KNEON 08 'THE GLOBAL ISSUE'

KNEON ISSUE 08 | SUMMER 2013

8 The Global Issue TANYA K PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTIAN BLANCHARD

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1ST FLOOR, RADISSON ROYAL HOTEL, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI

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THE GLOBAL ISSUE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & FOUNDER Victoria Jin

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Julia Karpova, Vicky Diaz, Camille Bolender

FEATURING

Teresa Abrunhosa, Alice Marrone, Ayesha Tan Jones, Talia Lipkin-Connor, Sophie Toh, Kiersey Clemons, Dirtyphonics, Felix Cartal, Forrest (Zacharie-Jos Montpetit), Misha Janette

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Zoe Economides, Christian Blanchard, Jennifer Dickinson, Cochi Esse, Maggie West, Natalia Horinkora, Valeria Mittelman, Pauline Conroy, Victoria Jin, Sally Ann, Emily May Gunawan, John Cubillan, Kim Lang, David Michael Cortes, Jared Kocka, Yuji Watanabe, Vic Lentaigne, Kara Kochalko, Bruno Poinsard, Chiara Predebon, BriAnne Wills, Michelle Dylan Huynh, Shawn Reinoehl, Jill Beth Hanes, Rebekah Campbell, Rachel Stern

SPECIAL THANKS

Camille Bolender, Sophie Toh, Lucy Hoggan, Christine Simonian, Sonam Chopra, Sophie Kerr, Julia Panades Julia

SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING lola@kneon-magazine.com

ART DIRECTION/LAYOUT Victoria Jin

CONTACT

info@kneon-magazine.com WWW.KNEON-MAGAZINE.COM

COVER Photographed by Christian Blanchard, styled by Sarah Bonett, hair by Keiren Street, make-up by Felicia Yong. Featuring the lovely Tanya K at Chic Management wearing everything by Bottega Veneta

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

This issue is themed ‘Global’ and looks at the adventurous free spirit, the exploring artist, the curious traveller. Being a third culture kid, I never really got the hang of where home base is, and so ‘finding home’ became the default pastime. Travelling, being a permanent tourist, constantly Instagramming the new, a little lost all the time….I guess that’s me. As an ironic result, I am never actually home — at least my parents keep reminding me.

This eighth issue after three years of KNEON is also the premier one with reviews and recommendations of venues and locations, this time focusing on Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.

We visited a whole range of hotels, restaurants, clubs, bars, and pajama cafes (just yes), and have shortlisted our favourites. If you have any places you want us to review or check out for you, feel free to write: victoria@kneon-magazine.com. I strongly dislike plane rides but I do love me some cute emails.

On that note, I hope you enjoy this 8th ‘Global’ issue; have fun flippin’.

With love, Victoria editor-in-chief & founder

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Chiara Predebon

Age: 26 Nationality: Italian On shooting the cover story: We set “Dreamlike journey”within a geometrical scenography with pale and subtle colors that recall the outfit’s tones. Our model Charline finds herself in an oneiric and aseptic atmosphere, an unreal world surrounded by a gentle light and regulated by a minimal and clean aesthetic.

Website: www.chiarapredebon.tumblr.com

Christian Blanchard

Age: 32 Nationality: Australian Based in: Sydney with studio in Melbourne; so constantly between these two cities On shooting the cover story: The cover editorial is a concept I’ve been developing for a long time and is based around the idea of before and after transformations. We shot six amazing girls in one day and created two images for each girl. The “before” shots were captured very much as they arrived at the studio so very little or no makeup and nondescript basics for clothing so the real person could shine in the shot. Then for the “after” shots we went for dramatic transformations and created 6 unique personalities that were far removed from the “before” images.

Website: www.christianblanchard.com

Michelle Dylan Huynh

Age: 21 Nationality: Australian Based in: Melbourne My editorial for this issue is inspired by one of my favourite photographers, Paolo Roversi and his work for Vogue in the 90’s. The team and I shot in studio taking on a more modern day approach. We adore the doll-like features of Marlene, so she was perfect for this shoot - her uniqueness is something that we really wanted show in combination with contemporary and timeless garments for this editorial.

Website: www.michelledylanhuynh.com

Bruno Poinsard

Age: 50 Nationality: French Based in: Paris On shooting the cover story: Inspired by the personality and look of David Bowie, we started looking for a beautiful and fresh girl with a natural ambitious touch. From the first picture, where the dress is feminine and rock and roll, makeup almost non-existent and hair pulled back, we moved on to either stronger makeup and more boyish clothes, or more feminine makeup and hair, to achieve a masculine attitude. The whole team is proud of the pictures, because we feel like all the photos have a natural rock and roll feeling, which we all love.

Website: www.brunopoinsard.com

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FRIEND OF MINE—bustier, PLEASURE STATE WHITE LABEL—knickers, TIFFANY & CO PICASSO—onyx and sterling silver ring, ATLAS—ring, PICASSO CROWN OF HEARTS—ring

PHOTOGRAPHED by CHRISTIAN BLANCHARD STYLING by SARAH BONETT HAIR, KEIREN STREET MAKE-UP by FELICIA YONG

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TATYANA Who are you?

I’m 18 years old from Perth. I’m confident because I grew up travelling around Asia on a yacht with my family.

Who are your favourite Australian and International labels?

Friend of Mine, Prada because it’s timeless, and Vivienne Westwood because it’s so fun and quirky.

Who are your idols?

Kate Moss- she’s so mysterious and I love that she keeps her private life private.

Where are you happiest?

Sitting on the beach listening to the waves, and time spent with family.

Describe your style in one sentence My style changes with my mood but generally I love denim, basics and boots. Oh, and lots of rings!

What was your first ever job?

I was a check-out chick at IGA in South Fremantle, Perth.

If you were a flower, which one would you be?

I’d be an orchid. Dad used to buy them for me for my room. The colours remind me of my family.

What’s the last song you danced to?

‘Here Comes the Sun’ by the Beatles or Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ If you were to invite 3 people to a dinner party, who would they be?

My mum, dad and brother - my best friends.

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lace bra and undies—STELLA MCCARTNEY

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Pascale represented by THE AGENCY

Who are you?

I’m Pascale, I’m a 22 year old Australian girl who was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Bali... and I think this is a very difficult question to answer.

Who are your favourite Australian and International labels?

Some of my favourite Aussie labels are One Teaspoon, Emma Mullholland, and Friend of Mine… International labels I love are American Apparel and Brandy Melville.

Who are your idols?

Model wise, I have always loved Kate Moss, she is so effortlessly gorgeous and stylish, and I look up to her because she’s small like me. I love Abbey Lee’s individual style... also 14

Cara Delevigne, Barbara Palvin, and Bambi Northwood-Blyth. When I was little I wanted to be Grace Kelly.

in the back! For modelling by first big job was for Glue Store... I was on the back of buses!

Was very surreal for me!

Where are you the happiest?

At my house in Bali with my family, my best friends and my cats.

If you were a flower, which one would you be?

I love all flowers, but I’d have to say an orchid, I think they’re one of nature’s most unique creations and they remind me of my mum.

Describe your style in one sentence I don’t think I have one set style, it changes depending on how I feel each day, but I am always drawn to sheer and delicate fabrics, earthy colours, and most things leopard print.

What was your first ever job?

Working at San Churro in Glebe when I first moved to Sydney for Uni. I was the worst, sneakily drinking leftovers out of the blender

What’s the last song you danced to?

Hypnotize by Notorious B.I.G. If you were to invite 3 people to a dinner party, who would they be?

That’s hard… I’ll go with Albert Einstein, Bob Marley and David Attenborough.

White knit singlet—MLM, denim overalls—TOPSHOP, hat and silk tie—STRANDHATTERS 15

JAMIE ASHKAR—mesh bra, TIFFANY & CO ATLAS—lariat necklace

Liah represented by LONDON MANAGEMENT

Who are you?

I’m 22 years old from Paris. I’m from the mountains so I enjoy a lot of skiing, hiking and snowboarding.

Who are your favourite Australian and International labels?

I like Celine. I love the graphic lines and natural shapes.

Who are your idols?

Neil Young, and Daria Webowy is smart girl I look up to who has everything!

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Where are you happiest?

In the mountains Describe your style in one sentence I like to feel comfortable and feel good in what I’m wearing.

What was your first ever job?

My first job was for Vision China magazine.

I liked that one because its where I met my boyfriend.

If you were a flower, which one would you

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I’d be a peony. It’s my favourite flower- harmonious and beautiful.

What’s the last song you danced to?

‘Zero’ by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs If you were to invite 3 people to a dinner party, who would they be?

I’d invite Wednesday from the Addams Family, Usain Bolt, and my boyfriend.

SASS AND BIDE—jacket, ABELARDE—shirt and bow tie, FRIEND OF MINE—leather pants, BOTTEGA VENETA— bag and heels, 2 BY LYN AND TONY—ring

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Who are you?

I’m a 14 years old, sporty, and energetic. I love the beach, outdoors and time in the country.

Who are your favourite Australian and International labels?

Sass and Bide, Rag & Bone for jeans, All about Eve, and MiH (Made in Heaven) Who are your idols?

Candice Swanepoel, Josh Duhamel, and David Guetta Where are you happiest?

Outdoors at the beach with friends and family.

Describe your style in one sentence: my style is causal- I’m a jeans and tee kind of girl What was your first ever job?

This is my first ever job If you were a flower, which one would you be?

I’d be a frangipani because it smells like the beach What’s the last song you danced to?

La La La by Naughty boy ft. Sam Smith If you were to invite 3 people to a dinner party, who would they be?

Josh Duhamel, Scott Disick and Joan Rivers.

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Skye represented by EMG

KATE SYLVESTER— dress (as top), TRISTAN MELLE—skirt and belt, TIFFANY & CO—Elsa Peretti cuff, BOTTEGA VENETA—heels 19

FLEUR WOOD—bra, VIKTORIA + WOODS—silk shorts

Leila represented by CHIC MANAGEMENT

Who are you?

I’m from Boston, I’m one of the strangest people I know, and I love LOVE! Who are your favourite Australian and International labels?

Jac & Jack, an aussie label I’ve just discovered. It’s awesome and so comfy!

Who are your idols?

Kristen Mcmenamy and Lara Stone

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Where are you happiest?

At home. Wherever home may be…

would you be?

I’d be a David Austen rose. They have so many different layers.

Describe your style in one sentence My style is really easy and comfortable. A little boyish, with lots of denim.

What’s the last song you danced to?

Need You (100%) by Duke Dumont

What was your first ever job?

I was a barista If you were a flower, which one

If you were to invite 3 people to a dinner party, who would they be?

I’d invite Audrey Hepburn during the 1961 time, Aphrodite and Marilyn Monroe

GUCCI—dress, heels,

necklace, gloves and bracelet

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STELLA MCCARTNEY—bra and briefs, TIFFANY & CO—Atlas bracelet

TANYA K represented by CHIC MANAGEMENT

(YEP, IT’S HER ON THE COVER) Who are you?

I’m Russian.

Where are you happiest?

I’m happiest when I’m close to the ocean

Who are your favourite Australian and International labels?

I love Givenchy, Alexander McQueen and anything by Miuccia Prada.

Describe your style in one sentence: The way I dress very much depends on where I’m going

Who are your idols?

Nina Kraviz, Nicholas Jaar, Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.

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What was your first ever job?

My first job was a cover for L’Officiel Singapore

If you were a flower, which one would you be?

I don’t like flowers so I’d be a cactus What’s the last song you danced to?

Nicholas Jaar ‘Mi Mujer’ If you were to invite 3 people to a dinner party, who would they be?

Salvador Dali, Gogol and Freud

RACHEL STERN www.msrachelstern.com

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MISHA JANETTE is currently the image director of an upcoming pop singer in Japan. Sounds cool right?

Well, erase the full stop because she is also a fashion journalist for style.com and The Japan Times, styles commercials, hosts a TV show, writes columns for multiple international magazines such as ELLE Girl Japan, and is coming up with a collaboration with Furla in Milan Fashion Week very soon.

With all that in the pocket, Misha is a 29-year-old multi-tasker based in Tokyo and relishing the feeling of not having a job that requires going to an office everyday. We talk to the everyoung TV host/blogger/stylist/fashion editor about the concept of age and also her hectic schedule.

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“IT’S OK TO BE SILLY AND NOT KNOW EVERYTHING OR TO ACT LIKE A CHILD OR LITTLE GIRL IN JAPAN. THE PSYCHE OF HER PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN NEVERLAND”

VICTORIA JIN—TV HOST, BLOGGER, STYLIST, FASHION EDITOR – WHO IS MISHA JANETTE? TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF MISHA JANETTE—I

was born in Eastern Washington State in the US in the early 80s to an evangelical family, but my dad raised me on eclectic music like David Bowie, Bjork, and Deep Forest. That’s probably where I got my taste. I love to dress up and wear surprising things, and for a while there I was really into the Harajuku Kawaii aesthetic – with my own touch of course,

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but recently I am into black, Abantgarde looks with more sexy lines. I call Isabella Blow, Daphne Guinness and Dita Von Teese my muses. I currently blog about my unique fashion and art tastes with a heavy influence from japan where I live at tokyofashiondiaries.com VJ—HOW OLD DO YOU FEEL? MJ—I

feel my age in some ways (29) and other time I feel much younger. Not only

because people tell me I look 22 or something, but because in japan you never really have to grow up in the same way that we do in the west... It’s ok to be silly and not know everything or to act like a child or little girl in Japan... The psyche of her people are stuck in Neverland. I always feel a bit stunted when I come back to NYC or wherever and try to have a conversation with people.

VJ—YOU’RE ORIGINALLY FROM THE STATES. WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO MOVE TO TOKYO?

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learned about the country of “Japan” when I was in fourth grade in elementary school because my teacher was second-generation Japanese. She taught me about the culture and we did origami and had pen pals, etc. Everything was so colorful and cute, and I fell in love with the aesthetic then. I went there on a half-year study abroad in HS and had such a great time that when it came to studying fashion it was between Parsons in New York or Bunka in Tokyo. I knew that I would be starting from the complete bottom no matter where I was so I chose tokyo since it seemed like more of an adventure.

VJ—WHERE DO YOU FEEL THE MOST AT HOME? MJ—In

my Tokyo apartment in front of my computer, blogging.

VJ—TELL US ABOUT YOUR REGULAR FEATURE ‘MISHA’S LIFE IN THE 2.5 DIMENSIONS’ FOR SOEN MAGAZINE. MJ—It’s

a monthly column in the front of SOEN magazine, which is Japan’s oldest fashion magazine. 2.5 dimension is the place between real-world casual “3D’ clothes and the fantastical ones you’ll find in the 2D world like high fashion mag editorials or movies or anime or manga or whatever. So it’s like a half-step between fantasy and reality. I think a lot of fashionistas or bloggers and editors already live in the 2.5 dimension. I treat the column kind of like an advice column on how to be unique and gain the courage to be who you want to be. It’s been great and has had some amazing reception in Japan so far, even getting me on national TV news shows.

VJ—WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO HAVE A REALITY SHOW FILMED ABOUT YOUR LIFE? MJ—My

publicist says I should have one, haha. I’d probably need to be more organized... And it wouldn’t be about me, but rather all of the cool shops and designers I know. Tokyo kind of writes the script for me. I already host a TV show on the Japanese global channel NHK World called “kawaii international” about unique Japanese fashion

trends. Catch it the last weekend of every month on NHK. VJ—WHAT INSPIRES YOU? MJ—Hmm...Contemporary

art and technology inspires me the most. I basically don’t really read any fashion blogs, but when I wake up in the morning I read endgadget, and artinfo, which are tech and art web magazines.

I live for fashion, not clothing. I love it when fashion and tech or fashion and art merge, so I’m into Mary Katrantzou, Iris Van Herpen, Issey Miyake etc.

VJ—YOU’RE A PLETHORA OF TITLES, OF AKAS AND CREATIVE JOBS. WHAT DO YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF THE MOST AS? MJ—I

don’t. During fashion weeks I’m a fashion journalist writing for style. com and The Japan Times, and other times I’m Fashion Director for a jpop artist and styling for commercials or Tokyo Mode Diaries, the webzine corner of my blog. I also host TV shows and write columns for 3 fashion magazines...and help a bunch of Japanese Magazines with their international editing. Not to mention DJing at fashion parties as much as I can (otherwise I’d never leave my apartment at night). But I spend at least 3 hours a day blogging so if we were talking in terms of time, I am a blogger I guess? I don’t go around snapping pictures of myself though so I hardly feel like one though.

VJ—YOU PROBABLY HAVE NO ‘AVERAGE WORKING DAY’ – BUT CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW A DAY WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? MJ—I

go to bed really late....like 3-5am so I wake up at 10 or 11am, depending on when I have my first meeting for the day. Since I do so many things I have a lot of meetings to go to...the Japanese love to have meetings. Or I’m at exhibitions for the hundreds of brands in Tokyo... Then I’m either doing research for fashion shoots, or shooting myself for a column or taking pictures of some event or shop for my blog. That usually takes me well into the evening when I attend a reception or fashion party before going home to start on blogging for the day. I have a Japanese assistant help me with my Japanese text, otherwise it

would take me all day to do one post.

By the time it’s uploaded, it’s 5am... I almost never get to go out to eat since Tokyo people don’t eat til 9 or 10pm and by then I need to be blogging.

VJ—WHAT GETS YOU EXCITED EVERY MORNING WHEN YOU WAKE UP? MJ—“I

don’t have to go into an office!”

Seriously, that’s the best thing.

VJ—TELL US ABOUT SOME CURRENT PROJECTS YOU’RE WORKING ON. MJ—I’m

currently the image director of an upcoming pop singer in japan that I’m really excited about, although I can’t talk details yet. I am also starting a column with ELLE girl Japan and another major magazine soon. I have a collaboration bag coming out next February with Furla to be revealed during Milan Fashion Week, which is wild.

Finally, I have my only feature on my blog called “tokyo mode diaries” that fuses my unique worldview with high fashion. I wrote stories in fashion editorial style and shoot around the world.

I would love it to be considered like a “W” of Asia since we don’t have any edgy fashion magazines in Tokyo anymore.

VJ—THE NEXT ISSUE OF KNEON IS THEMED ‘GLOBAL’ – WHAT DOES THIS TRANSLATE FOR YOU? MJ—Living

in japan, I feel like global just means “far away”. For example if I was in Korea I wouldn’t really feel like I was totally global since it’s so close. Being able to accept and sink into other cultures makes one truly global. With our Computers and phones it’s too easy to take our homes with us. Stepping outside of that box is harder nowadays because we’re so comfortable.

VJ—WHERE IS SOMEWHERE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO TRAVEL TO? MJ—Singapore,

Buenos Aires and Berlin. I always have a great time in Shanghai, so I like to go back to play.

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DUBAI ABU DHABI SHANGHAI KNEON 08 THE GLOBAL ISSUE

In summer we travelled – and we travelled with our readers in mind. We decided to scout out some of the most recommendable places in DUBAI, ABU DHABI, and SHANGHAI, be it a luxurious bar for after work drinks, a fun bohemian café where you get coffee for wearing pajamas, or boutique hotels with a special something something.

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Driving down the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai – also known as the E11 Highway, which links two of the largest cities of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, together.

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Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund

The view in itself is spectacular. As the only hotel on the Huangpu River front, this is a unique standpoint to see the Bund and the Pudong skylines.

—The vibrant Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund parallels the city, a modern fusion infused with historic culture. In this historic mecca of Shanghai, the Hotel Indigo offers a refreshing getaway and gorgeous views, sitting along the Shiliupu dock. Only moments away is the Yu Garden, representing structures from the Ming Dynasty established in 1559, and a few steps down, The Bund, a diverse blend of iconic features showcasing diverse architecture, including the Pudong skylines.

WRITTEN by VICKY DIAZ PHOTOGRAPHED by VICTORIA JIN

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KNEON 08 TOP PICK SHANGHAI

THE INFINITY SWIMMING POOL ON THE 7TH FLOOR

The surrounding areas serve as parallels to the interior of Hotel Indigo, where guests are treated to a unique room referencing each unique building with a splash of nostalgia or contemporary decor. Modern local finds contrast Chinese pieces, creating a harmonious blend of eclectic and traditional in each of the 184 rooms exclusively designed for Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund. The hotel offers 21 river view suites, two bund terraces suites with extensive private terraces, all of which are equipped with Wi-Fi, 42 inch flat screen TVs, Bose sound systems and MP3s. Guests are invited to take a dip at the seventh floor Infinity swimming pool overlooking the South Bund with a vantage point of the Huangpu River.

Three of the suites are individually designed to reflect the themes of past, present and future.

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with a romance of the past atmosphere, indigo touches and the ability to entertain 30 guests.

The Glamour Suite has a spacious private terrace facing the Pudong and the Bund with an intimate atmosphere and 40-guest capacity. The Future Suite is the hotel’s contemporary room, which drew inspiration from Shanghai’s modern art scene, with a capacity of 20 guests.

The eclectic Hotel Indigo is the first property in Asia Pacific, opening its doors to the public in December 2010. Holding up to the upscale feel it offers its guests, the hotel utilizes the parameters as inspirational focal points, emphasizing local sights for visitors to explore. The sights, just a few kilometers away are within walking distance. Guests have easy access to panoramic views of the historic architecture on the Bund and beautiful Huangpu River bank promenade, stretching over four kilometers. The Yu Garden,

only 0.5 meters away, offers guests a look into the past. For guests who wish to stay within the hotel’s cozy quarters, the CHAR Bar and Grill is one of Shanghai’s top dining destinations conveniently located on the top floor of the hotel.

With its stunning view, it’s no wonder CHAR Bar and Grill has such great reviews. The focus is on quality products with simple yet bold flavors and playful presentation. CHAR is the only restaurant in Shanghai to serve award-winning Blackmore’s Wagyu beef, a specialty beef from Australia not offered anywhere else. The beef is fed for 600 days using traditional Japanese farming methods in the Australian countryside.

Wagyu beef has one of the best scores in the world.

The restaurant occupies the three top floors of the Indigo hotel, offering their diners quality

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food and wine and cocktail lounge with a quality view on the terrace directly overlooking the river with a 270-degree view. Not only do they have outstanding food and a killer view but also some of the best DJ’s to boot. The modern fusion with classical and historic notes rings true, with its view of downtown Shanghai as a backdrop to the contemporary open grill kitchen centered in an industrial styled loft with stone walls, exposed ceilings that offset modern art pieces and installations.

The top-drawer restaurant was designed and owned by world-renowned hospitality interior firm Hirsch Bedner and Associates. Executive Chef Julie Donohoe highlights contemporary dishes with style and flavor, such as the signature dish: “Char Indulgence,” which uses the premium Blackmore tenderloin, served with half of a grilled lobster, seared foie gras, shaved

black truffles and wild mushrooms. Donohoe spent the last eight months to select the best ingredients from local and overseas producers.

She established a tasting panel, sampling over 30 steaks from four of Australia’s most reputable suppliers to select the top 10 for moisture, texture, softness, flavor and how the meat melts in the mouth. In addition, the restaurant offers the finest selection of handcrafted steak knives imported from around the world, which each diner has the chance to choose from. Guests also get to choose from a compilation of six of the finest natural salts to compliment the dishes, as well as their contemporary cocktails and international wines; the wine list was designed

by Barthelemy Lee.

friends for after dinner drinks. Obviously the view is a key selling point, but we know that alone [it] is not enough to keep people coming back, so we’ve spent months compiling drinks and training staff.”

In total, CHAR contains a fine dining restaurant, open grill kitchen, wine and cocktail lounge, two large terraces and two private dining rooms. It opens seven days a week from 6 p.m. The average dinner without drinks starts at RMB 650 per cover and up. Drinks at the bar are from RMB 50 per glass or RMB 280 per bottle.

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“HOLDING UP TO THE UPSCALE FEEL IT OFFERS ITS GUESTS, THE HOTEL UTILIZES THE PARAMETERS AS INSPIRATIONAL FOCAL POINTS, EMPHASIZING LOCAL SIGHTS FOR VISITORS TO EXPLORE” BE CAREFUL NOT TO SMOKE IN THE ROOMS: THERE’S A FINE OF 500 RMB

Information ADDRESS—585 ZHONG SHAN DONG ER ROAD, HUANG PU AREA, SHANGHAI WEBSITE—WWW.SHANGHAI.HOTELINDIGO.COM 34

ADDRESS—1ST FLOOR, RADISSON ROYAL HOTEL, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI WEBSITE—WWW.MOVIDA-DUBAI.COM DRESS CODE—GLAMOROUS PARTY QUEEN

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In its first year, the club has already welcomed celebrities such as Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Usher, and Sophie Ellies Bextor. With the incredible sound system and designer furnishings, it’s easy to see why top artists and musicians would come and pay their respect to this classy and sassy means of partying.

With modern and sleek interiors designed by Samy Chams, lit up by the seven LED screens, the filled-up dance floors resemble slow motion clips from music videos - epic party moments one after another. The dress code at Mo*Vida is however dressy you want to be. Two bar areas offer an extensive drink menu, which counts as one of the best in Dubai: there is premium champagne, the finest wines, and cocktails served throughout the night. Everything is guaranteed for you to have the best night.

VIP tables in Dubai are probably comparable to seats in cars: the more the better, and if you’re driving a good car, then the higher up you’ll want to be sitting so other people see your ‘status’, right? 38 VIP tables are slightly elevated above the main dance floor, situated so that everyone below you can definitely see you. Such a means of almost perform-partying plays well with the glamorous party image that Dubai exudes internationally – and that Mo*Vida seems to practically ooze with. This is a club that has demonstrated top skills in adaptation: taking the St. Tropez lifestyle to a new culture and molding around the preferences of the local and expat party crowd.

MOVIDA With a dedicated following across Europe that started in London, the clubbing pioneer Mo*Vida, with its St. Tropez service and European styling, has opened up in Dubai to great success. Located in the highly acclaimed Radisson Royal Hotel, and open Wednesdays to Saturdays, the sophisticated new club experience plays perfectly to Dubai’s mantra of ‘See and be Seen’.

WRITTEN by VICTORIA JIN

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KNEON 08 BEST OF DUBAI

ZUMA DUBAI

A modern and creative take on the authentic Japanese ‘izakaya’ dining born in London in 2002, fathered

by CEO and Executive Head Chef Rainer Becker, has propelled into a global vision and brand, making it more than just a restaurant chain, but a designer label in the world of cuisine.

Opened in 2008 by Becker and the Waney family, Zuma Dubai follows in the footsteps of its older brothers in London (the brand’s flagship in London’s fashionable Knightsbridge area), Miami and Bangkok.

All of the management and chefs are trained extensively in London before working in the international locations.

Situated in the heart of Dubai’s International Financial Center (DIFC) facing the prestigious Emirates Towers complex, the sleek transition from the business-oriented outdoors into the stylish two-story interior – still very formal, still very glossy – is not that surprising. Neither is asking for directions around the Gate Village and discovering that everyone is finishing your question for you (‘You’re looking for Zuma, aren’t you?’).

The concept is a sophisticated twist on the Japanese izakaya style of informal eating and drinking. Exquisite attention is given to the details of service and presentation, and of course the ingredients. All the fish, for instance, is imported from Japan, and similar exclusive ingredients are incorporated in ‘authentic but not traditional’ dishes – creative modern twists on culinary staples. Signature dishes include spicy beef tenderloin with sesame, red chili and sweet soy, and the grilled Chilean seabass with green chili ginger dressing and cress salad.

For cocktails, we recommend the rhubarb infused ozeki sake shaken with 42 below vodka and fresh passion fruit, served as a

martini; and for non-alcoholic drinkers, the Norisan – fresh mint, passion fruit and pineapple, shaken with orange.

Behind the shakers of these delicious drinkable works of art is an intriguing character.

Jimmy Barrat, born 1978 in Cannes, is bar manager, and was actually scouted in 2006 in a beach bar in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat by Zuma co-owner Arjun Waney. He relocated to Zuma London after that, and then after just two years, was invited to help with the set up, opening and training of the new bar in Dubai. A person who not only shows his enthusiasm in his cocktails, but also through his character – charismatic, open and humorous – he embodies the personality of someone truly as-one with his art.

And his passion shows: Jimmy took place in the Diageo Reserve World Class bartending competition in Rio 2012 and took second place worldwide. Hashtag impressive indeed.

There is definitely a preconceived idea of what Zuma’s ‘personality’ will be like prior to a visit; like an Oscar-winning actress who seems too glam and red-carpet-perfect not to be a little self-absorbed, that was what I expected a little of Zuma. However, I was glad to be proved wrong. The restaurant doesn’t gloat its earned titles (e.g. listed in San Pellegrino’s The World’s 50 Best Restaurants for two years running): Zuma Dubai works hard and steady as a team with strict guidelines for quality to perfect and exceed their own standards.

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“PAJAMORAMA ON THE WEEKENDS: IF YOU TURN UP WEARING YOUR PAJAMAS, YOU GET COFFEE ON THE HOUSE”

BO HOUSE CAFE Known as ‘home of the Mohemians’, Bo House is a chic and trendy café situated on the popular JBR Walk in Dubai.

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Known as ‘home of the Mohemians’, Bo House is a chic and trendy café situated on the popular JBR Walk in Dubai. By definition, a bohemian is someone who lives and acts freely, with no care about conventional rules and practices. Such free-spirited ideas were evident the moment we stepped into the vibrant and spacious abode of Bo House: Organically-shaped curvaceous interiors, rounded large tables and windows – Bo House really boasts an ‘artsy’ vibe, which makes its appeal to the young and creative completely understandable. We could tell that this is a place to share not just food, but also ideas…and maybe some shisha too.

Bo House café is most highly acclaimed for its hearty and freshly cooked food and its menu offering extensive selections of different foods from around the globe – from the grilled tenderloin to Spanish paella. Keep up with the current ‘healthy and clean eating’ trend, Bo House invented the ‘Health Factory’, a program that helps clients improve their lifestyle and feel healthier by providing ready-meals to their doorsteps. These are customized to the customized needs of the client to help them reach their ultimate target.

Bo House aspires to be much more than just a café. It hosts constant activities and events to engage with the community, and also provides a platform for local talents to perform and express themselves. The interior walls are lined with works of art painted by talented local

artists, while every Thursday Bo House transforms into an open stage, welcoming all musicians to perform.

Despite the almost sci-fi feeling of the interiors, the key Bo House stays in touch with reality is providing guests with new experiences: each month, Bo House café celebrates an iconic figure that portrays Mohemian ideals – previously there was Marilyn Monroe, whose celebration came with the traditional strawberry smooth, made with a delicious blend of vanilla soy milk, bananas, fresh strawberries, mixed berries and a touch of maple syrup. You can also tell that Bo House definitely treats her lady guests well: there is Ladies night every Tuesday, offering free watermelon shisha all night, and – this time for the men as well – there is also Pajamorama on the weekends, which means that if you turn up wearing your pajamas, you get coffee on the house. If a place can manage to make PJs socially acceptable, then we think it’s a definite two thumbs up.

We loved the Bo House café and their friendly staff. It’s the perfect place for the young and art savvy to connect and share. The Bo House is promoting a new and unique culture in the Middle East providing a getaway from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Don’t forget to try their award winning Gelato on your way out!

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ICHO, at the Radisson Royal Hotel, offers a fresh take on the Japanese cuisine with one of the most extravagant views of the Dubai skyline.

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Spread out across three levels, ICHO provides a unique culinary experience for everyone. Each floor showcases a different form of Japanese dining. The top floor is the bar and lounge where you can enjoy your cocktails with a taste of their specialty sushi. Below, on the 50th floor, you can choose from their array of dishes in the a-la-carte menu with a live sushi station. Finally, the 49th floor explores the ‘zen’ Japanese fine dining within an intimate environment for a more private affair.

bite. Their seafood and fish are of the best quality – you can almost smell the freshness coming from the plate. The sushi selection offers a juicy range of flavours to massage taste buds. The sashimi selection is quite popular as an appetizer along with the beef tataki, which was one of our favourites. The seared meat was full of flavour with a slightly smoky aftertaste, which worked well with the sweet and citrusy dipping sauce. For the mains we would recommend the wagyu beef tenderloin from the teppan grill, with a side of sake – this can’t be missed!

ICHO’s décor is minimalist with its glass frame and stark symmetry rooting back to Japanese ‘zen’ qualities. Each levels depicts a unique setting suited to the function of floor, bringing something new to Dubai’s cosmopolitan crowd. The presentation of the food follows the same pristine perfection, making it a feast for the eyes.

ICHO has a surprise for you with every dish, a concoction of unique ingredients to create an interesting and sensational experience in every

The service at ICHO was exemplary and their attention to detail was worth noting. The staff was particularly attentive, conducting a perfectly paced meal, and did everything they could to make our experience memorable. Each dish arrived in a rhythmic manner giving us time to savor each dish individually. By the time head chef Song Kyeong Hun, who worked in Korea and Japan before moving to Dubai, previously in the Armani Hotel, arrived at our table to say hello, we could only sing praise for ICHO. Also, interestingly, all the sake was gone.

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CAVALLI CLUB DUBAI Within the palace-like confines of the Dubai Fairmont Hotel lies the glistening Cavalli Club: a restaurant, a lounge, a club, a crystal shrine dedicated to fantastic leopard-print excess.

With its fairytale qualities after the strike of midnight, Cavalli Club sports one of the world’s first bottle-serviceonly bar, the location commanding absolute sass and confidence while maintaining an air of classiness with a wave of her diamond-adorning fingers.

A minor detail that probably only I will ever fawn over: the fact that all security members are wearing pure white suits.

How slick, how smooth, how Cavalli.

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Unsurprisingly, celebrities love this place. Think Jennifer Lopez, Steven Taylor, James Blunt…perhaps some surprise performances by Chris Brown every now and then. Anyone who is anyone marks this place as a place To Be Seen while they’re in Dubai. The crowd is a mix of local socialites, royal bad boys and lux tourists who are destined for one really great night out in Dubai.

With psychedelic Swarovski chandeliers floating along the ceilings, this surreal paradise is a place that dares its guests to shine brighter than its interiors.

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Walking through the private entrance – separate from the main lobby – along a red carpet with security everywhere and velvet rope to border it all: this is just a preview of what’s to come.

On a small tiny side note, this whole grandeur package cost just over 30 million dollars to build. And as you walk through the entryway boutique stocking Cavalli jewelry, designer tableware and chocolates (souvenir for the night?) and into the main body of Cavalli Club, you’ll realize why. A DJ plays electro pop-flavored hip-hop, which acts as the perfect soundtrack to the nonstop of bottles of crystal champagne being carried to tables. The raised platforms for fine dining at the centerpiece of Cavalli Club include a suspended gold-glass sushi bar and lounge, while the menu boasts Italian and international cuisine

with not only seasonal and fresh ingredients. Animal-print furnishings are divided up by lily-shaped dance floors.

Set at three levels, the seats are funky and zebra-printed under suspended crystal chandeliers and waterfalls that – of course – bear the Roberto Cavalli signature.

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VICEROY ABU DHABI

Address

ADDRESS MARINA WING OF YAS VICEROY, YAS ISLAND, ABU DHABI UAE 45

NAUTILIUS Set within the lavish Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi, the aesthetic and tastes of Nautilus restaurant complements the hotel’s modern and almost sci-fi architecture to perfection.

After walking through the corridors and multiple elevator rides, we find ourselves at the multi-award-winning restaurant. Sitting at a spacious table indoors – outdoors has great scenery too, but is impossibly humid - we notice the fullwall glazing all around the restaurant, which offers a beautiful view of the Yas Marina and Yacht club, located just on the water outside. The calm hues of blue, yellow and mauve from the lighting indoors really floods the entire space – almost literally: the restaurant feels like an elegant jelly fish, complementing the smooth and all-white interior elegantly.

Despite the cooling vibes, the service and food does not fail to provide a warm dining experience. Just overhead is a large contemporary chandelier, and next to us is a transparent grand piano light from the inside with neon lights – almost like a microcosm of the entire restaurant.

Beyond the design, the signature dishes – mainly the seafood menu – is exceptional. The dishes are made with fresh organic ingredients, fresh seafood shipped from all over the gulf, and are displayed on ice across the bar, and the seasonings made the flavours fresh and tasty. Aside from seafood, there are also delicious vegetarian dishes available, presented to the most minute detail. Sauces are poured from delicate pieces of china right in front of you, and service is so intricate that your wine glass will never be half empty. There is only half full and above in Nautilus.

The ambience of Nautilus is distinct and embodies the character of Abu Dhabi perfectly – modern, avant-garde… and while Abu Dhabi is one of the richest cities in the world, Nautilus provides some pretty rich flavours.

THE DISHES ARE MADE WITH FRESH ORGANIC INGREDIENTS, FRESH SEAFOOD SHIPPED FROM ALL OVER THE GULF

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Address

ADDRESS MARINA WING OF YAS VICEROY, YAS ISLAND, ABU DHABI UAE 46

Opening times

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 19:00-23:00

NOODLEBOX

Overlooking the official Formula 1 track in Abu Dhabi, Noodlebox is the perfect place for a relaxed and casual lunch or dinner with friends.

The South East Asian restaurant offers indoor seating and outdoor seating for when it’s not overly humid. Decorations on the furniture and walls are notable; the padded seats have high-rise backs with a repetitive yellow and black floral pattern propped with orange cushions. Rest of the seating plan consists of rich dark wooden chairs and black ones adopting the Yas Viceroy Hotel lobby’s coral design pattern. The design and colours, along with the hardwood flooring, give Noodlebox a very warm and welcoming aura, creating a homey feel in the very formal and designoriented Yas Viceroy hotel.

light lunch with a great view. We recommend the South-Eastern Grilled Chicken and Wok Fried Treasures of Seafood. Alongside this you should try some of their quirky juices and teas, really refreshing especially in the summertime.

In all, the atmosphere, friendly staff, splendid view, and both traditional and commercial menu, all make Noodlebox a very recommendable place for diehard chopstick-food fans in Abu Dhabi.

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Grounded and poised, SOPHIE TOH is a London-gal turned powerhouse PR leader. After working with some of the world’s leading lifestyle brands in her early career, which included BOSS Hugo Boss, Harvey Nichols and Kenzo, she is now the figurehead of her own firm. In 2007, Sophie was recognized by PR Week as “Significant Hire” and “One to Watch.” Following her honeymoon in Dubai, she found the city ideal to set up shop for the blend of arts, culture and business. At 31-years-old, Toh is a sensible businesswoman and fashion lover – Miu Miu, Givenchy and Chloe to name a few – all the while enjoying the flexibility of catching a plane to London. Sophie’s focused and passionate rise to success is setting the bar for PR firms throughout London and Dubai. She’s built a name not only for herself, but also for TOH PR, maintaining strong bonds with colleagues she began with years ago.

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VICTORIA JIN—FIRST OF ALL, TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. WHO IS SOPHIE TOH? SOPHIE TOH—Sophie

Toh is a girl from London who loves to work, travel and spend time with her family. People who know her would probably find her reserved and maybe even a bit intense on a bad/busy day, but hopefully with a strong sense of humor hiding not too far from the surface!

HOW OLD ARE YOU? ST—31 VJ—WHERE ARE YOU AS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? ST—In my office, sitting in front of my huge

Mac surrounded by the team. Where I’m most comfortable!

VJ—YOU ARE THE DIRECTOR OF TOH PR, WHICH YOU FOUNDED IN 2009. WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA TO START YOUR OWN FIRM? ST—I always wanted to set up my own com-

pany and loved the idea of being a ‘woman in business’, but I always imagined it would be a fashion or accessories line. My pictures I drew of myself as a kid were always of me in a power suit getting on an airplane.

Moving to Dubai gave me the impetus to set up my own PR shop, as the barriers to

entry here are lower and I felt there was a need for a well-run, boutique PR operation that bought international experience to the region.

VJ—TELL US SOME CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE SINCE YOU STARTED WORKING INDEPENDENTLY ST—I

now never stop working, which sounds sad but true. But equally, I can travel more as I’m never out of contact from the team or my clients and so enjoy more flexibility in my schedule.

VJ—LOOKING THROUGH YOUR PORTFOLIO AND TOH PR, ‘LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLE’ SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT THEME. WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LIFESTYLE AS SUCH? ST—I

think the less that you know someone, the easier it is to label them in general terms. Some aspects of my life may look glamorous or sophisticated to people looking in, but my real friends and family know that my life and tastes are pretty grounded.

I think that’s important in this region and working in this industry.

VJ—HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE ‘LUXURY’?

ST—Luxury

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“I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ACT WELL TOWARDS PEOPLE AT EVERY STAGE, YOU REAP THE REWARDS AS YOU GO”.

ability to leave the office when you want, fly in the manner that makes you happiest, wear beautiful clothes, skip queues, stay in a world-class hotel, host amazing parties, or bring people you miss close to you on a whim.

VJ—BEFORE YOU CAME TO DUBAI, YOU WERE WORKING IN LONDON. TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU WORKED IN AND REACTED TO YOUR HOME-CITY AS OPPOSED TO HER IN THE UAE. ST—I’m

a London girl and I absolutely love returning to the city and feeling as if I ‘belong’. I’m proud of everything that I achieved in London in terms of my early career and am pleased that so many of my London colleagues and contacts are still in my life. I truly believe that if you act well towards people at every stage, you reap the rewards as you go.

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VJ—WHY DUBAI? ST—My

husband and I came to Dubai on our honeymoon and then subsequently had the opportunity to move to the UAE or Singapore. I chose Dubai as I’d just had a great time on holiday and it was closer to London - it really was as basic as that!

VJ—TELL US ABOUT THE MILESTONES IN YOUR CAREER. WHICH PEOPLE OR PROJECTS EFFECTED YOU MOST? ST—In London I had two great jobs - one at

Brunswick, which is one of the largest PR firms in the world and taught me structure and how to deal with high level pressure and the other at a smaller luxury PR boutique where I learned many of the skills in terms of winning and keeping clients - I use both sets of skills every day.

But really, no one can teach you how to run a business (although I credit my husband in teaching me a lot), I do feel that much of what you learn has to be instinctive. You either thrive on it, or it just gets you down and you have to stop or it will eat you up.

VJ—DO YOU HAVE AN INSPIRATION FIGURE WHO YOU LOOK UP TO? ST—I

admire many high profile female entrepreneurs - Jo Malone, Karen Millen, Kelly Hoppen, Anya Hindmarch, Sonya Rykiel…

I’d love to meet with them one on one and understand how they managed to do so well whilst maintaining relationships, family and a sense of femininity. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for any of them.

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“LOOKS ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN POISE AND GROOMING, WHICH ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INTO WHAT MAKES A GOOD PR”

VJ—WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PLACES IN DUBAI? ST—I

love the DIFC - the mixture of business, art, architecture and great hang-outs. And I love the beaches, although I never make it down there, so I’d have to say the pool at Desert Palm Hotel, where I live which is the next best thing.

VJ—OUT OF SHOES, CLOTHING, BAGS - WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE MOST LIKELY TO SPLURGE ON? AND DO YOU EVER SHOP AT CHAINS LIKE H&M OR ZARA? ST—Bags and clothes. I have a few bags

that I love and some amazing dresses that I know I’ll wear for years to come.

I honestly love shopping and spend a lot of time browsing the malls as it relaxes me after a crazy week in the office. But despite the time I spend in shops, I rarely overspend - I’m very controlled in what actually makes it into my wardrobe. Most of the time I’ll return with yet another white tee shirt. I do have a lot of things from Zara - it’s a great store.

VJ—SAYING THAT, WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE LABEL OR DESIGNER? ST—So

many amazing designers out there, but at the moment I’m loving Givenchy, Miu Miu, Prabal Gurang, and Chloe.

VJ—TELL US ABOUT SELF-PRESENTATION IN THE WORLD OF PR. ARE LOOKS IMPORTANT?

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are less important than poise and grooming, which are contributing factors into what makes a good PR. I’m very aware that I’m the ‘figurehead’ of TOH PR and I need to maintain a certain image and present myself well at all times. Clients need to feel happy that my team and I are the outward representation of their own image. So you have to acknowledge that and work with it. You can’t fight the system!

VJ—HOW WOULD YOU DRESS FOR AN IMPORTANT CLIENT MEETING OR PRESENTATION? ST—I

have a few outfits that I feel comfortable in and I’m happy are respectful enough for meetings with high ranking locals. So I’ll select one of those - usually based on how I feel that morning. There’s a lot of black and white in there as it’s pretty hard to go wrong.

VJ—WHAT IN YOUR OPINION ARE SOME STAPLE PIECES EVERY CONFIDENT WORKING WOMAN SHOULD HAVE? ST—Focus

on quality accessories your dress can be from Zara, but if you have a good quality bag, shoes and watch, you’ll look and most importantly, feel, the part. I have a Goyard bag that was eye wateringly expensive at the time, but I’ve got years of wear out of it. Ditto with my Celine bags.

VJ—WHERE AND WHAT DID YOU STUDY FOR UNIVERSITY? AND DO YOU THINK IT’S LINKED UP/HELPED YOU WITH WORK IN THE REAL WORLD? ST—I

studied politics. It was semiuseful in that I can structure an argument and have a basic knowledge of how different political systems operate, but the real value I learned from Bristol was an exposure to entrepreneurs, an appetite for growing my own business and a lot of great friends that I still have to this day. I also met my husband in Bristol.

VJ—WHAT TIME DO YOU HAVE TO GET UP TOMORROW? ST—6am - I’m an early riser VJ—WHAT CONFUSES YOU ABOUT PEOPLE SOMETIMES? ST—I can’t understand people who are

late, or think it’s OK to just not show up somewhere. I just don’t get it!

VJ—WHEN AND WHERE ARE YOU THE HAPPIEST? ST—In

my garden in my house in Devon by the sea, with my sisters and family - probably attempting to cook a BBQ in the rain or a similar British activity!

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Play young smile KNEON’s regular spotlight on upcoming artists returns with art students in London who are really doing their best to create their dreams. They are young, they are playful with their mediums and they are happy where they are, right here right now. Proudly presenting: Talia

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DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS.

Less is more.

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO STUDY FASHION DESIGN?

When I was little I was determined to never ever get into the fashion industry (my mom owns two boutiques)….Instead I wanted to become a forensic doctor During my last years in high school while I was trying to figure out which road to take fine art became an option. So I came to London to do a short course at Central

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during my Foundation year and hopefully my work will continue to be very different at the end of each year.

YOU ARE GOING TO STUDY BA FASHION DESIGN WOMENSWEAR AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS THIS FALL, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HOW YOUR WORK WILL EVOLVE THERE?

WHAT TYPE OF FABRICS DO YOU USE TO CREATE YOUR GARMENTS?

I am very excited to start and find out! I guess that when you are surrounded by such talented people the most natural response is to learn from them and try to find an own, personal way of creating at the same time. I have changed so much

In my last project I worked with felt; I wasn’t scared to ruin it because I hated it, so I tore it apart, separated the layers and created a new, very light and organic fabric out of it, which I then combined with lighter materials, like silks or a really thin knitted net. I love to work with fabrics that have the qualities to become some-

“FASHION NEEDS TO BE RELATABLE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD, IF NOT IT DOESN’T EXIST OUTSIDE ONES SKETCHBOOK. “ thing new trough manipulation.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU WHEN YOU ARE CREATING YOUR DESIGNS?

London, my family, people, an ugly outfit, a good movie, a beautiful picture. Mostly it’s just something happening around me that I find extremely fascinating in the moment and can’t seem to forget until I use it in my design.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?

For the moment my only plan is: no plan.

I want to start my BA as open minded as possible, no restrictions nor boundaries, and see where it brings me.

YOU ARE CURRENTLY DOING AN INTERNSHIP AT MARQUES ALMEIDA, COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT?

It’s amazing! The best experience I could have ever wished for, before starting the BA. It’s very hands on and the designers really involve the interns. The team isn’t that large so everybody does everything; from picking up fabrics to cutting patterns and sewing the final pieces for the

catwalk show. I get to see what fashion design means outside the college walls and feel very lucky to have found such a nice place. I can’t wait to transfer what I have learned to my own work.

YOU FIND A LOT OF INSPIRATION FROM THE STREETS OF LONDON, HOW DOES THIS TRANSFER INTO YOUR PRACTICAL WORK?

Fashion needs to be relatable to what is going on in the world, if not it doesn’t exist outside ones sketchbook. What I see on the streets can inform my fabric choice, a texture, a silhouette or simply a tiny detail. Mostly it just changes my way of seeing things and gives me whole new perspectives on what I am doing... most of the time it happens without me noticing until the very last minute.

YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU DO EXTENSIVE RESEARCH BEFORE BEGINNING A NEW PROJECT, COULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORKING PROCESS?

me.

I often discover extremely interesting and inspiring happenings where I would have never thought. Choosing what to use is the most difficult and important part.

It feels natural and right to me to make the subject become very personal before starting the design process. I don’t believe that fashion is only about a piece of fabric on an hanger in a shop. For me it’s about the journey, how one gets to the design, what informs ones’ decisions, the mistake one makes and the way one solves the problem.

THIS IS ‘THE GLOBAL ISSUE’, WHAT DO THOSE WORDS MEAN TO YOU?

Do not forget the big picture. Pay attention to what is going on in the world, outside, on the streets, to the little things, to the other persons and their stories because that’s where the beauty is hidden.

I do a lot of library research as a starting point, but then to ‘distract’ myself I ride my bike or jump on a bus and wonder around Dalston, Hackney or Stamford Hill and stare at what it going on around

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WHO IS AYESHA TAN-JONES?

A nineteen-year-old quester from Chester currently roaming the streets of London town on an exploration in search of enlightenment.

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PRIMARILY A MUSICIAN OR A FINE ARTIST?

I consider myself an artist in the umbrella sense of the term, meaning an artist of physical objects and aural vibrations.

COULD YOUR ART EXIST WITHOUT YOUR MUSIC AND VICE VERSA OR DO YOU FEEL THAT THOSE TWO MEDIUMS ARE TOO MUCH A PART OF EACH OTHER?

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I believe they can exist without one another, but they would become a totally different experience. When I present a piece as a film the music is intrinsic to the work.

The film may also accompany a sculptural piece, usually an immersive environment in which I intend to curate everything that surrounds the viewer, touching each one of the viewers’ senses. In this case the music and visual film is very important. You could take the film out of context and watch it online without the installation and it would still convey the emotions I want to express, but in a different way.

TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR ACT ‘BROWNIE PROMISE’?

‘Brownie promise’ is an act that is not only an aural experience, but visual too.

Given the facilities, I combine visual projections with the powerful rhythm of my songs to fully enthral and capture the audience. Even with out projections, the interesting use of a loop machine means my solo act is transformed into a choir of melodies layered upon each other taking other worldly forms. When I perform, whether to one person in my bedroom or a hundred on stage, I try to feel the audience’s emotions, and with my music and words I aim to alter their perspective and re-shape their mind, even if only for a while.

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It is a very cathartic process. I write to let out my feelings, a mantra for my emotions.

When I record my music, it takes on a very different form to when I play them live. With the huge range of possibilities the computer gives you I end up discovering many different processes and sounds which I haven’t yet been able to explore when playing live. I like the idea that my songs are slightly different every time they are played, depending on my mood or setting.

DO YOU THINK STUDYING AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS INFLUENCED YOUR WAY OF WORKING/THINKING?

“ I LIKE THE IDEA THAT MY SONGS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT EVERY TIME THEY ARE PLAYED, DEPENDING ON MY MOOD OR SETTING”

Yes I believe that every art institution influences their student’s work in unique ways. For me Saint Martins allowed me to create whatever I wanted, yet still giving me the structure of schooling and help from tutors, without which I may have gotten lost in London, distracted by the lights.

I’m able to evaluate and reflect upon my work now like second nature, and am open to collaborations, not only between other fine artists, but many of the other courses CSM offers. I count myself very lucky to be studying a course and pursuing a career that basically gives me complete freedom to do anything I want to do, expressing myself in any way I wish to. I hope to continue to learn

skills and techniques that will set me up for life.

DOES YOUR ART INFLUENCE YOUR FASHION SENSE?

Yes, and vice versa – it’s a cycle. My style is just as much an art as my work is. It’s an extension of myself, an external visual force that expresses my feelings that day. I dress to quest.

WHO ARE YOUR ARTISTIC INFLUENCES?

Niki de Saint Pahlle, Polly Borland, Tracey Emin, Paul Auster, Giacometti, Ernesto Netto, Pipolotti Rist, Mike Kelly, Greg Araki, David Lynch, Alejandro Jodowrosky… so many mad people.

HAVE YOU GOT A SHORT FUNNY ART SCHOOL STORY YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE?

I don’t think I have any that I can share publicly without tainting someone’s or my dignity and reputation!

WHAT CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT?

Fire, air, water, earth, love, my macbook.

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JULIA KARPOVA—WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO STUDY FASHION DESIGN?

wasn’t sure until I was further on through my foundation, as I had always considered it but didn’t quite know how to get there. I thought a lot about studying textiles previously, or styling as I really enjoy working with film to complement a shoot. But after a while I realized I preferred the design process.

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WHAT IS THE GENERAL PROCESS YOU GO THROUGH WHEN YOU DESIGN AND REALIZE A PIECE OF CLOTHING?

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WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR CLOTHING STORES/WEBSITES?

NOW?

Hopefully still developing my work, but having had the opportunity to work for different designers.

FAVORITE

I shop mainly on the high street and in charity shop; there’s some really good ones in Pimlico. But I’ve bought a lot in Zara this season.

DO YOU TRY TO KEEP WITH THE TRENDS OR CREATE YOUR OWN?

In my work: never. I’m more inspired by my subject matter and where it might lead me.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF 10 YEARS FROM

ONE OF YOUR DESIGN PROJECTS WAS INSPIRED BY A PATIENT’S STROKE, COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS?

Yes, my latest project was inspired by the effects, emotionally and physically, when a patient has a stroke. I created a character, ‘Mrs Malaprop’ a woman trying to get her life back to being ‘normal’ but scrambles up words and suffers with malapropism. I really like to create a character when designing to lead me through until the end of the design process and into the shoot or film.

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YOU INCORPORATED COLLAGE WORK AND FILM IN YOUR FASHION PROJECTS; DO YOU BELIEVE THAT EXPERIMENTING IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS IS IMPORTANT TO A FASHION DESIGNER?

At the moment, I think given the rise of new technology its important to be able to use all sorts of mediums to grab peoples attention but I just do a lot of film work because I love it. The movement really makes you realize how the garment works.

WHICH ARTISTS OR FASHION DESIGNERS INFLUENCE YOUR WORK?

Currently I’m inspired a lot by Jenny Holzer, I really admire her ‘to

the point’ work displayed in such a contrasting way. Throughout my previous project my colour palette was heavily influenced by the work of, filmmaker Annabel Nicolson, especially Shades (1971) the way she reflected light was something I had never experienced before. I was also amazed by the way she connected sound to her work, with the clicking and whirring of the projectors. At that time in my project I was searching for ways to display sound and emotion throughout my outcome, which inspired my fluro-marbled print.

ACCESS TO THE INTERNET?

Definitely, the Internet has opened up so much more opportunity for people to share and appreciate their work. Because it’s so instant you’re able to share images and information so quickly while also reaching out to a new audience.

THE THEME OF THIS ISSUE IS ‘HEAVEN AND SPACE’, DO THESE WORDS HAVE ANY PARTICULAR MEANING TO YOU?

Not really, I’m not sure if I believe in Heaven yet, but I’d quite like to go into space.

DO YOU THINK IT HAS BECOME EASIER TO GET RECOGNITION AS A FASHION DESIGNER NOW THAT EVERYONE HAS

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A series capturing summer moments that will turn into summer nostalgia once fall comes: taken in Christian’s hometown in Western Australia at a beach where he used to go fishing years ago, the shoot is inspired by the West Coast, its pristine sand and its serenity. You can have a 50m stretch of beach all to yourself. The model is an old friend of Christian’s – Fabienne Vanderhaeghen – who he hadn’t seen for years. Together they created an elegant high summer story on what was a cold but relaxed and enjoyable day.

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fashion attack on the seine’s banks ARTICLE & INTERVIEWS by CAMILLE BOLENDER PHOTOS by PAULINE CONROY

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This past June, we headed to a very unconventional fashion show. It was alongside the Seine’s banks, at the foot of the Orsay Museum in Paris’ 7th arrondissement, that the famous Parisian Art School Duperré decided to hold its 2nd year students end-of-the-year fashion show.

The Duperré School, founded in 1864, has established itself as one of the best schools for fashion design in Paris. Some famous French fashion designers are alumni, such as the couturière Anne Valérie Hash, or Guillaume Henry who managed to wake up French house Carven as its artistic director, or rising talented designer Christine Phung.

This show was part of a 3-day cultural event (June 28th /29th /30th 2013), Oh! Eh! Dupérré, organised by the Dupperé school for the rehabilitation of the Seine’s banks. It was composed of a series of artistic exhibitions and performances.

The concept of the fashion show was original as well as interactive: showing the entire functioning of a fashion show. During the whole week-end, the students’ designs were hung on coat racks in industrial containers with big showcases alongside the banks. While the models were getting their hair and make-up done in public, the students - dressed in their Oh ! Eh ! Duperré uniforms- brought the designs on stage.

Under the sunset, the students dressed and undressed the models, who filed one by one down the runway at the sound of an electro beat. They finished their walk in a small photo studio installed at the bottom of the catwalk.

The photo studio was directly connected to a computer, where a technician was editing on live the promotional pictures of the students’ designs.

of opening the backstages to the audience created a very relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere, since we didn’t have to worry that much about time” (in fact, the show lasted 4 hours in total, displaying approximately 75 outfits).

He shows us his book where is listed the order of passage of all designs, with their appointed models. We can see there the pictures from the students’ lookbooks. It is interesting to discover the different atmospheres of the students’ collections.

It’s 8 p.m. The show starts, the outfits pass in front of our eyes, the models pose for the professional photographer. Streetstyle, commercial or haute couture, all the possible styles are there. What interests us the most is the variety of the collections’ themes. There are well-finished clothes, lots of research around the shapes, fabrics (wool, denim mixing with panels of delicate silk or great home-made prints), and ornaments.

Among others, we remember this fragile and shapeless cage of dark woven yarn, delicately placed on a long slim-fitted black dress. We are amused in front of a giant baby outfit inspired by the theme of the comforter.

One thing is certain: these young designers have potential, and we’d better keep an eye on them in the future.

We meet three of them to talk a bit about their collection:

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CB—How would you describe your collection?

FDZ—I played with symbols of both the labour and the aristocratic class (a workers’ helmet or the Crown of the Queen). While keeping the distinctive signs of these two social classes, the idea was to show their interdependence especially in a country like the UK, where class differences are even more pronounced than anywhere else.

ferielle doulain zouari She presented simpler shapes but with incredible details of lace made of various beads, bolts and screws. Her theme was social disparities in the UK, and she symbolised it well with this mix of posh elegance and allusions to the British working class.

CB—How would you describe your collection?

TB—I mainly focused on the courtly love of the Middle Ages, times when the lady seemed so inaccessible. In this collection I am using elements from two different realms: the Middle Ages, the ancient and its savoir-faire (tapestries and weaving) with the oddness of the sci-fi universe with my use of the optical network and weft.

CB—Where did you find your inspiration from?

TB—I think it’s interesting to notice how the development of new machines and innovative textiles is questioning the codes of both ready-to-wear and haute couture. However, we can still notice a timeless interest for man-made products. I like the idea that haute couture, which relies on this concern for traditional techniques, is trying to innovate in this field.

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CB—Where did you find your inspiration from?

FDZ—Last year, I started doing some textile research on construction site. This is where I got the idea of working on the labour class and class differences. By linking two completely different social environments, my idea was to juxtapose two contradictory aesthetics dialogues, and two sartorial identities which do not use the same materials and the same definition of the body.

CB—We know the Duperré school is famous for its good textile techniques, which textile processes did you use for your collection?

FDZ—I used embroidery. It is a luxury process which is specific

CB—We know the Duperré school is famous for its good textile techniques, which textile processes did you use for your collection?

TB—I used contemporary fabrics (stretch tulle, nylon...) that I had fun ennobling and embellishing thanks to old handmade techniques.

CB—Where do you picture yourself evolving in the future? Any crazy project you would like to fulfill?

TB—I am really into textiles, so I would

really enjoy conceiving and developing different textiles for industries that work with luxury ready-to-wear and haute-couture houses.

CB—Someone who really inspires you in the world of fashion?

TB—I especially like the work of the Mulleavy de Rodarte sisters. They are

to upper classes. I had the idea to incorporate in it construction site hardware such as dowels or bolts.

CB—Where do you picture yourself evolving in the future?

Any crazy project you would like to fulfill?

FDZ—Before working as a fashion designer, I would like to discover new fields which are not necessarily linked to creation, like anthropology for example. I think it is very interesting to analyse trends in their social context, or to understand how sub-cultures emerge. I love student life. It is full of opportunities and I’d like to get the most of them before making any decision about my future.

CB—Someone who really inspires you in the world of fashion?

FDZ—Vivienne Westwood. I admire a lot her very cuttingedge stance in her designs. In addition to being the pioneer of punk culture, she has always been a committed designer, full of humour and eccentricity.

thomas bricout His luxurious dresses closed the show. With their nice volumes, floral prints, glidings and checkered patterns, they reminded us of a royal Court of modern times. All this was perfectly balanced by an intentionally frayed finish and the short length of the dresses. part of a new generation of designers which cultivate a sort of cutting-edge sophistication that I really enjoy, with their obsession with handmade textiles. They are very good at playing with the codes of American fashion, mixing references to commercial and haute-couture.

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Her Street Style look stood out with its funky prints.

Camille Bolender—How would you describe your collection?

AC—I leafed through and collected news articles from the American underground press of the 60’s.

I was very interested by the images, graphics and colours I could find there. I was not particularly interested in the political messages these newspapers could convey, but rather in their aesthetic appearance and their manufacturing process. The journalists were very young and they didn’t have any training as graphic artists. There was also a lack of technical and financial means. The result was something quite instinctive, hand-made and relatively unsophisticated.

CB—And which part did you enjoy the most in the making of your collection?

AC—Going into some savoir-faire in depth, being able to develop the graphic identity and the communication of my collection.

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CB—Where do you picture yourself evolving in the future? Any crazy project you would like to fulfill?

AC—I prefer the idea of working as a team and confronting different minds, I don’t think I am interested in building my own personal project.

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An aspiration to design for the effortless and elegant female is what drives the emerging designer TERESA ABRUNHOSA. Forms in her collection capture strong and sensuous shapes, creating a very empowering feminine figure. The past three seasons of collections shown at the Portugal Fashion event have demonstrated the academic backgrounds of the designer and creative director – Fine Arts from Porto and Milan – and definitely show a lot of promise for the future.

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Dreamer. Traveller. Entertainer. These are three words that only start to touch on 20-year-old actress, singer, and songwriter KIERSEY CLEMONS. Once a shy Navy-kid, classic Nickelodeon shows such as ‘All That’ sprouted a passion for acting. Noted for her role in the TV series “Shake It Up” and recurring role in “Austin & Ally,” the upcoming young actress talks to KNEON about her adventures, where she sees herself in 10 years, and her dream to work with Denzel Washington.

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I’M ORIGINALLY FROM PENSACOLA, FL BUT WAS A NAVY BRAT so I have lived many

other places and eventually we settled down in L.A. so I took full advantage of this city; I Googled agents, producers and managers and set up meetings.

I HAVE LITTLE SISTERS, SO SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I’M THEIR AGE. Other days, I

have to play mom and help out and I feel 35. I like to watch Friends and eat raw cookie dough.

‘SHAKE IT UP’ WAS MY FIRST GUEST STAR ON A TV SERIES, so obviously the experience

will always be my favorite. On the other hand, Austin & Ally was my first recurring role, which made me feel like, okay, cool – I’m getting this acting thing. I built great friendships with the people I was working with, which makes the job less of a job and I was able to get comfortable and really take everything in and enjoy myself.

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ing and singing for years. Next year I want to finally be satisfied with what I have to offer and share it with everyone. I love to take time with my music especially since I haven’t officially released anything. I don’t

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want there to be any question or confusion as to who I am. I want to get points across and touch people, whether that’s making you dance or cry.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW MYSELF ON TV I was

shaking and my face got hot! But I was very proud of what I had accomplished for myself; I wanted that for so long. I was shy when I was younger so I loved the idea of being someone else. I think my mom was afraid of the industry not knowing much about it, so she just played it safe and put me in musical theatre, which helped me so much once I started auditioning for televi-

“I WAS SHY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER SO I LOVED THE IDEA OF BEING SOMEONE ELSE.”

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ONCE I’M IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA,

it’s me interacting with friends, falling in love, getting through hardships…I don’t think of it as a character. I become another person living their life. How crazy do I sound right now?

I WANT TO WORK WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON. I could pass for his daughter

or something I suppose, right?

MY FAVORITE TV SHOW AT THE MOMENT IS GOSSIP GIRL ON NETFLIX! I’ve

watched the same Friends episodes for years but Gossip Girl is my newest obsession.

I AM THE HAPPIEST when I am in

theRecording studio, on set or back home with family. My mom, sister and I make each other laugh until we’re on the floor in tears. We’re like the three stooges.

IN TEN YEARS I SEE MYSELF HAPPY. I’m

not going to let myself down. Whatever I’m doing in 10 years is what I’ll want to be doing at that time in my life. I could be working, getting married, pregnant, single, touring, in Africa…who knows with me!

THERE ARE A LOT OF GLOBAL ISSUES, BUT I THINK THE ONE THAT COMES TO MIND FIRST WOULD BE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: physical, sexual,

ownership, etc. I understand there’s

poverty and what others may consider bigger issues, but the idea of someone trying to own or control someone’s physical being, man or woman actually, that idea disturbs me. I don’t want to go too into depth, but at the end of the day you are given money therefore it can be taken away, but my body, is my body.

Your body is your body. I was born with it, it’s mine, so don’t tell me what I can do with it.

I HAVE A TATTOO THAT SAYS “WANDERLUST.” I want to travel everywhere. I

really want to take all my family and best friends to an island where we can all hangout and swim!

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The focus for this project was to create a modern and exciting collection able to be produced in places where access to materials and expensive machinery is limited. The aim was to not only look into sustainable textile development, but also to explore ways to make an impact on social development through connecting the consumer to manufacturers on a more personal level. Through QR coding, women wearing these clothes can see into the world of the women making them and have true insight into the supply chain. The team started by researching cultures, industries and histories of Africa and Brazil. The silhouettes and textiles are inspired by the religion of Candomble, still practiced in both continents.

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DIRTYPHONICS Since forming in 2004, these four Parisian guys have received top praise for their live performances, which led them to collaborate with some of the world’s best EDM artists such as Steve Aoki, Modestep and Benny Benassy. This past March 2013, Dirtyphonics just released their first full-length album ‘Irreverence’ with DIM MAK Records. KNEON talks to Charly, Thomas, Pho and Pitchin about their 9 years spent together, their second home in LA, and their love of dogs.

INTERVIEWED by VICTORIA JIN

VICTORIA JIN—FIRST OF ALL, TELL US ABOUT DIRTYPHONICS, AND ABOUT YOURSELVES INDIVIDUALLY. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF TO SOMEONE NEW TO YOUR SOUND?

Dirtyphonics is a french band from Paris making in your face party bass music! We just released our first album “IRREVERENCE” on Dim Mak Records and have done remixes for Skrillex, Nero, Marylin Manson, Benny Benassi, Linkin Park, Datsik & Excision, Borgore, Krewella, Bloody Beetroots etc. We are DIRTY! VJ—WHERE ARE YOU ALL RIGHT NOW AS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

We’re sitting in an airport, on our way to Los Angeles - our second home.

YOU’VE BEEN SIGNED TO DIM MAK FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND THE LABEL IS WELL KNOWN FOR THE CREATIVE FREEDOM IT OFFERS. HOW WOULD YOU SAY YOUR MUSIC HAS PROGRESSED SINCE SIGNING TO THEM?

Keeping 100% of our creative freedom was really important to us and was one

reason that made us sign to Dim Mak as it gave us the opportunity to release a full-length album. When you write a LP, you get to explore and push boundaries further that you can with a single or EP. Since then, we have been writing Electro House, Drum and Bass, Dubstep and other stuff. We’ve also recently started to include more vocals in our music.

VJ—AND HOW WOULD YOU SAY YOU’VE DEVELOPED AS A GROUP SINCE YOUR BEGINNINGS IN 2004?

We’ve pretty much been living together for the past 9 years. We’ve been on the road, in the studio, everywhere around the globe and through the most intense, fun, weird, and insane situations. We’ve met so many people, discovered so many cultures and through those adventures we’ve learned A LOT about ourselves individually, about each other and about Dirtyphonics as a band.

We started by being friends and having fun making music in our spare time and... we do the same thing only all the time

now and we took it to another level!

VJ—HOW HAS THE RESPONSE TO ‘IRREVERENCE’ BEEN?

It’s been insane! Whether it was from the press or the industry, but most importantly, our fans, we’ve been really happy.

After all the time spent in the studio (or in planes and hotel rooms) creating what became “IRREVERENCE” it feels great to see that people relate to our music and sing along at the shows or get crazy over the basslines!

ARE THERE SPECIFIC TRACKS FROM YOUR ALBUM THAT YOUR CROWDS ALWAYS RESPOND VERY WELL TO?

We’re happy to see that they respond very well to all of them! If we had to pick three: “Walk In The Fire”, “No Stopping Us” (feat. Pavan from the Foreign Beggars) or “Stage Divers” (with Steve Aoki) gets them a bit crazier.

VJ—DO YOU ADAPT YOUR TRACKS SPECIFICALLY TO EACH CITY YOU PERFORM IN? IF SO, COULD YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A SET

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“WE’VE PRETTY MUCH BEEN LIVING TOGETHER FOR THE PAST 9 YEARS. WE’VE BEEN ON THE ROAD, IN THE STUDIO, EVERYWHERE AROUND THE GLOBE AND THROUGH THE MOST INTENSE, FUN, WEIRD, AND INSANE SITUATIONS.”

FORMED TO THE PERSONALITY OF VENUE AND ITS CROWD?

Yes we do. We don’t play the same set at a pool party in Miami, at Coachella or on a gig on the IRREVERENCE tour. It always depends on the vibe, the crowd and the time we have.

Having the opportunity to play 90 minutes gives you more space to explore as 60 minutes is more compact and straight to the point. And playing mid afternoon around a pool to a crowd of EDM fans or at a festival that has a very diverse crowd or a club night filled with bassheads is obviously not the same thing. We love all of the settings: for a pool party in Miami we tend to play more Electro and Trap than a club night where we go heavier with a “rock vibe”.

VJ—YOU STARTED OFF IN PARIS NEARLY A DECADE AGO. WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE MAJOR TURNING POINTS FOR THE GROUP SINCE THEN?

Quitting our jobs to make music full time, winning a best newcomer producer’s award in 2009 (DNB Arena Awards), our first US tour back in 2010, touring on the Deadmeat tour and meeting the Dim Mak family, releasing IRREVERENCE and taking the album on the road for a 40+ gigs tour all across North America with our stage design (“The Crown”).

Those have been some of the major turning points of our careers.

VJ—WHERE HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE VENUE TO DATE?

We’ve been lucky enough to tour all around the world and play in so many different places that it’s really hard to choose one. In the US: Red Rocks, EDC Vegas and Coachella are definitely up

there. Pirate Station in Russia, Dour in Belgium, Monegros Desert Festival in Spain are awesome as well.

VJ—PRACTICALITY AND LAWS OF NATURE ASIDE, WHERE WOULD BE THE DREAM PLACE TO PERFORM?

On the moon! Richard Branson got in touch with us to make it happen so be prepared for something huge!

VJ—TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU BALANCE ELEMENTS AT A LIVE SET: FROM THE LIGHT SHOWS TO THE SOUND SYSTEM... WHAT MAKES THE PERFECT DIRTYPHONICS EXPERIENCE?

It’s a threesome between us, the music and the crowd. Those are the main elements. Then yes, a good light show and a good sound system are obviously important but the essence is in the energy we share with our crowds through the music.

If you take the passion and the sweat off of it you can have the best light show ever and it won’t be the same thing.

Coming to a show with a great positive attitude and wanting to party hard and be yourself is what we do and what we feel makes the show even better!

VJ—I’VE READ ABOUT YOUR LOVE OF DOGS AS A ‘RITUAL’ FOR YOUR SHOWS. IS THAT TRUE? AND IF YOU COULD BE ANIMALS, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?

T: A Beaver VJ—THE NEXT ISSUE OF KNEON MAGAZINE IS THEMED ‘GLOBAL’. WHAT DOES THIS TRANSLATE FOR YOU?

For us, “Global” is way of thinking. It’s a way to live life to it’s fullest and take every aspect of what you do into consideration to make it even better.

VJ—WHAT DO YOU HAVE LINED UP FOR THE REST OF 2013?

After returning from our North American tour, we’re going to be all over the place between Europe and the US for the summer festival season. Then we’re doing a European tour in the fall followed by an Australian/NZ/Asian tour in the winter.

On the music side, we’ve done a remix for Linkin Park, just finished one for Borgore and have more to come before our next EP on Dim Mak. We’re also releasing singles from the album with remixes from a bunch of our awesome producers friends! “No Stopping Us” is the next one with remixes from Steve Aoki, Smooth, Etc!Etc! and a surprise cover.

VJ—LASTLY, IF YOU TURN ON YOUR PHONE/ IPOD RIGHT NOW, WHAT TRACK IS CURRENTLY PLAYING?

C: Metallica - My Apocalypse P: Bro Safari & UFO - Animal

Yes - totally true. We asked for a backstage dog on our rider lol!

J: Amon Tobin - Four Tons Mantis

C: I’d be a Lion (I am one but don’t tell anyone I told you so)

T: Moussorgski - La Nuit Sur La Mont Chauve

P: A Phoenix J: A Sloth

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Behind the artist name ‘Felix Cartal’ is 26-year-old Taelor Deitcher hailing from Vancouver. After signing up with Steve Aoki’s DIM MAK Records in 2009, he has been touring non-stop and practically festival-hopped through this last summer (Tomorrowland, Ultra, Electric Zoo to name a few). Having performed with some of the biggest names in EDM such as the Bloody Beetroots and Wolfgang Gartner, Taelor stays grounded and, with a fleet of loyal fans, continues to develop his sound. Before his set in Vienna’s Fluc Club, we had a chat about the hominess of small-scale festivals, his latest EP ‘Past Present Felix’ and social media pet peeves.

INTERVIEWED & PHOTOGRAPHED

by VICTORIA JIN

VICTORIA JIN—FIRST OF ALL: FELIX CARTAL OR TAELOR DEITCHER? FELIX CARTAL—Felix Cartal is just the

artist side of me, the things I do creatively, and Taelor Deitcher is the everyday joker.

I think the performance and creativity aspect is more Felix Cartal, whereas Taelor Deitcher isn’t any of that, just a normal person. But not to say that I’m some kind of weird reincarnation of something completely different, I just think - I like having a completely different name.

VJ—SO IS THERE A DECIDED TIME OF DAY WHEN YOU BECOME YOUR ARTIST ALIAS? FC—I always like to think of it as if I was

an actor on a TV show I’d play my own character. I think the TV character for me is in my head. Even my parents call me Felix sometimes. I think it’s weird that my DJ name is something totally normal, another person’s name. It’s one of those accidental

things that I’m really glad about. Because I think the best artist names are the ones that just sound like names and not tied in with a genre.

VJ—SOMETHING LIKE ‘SKRILLEX’?

FC—Yeah, somewhere where it doesn’t

mean anything. Or you know, like if you have the word ‘disco’ or ‘electro’ in your name, you kind of shoot yourself in the foot: you’re telling people what your music is before they’ve even heard it. And I don’t like that at all. That’s the other part why I like Felix Cartal; there’s a certain neutrality about it.

VJ—HOW OLD DO YOU FEEL? FC—I feel like I’m on round two right now

of my career. It worried me for a while, because I’m not new anymore. I mean, I’m always going to be new to people discovering my music… I have a body of work

beneath me now. Being new is like a negotiating tool for who you are as an artist.

Like, ‘Have you heard this guy? He’s brand new’ - so I feel like I’m at that reinvention stage where I have to be taking chances, and not just playing off the ‘New Thing’ card anymore.

VJ—YOUR LATEST EP, ‘PAST PRESENT FELIX’ JUST CAME OUT. HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN? FC—It’s been really good. I was kind of

nervous to be honest, ‘cause I think a lot of the songs have been really different from a lot of the things I’ve done. But I think people are willing to change with me, which is an amazing thing.

VJ—I ESPECIALLY LOVE ‘YOUNG LOVE’ - IT’S A REALLY GOOD TRACK. THE MUSIC VIDEO IS GREAT FUN TOO. DO YOU USUALLY COME UP WITH THE CONCEPTS FOR MUSIC VIDEOS YOURSELF?

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“IF YOU HAVE THE WORD ‘DISCO’ OR ‘ELECTRO’ IN YOUR NAME, YOU KIND OF SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT: YOU’RE TELLING PEOPLE WHAT YOUR MUSIC IS BEFORE THEY’VE EVEN HEARD IT.”

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FC—I wasn’t really involved with the first

few, but the latest ones - Don’t Turn On The Lights - and this one are by the same director, and he’s a friend who I was in high school with in the same grade, so I love stuff like that where you can collab with people who you grew up with that are doing cool shit. And yeah, you know we had a couple of concepts for the video, some weird abstract shit, but then we just kind of thought back to the song. The song is fun, and I wrote the song for that intention, so the video needed to be the same.

The weird thing is that I read the YouTube comments and there is a bunch of hate.

I mean, YouTube comments are mindboggling to say the least. It just blows my mind that people can be offended by it. I’m like, what’s gone wrong in your life where a video of a water fight in the summer by a pool offends you? It’s pretty inoffensive.

VJ—IN TERMS OF COMMENTS: THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY UNHELPFUL COMMENTS BUT ALSO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. HOW DO YOU STRIKE THAT BALANCE? FC—There are the straight up hater ones,

like one-liners. I get those on Twitter and I’ve responded to a few of them here and there. Even if someone calls you a ‘piece of shit’ or something, if I respond to it, they’ll retweet it. It’s almost like the person just wanted a response. At the end of the day you’re following me. Why are you following me if my work pisses you off so much? For me, if I don’t like something or not care about it, I don’t make it my goal to inform that person about it.

I think there’s this mentality of people online wanting to just interact by any means necessary. And a lot of people respond to that. They just want more followers. It’s backwards but there’s this social media craving where everyone wants more followers, likes and all that.

That’s a balance game too. Social media helps producers and artists get their work out there, but there’s a point where the exposure is too much.

You see a lot more than you would normally have perhaps twenty years ago.

But they say: every person who hates on you, you get a hundred more fans. Social media is a weird game of hate. But there’s definitely more love.

VJ—YOU’VE BEEN SIGNED TO DIM MAK SINCE

A WHILE NOW, AND THE LABEL IS KNOWN FOR ITS CREATIVE FREEDOM. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’VE HAD MORE POSSIBILITIES THAN IF YOU HAD SIGNED WITH ANOTHER LABEL? FC—It’s hard for me to say since I haven’t

ever been with another label, but DIM MAK took a chance with me when I was young, which I really thank them for it.

And they’re really cool with me doing whatever I want. I was pretty clear even when I signed with them - there were some things where I didn’t want them to influence me. I love that Dim Mak will do that for other artists, but I want to be in control of my brand. They’ve been really supportive. Steve’s always said, even if I don’t like your record, I will respect you, because I respect all your reasons and you as an artist.

VJ—A LOT OF YOUR LATEST TRACKS HAVE HAD A REALLY STRONG EMPHASIS ON VOCALS, LIKE MAJA IVARSSON FROM THE SWEDISH BAND THE SOUNDS. WHEN YOU’RE CREATING A TRACK, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A DISTINCT VOICE IN MIND? FC—My process has changed a lot. When I

first started, my profile wasn’t as big. So I would send the instrumentals to someone and hope that they would be down to collaborate. I would email them the track and they would email the vocals back.

Now I’m writing everything, and I’ve always wanted to do that. But before it was not feasible since I was travelling so much, hard to get to a studio. The Sounds collaboration - we did it via email. I think they actually recorded the vocals on their tour bus. It’s crazy. This new EP, with Ofelia in New Scene and Koko LaRoo in Young Love: I went to the studio with each of them for three to four days. We were bouncing ideas off each other, which I liked more.

VJ—YOU’VE BEEN TOURING A LOT OF FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER: ULTRA, TOMORROWLAND…WHICH ONE WAS YOUR FAVORITE? FC—Tomorrowland this year was really

good, but no one really wants to read another interview about Tomorrowland, how great it is.

I played at Emmaboda festival in Sweden.

It’s this little town up north in Sweden and I’m trying to explain how little this town. The hotel is just off the street from the train station. I was like, wait I need more directions to it. But they were like ‘No no, it’s just there’. So I got off the train

station and there were two restaurants and two hotels. And that was the whole street. So I just checked in and went to the festival, which was in a forest.

Everyone there was so friendly. The crowds there were super crazy, with circle pits and mosh pits going around. Some festivals are very impersonal. This one they made you feel at home.

VJ—THIS IS BACKTRACKING A LITTLE BIT. BACK WHEN YOU WERE DOING YOUR SEMESTER ABROAD IN GLASGOW, YOU REALLY STARTED TOURING IN EUROPE. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU PICKED UP MOST FROM THAT TIME? FC—To be honest, I think the timing of

it was really helpful. Because I think it helped me skip a step in terms of boosting my North American career, which is weird because it’s Europe.

My theory is that I was playing these shows – my third one in Europe was for Justice with four thousand people in Berlin - and this got back to people back home, who were like ‘Have you heard about Felix, he’s doing so well’.

I grew up playing in bands, and you really had to graduate from venue to venue. So that allowed me to skip that step for my DJ career. It was good timing. The biggest mistake is to think, how do I tour more?

The answer is just don‘t stick in your home city like every week. You can do that and make a living, but you‘ll end up just doing that in that city.

VJ—WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG OR UPCOMING ARTISTS WHO WANT TO MAKE IT BIG, LIKE MORE THAN 5000 FANS ON FACEBOOK? FC—Haha is that the number these days?

It totally is, you’re right. My advice: just make good music. I know it’s fucked up - but figure out what’s missing from the music you like and don’t just recreate the shit you hear, because that’s pointless.

Everyone just makes what everyone else makes. It’s terrible. It’s my only beef with dance music right now; it’s a little copycat syndrome.

VJ—SAYING THAT, WHO DO YOU THINK IS DOING SOMETHING TRULY BRILLIANT RIGHT NOW? FC—Flume is doing a lot of cool shit;

XXYYXX – very distinct sound; Kidnap Kid from the UK; and Porter Robinson.

People I like are not really from my scene.

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VJ—THE NEXT ISSUE IS THEMED GLOBAL; TELL US YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE ON EARTH. FC—I really like Korean food right now,

so I was in Korea town in LA and I can’t remember the name of the restaurant, but it was super legit. I was in Seoul before, so I love the style of food where it’s shared. There were two girls just sitting next to us, eating a watermelon and smoking and drinking beers, and I thought that was just the most random cool thing. I’m from Vancouver, which has a massive Asian population, with food that’s very shared. So anywhere like that I feel at home.

I have this bar concept for Vancouver where you serve beer Asian style - where you have a big bottle of beer and the people have small glasses. But the bottle would be filled with American or Canadian beer. I’ve never seen that.

VJ—YOU CHOSE TO NOT MOVE TO LA? FC—Vancouver is not so far from LA - just

a two-hour flight. Now when I do go over, I go for a week and really pack my schedule and make it crazy, working 12-14 hour days.

When I leave I’m always like, maybe I should move to LA, I got so much shit done. But if I lived there, I wouldn’t work that hard.

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I’m kind of happy with that set up right now.

It’s not hard to fly two hours. I think it would take me a good two years to feel at home in LA. I’ve been going downtown in Vancouver since I was really young. And I have a new apartment there too so it’s really nice and I’m really happy.

VJ—IF YOU COULD BE A DRINK, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? FC—A Caesar. The Canadian version of a

Bloody Mary: instead of tomato is clamato juice - which is clam and tomato juice. It’s so much better than a Bloody Mary.

VJ—DO YOU TASTE THE CLAM? FC—When you eat oyster and you put mari-

nara sauce on it, it’s kind of nice. So it’s like that. But it’s definitely not fishy.

VJ—WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ACTOR? FC—I like Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s consis-

tently killing it. He hasn’t fucked up in a while. Even in the Great Gatsby.

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KNEON Magazine joined forces with the two gentlemen of Fairlight Club - Stefan Weinoehrl and Maximillian Matschnig - to organize a combined party at Café Leopold. This event was mainly three things in our books: to celebrate three years of the magazine, the release of this eighth issue, and also to just have a good dance. Because a little jiggle never hurt anyone.

KNEON hosted café/second floor with the Deep Baked crew – Aleksander, Francis, Baha and Ralf – with visuals provided by Thomas Babeau and Brianne Wills, while downstairs was hosted by Fairlight Club featuring: Mister Teaser from Portugal, Struboskop DJs, Maaverick, Computerstrasse, and Kidkut.

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forrest.

Forrest started off as a solo indie rock project by 25-year-old ZACHARIE-JOS MONTPETIT, and it was only after he moved to Berlin and experienced the house and techno scene that he transformed the direction towards electronic music. Originally from Montreal but now living in West London, Forrest is not only working together with talented sound engineers and producers to develop a really unique sound, but also collaborating with major artists like Tom Budden, Avatism and Eric Volta, while simultaneously running his own label, Amadeus. We talked to the young talent about his upcoming projects, the hectic pace of London and a bit of Nietzsche.

INTERVIEWED by VICTORIA JIN PHOTOGRAPHED by VIC LENTAIGNE STYLING by HEATHER FALCONER

VICTORIA JIN—FIRST OF ALL, WHO IS FORREST? TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.

Forrest initially was a solo indie rock project that I had been working on for a few years. Then I moved to Berlin two summers ago and decided to focus on the electronic side of things. It wasn’t so much a decision, more of an instinct I would say. I was blown away by the Berlin house and techno scene, it only made sense to directly express this overwhelming new obsession through Forrest. I maintained the vocal part as a key element since I feel it’s something crucial to my musical background and a personal signature sound-wise. Since the past year I have also been working with Jonathan D to make the Forrest producing sound more distinctive as he is an excellent producer and used to be my Sound-Engineering teacher. Much respect to him, I think we now have a pretty solid and efficient workflow.

VJ—WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW AS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

I’m in London, I am currently located in Westend. I’ve been here for almost a year, I spent the first half out East and wanted to experience both ends of the city. East is really raw and hectic where West is more peaceful and easy-going. I enjoy the drastic change, I must say.

VJ—WHAT’S THE LAST THING YOU SMILED AT?

This morning I was reading a book by Nietzsche. His philosophy is so dense I can only read about 10-20 pages. I always smile at his radical ideas and how his ruthless speech covers pretty much all aspect of the human mind. I also smiled because I had a 4 hour nap from 8am to 12pm listening to a random album stream of the rapper A$AP Ferg. I think I woke up two or three times to set it back to the start. It was a really pleasant “meditation-sleep”.

VJ—TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF YOUR CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROJECTS.

Well I don’t like to give too much up but

I will say plenty of releases and collaborations are in the pipelines ready to be served.

My second collaboration with Eric Volta is coming out shortly enough on Visionquest with a Lee Curtiss remix, an artist I greatly admire. My next original EP is due in about a month on UK based label 2020Vision. I also can’t wait to share a very special track that will appear on Avatism debut L, again one of my favorite acts out there, his music greatly inspired me to start Forrest when I first discovered him in Berlin. I also started my own label “Amadeus” and we just signed with Juno’s distribution so we will officially have our first ever Vinyl release within the next months. Very excited about the whole turnout, I think it’s a great thing to be surrounded by like-minded artists when you start out, not only is it inspiring, it also helps defining your own sound and personality.

VJ—YOU’RE CURRENTLY BASED IN LONDON - HOW IS THAT WORKING FOR YOU IN TERMS OF YOUR MUSIC? THERE’S A LOT OF GREAT POSSIBILITIES, BUT DOES IT EVER GET TOO HECTIC?

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“IT’S A REALLY FULFILLING EXPERIENCE TO REGULARLY TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND MEETING SO MANY NEW PEOPLE; IT ALTERS YOUR PERCEPTION IN THE MOST AUTHENTIC WAY.” Very very hectic. That’s precisely the word I always use to describe London. I mean it’s exactly what I expected. I had been here a few times before officially moving so I knew what I was getting into. It’s definitely a “professional” city: you have to keep busy in order to keep up. I can definitely affirm that moving out here as only been beneficial creatively and industry-wise. Everybody comes down here and it allowed me to meet in person some key people that I have been working on ever since.

VJ—WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A CHILD?

About the same as now to think of it. I always was really into music, instinctively learning lyrics and signing along.

My taste, like most 90’s kids was really broad from Nirvana to Puff Daddy to Rage Against The Machine. Personalitywise I think I relatively remained the same. I think you can’t ultimately change the way you are. I’ve always been an introspective person and as I got comfortable around certain environments and people I became more what I would consider my true self.

VJ—THE NEXT ISSUE OF KNEON MAGAZINE IS THEMED GLOBAL; WHAT DOES THIS TRANSLATE FOR YOU?

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It’s a pretty wide term but I do have an interest in what unites us all. On tour you become more sensible to what people like and how different parts of the world react to certain sounds. It doesn’t have to affect your personal style, it’s a dialogue you have to learn to adapt, at least for me. I’d much rather connect with people than anything else. It’s a really fulfilling experience to regularly travel to different countries and meeting so many new people; it alters your perception in the most authentic way.

VJ—WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH?

It’s a big theme for me. Of course I love being home in Montreal, my hometown. It’s a lovely city, young and terribly comfortable. That being said, right now I am growing from constantly being in new environments. So yeah I’m not particularly attracted to one single place in the world. To go out and enjoy myself, Berlin is the best, London is great for overall pressure, L.A. for it’s broad pop culture, Montreal for peace and serenity.

VJ—AND WHERE DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TRAVEL TO?

I would love to go to Asia at some point, Japan to be precise. Where else…

Australia also looks like a cool place, the people I meet from there are always super nice and fun. Then… I’ve never been to Greece, love the food, looks like an incredibly seductive place. Anything exotic really haha.

VJ—WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORT?

Train or a really nice car ride. But one thing’s for sure: nothing related to airports or floating several thousands feet into the air. The physical aspect of travelling is not something I particularly worship but a nice train ride can be quite nice. I always thought that a luxurious tour bus looked like an ideal solution but that’s just the classic “touring band” side of me. A boat cruise would also be an interesting touring alternative.

Thank you so much for having me and special mention to the talented Vic Lentaigne for her stellar work, true pleasure.

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FASHION IS A STATEMENT OF IDENTITY. WE ALL KNOW THIS.

While some choose to branch out, rejecting the mainstream and shouting a major ‘fuck you’ to the sartorial masses, most of us conform to the majority, buying into trends and becoming a part of the pack. However, for many identity is something believed to be extremely personal and unique; never mind how many other people we’ve seen wearing that bag or those shoes, when we wear them they look the coolest, right? Little do we acknowledge that we are bouncing our styles off each other and being moulded into part of a shared fashion identity. Why is it that New York dress is considered eclectic, the Londoner’s eccentric, a Parisian’s chic and the Milanese classic, when everyone feels so inimitable? The truth is we find comfort in our native similarities. We don’t necessarily realise it but everything around us within our own day-to-day cultures, whether be the architecture, music, social or food scene, has a huge impact on our clothing choices. While we may not like to accept that we are not actually the ‘fuck you’-ers but are truthfully one of the followers, it is dressing as part of a national identity that, in the grand, global, scheme of things, gives us the edge. It’s cool that Californian’s are known for their laid-back look, that Moroccan’s know how to colour clash and that Emirati’s live for opulence.

It is our being part of a collective nationality that essentially makes us different.

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But what fun would sticking to our nation’s known ‘look’ be?

With the many diverse style tribes across the world, we can begin to look further afield for our sartorial inspiration. Take note from the likes of Marc Jacobs’ RST2013 collection, heavily featuring sari style shapes but with a western influence. In fact, East meets West is a trend constantly referred back to across the years, and the myriad of people from the east adopting what is more commonly seen as ‘western’ fashion is testament to the global desire to mix it up. With all of this style swapping, it is important to keep our own traditions alive – let’s not forget that the multiplicity of design from all corners of the globe gives the world interest. If Chinese women stop wearing the Cheongsam entirely, for example, it will be a sad day for fashion. So, too, if the harajuku look was rolled out across Sweden. This is not to say fashion is not adaptable and subject to change, but rather accepting one mode of dress globally would lead to a monotony in style aesthetics (not to name names but take the Louis Vuitton signature brown handbag as your example).

Globalisation is affecting the way in which fashion trends are created more and more due to the advent of the internet, blogs, and even e-magazines such as this one, and the variety and international styling influences are definitely something to be celebrated, but so are our own identities. Forgetting our heritage would be a dull thing. Lest we forget the scene in the second Sex and the City film (the worst of the two, I know) when the Abu Dhabi women reveal their designer clothes beneath their burkas. Globalising fashion should be about adaption and interaction between cultures, not annihilation of one mode of dress. So go ahead, raise a middle finger to the world and wear your fez with your lederhosen. Embrace your national individuality and interact with the fashion conscious at the other side of the world. Just for god’s sake forget about the LV.

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turtleneck jersey Adolfo Dominguez

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SCHOOL GIRL A: Pullover—GUESS, skirt—KOOKAI, shoes—COS, socks—FALKE, glasses— MYKITA L: Pullover—GUESS, blouse—BOBBY KOLADE, skirt—PERRET SCHAAD, shoes—JIL SANDER 180

DENIM N: Dress—STARSTYLING, shoes—BALLY, necklace—REALITY STUDIO A: Shirt—WEEKDAY, pants—CHEAP MONDAY, hat—STARSTYLING, shoes—CHEAP MONDAY

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Top—RARR DESIGNS, red shorts—RARR DESIGNS, black boots—STYLIST’S OWN

Punch Bowl White blazer—SEDUCE, print maxi dress—NIKICIO, grey sneakers—WITTNERS

PHOTOGRAPHY by SALLY ANN & EMILY MAY GUNAWAN STYLING by DANIEL ADI HAIR & MAKE UP by DAVE WATERMAN MODEL is GEORGIE at DARLEY

Dress—SEDUCE, heels—SIDEWALK SOUL, sunglasses—SEDUCE

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dress — LOUIS VUITTON, bag — ACCESORIZE

top — NEMO, trousers — CHRISTIAN FRANCK

jeans, top — SAYYA, head scarf — VINTAGE

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FULL NAME: Ruthie

Hanan

AGE: 17 WHERE IS HOME FOR YOU?

My house in North Attleboro, MA.

Ruthie Hanan / MODEL SPOTLIGHT

HOW DID YOU START MODELING?

I was approached while eating dinner with my family in a restaurant and was asked to model for a local boutique, Calico. I still model for them now!

FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH?

I love the hustle and bustle of New York City! I’m planning on moving there after I finish high school.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRACK/SONG AT THE MOMENT FOR JOURNEYS?

PHOTOGRAPHED by KARA KOCHALKO

I love listening to anything Lana Del Rey! Especially while traveling, all her songs are so calming.

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SOME PEOPLE DAYDREAM WHEN THEY’RE ON A TRAIN, SOME CLOSE THEIR EYES AND LISTEN TO MUSIC. WHAT DO YOU DO?

I’m definitely known to daydream on the morning commuter rail into Boston; one time I even missed my stop!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORT?

I love taking to train; it’s usually a smooth and relaxing ride and you don’t have to deal with traffic!

WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE DREAM RIDE?

I’m not really into cars, but I do love the look of a Rolls-Royce.

WHERE IS SOMEWHERE YOU REALLY WANT TO GO TO?

I’ve always wanted to go to Paris for obvious reasons.

I’m confident I will one day!

DIRECTORY 2 BY LYN AND TONY www.2lynandtony.com

CLARISSE HIRAIX www.clarisse-hieraix.com

GRACE & SCARPER www.graceandscarper.com

ACHEA MPONG www.achea-mpong.com

COS www.cosstores.com

GUCCI www.gucci.com

ACNE www.acnestudios.com

CRISTINA MIRALDI www.cristinamiraldi.com

GUESS www.guess.com

AMBRA www.ambra.net.au

DAIZY SHELY www.daizyshely.com

HANNAH GOFF www.hannahgoff.com

ANNA OCTOBER www.annaoctober.com

DANEECHI www.daneechi.com

HARLEY www.harley-davidson.com

ANNE SOPHIE MADSEN www.annesofiemadsen.com

DANIELLE STEVENS www.daniellestevens.com

HATMAKER www.hatmaker.com.au

AQUA BLUE www.aquablueatl.com

DEANDRI www.deandri.com

HERMIONE DE PAULA www.hermionedepaula.com

AVANT TOI www.avant-toi.it

DEGEN www.degen-nyc.com

HOUSE OF SCARLET www.thehouseofscarlet.com

BALLY www.bally.com

DION LEE www.dionlee.com

ISSEVER BAHRI isseverbahri.com

BANDE DES QUATRES www.bandedesquatres.com

ELEEN HALVORSEN www.eleenhalvorsen.com

JAIMIE ASHKAR www.jamieashkar.com.au

BCBGENERATION www.bcbgeneration.com

ELLIATT www.elliatt.com

JIL SANDER www.jilsander.com

BLACK BERET BOUTIQUE www.blackberet.com.au

ESHVI www.eshvi.co.uk

JITROIS www.jitrois.com

BLAME www.blame-fashion.com

FALKE www.falke.com

KATE SYLVESTER www.katesylvester.com

BOBBY KOLADE www.bobbykolade.com

FENDI www.fendi.com

KOOKAI www.kookai.com.au

BOTTEGA VENETTA www.bottegaveneta.com

FLEUR WOOD www.fleurwood.com

LEONARD www.leonard-paris.com

CALZEDONIA www.calzedonia.it

FOOTLOOSE SHOES www.footlooseshoes.com

LORBAC www.lorbac.it

CARLA ZAMPATI www.carlazampatti.com.au

FOREVER UNIQUE www.foreverunique.co.uk

LOTUS MENDES www.lotusmendes.com

CHANEL www.chanel.com

FRIEND OF MINE www.friendofmine.com.au

LOUIS VUITTON www.louisvuitton.com

CHEAP MONDAY www.cheapmonday.com

GAETANO PERRONE www.gaetanoperrone.com

LP3.33 www.lp333.net

CHRISTIAN FRANCK www.facebook.com/franckinna

GEORGE AND LAUREL www.georgeandlaurel.com

LUIGI BORBONE www.luigiborbone.it

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN www.christianlouboutin.com

GOYARD www.goyard.com

MANGO www.mango.com

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DIRECTORY MANOLO BLAHNIK www.manoloblahnik.com MARTIN NIKLAS WIESER www.martinniklaswieser.com MAWI www.mawi.co.uk MESKITA www.meskita.com MIU MIU www.miumiu.com MLM www.mlmlabel.com MOK THEOREM www.moktheorem.com.au MORGAN & TAYLOR morganandtaylor.com.au MYKITA www.mykita.com NATARGEORGIOU www.natargeorgiou.com NEMO www.nemofashion.com NISSA www.nissa.ro OBUS www.obus.com.au OLIVIA PESZYNSKI www.facebook.com/oliviapeszynski OPENING CEREMONY www.openingceremony.us OSCAR DE LA RENTA www.oscardelarenta.com PARFOIS www.parfois.com PEDRO GARCIA www.pedrogarcia.com PERRET SCHAAD www.perretschaad.com PHOENIX KEATING www.phoenixkeating.com

PIERRE WINTER JEWELLERS www.pierrewinterfinejewels.com PPQ www.ppq.com.au PUBLIC BOUTIQUE www.publicboutique.ca RAY BAN www.ray-ban.com REALITY STUDIO www.realitystudio.de REEBOK www.reebok.co.uk REUNION BOUTIQUE www.reunionboutique.tumblr.com RICOSTRU www.ricostru.com SASS AND BIDE www.sassandbide.com SAYYA www.sayya.com.ua SCOTCH & SODA www.scotch-soda.com SHOES OF PREY www.shoesofprey.com SINGLE www.singledress.com SONIA RYKIEL www.soniarykiel.com SPORTSGIRL www.sportsgirl.com.au STARSTYLING www.starstyling.net STATE OF GEORGIA www.stateofgeorgia.com.au STEELE www.steelemelbourne.com.au STELLA MCCARTNEY www.stellamccartney.com STILL LIFE FOR HER

www.stilllifeboutique.com STRANDHATTERS www.strandhatters.com.au SUNGLASS HUT www.sunglasshut.com SUZANNE RAE www.suzannerae.com TERESA ABRUNHOSA www.teresa-abrunhosa.com THEYSKENS THEORY www.theyskenstheory.com THONE NEGRON www.thonenegron.com TIFFANY & CO www.tiffany.com TOPSHOP www.topshop.com UNITED NUDE www.unitednude.com VERA XANE www.veraxane.com VIKTORIA + WOODS www.viktoriaandwoods.com.au WAREHOUSE www.warehouse.co.uk WE LOVE COLORS www.welovecolors.com WEEKDAY www.weekday.com WOLF CIRCUS www.wolfcircus.com ZADIG & VOLTAIRE www.zadig-et-voltaire.com ZARA www.zara.com ZARA BRYSON SHOP www.zarabryson.com.au ZIMMERMAN www.zimmermannwear.com

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