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CONTENTS
April 2015
50 FEATURES
OUT & ABOUT
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29 | DESOTO’S BEST RECEPTION
IN BLOOM Welcome warm weather with classic cuts and island-inspired hues
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RISING DESIGNERS Memphis Fashion Week’s top young couturiers make their debut
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41 | DANCING FOR OUR STARS
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DEPARTMENTS 13 | INTERVIEW Alexandra’s Closet Click stylist Alexandra Nicole shares her tricks of the trade
16 | ARTS Yazoo Revisited
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Photographer and filmmaker David Rae Morris revisits a very special place and time in his new film, Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town
20 | DRINKS Molly’s Margaritas Kelly Johnson, general manager at Molly’s La Casita, discusses the restaurant’s colorful history and Molly’s famous margarita
22 | BOOKS From Holly Springs with Love A lifelong Elvis disciple’s treasure trove is gone but not forgotten, thanks to the new photography collection Graceland Too Revisited
26 | MUSIC Dracula and Rock ‘N’ Roll James and the Ultrasounds release their album, Bad to be Here
30 | CAUSES Playing By Heart A local nonprofit raises money and awareness for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital through the medium of music
75 | ENTERTAINING A Golden Garden Party Celebrate a shining milestone in style
78 | LIVE WELL Dry Needling Therapy & You What is Dry Needling?
IN EVERY ISSUE Editor’s Letter 8 Contributors 10
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Off the Cuff
CASEY HILDER
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As I get older, I tend to reevaluate things. As a youngster, I once regarded those T-shirts with a tie printed on it as the epitome of men’s fashion. Nowadays, I might know better, but I’m still much more content to lounge around in a classy flannel or some ill-fitting blue jeans. Luckily for our readership, I’m not the one giving style cues this month. That’s up to our wonderful advertisers and stylists. And boy do they work – this month’s dual fashion spreads on page 50 and 70 feature some of the most striking designs we’ve ever put together, all brought together by brilliant photos from Yen Studios. We’ve also got a feature on our top three young designers featured in last month’s Memphis Fashion Week festivities. Adrian Duke, Clara Seigler and Kathryn are this year’s highlighted future fashion moguls on page 61. Speaking of fashion moguls, the super-busy and charming Alexandra Nicole graced us with her presence this month in an exclusive interview on page 13, in addition to her monthly styling duties our fashion spreads. Alexandra’s status as a mother, owner of multiple boutiques, stylist and student is definitely an inspiration – I’m convinced that the world runs on 27-hour days for her. And for the not-so-fashionably inclined, we’ve got another great offering of Southern culture in a story about the Clarksdale Film Festival from DeSoto TimesTribune editor Robert Lee Long (page 16), as well as a compelling feature on a new photo book that tells the storied history of the Tupelo treasure trove known as Graceland Too (page 23). So from all of us at Click to all of you in the MidSouth: cast off that cold weather gear in favor of something a little bit more comfortable and enjoy that springtime sunshine. Read on,
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contributors
April 2015
Robert Lee Long
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Robert Lee Long is a native of Jackson, Miss., and a veteran journalist who has been covering Mississippi and the American South for more than 30 years. His baptism into the world of chronicling Southern culture came in his early 20s at the Delta Democrat-Times in Greenville. In 2008, he was featured in a BBC Programme 2 Radio documentary on the life of playwright Tennessee Williams. He is also a past contributing writer for Mississippi Magazine. He, his wife Laura and daughter Annie make their home in Hernando where Long serves as Community Editor for the DeSoto Times-Tribune.
Click’s event and calendar compilation for this month was produced by Tess Catlett. A Southaven native who attends school at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Catlett is a former intern for Click Magazine. An avid and tenacious writer, Catlett has been featured in various publications including Vox Magazine, The Columbia Missourian and The DeSoto Times-Tribune. When not writing, Catlett enjoys binge watching underrated TV dramas.
Alexandra Nicole This month’s style feature was coordinated by Memphis native Alexandra Nicole, who owns and operates three local boutiques, a makeup line and her very own fashion brand. From styling clients and working behind the scenes as a MUA and Stylist for fashion shows and shoots, to attending LA and New York market trips and runway shows, Alexandra lives for the fashion and trends of the modern woman’s lifestyle. Alexandra graces the pages of Click this month as our featured interview for the Spring Fashion Issue (page 13).
Tonya Thompson A Southern-born writer and editor, Thompson has spent most of her lifebetween Nashville and the Mississippi Delta. Now, a contributing editor for Click magazine, Thompson writes frequently on life in the South through her blog, The Tenth Muse (tenthmusememphis. com). Originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, Thompson enjoys vintage motorcycling and traveling with her husband and children. This month, Thompson lends an ear to Musicians for Le Bonheur (page 30).
L. Taylor Smith
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L. Taylor Smith is a Jill of all spades when it comes to journalism. She’s been a reporter for multiple publications in the MidSouth, including The Daily Helmsman, The Leader and The Commercial Appeal. She recently graduated with her bachelor’s in Spanish and Journalism from the University of Memphis and now works as the content creator for City Gear Clothing. This month, Smith explores the more stylish side of life in an interview with rising Memphis Fashion Week designer Adrian Duke.
This month’s cover and fashion spreads were shot by Memphis-based photographer Rupert Yen. With an extensive career spanning more than 30 years, Yen, founder and head photographer of Yen Studios, specializes in advertising, portrait, wedding and fashion photography. Rupert and his wife Debbie have been married for 29 years, and they have two beautiful daughters. When not looking for the next great shot, he enjoys playing tennis and traveling the world, taking pictures as he goes.
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UP FRONT ARTS, CULTURE AND PERSONALITIES
Alexandra’s Closet Click stylist Alexandra Nicole shares her tricks of the trade Interview by L. TAYLOR SMITH | Photos courtesy of MADISON YEN
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people
Click Magazine: How long have you been a stylist and boutique owner? Alexandra Nicole: I have been a makeup artist for 12 years, a stylist for eight years, and a boutique owner for two. CM: How did you first get started in the fashion industry? AN: Makeup was my introduction to the fashion industry. I would do makeup for fashion shows and fashion shoots, which sparked my interest in becoming a stylist. I then decided to pursue my dreams further when opening my first boutique with an in-house makeup studio, the Ivory Closet. CM: How do balance work life and home life? AN: Being a very clumsy lady, being a new mother, running three stores and a makeup line, on top of pursuing my MBA at the University of Memphis is truly my best balancing act. I make sure to put my family and Jack,
A
LEXANDRA NICOLE HAS BEEN BEAUTIFYING the MidSouth for more than a decade, and her foray into fashion has blossomed with her boutiques The Ivory Closet and The Attic in Memphis, Tennessee. Her shops bring haute couture trends from the runways of New York to the MidSouth. When she isn’t bustling from store to store or networking with other small business owners, Rushing is spending time with her fiancé Ben Scharff and her newborn son Jack. 14 APRIL 2015 | Click magazine
my son, first and the rest I try to do to the best of my ability. I am so thankful to God that it has all worked out perfectly so far, with a knock on wood and an extra prayer. CM: What has been the most surprising thing you’ve learned? AN: That being a leader is a learned skill. I always thought that being extroverted, taking the lead and showing the way constitutes a leader. But if you have no followers then you aren’t a leader at all. A leader is an inspirer, one who puts the best interest’s of the group first, a trustworthy transparent motivator. I have always been a giver, but to gain the trust of others and to convey your genuine
empathy to a team in a work-setting is much different than in a social circle. CM: What’s your favorite part about your job? AN: Most people assume that it’s the clothes, buying, styling, the fun fashion duties that come along with owning a boutique but I honestly love the business strategy: implementing new streamlined systems, marketing plans, analyzing financial ratios to identify successes or areas of improvement. Business is my true passion. I plan to write a book to help other young business owners start their dream job on a small savings budget. I would also love to become a consultant one day. For now, I speak at entrepreneurial societies and small business groups. CM: What’s your go-to accessory for spring? AN: My go–to accessory would be the Handbag Butler Charge on the Go in Pastel Turquoise. They charge your phone on the go. My phone is always dying as I am constantly answering emails and client calls. My Handbag Butler fits in my work bag, purse and diaper bag. I just transfer it between the bags depending on what “hat” I wear or “title” I have at the moment, whether
it’s
business
woman,
fashionista or mom. We have these at both of my shops in assorted colors. CM: Which
fashion
designers
or
apparel brands do you look to for inspiration? AN: My style is a mix of classic Chanel with an edge of Dior. I take my inspiration from any line that showcases black leather, gold accents and diamonds. CM: How do you hope to grow your business in the next year or so? AN: I hope to franchise The Ivory Closet
and
The
Attic
throughout
the southeastern territory as well as grow
exponentially
through
the
e-commerce market. This year I have strategized my business game plan around those two goals. Click magazine | APRIL 2015 15
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arts
Yazoo Revisited Photographer and filmmaker David Rae Morris revisits a very special place and time in his new film, “Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town.” Story by ROBERT LEE LONG | Photos by MILLY WEST
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O EXPLORE THE MYSTICAL, OFTEN CONFOUNDING cosmos known as the “Most Southern Place on Earth,” the Mississippi Delta, songwriter Bob Dylan
titled his watershed roots rock LP “Highway 61 Revisited,” a literal journey down the storied highway that gave rise to American blues. Yazoo, which in Native American lingo means, “Water of Death,” is the name of a central Mississippi city that oddly enough escaped the horrors and bloodshed of many Mississippi towns during the dark days of segregation. The half-delta, half-hills hamlet itself has an almost schizophrenic personality, with the landscape itself seemingly as segregated as was the town a half-century ago. Yet black and white came together and made history as one of the earliest Mississippi cities and towns to integrate its public school system. In fact, Yazoo City was a successful example of integration of the public schools in Mississippi in 1970, the year that Morris famous father, the late Willie Morris, wrote “Yazoo,” an acclaimed work which chronicled Mississippi’s painful struggle with race and reconciliation, “the burden,” as the late writer once called it. Forty years later, a strange phenomenon has occurred – the re-segregation of the public schools in the American South, following the rise of all-white academies in the early ‘70s and the continuing mass exodus of whites from successfully integrated public schools in cities like Yazoo. Morris’s film, which took three and a half years from conception to completion, is a tour de force in that exploration. During the film’s Clarksdale premiere, Morris spoke about that era in the state’s history and lessons that can be gleaned today. The film is currently making the independent film circuit with showings in Jackson, Clarksdale and Oxford with plans to show the film in
Photographer, writer and director David Rae Morris outside the old Paramount Theater in Clarksdale, now the Delta Cinema, during the Clarksdale Film Festival.
larger markets like Memphis with its Indie Film Festival. It’s David Rae Morris first foray into filmmaking, although his talents as a photographer and interviewer became readily apparent in a documentary on legendary civil rights icon James Meredith.
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“I was dealing more with the past and hadn’t really considered the present,” said Morris, as he sat on a city sidewalk bench outside the old Delta Cinema in Clarksdale, site of the Clarksdale Film Festival. As Morris talked, the wail of a blues guitar echoed down the alligator-cratered sidewalk as filmgoers milled about in the street outside the dilapidated theater. “I approached it differently, as someone from a different generation, in that things have changed but there is so much farther that we have to go,” Morris said. “His (Willie Morris) glass was half-full. My glass is half-empty.” Morris said the genesis of the film began when former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a Yazoo City native, was considering a run for the U.S. presidency. Barbour, speaking in his unmistakable marblemouthed drawl, was in the news with quips that the segregated days in Yazoo “weren’t all that bad.” The film expounds on and explores Barbour’s contention that the White Citizens Councils kept out the Ku
Clarksdale’s Anthony “Big A” Sherrod and Preston Rumbaugh among other special musical guests entertained filmgoers attending the premiere of “Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town during the Clarksdale Film Festival.
Klux Klan.
“He (Willie Morris) was in self-imposed exile for 30 years and came back, and was amazed at how much things had changed on a day-to-day basis. He was proud of the burden of being from Mississippi.”
“He (Willie Morris) was in self-imposed exile for 30 years and came back, and was amazed at how much things had changed on a day-to-day basis. He was proud of the burden of being from Mississippi.” Even though Barbour decided not to run for the nation’s highest office, Morris decided there was a story to tell, and, Yazoo City was a place that had undergone a certain re-segregation of public schools. Whites began transferring in droves to the nearly all-white Manchester Academy by the mid-1980s. Chandler Griffin, a Jackson native, left Mississippi’s capital
Former Delta Democrat-Times owner, editor and publisher
city after graduation from nearly all-white Jackson Prep,
Hodding Carter appears in the film to suggest that subtle
became a filmmaker in his own right and the founding director
racism bubbled just beneath the surface, even if Yazoo wasn’t
of Barefoot Workshops.
as violent as other cities located just a few miles away. David Rae Morris, like his father, is an expatriate Mississippian.
“David Rae’s film reminds us that there are a lot of amazing people with a lot of amazing stories that need to be told.”
Although the younger Morris was reared in Manhattan during
There are nice cinematographic touches throughout the
the days when his father was editor of Harper’s magazine,
film. Kudzu vines creep across a roadway much like the way
he did live in Mississippi during the ‘80s, with stints at
in which deep-seated racism, almost impossible to eradicate
Carter’s newspaper and the Vicksburg Post in Vicksburg, and
completely, still permeates Mississippi society.
returned often to chronicle the state’s struggle with race,
The jaunty refrain of “Dixie” the old South’s anthem, garners
poverty and bigotry.
a few jagged, discordant riffs on the electric guitar as the years press on toward eventual desegregation, in a nod to Jimi Hendrix and his electrifying take on The Star-Spangled Banner. The slowed-down, almost tortured riffs of “Dixie” give rise to the turmoil and chaos of the times that lie ahead. For his part, David Rae Morris holds out hope that Mississippi will learn from the mistakes of its past. The re-segregation of the state’s public schools is troubling to the younger Morris. “It is disheartening, but you have to be optimistic,” Morris said. “I didn’t want my film to be pessimistic, so I let my people (in the film) be optimistic.” Click magazine | APRIL 2015 17
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drinks
Molly’s Margaritas Kelly Johnson, general manager at Molly’s La Casita, discusses the restaurant’s colorful history and Molly’s famous margarita Story by MARY B. SELLERS | Photos by CASEY HILDER
T
HE MARGARITA IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME. IT CAN BE enjoyed in most every type of situation, from a casual Tuesday evening with friends to a dressier event.
The easiness, the price and the undeniable combination of
tantalizing ingredients, whether “original” or altered by fruit flavors, on the rocks or frozen, all assist in the margarita’s continuing marketability to the public. And why not? It’s fun, it’s Tequila-based and it’s versatile. Molly’s La Casita Mexican restaurant in Midtown Memphis has provided the public with Tex-Mex and award-winning margaritas for 32 years. “Our margaritas were created by a past bartender, San
Molly’s Margarita Drink-alike A one-gallon bucket contains:
Billings, who was our service bartender long before the bar
3 liters of tequila
side was added to Molly’s. Our margaritas were so strong that
1 liter of Bols triple sec
the owner, Robert Chapman, had San cut back on the amount
Margarita mix of choice
of tequila because customers were literally on the floor,” explains Kelly Johnson, the general manager at Molly’s.
Cold water to taste
The La Casita margarita is unique in regard to its blend of sweet and sour. This blend is entirely their own. “I used to sell the mix, but because of rising costs it just became impossible
Johnson and her brother worked for Molly at the older
to sell at a profit. The beauty of the sweet and sour is that it
location during their high school years, and even her mother,
masks the tequila taste, causing some customers to think we
along with her little brother and sister, have worked at the
don’t put much liquor in our margaritas. I always tell them
current location at times. It’s truly a family affair. “I have been
to hang on and they will notice. They always do, and it has
fortunate to maintain a staff of long term employees,” The
become somewhat of a joke shared between customers and
average length of employment in the kitchen is 15 years, and
the wait staff and managers,” Johnson says.
on the floor (wait staff and bar staff) is also a 15 year average
And who is the actual Molly? Robert Chapman, her “first true
with many having more than 15 years under their belt!”
customer,” according to Johnson, met Molly in 1974, when the
When asked about Molly’s location in Memphis, Johnson
restaurant had just opened at its older location at 1910 Lamar
claims that it’s a “Mexican food paradise”, and that the
Avenue. And now, Jamie Chapman, Robert Chapman’s wife
restaurant and its staff have made and kept a long list of
and business partner, is the sole owner of the restaurant. In
relationships with their customers and staff throughout the
2010, after Robert’s passing, she took over its ownership.
past 32 years. Part of these long-lasting relationships is due
Johnson explains that they make their famed margaritas in
to the pleasant atmosphere Molly’s strives to create for both
five gallon buckets, including five liters of alcohol and their
their customers and employees. “Many customers have come
secret sweet and sour mix. “The ratio is a secret, but five liters
back to us saying, ‘We kinda forgot about Molly’s since we live
to five gallons gives you an idea of why our margarita is so
so far out, but coming to Overton Square reminded us of good
strong,” Johnson says.
times at Molly’s and we’re glad to be back.’”
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books
Photographs from Graceland Too Revisited, available at the Booksellers at Laurelwood, $24.99.
From Holly Springs with Love A lifelong Elvis disciple’s treasure trove is gone but not forgotten, thanks to the new photography collection Graceland Too Revisited Story by KATHRYN JUSTICE LEACHE
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ART SHRINE, PART MUSEUM AND PART FIRE TRAP,
had visited years before—the epitome of weird Mississippi,
Graceland Too was the home of Paul MacLeod, “The
Graceland Too. Budding amateur photographers, they thought
Universes, Galaxys, Planets, Worlds, Ultimate #1 Elvis
Graceland Too would be the perfect subject. “It seemed like a
Fan,”as a sign hung in the kitchen proclaimed.
natural, a place where you could practice your craft and out of
Graceland Too Revisited, a new book of photographs by
all this massive amount of Elvis kitsch, if you could swipe off
Memphis professors and business partners Darrin Devault
parts of it and make it look artistic, that was the challenge,”
and Tom Graves, celebrates and commemorates MacLeod’s
Graves said.
infamously uncurated collection of Elvis memorabilia and
In the introduction, Devault describes the tour that resulted
folk art. For 24 years it was open to the public 24 hours a
in the photographs published here. A “raconteur of the high-
day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. In the introduction,
est order” whose enthusiasm for giving tours and speaking
Devault described touring Graceland Too as “a BOGO deal,
of the King never seemed to flag, MacLeod’s intense, livewire
because the $5 price of admission certainly had a buy one,
style could be as off-putting as it was entertaining, depending
get one feel to it.” MacLeod himself was a bit of a roadside
on his audience. Devault also notes the special place MacLeod
attraction in his own right.
had in his heart for the Ole Miss coeds who visited over the
Devault and Graves didn’t sally forth that day with the
years, a post-party, pre-dawn trip to Graceland Too being a
purpose of capturing and preserving a slice of fading South-
rite of passage for college students from Oxford. Once some-
ern folk history—but that’s exactly what they did when they
one had visited three times, they were lifetime members
published the photographs they took during the summer of
and could pose for their Hall of Fans photo in a black leather
2011. A few short years after the photographs were taken, Paul
jacket MacLeod supplied for the photo-op.
MacLeod would be dead, and his collection auctioned off.
In an unexpected and tragic twist to his already strange life,
The authors’ initial trip to Graceland Too took place on
Paul MacLeod shot and killed a local man—Dwight Taylor—
Graves’ birthday, and he was in the mood to get out of town
who was said to have been known to MacLeod and who had
for the day. So he and Devault headed the 50 or so miles down
reportedly tried to force his way into Graceland Too the night
the road to visit an off-the-beaten-path attraction that Graves
he was killed. Though MacLeod wasn’t charged in Taylor’s
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death, he was severely rattled by the episode and died of natural causes on his porch two days later. MacLeod’s
Elvis
collection
was
auctioned off on January 31, 2015, and Graves and Devault were in attendance for what turned out to be a non-auction auction. The day was cold and dreary, but a good crowd gathered anyway. “A lot of people came from long distances in the hope of buying a piece of, not so much Elvis, but a piece of Graceland Too. They wanted a piece of Paul MacLeod’s vision,” Graves said. But after a Cadillac and a pink limousine were sold, an internet bid came in on the other 600 lots set to be auctioned that day. MacLeod’s family approved the bid, and the auction was over. The crowd was visibly, and understandably, unhappy. The photographs in Graceland Too Revisited capture a sense of the bizarre fruits of MacLeod’s lifelong devotion to the King, and Devault’s introduction gives a candid impression of the Graceland Too experience for those who will never have the chance to visit. “Graceland Too is shuttered, all those artifacts are now gone, more than likely the place is going to be torn down and of all the people that came through there and took phone shots of everything, I think Darrin and I may have been the only two guys to approach it from a photo-art point of view.” Graceland Too Revisited is available for purchase at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis and Square Books in Oxford, as well as online. Click magazine | APRIL 2015 23
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music little bands that were in between that – there’s no way you can play music in this town without absorbing all the stuff before,” says Godwin. He wrote most of the songs by himself and finds inspiration in people watching and going out. He says songs are everywhere, and you’ve just got to grab them before they get away. There isn’t a method to his madness when it comes to creating. “I’m a mad man just scribbling on walls with crayons. I open my mouth and hope for the best,” says Godwin. Although the songs are his brainchildren, their life and character is a collaborative effort with his other band members: drummer John Argroves, bassist David Johnson and guitarist Luke White. “James writes stuff and brings it to us. Sometimes it changes throughout its interpretation playing it. If it doesn’t, who cares? It didn’t need to change. I think everybody just tries to bring enough of their own personal interest to the project,
Dracula and Rock ‘N’ Roll James and the Ultrasounds release their album, Bad to be Here
and back up what James is trying to do. If we didn’t like it from the get go, none of us would be doing it,” says Johnson. Godwin’s hope for the best attitude also translates to the band’s approach to practicing. People say practice makes perfect but perfect is not what these guys are going for. They are here to have a good time and make some good music while they are at it. The band has played ten times more shows than they’ve practiced because so many practices...morph into shows or garner an audience. Johnson says he’ll sometimes get nervous, but that the pressure of playing live makes you good. “It’s sink or swim,” says Godwin.
Story by MARY ECKERSLEY
Next on the horizon, the band should get plenty of practice touring this spring and summer. James wants to start writing
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some more songs to get ready for the next record and maybe NE HUNDRED PERCENT FUN IS WHAT THE MEN OF
release more singles. Johnson, a former Hernando resident,
James and the Ultrasounds say you can expect from
says he will be releasing his own solo album in the near future
their debut; studio album Bad to Be Here, and with
under the name Tall David. “It’s totally different – that’s part
crowd favorite songs like “Party Dracula” – they deliver. The album was produced by Mark Edgar Stuart and released by Madjack Records earlier this year. It spawned from the
of the Memphis thing. There’re so many different styles here currently that’s happening. There’re not two bands that sound the same here now that I could think of,” says Johnson.
idea that making it was both the greatest experience ever as
Ultimately, James would like to take the band on tour in
well as the hardest–they had some of the best days of their
Europe. “If we can survive four weeks in Europe together, we’ll
lives, but they also just wanted to go back home.
be around for a few more years. It’s fun on wheels while we
The sound is reminiscent of what the Ramones might have sounded like had they been from the Delta instead of New York City, with fast, high energy beats and guitars in songs like “Sleep Cheap” and “Fran Got Sectioned.” Somebody once referred to the band as “booze-soaked rock ‘n’ rollers,” says James Godwin, and Bad to Be Here is definitely a rock ‘n’ roll record. Even when they slow it down like on tracks like “Streets Get Slick” and “Letters in a Box,” there’s still enough there to party and have a good time, too. It’s undeniably Memphis with a little bit of soul, a little bit of blues and a little bit of punk. Perhaps one of the most quintessential Memphis sounding songs on the album is “Ballad for the Man,” which features strong, blues riffs. “All the Sun stuff, Stax stuff, all the old Big Star stuff and all the other 24 APRIL 2015 | Click magazine
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causes
William Charles
Playing By Heart A local nonprofit raises money and awareness for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital through the medium of music Story by TONYA THOMPSON
Stills from the 12-minute documentary Melodic Medicine
HERE’S GOOD MEMPHIS MUSIC AND THEN THERE’S
T
Now, five years later, Jaggers’ project has grown into more
music for a good cause, but one MidSouth group has
than 40 acts all volunteering their time, energy and music to
combined the two seamlessly.
bring smiles to the faces of patients of Le Bonheur Children’s
Musicians for Le Bonheur began in 2010 as a college project
Hospital. Local artists including Snowglobe, Mindy Howell,
for Justin Jaggers, a local musician and bassist. As president
Chinese Connection Dub Embassy, Freeworld, Ed Harris and
of Angry Nerd Music, a Memphis-based music production
Hydra Effect are only a few of the list of acts who have joined
company, Jaggers determined that his connections to the
the nonprofit in the past and continue to work to bring aware-
Memphis music scene could and should be used for a greater
ness and raise funds for the hospital.
good, and that’s when Musicians for Le Bonheur was born.
“Since its grass roots inception, we’ve raised roughly $10,000,” says Tara Ingram, director of Social Media and Production Management of Angry Nerd Music. “We will continue our efforts to bring great local music to the city and help raise funds for the children of Le Bonheur at the same time. Nothing brings us more joy than to see the faces of the children at the hospital light up when our musicians come to play for them.” In a recent documentary released about the group’s efforts, unsigned musicians from across the area visit the hospital to perform their music for the patients and their families. In addition to singing in the hospital lobby-turned-concertvenue, the musicians also visit the rooms of children and adolescents who are unable to leave
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their beds.
“When a kid smiles at you for playing something they know or something they like, it’s just very hearttouching, and you can’t beat that feeling” “The moments when we got to go into the kids rooms and we got to see them smile—they look at you like you’re the greatest musician in the world,” says William Charles of The William Charles Collective.
His
fellow
collaborator,
Frankie Hollie of Frankie Hollie & the Noise agrees wholeheartedly. “I love coming down here and playing my guitar,” says Hollie. “When a kid smiles at you for playing something they know or something they like, it’s just very heart-touching, and you can’t beat that feeling.” In addition to playing for the patients and families of Le Bonehur, the group organizes live performances in local venues like the Hard Rock Café on Beale Street among others. For a small cover charge, which goes straight back to Le Bonheur, MidSouth residents and tourists can get a taste of local talent while supporting a worthwhile cause, a win-win for everyone. The most popular efforts of the organization, however, come in the form of a compilation CD distributed locally and through the Musicians for Le Bonheur website. “Our next compilation will come out in early September,” says Ingram, “We’re still currently taking song submissions. We like to have a wide range of musical genres to choose from to put on the CD and we usually have a live show with several artists for a CD release party when the cd comes out.” To learn more about Musicians for Le Bonheur or to submit your band’s music to be included the upcoming CD, you can visit the group’s website at musiciansforlebonheur.com. Click magazine | APRIL 2015 27
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OUT&ABOUT A RO U ND T OWN ONE PARTY AT A TIME
all things social Logan Gray, Lori Brasfield-Sanders & EmilyHopper
DeSoto’s Best Reception
T
he DeSoto Times-Tribune celebrated the winners of its annual DeSoto’s Best competition at a special reception. Hosted at Bank Plus Center, the winners were treated to a special reception with live entertainment and an impeccable selection of catered items. AC’s Steakhouse and Pub, Scotty’s Smokehouse and Friar’s Wings took
care of dinner, and dessert was provided by Ann Olivia’s and Lady Bugg Bakery. All tips were donated to DeSoto Animal Rescue Society. Photos by MATT FLOYD
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out & about
parties
Cindy Borkowski, Julie Taverna, Erica Hahn, Mandy Thomas, Beau White, Joshua Campbell, Reggie Pigram, Aaron Hahn & Albert Morgan
Brandy & Dano Napoli & Tammy Stratton
Scotty & Niki MIller, Tabetha MIller, Kevin Grisham & Richy McIntyre
Danny & Cheryl Kingsley, Jill & Mike Morris
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Jock & Jessica Marks & Tosha Glover
Bill & Stacey Renzelman
Melanie Dupree & Sheri Ehlers
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Trey Howell, Maddie Simners, Brittany Riley, Chris Griffith & Alyssa Caligars
Emily Eaves & Huey Phillips
out & about
Mandy Fuchs, Brittany Lynch & Molly Bibb
Joe & Amanda Reinhardt
Mary & Brandon Hamner
Krewe of Hernando 4th Annual
Mardi Gras Ball
O
ver 400 people came out for the Krewe of Hernando’s fourth annual mardi gras ball on February 21. R&B
showband G3: The Garry Goin Group kept guests on
their feet all night long. This year’s sold-out gala raised over $27,000 to benefit area organizations such as Hernando Public Library and Hernando Parks and Recreation. Photos by MATT FLOYD
Nick & Ashley Polland, Erin & Chris Gapen & Andy & Mary Katheryn Nichols
Ross Horton & Katy Coleman
Brian & Brittany Whiddon
Pepper Taylor, Hunter Taylor & Joanna Frederick
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parties
Sacremento Blues Society
Keeping the Blues Alive
Jay Sieleman
Pertti Nurmi
E
ach year, The Blues Foundation presents the Keeping the Blues
Alive Award to individuals and
organizations who have made significant contributions to the Blues world. These awards are given to deserving nonperformers on the basis of merit by a select panel of Blues professionals. Rather than reflect the recipient’s work in the past year, the Keeping the Blues
Alive Award reflects a lifetime of work. Photos by BRIAN ANDERSON
Ben Sandmel
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Winthrop Rythm & Blues Festival
Peter Carlson
2015 Winners Affiliated Organization Asociación Musical Blues Hondarribia – Hondarribia, Spain Affiliated Organization Sacramento Blues Society – Sacramento, California Club Rosa’s Lounge – Chicago, Illinois Education Jerzy Kossek – Katowice, Poland Festival (International) Bluesfest Eutin/BluesBaltica – Eutin, Germany Festival (U.S.) Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival – Winthrop, Washington Film, Television and Video Peter Carlson – Rio Rancho, New Mexico Historical Preservation Guido van Rijn – Overveen, Netherlands International Goran Stensrud – Fetsund, Norway Journalism B.J. Huchtemann – Omaha, Nebraska Literature Ben Sandmel – New Orleans, Louisiana Photography Pertti Nurmi – Helsinki, Finland Producer Mike Vernon – Antequera, Spain Radio (Commercial) Charlie Frazier – Burlington,Vermont Radio (Public) Gary Wagner – Long Beach, California
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parties
Adam Exelbierd & Meredith Parker
Abby Philips & Christina Vranich
Emily Rice & Lindsay Collins
Wine For Wishes
Y
oung professionals from across the MidSouth gathered at The Cadre in Memphis on February
19 for the fifth annual Wine for Wishes tasting. Complete with a silent auction, live entertainment and a delectable dinner, the wine tasting benefitted Make-A-Wish Mid-South. Photos by FRANK CHIN
Christopher Walker, Holly Holt, Laura Sharpe & Amber Hitchcock
Brian Abraham & Jeremy Chism
Tori Deming & Erin Johnson
Brooke Ehrhart & Miranda Harbor
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Laura Deakins & Andrew White
Mary Anne Young, Whitney Burnes & Dustin Geer
Catie Miller & Ashley Cullum
parties
JoAnn Moss & Lee Eilbott
Beth Sanchez & Kyle Statham
out & about
Vickie Rutherford & Dani Rutherford
Eric & Kelly Wade
Hana Meskovic & Jennifer Williams
Art Unleashed
M
emphis Pets Alive!’s inaugural Art Unleashed art show and silent auction raised over $5,000 for the nonprofit organization. Founded in 2013, MPA! is dedicated to saving
shelter pets in Memphis. Photos by FRANK CHIN Mark Taylor & Natalie Farris
Elen Strahan, Kelli Chisholm & Mark Harden
Beth Spencer & Katie Pemberton
Doris Scott, Tom Murray & Stephanie Stowe
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parties
Chad Schaffler, Mark Jorhn & Brian Schaffler
Sarah Squire & Cristina Guibao
out & about
Bradley Fogleman, Laura Stafford, Ned Canty & Stephanie Wilson
Olivia Ward, Shernica Newsom & Kena Harris
Sam Bryant & Evin Brooks
Wild Game Dinner
S
ome of the city’s top chefs prepared a wide selection of wild game at this highly anticipated cook-off. Donated by local hunters, the game ranged from
catfish to venison and was transformed into enticing entrees such as duck and
sausage gumbo and bacon wrapped jalapeĂąo and bleu cheese-stuffed venison. Chef Stephen Coletta cooked the winning dish: venison ravioli with a wild mushroom
Joe Sohm, Marti Ash & Leon Hurd
killian cream sauce. Photos by BRIAN ANDERSON
Clay Hurley & Robin Bratton
Furmiss Hartness & Kit Warner
Heidi & Carl Shaffer
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out & about
parties
Drew Plunk & Zach Justice
Lauren Coles, Shannon Schilling & Ashley Howard
16th Annual
Polar Bear Plunge & 9th Annual
Chili Cook-off
H
undreds came out to Mud Island River Park on February 7 to take a charitable dip into the Mighty Mississippi. Afterward, participants warmed up with some of the region’s finest
Diana Sands & Sarah Bishop Broom
chili served in the annual cook-off competition. This year’s Polar Bear Plunge raised over $40,000 for the Special Olympics of Greater Memphis. Photos by FRANK CHIN
David Walker, Ronnie Powell & Matt Reisinger
Ed & Pam Patrosso
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Jenny Martin, John Mathewson & Marie Postorino
Jeff Dodd & Damon Meek
Donna Lankford & Angela Kolb
parties
Robert Segari & Wanda Newman
out & about
John Woods & Jill Morris
Dancing For Our Stars
D
rawing inspiration from hit TV series Dancing with the Stars, The Baddour Center hosted its first-ever Dancing For Our Stars fundraiser. The dance-off paired seasoned dancers with community leaders
for an evening of old fashioned fun raising over $24,000 for the Center.
Sue Davis & Todd Demers
Craig & Rebecca Treadway
Jordan & Scott
Photos by ROBERT LEE LONG
Kitty McVay & Ruth Ann Hale
Lisa Hunt, Kendall Kirkham & Jill Morris
Dancing Stars Johnson/Cat Woods
Sue & Jay Poff
Parke & Besty Pepper
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SOCIAL AGENDA Your monthly resource for what’s happening around town
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Spring Hootenanny Hoedown Old Towne Main Street Pack a picnic and grab a few lawn chairs for a relaxing afternoon listening to local musicians in Olive Branch. Admission free. olivebrancholdtowne.org
Eleventh
14
Steak N’ Burger Dinner Minglewood Hall 7 p.m. Share a meal with members of Boys and Girls Clubs of Memphis and enjoy the talent of local kids. Richard Montanez, the inventor of the Flamin Hot Cheeto, serves as the guest speaker. Admission $100. bgcm.org
20
Wild World of Wine and Beer Memphis Zoo 7-10 p.m. Enjoy great food, a beer tasting and a silent auction of artwork made by the Zoo’s animal artists in Memphis while benefitting regional and international conservation programs. Admission $50-$60. memphiszoo.org
Wesberry Golf Classic Spring Creek Ranch 10:30 a.m. All proceeds from the third annual golf tournament in Collierville will benefit the programs and services at SRVS. Admission $175-$700. srvs.org
FedExFamilyHouse Gala The Peabody Hotel 6-11 p.m. Support the FedExFamilyHouse and the families of Le Bonheur Children’s patients during an evening of decadent dining and live entertainment in Memphis. Admission $200-$10,000. fedexfamilyhouse.org
11
Mudbug Bash Courthouse Square 6-11 p.m. Chow down on crawfish and listen to live music under the stars on the historic Hernando Square. Admission $75. palmerhome.org 44 APRIL 2015 | Click magazine
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Art After Dark: Tulips Toast Dixon Gallery & Gardens 6-8 p.m. Toast to the Dixon Gardens’ 150,000 tulips and enjoy music by Tiffany Harmon and Weston Bradigan. Admission $3-$7. dixon.org
17
Taste of Jubilee Pink Palace Museum 7 p.m. Indulge in cuisine prepared by Memphis’ finest restaurants while raising funds for the Jubilee Schools of Memphis. Bid on vacations, art work, sports memorabilia and more in a silent auction and hear music by G3: The Gary Goin Group. Admission $75-$85. bssf.net
21-25 Springfest
Li Your st Event events @my clickm ag.com
Snowden Grove Park Celebrate Southaven’s 35th birthday with rides, games, concessions and more. Admission $10. southaven.org
23
Taste of DeSoto Landers Center 5:30-9 p.m. Sample cuisine from 40 local restaurants at this unique foodtasting event in Southaven. tasteofdesoto.com
25
Annual Give Grow & Play Weekend Conger Park 7:30 a.m. Come together as a community and spend time outdoors with friends and family in Hernando. hernandorec.com
Crafted: A Celebration of HandCrafted Beers & Locally-Crafted Foods Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 6:30-10 p.m. Sample beers from 30 local, regional and national craft breweries, including Lazy Magnolia, Southern Prohibition and Wiseacre. Admission $75-$100. brooksmuseum.org
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Flavors of Memphis Hilton Memphis 6-9 p.m. Watch as one of Memphis’ top chefs prepares a multicourse dinner tableside. More than gourmet meal, the gala helps fund research, education and advocacy for the American Liver Foundation. Admission $250. liverfoundation.org
Dishes for Wishes Felicia Suzanne’s Downtown Memphis 5-8 p.m. Be a part of the 10th annual Dishes for Wishes downtown event benefitting Make-A-Wish Mid-South through a live auction and delicious dining experience. Admission $150. midsouth.wish.org
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ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
15
28-29
Gov’t Mule
Celtic Woman
1
Minglewood Hall, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $27-$30 minglewoodhall.com
Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 7 p.m., Admission $41.50-$101.50 orpheum-memphis.com
17-18
30
Riverfest Music and Arts Festival
Bob Dylan
Sarah McLachlan Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $43-$83 orpheum-memphis.com
2-5 Trigg County
By Terence Gui
Stage2 at GoldStrike Casino, Tunica goldstrikemississippi.com
8 Welcome to Night Vale with musical guest Mary Epworth Minglewood Hall, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $25 minglewoodhall.com
10 Jonny Lang Horseshoe Casino, Tunica 8 p.m., Admission $21.50-$102 ticketmaster.com
11-12
Downtown Vicksburg 6 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Sat., Admission free riverfestms.com
Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m., Admission $62-$295 orpheum-memphis.com
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VISUAL ARTS
Lucero Family Picnic Minglewood Hall, Memphis 4 p.m., Admission $25-$30 minglewoodhall.com
24 Ron White: Nutcracker Vicksburg Convention Center, Vicksburg 8 p.m., Admission $44.75-$54.75 ticketmaster.com
25 Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live! GoldStrike Casino, Tunica 3 p.m., Admission $9.95-$19.95 ticketmaster.com
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles
25
Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 8 p.m. Sat., 6:30 p.m. Sun., Admission $25-$65 orpheum-memphis.com
Horseshoe Casino, Tunica 8 p.m., Admission $37.50-$103 ticketmaster.com
10, 12 Second Street Blues Party 1 Rock & Blues Museum, Clarksdale Admission free blues2rock.com
12 Cat Head Mini Blues Fest 1 Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art, Clarksdale Admission free cathead.biz
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Chicago
This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement
5-19 Made in Dixon Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. third Thurs., Admission $3-$7 dixon.org
9-12 Crossroads Film Festival Downtown Jackson 9 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., Noon Sunday, Admission $5-$45 crossroadsfilmfestival.com
through April 19 Hail, Britannia! Six Centuries of British Art from the Berger Collection Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. third Thurs., Admission $3-$7 dixon.org
25 Annual Art Auction Playhouse on the Square, Memphis 6:30-10 p.m., Admission $25 playhouseonthesquare.org
through May 10 This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Weds., 10 a.m-8 p.m. Thurs., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun., Admission $3-$7 brooksmuseum.org
through May 16 Brief Encounters by Martin Arnold The University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat., Admission $3-5 museum.olemiss.edu
PERFORMANCE ARTS 10-19 Camp Rock Presented by DFT Kids Landers Center, Southaven 7 p.m. Fri., 2 p.m., 7 p.m., Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $7-$12 dftonline.org
10 through May 3 Tribes Circuit Playhouse, Memphis 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $10-$35 playhouseonthesquare.org
17-19 Swan Lake Presented by Ballet Memphis Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $9.50-$74.50 orpheum-memphis.com
17-26 The Odd Couple (female version) Presented by Kudzu Playhouse Hernando Performing Arts Center, Hernando 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Admission $7-$12 kudzuplayers.com
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RISING
DESIGNERS
Memphis Fashion Week's top young couturiers make their debut
Story by L. TAYLOR SMITH & MARY ECKERSLEY Photos by YEN STUDIOS
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KATHRYN
HEARD
STORY BY CLICK STAFF
Kathryn Heard’s work boasts a Mediterranean-influenced design featuring bold, intricate patterns and textures in her recent three-piece collection, which was featured at this year’s Memphis Fashion Week. Heard, a 17-year-old high school senior, attends St. George’s Independent School and was selected among dozens of entries to be a part of the Emerging Memphis Designer Project. This marks Heard’s second year in the EMDP. In previous years, she also worked the shows as a runway model. Her collection features a mixture of dresses and a pant/top ensemble that was
“I think it’s
inspired by the Grecian island of Mykonos, a favorite among the destinations she
really important
has traveled. Heard traveled with her family to the Mediterranean and fell in love
to learn how to
with the quaint town and the simplicity of the lives of the fishermen there. She studied Greek culture and tied these elements into her designs by capturing both ancient Grecian draping styles and current elements of a seaside harbor town. Her looks vary from a widelegged pant with lace from Mykonos and a front panel that doubles as a Maxi skirt to two dresses, one to include a beaded cape and the other with netting, inspiration drawn from the fisherman’s port. In her junior year of high school, Heard joined an illustration class and fell in love with design and the art of fashion. “I think it’s really important to learn how to do fashion illustration. I wanted to take it a step further and see it as a 3D art
do fashion illustration. I wanted to take it a step further and see it as a 3D art piece.
piece,” she says. “Fashion, for me, is a complete element of artwork.” She recalls
Fashion, for me, is
her mother telling stories of sketches she did as a little girl and how her love for
a complete element
art, history and traveling have merged into her designs to create wearable pieces that embody each of these elements and recall wistful, far-off cultures.
of artwork.”
In addition to her natural interest in fashion and design, Heard has honed her craft through several AP design courses at Memphis College of Art and Savannah College of Art and Design, all while maintaining honor roll status at St. George’s. “I’m excited that Memphis Fashion Week is here and that I am able to bring Mykonos to Memphis with my designs,” she says.
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ADRIAN
DUKE STORY BY L. TAYLOR SMITH
When Adrian Duke glued broken glass shards to a bowtie, he was making it for himself, not necessarily with the intent of making a sale. But when someone offered to buy the shimmering accessory, Duke saw himself in a new light as a fashion designer. Duke of Olive Branch, Mississippi, isn’t just a fresh face in the fashion world— although he’s wanted to work in fashion since he was 13, his friends and family are just now being introduced to Adrian Duke, whose real name is Nicholas. “Adrian is my middle name, and Duke is a nickname by dad used to call me,” Duke says. “It’s who I am—it’s that fashion side of me.”
“Everything has
Duke graduated from the University of Memphis in 2014 with a degree in
a rugged edge or
fashion merchandising and currently works as a visual merchandiser for TJ
unfinished aspect
Maxx in addition to working on his pieces. “As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found things out about the business side of fashion that you really have to know your target audience and put your product and name out there and let people know what your brand is.” Part of that journey includes stops at Memphis Fashion Week, and each of the last three years at the weekend event has been more transformative than the last for Duke. Last year was the first year he had pieces under his own name on display, and the year before that he worked with a partner. “Abby, the director, has always been a cheerleader of mine,” Duke says. “She’s always been interested
about it, something raw, and I took those words and that story and created a
in my ideas and think that pushed me to keep doing it and grow each year and
collection from
do more and more.”
that”
The collection featured in Memphis Fashion Week 2015 is based around the theme of survival, inspired by the upcoming "Mad Max" movie, and each of the five pieces was designed and created by Duke himself. “Everything has a rugged edge or unfinished aspect about it, something raw, and I took those words and that story and created a collection from that,” Duke says. “It’s very personal, because it’s about how I’m trying to figure out my next step, even in fashion. Before it was about me having fun, and now it’s about me surviving in the fashion industry.” The balancing act between emerging designer and college graduate can be difficult, but Duke says it’s about prioritizing and scheduling work and designing carefully. He plans each project thoroughly, starting with a major theme and building out from there. “I like to always start out with a strong concept because it propels me through the process, then I like to do a sketch or some type of visual to make a mood board with different pictures from movies, swatches of color, and put them on the board together.” As he preps for this year’s fashion week, Duke admits that there’s still a lot to be done but that he looks forward to debuting his first collection. “I feel like this is my opportunity to put myself out there like I want to, and now I’m ready,” Duke says. “Compared to a couple of years ago and seeing the pieces I have produced, I know these are me.”
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CLARA
SEIGLER STORY BY MARY ECKERSLEY
Clara Seigler’s clothing is the definition of a labor of love, with emphasis on the labor, with its laser cut leather and intricate stud detailing. “I’m definitely not a minimalist; I love lots of details and have a very artistic approach. I like a combination of a bunch of different aesthetics coming together in unexpected ways,” says Seigler. An Austin native, Seigler began making clothes by teaching herself to sew in high school. In 2011, she was the winner of the Threadfair Fashion Show in Austin, and she was the audience choice winner and best construction winner for Memphis’ Choice’s Condomonium in 2013. She says she wanted to be a doctor when she was younger because the human body always fascinated her, but felt the need to create. Fashion gives her the medium to express both her creativity and find inspiration in the body in a new way. “Fashion is universal: it’s like its own language. And just like you would buy art for your wall, it’s art for your body,” says Seigler. She says she also finds inspiration in the world around her such as in the beauty of an old, decaying building, and many of her designs feature structured,
“I try to make pieces that are sustainable and that’ll last – a good piece is
architectural lines. Her clothes mix opposing aesthetics such as leather and silk
something that
chiffon. The leather creates clean, geometric lines and patterns that are balanced
has staying power
by draping fabrics like chiffon that create an airy, soft look. “I try to make pieces that are sustainable and that’ll last – a good piece is something that has staying power that you’ll love in five years just as much as the day you bought it,” says Seigler. She is currently a business major at Rhodes College, but soon will be on her way to the Big Apple to study design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She plans to stay in the city and apprentice under a designer, and hopes to one day start
that you’ll love in five years just as much as the day you bought it,”
her own label. For Seigler, it is not about the money or becoming a household name. It is about surrounding herself with beautiful things and making people happy. In fact, she would like to stay away from commercialization saying her goal is to never have a line in a store like Macy’s, but rather to open her own store to keep her vision true to herself. “I want to create something that translates my view of the world and that is very thoughtful and well-made. One of the interesting things about fashion is that people take your clothes and turn them into something you hadn’t even envisioned. That can be a good and bad thing, but most of the time I think that’s really cool,” says Seigler.
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ENTERTAINING
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A Golden Garden Party Celebrate a shining milestone in style Story by MICHELLE HOPE Photography by ROBYN SMITH
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entertaining
M
ILESTONE BIRTHDAYS are the perfect reason to celebrate! What better excuse to throw a fabulous party for friends and family, than to toast to another year of your life with a white and gold soirée? Here are some tips and ideas on how to throw a party to remember!
An Eclectic Atmosphere
Junior Year, a cover band, and our guests
• The time of the party will dictate what
danced the night away to current hits as
you serve your guests as far as food
well as some throwbacks. Depending on
and alcohol is concerned. If you are on
what theme you go with, games, creative
a tight budget, start the party after the
activities like painting or cooking and
Party Planning
dinner hours and just serve dessert. For
karaoke contests are a few other crowd
• Enlist your besties to help with the
this party, we had a barbecue dinner
pleasers. And be sure you have space to
planning. After all, they love you and
buffet prepared by Hog Wild. Barbecue
use as a dance floor if you want dancing.
know you well, so they can step in so
is a hearty and affordable option for
You can easily rent a dance floor if there
you can enjoy your own party. This party
serving a full meal to your guests,
is not an option at the venue.
was planned with a team of friends
especially here in the South. Dessert
• Lastly, be sure to hire a photographer
and the birthday girl’s mom. Although
was a gorgeous gold birthday cake that
or enlist a friend with a good camera
it wasn’t a surprise, taking the birthday
doubled as double as decor and dessert
to help capture your memories! You
girl out of the planning allowed her to
was prepared by Shannon Taylor of
can also have your guests use a special
just show up and have a blast.
Shannon Cake.
party hashtag for any social media
Under One Roof
• Don’t forget to consider lighting if you
picture posting – we used #staygold.
• Once you determine a guest list, con-
are hosting an outdoor event at night. We
Hardin House made a larger-than-life
sider all your options for venues. De-
used some Italian bulb lights strung over
sign that spelled out “Stay Gold,” which
pending on your budget and theme,
the dance floor area to create ambiance
really helped incorporate the theme
you could have a garden party like this
and just enough lighting for everyone to
and enforce the hashtag. After all, this
one (hosted at a private home) or rent
move about easily.
celebration is a memory in this chapter
a room in a restaurant or venue. Barns
Capturing the Moment
of your life, so be sure to preserve it so
are also a fun option and a rapidly
• Entertainment during the party is
you can relive it for years to come!
growing trend over the past few years.
the key to success. Our party featured
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Dry Needling Therapy & You What is Dry Needling?
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PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY IN MISSISSIPPI, AND the Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy details the regulations on this procedure (Intramuscular Manual
Therapy) also known as dry needling. Simply put, it involves the insertion of filiform needles to stimulate trigger points, diagnose and treat neuromuscular pain and functional
What are some of the conditions dry needling can assist? • Tendonitis/Tendonosis
• Neck Pain/Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Myofascial Pain
or medicine with the insertion of the needle. It is the needle
• Hip/Gluteal Pain
• Headaches
insertion in itself that is responsible for the stimulus that
• Shoulder Pain
• Knee pain
promotes the desired treatment response. We know from
• Tennis/Golfers Elbow
• Muscular strains/
research that the injection of the source of pain results in
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Ligament Sprains
movement deficits. The term “dry” means there is no injection of a substance
a reduction of pain regardless of whether a drug is used or not. With the use of our hands, we are able to find sources of pain and restriction.
What can I expect after treatment, and does it hurt? For the most part, our patients report they feel no pain or
Dry needling can have a tremendous effect on these tissues
discomfort during the treatment. Sometimes, with needle
with less trauma and a faster recovery than with other
manipulation of trigger points, patients will report a brief deep
traditional approaches. Dry needling is also an advanced
ache or cramping sensation as that muscle is released. There
physical therapy procedure which requires specific extra
may be some minor soreness after treatment. We are looking
education and certification in the state of Mississippi. A
for improvements even from the first visit such as improved
current list of physical therapists who are certified to
movement, function and decreased signs/symptoms. Dry
perform dry needling can be found on the Mississippi State
needling is one of the many tools we have as physical
Board of Physical Therapy’s website.
therapists, and I often find it works great as an adjunct to
How is it different from Acupuncture?
many of the other techniques we use to promote a faster and
Dry needling is founded on Western medical research
less painful rehabilitation.
and principles, unlike acupuncture, which is based on traditional Chinese medicine. We inject specific anatomic entities selected according to physical signs found with a hands on evaluation. We use similar needles, but we tend to
Dano Napoli MPT, OCS, Cert. DN is the
inject deeper since we are targeting specific structures and
owner of Napoli Physical Therapy in
not “points.” It is not intended to affect organ systems or
Hernando, Mississippi, and has been
move energy flow like acupuncture aims to do.
practicing in Desoto County for 15 years. He is a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist, as well as certified in Dry Needling by the Dry Needling Institute and Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy.
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Juke Joint Festival April 11, 2015 What happens when you combine a blues festival with a small-town fair? You get Clarksdale’s famous Juke Joint Festival. Celebrating Mississippi’s past and ushering audiences into the future, the fest features more than 100 blues acts throughout the weekend. Be sure to scope out one of the 12 small stages during the day before venturing into an intimate club or juke joint each evening for a truly authentic blues experience.
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