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elcome to the October/November issue. I know… October is somewhat of a distraction this year. How can we focus on indulgences like sipping pumpkin spice lattes and hoarding firewood when we are winding up for the wildest presidential election of our lifetime? We should all be on the edge of our seats until we learn what we are being handed for the next four years. Will I be excited if my kids wake up on Nov. 9 and I can tell them we have elected the first woman president? You bet. A World Economic Forum study of women’s political leadership in 142 countries found that in 63 nations, women have served as heads of state at some point over the last halfcentury. Although electing a POTUS is more complicated than a candidate’s gender, in my humble opinion it’s time for us to be a country that can claim a woman as a leader.
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This month’s cover woman Jewel Kilcher aligns herself perfectly with our “change is good” theme. In our exclusive interview with the accomplished singersongwriter, we learn about Jewel’s incredible outlook on life and how her personal and professional struggles and successes have been necessary steps in her pursuit of happiness. And while she will continue to share her voice through her songs, she is now connecting with us through her new website, a modern-day, self-help diary complete with videos, mantras and more.
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CONTRIBUTORS ALEXANDRA ROLAND is a freelance writer and magazine editor. In 2012 she graduated from the University of Miami, where she majored in print journalism and minored in Japanese and Italian. For almost nine years she has written about the South Florida lifestyle for publications such as Go Riverwalk Magazine, Fort Lauderdale Magazine and TravelHost. Roland appreciates the chance to miss home while exploring new places—namely Tokyo, London and, as of late, the midlands of Ireland. Mother Nature: She’s inspired by Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, where much of her favorite book, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, takes place.
LYNDA CHURILLA is a New York City-based photographer. She gained experience through the guidance of iconic photographer Bruce Weber, becoming his protege for 10 years. Churilla, who specializes in lifestyle, fashion, sports and fine art photography, currently has a solo exhibition at Robin Rice Gallery in NYC called Travis Camp Series, Adirondacks. When she’s not photographing singer-songwriter Jewel’s album covers (three thus far), Churilla works with Ralph Lauren, L’Oreal and Sony. She has also worked with likes of Cameron Diaz and Coldplay. Follow her on Instagram @lyndachurilla. Friendship goals: “I’ve known Jewel for 20 plus years; she is a constant inspiration to me. My favorite song is Who Will Save Your Soul.”
CHRIS BENZ is an American designer who, prior to becoming creative director at Bill Blass, was known for his eponymous line. The Parsons School of Design alumnus won the coveted Emerging Designer Award from the CFDA in 2004 and has lent his design talents to iconic brands such as Marc Jacobs and J. Crew. Receiving wide acclaim from media and consumers for the Bill Blass launch collection that debuted in November 2015, Benz looks forward to building the label into a leading global fashion brand. Go-to fall dish: “For fall, it’s always about a spaghetti Bolognese alfresco for me!”
CARLA HALL is the fun-loving chef who won hearts as a competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef and later Top Chef: All-Stars, which she won. Today she and her catch phrase, “hootie hoo,” bless fans with their presence on ABC’s The Chew. A natural progression in her career, Hall opened her first restaurant in June. Based in Brooklyn, Southern Kitchen serves iconic southern sides that salute her Nashville ties. Follow her on Twitter @CarlaHall and Instagram @CarlaPHall. Motto: “If you’re not in a good mood, the only thing you should make is a reservation.”
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IVANKA IVANOVA found her passion for photography while being signed with an agency as a fashion model in New York City. When her first fashion editorial was published in a magazine, it put her on a path to make her passion a career. Ivanova is a company owner specializing in wedding, editorial, fashion and commercial photography. She is a dreamer with the drive to create stunning images that will show her clients in their best light. Follow her on Instagram @One_perfect_event_ photography. Favorite sport: “I love boxing. It helps me clear my mind and tone my arms.”
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The Art of American Dance: 1830-1960 Dance has been a recurring source of inspiration for American art in every medium. The first major traveling exhibition to explore this concept, The Art of American Dance: 1830-1960 arrives at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, Oct. 22. The multimedia show, organized by curator Jane Dini of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), features some 90 paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs that reveal the important place dance has held in American culture. “This exhibition is not only about the representation of the art of dance, it explores how artists were inspired by
how Americans move, how they interacted with each other and experienced the rhythm of music,” DIA director Salvador Salort-Pons says. The works span over 100 years and embody dance in cultural traditions, social interactions and entertainment, and as a profession. From the flamboyant yellowclad Spanish gypsy dancer in John Singer Sargent’s La Carmencita to Diego Rivera’s The Man. Costume design for the ballet Horsepower (yes, Rivera designed costumes and sets for a symphonic ballet), visitors will glimpse how the visual arts were inspired how Americans’ language of dance and movement. CRYSTALBRIDGES.ORG
Clockwise, left to right: Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2010; John George Brown, The Sidewalk Dance, 1894; Authur Bowen Davies, Dances, 1914-1915
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Art AIDS America, exhibiting at The Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York City through Oct. 23, brings to light how American art and culture has been impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over 125 works from artists Félix González-Torres, Kia Labeija, Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe and more act as an anthology from the 1980s when the crisis was at its height to present, capturing the pain, devastation, activism and resiliency surrounding the disease. Executive Director Holly Block says, “These artists give voice to perspectives that are too
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often suppressed, and the exhibition reveals how they have changed both the history of art in America and the response to this disease.” Curators hope the exhibit will promote conversation in communities on a topic that continues to be stigmatized. After its run at The Bronx Museum, the exhibition travels to Alphawood Galleries in Chicago where it will open on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. BRONXMUSEUM.ORG, ARTAIDSAMERICACHICAGO.ORG Left to right: Albert J. Winn, Akedah, 1995; Kia Labeija, Mourning Sickness, 2014; Kia Labeija, In My Room, 2014
Top to bottom: courtesy of Manoogian Collection; courtesy of Detroit Institute of Arts; photography by James Prinz and image courtesy of Jack Shinman Gallery NY; courtesy of Scott R. Portnoff.
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Run for President
Los Angeles-based artist Kathryn Andrews is known for compositional sculptures that convey contradiction and rely on an interplay of familiar objects and images that double as social commentary. Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, her first solo museum show in the U.S., Run for President invokes her characteristic approach while addressing the circus around presidential politics. The well-timed exhibition, at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas from Sept. 10 to Jan. 8, 2017, is an intersection of gleaming chrome-plated pieces and shiny painted metal with more mundane and gritty items reminiscent of a celebration gone
by—deflating party balloons, wrapped gifts, strands of old holiday lights and crushed candy wrappers. The works are situated against a pictorial backdrop that provides a humorous but disconcerting story. In one black and white image Nancy Reagan gleefully sits on Mr. T’s lap, and in another circa 1984 Bozo the Clown stages a mock run for office, reminders that celebrity, economic capital and political access go hand in hand. Nostalgia is juxtaposed with greed and excess, and the viewer will take in Andrews’ constant drumbeat that nothing is fixed and meanings are conditional and fluid. NASHERSCULPTURECENTER.ORG
Clockwise, left to right: Installation view; October 16, 2012; installation view 2; Spider-Man for President aka Historical Campaign Poster Painting No. 5, 2015
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
Gilly Hopkins is feisty, mean and cynical, but it’s part of her plan. The 12-year-old plays hard to love to get herself bounced around the foster care system in hopes of settling down with her real mother (Julia Stiles). Her final shot in foster care is with the affectionate Mamie Trotter (Kathy Bates), who Gilly finds weird. The Great Gilly Hopkins is based on author Katherine Paterson’s awarding winning 1978 book of the same name; the book won the U.S. National Book Award in 1977. Paterson’s son David L. Paterson wrote the screenplay. Played by Sophie Nélisse (The Book Thief), Gilly devises a plan to be reunited with her birth mother. The plan goes awry, and over time, Mamie’s love and affection wear Gilly down. Then unexpectedly Gilly’s grandmother (Glenn Close) shows up, threatening to break the new family and exposes that Gilly’s vision of her impeccably beautiful mother is not as lovely in real life. IN THEATERS OCT. 7
Loving
Loving brings us a love worth fighting for. The marriage of interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga) prompts the duo’s arrest and subsequent prison sentence during a time when interracial marriage was deemed not only controversial but also criminal in Virginia. The historical drama focuses on a husband and wife’s nine-year fight to live and love in a recognized union. Richard and Mildred engage in a civil rights battle that culminates in the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. Directed and written by the acclaimed Jeff Nichols (Midnight Special), the film tells the true story that enforced the constitutional right to love in all 50 states. IN THEATERS NOV. 4
The Girl on the Train
Step aside Gone Girl. The Girl on the Train is making its way to the big screen. The suspense-filled film is an adaptation of The New York Times best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins. A heartbroken Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) plays Rachel Watson, who struggles to come to terms with her divorce from ex-husband Tom Watson (played by Justin Theroux). As she passes her old home each day during her commute to London, Rachel finds herself unable to cope with Tom’s new life with his former mistress Anna Watson (Rebecca Ferguson). Rachel numbs her pain on the daily train ride by imagining the perfect lives of Megan and Scott Hipwell (Haley Bennett and Luke Evans), a couple she catches glimpses of from the train window. Fantasy and reality become tangled when Megan goes missing and Rachel loses her memory of that same night. A series of twists and turns will keep audiences on the edge of their seats as Rachel races to solve the mystery behind what happened to Megan. IN THEATERS OCT. 7
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Best-selling author and Twitter sensation Jennifer Weiner offers a look at modern womanhood in her collection of essays, Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing. Hilarious and poignant, Weiner opens up about loss, love, identity and other subjects that define the ups and downs of the female experience. Her storytelling is insightful, always reaching the heart of the matter while drawing readers in to her struggles and successes in a relatable and powerful way. ATRIA BOOKS, OCT. 11
Skinnytaste Fast and Slow: Knockout Quick-Fix and Slow Cooker Recipes by Gina Homolka with Heather Jones will be your go-to cookbook for getting meals on the table with minimal time in the kitchen. Blogger Homolka, adored by home cooks for her Skinnytaste blog, has churned out 140 flavorful and figure-friendly dishes. There are vegetarian, gluten-free and freezer-friendly options. These recipes represent the Skinnytaste philosophy that fresh, seasonal and whole foods make for a happier and healthier life. CLARKSON POTTER, OCT. 11
In 1896 Mitza Maric was a gifted 20-year-old, the only woman studying physics in an elite Zurich school where she met fellow student and future husband Albert Einstein. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict is a glimpse into the life of a woman whose own genius was relegated to her husband’s shadow, obscuring her contribution to their work and perhaps to the theory of relativity. Is it possible to have an equal marriage and partnership when fame and accolades are bestowed on only one spouse? SOURCEBOOKS LANDMARK, OCT. 18 Whether in a Michelin-star kitchen or a neighborhood diner, it’s no secret that chefs and tattoos are synonymous. The backstories of the art gracing their skin takes the spotlight in Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos by Isaac Fitzgerald and Wendy MacNaughton. Like the passion and inspiration that finds its way to their plates, these chefs show their personality, history and humanity through their indelible ink.
Nina Willner’s memoir, Forty Autumns, is a moving account of five women spanning three familial generations separated by 40 years of Soviet rule and reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Willner’s mother Hanna escaped from East Germany alone and made her way to the United States to set down new roots. Daughter Nina went on to become a military intelligence officer in East Berlin at the height of the Cold War. She tells their story with an expert’s eye and a daughter’s love. WILLIAM MORROW, OCT. 4
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In Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult boldly tackles racism through the gripping story of Ruth Jefferson, a labor and delivery nurse prohibited by her hospital from caring for the newborn of white supremacists at their request. Ruth is caught in a moral dilemma as she finds herself alone in the nursery when the baby suffers from cardiac arrest. She intervenes but is held responsible for the baby’s death. The story unfolds from the point of view of Ruth, her public defender and the baby’s father. BALLANTINE BOOKS, OCT. 11
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THE HUMBLE CHARM OF PORTO Tarina Rodriguez
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Portugal is a rising star—but beyond Lisbon, many of its cities remain untapped by U.S. travelers. Most have never heard of Amadora, Entroncamento or Porto, but everyone knows neighboring Spain’s Barcelona, Seville and Cordoba. It won’t be long before people discover the highly atmospheric and enchanting city of Porto, located along the Douro River in northern Portugal. Porto (or Oporto) is the official name of the city. Oporto is an oral evolution of the English “the port,” which translates to “o Porto” in Portuguese; the pseudonym is used to this day. During the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Porto became an important commercial port—rightfully so considering its landscape. The Douro River flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Porto and allowed for trade between Lisbon and Braga. They say Porto has you at first sight. It’s true. The city won me over from the plane’s descent into Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, where I saw a breathtaking sunset pouring over the coastline. 32
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Clockwise, from top: Ribeira Square; São Francisco church; Dom Luís I bridge
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Porto is an ancient port steeped in history and tradition; its alley-woven center Ribeira Square is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The narrow streets are filled with ancient buildings, some abandoned, but most of them adorned inside and out with azulejos, colorfully printed and glazed tiles that not only add to the buildings’ beauty but also protect the walls against the humid maritime climate. Nearby are the Church of São Francisco, built in classic Gothic style from the 14th century, and the double-decked metal arch bridge, Dom Luís I, connecting Porto to Vila Nova de Gaia. The metal bridge replaced the nearby Ponte Dona Maria, a single-deck railway bridge built in 1877 by the civil engineer and architect Gustave Eiffel. Yes, the same Eiffel who gave Paris its most iconic monument in 1889.
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There may be no place more magical than Livraria Lello. Often mistaken for a museum, the 100-year-old bookstore with its neo-gothic façade is eager for discovery by the hands of new generations. Fantasy, magic and brilliance are words that come to mind once inside the Gothic Revival style store. The crimson swirling staircase calls guests further in to discover the detailed wooden railings and balusters that lead to the mezzanine and the ornate ceiling. It’s oddly recognizable to many who have never stepped foot in here because it was J.K. Rowling’s inspiration for the Hogwarts library in the Harry Potter series. (Rowling visited the bookstore often while she lived in Porto working as an English teacher at a language institute.) Across from Livraria Lello is The Clérigos bell tower, constructed by famous architect Nicolau Nasoni. This approximately 250-foot-tall baroque church is the most visited monument in Porto. Its draw is the 225-step spiral staircase and the phenomenal views of tiled rooftops.
Clockwise, from top: The Clérigos Church bell tower; Livrario Lello; Porto
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Although no one knows for sure the true origin of Fado, one fact is certain: Portugal made it cool. The traditional folk sound, which dates back to the early 1820s, is categorically unique. It first appeared in Lisbon, but all of Portugal is in love with the melancholy sound. Recognized worldwide as a musical symbol of Portuguese culture and tradition, Fado consists of two styles of music. The most popular hails from Lisbon, while a more classic style comes from Coimbra. The haunting sound of the ballad genre performed by a Fadista (male or female Fado performer), accompanied by a Portuguese guitar and viola, tranquilizes the crowd. Poetic lyrics discuss the miseries of life, hopelessness, love affairs, society and politicians. The best way to listen to Portugal’s long-established music is over a traditional Portuguese meal in a local Fado house, similar to a tavern or a pub.
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The Belle Époque lives on in the iconic Majestic Café. Its foods, accompanied by architectural splendor, will leave your taste buds wanting more. The café opened its doors in 1921. Supported by the city’s elites, it became the meeting point for merchant groups, influential writers, actors, ladies of high society and politicians. During the ’60s and ’70s, the business was on the cusp of decline many times. In 1983 the building was declared a “Public Interest Building” and over the next 10 years slowly underwent renovations. Today, international travelers come to experience the emblematic Majestic Café, its ambience, gardens and a cozy cup of tea and a piece of cheesecake. But when in Portugal, no one concludes the evening with tea. It’s time for the legendary fortified wine, also known as Vinho do Porto. Produced strictly in the Douro Valley, the northern region of Portugal, the wine is fermented, stored and aged in one of dozens of port wine cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, a city located south of Porto and on the other side of the Douro River. Sandeman is one of many wine cellars that host wine tastings and history lessons in the unique process of making port.
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Clockwise, from top: Majestic Cafe during the Belle Epoque; the Sandeman logo; Sandeman Cellars
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Clockwise, from top: view of Porto; the city at dusk
Grilled sardines. If you’re not on board with this delicacy, you soon will be. Stroll through the alleys and it’s hard not to encounter sizzling sardines on grills from private homes to restaurants. Of course, those fresh sardines come from the nearby sea, which is only a brief tram ride away. The expansive beaches (try Luz or Molhe) and the salty air are heavenly, although facing the Atlantic Ocean on the West Coast feels peculiar. Porto is often referred to as enchanting and charming. The city feels somehow stuck in a perfect combination of old meets new, with nature playing a huge part in its identity. Cascading bougainvillea, fields of morning glories and a vast number of hydrangeas exude an aroma and bring life to old structures.
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boot camp meets high thread-COUNT sheets Guests embark on a journey to physical clarity, solitude and a sense of purity at The Ranch Malibu. The Ranch Malibu, located in the Santa Monica Mountains, upped the wellness escape ante by launching seven-day retreats in 2010, with a new one beginning every Sunday. If the weeklong session doesn’t fit your schedule, then there’s the newer R4.0, which runs from Thursday to Monday. With both formats, the goal is self-improvement, weight loss and an organic escape from hectic schedules, technology and processed foods. The Ranch is known as the place for a reboot. Owners Alex and Sue Glasscock achieved this by keeping it simple yet luxurious. Each day features eight to nine hours of exercise, chef-crafted vegetarian cuisine, rejuvenating massages and private bungalows. theranchmalibu.com
Reason to Stay No. 1: It doesn’t matter if you doubt your
ability to conquer 160 miles of hiking over seven days. There’s a no-options policy at The Ranch, which means somehow you’re getting up that mountain—no ifs, ands or buts about it. And from fellow sufferers to chirpy trainers, the support system is on point.
Reason to Stay No. 2: Your individual bungalow, albeit bare-
boned, is an upscale and serene place to return after a day of activities. Each is refined with beautifully weathered reclaimed wood and a limestone bathroom. The beds feature plush Belguim linen duvet covers.
Reason to Stay No. 3: This is Southern California, home to miles and miles of views. You’ll have plenty of hours to indulge in the steep, panoramic views of ocean, mountains and mansions.
Reason to Stay NO. 4: There’s a bountiful garden growing
the freshest and finest ingredients for your next meal. The nutritionally-balanced cuisine will make you forget the high-calorie no-no’s you left behind.
Reason to Stay No. 5: These aren’t the high-intensity, high-
impact exercises that leave you feeling like you’re in worse shape than when you began. You’ll get your share of blisters on your feet, but every exercise was systematically selected to be low-impact and moderate. Activities include hiking, yoga, stretching, weights, core and ab work, TRX and aqua fitness.
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An Urban, Hip Boutique Hotel Finds its Home Securing its role in Richmond, Virginia’s expanding cultural scene, the Quirk Hotel thrives in the arts district. The Quirk Hotel opened little more than a year ago, but from the constant flow of guests you’d never be able to tell it’s in its infancy. The concept hotel found its niche, mixing simple elegance and history with sophisticated and quirky art. From the moment of arrival, guests are engaged by the design-driven, Instagram-worthy boutique. Owners Katie and Ted Ukrop are local residents: Ted is a Richmond native whose family once owned the former Ukrop’s grocery store chain, and Katie is the founder and owner of Quirk Gallery, the neighboring art hub. The hotel is an extension of the gallery. Throughout the 60,000-square-foot property are original works by local and established artists, and there’s a Quirk artist-in-residence program. You’ll find a minimalist flare in the 74 guestrooms and suites. The rooms, a la Benjamin Moore, are “Love and Happiness” pink while others are “Gray Owl” gray, decorated with contemporary millwork, lacquered white furniture and a frosted glass shower. destinationhotels.com/quirk-hotel
Reason to Stay No. 1: In an endearing way, Quirk Hotel is like
a young girl’s dollhouse brought to life with its pink velvety couches, crisp white walls highlighting the architecture, whitewashed wooden floors and flamboyant pop-style art.
Reason to Stay No. 2: This hotel is synonymous with history.
Housed inside a 1916 luxury department store, the hotel was respectably constructed to highlight the historic eight-story structure’s original Italian Renaissance style: 14-foot ceilings, segmental arches, groin vault ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and an ornamental ironwork staircase. Even in the bedrooms you’ll find history: The bed frames were created using the building’s original wood beams.
Reason to Stay No. 3: Even if you don’t drink coffee, you’ll
probably want to purchase the hotel’s custom blend. Its aesthetically pleasing pink rose design packaging will look great on anyone’s kitchen counter. Tastewise, the beans, which are roasted at the nearby Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co., have sweet notes of tobacco and candied orange.
Reason to Stay NO. 4: There may be no better view than the
sweeping vistas seen from Quirk’s rooftop bar and terrace. Arrive early to score a lounge chair and watch the sun’s rays hit the surrounding red-bricked buildings. No rooftop bar is successful without a curated menu and tasteful drinks. Request the Quirk, a new Hardywood Park Craft Brewery cream ale made just for the venue.
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Business lesson with Dagne Dover's CEO/Co-Founder
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ou know they’re all there—car keys, iPhone, pens, notebook, granola bar—yet somehow you come up empty when digging through your bag. This was the scene that launched a million-dollar idea for Melissa Mash, who watched her peers at Wharton Business School schlep bags to carry their gear. Before seeking her MBA, Mash worked at Coach in New York City, helping the company launch its wholesale e-commerce channel. She later went to London to help set up the brand’s first European location. These opportunities offered Mash one-on-one time with women, whom she learned had a lot of handbag problems. Back at Wharton, Mash, alongside business classmate and co-founder and COO Deepa Gandhi, sought to create a solution to the cumbersome bag scenario. After adding Jessy Dover as the third co-founder and chief creative officer, they launched online handbag company Dagne Dover in 2012. Dagne Dover’s product is truthfully not just a handbag; it is a bag that helps keep its owner more prepared through the use of clever pockets and organizational compartments. M&V spoke to Mash, who concentrates on the business development side of Dagne Dover, for business guidance. What are the three top qualities a leader needs? To take care of her team. To listen. To possess grace and gratitude always. No one wants to work for an asshole, and no one is motivated to work for someone who doesn’t genuinely care about them. Your business is only as good as your ability to attract and retain talented employees, advisers and investors. What will be the biggest challenge for the generation of women behind you? The generation behind me has an opportunity to rewrite the rules: the rules of equal parenting, the rules of what female-led companies look like and what their values are, etc. Their biggest challenge will be how they redefine the role women play in the world. We don’t need “progress” to be made for women; we need major step functions of progress to be made for women and other groups of people
that are treated differently. And that change starts with change agents on the local level and on the highly influential level, from activists and caretakers to entrepreneurs and those in corporate management roles. What was your dream job as a kid and why? When I was in fifth grade, we had to pick a profession and interview someone in that profession. I chose a real estate agent. Looking back, I totally see why I was into that. First, I’ve always been into interesting architecture and interior design. Second, I have always also been an “idea person.” Idea people are strong at identifying potential and possibility. I love walking into a new space and thinking about all the ways it could be reconfigured or improved upon to suit a particular need. And third, I’ve always had an ability to sell a vision of what something could become. Working with people to get them energized about something, whether it’s a property or product, is a ton of fun! What woman inspires you and why? I find amazing, lesser-known people who fly under the radar to be the most interesting. Right now, I’m super into [Canadian poet and writer] Rupi Kaur. She’s a
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total badass who is inspiring, free-thinking and unapologetically herself. She’s the type of woman who moves society forward and who stretches your mind with each poem she writes. She makes me feel good about where this world is going. How do you deal with unconscious bias? The more you talk about your unconscious biases with your friends, the more they become conscious and the more you can actively change how you think. I have very open and honest conversations with my friends about unconscious bias and other topics that relate to personal development. I believe friends exist so we can all help each other live up to our greatest potential. They are here to help each other grow, and growth means we’re stretching our minds to think better than we did before. Good friends, honest dialogue, challenging ourselves: This is how we deal with unconscious bias. What are actions young people can take to better to advance their careers? Never ever act entitled. Take on more responsibility than your job title. Manage up. Think like your boss but better. Anticipate others’ needs. Seek out your passions and pursue them always. Don’t make decisions because of the money; focus on what you love and your career will advance.
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Grief Support Centers
Teach Children How to Process Death’s Finality
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alendars are peppered with holidays and observances, from the traditional to the more inane. Many have likely overlooked one of the more serious, Children’s Grief Awareness Day, which falls on November 17 this year. Death and grieving is tough for adults. It is an unfortunate fact of life that children must also deal with it. Not learning to cope can
play out later in life in both physical and emotional ways. One in five children will experience the death of someone close to them by age 18, according to the Journal of Death and Dying. Unless you’ve had to visit one, you may not know there are grief counseling centers all over the U.S. that cater specifically to children. Centers such as the Children’s Bereavement Center in
FUN FACTS
One in eight births in the U.S. is preterm. The University of California, San Francisco, is researching the Smart Diaphragm, a silicone diaphragm that monitors changes in a woman’s cervix during pregnancy. Bluetooth sensors will then send information to a computer detecting contractions or other signs of premature labor.
Think twice before singing your own praises on that dating website. Researchers at the University of Iowa studied online dating profiles and found that individuals with “high self-selective presentation”—aka bragging—were judged by viewers to be less trustworthy and less socially attractive. In turn, viewers were less likely to contact those profile owners. The lesson: Modesty translates to approachability.
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Spouses are more satisfied with their marriages—at least the following day—when they get more sleep on an average night.
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• 15 million babies are born preterm around the world each year. • Preterm birth can lead to poorer health throughout life.
Miami or The Sharing Place in Salt Lake City offer children creative ways to express their grief, to explore their more extreme emotions through movement, to learn how to verbally explain death and to speak to other children who are going through similar situations. For additional information, please visit childbereavement.org, thesharing place.org, childrensgriefawarenessday.org
Hey ladies…ditch the skimpy costume you wore to Comic-Con. Times are changing. A recent study at Indiana University shows the sexualization of female video game characters, after peaking in the 1990s, has been on the decline since 2007. That’s good news for gaming girls who now equal the guys as gamers in the U.S. Expect the trend to continue. Women now outnumber men in the graduate video design program at the University of Southern California, ranked by Princeton Review as the top place in the country to study game design.
New York women say goodbye to the “tampon tax.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill exempting all feminine hygiene products from the 4 percent sales tax. It will save New York women $10 million a year. “This is a regressive tax on essential products that women have had to pay for far too long and lifting it is a matter of social and economic justice,” Cuomo said.
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Candice Galek:
digital marketing
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f ever there was a king of the land, social media owns the crown. It came, conquered and stayed, first taking over our personal lives and then infiltrating our professional lives. Beleaguering questions soon followed: Is this important to my livelihood? What is suitable for my business page? Does anything go? Even universities have adapted by offering degree programs in social media communications. M&V turned to Bikini Luxe founder and CEO Candice Galek, who took social media by storm last year and amassed a following of more than 250,000 in a short timeframe, for tips on how to conquer these ever-growing platforms. PLACE ADVERTISEMENTS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES.
“I started posting products from bikiniluxe.com to LinkedIn. This caused quite a stir because LinkedIn had not seen this type of advertising before. My account was deactivated for posting products that were deemed ‘inappropriate’ but I proved I was promoting my business, something that LinkedIn was specifically set up for. While some refer to this as disruptive marketing, I prefer to call it innovative marketing.”
SOCIAL MEDIA RULES ARE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING.
“Throughout my career many people have told me I am doing things wrong. If I had listened to these naysayers, I would not have been in Forbes six times this year and landed my own Inc. Magazine column. You cannot and should not listen to every person who has an opinion. Go against the grain. If something makes sense to you, give it a try—even if every online tutorial tells you the opposite. The Internet is a very gray area. You won’t be great if you’re always following in someone else’s footsteps; forge your own path.” TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES. “Instagram stories
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While some refer to this as disruptive marketing, I prefer to call it innovative marketing.
BE INTERACTIVE, EVEN WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK.
“The No. 1 mistake small businesses make is not replying to comments immediately on social media. One negative comment or review can destroy your business. Protect your online reputation at all costs. Online reputation management (ORM) plays a key factor in the success or failure of businesses these days.” Dan Howard, Unsplash
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are quickly gaining popularity. As a brand, it’s important that you tell a story and have a mission statement. Snapchat geofilters are a fantastic way to reach a targeted demographic of potential customers at venues where you may not otherwise be able to afford to advertise. Expect to see many more apps and games, like Pokemon Go, that include virtual reality and advertising in the near future.”
REMEMBER NOT ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE IDEAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS. “Content is key when it comes
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Business Unusual
The New Food Chain
By Janina Martin
Food lovers turn their passion into professions.
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hat do a culinary trendologist, cheese expert and flavor guru have in common? They sound like fabricated job titles but let’s just say people have figured out how to have enviable jobs in food. In the last few years we’ve seen food trends come and go (and some stay): cupcakes, bacon, food trucks, brunch, kale. The Huffington Post has an entire section dedicated to food trends. Near the end of each
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Thanks to social media, everyone is a food stylist and photographer—except they aren’t. As owner of Food Deco, a love story between food and decoration, Colette Dike specializes in photographing styled food for magazines, supermarkets and brands such as Le Creuset. She is also the author of Avocado and shares photography via Instagram @fooddeco. “Food styling is making a dish look so appealing that peoples’ mouths start to water,” Dike says. “It’s about the perfect ingredients, the best light and an inspirational mood.” Although everyone seems to be a competitor on Instagram, Dike appreciates the opportunities the social media platform has brought her. “Next to fashion and sports, food has never been this big,” she says. “I’m now considered to be a food influencer.”
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year, news sources predict the upcoming trends. For instance, Time magazine forecasted that eating more fat, insects, harissa (a hot sauce or paste) and millet (a grain) would be on the rise in 2015. What does this all mean? Food is no longer just a means for survival. It’s a moneymaker (in 2014 the United States spent approximately $5.2 trillion dollars on total retail and food services) and full of career possibilities.
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Step into a Whole Foods Market and let the smells and words steer you through the aisles. Kara Chiles serves as Whole Foods’ editorial director, organizing its video and editorial operations for a more unified approach to content creation. This includes instore signs and posters, video storytelling, recipes and seasonal marketing campaigns. “Content and storytelling have long been valued at Whole Foods Market,” Chiles explains. “Making people feel good about their choices is also wrapped up in giving them the information that helps them make those choices.” As for food in 10 years? “My hope is that the importance of sourcing and sustainability will be even more embraced for their impact on our bodies, communities and the planet. Equally, I hope in 10 years’ time we’ll have figured out a better way to address food scarcity.”
Follow These Gals & Their Cool Food Jobs Pia Carusone & Rachel Gardner Small-batch distillery owners @republicrestoratives Robyn Sue Fisher Smitten Ice Cream founder, chief culture and R&D officer @smittenicecream Vickie Liu Baker at Brit.Co @vickiee_yo Kara Nielsen Food and beverage trend analyst & strategist @TrendologistK
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“A forager is someone who harvests plant-based food from the wild, whether it’s mushrooms, leaves or berries. A gatherer. Some call themselves wildcrafters,” says Tama Matsuoka Wong, whose love of the natural landscape and desire to see plants (aka weeds) as food led her to this unplanned career. “I found in chefs a kindred spirit that appreciated their naturalness and saw these overlooked plants as beautiful.” Every morning Wong meets her team at “whatever location has things in season” and picks enough to fill orders for a variety of clients, including New York City eateries Daniel, Agern, Gramercy Tavern, Eataly, Semilla, ABC Kitchen and Restaurant Marc Forgione. “Foraging is taking something so fundamental to humanity but applying it to modern tastes and techniques,” Wong says. “It’s a recognition that the future luxuries of the world are not mass-produced packages of food and are rather more simple.” And while foraging may be answering the call of a trend, it is also relieving the current food system.
Johanna Kolodny Food systems consultant @johannakolodny Vani Hari Food activist @thefoodbabe Ashley McCollum General manager of BuzzFeed’s Tasty video channel @McCollumAshley
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In the life of 2016 National Teacher of the Year & history teacher at John F. Kennedy High School, Waterbury, Connecticut
Jahana Hayes I am … beyond blessed Be … fearless Don’t … complain about things you have the power to change Failure is … necessary Happiness is … giving of yourself
A powerful woman is … a gift to humanity
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Education:
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT Advanced Studies Sixth Year Educational Leadership
University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT Curriculum and Instruction Master of Arts in Education
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT History and Social Science Bachelor of Science in History
Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT General Studies Associate in Science
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Years spent working as a teacher: 12 Favorite moment in a school day: Homeroom as students enter for the first time that day Number of student minds you molded: Approximately 1,500 students in 12 years Ideal student question: Why?
Phrases you hear most often during the school day: “Is this on the test?” and “What do I need this for?” Pencil or pen: Pen seems academic to me. Favorite confiscated item: A ball of yarn. A freshman pulled out a ball of yarn and began to knit while I was teaching. She later explained to me that she knits when
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House has taken on a life of its own. New York & Company was so pleased to see their brand at the ceremony that they sent me a box of over a dozen dresses and opened their doors to my graduating seniors who all received free dresses. The designer of the dress, Eva Mendes, has invited me to her first New York runway show. I didn’t see that coming.
You were named National Teacher of the Year in 2016. Sum up that experience in two words. Overwhelming and unbelievable. Explain the importance behind this award. I don’t think I ever fully understood the honor that comes with being named the teacher of the year. As a teacher you don’t ever look for recognition, so I didn’t know what to expect. The response has been humbling. But it has really re-energized me as a teacher to see the profession celebrated in this way. The most amazing part of it all is the effect it has had on my school and the students. There is a tremendous sense of pride among my students and colleagues. They all share in this honor and are so excited to be included. My students have a renewed sense of ownership in our school and are excited about the education we provide. What have been a few of your favorite experiences since the award? I have met the president and vice president of the United States—as a history teacher this was a tremendous honor. But equally
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"I remember best the teachers who took an interest in who I was as a person." as impressive was going on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She is an incredible person and so kind. I also appeared on CBS This Morning and had lots of fun with Gayle King. On a side note, the dress I wore to the White
Why did you become a teacher? It is so difficult for me to answer this question. There was no one moment. I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. I used to line up dolls and play school as a girl. I think I was born into this profession and then I met amazing teachers along the way who I wanted to emulate. What roadblocks did you conquer to get where you are in your career? Just staying motivated. Growing up in the housing projects and not seeing education as a viable option made it very difficult to stay focused. At 17 I became pregnant and it became that much more difficult to stay engaged. So just staying focused and continuing on my journey was a struggle.
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What is one aspect of your job that would surprise people? The majority of what I do takes place outside of the classroom. Service learning is extremely important to who I am as a teacher. I encourage my students to use what they have learned in school to take action and improve their communities. All of the community service projects and events are scheduled and arranged after school or on weekends. Many people can’t believe the number of hours a week I spend outside of school working with my students. You place a strong emphasis on community service. Who instilled this value in you, how has it benefited you and how do you hope it will benefit your students? I feel like I was raised by my community. I never felt like I was lacking anything because if my family couldn’t provide there was always someone in my community who stepped up. I believe we are all connected and have an obligation to help each other. What struggles do you encounter in your everyday work environment?
There are so many distractions during the school day. Students come to school with so many challenges that you have to work through before any meaningful learning can occur. This leaves less time to cover all that needs to be done so I have to become very creative to cover the same amount of content in less time. What are some key attributes you inherited from your teachers growing up? The importance of relationships. I had many teachers who took the time to get to know me and make me feel special and important. Learning was so much more enjoyable when it was personalized. I remember best the teachers who took an interest in who I was as a person. That is the kind of teacher I try to be—one who understands that the academic growth of students is equally as important as their personal growth. What is your message to children who may be living in less than ideal situations? Your ending is not determined by where you begin. Take it one day at a time. What seems overwhelming at first becomes manageable.
I love when students see the possibility they already possess and begin to believe they can alter their circumstances. What are some of your nontraditional teaching responsibilities and techniques? I am an adviser to the HOPE (Helping Out People Everywhere) Club, and it is our mission to foster a culture shift within our school and community. I would like my students to see the value and importance in helping others. I instill in them that it is a privilege to give and that not everyone has the ability or the capacity to give. This makes them feel special and empowered, and over time I see gradual changes in my students. Who inspires you and why? My maternal grandmother Elizabeth, the most generous person I know. As a child our home was full of people at dinnertime. Everyone knew that if you were hungry, my grandmother would feed you. She did not have much but never turned anyone away. I grew up thinking this was just the way people were supposed to behave and treat other people. M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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“People don’t say, ‘Give me your honest opinion’ because they want an honest opinion. They say it because it’s rude to say, ‘Please tell me I’m amazing.’” – Mindy Kaling
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Need a daily dose of energy and intention? Try DAYBREAKER, the morning revolution that calls on revelers to dance the dawn away. Radha Agrawal and Matt Brimer created the no-alcohol, no-drugs dance rave as a creative, positive and healthy way to launch the day. According to studies by the University of London and Columbia University, dancing releases more endorphins than traditional exercise, resulting in happiness and positivity that radiate from every direction. Daybreaker participants burn up to 1,000 calories during dance sessions, and many say the experience helps them gain mental clarity to stay focused for the rest of their day. “When you dance in the morning, your cup is full. Everyone is optimistic and ready to take on their day,” Agrawal explains. A $25 to $40 ticket to a Daybreaker event includes yoga, unconventional entertainment like haiku readings and
an open bar serving fresh coconut water and cold-pressed juice. Upcoming dance parties hosted throughout the U.S. and beyond— such as London, Montreal, Shanghai and Toronto—are posted on daybreaker.com. “Our community members feel like they can truly be themselves and let their guard down,” Agrawal says. Still not optimistic about a 6 a.m. dance-off? Try the founders’ next project, DUSK, which reimagines happy hour. “There’s a certain beauty to letting it all go after work with friends new and old and packing a costume to wear after work. The energy is different from Daybreaker,” says Agrawal. “In the morning the vibration is optimistic, clean and energetic, and the evening is about letting go from the day and reconnecting with yourself and each other.” Currently DUSK is available only in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. —Taylor Mitnick
Get down with natural ecstasy. NERVANA’s earbuds use an electronic signal in a music pulse to stimulate dopamine, the feel-good neurotransmitter, by targeting the vagus nerve that runs from the brain stem to the abdomen. The result? A calming effect and increased feelings of happiness and relaxation all over your body. experiencenervana.com
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“In the morning, the vibration is optimistic, clean and energetic, and the evening is about letting go from the day and recconnection with yourself and each other.” Radha Agrawal, Daybreaker founder
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Frames, whether eyeglasses or sunglasses, can make or break your look. Knowing your face shape can help you find the ideal frame. First determine which of the five basic shape categories—square, heart, oblong, round or oval— your face falls into. “The frame shape should contrast with your face shape,” explains Dr. Adam Ramsey, an optometrist at Iconic Eye
HEART Forehead is widest at the top and face narrows through to the jaw. Try: A frame where the top is wider than the bottom, such as a classic wayfarer.
OBLONG A fancy word for long, oblong means your face is longer than it is wide. Try: A cat eye or browline frame that is slightly wider than the jawline.
Care in South Florida. “A great rule of thumb to follow is if you have a square face soften your look with a round frame, and round faces are given more dimension with a square frame.” Ramsey also suggests a thin or rimless option for a petite person, while bold personalities can handle a loud frame.
OVAL This face has slightly wider cheekbones and a soft narrowing at the forehead and jaw. Try: Most frames work with oval, as do oversized frames, bold shapes and colors.
SQUARE The cheekbones, forehead and jaw are equally wide, creating angular lines. Try: A thinner, rounder or low-profile frame to soften the angular features.
ROUND Cheekbones are slightly wider than an equally wide forehead and jaw. Try: Rectangular frames that sharpen the facial features.
“The frame shape should contrast with your face shape.” Dr. Adam Ramsey, optometrist at Iconic Eye Care, South Florida
Gravity, aging and sun damage cause the décolleté and chest to wrinkle and sag. SIO BEAUTY is the first anti-aging system made for this delicate area. The anti-wrinkle system is a three-step regimen (cleanse, replenish and brighten) formulated from silicon and oxygen, then cross-linked with hydrogen and carbon. siobeauty.com
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Life hack alert for anyone who spends all day on his or her feet or wear agonyinducing heels! SOLE SERUM is somewhat of a miracle cream. This FDA-approved soothing serum is formulated with essential oils and laced with painrelieving lidocaine to temporarily relieve aching feet. soleserum.com
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Imagine your safe zone. Does it include erasing your ego? Unleashing your bare human spirit? Finding bliss while staring at the ocean with your toes covered in Maui sand? This has been Lulu Agan’s safe zone since 2003 when she launched SWELLWOMEN, a vacation that combines empowerment, Mother Nature and baring your soul. “It’s a connection to oneself, the creation of a like-minded and empowering community, and the discovery of a newfound belief in one’s capabilities,” Agan explains. SwellWomen is an experiential travel retreat with welcoming stretches of white beaches and ocean blues at each location. Offered in Maui, Nicaragua, Anguilla, Thailand, Sri Lanka and El Salvador, each seven-day retreat is meticulously planned with surfing, oceanfront yoga, local cuisine, massages and optional mapped out excursions. “It has always been my dream to run retreats that inspire people to take time to disconnect from their everyday lives in order to reconnect with their authentic selves,” Agan adds. “The experiential element of each retreat tests us on all levels and leaves us with a sense of amazement and accomplishment.” swellwomen.com
A sport once targeted to men has now gained popularity among models and celebrities. Boxing is the go-to sport for silhouette-sculpting bodies, but it’s not all about fat-burning cardio, toned arms and flat bellies. “The benefits are both mental and physical,” says Elena Reid, a former Women’s International Boxing Association and International Female Boxers Association Flyweight Champion who now teaches boxing classes at a YMCA in Arizona. “The science and art of boxing is to learn how to use your body and brain together. It’s about how the body works to deliver the speed and power in the most efficient way.”
PERKS OF BOXING It’s an incredible cathartic release. Hitting anything is a stress reliever, but boxing allows you to do it in a controlled and safe manner. The ultimate mental boosting agent, boxing builds inner strength and self-esteem. “It feels good to be strong. I see this on a daily basis in soldiers with PTSD, mothers with anxiety and teens with low confidence,” Reid says. Movement is power. Students are building an inner warrior attitude and developing the skills and courage for self-defense. Boxing is ideal for anyone, no matter their age or developmental growth. “We use different punch combinations, which uses memory, focus, [hand-eye] coordination and repetitive practice,” says Reid. Boxing increases flexibility and finesses motor skills.
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Is there such a thing as a comfortable high heel? Joan Oloff says yes. The foot doctor developed a patented technology that tackles the three major issues women face while wearing high fashion stilettos: providing shock absorption throughout the foot, supporting the arch and offloading pressure points. Oloff quite literally grew up around shoes; her grandfather started the family’s journey into the retail shoe business. Melding a medical career (she owns a foot and ankle center in Silicon Valley) with an eponymous shoe line was inevitable. “I
often found myself educating women about the ill effects of heels on the body. I would look at my patients after their consultation knowing that they would ignore my advice and continue to choose fashion over function,” Oloff says. She answered this dilemma by creating a line of high fashion shoes, handmade in Italy, that feel like they have custom orthotics in every pair and do not ruin women’s feet. “The true uniqueness of my shoes is that women don’t have to compromise on either style or comfort,” she says. joanoloffshoes.com
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There’s no “I” in team. There’s me, you and everybody in between. That’s the message behind the gender equality T-shirt, which is branded with the motto: The future is female, male and everyone in between. “We have entered this new wave of feminism, where I believe we can truly encompass all genders, and within the origins of feminism itself, fight for equality among us all,” says Ruby Cardinahl, who created the shirt with Phoebe Dahl. “As women, we have fought for freedom and equal opportunity, and now I think it’s time that everyone— no matter their gender, race, and socioeconomic status—comes together and fights for liberation.” All proceeds benefit the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit aiming messages of hope to LGBT youth. cardinahldahl.com
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meeting of creative souls is like two stars colliding, except instead of a supernova, it’s a combustion of talent. This eclectic, modern boho scene is the bread and butter of Jennifer Harrison, an interior designer by trade with a proficiency in the art of scavenging. Matching the atmosphere in cuisine is chef Kelli Hanley Potts, who brought her version of an eclectic vibe through the use of spices and herbs. “When I first met Jen, I thought her vibe was that of a creative. When I came to her home, I felt like I had stopped at a little bed-and-breakfast on a road trip out west,” says Potts, the founder and chef behind Cleveland Field Kitchen, which during the limited, warm summer days in Cleveland, Ohio, hosts pop-up dinners with a secret location. The women met through another business venture and by the end of the meeting, Potts had a new mystery location and Harrison had another party to organize. “[Potts] had never done a ground seating, so it was an exciting change for her. And being that this is my decor jam, it was the perfect ingredient for success,” Harrison adds, who also goes by the name FleaMarketFAB on social media. “Clevelanders are huge supporters of each other, and because of that these events are great. It allows you to meet new people and share the same interests because it is a small city with so much life.” M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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Gatherings A self-described happy design hoarder, Harrison hired her husband to build 10-footlong tables from leftover redwood. She covered the ground with an abundance of textiles and cushions to make for comfortable seating, and loose wildflowers and clippings from her garden were divvied up on the tables. “[These ensure that there are] no visual obstructions of cross-table conversations and also allow plenty of room for all of the cutlery,� Harrison says.
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The interior of Harrison’s home is a mirage of layers, textiles and eclectic style. When Potts first entered, it reminded her of a road trip through New Mexico. “I kept feeling like I was traveling,” she says. “The art in her space, the porch … the colors brought me back to the desert.” Potts drew inspiration from the decor’s feeling and style—and that road trip—for her menu. Who can say no to a garden party? With a considerably large front yard and an inviting wraparound porch, Harrison’s house, located in a suburb outside of Cleveland along Lake Erie is party ready. The serene atmosphere is intensified with candles tied to bamboo garden stakes, and more candles and plants hung from vintage macramé plant hangers. String lights running from the house to the trees create an intimate evening twinkle.
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“Each season inspires new direction just as each season brings me back to my comfort food.” Chef Kelli Hanley Potts With an inspired menu, Potts, who hosted her first dinner party in the eighth grade, looked to the season for further influence. “Each season inspires new direction just as each season brings me back to my comfort food,” Potts says. The evening began with an organic tomato gazpacho with crème fraîche, followed by a raw zucchini ribbon and corn salad topped with burrata-stuffed squash blooms and spicy cilantro vinaigrette. Corn and quinoa tamales and a flank steak were the main entrees. Churros dusted in pistachio and cardamom sugar completed the menu.
SMOKE & SPICE WATERMELON MARGARITA 1 serving
Spicy watermelon juice 1 small seedless watermelon, or half of a larger watermelon ½ jalapeño, chopped with seeds and ribs removed To make the watermelon juice, scoop the watermelon flesh into your blender and blend until it has turned into a smooth juice. Strain out the pulp and jalapeño; pour it through a fine mesh strainer, pressing the liquid through with a big spoon. Margarita 2 ounces fresh spicy watermelon juice 1½ ounces tequila, preferably an Añejo tequila ¾ ounce fresh lime juice 1 to 2 ounces soda water Lime wedges Bonfire Smoked Sea Salt (available at seasalt.com) Optional garnish: 1 small watermelon wedge On a small, rimmed plate pour a layer of smoked sea salt. Run a wedge of lime around the top of the glass and dip into the salt, rolling it from side to side to catch the salt. Add ice cubes to your glass and set it aside. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the spicy watermelon juice, tequila and lime juice. Secure the lid to the shaker and shake for 30 seconds. Taste and add additional sweetener if necessary. Strain the liquid into your prepared glass. Top with soda water and give it a quick swirl to incorporate. Recommendation is to prepare one pitcher of margaritas at a time.
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Smoky Salsa Borracha 5 dried ancho chiles 3 dried arbol chiles (hot slender chiles available at specialty stores) 2 Roma tomatoes ¼ medium yellow onion Extra virgin olive oil 4 medium garlic cloves, peeled 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon mezcal, plus more to taste (optional) 1 tablespoon honey Juice of one lime Salt and pepper to taste
more seeds will make the salsa heat more intense. You can make this salsa as hot or mild as you wish. Keep in mind the mezcal will help make the salsa spicy too. It increases the heat of the chilies.
Set a small sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the dried chiles, and toast, stirring often, until they become fragrant, about three to four minutes. Set aside. Next, brush olive oil on the tomatoes and onions. Place them on a hot grill. Allow them to blister and blacken slightly. This should take about five to seven minutes. The tomatoes will cook faster than the onions. Set aside.
Chilaquiles 12 corn tortillas, each cut into 8 wedges Vegetable oil for frying Smoky Salsa Borracha
Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil and add the toasted chiles. Simmer until the water starts to change color and the red of the chiles becomes more apparent, about five minutes. Remove the chiles and carefully take off the stems; wear latex gloves to protect your hands from the fiery oils. Reserve the water. Adding
In a blender, combine the anchos, arbols, tomatoes, garlic, onion, salt and 1 cup of the reserved chile water. Blend on high until smooth, about two minutes. Add mezcal and honey. Taste the salsa and add additional salt if necessary. If it seems too thick, add more of the chile water until you get the consistency you like. Can be made up to three days in advance. Place in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.
Pour the vegetable oil into a heavy-bottomed pot to a depth of about 2 inches and heat over medium-high heat. Working in batches, fry the tortilla chips, turning them with a slotted spoon so they don’t stick together, until golden brown, about two to three minutes. Remove the chips to a paper towel-lined baking pan to drain and cool. Toss freshly fried corn tortillas with the prepared salsa borracha. Set aside.
Flank steak and marinade 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons cumin 4 roasted tomatillos, coarsely chopped 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 small Spanish onion, coarsely chopped 1 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon kosher salt Pinch cracked black pepper 1½ pounds flank steak 3 heirloom tomatoes, cut into quarters 3 tablespoons queso fresco Cilantro and lime wheels for garnish To make the marinade, combine all ingredients through the flank steak. Place the flank steak in a non-aluminum baking dish. Using a spoon, smear the marinade over both sides of the steak. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or up to eight hours. Thirty minutes before you are ready to cook, heat the grill. Remove the steak from the marinade and pat dry with a paper towel. Season both sides of the steak with salt and pepper. Grill for five to seven minutes per side for medium-rare doneness. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. To assemble the meal, first place the chilaquiles on serving platter. Slice flank steak and place on top of chilaquiles. Place quartered heirloom tomatoes on top of the steak. Lastly, crumble queso fresco over entire dish and garnish with cilantro and lime wheels.
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“How much is too much wine?
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I drink a bottle alone at least twice a week. Should I be concerned?” —A worried but thirsty wine lover “If you are looking to unwind with a glass of wine, the healthy choice may depend on what you need. If you’re watching your waistline, stick to a white like a riesling or prosecco. But if it’s your heart you’re worried about, the bigger and bolder reds (cabernet) are richest in antioxidants. Whatever you decide, keep it to one glass a day; any more than that and the risks outweigh the benefits.” Dr. Jennifer Haythe, cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center “The more appropriate question is why are you drinking a bottle alone at least twice a week? What is it a proxy for? Most often, alcohol acts as a passive tool to placate an emotion or it’s being used as a reward. If you’re looking for ways to process stress, stay away from food or alcohol and instead turn to activities such as meditation, group classes and connecting with friends. If you’re seeking a reward, look deeper. Why do you feel you need to be rewarded for living? How can you shift your life to make it more enjoyable naturally? My general recommendation is to stick to no more than four glasses of alcohol and wine per week.” Dana James, MS, functional medicine nutritionist and founder of Food Coach NYC
“For women, an alcohol ‘binge’ is formally defined as imbibing in four or more drinks in less than two hours (that’s about 16 to 20 ounces of wine). But there are such vast differences in how alcohol affects people, so it often makes more sense to focus on impact and patterns of drinking rather than quantity. The subjective idea of ‘too much’ comes down to several factors, such as body size, metabolic factors, age and individual reactions to alcohol. The main questions to ask yourself are whether you feel you ‘need’ wine or whether consuming wine results in any impairment (e.g., loss of balance, risk-taking or unusually disinhibited behavior, irritability or other interpersonal/ behavioral changes). Also pay attention to whether you have trouble stopping once you start (e.g., you sit down for one glass and just keep going). My bottom line: If other people are noticing your drinking or it is causing problems, then it’s too much.” Dr. Ramani Durvasula, clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at California State University, Los Angeles
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Growing Pains
Teaching—and Learning From— Kids About Intellectual Debate in the Age of Trump By Shani Gilchrist
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was lucky to have been raised by parents who stressed the importance of using an intellectual process to form an opinion. No matter my age, I was welcome to participate in political and cultural discussions at the dining table as long as I asked good questions or could support my opinions with information from both sides of an argument. I’m trying to pass this tenet along to my two boys, but today’s political climate seems to pose some very special challenges.
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At the beginning of the current presidential campaign I refrained from talking much about the candidates with J, my 9-yearold, and didn’t do so at all with my then 4-year-old. Instead I spoke about issues in the context of history or manners—like the vastly different ways people explain the Civil War or the Golden Rule—and veered away from what was turning into one of the largest (and varied) pools of primary candidates I’d ever seen. It wasn’t just that I wanted to shield my boys from the indecorous madness that played out during debates and television interviews; I was uncomfortable with my lack of confidence in my ability to explain it to them. What I hadn’t taken into account was that my third-grader was going to hear about the most attention-grabbing candidates whether I spoke to him about them or not.
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One morning in late February when J and I were alone in the car, he asked if I worried about Donald Trump becoming president. I responded with a question rather than a direct answer: “Why do you think someone might worry about that?” “Well,” he said, “he’s not very nice to people. And he doesn’t want to help people who need help. Is it true that he wants to kick some people out of the country because they’re Mexican?”
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I sighed. “He’s said some things like that.” “And he doesn’t like people who have a different religion?” “He’s said some things that sound like that, too.” J became quiet for a moment as he bit his bottom lip. Finally, he said, “How can he become president? Does he want to make us go back to slavery time? That’s really scary!” As he exited the car, I assured J that America would not be returning to 19th century slave practices anytime soon. After that, J would occasionally come home with anecdotes and snippets from conversations he and his friends had over lunch. At first glance the idea of a group of third-grade boys discussing politics in the lunchroom may seem exceptional, but I have to admit that what was reported to me mostly involved the use of a certain candidate’s name alongside some colorful third-grade patois. I listened and scolded when appropriate, but there were moments when I had to find an excuse to go into our pantry so I could hide a giggle.
and glue them to the sign. Then you have to use my paints to write ‘LEMONADE’ in big orange letters in the middle.”
at such moments is: “That’s a very strong statement. Can you tell me what makes you think he’s evil?”
“All right,” I said, taking notes.
But I don’t think I can say that to my 5-yearold in this case. I’m afraid that once I steer B away from using phrases like “He’s a poopy head” as supporting evidence of his opinion, I’ll have to help him parse the semantics of what would sometimes be normal behavior for someone his age, explaining rather childish behavior being exhibited by an adult. Perhaps I’m not giving B enough credit, but the idea of having to do this seems confusing and ridiculous. Instead, I continue to toe the line of the Golden Rule—treat others the way you want to be treated—rather than dive into early lessons in intellectual debate.
“And then put the money above ‘lemonade’ in dark blue paint.” “Got it.” “And then we have to make another sign,” he said. “It’s a circle with a red line going through it to say ‘No Donald Trump!’” I bit my lip so hard I wasn’t sure if the tears welling up in my eyes were from holding back laughter or from the pain of trying to keep my lips from saying what was actually going through my head. I paused, sucked in a breath, and told him, “I’m not so sure that’ll help you sell lemonade, sweetie. What if someone who likes Donald Trump wants to give you money for lemonade?” “But he’s evil!” he said, eyes wide.
When summer arrived, the boys decided to open a lemonade stand at the corner by our house. J came up with the “perfect” lemonade recipe—a mixture of water, lemon juice, sugar and powdered lemonade — and collected money. B, my 5-year-old, came up with the marketing plan, which entailed walking up and down the street with a sign while shouting “GET YER LEMONADE!” I was given very specific instructions when creating the sign:
Obviously, J had been indoctrinating his little brother with a whole host of phrases about the Republican presidential nominee. There have been moments when, instead of hiding in the pantry, I’ve had to set my political feelings aside and say things like, “Sweetheart, we can’t call people rude names or pray for them to go away or talk about punching people just because we don’t like them.” Every time I have to dole out such reminders, B responds the same way he did when I refused to make the anti-Trump sign: “But he’s evil!”
“We have to color two pictures of lemons,” he told me. “Then we have to cut them out
According to my upbringing, the proper thing for me to say to my kindergartener
B is still little and hardly short on opinions, but I feel we’re both being rather cheated by all this. Through the pink, hazy lens we use to look at the past, it seems that presidential election seasons once provided opportunities for families to come together and learn about the gears that move America’s political system. This time around the season seems to be more about learning, teaching or completely missing a long series of moral lessons that are certainly necessary but would be even more significant if a reverence for critical thought could be (age-) appropriately intertwined. Shani Gilchrist is a critic, essayist and freelance journalist who explores the arts and issues around race and culture while roaming the Charleston peninsula with her husband and two sons. When she has spare time, she enjoys horses, discovering new restaurants and dabbling in photography. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @shanirgilchrist. M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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ake every stereotype you’ve ever attributed to the modern celebrity—publicity stunts, oblivious privilege, flamboyant reality TV shows—and throw it out the window. Jewel Kilcher fits none of those typecasts. In fact, the singer-songwriter, known by her sparkling mononym Jewel, has never been about the limelight. Celebrated for her girl-next-door sincerity, the blonde, fair-skinned beauty didn’t even think she had the personality for fame. Hence why she turned down a big movie studio proposition to capture her life on the big screen. “I was 20-something and it just seemed ridiculous to me to make a story about [my] life. That embarrassed me. And then Eminem did Eight Mile, so I’m probably an idiot,” she says with a laugh.
Before that she was presented with an opportunity to be on the reality TV show Real World, which was in its second season when Jewel was just an 18-year-old emerging artist. “It ended up being their big season, the one in San Francisco. I turned it down. I remember everyone being shocked because it was instant press and a way to be known,” she says. The gig may have been a quick jump to fame but it didn’t march to the rhythm of Jewel’s own song. As a folk artist breaking into the industry at the height of grunge, that steadfast intuition would serve her well. The next 20 years were marked by extensive career growth and metacognition. She chronicles her evolution in ways she knows best. “I feel like every record I’ve ever made
was authentic to me. This last one was pretty fun because I got to go back to kind of a folk, stripped down, emotional style,” she says of her 12th album, Picking up the Pieces, which she self-produced and released in 2015. That same year she published her second memoir, Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half The Story, which became a New York Times best-seller. The memoir is a compelling read and resonated deeply with other poetic souls. “As I looked at the roots [of a lone spruce tree] digging deeply, spreading out, forming an interconnected base, I saw the hard wood as dense fiber, woven tightly, and that’s when it struck me: the strongest things bend,” writes Jewel. “Great survivors have the ability to yield, adapt, give. Things that don’t bend break.” M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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Jewel is a storyteller with a history of baring it all. She’s candid, understated and eloquent in the delivery of her thoughts. It’s what you would expect from a folk artist, poet, author and blogger. In September, on the tail of her Picking up the Pieces tour, she launched a continuation of her book in website form, www.jewelneverbroken.com, dedicated to emotional fitness. Every month she dissects one of the 20 exercises for change included in her memoir, sharing practical steps one can take on a daily basis to live a happier life. “I’ve had a passion for understanding life and sharing whatever it is I’m learning. My dedication has been to try and figure out how to be happy. That takes more than a career. That is one of the reasons I’ve taken years between records.” Time off is unconventional in the music business, but her career has never been about selling albums.
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“I consider it my job in life to be what I call a whole human,” she says. “I think of life like a body. If you don’t exercise every limb on that body, you create an imbalance. I think disease and discomfort are the result of that.” She has spent time studying nutrition, self-care, wellness and parenting so she can excel at being a whole person, and specifically a mom to her 5-year-old son Kase. “You’re constantly in a state of creation. We’re never that fixed,” she explains. “And I want [Kase] to know he has permission to have dreams and then fulfill them and then say I get to redream. I knew I had to show him a person who did that.” For Jewel, her career wasn’t everything. To most it would have been, though—a record deal at 18, her first album at 21, which went 12-times platinum, four Grammy nominations, TV appearances, the cover of Vogue and Time magazines, world tours and singing at the White House for President Bill Clinton. Even with the “small town to the M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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“The same things I’m talking about now and in the book are the things I’ve been talking about in my music for the past 20 years. Just how I want to deliver that message is changing. You can only fit so much into a three-minute song.”
big leagues” story of her blossoming career, she says she is famous in spite of herself. “When I got signed, I was actually quite nervous about it because I think fame exacerbates any insecurities and flaws you have,” Jewel says. “It’s just like adding fuel to the fire. I was aware because of my background that I was pretty flawed, so fame would be a pretty dangerous proposition.” Raised in Alaska, Jewel now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, a city-oriented place with
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a “rural sensibility” that boasts mountain landscape reminiscent of her childhood. She spent most days in identical fashion— feeding animals, walking two miles out to the road and taking a bus or hitchhiking to school. Her father, also a musician, raised her. He was an alcoholic who took Jewel to biker bars and dives across the state to perform. During the summers, Jewel wandered through nature and enjoyed being in the mountains, riding horses through the Alaskan air—not the typical teenage pas-
times. The self-reliance and introspection she learned out there was pretty unordinary. Surrounded by self-assured, pioneer-spirited frontier women who did the same things men did—“built their own houses, shoed their own horses”—Jewel says she grew up without thinking her mind had a gender. It gave her an autonomous bent. She moved out to her own homestead at 15, to the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan for her last two years of
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high school and then west to San Diego, where she reconnected with her mother. Jewel tried to make ends meet and support her sick mom with various dead-end jobs. When her boss at the time propositioned her and she turned him down, he withheld her paycheck. Jewel was homeless, alone—her mom had moved back to Alaska—agoraphobic, shoplifting and living in her car. When that was stolen, she couch surfed or slept on the
beach. “That poverty cycle is pretty hard to break out of,” she says. Her outlet was to be vulnerable. Singing about the things she was afraid of when she played gigs was her therapy and, unbeknownst to her, a oneway ticket to the fairy-tale opportunity of being discovered. She often performed at a coffee shop in Pacific Beach, where a local radio station bootlegged one of her songs. That exposure reached record label executives, which led to a bidding war and a contract with Atlantic Records.
Jewel had the wits uncharacteristic of a rookie in show business. At 18 she turned down a million dollar signing bonus from her label to keep herself “affordable.” Accepting the bonus meant that if she didn’t sell enough records, she would have to pay the money back or acquiesce to potential requests to change her sound to fit radio; grunge dominated at the time. It was always art over fame, even if that meant harder work. “It actually ended up making me a lot more famous than I ever would have dreamed,” she says. M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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Jewel had a naive adamancy about staying true to her sound and has kept that intuition through and through, even when failure loomed. “Bob Dylan took me under his wing before I ever broke into my career. It was a time when my record was really considered a failure,” she says. Pieces of You had only been out a year, and the label was pressuring her to make a second album—a reactionary one fit for radio. “Dylan asked me to tour with him. He really mentored me. I thought, ‘If Dylan likes what I’m doing, who cares if anybody else does?’ Then Neil Young took me under his wing and instilled in me what it means to be a singer-songwriter.” She stuck with what she knew and before long, her “failed” album sold 12 million copies, spawning hits like You Were Meant for Me and Who Will Save Your Soul. Without her mentors, Jewel admits she might have given in to the pressures of writing a song that fit mainstream. “The same things I’m talking about now and in the book are the things I’ve been talking about in my music for the past 20 years,” Jewel says. “Just how I want to deliver that message is changing. You can only fit so much into a three-minute song.” Never Broken and her new website have given Jewel a platform to elaborate on what has worked for her on the journey to happiness and balance. “I knew I would be writing a pretty transparent piece of work that shared a lot of the pain I went through. I shared enough so that you were able to see the things that might have brought me to my knees so how I overcame them would be relevant,” she explains. Once when homeless, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror as she was stealing a dress. It forced her to reckon with what she saw—which was, in her eyes, a statistic. It was an epiphany moment, one that she looks back on as a linchpin in her journey of self-discovery. To attain the happiness she thirsted for, she staged a mutiny of her thoughts. She was a rebel with a cause and the motive was mindfulness. M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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Where the Drinks Are Neat,
And the Owners Are Women By Jonathan Urbina
Britt and Alexis Soler Old Glory Nashville, Tennessee
Britt and Alexis Soler Old Glory | Nashville, Tennessee Occupation: These Miami natives are the owners of Old Glory, an edgy cocktail bar tucked away in Nashville’s elusive Edgehill Village. The sisters migrated to Tennessee searching for a change of pace in a city that was home to many of their friends. When a commercial real estate investor tipped them off about a unique space, the idea of Old Glory became a reality. The Upside: “It was exciting to offer an education in spirits to the community while also helping the area grow,” says Alexis. “Aha” Moment: The Solers describe their decisionmaking process as following what feels right—and their bar is no exception. “Knowing that we are doing something right is when we truly know we’ve made someone’s night. [We’re content] when someone leaves beaming about their drinks, the hospitality and the bar,” says Alexis.
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Cocktails: With each season comes a new menu filled with libations to reflect their current inspiration. Last summer the pair’s fascination with the Italian way of making cocktails stood as the perfect segue to introduce lighter, more effervescent drinks. Sexism: Although they are widely celebrated by their community, the Solers haven’t gone without the occasional encounter where someone expects to see a man behind the bar. “We’ll have delivery guys say, ‘Hey, can someone sign for this?’ and I’m always like ‘I own this place. So whatever man you’re looking for to sign this, you aren’t going to find him,’” says Alexis. Future: After already having one success under their belt, the two have signed a lease for a place that will likely prove to be another Nashville hit.
Knowing that we are doing something right is when we truly know we’ve made someone’s night. [We’re content] when someone leaves beaming about their drinks, the hospitality and the bar.
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Occupation: She’s a partner of Den Hospitality, which owns and operates trendy Manhattan hot spots like The Garret East and The Garret West. Ramirez joined the business when her then boyfriend, now husband’s plan to open a new bar caught her interest, causing her to ask, “How can I get involved?” Today she manages the social and brand direction of the company’s four properties. Upside/Downside: She loves having a place of her own to go on nights out, but it’s the nights she feels like staying home that make visiting the bar sometimes feel like a nuisance. Boy’s Club: “I think it is very valuable to be a woman in this business because about 60 percent of the traffic we get is from women. You need a female voice to be a wellbalanced establishment. You need female input to get the perspective that might be a little softer.”
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“Aha” Moment: Spending all of her time online crafting her digital lifestyle site, TasteTheStyle.com, Ramirez initially missed being around people on a day-to-day basis. “But today,” she says, “working with the bar, I’m able to host little gatherings with friends and continue that face time.” Future: She is spearheading her own Lower East Side space with Den Hospitality that she describes as a “femininefocused urban retreat.”
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Harmony Fraga The Social Study | San Francisco Occupation: She’s the owner of The Social Study, a bar specializing in locally roasted Four Barrels Coffee and cocktails derived from beer and wine. The bar was born after Fraga’s partners for a developing cafe pulled out, leaving her with the opportunity to create her own business. “I found an interested new partner and flipped the idea of a cafe to a day-to-night lounge focusing more on the bar/lounge side.” Resume: Before adding bar owner to her LinkedIn profile, she spent her days in Oakland, California, dreaming of life as a veterinarian. After enrolling at San Francisco State University, she took up bartending on the side to get through school. While hustling the restaurant circuit she met the owners of the hip eatery Farmer Brown Soul Food, Jay Foster and Deanna Sison, who Fraga looked to as visionaries and mentors. Signature Cocktail: “One of our most popular ‘Beertails’ combines homemade chocolate espresso syrup and Guinness Stout, and it’s topped with milk chocolate shavings. I have some crazy random ideas and throw them together and sometimes they become a hit!” The Upside: Being able to bring people together in a space she has created entirely on her own. There is a reward factor for Fraga in watching romances, friendships and business partnerships blossom under her roof.
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The Downside: The time she often sacrifices sometimes hinders the healthy relationships she tries to maintain. “It is like having a 2-year-old child that never grows up. It always needs you and even if you think you can have a bit of a break, it is going to wake up from its nap shortly and need to be fed, changed or comforted. It never ends.” Future: Another Social Study is on the horizon in her hometown of Oakland, California.
TRAVEL Suzaan Hauptfleisch Kaia | New York City
Occupation: She’s the owner of Kaia, a South African wine bar in the Upper East Side. The bar’s name comes from the South African slang word meaning “hut” or “home.” She chose this name because her goal since the bar’s inception has been to bring her homeland to the Big Apple. “If I can create an environment where somebody can walk through my door and feel at home, I don’t think there is any greater honor than that, in this industry at least.” Favorite Wine: With Kaia’s unique bythe-glass South African wine selection, it is no surprise that Hauptfleisch has trouble picking just one favorite to sip on. As a self-proclaimed white wine lover, she has taken notice of the growing phenomenon that is her customers’ love for rosé. “Never in my life have I seen rosé sales like I have in the past few months.” The Downside: “It’s not all wine and rosés. If I looked back I would tell myself, ‘You’re completely out of your mind.’” The road to Kaia wasn’t easy. With $85,000 in her pocket, she was forced to lean on her community to bring her dreams to reality. In the process she worked her way into some serious debt but says it has all been worth it in the end. Advice: “Research, research, research and hire a great freaking accountant. If you are crazy like me and you have no budget for opening a restaurant, at least do yourself a favor and hire an insanely good, creative accountant. Other than that, the only thing that can stop you is the naysayers.” Future: Expansions to either Hamilton Heights, a neighborhood in New York City, or Chicago are possible.
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The Runway of Dreams fall collection is available online at tommy.com; it will be followed by a holiday collection later this year.
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t’s Monday morning and so far I have tried on three pairs of pants with four different shirts. It’s a ritual—a bad habit I can’t shake. I get dressed, undressed and dressed again until I find the outfit that makes me somehow feel like the outside world can’t crack my shell. This entire process is short because my options are plenty. If one pair of jeans doesn’t fit, I toss it to the side and move on to the next. It’s thoughtless and easy—which is what Mindy Scheier, founder of Runway of Dreams, envisions getting dressed should be like for everyone. In 2013, Scheier’s life changed when her differently-abled son Oliver came to her asking if he could wear jeans to school. The seemingly small request deserved a simple “yes,” but instead cracked open a dialogue with his wardrobe at the center of the conversation. “Here was this beautiful 8-year-old who viewed himself the same way as other 8-year-old boys and wanted to
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wear the same clothes they did. Yet I didn’t know how he was going to use the bathroom or how he would wear his leg braces under his jeans or over his jeans,” Scheier explains. Born with rigid spine muscular dystrophy, Oliver represents just one of the many whose day-to-day lives rely heavily on the modified world around them—clothing being no exception. That is why Scheier put her fashion background to use and took to the sewing machine to whip up a pair of modified jeans. “I kicked into mother bear mode to say there was no way he wasn’t going to wear jeans to school. I was going to make it work. And I did. He walked into school with his head held high and felt just like the other kids,” Scheier says. “But it was really that experience that triggered the notion of ‘How are we going to manage to do this? How am I going to maintain him wearing the typical clothes when he has the issues that he has with his disability?’” Scheier figured it out.
Soon after the jeans crisis she launched Runway of Dreams, a company focused entirely on including the differently-abled community in the fashion industry. The goal: produce the same clothing options to the community that everyone else is afforded, but in a modified way. “It was fortunate that I could sew, but that made me think about the mom who doesn’t know how to sew and who would have no idea how to modify a pair of jeans for her child or herself,” Scheier says. “That is what inspired me to go out there and do something about it.” Scheier spent months experimenting on her son’s wardrobe, testing dozens of magnets and buttons and devising the right formula to make mainstream clothing functional. Once she perfected her method, she focused her attention on the rest of the community, hosting focus groups and surveys for people with disabilities and their familes. With that, it was only a matter of time before she would have to expand her idea even more.
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Through an introduction to the Global Brands Group, a manufacturer of roughly 11 children’s wear brands, Scheier began to work on getting modified clothing and on shelves. Once the manufacturer was on board, the dream team agreed that the best partner for the pioneering collection would be the Tommy Hilfiger brand. “They have a big heart and soul at the core of their mission, which was clearly evident during our first meeting,” Scheier says. “Within the first five minutes the CEO said, ‘That’s it. You got me!’ That was the evidence that we made a brilliant decision to partner with them first.” Twenty-two pieces of Hilfiger’s spring 2016 children’s collection were modified with Scheier calling the shots. They sold at the same price point as the brand’s unmodified collection. MagnaReady magnets were strategically placed throughout the pieces to enable easy, independent dressing; sizing accommodations were factored in at the waists and necklines. “There has been an
Mindy Scheier (second from right) with her family including her son Oliver.
overwhelming sense of gratitude since the launch that help is on the way,” Scheier says of the response from customers who have waited years for clothing like this. Runway of Dreams has plans to expand its partnership with Hilfiger through new designs and more age ranges. “One of the many reasons we chose them was because they are very much a lifestyle brand that stays with
children into adulthood, which is one of the goals of Runway of Dreams—we definitely are not stopping at children,” Scheier says. The company also wants to work with other brands to get modified clothing in more styles and more stores. Scheier’s ultimate goal is for adaptive clothing to be as mainstream as plus and petite size sections in a department store and as commonplace as parking spots and bathroom stalls for people with disabilities. “There is and continues to be a need to educate the fashion industry on this demographic being consumers, as they weren’t necessarily viewed as that before,” she says. As for Oliver, his desire to wear jeans sparked what Scheier describes as an “unexpected change in career path” that is breaking down barriers within one of the hardest industries to crack. Though his condition will always make him unique, the experience and exposure of Runway of Dreams has made him feel more normal than ever, which is what his mom set out to do. M A N D V M A G . C O M M&V
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hen it comes to culinary creations, Japanese culture leans toward innovation, often wading into more adventurous waters that flow beyond the U.S. popular spicy tuna roll. Niki Nakayama, owner and chef of the Los Angeles-based n/ naka, is expanding this sushi tunnel vision with kaiseki, a traditional 13-course Japanese meal. “Kaiseki is about eating with the season. Using all the methods that make up Japanese cooking, a chef decides how to make every ingredient taste its best,” says Nakayama, a James Beard semi-finalist, who recently celebrated her restaurant’s fifth anniversary.
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She was born and raised in California, but her parents made sure to integrate Japanese tradition and culture with their American experiences and tastes. “My mom made steak that was marinated with Japanese seasonings and served it to us with A1 [Steak] Sauce,” recalls Nakayama, who interprets kaiseki in a similar fashion. She merges California ingredients, flavors and cooking methods with kaiseki’s traditional centuries old skills and techniques, from beauty to balance. Thus her avant-garde take on the 13-course meal, or modern kaiseki, is born. Her restaurant is among the few that is exclusively dedicated to this practice.
After graduating from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts in 1997, Nakayama left for a three-year working tour in Japan. She accepted a position at Shirakawa-Ya Ryokan, an inn owned by her extended family that specialized in kaiseki cuisine. Motivated to showcase everything she had learned, Nakayama returned to the U.S. and opened her first restaurant, Azami Sushi Cafe, which closed after eight years. “I view my whole career as ever-evolving. I think every experience and lesson is a building block that stacks on top of another,” she says of her past. “n/naka is an honest representation of the things I’ve
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Left to right: Chef Niki Nakayama works in the kitchen alongside sous chef and life partner Carole Iida-Nakayama. Nakayama carrying a plate of conchs.
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“Kaiseki is about eating with the season. Using all the methods that make up Japanese cooking, a chef decides how to make every ingredient taste its best.”
The harmonious vibe begins with the design. From the exterior to the interior, n/naka represents a sense of gratitude. “In my eyes, the beauty of kaiseki is about gratitude. I hope our guests are able to enjoy the moment that is. Much of our lives are spent focused on things in the future or the past. It’s always such a special experience when we are able to forget both and just be in the moment,” Nakayama explains.
The process of creating the menu is threefold. Nakayama sources only the freshest ingredients. Her first daily stop is her own garden, where she cultivates kabocha squash, shiso, borage and other unique vegetables and herbs. “We are able to grow things that may be hard to find from vendors, and as an added bonus,
it is incredibly educational and inspiring,” she says. Then Nakayama visits local purveyors such as the community supported fishery Dock to Dish, master forager Pascal Baudar and others for seafood and produce. “From there we test ideas and recipes to make sure the flavors and textures work and then finish with the visual presentation,” she says. “We interpret kaiseki with its true intention, which is to present the surroundings and ingredients that are closest to us.” —Zlata Kotmina; photography by Zen Sekizawa
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Nasir and Nargis Kassamali, owners of design store Luminaire, continue their fight against cancer with the fourth installment of their “Love” initiative. GlasLove is an online (through Phillips.com) and live auction of one-off, limited edition works and prototypes made in glass. Hundred percent of the proceeds benefit the University of Miami’s Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute.
Former Miss Guatemala 2007 Alida Boer, founder of Maria’s Bag, employs local women to create handbags featuring traditional Mayan embellishments and the refined textile huipil. “The women feel important as artists, and they also are helping [their] families by providing a better life for their kids,” says Boer.
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Literary Luminaries Attendees gathered at the East Hampton Library for the 12th Annual Authors Night benefit—one of the nation’s premier literary events—on August 13 in East Hampton, NY. Authors Night raised more than $300,000 for the East Hampton Library. The funds raised will be used for essential programs and services at the library.
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The Couture Council This year’s Couture Council of The Museum at FIT honored Akris Creative Director Albert Kriemler at the Annual Luncheon held at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on September 7, 2016 in New York City.
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Through her experiences as a destination wedding planner, Beth Helmstetter founded The Good Beginning, an online wedding registry for charitable causes around the world. In addition to—or in lieu of—classic china and luxurious cotton sheets, couples invite their guests to join them in contributing to worthy charities, from supporting Syrian refugees to donating to help solve the Flint water crisis.
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n 2008, I had the opportunity to plan a luxurious wedding in Bali, Indonesia. Being a destination event planner demands that I work closely with the local culture. And since I often travel alone, I spend time talking to the people of the region. On this particular trip, I met a man who ended up being my driver both for this trip and many trips to Bali I would take in the years following. We were talking about his life in Bali and how he made around $3 per day. In that moment I remember thinking my shoes cost more than his child’s education. Instead of it being a moment of fleeting guilt, it was a moment of clarity and awareness. Fast forward to last year, and I’m having a conversation with my best friend, discussing and dreaming about the type of women we wanted to be, or better stated, the type of humans we wanted to be. I recalled that moment in Bali and thought, “I want to be aware. I want to be someone who shows care
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for other humans, no matter where they are on the planet. I want to give back. I want my work while I’m in this world to make a difference in someone’s life.” And while that all seemed lovely, I was at a loss for how to combine my wedding planning world with one that had a greater potential for impact. Serendipitously, I began seeing requests from my couples to give back to the communities who would so graciously host the most memorable day of their lives. They too were discovering what was important to them as humans and couples. The prospect of building a marriage and a life on the ritual of generosity was shared by so many couples I was working with. They wanted to carry this into their future—not only as a couple but also as a family. The Good Beginning was inspired by the remarkable and authentic experiences from my original trip to Bali and from volunteering
in Haiti, Nicaragua, Sumba Island and in Los Angeles. It was important for me to bring something impactful to the market that would effectively feed contributions directly to those indigenous communities. Maybe couples don’t need a salad bowl, toaster or anything of the like. Instead maybe they know of a women’s rights organization in their hometown in need of funding. Or maybe they do need a toaster. Maybe they need a toaster more than anything, but instead of the $100 toaster, they register for the $30 toaster and ask their guests to contribute the difference to a worthy cleanwater program. The Good Beginning is not only my personal vision, but one driven by a greater calling to connect couples with causes that give them a sense of purpose while simultaneously giving back to communities most in need.
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