FROM THE EDITOR
Life & Style
Kristen Desmond LeFevre klefevre@fortlauderdaleillustrated.com
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It’s often been said that fashion is what you buy, but style is what you do with it. Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week is descending on the city this month, and our Style issue is chock-full of South Florida–friendly goods—from products to places, fashion to food, baubles to beverages—for you to incorporate into your personal style profile. Fort Lauderdale’s own bathing suit savant Alexandra Grief founded Montce Swimwear out of her apartment (fitting friends for bespoke suits between bartending shifts). Today, her brand features Insta-worthy swim staples worn by some of the hottest celebs on the planet. Check out “The Flawless Fit” on page 50 for Alexandra’s story, and get her tips on how to find the swimsuit that best suits your beach body. Fashion is a family affair for Silvia Tcherassi and Sofia Espinosa Tcherassi. The design duo’s aesthetic is palpable in the proud Latin American influences that inspire Silvia’s namesake brand. Fashion editor Katherine Lande caught up with this motherdaughter team in “Some Like it Haute.” Turn to page 44 to learn more about the chic women behind this bold brand. Since March is earmarked as Women’s History Month, don’t miss The Edit on page 30 to shop our editors’ picks from stylish women-led businesses across South Florida. As a woman of style (and a native South Floridian), I couldn’t imagine a more fitting issue to mark my new role as Fort Lauderdale Illustrated’s editor in chief. I look forward to sharing the best of the area with you each month. Here’s to new beginnings!
ON LOCATION STEAL A PEEK BEHIND-THESCENES OF THIS MONTH’S 1950S-INSPIRED FASHION FEATURE, SHOT AT BROWARD COUNTY’S OWN GOODYEAR BLIMP BASE. SEE THE FULL STORY STARTING ON PAGE 60.
March Quick Picks
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BEACH BLISS My fave from this month’s place-based beauty must-haves? Louis Vuitton’s new On the Beach fragrance. Page 33
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ART INSPO I love artist Keith Haring’s vibrant and iconic works. So I was excited to learn more about one of the artists who inspired him in a new exhibit by NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. Page 80.
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