New Culture Magazine May 2012

Sean Hartgrove Photography

YSL

The Great Age of Couture

Grunge Relapse New York Fashion Review

Staff and Contributors Chief Executive Officer Chief Opperations Officer Lead Stylist Public Relations Director Senior Editor

Michael Imperatore Josh MacSleyne Bradi MacSleyne Cameron Cowan Joe Cusack

Writing Staff Tracie Khokhlov-Skakovsky Kristen Colangelo Joe Cusack Cameron Cowan Michael Beckerman Robert Bills

Matt Garcia Patrick Gallagher Grace Spellman William Schultz Krissy Lusardi

Photographic Team Sean Hartgrove Radek Hruby Michael Beckerman Todd Razor Arroyo Jeremiah Simmons

Hair and Makeup Team Camille McCool Tyler Hoff Samantha Koch Jim Sterner

Cover By Sean Hartgrove Models: Cecily, Hanah Lea, Lessly from Team Easy Styling and Body paint by Ms Easy Make-up by: Dennise An from 11/11 Makeup

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Contents Yves Saint Laurent:

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The Great Age of Couture

by Cameron Cowan

America’s New Muscle

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by Matt Garcia

Patrick trick Gallagher Talks Cigars Ci

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The Eternal Frat Boy y

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by Grace Spellman

Sean Hartgrove Photography

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by Michaell Beckerman

Know Your Role

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by Kristin Colangelo

Hit you where it hurts

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by William Schultz

Grunge Relapse

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By: Krissy Lusardi

Stock Market:

A Refl ection of the Theory of Dating

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by Tracie Khokhlov-Skakovsky

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NEW CULTURE GIRL Jordan Bronwyn Samantha

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Jessica Dalphenia

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Yves Saint Laurent: The Great Age of Couture

Written by Cameron Cowan Photos by Michael Beckerman

The magic of high fashion has come to Mile High City, and we at New Culture Magazine could not be more excited. This is especially true for this writer. Yves Saint Laurent was the entire reason I decided to begin a career in fashion design. I wanted to be YSL, design those clothes, have those accolades, and create pieces that people would wear every day of their lives. It was fun, it was funky, and it was glamorous.

YSL: The Retrospective is one of the most prestigious and important fashion exhibits to come to Denver.

At the media preview day Pierre Bergere, Executive President of the Pierre Berge and Yves Saint Laurent Foundation when asked “Why Denver?” remarked, “Have you been to Denver? Why not Denver?”

The exhibit features 200 of the 500 chosen pieces for the Paris show and provides a very different setting for the exhibit because of the contemporary setting of the Denver Art Museum, as opposed to the 17th century

“If Chanel liberated women then Yves Saint Laurent liberated fashion.”

Pierre Berge

“Fashion fades, Style is Eternal.” Coco Chanel

palace that was used in Paris to showcase this Retrospective. The exhibit is curated

by Florence Müller, a fashion historian who designed both here in Denver and in Paris by Natalie Crinère, an interior designer for both private and cultural clients.

YSL: The Man YSL grew up in French Algeria, North Africa. Throughout his career he had several African inspired designs. He loved the color black, as well as the African physique and body shape.

YSL got his start working for Christian Dior between 1955 and 1960 during the height of Dior’s famed “New Look” that featured styles of fuller and longer skirts for women that were in stark contrast to the knee length, close to the body styles that were a staple of the war years when fabric was heavily rationed. He would become head designer of the fashion house in 1957 after Christian Dior’s untimely death that year. YSL would leave Dior in 1960 to form his own fashion

house and debut his first line in 1961. Thus began the career that would define couture until his exit in 2002, six years before his death in 2008.

He once posed nude for his own men’s fragrance in 1963, which was shocking and earth shattering for its time. However, it was popular as a work of art and many publications ran the ad for free just to exhibit the work in their pages.

Not everything he touched turned to gold, he produced a knee length dress and turban collection in 1967 that only reminded the French of the humiliating and dark years of World War II. It was trendy and the playful use of color was inspiring, but it was a commercial flop. Over his 40 year career, he created 15,000 couture pieces.

The Creative Process YSL had tons of help in creating a collection. He was surrounded oftentimes by 3-5 seamstresses. He worked on designs on a basic trundle desk in front of a room filling mirror. He kept his tools, fabrics, scissors, tracing paper, and other necessities there. It was said that the mirror was a direct portal into his mind where these great pieces of art were supposed to have danced out onto the page. After he was done drawing the designs, YSL would hold them up and the seamstresses would pick out which ones they wanted to tackle and they would go and start to build the pieces. First a muslin version for shape, cut and construction, and then the final piece. The exhibition shows videos of this work in progress with a film that was cut in the late 1960s.

YSL was not well traveled, but he went through books pulling in clothing from cultures all over the world. From India, to

Spain and Russia, he used the books and the pictures of others to create wonderful pieces that were modern and yet so cultural you can immediately recognize their country of origin.

Immortal Pieces from the Collection: The Mondrian Dress This dress was ground breaking because of the way the seams were hidden and because it employed the popular sack dress style of the day. It is probably his most iconic piece from 1966.

Le Smoking YSL invented the women’s pant most notably. He realized that women would change their place in society and need more, functional clothing. In keeping in line with changing times, he would also make several renditions of his women’s tuxedo, which is now a wardrobe staple.

In the exhibition, there are over 36 pieces from floor to ceiling that are featured on a black wall, on black mannequins, in black themselves—Black was YSL’s favorite color.

Princess Grace of Monoco Princess Grace ordered a special dress to be made on a visit to England. It was trendy, fashion forward, and everything YSL. The Final Dance YSL was such an influential designer for his time that when he left the fashion scene in 2002, it seemed like high fashion and haute couture were walk-

ing away with him. Indeed many of his designs are no longer practical in our fast fashion ready-to-wear world that we live in now, where a piece can be here today and gone tomorrow. His clothes were from a time when wealthy people used fabric and designers to remind the world of their wealth and prominence in society. People do not live that way anymore. The final room in the exhibition shows this by putting several pieces on a giant red stair case showing us in totality what the great age of couture looked like.

No one did couture like Yves Saint Laurent!

Writen by Matt Garcia Photos provided by Fisker

America’s New Muscle

No one thought five years ago that this startup car company would be a rising American automotive manufacturer. But founders Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler have a vision of a company committed to producing electric vehicles with extended range (EVer) that deliver uncompromised, responsible luxury. With 51 years of experience and market knowledge between them, they set out to reinvent the automotive industry for the better and for good. Henrik Fisker was previously Design Director and a member of the Board of Directors at Aston Martin. You know him for designing some of the most iconic and successful cars of all time: the Aston Martin DB9, as well as the V8 Vantage, the BMW Z8, and Artega GT. Bernhard Koehler headed BMW’s US design studio, Designworks USA. He also served as Director of New Business Development at Ingeni, Ford Motor Company’s London design center, as well as serving as Director of Business and Operations for Ford’s Global Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, California.

Taking notice of the lack of a reliable electric car with an extended range, they set out to reinvent it. They started with a clean

sheet of paper and have created a company that surpasses all others in luxury and eco-consciousness. With their innovative EVer technology forever changing the standard in electric luxury vehicles, they have proven that you can create an electric plug-in hybrid without sacrificing what excites us about cars in the first place: passion, style and performance.

The Fisker Karma is the first and only true production Electric Vehicle with extended range (EVer™). So far Fisker succeeded where everyone else failed. As a basis for all of its models, EVer™ set the bar for all other auto makers, and they did it from concept to reality in four years. Currently Karma sales exceed 700 after pushing initial launch from late 2009 to July 2011.

With 46 premium retailers nationwide, four European importers and one Chinese importer, and plans for more by the end of the year, the Karma and 2013 Surf are sure to continue Fisker’s growth worldwide.

Revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the 2013 Surf is an incredible, new version of the Fisker Karma. With its bold design and commitment to an active eco-conscious lifestyle, the Surf takes you where you want to go while delivering the unsurpassed attention to quality and ecoconsciousness.

Last months reveal of its new model, the Atlantic, a four door family sedan with a luxurious, dynamic interior and sports coupe styling, once again changes the game. Aimed at young families that don’t want to sacrifice the features of a family sedan in a sports car, it has a large trunk and split folding rear seat, and is equipped with their cornerstone EVer™ technology- the Atlantic promises to deliver top of its class. This revolutionary automaker

is proving itself as a competitor in luxury vehicles.

Dedicated to reinventing the automotive industry as we know it, they are uncompromised in environmental consciousness precision manufacturing. The continuous use of recycled and reusable materials, like Eco-sourced leather and animal-free fabrics, from the cabin of the Karma, to the floors of their headquarters in Anaheim, CA, proves this company’s dedication to protecting the environment, while delivering an uncompromising product.

With this at the top of their priorities, they called on Valmet Automotive for assembly of the Karma. Known for quality and their devotion to environmental responsibility, Valmet was the perfect fit. They have built

over one million cars for sale worldwide, and before the Karma, they produced the Boxster and Cayman for Porsche.

At its core Fisker is everything we’ve been waiting for in a car maker, Pure Driving Passion and Uncompromised Responsible Luxury.

Patrick Gallagher Talks Cigars This month we review the Thunder by Nimish. This particular cigar will need to be enjoyed by the experienced smoker, as it is strong & full-flavored. The Thunder is the first cigar by Rocky Patel’s cousin, Nimish Desai. This beautiful cigar is skillfully rolled in Honduras. The Thunder is wrapped in a silky smooth Ecuadorian Habano wrapper which yields a slight toothiness and a few veins. The Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Costa Rican filler is double bound by leaves from Honduras and Nicaragua. This cigar is packed with flavor.

The initial pre-light taste is sweet with a hint of leather. This 6 x 52 Toro is soft and oily to the touch. It has a beautiful sheen as I hold it up to light. I can tell this cigar is well constructed by its firmness and density as I clip the cap. A cigar this size is going to require roughly 1 ½ to 2 hours to finish.

As I toast the foot of the cigar, the smell of sweet coco and pepper fill the air. The cigar has a spiciness which makes my mouth water and tickles my throat. The initial bite of this potent blend has almost taken me by surprise.

Through the first 1/3 of the cigar, the smoke provides a sweet and leathery taste.

The burn is tight, sharp and even. The Thunder maintains a lovely room note which is very sweet chocolaty. I continue to notice how thick the smoke is.

Working into the second 1/3 of the cigar, it begins revealing notes of sweet chocolate, earth tones, and a subtle peatiness to it.

This cigar would pair nicely with a fine scotch. The strength maintains and the cigar develops well.

Entering the final third of the cigar, I notice this Toro maintains a hardy smoke. The smoke remains dense and chewy: you

could almost cut it with a knife. Wonderful earthy flavors, followed by some sweetness and a slight bitter chocolate taste, play with my pallet. The Thunder maintains the complexities any cigar smoker seeks out.

This cigar is easily enjoyed until the very end.

The Thunder is a heavy hitter with an abundance of flavor and complexity. I would recommend this as an after dinner smoke. Appropriate meal pairings might include beef or pork tenderloin, roasted duck. A hearty stout or a peaty scotch like Laphroaig would be a nice accompaniment to the Thunder.

The Thunder by Nimish was a nice surprise, and a treat that I would recommend to any experienced cigar smoker.

Stay lit Colorado!!

Name: Thunder by Nimish Origin: Honduras Manufacturer: Rocky Patel Price:__$5.00 to $6.00____ Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun grown Habano Binder: Nicaraguan, Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, Costa Rican Size: 6 in X 52 Vitola: Toro Strength: 8 Flavor: 8 Body: 7 Construction: 7 Appearance: 8 Burn: 8 Cigar Rating (1 – 10): ~ 1 – 2 (Below Average); 2 – 4 (Average); 5 – 6 (Good) ;7 – 8 (Great); 9 – 10 (Excellent)

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The Eternal Frat Boy

by Grace Spellmann

How Many Roommates is Too Many? And How Old is Too Old to Have One in the First Place?

Why the frat house mentality? What did living in a house full of dudes do for him?

What benefit is there in waiting forever to use the one bathroom available between four grown men? That apartment was like a ‘Peter Pan & the Lost Boys’ retreat, fully equipped with constant video gaming and rooms filled with pot smoke-- just add on the “No Girls Allowed” sign.

College life! Friends in Art History, friends at the 24 hour deli, friends down the hallway, Single rooms, doubles, “quads,” lofts, Greek housing! I remember standing happily in wait for my dorm’s elevator thinking, “This is the best. When will I ever live with so many of my friends again?” For some, they will continue this college living trend for longer than they think.

This is a tough economy. Why pay $1500 to live alone, or to share a two bedroom,

when you can split the rent with two, three, even more roommates. Tucking that extra $1000 back into your pocket makes perfect sense...but for how long?

My most recent relationship was a two year jaunt with a tall, handsome, 31-yearold cameraman. No, this article is not my post-relationship revenge, but as I look around at the fellow single specimens I’m now meeting at the local bar, I need to mentally mumble this concept around a bit.

We’ll call my ex Kieran, because that was darn close to his real name. I’ve already established Kieran had a lot going for him - 6’5”, in shape, had all his hair, established, exciting career. Yet, when the camera flicked off, when the gym regulars had all spotted their final squats, Kieran walked home to a semi-sketchy block, up some seriously-sketchy stairs, and into a scarily-sketchy apartment he shared with three male roommates and the house pit bull.

My being 23 at the time, (should I also look

upon a 29 year old dating a 23 year old as a refusing to grow up red flag?) I did not look upon the hand built bedroom walls as odd. Paying $400 a month sounded “sweet!” Cuddling up to watch a movie in the living room, only to be joined by a few dudes wearing their boxers and hangovers with “this is MY house” pride never put a blip on my radar. Kieran and I lay awake, on his frameless full size mattress, fantasizing about getting a place together one day: “Better yet, let’s really move, like to LA!” But LA stayed on the West Coast as we ordered in Chinese yet again on the East. We were saving important future money by not going out for fancy dinners right? Those dollars often landed in the hands of his pot dealers. Suddenly it was two years later, 30 had come and gone for Kieran, and yet here we were, and I could not help but feel like this smart, “money saving,” lifestyle was keeping us both from progressing in life.

I completely understood the black hole on Smith Street. Statistics show that X men live with X roommates, the median age being X. Living with three dudes meant

you always had a friend to play video games with, you had a little family. Being a merry gang of Lost Boys, not having to be alone, was infinitely more important than having to wait half an hour for the bathroom right? Why spend more money to live alone, cripple your savings ability, and have to rely on the good graces of the “5” at the end of the bar to agree to come home with you, just so you have someone to laugh over Seinfeld reruns with? Then, one day, you’re 31, 32, 35, your friends have a child or two, they’re going on exciting tropical vacations, and you’re still sitting in front of a takeout carton of chicken and broccoli, channel surfing.

Two years of that, and I could no longer sit acceptingly under the pot cloud that hung over all of us. I had to get out. We broke up. I was not looking for marriage, but I had to admit, watching my friends meet guys who lived on their own, guys who took them to even moderately fancy restaurants, started to get me thinking. It’s important to note, this pendulum swings both ways. Guys with good jobs pay much more to be able to live in schmancy buildings with equally well-to-do buddies. This enables them to have the floor to ceiling windows and drop $300 on a Friday night with friends. Why not have that while you’re enjoying your twenties? You can!

It’s you approaching-30-year-olds, and it’s those who left 30 in the dust that I’m giving the raised eyebrow to. After all, when

picking partners, our genetics tell us to find the best-of-the-best. Hunter, gatherer, strength, gold star if you can dance. We ladies are movin’ up in the business world, and while your occasional psycho will take whoever will stay with her, the good ones are not exactly impressed with Kung Pow chicken. Ok, that’s my last Chinese food reference, but my God Keiran ordered that stuff 5 nights a week! Sure, you can think of the successful female who rolls her eyes at Call of Duty as a bitch, but in reality, that leggy brunette with the long hair and sexy smile is HAWT and you want her to stick around for awhile.

And guys, apparently you’re not only skeeving out the girls with these fraternity house ways, your fellow dudes are shifting their chairs a little further away from you too: “I only ever at most had 2 guy roommates at a time when I was dorming in college.

Any time I knew someone who had more than 2 roommates, they seemed a bit like misogynists. They were definitely more ‘all about the guys,’ and were generally assholes.” –Michael K., 24 “I wouldn’t have more than 2 roommates.

The more roommates you have, the more it drives you nuts. And definitely no roommates older than 35.”

–Andrew B., 29

“If a guy has a lot of roommates, I’d assume he is more likely to have a lower income. I wouldn’t go older than 35 for having roommates.

Context counts for something though, like in a professional relationship: writing partners, band mates, etc.” – Daniel B., 26 “I live on my own now because I just don’t want to deal with anyone else’s nonsense. Once, I was in a boy band and shared a big ass crib with 5 other guys. Everyone was enjoying healthy sex lives/relationships because that was the accepted life style. I don’t know if there’s an age limit on having roommates; age doesn’t always determine maturity. I was the youngest one of the guys living together, but felt I was the most mature. Maybe that’s why I moved out.”

–Vincent P., 25

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good opportunity when he saw one, Hartgrove agreed. With some stolen roses from a neighbor’s backyard, two beautiful, female models, and a fresh roll of film, Hartgrove took his first step towards becoming a photographer with that initial fine art, nude shoot.

Those first shots turned out well and really sparked his interest both in photography and in working with models. Hartgrove knew right then and there that he wanted to switch his major over to photography and make it his life’s pursuit. He also knew that he needed to find someone to work with that could teach him the real world mechanics of becoming a successful photographer, above and beyond what he was learning in school.

While living in San Diego California, Hartgrove met accomplished photographer Robert Marcos, who saw the proof sheet from Hartgrove’s first shoot, and agreed to let him work with him as his assistant. Thus began a three year apprenticeship, and a close friendship that lasts to this day. Under Marcos, Hartgrove learned the finer points of how to set up a pose and more importantly, how to work with models…two critically important skills that would pay him dividends for years to come.

After seven years of living in California, Hartgrove grew disillusioned with the west coast lifestyle and persuaded his then girlfriend to come back with him to Colorado in the hopes of settling down and starting a family. As is so often the case

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What’s it take to become a world famous photographer? Just a little bit of luck…and years of hard work, commitment, and complete dedication. At least that’s what it took for Denver based photographer Sean Hartgrove.

“If you’re not absolutely dedicated to the craft of photography, you’re just not going to make it as a photographer. “ Hartgrove says. “Both my job and my hobby are photography.

I like to put in a full day’s work doing photography, then I like to relax a little bit…by doing some more photography.”

That’s exactly the type of fanatical work ethic that allowed Hartgrove to be recognized as one of the top tattoo photographers in the world today. His years of shooting for leading tattoo magazines like Rebel Ink, Inked, Urban Ink and Skin & Ink as well as Tattoo inspired clothing lines, helped him to refine his specialized skill set in one of the top growt independent industries in the country. That talent is recognized with his work being included in Through the Lens, a retrospective of the top 50 tattoo photographers in the world, to be published

by Wolfgang press early next year.

So how does a young, punk rock kid from Grand County, Colorado, get started down the path to being a successful and famous photographer? As the old saying goes “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Or, in Hartgrove’s case, a single request. One day, while attending art school at San Diego City College in California, two female students came over and asked him to take some artistic photos of them.

Since his roommate had a camera and he knew how to spot a

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though, that love affair did not last, but Hartgrove’s love affair with photography did.

Shortly after returning to Colorado, Hartgrove began exhibiting his work at local art show’s and galleries. What he quickly found out was that what goes over well in San Diego and Los Angeles does not necessarily go over well in Denver. Because of the controversial nature of Hartgrove’s fine art photography, some of which can often be very sexually explicit in nature, not all galleries and shows were receptive to his work. At one of his first Colorado shows, a disgruntled patron went so far as to throw a brick through the window with the note “How could you display smut like this in your gallery?” Another show resulted in a similar outcome when the owner of the venue destroyed two of his pieces and damaged a third, after an employee complained that several of

Hartgrove’s pieces were offensive. Knowing Hartgrove’s work would draw a large crowd that they could profit nicely from, the owner conveniently waited until after the show was over before destroying the works. Not one to be pushed around or intimidated by anyone, situations like these only served to intensify Hartgrove’s drive and resolve to be recognized as an accomplished, and ultimately world famous photographer, leaving local yokal haters to stare in envy as his taillights fade in a direction few could follow.

In addition to exhibiting his fine art photography nationally, Hartgrove also worked as a photojournalist at Westword, a job he absolutely loved. One of his most memorable assignments for them involved a shoot for a story covering youth felony ofenders at the Douglas County Jail. Upon arriving there, Hartgrove checked in at the security desk to be cleared

through. After checking his ID however, guards determined that Hartgrove had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest for an unsettled traffic violation from several years back. Allowing him in to complete the shoot, he was then promptly arrested and made to answer for his past vehicular transgressions.

Around the same time he was working for Westword, Hartgrove helped start two local magazines in Denver of his own, the The Invisible Sun and Go Go magazine. Additionally, he also worked as the photo editor for Image Magazine for several years as well. Never one to be far from controversy, Hartgrove has also worked in the adult industry, periodically shooting for Playboy and for Penthouse magazines.

Hartgrove dose a considerable amount of fashion photography for recognized clothing designers as well. He will be flying to Germany this September to shoot his third season for popular European street wear company Yakuza Clothing. (yakuzastore.com) Other well, known clients of his include Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, House of Howe, Cary Hart of Hart and Hunnington, Steadfast brand. SycFuk Clothing, Outlaw Clothing and Club Tattoo to name a few. Additionally, Hartgrove is a major photographer in the national electronica music scene. He frequently Shoots for national promoter Triad Dragons, the Denver nightclub Beta,(voted #1 nightclub in the country

by DJ Times magazine) as well as the Denver based Global Music.com and Beatport.com ( worlds largest electronica download site) No successful professional ever succeeds entirely on their own. Hartrgrove often works with his two assistants on shoots: Tim Suthithanin and Kevin Strawbridge.

When working with models here in Denver, Hartgrove partners with local makeup artist Denise An of 11:11 Makeup. When working on projects in Los Angeles, Hartgrove works with makeup artist and model Irena Murphy.

So what advice does Hartgrove give to an aspiring photographer that wants to follow in his footsteps?

“Have patience, a good work ethic, and take advantage of every opportunity to get your name in print. Always remember that no matter how much you spend on equipment, it is only as good as the skill behind the lens, so learn the craft of photography over relying on the electronics. Composition and a level of originality and creativity are the keys

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to building your style that will define your photography. To be a professional is to be truly hard-core at everything you do regarding photography, If you’re not hardcore…you’re not in the game.”

How does Hartgrove differentiate himself then?

“I treat every project I work on the exact same. I give 100% every single time, with every single client. Whether I’m charging $300.00 to do a portrait or $5,000.00 plus for an all day shoot for a clothing designer, I put everything I have into every shoot I do.

I’m so conditioned to work that way now, that I couldn’t do it any other way if I tried.”

Do you have any last words?

“When you hire a professional photographer, you aren’t paying for just the photos that they give you at the end. You are paying for all of their years of experience, their creativity, professional equipment, and knowing exactly what it takes at every level, to get you the best results possible.”

To contact Sean Hartgrove visit seanhartgrove.com. or e-mail sean@seanhartgrove.com

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Know Your Role

by Kristin Colangelo When someone refers to the act of roleplaying, the understanding is mostly universal. There are many different ways to define role-play outside of sexual encounters, like theater. Today, when you participate in role-play, whether in the bedroom, or during your everyday life, everyone has experience with it. This may mean taking on a different role while you are in a meeting with your clients or boss, in the designer clothes you wear, or the facade you put on during a first date.

Whether you like to admit it or not, we all play a role. Social norms are managed by role-playing, and these days the most familiar form of role-play occurs sexually, and usually involves some type of costume change.

Men, the key to blissful, stutter less, sexual role-play is to take a few aspects into consideration. The way to get a woman to participate in role-play is simple. You ask her! Unless you want to wait around until she’s comfortable, or even worse, married to you, if you are not the first to introduce role-play, you will be waiting a very long time before she hops into that cheerleading outfit you’ve always dreamed about her wearing.

After you introduce role-playing and pick your personas, you must remember to be serious about your role. The only way she will be able to get into character without feeling completely awkward is to believe in your role. Live it for the moment and treat her like her role deserves to be treated. If you laugh, get nervous, or shy away, she will likely think it’s a joke,

be embarrassed, and become turned off.

One more thing to note is that role-playing is not exclusive to the bedroom: it can begin in public places, with friends, and in offices. Think about playing strangers at a bar, be daring and bring her to your office after hours, or include a trusting friend in a public scenario.

When choosing roles, remember there are two types of them. The first type of role is traditional. You know, the familiar classic roles you’ve seen during Halloween, i.e. the cop /robber, the nurse/doctor/patient, the student/teacher, and the submissive bad girl/boy verses the dominant. These typical roles are perfectly fine and there are ways to perform them without spending a lot of money on pricey costumes.

Think of small simple props like a water gun you can spray her with, or just a necktie you might be wearing as you take on the role of a professor. You can use the tie to actually tie her to the staircase in the “library” after you undress. Another useful prop could be simple acting skills or using accents.

The second role type are the creative roles, these are for the adventurers. These roles require creative, extensive costumes and role perfection. Think aliens verses Special Forces, pizza delivery girl or boy, cowboys and Indians with full head dresses and guns (not real of course).

And since we have considered aliens, we might as well bring up animals. Don’t steer away from this one because cat woman and bat man are essentially half animal,

right?

There are a few things men should know before they put on a wig and name themselves “Sultry Sally.” First things first, do not dress up like a girl, period. Dressing up like a woman will bring up too many other issues and possibly ruin your role-play fun. Also, don’t ask her to take on the role of her mother, sister, or best friend. Actually, forget about including any family members or friends in general.

Don’t ask her to dress up as her actual day role. The last thing a girl wants to do is think about her job in the bedroom. Forget asking your nurse girlfriend to put on a vinyl nurse costume and become nurse feel-better, or asking your flight attendant to put on her polyester suit and wings. It may seem sexy to you, but role-playing is about changing roles, not altering existing ones. Lastly, don’t ask her to pretend to be your favorite porn star or actress, it’s usually not an achievable role, and it alters a woman’s ego.

Guys, after you’ve finished your casting calls and have discovered your favorite role, you should not hesitate to get the ball rolling. Even a simple meeting at a bar and pretending you just met can lead to a blissful night. Remember to play safe and do not scare your role partner, for you are a fearless team.

Role-playing can have the same effects as alcohol, your true fantasies and sexual desires become revealed and you will learn a lot about your partner’s hidden

HIT you where it hurts

by William Schultz

It happened to me almost everywhere: the coffee shop, the bus stop, the local ale house. I overhear the familiar sound of some poor soul confessing how, hour by hour, they are throwing their life away.

“So I do about half an hour on the bike machine, half an hour on the treadmill, then I...”

This is when I turn away, my heart heavy, my day planner miraculously free of any hour-long block of time dubiously labeled “cardio.”

As a trainer, no, as an adult with a life, one of my biggest gripes with the way that many people exercise is their use of time.

Time is money, and there are zero refunds, which is why when people tell me they spend an hour on a treadmill or bike-machine I feel robbed for them.

I don’t spend an hour on cardio, I rarely spend 30 minutes.

There are no secrets, just intensity, and the question of how intense you’re willing to get.

High Intensity Training: it’s not the newest game in town, but it may be the least

boring. HIT is pretty simple on the surface.

Smaller, quicker sets of multiple exercises with as little excess rest as possible, with the purpose of keeping your muscles in a range of time where they can produce the most power, use the most oxygen, and not burn precious muscle mass.

For an equipment-free sample, try doing 10 pushups, and 10 squats, Then do that set 10 times. Get the idea?

While the ways to arrange or program an HIT workout are endless, there are some basic ideas on how to effectively get your HIT on.

- Keep it short, Go crazy. I know 4 minute workouts that will make your apartment’s flight of stairs feel like a hike up K2.

- Make your workouts are measurable.

Max pushups in a minute and 100 pushups for time are two simple ways to demonstrate this. In the former, you keep track of the number of pushups, and try to do more each time; in the latter, keep track of your time and try to decrease it each try.

- Go big. Larger muscle groups like your legs and posterior chain use more oxygen,

and burn more calories.

- Mix it up: don’t be afraid to throw in some dips into your HIT workout just because it “is not arm day.”

-If you have room, SPRINT. Enough said.

When you go to “work out,” you are supposed to do work. That is the principal behind HIT. Once you go from being one of the forever-cycling masses to something a little more physically-enlightened, you will probably come to the conclusion that you could not do an hour of real work if you tried. That’s okay; 20 minutes will do just fine.

One possible downside of drinking the High-Intensity punch is that your days of looking carefree and roguish are over.

Gone now will be the idle glance at the doe-eyed Pilates teacher, or taking the time to flex a little extra because you know the redhead who always gets on the second treadmill from the left is watching. You can talk to her after: she’s going to be there for an hour.

By: Krissy Lusardi

Grunge Relapse

Fall 2012 is all about channeling your inner Kurt Cobain. Dark jeans, plaid, oversized sweaters, and Converse are the key pieces needed to pull this look off.

Milan Fashion Week resurrected Grunge with a dark, yet inspiring ambiance that made you feel like you were back in the 90s.

Popular fabrications seen walking down the runway were velvet, subdued florals, with military influences.

Take Gucci’s runway looks for instance, which were deemed “Bohemian Grunge.” Antiqued bags were a popular accessory seen going down the runway to complete the look.

Dolce and Gabbana, yet still rugged looking, gives off more of a romantic feel. Models sported military inspired jackets with beautiful ornate silhouettes. Suits made of Brocade upholstery, satin, and velvet adorned the runway of Milan with classical music playing in the background, set for a contemporary aristocrat.

Vivienne Westwood’s Milan runway show gave the audience quite a surprise when her model’s walked out with beards adorned with snow and icicles, said to have been mimicking the current trend: global warming. Also using velvet and double breasted jackets to showcase next year’s trends, she set herself apart from the rest by using bright, natural, colors and animal motif prints on sweaters. Patchwork pants and plaid jackets are combined to create an eclectic bohemian mountain man look that can be easily tied together with a beard and scarf, the perfect winter accessories.

Prada took a much different approach to the typical runway, using both models and actors to showcase their Fall 2012 collection. Actors that were chosen to model for Prada included Garrett Hedlund , Alex Carril, Victor Carril, Jamie Bell, Emile Hirsch, Tim Roth, Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, and Gary Oldman. Prada’s presentation included mostly outerwear that has a very rich and royal feel to them. Lots of black, brown, and red adorned a runway also dressed up in red. Many wore belted trench coats with elegant motifs, which helped to keep all eyes on the beautiful silhouette, color, and texture of the jackets. Round sunglasses seem to be making a comeback as seen on Adrien Brody and Jamie Bell.

Other popular looks that came from the Milan Runway for Fall 2012 include….

Versace ‘s see-through button up adorned with the brand’s emblem spelled out in beads and embellishments make for the perfect ‘night out at your local rave’ shirt.

Also, fur-collared and lined jackets were popular on the runway for Fall 2012 (just in case you want to channel your inner pimp).

Seen here is Versace’s fur coat in bright red, with a matching ribbed turtleneck and camouflage pants.

Here is a prime example of what Etro does best: mixing prints, textures, and patterns to create one hell of an eccentric outfit.

Wanting to make a modern alteration to a traditional tail coat,

Etro used cream piping and paired the suit with a deep v-neck tee for a more edgy look.

Stock Market:

by Tracie Khokhlov-Skakovsky

A Reflection of the Theory of Dating

History of stock market trading in the United States can be traced back to over 200 years ago. Historically, the colonial government decided to finance the war by selling bonds, government notes promising to pay out profit at a later date. Around the same time, private banks began to raise money by issuing stocks, or shares of the company to raise their own money. A little further down the time line, 1792, a meeting of twenty four large merchants resulted in a creation of a market known as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It was agreed by merchants that they would meet daily on Wall Street to trade stocks and bonds. To better understand the stock market, we will breakdown each vital section. Then we will evaluate the correlations and comparisons between the stock market and the theory of dating.

In the world of both products, it can be seemingly complex to understand.

For those confused business men, cyber geek stock connoisseurs, those who are

completely lost in the world of dating or even just the average Joe, here is my own version of ‘The Theory of Dating’.

Let’s represent the Stock Market as the ‘dating pool’. There are so many personality types of people on various calibers which are exemplified as the individual stocks. With so many choices, it can be hard to decipher which or who is most valuable. That is what we call Investment vs. Speculation.

When dealing with stock, you need to do research to find what works best for you. If you find something interesting and useful to you, we call this an investment. So what really goes into an investment? You have to remember with your stocks/dates what is most valuable.

There are two different types of stocks you can choose from generally: short and long term, just like short and long term relationships. Before heading off to the first date,

most people often evaluate their product of possibility by examining how much they will spend or invest in their product, if they are looking for a short or long term commitment, and how much of your emotions are you willing to put on the line. As you think about these things and you find that your soon-to-be date has nothing to offer you, we call this speculation.

Stock traders make decisions based on psychological factors, including emotions, and may place undue weight on specific information at the expense of other relevant data. Different emotional states can have unpredictable effects on decision-making at different times. Mood can have an impact on cognitive performance and expectations, while factors such as a series of gains or losses can have an effect on traders: risk-aversion and expectations.

You will also have these same emotions when dealing with investing in a significant other.

This chart is a great example of the roller coaster of emotions you feel when dating. Dating is tedious and a long process and most likely your first date will not turn into a relationship. My favorite thing about the chart is that at the end, it shows Hope, Relief, and Optimism. If you are going through a tough heartbreak just remember there will be another one you get to press your luck with. Have fun, be safe, and stay optimistic!

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