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THE ESSENCE OF SUDANESE Familiar faces speak about where they came from, where they’re going, and the improvements they’d like to enact in their homeland | PAGE 17

RED MODEL MANAGEMENT

THE LIFE OF HEATHER BURTON

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A Message From The Editor

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would like to introduce you into a visual perspective of the collaboration between both the Femme - Issue 6 and Homme - Issue 7. These two incredible works reflect the growth and relationships built around the world from fashion photographers, editors, stylists, modeling agencies and, of course, the courageous designers that make it all possible! KWReport will continue to persevere amongst all other major publications by sticking to our mission, and never waver in fostering growth of all individuals highlighted in this global industry that we connect within. With such great support from these major regions and markets around the globe, your talents embody what KWReport represents; I’m humbled by your admissions of such amazing content, and thank you for trusting what we stand for. I, again, would like to thank everyone for your contributions to our publication, and look forward to continued growth in what we call a “Collaborative Approach To Fashion”!

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THE ESSENCE OF SUDANESE PHOTOGRAPHY/STYLING JERRIS MADISON

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is one of the values in life that I cherish the “most.Friendship I grew up with brother and sisters, so all of my life I

had the opportunity to have people close to me that I can value and trust with no judgement. Although I took the chance for my dreams, I knew deep in my heart my family would soon be needed. Luckily, for me, I met three girls along the way that that were the void I needed. Inspirational women, who believe in their goals, and aren't afraid to reach for the stars. With their help and support, I was able to start my online business Rich Lil’ Poor Kid, a vintage boutique, and follow my true potential as not only a high fashion model, but as designer, as well. Friendship, to me, is an equivalent of love and respect as a family.

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-TINA JOHNSON

plans are to be able to give back to my commu“nity.MyThefuture South Sudanese have an amazing arts culture and

I hope, one day, to open a center in South Sudan, where being fully creative is encouraged. I think that’s one area that is neglected and I truly believe every nation should encourage creative outlets. I think it's good for the soul. As kids we are made to go to school to be a doctor or lawyer; if we decided we wanted to be an artist of any kind, it wasn’t usually encouraged or taken seriously.

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MARI MALEK: REVISITED (2012 INTERVIEW)

From `unconventional chic` and `tenacity` of Lacoste, to that personal style and `eclectic sensibility` of Tory Burch collections, to that bold, unique, texture and color of Mara Hoffman and that elegant signature, silhouette of Luca Luca, Mari Malek (“DJ Stiletto”) has been featured in some of the most sought after brands in fashion, appearing in Essence, Vanity Fair, and Vogue publications. Still, to her credit, she has worked with iconic figures Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Last year at the 6th Annual Black Girl’s Rock, televised on Black Entertainment Television (BET), she was honored for using her gifts of modeling and as the first DJ of South Sudan to raise awareness of issues facing her country. Black Girl’s Rock, a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization, promotes the arts for young women of color, while encouraging them to critique and analyze fostering portrayals of women of color in media. “The biggest campaign I’ve done this year is Lanvin, Paris, shot by Steven Meisel for the 2012 September issue of Vogue,” Mari observes, distancing herself from the hype created by such a lauded episode of her life. Lanvin, Paris, one of the oldest fashion houses of Paris since the late nineteenth century when its founder Madame Jeanne Lanvin opened her first hat boutique in 1889, began with a domestic touch of parenthood and fashion innovation, creating stylish and highly ornate dresses for her daughter Marie-Blanche. Similar to the Lanvin logo, a lithograph depicting a mother and daughter--appearing to face each other with outstretched arms and hands clasped--clad in the finest dresses and hats, Mari shares this maternal instinct. She sees the beauty of self-sufficiency amongst Dinka and neighboring villages of Southern

Sudan, which has the highest maternal death rate in the world (2,054 mothers out of every 100,000 or - one in fifty - die during childbirth). -Self-Sufficiency: A Model of Social ResponsibilityElizabeth Mac, Mari’s mother, a major source inspiration, has watered seeds of `self-sufficiency` into each of her daughters. “She has always wanted us to be educated, uncustomary of our Dinka culture” esteems Mari. It was not until after high school that Mari actually felt empowered to revisit the archetypal image that she had seen of herself at 8 near her Dinka village. She would recover this self-image later, as a guide to her current condition of modeling. What she had discovered of herself back then was now materializing. Caught between her and her mother’s desires of who she was supposed to be, Mari continued to rely on her mother as an idealized self-object for her happiness, “until I realized that I could actually make things happen for myself, the way that I saw them,” she evinces. “I discovered this about 4 years ago. If I had known this earlier, I would have done much better all the time,” she reassures herself. Mari hopes to cultivate a spirit of self-sufficiency into the ideology and curriculum of the school she plans to develop in Bor. Mindful of her country’s political and religious imbroglios and contentions with her general methodology and outlook, Mari laments in a hopeful tone of voice, “Even my entire country, mostly in Africa, believes in things in black/white terms, either this or that way. “None of this spirituality to create your own life is accepted in my village,” she disenchants. Her self-sufficient approach to life seeks to raise awareness of cultural diversity and to educate and empower her community, which has experienced so much

loss. “Every step that I’ve taken,” she concedes, “has not been without spiritual guidance.” “It was clear that modeling was not an option for little girls in Southern Sudan. It was not the thing to do,” she continues. “Since I can remember, I heard people tell me that I should be with an agency…that I should be a model. Being in Sudan we don’t really have modeling there. When I came to the states [North America], I heard it almost everyday, wherever I went. One day, when we [she and her sister] were in California, we heard about a talent agency scouting. “16 then, I was scouted by 16 agencies. “I would tag along with my cousin when she would go to agencies. I was picked up in 2006 by Major Models.” -Clean WaterA vehicle for change, “the art of fashion has the power to transform lives,” Mari posits, seeing fashion as an instrument of social transformation and justice among Southern Sudanese, a people riveted by civil war and religious, political and economic persecution. Infused with the stories of pain, suffering, and hope of her ancestors such as Kerubino Kuanyin, an officer of the Sudanese Army who led a revolt in the town of Bor in 1983, an event that precipitated the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement--a catalyst of the 2005 peace deal that gained Southern Sudan its independence from Sudan over a year ago on July 9, 2011--and the stories of 27,000 “Lost Boys” orphaned by civil war. Mari continues pursuing her dream of modeling, despite difficulty. Structured on an educational empowerment model, her foundation hopes to raise enough funds to build water wells in her village Bor, South Sudan. Clean water, an essential source of life, is integral to the infrastructure of the school.

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Southern Sudan Initiatives, established on July 24, 2008, like the Lanvin lithograph, shares the maternal quality and function of reuniting “Lost Boys” with their families. Founder and President Dut Leek Deng, one of the “Lost Boys” of the Sudan, along with Co-Founder Mari Malek, invests in the memory of a people stripped from their homeland. “Many died, some starved. Some drank their own urine to stay alive. A few made it here to America. A lot went crazy, forced to kill at a young age,” Mari recounts. However, she continues, “some went to school, took advantage of every opportunity, and many of them are successful. I wish I could make marginalized groups here in the states see how other people in underdeveloped countries live…that there is always someone in a worse place than you. What matters is that you have the power to change it.” -Celebrity TalentThough she recognizes the value of using celebrity talent to generate interest in Southern Sudan initiatives, she also recognizes the potential for long-term harm when people see the Sudanese people through the eyes of celebrities rather than seeing them in their own humanity. The spirit in which we give of our resources and how we think of others to whom we give may be of greater importance than the sum of money that we give overall, when we think about long-term self-sufficiency of a nation’s independence? “When celebrities get involved, people seem to get into it,” she admits, though aggravated by superficial forms of giving. “I actually am coming first from there [Southern Sudan]. I’ve lost family members. I still have family there. Still there are not many schools there. “When celebrities get involved, people seem to get into it,” Mari

says anticlimactically.[3] Her work to build water-wells in Southern Sudan, as part of the first phase of her long-term goal of opening a school in Bor, finds its inspiration in other great work of a similar kind, such as the Obakki Foundation founded by Treana Peake. An ambassador for her organization, Mari notes the power of media and celebrity talent such as George Clooney in helping to raise awareness on key humanitarian issues. As the country’s first Sudanese DJ, male or female, Mari sees herself within a collaboration of lives, enlivened by the cultural memory of Sudanese people. “I feel this is going to help. There are not many Sudanese celebrities. Everybody knows who we are in the Sudan, unlike in the United States or other parts of the world. I believe it is helping by me using my face to shed light on my country,” she reflects. When asked what separates her from American culture, she opined, “The pronoun `We` is an important part of what makes me Sudanese. Regardless of where we are in the world, we always have a Southern Sudanese community, to think about ways to help each other.” “North Americans do not realize the extent of opportunity they have in relation to underdeveloped regions of the world,” she observes, “There’s so much opportunity here, to express yourself, and to do a lot of what you want. You can get free food from government and private agencies, a lot of opportunity here in America.” In light of underdeveloped countries not having basic things such as clean water and medical supplies, “It saddens me that so many people here see themselves victimized in America.” Malek’s model of self-sufficiency informs all that she does and imagines herself to be. Not

only does the term speak to a methodology of empowering villages in her country but it also addresses the individual needs of people as well. “Once we open our school, I plan to have lectures, where I can lecture kids to be responsible for themselves, for little girls and boys to feel confident about creating the kind of life that is going to benefit themselves and their community,” she envisions. “In order to be happy, you have to see yourself benefiting the universe as a whole. That is truly how you can be happy,” she adds. “A lot of people who have money are not happy. In this life it is about sharing and about helping someone else,” illustrating the paradoxical relationship between self-sufficiency and an ethic of corporate and social responsibility. A rejoinder to political pundits who would suggest that most poor people want handouts from government agencies, Mari’s flagship program is an opportunity to show the aesthetic value of all people who are empowered to believe in themselves. “Anyone with money can write a check, but it takes a special person to do the hard work to be with, listen to, work with, and collaborate with people in the villages,” she warns. Hopeful that her image can make a difference in the lives of young Southern Sudanese people, using her celebrity status as a resource of empowerment for girls of color around the world, and building an infrastructure that consists of erecting water wells in her country, Mari recognizes the importance of maintaining a positive image. She concludes, “People in my country are watching. They know all of us. I know people here in America are watching and saying, this is the next Sudanese model.”

Photographed by Cavier Coleman Fashion Editor: Rowshana Jackson Make up by Joel Angel

Head Piece & Bib Necklace by Akaya Nishi

Head Piece, Bib Necklace, Rings & Cuff by Akaya Nishi

White feather necklace by Ayaka Nishi • Sliver Collar by Gilided Lace by Monikak Nutsson • Earrings Model’s Own Image Right

White feather necklace & rings by Ayaka Nishi • Sliver Collar by Gilided Lace by Monikak Nutsson • Earrings Model’s Own

HeadPiece & Rings by Jade Chiu • Blue Leather Scale Necklace by Ayaka Nishi • Collar’s Gilided Lace by Monikak Nutsson • Earrings by Toubab Paris

HeadPiece & Rings by Jade Chiu • Blue Leather Scale Necklace by Ayaka Nishi • Printed Jeweled Necklace by Toubab Paris • Collar’s Gilided Lace by Monikak Nutsson • Earrings by Toubab Paris

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A CONVERSATION

WITH JAMAAL CLOWERS OF RED MODEL MANAGEMENT by TADHI COULTER images courtesy of Red Model Management

From Germany, Miami, Florida, to New York, Jamaal Clowers from New Jersey has worked for major modeling agencies Next, Most, and Elite to secure talent for exclusive, iconic brands. A snapshot of Jamaal’s work, however, is not easily measured. His work collaborates the stories, events, and time spent molding the lives of finished, marketable products of models. Touching the inner-life and core of fashion models as model citizens of the world is what I imagine to be one of the Jamaal’s greatest strengths and contributions to RED’s women’s board. Our time of interviews were more like conversations between friends than a series of questions intended to isolate and share specific responses conducive to the image of KWreport, issue 06. The finished product of each model’s career is never quite that. More like an ongoing narrative that develops with each rehearsal, catwalk, dialogue, interview, photo shoot, special event, nutrition and health exercise, cultural expression lends itself to the most fruitful and -advantageous moments of beauty whereby a RED model’s entrance into a space transcends boundaries that make us pay attention A boutique, sartorial feel describes the character of RED. Its vibrant, red colored walls exudes the passion and energy suggestive of the warmth, generosity, hospitality, and kinship embodied in the spirit and work of Jamaal. Not willing to isolate one particular moment or event in his past that could be extracted with idolatrous meaning that attempts to privilege one or more characteristics of a person or community at the expense of others is descriptive of the general attitude and collaborative approach to knowledge that I gathered from Jamaal. Of equal importance, Jamaal seems to find meaning in different types of experiences, from watching the weather and sports channels to his discovery of fashion television. “Every day after school I would look at magazines to see the latest trends,” he says in a childlike tone of passion and exploration that reflects Kantian notions of ‘play’ without an end goal in mind. The boutique, family and kinship feel of Red, acknowledges Jamaal, is not so distant from the feelings and desires of family. “My grandmother has been a major source of inspiration in my life. Having raised 5 kids by herself, she has taught me the value of hard work, determination, and self-motivation. These are things I carry with me to this day,” he shares. “She was a Sergeant for the North police for over 20 years,” he continues. Though his understanding of life’s chain of events would not permit him to attribute a sole event to his formation, his grandmother and the love he has for her, I imagine, would be a major resource of his desires and fears. At Red, Jamaal manages the careers of a number of female talent. To his collaborative credit, he has shaped the image and careers of some of RED’s finest featured in these pages. His presence can be felt and imagined in any number of fashion events, runways,

lifestyle coaching, and basic lessons of soft skills that any caring mother or father would extend to her or his child as part of their growth and development to ensure their highest degree of autonomy in a fleeting world. I got the impression that Jamaal discourages the women he represents to depend too heavily upon his advice, to the point of them being ineffective decision-makers about their careers. In his tone of voice, I sensed that what RED model management hopes to become is an agency that fosters the talents of responsible and caring human beings whose iconic images speak more to what humanity is capable of and the ways in which we as humans find happiness in powerful images and brands. Pushing these young women to become their very best selves includes decisions about appearance, including weight management, brand image, ethical conduct, and social responsibility. These are values that can be felt, not necessarily stated in words only as the surest truth telling sign. His words suggest not only that the young women he manages are learning to judge for themselves based upon brand image but are in a sense becoming the images that best engender different dimensions of their personality. “Fit the quota in terms of look, develop their look, to make them a finished product,” he stated. Part of his job as a parental figure is to keep the line of communication open. I get the impression that Jamaal’s cell has no limit or constraint of time for one of his girl’s to reach him concerning anything from the mundane to questions and puzzles of life that do not just fall within the boundaries of a fashion image or persona but that impact the day-to-day operations and flow of a model’s life. In essence, Jamaal is a full-time dad. His caretaker role presupposes an approach that is not limited to a particular hemisphere or range of options within the scope of fashion but exceed and disturb other spheres that inform the lives of the women whose lives he holds dear. Economic and sociological terms help to define Jamaal’s work with Red. While bottom-line objectives dictate the terms and conditions of any business, including garnering the most lucrative contracts from top “BlueChip” brands for the agency, there’s something special about Jamaal’s approach to his board of women. Since 2007 RED this cutting-edge, high fashion modeling agency has developed models of exclusive brands. Selected representations herein speak to the sartorial positioning of models who not only possess a quality of family oriented around physical looks that cover every territory from around the world but who, too, possess a moral quality of service and beauty in attempt to forge greater awareness and unity within the human family as a measurable benchmark of success, in its ongoing attempt “to showcase the beauty that can be found in individuals from every corner of the globe” (http://www.rednyc.com/).

KWreport discovered this small elite, boutique agency for its ‘Power’ editorial featuring Dominique Hollington represented by RED and his friend Shawn Sutton (Heffner Management) who was responsible for the personal introduction of Dominique. Both of these phenomenal human beings speak to the aesthetic dimensions of KWreport, with an emphasis on ‘internal features of beauty’ collaborated with elite fashion publications of the Condé Nast household of fashion photography and images of human personality created through words. Out of the close competitive nature of friendship between ‘Dom’ (Dominique) and Erock (Shawn) KWreport was positioned to learn more about RED. Drawing upon unifying principles of this bond of friendship, fascinating for the rich texture of oppositional forces of race, place, culture, and nation they engender, I sought to reflect upon internal dimensions of these two beautiful men whose friendship has placed them at the top of their artistries. Though it is not readily apparent of the connection between Jamaal Clowers, a manager and booker of the women’s board at RED, the spiritual and philosophical force of unity can be seen to make such connections possible. This is the same vision that called forth Dominique Hollington for the Power editorial, through the shared experience and attitude between him and Shawn. An important link between the visionary characteristics of events leading up to the Power editorial and Jamaal’s appearance can be located in part through the ‘full-spectrum’ and collaborative vision of human relationships established by RED founders and visionaries as well. What it might mean to cultivate a spirit of friendship as an essential characteristic of what makes each of us human is the same motivating force that has equipped KWreport for a 21st century view of global economy. “It’s about relationships,” I can hear the voice of Editor-in-Chief Kerry Woodard say at each juncture of reflection and points of

discouragement. Special about the way RED imagines itself working on behalf of its clients--both in terms of product placement and its synergy of to concede to certain conceptions of beauty signifies the life and character of Jamaal Cowers. With an eye on the ways in which Sudanese models find creative ways to use their talent to fight poverty, we became increasingly aware of RED’s commitment to live out its mission, with social responsibility undertones. Though not represented by Red Model Management, Anai was one of the first individuals who inspired a more global understanding of the ways in which the world of fashion fights poverty. Aspects of her story as a refugee from South Sudan generated a feeling of transformative power that Sudanese models such as Mari Malek who landed a spot in the 2012 Lanvin campaign shot by iconic American fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Nykhor Paul’s Nilotic movement (RED), too, has collaborated with this image of unity that seeks to notice the things that prompt each of us to become better human beings. I hope that I have illustrated Jamaal’s contribution as a reflection of a more broad and spiritual understanding of friendship and the ways in which it can be imagined as a unifying principle that collaborates a much wider text of relationships than any of us can place our finger on. This approach touches upon the nature of the collaborative approach and the nature of friendship within the world of fashion to the extent of seeing the connection between individual players in a moving force that has many expressions of beauty but that ultimately understand life in a much broader and expansive light. This dynamic of KWreport makes it a more comprehensive publication in its attempt to chronicle not only aspects of stories that we can readily see and possess but those that are a little more difficult to imagine and construct.

RETROSPECT INTO THE LIFE OF HEATHER BURTON PHOTOGRAPHY/STYLING JERRIS MADISON

HAIR

& MAKE UP DIANA SHIN

by SARAH KEY

You have had such an incredible journey as a model. Did you have an interest in modeling before it became your career? Not really, but I know I was never a person to be satisfied by ordinary life. I knew I wanted to do something awesome. How did you get started in modeling? I got started when I was about 14 years old, and at first, I didn’t think I could do it. My mom found this ad about Idaho modeling scouts and drove me down an hour away from my hometown in Idaho Falls to meet with them. From there, I went to Seattle, Washington, for a little while with my mom and got call backs from agencies. If I hadn’t done that, I never would have had an agent. Then, I went to Miami for a convention and ended up in New York at 15 years old with Click. How did it feel to be 15 years old and modeling in New York? At 15, being in New York was just so crazy and exciting! I was growing up really fast, but it was great. What have been some of the highlights of your career as a model? Obviously, Milan. Milan was my first big, big start in modeling. I was working with Prada and some other name designers and Italian stylists. Another highlight was in 2009 to 2010 when I was living in Tokyo for about a year. I was making a lot of money and working every day with designers like Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs. At one point, I was cast for a Samsung commercial while working there. Has modeling given you a lot of opportunities to travel? I started traveling as soon as I found an agent. I moved to LA in 2006. Since moving to LA, I have been to Tokyo, South Africa, England, and other places. I was in South Africa for an editorial for one magazine, and I did a commercial while working down there. I was in South Africa for about three months. And of course, I’ve been back and forth to New York several times and just honestly all over the states. What are some of the struggles you have faced while modeling? With modeling, the jobs aren’t always that frequent. There would be dry spells, and I would have to just get by. And then at other times, I would be busy all the time with work and things to do. It’s really just about figuring out exactly what the industry wants, so I would constantly be molding myself to what the industry wanted. Whether it meant bleaching my eyebrows or bleaching my hair or shaving the back of my head sometimes, it’s really about finding out what the agencies are looking for right then. Of course, it’s honestly hard to find the right modeling agency too. And even getting older has been a struggle for my modeling. Being 29 just isn’t what agencies are looking for all the time even if you’ve still got it. Have you had any recent modeling projects or opportunities that you’ve been pursuing? I’m not modeling too much anymore, but I am at the Marinello School of Beauty right now. I am studying in their Esthetics program, and I am about three quarters of the way done with the program. What pushed you from being a full-time model to seeking out beauty school options? I honestly don’t even know. I just knew that I wanted to be happy in whatever I was doing. When I came back from England, I was modeling full time, but I wanted a career. I wanted a career that I could enjoy and do for the rest of my life. What is your primary interest at the Marinello School of Beauty? I knew I didn’t want to do hair, but at first, I was really interested in nails. My first interest was cosmetology, but then for a little while, I was working a job as a personal assistant, or receptionist, for an esthetician in Beverly Hills. That opened me up to the skin world, so I left cosmetology right after that. I’ve found that lately I really have a passion for facials and helping people. I want to continue my education and study dermatology eventually which would allow me to utilize laser treatments, cellulite reductions, and even give injections.

47 Do you have any ambitions or interests outside of beauty school currently? Well, I recently participated in a reality television show called Model Turned Superstar, but it was kind of a total traumatic experience for me. The producer has big plans for the show though, and I could still get some great PR from the production. If I get some good PR, I wouldn’t mind doing some acting. I have a manager for acting right now, but I definitely want to be graduated and licensed from Marinello before doing anything else big. I really wanted to go to school, so it never felt like I was giving up modeling exactly. I just wanted something that would complement what I had already. I am still friends with millions of people in modeling, so I’m not completely done with modeling. I’m just not doing it so much anymore. Since Model Turned Superstar wasn’t the best experience for you on set, are you concerned at all about the production now? I’m not sure how much I can honestly say about Model Turned Superstar. I mean, there was one girl who was fired after just a few days on set, and let’s just say that I ended up leaving the show early. I am worried about how the show will portray me as a person now and how it’s going to portray the other girls too. To focus more on the positive experiences in your life, I understand that you were married recently. What kind of wedding did you have? I just got married a month ago to my best friend and the love of my life. It was so amazing! We had a small wedding, and we’re planning a bigger wedding next July in the Dominican Republic where I will wear a real wedding dress this time. We planned a small procession at the courthouse, but both of our families wanted a wedding. His family came in from England and my family from Idaho. We ended up having our reception at the Shelter Hotel in Koreatown. We had a 1920’s themed wedding, and my husband drew all these cartoon faces on the cupcakes. It was really cute. I loved the whole experience. What did you wear at the wedding? I wore a white flapper dress with vintage white lace shoes. Do you have any advice for future brides? Yeah. My wedding was honestly the best wedding ever, because I had lower expectations and smaller ideas about how it should go. But I mean it was really, really amazing. We didn’t have a wedding like one of those where people will spend tens of thousands with these super detailed plans. We just tried to go with the flow. I mean, I only got the location for our reception just a few weeks before the actual wedding. Based on your past experiences, would you ever be interested in going back into the world of full-time fashion modeling again? As long as I can. Modeling is a part of my life and a part of who I am. I am hoping that I can get some good PR from Model Turned Superstar. If I do, then I want to just run with it. I am not so great at self promotion, and modeling takes a lot of that to be successful. Things would need to present themselves to me for me to get back into serious modeling. I don’t mean for that to sound bad at all or to sound like I think I deserve anything from anyone. Honestly, if I got back into modeling, it would just have to happen more organically for me.

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The Legend A/W 2013/2014

THE LEGEND

A COLLECTION FROM DASSU’Y AMOROSO PHOTOGRAPHER MONICA MONIMIX ANTONELLI

ART DIRECTOR LUCA SEVERGNINI

MAKE UP FEDERICA PISU

MODEL DEBORAH PARCESEPE

PAOLO SFARRA SPEAKS ON FASHION, FRIENDS, AND BEAUTY

photo left FRANCESCO VINCENTI

by TADHI COULTER

84 Who has been instrumental in your success in the fashion industry? Specific people, designers who have inspired you, etc.? My desire to work in fashion and 'came about when I started to see the creations of Gianni Versace in the 80’s. There were so many designers who have inspired me. Valentino, Versace, YSL, Armani, Oscar de la Renta. Fashion and “change” and, most all commercial and “finalized” looks on the sale rack nowadays makes it difficult for a stylist to take risks or create special things, because they are afraid to dare. Among emerging designers, I really like Jeremy Scott, who has the courage to dare to step outside the box . He’s even why I always like to try new challenges. In addition to doing the make-up artistry and styling, I started this new adventure doing a blog where I like to see normal people present matching and daring combinations. In my blog, I only wear things that I love and that make me feel good; I like to look for new brands and make them known to those who follow me. I want to communicate that people have to dare to try new combinations. OK…give me one minute… …in fashion, it’s hard to find friends, but not impossible. I happened to find many interesting people who have helped me to grow in the fashion industry, but there are many people who try to find a way to discredit you. You should always have your eyes open and do not believe everything that people say. True. So, how do you determine your friends? Or can you? Do you have any particular experiences based upon that last statement for greater detail? Describe a time that you felt that someone had your best interest at heart but later you discovered they did not? True friends are hard to figure out, which is why it takes so long to figure out who you can trust. I have also learned that once you figure out who the real people are…when you find a friend…you have to keep it close. So there is the issue of time that helps in your decision-making process. Do you think that in order to know if you have a "true" friend or not, you have to experience some level of disagreement or tension with that person? Is a friend necessarily a person who helps you generate wealth in some form or another? There have been so many bad experiences, but they have served to make me more strong and not to waste time with the wrong people. Many, when you become a little more visible, do and say things to try to discredit you. It happened at a fashion show, when a rival makeup artist dirtied the face of a model I worked on to be able to say that I had been drooling [not paying attention] as the head of the makeup team. The actual model, however, had kindly told me that I was set up, and made to looked at as a fool by the other make-up artist, who was envious of my talents. How did you and Cyprien meet, and would you consider him to be a friend? I often work with people who think they are beginning to dislike me, or are not sympathetic to my needs, but many times they change their minds. In my work, I do not care to have friends - I love to do my job well, and maybe it took me longer to emerge than others, but I’m happy to have done it alone. I now find real friends are happier because there is a positive aura around me, as I’m in a positive place, right now. For you, Paolo, the idea of friendship could mean what things in your mind (people, places, things you keep close) that inspire you? A “friend” and a “person who wants to see the good in you, even when you’re wrong or nuts” are two totally different types! I known Cyprien for over 13 years, and we are still friends; we fight almost everyday, just because we tell the truth to each other in all facets of our lives. I guess I could say I consider him a “brother”, especially when we both need each other to talk to in difficult times. We’re born in the same month - he’s May 17th, and I’m May 18th. A friend is not a person who is always close, but the person who understands when you need comfort or advice - that tells you that you're wrong even if it can make you ill.

photo GIULIA SANTARELLI

Is there someone in your life, particularly someone who is deceased, who informs most of the things you do? Someone whose image you imagine impacting your vision? In fashion, Gianni Versace, because I really love his creations and his story. His passionate desire to create, inventing the mix between fashion and music, and the fact that it was he who created the “celebrity model”, making the catalog with both conventional models and singers like Madonna, etc. That, for me, credits him as the one who made me love fashion. A few years after I started to do make up, his niece Francesca Versace got into one of their houses in Milan and it was like a dream! To see the furniture, or hear about him from his granddaughter, helped me realize that my work had opened many doors, introducing me to fascinating places that most people will never see. Going back to negative people, working helps you get over those experiences, and not make the same mistakes. Keeping work out of my probate life also helps. Do you see your blog as a source of friendship and building connections in and outside the fashion and makeup industries? I’ve found, with my blog, that a little thing that started as a joke for me and my friends, but then slowly gained much more visibility, support and compliments, turned into something I had to take very seriously! I do not call myself a “blogger”, but rather an “influencer”; I only put in things I like…no company pays me to influence my style. Now, in addition to the makeup and the blog, I started to do styling because companies gave me things to wear, then asked me to help them create the images they use to make their look books, etc. But that's because they love the way I see the fashion. You can say that through my work at a full 360 degrees, I found friends and enemies, but it’s part of the game. Just be balanced and accept the positive and negative situations you will have to deal with. What do you think friendships, even if short-lived, do? When you speak of the negative, have those things helped you in some way? Have they transformed your sense of what you see yourself doing? Friendships are born and die for a reason. Each person gives us something different in order to take with us for our own lives. Each of these experiences should assure that the knowledge you share with another person allows them not make the same mistakes. Do you think of the garments you wear as friends (as something close to you, that you can feel, touch, have an intimate relationship with)? Here I have in mind a Freudian sense of fetish, those things that we imagine close and connected to us. A dress can, like a friend, make you feel good about yourself. Definitely. Even the clothes, sometimes, can make you feel lost…when you felt it was the right piece for you and then you discover that it is not. A dress can help you overcome a problem or make you feel more important. It’s all mental enhancement!

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