her degree to work.

She states, “Originally I was going to open my own clothing store, The Denim Bar. While I was pregnant I made my 250-page business plan.”

But economic timing was not ideal for new businesses and The Denim Bar was indefinitely postponed.

Rabbani began screen-printing original designs for her new online company, Rabbani Couture Inc. Eventually, with a second boy, Aiden, on the way, Rabbani began to get antsy because she was no longer working. At this point her disenchantment with the fashion world’s cruel superficiality led her to, for a time, swear it off. Upon a return to school to obtain a Master’s in photography with a focus in fine art and documentary, she found herself again surrounded by her passion as fellow students conducted fashion shoots. The appeal proved irresistible. Says Rabbani, who then added fashion photography and photojournalism to her curriculum, “I was meant to be in fashion.”

Rabbani’s next step was freelancing for local publications, whereupon she “realized the local ones didn’t have fashion.

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Maybe a couple spreads, but that’s it.”

With Rabbani’s knowledge of fashion, photography and editing, Icon’s first incarnation was born as Bayfront Magazine. “When we first started the magazine I just wanted to do a fun little thing.

Just a local magazine to keep me busy that I could use my creativity with. It was just going to be completely local photography.” That was before “The Hills” star Audrina Patridge signed for the cover, and before approximately 4,000 people attended the launch at Miami nightclub LIV. “My mind started moving and I was like, ‘this could be really big!’ I was hoping to go national after the first year.

It happened with the first issue.” With wider distribution, Bayfront’s name upgraded to the less localized Icon.

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The first issue under the new banner could be found in Borders and Barnes & Noble locations across the country.

Of course, Borders’ announcement of bankruptcy was not far off. With brick and mortar shutting down, going digital only made sense.

The difference with this is huge. It’s going to be free; everyone can see it.”

With the nature of the Internet, each release is instantly accessible across the world from the United States to Great Britain to Japan and beyond.

“It’s global, not local. People who weren’t able to go into Borders and buy an issue can now view it through our app on their iPhone or iPad or on the website.”

Does this alter one’s artistic approach? Rabbani compares the switch to the battle between film and digital photography: “Photographers did not believe in digital. They’d say it’s not fine art if it’s taken with a digital camera. You have to go through the chemical process. Now, if you look on the streets, everyone’s digital. It’s the way to go. You don’t have to waste your money on paper and film.” Essentially, though the aesthetic is different, the cost goes down, limitations are far fewer and the product is more easily preserved. “Just like with the digital camera you can have your archives; you can have as many pages as you want. We have videos, which is a totally new concept. It’s incred-

ible - we can film behind the scenes of our shoots and people can see the process of the articles.”

The benefits don’t end on the creative side. “The best part is, all the links are clickable. We’re selling online ad space, so it’s cheaper for advertisers to buy.

They’re paying a lot less money and getting more exposure. If you click their link, you go right to their website instead of just passing by pages.”

On managing marriage, a pair of young boys, a magazine and a Master’s program for which she’s currently crafting a thesis through a series of black and white fine art pieces, Rabbani explains, “It’s definitely a juggling act. The kids are monsters but I love them. Omid works a lot because he’s a physician, and then I have my school and my work. It’s not easy. I never in my wildest dreams imagined owning a magazine. I look back at my college days when I was running one…

I loved it so much, but never thought I’d be doing this. Now I’m sitting at the computer, doing my schoolwork and doing the magazine with my babies in my lap.”

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The Sparkling ICON:

David Yurman

What an afternoon, my chance of a lifetime interview with David Yurman. Like the man’s work or not, you know him, and to know him is to love him. He is warm, open, funny and very passionate about his craft.

Interview By Amanda Jaron

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Founder of the jewelry company bearing his name at Saks Fifth Avenue and best known for his twisted cable design, David Yurman never sought to become a jewelry designer.

Founder of the jewelry company bearing his name at Saks Fifth Avenue and best known for his twisted cable design, David Yurman never sought to become a jewelry designer. It happened organically when he was apprenticing and experimenting with different forms of art.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with him to discuss what makes him an icon in the world of jewelry.

Yurman grew up on Long Island and dropped out of college to fall into the 1960s’ Bohemian arts scene. In the late ‘60s he apprenticed under a series of famed sculptors including Jacques Lipchitz, who collaborated with Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani and Theodore Rozark.

In 1969, while living in New York and collaborating with sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp, Yurman met painter Sybil Kleinrock, who had arrived at Van de Bovenkamp’s studio to interview for a job. The two hit it off right away.

Yurman started making some of his first pieces of jewelry as gifts for Kleinrock.

What was just a hobby soon became a fulltime job thanks to Kleinrock’s insistence.

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before launching his own collection with Yurman Designs, Inc. in 1979 — the same year he and Kleinrock married.

By the mid-1980s Yurman had made a name for himself with the now-iconic cable bracelet of twisted silver ropes, which he hand fabricated using automotive cable-winding equipment. One of the most copied pieces of jewelry on the planet, its style remains the David Yurman signature, though since the 1990s the company has also created watches as well as couture gold collections with semi-precious stones and pearls and a line of men’s jewelry.

Three decades after starting out, the silverhaired designer has managed to remain popular thanks to highprofile ad campaigns featuring the likes of Amber Valetta, Kate Moss and Naomi Watts and the dedicated base of fans who love to collect his chunky jewelry.

Three decades after starting out, the silver-haired designer has managed to remain popular thanks to high-profile ad campaigns featuring the likes of Amber Valetta, Kate Moss and Naomi Watts and the dedicated base of fans who love to collect his chunky jewelry.

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What makes David Yurman an icon? His clients just can’t get enough! In an age where the rest of the world is seeing downward spiraling sales, Yurman is selling the most expensive pieces of all time.

David and Sybil have one son, Evan, who officially joined the family business in 2003 to design men’s jewelry. Evan has expanded the collection with seven-figure, one-of-a-kind couture pieces and overthe-top, diamond-encrusted watches.

The company currently sells from its New York City flagship store, boutiques from Boston to Beverly Hills and department stores worldwide. Yurman continues to oversee the design of his pieces and goes into the studio every day to create. He is truly one of the most passionate and creative thinkers I have ever met.

What makes David Yurman an icon?

His clients just can’t get enough! In an age where the rest of the world is seeing downward spiraling sales, Yurman is selling the most expensive pieces of all time.

When asked why he thought he was selling pieces so expensive only now in his career he answered, “We just never offered them for sale before.” With Evan on board, the sky is limit for the most iconic brand in jewelry history.

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Cam Turquoise long sleeve gown by Pamella Roland, PamellaRoland.com Necklace by Brandy Pham, BrandyPham.com

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Brazilian supermom opens up to ICON about her loves, inspirations, and what keeps her going

By Cara Houston (intro by Tom Stoup)

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Gold strapless gown

by Mark Zunino, MarkZunino.com Stacked gold bangles

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Brazilian supermodel Camila Alves hit the worldwide scene early this millennium with a climb that a decade later shows no signs of slowing. Along with recently appearing as a host and judge on Bravo’s “Shear Genius”, she designs a high-profile handbag line and faithfully pursues charitable endeavors involving her community’s youth. On top of it all she is mother to son Levi and daughter Vida whom she shares with her partner, Hollywood beefcake and proud father Matthew McConaughey. ICON’s cover model discusses travel, inspiration and what keeps her going.

How did you make the leap into the fashion industry from modeling? When I was traveling around the

world, I wanted a comfortable bag with a new and different look. My mother has three degrees in fashion, so together we created my travel-inspired handbag line. I didn’t love with the first one we created, but from that, we perfected them to what we have today.

What was the inspiration for the look of your handbag line, Muxo?

Nature was my inspiration. Traveling to the Grand Canyon inspired the color palette for my collection, which includes earth tones with pops of color.

Were your parents supportive of

modeling career and how happy I was, he became supportive. My mother was always supportive.

Out of all the places you’ve traveled, what was your favorite destination and why? I am so fortunate

What do you do in your spare time

that I was able to travel during my modeling career. The experiences I have encountered can never be taken away from me. If I had to pick one favorite place in the world I would have to say Brazil. It’s home, but also it’s just such an amazing country from the wonderful people to the music. It is such a large country that there is so much to see and do. You can go to the rain forest or be in the snow. It is very inspirational.

as a family? I just really enjoy staying

your career choice? My father was

concerned with my career choice because I came to the US when I was only 15, but after he saw the wonderful experiences I was having with my

children; everything must be planned out. Being a working mom, I can be in the middle of working and then have to stop what I’m doing to make lunch for the kids.

How do you balance work and fam-

home and hanging around the house with my children.

How has having children changed your life? Having children changes

your life dramatically. The biggest change I have seen is I can’t just pick up and go somewhere without planning for it. It takes me about an extra 45 minutes than it did before I had kids. I have to pack the children up, make sure they are dressed and ready to go as well as getting them buckled into the car.

ily? Well, it is very tricky. Organization

is a must. It is challenging. You can’t just pick up and go when you have

You and Matthew started the j.k.livin

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“Having children changes your life dramatically.

The biggest change I have seen is I can’t just pick up and go somewhere without planning for it. It takes me about an extra 45 minutes than it did before I had kids. I have to pack the children up, make sure they are dressed and ready to go as well as getting them buckled into the car.”

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dedicated to helping teenage kids lead active lives and make healthy choices to become great men and women”. Will you tell me a little more about your organization? Matthew and I started this

after our son Levi was born. Having children of our own made us more aware of raising good teenagers. The j.k.livin Foundation is an after school program which brings awareness to teens through nutrition, exercise and positive self-awareness.

Our organization helps young learners with their self-esteem and self-concept. We start each day in a “grateful circle” where each student has to say something that they are grateful for. This helps them put life issues in perspective and prioritize the positive influences in their lives. We also have the youth keep journals so they can express themselves without

judgment. They may choose to share their journal entries or keep them private. We provide the learners with an inspirational quote and have them write about it. It is very important to give our youth inspiration and hope.

On the weekends we take the youth on field trips. Some of the field trips are just for fun such as going to a basketball game but others are for charity. We want to teach the youth in our organization that it is very important to give back, even at their young ages. I used to read to the elderly when I was young but when I moved to the US I lost touch with it all. It feels good to be giving back to the community again.

Our program is currently in three LA, California schools as well as one school in Austin, Texas. I love that we can make a difference in our youth’s lives.

Q & A With Camila What do you carry in your makeup bag?

Bronzer, black eye pencil, lip balm and lip gloss.

What do you never leave home without?

Cell phone.

Favorite Perfume? Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf.

Favorite Food? Sushi.

Perfect Evening? Family night. I just enjoy being home with my family and playing with my kids.

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Our organization helps young learners with their selfesteem and selfconcept. We start each day in a “grateful circle” where each student has to say something that they are grateful for.

This helps them put life issues in perspective and prioritize the positive influences in their lives. We also have the youth keep journals so they can express themselves without judgment.

Black beaded gown by Mark Zunino, MarkZunino.com Black shoes by Report Signature, ReportShoes.com.

Diamond ring by Peter Marco of Beverly Hills, available at Peter Marco Extraordinary Jewels, 252 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, 310.278.5353 Silver and pewter crystal cuffs by Lauren G. Adams, LaurenGAdams.com (non shown)

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Black Tie Optional Statement pieces that show off your true self and empower womanhood photography: David Benoliel | stylist: Apuje Kalu | make up: Eliut Tarin | model: Amanda [Next Miami]

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Mercura Sunglasses for Mercura NYC Earrings: Tiffany’s Spike Cuff: Charles Albert Rings: Charles Albert

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Mercura Sunglasses for Mercura NYC Necklace: Alexis Bittar Rings Charles Albert

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Mercura Sunglasses for Mercura NYC Necklace: ABS by Allen Schwartz Mirror Bracelet: The Cotrice Collection Clear Bracelets: Club Monaco

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Earring: Claudia Bertolero Necklace: Twiga Cuff: Stylist’s Own Bangels: Twiga Ring: Twiga

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Earrings: Orly Ruaimi Green Necklaces: Twiga Copper Necklace: The Cotrice Collection Bracelets: The Cotrice Collection Ring: Orly Ruaimi

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Earrings:The Cotrice Collection Copper & White Necklace: Orly Ruaimi Stone Necklace: Charles Albert Bracelet (right): Orly Ruaimi Cuff (left): Orly Ruaimi Ring: Orly Ruaimi

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Mercura Sunglasses for Mercura NYC Ring Necklace by Malili Otoya Wooden Cuffs

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& Spring been so hot. Welcome to spring 2011 Top: Dior wrap top from stylist collection Bottom: Escada skirt from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com Tights: Magenta printed from Target Shoes: Christian Louboutin from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com Bag: Kotur from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com Location: Sand Dollar Resort, 233 & A1a Deerfield Beach, (954)-708-2495

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Top: Vintage Floral bodysuit by Underscene from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com | Vest: Leather by Frye from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com | Shorts: Vintage by Hang Ten from Stylist Collection | Tights: Flower from Target Jewelry: Stackable Bangles from Stylist Collection | Bag: Dolce & Gabbana from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Suitcase: Vintage Blue Suitcase from Stylist Collection | Accessories: Braided vintage belt, vintage wooden belt, vintage floppy hat, white socks all from stylist collection.

Shoes: Fendi from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Location: Sand Dollar Resort, 233 & A1a Deerfield Beach, (954)-708-2495 THIS PAGE: Top: Bandeau by Nicole Miller from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com, | Skirt: Vintage Linen Skirt from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com | Tights: Sheer turquoise from Target | Accessories: Vintage top used as headpiece, stylist creation from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com, sunglasses by Tom Ford from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Jewelry: Stackable bangles from stylist collection | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Location: Sand Dollar Resort, 233 & A1a Deerfield Beach, (954)-708-2495

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THIS PAGE: Skirt: Vintage Linen Skirt from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com | Tights: Sheer turquoise from Target Bag: Rebecca Minkoff from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Shoes: Nicholas Kirkwood from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com Location: Sand Dollar Resort, 233 & A1a Deerfield Beach, (954)-708-2495 OPPOSITE PAGE: Top: Vintage wrap top from Kismet Vintage, Delray Beach, www.kismetvintage.com | Bottom: Vintage by Hang Ten from Stylist Collection | Jewelry: White Feather earrings by Tarnish, Quarked Out Ring by Orly Ruaimi | Accessories: Vintage braided belt from stylist collection Shoes: Miu Miu from Saks Fifth Avenue saksfifthavenue.com | Location: Sand Dollar Resort, 233 & A1a Deerfield Beach, (954)-708-2495

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Spring Fling

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Tulle Shawl: Funky Sexy Couture Gold and Stones Tassels layared necklaces: Baroque & Boheme Bracelets: Claulin, Alexandra Rengifo

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Vest/wrap in wool tweed: Funky Sexy Couture Reversible coyote and silk fur/scarf: Baroque & Boheme Cuffs: Claulin Bodysuit: Wolford

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Beaded tulle cascade shawls in gold and black by Baroque & Boheme

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Collar/hoodie in sable fur and Chiffon with mink tips: Baroque & Boheme Silver fox Stole: Vintage Bodysuit: La Perla Layered necklaces in gold an Stones: Baroque & Boheme Buckled Gloves: Funky Sexy Couture

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Top: Wolford Boy-short: La Perla Scarves: Roberto Cavalli Necklace: Baroque & Boheme Reversible Fur: Baroque & Boheme Buckled Gloves: Funky Sexy Couture Bracelet: Alexandra Rengifo

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Jeannie Mai A Style Guru You Need To Know

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A popular personality on the Style Network, Jeannie Mai is best known for her exuberant energy as the host of the hit, Emmynominated television program “How Do I Look?”. Beyond just performing fashion interventions and “makeovers”, Jeannie empowers women to discover their true beauty, overcome their insecurities and employ fashion to give them the confidence they need to help achieve their career goals. Jeannie also appears as a frequent fashion correspondent on “The Today Show”.

Beyond her current television series, she has hosted a wide variety of other specials at the Style Network including: “Dude, Where’s Your Style?”, “Go Fix Yourself” and “Lucky Shops” in conjunction with Lucky Magazine. Outside of her television career, Jeannie has had endorsement deals with companies including Avon, David’s Bridal, The Limited and Yoplait. She has also been featured in a wide variety of popular publications such as US Weekly, OK!

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Magazine, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Elle, Allure and Ebony, to name a few.

Jeannie has made it her mission to inspire, educate, and empower women. She recently received rave reviews as a speaker on the main stage at Maria Shriver’s The Women’s Conference immediately following other notable talent including Donna Karan, Jessica Simpson and Jane Fonda. Deeply committed to a wide variety of charitable causes from Seven Bar to Dress for Success, Jeannie also uses her recognition as a fashionista as a platform to promote fledgling female designers and entrepreneurs from around the world by wearing their designs on-air and on the red carpet.

Before becoming a television personality, Jeannie was a celebrity makeup artist and stylist from San Jose, California. Throughout her career she has worked with celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Osbourne. She premiered on the Emmynominated Asian American television magazine show “Stir”. After gaining

attention for her spunky personality and knack for style, she became an entertainment reporter and producer for the WB’s “Daily Mixx” before moving to Los Angeles to host MTV’s “Granted” alongside Frankie Muniz. Her big break came when she was tapped as the host of “Character Fantasy” on the USA Network and eventually became a regular correspondent for “Extra”.

Prior to her current role at the Style Network, she was part of the on-air beauty squad on the hit TLC series “10 Years Younger” and a judge on the TLC series “Miss America: Reality Check”.

She has also appeared as a popular host for several other networks including E!, NBC, MTV, TLC and Lifetime.

Besides her flare for fashion, Jeannie is a hardcore foodie on a constant search to find the world’s most delicious meals.

Through her website IHeartJeannieMai. com, she documents her culinary adventures and opinions through colorful video blogs for her fans along with her own column of taste in Food and Wine Magazine this year.

Before becoming a television personality, Jeannie was a celebrity makeup artist and stylist from San Jose, California. Throughout her career she has worked with celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Osbourne.

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Deeply spiritual, Jeannie tries to motivate others to give back to their community. She takes great pride in the prayer box she created and placed in Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles.

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Of Vietnamese and Chinese descent, Jeannie strives to give back to her homeland by frequently traveling to Asia to volunteer her time with inspiring organizations dedicated to helping those who are less fortunate.

Of Vietnamese and Chinese descent, Jeannie strives to give back to her homeland by frequently traveling to Asia to volunteer her time with inspiring organizations dedicated to helping those who are less fortunate. While abroad she works with Heartbeat Vietnam, a non-profit devoted to improving health care for impoverished children and NightLight International, an organization committed to rescuing women and children from sex trafficking and prostitution rings by providing vocational opportunities.

Deeply spiritual, Jeannie tries to motivate others to give back to their community. She takes great pride in the prayer box she created and placed in Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles. Hikers are asked to trade a personal prayer for another that has been previously left. Using the phrase “pray it forward,” the box encourages visitors to open their eyes to the prayers of others and share their own as an expression of faith, hope and love. The box has become a popular destination for both residents and tourists.

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Nicole Forbis with Designer Richie Rich, Tents at Lincoln Center

The Adventures of “It Girl”

By Nicole Forbis

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Nicole Forbis in New York Fashion Week

hat is Fashion Week? If you’re a sports fan, think of the Super Bowl.

A music lover, the Grammys. Movie aficionado? The Oscars. Basically, New York Fashion Week is the top event in the fashion industry full of celebrity-bejeweled red carpets, luxurious swag bags, elaborate private dinners and illustrious after-parties with the world’s elite and previews of

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the hottest clothing, accessories, shoes, hair and makeup trends for the next season. If you venture to think you are in the fashion industry, you’d better be front row at New York Fashion Week or you are nobody.

In order to attend the MercedesBenz Fashion Week you must be invited as either an officially recognized member of the press, the editor for a large publication, a fashion buyer, stylist, or celebrity. As of 72 hours

before the midnight deadline, I was none of the above. Then a serendipitous phone call came my way from a certain savvy magazine editor and plans locked into place. Now, along with my flight and affordably chic hotel reservation, a shot at getting press credentials finally became a reality!

With the three fashion weeks I attended last year, I just winged it.

Being the ever clever procrastinator, I watched the hands on the clock

The Models: Joy Cioci Presentation, The Box, Lincoln Center

Unlikely Encounter: David Diamond with Stylist, Tents at Lincoln Center

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Style In February, New York City is quite the fashionista. She struts herself down Park Avenue and through the Villages, down the cobblestones of the Meat Packing District and up the paparazzi-huddled steps of the dazzling Lincoln Center, but do not be fooled, for the hustle and bustle doesn’t light up the darkest corners. February also unleashes her chilling winds, whipping around buildings and screaming like banshees in the night. During the day they sneak up on you like feral dogs in an alley, fierce and in control. dance around until they swirled into an open embrace, unfurling at 11:35 PM - just twenty-five minutes before the midnight deadline to submit my press credentials application. Yikes!

With the help of a houseguest, I completed the multiple page application, uploaded sample articles and pressed submit with two minutes to spare!

Nervousness set in. A myriad of questions rushed through my mind like blinding headlights blurred against a dark summer sky, hot, muggy and sticky, “What if they don’t think I’m experienced enough?” It’s one thing to wing it, but to be denied officially is heartbreaking.

Watching email alerts like they were drops of water slowly sliding the curve of a lone leaf in a barren desert, anticipation intoxicated my mind with my phone’s every jolting “ding” until, finally, THE message showed up in my inbox, staring me down as a lion would a gazelle. The smartphone lay cradled in my hands. I hesitated, knowing my fate was already 96

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set in stone, yet still a mystery to me.

Breath halted and heart racing, these words made all the difference: “CONGRATULATIONS! We are happy to inform you that your application for Press and Industry Accreditation for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York F/W 2011 has been approved.”

Phew! As a mixture of relief and pure excitement coursed through my veins like a ten-year-old’s on a candy store shopping spree, I jumped up and in my best impression imagined I was Sarah Jessica Parker in “Sex & The City”, spinning around in the middle of my dining room, arms outstretched and bursting with joy. So this adventure begins…

In February, New York City is quite the fashionista. She struts herself down Park Avenue and through the Villages, down the cobblestones of the Meat Packing District and up the paparazzi-huddled steps of the dazzling Lincoln Center, but do not be fooled, for the hustle and bustle doesn’t light up the darkest corners. February also

unleashes her chilling winds, whipping around buildings and screaming like banshees in the night. During the day they sneak up on you like feral dogs in an alley, fierce and in control.

Turn your attention for a minute and you could find yourself stripped to the bone and alone in a pit of predators. The same goes for all the smiling faces at Fashion Week.

Upon entering the Lobby of the Tents at Lincoln Center one is immediately taken aback by the melting pot of fashionistas, fashion don’ts, photographers, celebrities, and newcomers, all vying for their piece of the action. With Mercedes-Benz’ newest car displayed like a golden icon the impressive sponsor booths begin, each a treat for the senses with a hubbub of people moving in and out, some pushing and others wandering in circles. The Lobby serves as an introduction to the festivities and an oasis during the heaps of downtime between fashion shows and parties.

There are clusters of self-check-in

Actor Mark Reaylda (“The Smurfs”) With Tim Gunn, Tents at Lincoln Center Daring, But I Like It: Kevork Kiledjian, Mac & Milk, Nyc

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Camera on, flash on, and click! Yes! I had taken my first picture with my first-ever professional camera (I had bought it one day before heading to New York and did not know how to use it outside of off/on)! Moving around the fixed statues of realized artistic obsession I snapped away, capturing these beautifully sculpted creatures and this moment in my life forever. flat-screen computers where you either enter your confirmation number or scan the barcode-embedded email directly from your phone (this system, Fashion GPS, is phenomenal).

A small, square, white ticket immediately prints with the name of the designer, location and time of your engagement and your name and seating assignment. Inside Lincoln Center are four tent spaces: the Box for presentation style shows and the Studio, Theatre and Stage for runway shows.

Anywhere from 500-2,000 of the most style-centric forces in the world can be seated in each tent, ready to critique and devour the doe-eyed hangers walking the runway.

My first show of the week was about to start! As I patiently waited in the press line to enter, I couldn’t help but look about the bustling room, my eyes drawn to the floorlength windows, frosted by the cold and brilliantly illuminated by the tents on the other side. Across a pale, wintry courtyard, her trees frozen in 98

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elegant poses, naked, with snow and ice biting at their heels, my thoughts began to wander… “Have your tickets out and ready,” a security guard announced, breaking my mind’s drift, and in seconds I was inside.

People flooded the 30x30 room, much like water rushing around a rock in a stream, filling every inch to capacity. The low-lit room, black from walls to floor, had a single white name projected onto the wall - Joy Cioci - and a large silver tree towering over the center of the chaos. Under the sterling tree stood three staggered rows of tall, rosé-cheeked girls, no older than 19, their bodies adorned in luxurious furs, delicate silk chiffons and pleasing, architecturally structured elegance.

Camera on, flash on, and click! Yes! I had taken my first picture with my first-ever professional camera (I had bought it one day before heading to New York and did not know how to use it outside of off/on)! Moving around the fixed statues of realized

artistic obsession I snapped away, capturing these beautifully sculpted creatures and this moment in my life forever.

After the show I headed back to the Lobby, managed to score a seat on the stairs of the Maybelline booth and happened upon a charming veteran photographer. We began chatting, and soon my beginner status became our topic of conversation. “Here, I’ll help set your camera’s settings” was the last thing I heard before innocently handing over my camera and learning the first rule of photography: Do not ever, in any circumstance, let another photographer touch your settings.

Photographers are hardcore competitive, especially during Fashion Week.

Sabotage is not uncommon practice in these waters.

As the rest of the week flew by in a flurry, my exploration continued: fun snapshots in Lincoln Center with my best friend Susan Campbell and the fashionable Mr. David Diamond, the Allegri Fashion Presentation with

One of My Favorites: Joy Cioci Presentation, The Box, Lincoln Center

Bebe Show, Style 360 at The Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC Do You Know Who They Are? Celebrities At The Kevork Kiledjian Show, Mac & Milk, NYC

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Style As the week came to a close I felt as though I had been rummaging furiously through my closet, throwing clothes this way and that - colorful pieces falling all around me - before finally collapsing in a pile, exhausted. That was how New York must have felt, saturated by all the fashion pouring out from Lincoln Center and the various galleries hosting a cavalry of designers, sometimes five simultaneously, every hour on the hour from eight in the morning through 10 at night for 10 days straight. editing, and eating. umbrellas lining the sky, chatting with famed Designer Richie Rich, somehow getting continually seated in the Foreign Press sections, shooting the runway backwards at the Kevork Kiledjian show at Mac & Milk possibly blinding the other photographers and models, running in to Tim Gunn at Whole Foods, learning the ropes, being sabotaged right before the lights went down in the press pit, landing a front row seat next to Women’s Wear Daily at the celebrity-studded Bebe and Indashio shows by Style 360 at The Metropolitan Pavilion, finding out Polaroid makes fabulous sunglasses, witnessing singer/songwriter Ryan Star acoustically open for the WTB (White Trash Beautiful) Line

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narcissistically long-winded journalists, visiting with international male model Leebo Freeman between shows and closing out the week with the Ivana Helsinki show and its after-party at The Chelsea Hotel! If only I could include all the extraordinary stories that go with each adventure…

As the week came to a close I felt as though I had been rummaging furiously through my closet, throwing clothes this way and that - colorful pieces falling all around me - before finally collapsing in a pile, exhausted.

That was how New York must have felt, saturated by all the fashion pouring out from Lincoln Center and the various galleries hosting a cavalry of designers, sometimes five simultaneously, every hour on the hour from eight in the morning through 10 at night for 10 days straight. Fashion Week is an untamed gauntlet for those brave enough to endure 14 hours of exhilarating shows daily and six hours

of extravagant parties nightly, leaving a mere four hours for sleeping, editing, and eating.

Just as Alice found herself in that curious place called Wonderland, I began to feel at home in New York Fashion Week. In a far off land, away from family and friends, bound by turtlenecks and trench coats with no warm weather to be found, cabs and hotel rooms began to feel normal until I awoke, back in my own bed, remembering this fantastical dream… and glad to be home.

Thank you for the memories New York. See you in September! xoxo, your It Girl,

Nicole

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Fashion designer Kimberly Hendrix talks about her inspirations with the trends that we see on the runways and in stores.

When Editor-in-Chief Julie Rabbani invited me to contribute to the new issue of Icon on the subject of Spring 2011 trends, I first thought, “Ugh… I hate trends.” So of course I said yes.

The process that begins with a designer’s inspiration nearly 8 months before any looks walk down the runway and another 6 months before these pared-down looks arrive at retailers is more thought out and complicated than many people realize. It’s not just a rant about cerulean blue by Meryl Streep to Anne Hathaway in “The Devil Wears Prada”; there are actually companies paid to predict which colors and styles you will be wearing next year. It is a trickle-down 102

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effect creating these “trends” and although “indie” designers like to think we create everything in a bubble, we cannot help but be influenced by the same ideas that create these trends. Of course, I want to believe my designs create the trends, not the other way around. So, to me, “trend” is just a dirty little word.

I wanted to examine this spring’s dirty little words to see if I truly have been influenced in my own collection and my life.

Dirty Word #1 - Bold Colors Bold, crazy brights have been seen at Gucci, Burberry, Carolina Herrera and even Haider Ackermann. Gor-

geous teals, sapphire blues, bright citrus yellows and oranges.

Apart from a quick pop of green on a beaded dress, I did not embrace color in my own collection, but I do seem to have it spread all about my newly decorated home.

Dirty Word #2 - Mixed Patterns & Prints Florals, animals, polka dots and ethnic prints are everywhere on Akris, Gaultier and Prada to name just a few.

Mondo’s final “Project Runway” collection looks tame by comparison.

Perhaps this explains my sudden propensity toward layering mismatched saris throughout the bedroom.

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for her S/S 2011 collection and if her designs were on target Dirty Word #3 - ‘70s Shapes High-waisted pants, flirty blouses and slinky maxi dresses ruled the runways of Marc Jacobs, Eli Saab and Halston.

I have been wearing vintage secretary blouses and listening to a lot of the Carpenters’ records lately.

Dirty Word #4 - Soft, Light, Optimistic Colors Dusty pastels and clean whites were surprisingly seen at Alexander Wang as well as Doo.Ri, Céline and Cynthia Rowley.

Yes, there is a lavender silk chiffon jacket hanging on my sample rack.

Dirty Word #5 - Biker Chic I love this trend. I loved it when Debra

Harry sported in it the ‘80s and I am excited to see it back. I drooled over my favorite design house Balmain’s runway as Christophe Decarnin sent leather and denim bleached and aged to perfection and covered in safety pins, studs and staples.

So, if my own runway collection was not completely influenced by pesky trend reports that were released almost one year ago, what was it? As I worked from my own inspirations I happened upon a preview of the film “Black Swan” and it all clicked. Everything was dumped in a bath of black dye and my spring 2011 collection was born. It is a mix of my own in-

spirations and memories of a balletteaching mother who was obsessed with Mikhail Baryshnikov (old school Mikhail, not his “Sex and the City” character) and topped off with visuals from a movie that would earn Natalie Portman an Oscar and an obvious place in today’s pop culture.

Admittedly, it is nice to know that what I put down the runway is not only a mix of what is going on all around me, but also a blend of my personal experiences and just a touch of pop culture. I am happy with my creations that are… dare I say it? Trendy.

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Brandy Pham

The story of a girl with a love for fashion that is fast becoming a household name.

By Haley Thu Hoang

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reams… aspirations of limitless imagination that, for some, become an easy reality while, for others, fade and lay by the wayside. Then there are those who live and breathe their dreams every day, using them as fuel as they hit the pavement running to chase that ultimate prize. For designer Brandy Pham, a dream is not merely a figment or fairytale of her imagination; a dream is the food that feeds her soul. From her childhood in Hawaii to her current grind in New York City, Brandy exemplifies the dedication and perseverance of a true dreamer fighting through the odds to make her dream a reality.

Although Kansas-born, Brandy grew up in Waipahu and Kalihi, Hawaii. It was during her childhood that her love for fashion developed. Brandy’s family had modest roots and she always felt guilty not being able to afford new clothes for her Barbie™. So, to make do, Brandy would pull out her mother’s needle and thread box and rework her own clothing into new outfits. She remembers being scolded for cutting up perfectly good pieces of clothing to make outfits for her Barbie™ as early as the first grade. At such a young age, her passion for fashion had already come alive.

Growing up in Hawaii, Brandy witnessed her par-

ents’ strong work ethic as they struggled not only to make ends meet for their family, but also to create an atmosphere in which Brandy and her siblings could live, grow and wander. Brandy credits her parents’ determination for inspiring her to dream big and to continually fight for those big dreams. She also credits Hawaii for instilling in her the drive to build her name; drive that will hopefully one day spread the message that with great perseverance even a girl with humble beginnings on an island paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean can become a household name across the world.

Brandy’s love for fashion continued to grow throughout her childhood and adolescence. After a short stint at the Art Institute of Dallas, Brandy transferred to and graduated from the International Academy of Design and Technology in Tampa, Florida. Upon graduation Brandy interned for Esteban Cortazar, the youngest designer to ever show at New York Fashion Week, with whom she continued to nurture and build her talents.

After Esteban, Brandy took a leap of faith and moved to New York City to pursue her passion full force. She realized during six months in New York she was not mentally ready for the big city and returned to Florida.

With the help of her husband and greatest supporter,

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Andy, she set up shop in their small apartment. Brandy and Andy created, packaged and shipped look-books of Brandy’s collection to boutiques and retailers nationwide. Though they received several responses, Brandy realized she needed more industry experience under her belt before the fashion world could take her seriously.

She needed to be in an environment that would push her limits, nurture her talents and drive her even more.

With that in mind, Brandy again made the move to New York City. This time, however, Brandy was prepared to fight for her dream head on.

From her Big Apple apartment, Brandy launched her own jewelry and accessories line. Inspired by her love for classic, feminine style and the different personalities she encounters in everyday life, her line offers easy-to-wear, affordable and eye-catching pieces to create a chic yet effortless and comfortable look for every woman. When asked about the nature of her design, Brandy answers, “I never want to look like I put too much effort into myself. I want to look effortless… always feminine and classy, like a lady.” The line is available through Brandy’s online store, brandypham.com, as well as in specialty 106

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boutiques across the country and worldwide. In addition to this current collection, Brandy is launching a capsule bridal collection this year, offering fresh alternatives to traditional bridal and bridesmaid hairpieces, rings, necklaces, earrings and dress sashes. The line is a major milestone in her ultimate dream of having women everywhere adorned with Brandy Pham jewelry and accessories. She may have big dreams, but dreaming big is what keeps her going.

We all dream, but it is the combination of passion, love, determination and perseverance that keeps a dream alive.

As Brandy believes, we are the makers of our own destiny.

From those humble beginnings in Hawaii to chasing her goals in New York City, Brandy is set on making it big. As Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

It is by this quote that Brandy lives each day, pushing in the directions of her dreams, paving into reality the life she has always imagined.

To see Brandy’s newest collections & inspirations visit her website: www.brandypham.com

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THE CHARMED LIFE. They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend.

These two best friends, Yasmin & Jazmin agree. This Sterling Silver Tethered Necklace in black onyx and påve diamonds adds just the right amount of flair to your neck.

Yasmin and Jazmin necklace, available at YasminAndJazmin.com or Barneys New York.

Toni’s Top 10 Spring Must Haves

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WE LOVE NARCISSA. In case you need to shield your eyes, you beauty, try these Tom Ford sunnies. Ford named them ‘Narcissa’ and we can see why, they’re stunners! Tom Ford ‘Narcissa’ sunglasses, $380, available at Saks Fifth Avenue.

4 IN THE TRENCHES. This go-to basic is a classic piece that can give you fashion and function all in one. Transition into Spring in style with this trench coat by TopShop, $180, available at TopShop.com.

2 LUCK BE A LADY. Whether you believe in lucky charms or big, bold, beautiful jewelry, these Clover Cat’s Eye Rings are a confection of perfection.

Ariella Collection rings, $78, available at Nordstrom.

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NEW CLUTCH ON THE BLOCK. The clutch is here to stay for today! Try this colorblocked clutch to spice up your daily ensemble. This is an easy way to test a trend without committing to a whole outfit. My favorite clutch is by Ashard Richley, $50, available at AshardRichley.com

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RING MY BELL. Get your groove back with these ‘70s-inspired flare bottom jeans.

Transcend into style with the Super Flare jeans in Los Angeles Dark wash, $165, available at 7ForAllMankind.com.

WHITE OUT. Capture the true essence of feminine beauty in a lovely lace dress. This will be a timeless addition to your closet. Guaranteed classic. Battenburg Lace Dress, $249, available at Newport-News.com.

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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. When you feel your wardrobe is in a rut, a fun leopard heel is what you should strut! My favorite is this leopard heel by Christian Louboutin, $920, available at Neiman Marcus.

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NEUTRAL TERRITORY. Need a handbag that goes with every outfit? Turn to this Medium Old Pepe Nightingale satchel by Givenchy.

The wrinkled leather gives the piece an updated vibe. Old Pepe Nightingale satchel, $1815, available at Barneys New York.

TWEED & SIMPLE. Want a piece that will transition into the seasons with style? This cotton blend v-front striped tweed poncho will help you make it effortless. Paired with your favorite jean and you are on your way! Tweed Poncho

by Sacai Luck, $580, available at Barneys New York.

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FALLING STAR

Every now and then, due to their own actions, stars fall from the proverbial sky causing cataclysms felt around the world and incensing the public into vigilante-like stirs of emotion. By Candice Sebring-Kelber

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hese actions - or words, as the case may be - can be so insensitive they cause even individuals normally taking little interest in certain subjects such as fashion to explode into frenzied response. Enter John Galliano, famed fashion designer and now-former Creative Director at the House of Dior and his unforeseen fall from grace following an alcohol-induced tirade in a Parisian bar and subsequent firing.

Ironically, less than two weeks after

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these career-melting events, the fashion world turned out in droves to see the designer’s final, posthumous collection for the esteemed Dior label.

Though only a handful of heavy hitters turned up (for instance, Vogue chief Anna Wintour), outside was a mob scene. Dior’s PR department described the demand for event invitations as “overwhelming”. Though Galliano’s unseemly behavior has sent a quake through the fashion and celebrity worlds, it clearly heightened

attention for the brand, however unwanted that may be.

Somber strains of Debussy and Chopin, exacerbated by black carpets, black ribbons and black chairs, set the solemn and subdued mood inside.

Dior CEO Sidney Toledano’s opening statements focused on the hard work and talents of the behind-the-scenes supporting staff, completely avoiding comment on Galliano, but the fallen star designer’s influence was apparent.

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been the trademarks of John Galliano and this collection was no exception.

Layers of velvets, chiffons, fur and feathers orchestrated into exquisite silhouettes abounded in the Dior Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection. As per usual, a blend of luxury and modern, independent femininity was the key to Galliano’s swan song. Face of Dior Karlie Kloss opened the show in a dramatic ensemble of velvet britch112

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es, a leather babydoll jacket and overthe-knee lace-up boots, topped with a floor-length woolen cape and widebrimmed hat, theatrically resembling an 18th century highwayman and setting the tone for high style.

At Galliano’s own house, the visual vampery continued through the Galliano Fall 2011 collection with models dressed in seductive silhouettes and topped with structured hats,

reminiscent of the grand costume design in early 1940s’ black and white cinema. Fabrics and textures were a broad variety, ranging from slinky silk charmeuse to dahlia-esque black lace. The presence of a predominantly black color scheme was prophetic, giving the collection a somber feel of loss and melancholy.

John Galliano is not the first of his kind to suffer from poor personal judgment. The notorious Coco Chanel experienced a similar fall from grace and took nine years to rebound and rise to superstardom. Unhappily, we have become a society of individuals who live for these moments of failed stardom despite ourselves.

Example A is the sad state of Charlie Sheen with his recent comments on live television and online. Reality TV and the Internet - the new brands of crack and heroine - have caused an addiction to these moments of weakness in those we so readily put on pedestals. We lasciviously absorb these celebrities’ failings and immoral judgments so we can watch them topple from their grandiose perches, microscopically pick them apart and glory in their miseries or lacking mental states while ignoring our own misgivings entirely. Though Galliano’s comments are inexcusable, his fall is a sad reminder of how fragile and fickle fame can be no matter how talented an individual is.

John Galliano is not the first of his kind to suffer from poor personal judgment.

The notorious Coco Chanel experienced a similar fall from grace and took nine years to rebound and rise to superstardom.

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Love

Cheating... what constitutes it and how do you prevent it?

About one in five adults

in monogamous relationships have cheated on their current partner.

Does this statistic bother you? If so, you have probably been the victim of this heinous crime. If not, you are probably the one doing the dirty work.

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How is cheating defined? Where is the line drawn? Is it as simple as getting caught making secret phone calls or sending and receiving x-rated texts, or do you need to throw in a handful of unexplained disappearances for good measure? Do you have to be walked in on or caught on tape? Do you have to actually GET CAUGHT to get caught? What they don’t know can’t hurt them? What a twisted sense of right and oh, so wrong.

Why do people cheat? What goes wrong? Or does something even have to go awry for someone to stray from the home where the heart is supposed to rest contently?

What is wrong with this picture? Do we cheat to feel better about ourselves, or to make our partners feel a drop in their self-worth? Is it paying back a debt of dishonesty done to us by another?

Is there no decency in the relationship

By Elon Meles

world anymore? What is it that continues to set us off in the dark direction of deceit? Men are pigs? Women always want more? Nobody is ever happy with what they’ve got? Well, here’s a little insight into what might really be going on.

At the time this article goes to press, women are initiating 75% of the divorces in America. And why is that, you ask? Obviously it’s because men are lying, cheating bastards, right? Wrong. It’s because women aren’t happy with their current situations and either before, during or after their decisions to step out on their husbands and cross over into the realm of cheating spouses they cut and run, leaving outsiders to assume it was the man who did them wrong.

While many men go all out when it comes to quelling the urges brought on by midlife crises, it’s more common for women to experience a pre-midlife crisis after only a few years of marriage, usually in their mid- to late-twenties. And there is an important difference – one that can

If you ask somebody currently in the honeymoon stage of a committed relationship, cheating is a deadly sin.

It is the ultimate betrayal; the one unforgivable offense. It’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back; the extra little push over the edge of the cliff. It’s the moment you reach the point of no return. actually make women more prone to cheating than men.

Women go through many stages during relationships. First is the honeymoon stage where everything is coming up roses. Then the first high heel drops.

They get to a point where they feel something is missing from their lives. Time is running out for them to have the “per-

fect life”. They may then have an experience that awakens a hidden sexual or emotional desire with someone outside the relationship. This is not necessarily cheating, but something that signals it is time for a drastic change.

The stages to follow involve taking action on these urges and temptations then sorting out the ensuing mess, either by continuing the destructive behavior or ending the relationship.

Men go through one continuous stage.

It’s the one where, if they are happy and content, they make absolutely no effort to drastically change their relationships.

If their sexual needs are being met at home, why would they exert extra energy into seeking satisfaction elsewhere?

It’s simple. They won’t.

If you ask somebody currently in the honeymoon stage of a committed relationship, cheating is a deadly sin. It is the ultimate betrayal; the one unforgivable offense. It’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back; the extra little push over the edge of the cliff. It’s the moment you reach the point of no return.

There is an excuse for every letter of the alphabet. People cheat because they are… Angry, Bored, Callous, Daring, Egotistical, Frustrated, Graceless, Horny, Ignorant, Jealous, Loathsome, Miserable, Neurotic, Ordinary, Pathetic, Quiet, Unethical, Vicious, Worried, Xenophobic, Yellow, Zeros. I have another great one for the letter H. People cheat because they are… HUMAN. Not one of our proudest traits, and one we would surely like to see fade away in time. But realistically, as long as people are involved with the opposite sex, choices will be made and lines will be crossed and lives will continue to change on sexual whim.

Like the famous Spike Lee joint told us years ago… DO THE RIGHT THING!!!

Got Questions?

I want to hear all your crazy questions, quiet concerns and crass comments about love, dating and sex, and help you to laugh, learn and love along the way. I will be waiting impatiently with the Male Perspective… elon@theiconmag.com Spring 2011 iCON

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