Polo Lifestyles April 2021 - Wellness as a Lifestyle

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THE GAUNTLET OF POLO: THE GOLD CUP · DUBAI POLO CHALLENGE 2021 U.S. OPEN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

HAO YUN XIANG + STAYING CENTERED

MANAGING

WELLNESS AT HOME

NINE INSPIRING CREATIVES STAY SAFE AND SANE

SWANKY CRIBS

MONACO'S MOST DESIRABLE ADDRESSES

TASTY PROTEINS

THAT AREN'T CHICKEN BREAST

STONE COLD SOBER

STASH THE BOOZE FOR 90 DAYS AND LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT

BE READY FOR ANYTHING

MASTER THE ART OF PLANNING

IV VITAMIN THERAPY THE PROS AND CONS

HERMES GOES GREEN

AN ICONIC BAG GETS A VEGAN MAKEOVER

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Ambassador Claude-Alix Bertrand Publisher

Joshua Jakobitz Editor-in-Chief

Claire Barrett

Head of Photography

Eva Espresso

Contributing Photographer

Cezar Kusik

Wine Contributor

Raphael K. Dapaah Art Contributor

Jyoti Paintel

Spiritual Contributor

Stanley Pierre-Etienne Style Contributor

Anne-Isabelle Saint-Pierre Style Contributor

Philippe Lucas

Luxury Contributor Brand Representatives Anne-Isabelle Saint-Pierre - Dubai Michael J. Snell - The Hamptons Stanley Pierre-Etienne Caribbean Jessica Foret Wax - Santa Fe Charles Ward - Montecito K & Co. Media - Los Angeles Contributing Photographers Port Mayaca Polo Club Global Polo Entertainment

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Gregory Bertrand Copy Editor

Katerina Morgan

Contributing Photographer

Michael J. Snell

Lifestyles Contributor

Charles Ward

Mansions of the Month Curator

Joey Velez

Wellness Columnist

Brett Chody

Trends Contributor

William Smith

Philanthropy Contributor

Panthil Dwivedi

Wellness Contributor Polo Lifestyles is a publication of HT Polo Publishing Co. 995 Detroit Avenue, Suite A Concord, CA 94518 Content Copyright © Polo Lifestyles 2020 All Rights Reserved.

For information or to advertise Contact editor@htpolo.com Read online at www.pololifestyles.com Cover Photo of Hao Yun Xiang Courtesy Dolce & Gabbana

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INTERNATIONAL POLO CLUB THE GAUNTLET OF POLO U.S. Polo Open Championship GHANTOOT RACING & POLO CLUB Al Amal Polo Day for Charity HH President of UAE Polo Cup MARRAKECH POLO CLUB International Women's Day Polo Cup AL HABTOOR POLO CLUB UAE National Day Cup Sir Winston Churchill Cup INANDA CLUB AON International Polo Cell C Africa Cup The Africa Polo Open DOMAINE DE CHANTILLY Coupe PGH Trophee de Bourbon The Polo Rider Cup Open de France

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SCOREBOARDS & COCKTAILS S O C I A L D I S T A N C I N G P O L O

THE GOLD CUP 2021 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS page 26 POLO LIFESTYLES EDITORS & CONTRIBUTORS

Ambassador Claude-Alix Bertrand Publisher Polo Lifestyles @haiti_polo_captain

Elle Chrysler

Polo Contributor U.S. Polo Connection @ellechrysler

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Josh Jakobitz

Editor-in-Chief Polo Lifestyles @joshuajakobitz

Charles Ward

Mansions of the Month IdeaWorks Global @ideaworksglobal

Claire Barrett

Head of Photography

Claire Barrett Photography

@clairebarrettphoto

Eva Espresso Photographer

Eva Espresso Photography

@eva.espresso

Raphael K. Dapaah

Jyoti Paintel

Art Contributor Dapaah Gallery @dapaahgallery

Spiritual Contributor Polo Lifestyles @jyotipaintel

Michael J. Snell

Gregory Bertrand

Lifestyles Contributor MJS Groupe @agnello_1

Copy Editor Polo Lifestyles @bertrand7367

Cezar Kusik

Wine Contributor Polo Lifestyles @cezartastesearth

Joey Velez

Brett Chody

Trends Contributor Polo Lifestyles @brettchody

William Smith

Wellness Columnist

Philanthropy Contributor

@velezmentalhealth

@willismith_2000

Velez Mental Performance May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

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Managing wellness takes an art form, page 90

Hermes' iconic bag goes vegan, page 60

Need a boost? IV vitamins could help, page 126

Dior's otherworldly porcelain designs, page 120

WELLNESS AS A LIFESTYLE Hao Yun Xiang stays centered at home, whether in China or NYC Nine inspiring stories of managing wellness at home The ultimate addresses in Monaco and the best ways to get there IV vitamin infusions - the pros and cons.

To stash the booze or break it out in joy?

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HIS MONTH’S NINE PROFILES (10 COUNTING OUR COVER MODEL, HAO YUN XIANG) OF INDUSTRY CREATIVES ARE DEEP DIVES INTO MANAGING WELLNESS AT HOME, WHICH RESOUNDED WITH ME AS WE MARK A YEAR OF NEARLY GLOBAL STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS. FROM ZIGGY MARLEY TO EVE HEWSON (BONO’S DAUGHTER), I’M PERSONALLY FASCINATED BY HOW PEOPLE – ESPECIALLY CREATIVE PEOPLE – HAVE MANAGED.

I recall a conversation with an industry leader in the world of polo last summer when I shared with him that I still come into my physical office (alone!) six days a week because I’m a creature of habit. It felt weird at times, I admitted, and he immediately validated my feelings. He’d been going into the office alone for months, too. I realized in that short exchange that it was important to talk about our coping mechanisms.

Our contributors have found some creative and ingenious ways to manage their own wellness and over this past year, it’s been a main discussion point when we connect to plan stories and features. Without naming names, one uprooted his life in a major city and resettled in The Hamptons where he’s been fully integrated in the socially cognizant hospitality scene.

Knowing the behind-the-scenes details of his Herculean efforts to maintain a safe environment, I inquired how he manages his own wellness – his response: small indulgences, good books, long walks with dogs on the beach.

Another contributor took off on several socially distant, lone wolf car trips, including one to Mexico where he researched Mexican wine (yes, it’s a thing). Another’s hitting the books to further his academics since the pandemic has played havoc with his chosen career. Another contributor yet has carefully navigated the world of in-person learning and socially distant internships. Another designed and dug a koi pond at home, where I often find him sitting pondside, finding peace and moments of gratitude with his finned friends. Another contributor and I have bonded over 90 days (mostly) boozefree – her reflections on alcohol and spirituality are included in this month’s issue.

The truth is that we all have a story of managing our wellness in this new paradigm. If you have one you’d like to share with us, send us a DM on Instagram at @pololifestyles – I personally would love to read it. Until then, please know that with every story and feature in this issue (and every issue), we think about you, the reader-consumer, and what would be interesting and inspiring to you.

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alinecoquellephoto Playing polo in the Himalayas on the world's highest polo field for the Pakistan team

meghanmarkle_official The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with @oprah for a no-questionsoff-the-table interview

equestrian_noire Whispering to your horse or listening to him? Photo by @janethowardstudio page 22

yaroslav.artist_28 This artist/sculptor has been experimenting with polo players and we think he's onto something

jeffleatham One of our favorite florists Jeff Leatham never disappoints with his floral creations

ashleytstark What we're looking forward to in 2021 - dinner parties, beaches, traveling, catching up on living life

christofle Perfect for the Easter dinner table or any event that calls for dramatic flatware

jermainefowler The Coming 2 America star looks like he's ready for a celebrity exhibition match

wachicago The best afternoon pick-me-up at the Waldorf Astoria in Chicago is best served ice-cold

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georginabloomberg Medals and ribbons for winners of all ages at the International Equestrian Center

soukenarebel Whether she's modeling or directing, Soukena Jean-Jacques knows how to find every angle

bakerhouse1650 The adorable rabbit just stopped by to wish all guests of The Baker House 1650 a very happy Easter

internationalpoloclub Scone Polo teammates celebrate after winning a hard-fought trophy for The Gold Cup

highgoalgin Polo favorite Nic Roldan launched High Goal Gin as part of his brand on and off of the polo field

eva.espresso Behind-the-scenes moments at Cowdray where Eva Espresso mixed luxury items with equestrian themes

jaipurgardenparasols Whimsical and practical, these parasols from India will delight polo and equestrian enthusiasts

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The beach at sunrise in complete solitude - sounds like a recipe for a great start to the day

africapoloopen Africa's grandest tournament will make a triumphant return to South African in 2021 page 23

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THE G OL D CUP

I N T E R N AT I O N A L P O LO C L U B page 26

W E S T PA L M B E A C H , F L O R I D A

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S C O N E P O LO VI CTOR I OU S I N T H E $ 1 0 0 K G O LD CU P S HOWD OWN

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HE FINALE OF THE SECOND LEG OF THE GAUNTLET OF POLO WAS PLAYED ON A HOT, SUNNY DAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL POLO CLUB PALM BEACH (IPC), WITH SCONE PRODUCING ONE OF THEIR BEST PERFORMANCES page 28

OF THE SEASON, DEFEATING TONKAWA 13-10 ON THE HOME OF THE U.S. POLO ASSN – FIELD 1 TO RAISE THE USPA GOLD CUP AND WALK AWAY WITH THE $100,000 PRIZE. Scone asserted their offense at the beginning of the final, scoring seven of

the first eight goals to leave Tonkawa trailing from behind throughout the game. The fast pace set by Scone resulted in four early penalty goals from Adolfo Cambiaso and Peke Gonzalez, adding to a strong open play performance from Poroto Cambiaso that ultimately allowed Scone to build and maintain their large lead. The trio, along with David Paradice, was able to turn their

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focus to defense after the offensive outburst, holding Tonkawa to just three first-half goals. With the victory, Adolfo Cambiaso captures his 15th USPA Gold Cup® title, but it may be one of the most memorable, playing alongside son Poroto for their first victory together at IPC. Winning the first throw-in, Scone worked the ball downfield, and af-

ter missing their first attempt at goal, they regained possession, and Adolfo Cambiaso received a Penalty 1 to open the scoring. Unable to convert consecutive penalty attempts from the 60-yard line, Tonkawa was left scoreless in the first seven minutes as Scone added to their lead. Paradice left the ball in front of goal for an assist to Poroto Cambiaso, and before the end of the first chukker,

Poroto struck again for his second goal and a 3-0 lead. Tonkawa fought hard to match the pace set by Scone, finally breaking through for their first goal of the game on a field goal from Caset, but the accurate penalty shooting of Scone changed the opening half. Converting back-to-back Penalty 4 conversions, Adolfo Cambiaso gave Scone the commanding 7-1 lead, putting them in a popage 29

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sition to focus on containing Tonkawa’s elite duo of Caset and Francisco Elizalde.

Beginning to chip away at the deficit, Tonkawa’s Elizalde brought his team within four, but on the final play of the half, Adolfo Cambiaso broke free for his fourth goal of the game, sending Scone into the half with the five-goal advantage.

Tournament scoring leader Caset sought to bring Tonkawa back in the game in a determined start to the second half that saw the opening few minutes go in Tonkawa’s favor, pulling one goal closer, but their inaccurate shooting ultimately prevented them from pulling closer.

Converting just 33% of their shot attempts through five chukkers compared to 50% for Scone, Tonkawa struggled to slow the father-son duo of Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso, who scored two goals each in the fourth and fifth chukkers to enter the final seven minutes with a 12-5 lead. Gonzalez opened the sixth chukker with a goal for Scone, all but securing the victory as time ticked down. Tonkawa fought until the final whistle, scoring two field goals and adding three penalty conversions, but the late-game run was not enough to pull within reach as the Scone organization celebrated their first USPA Gold Cup® title, defeating Tonkawa 13-10.

Most Valuable Player was awarded to 15-year-old Poroto Cambiaso, finishing with four goals in the victory. Best Playing Pony honors went to Adolfo Cambiaso and David Stirling’s Monjita Coronada, while the Argentine Bred Best Playing Pony was given to Lovelocks Camuserich.

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DUB A I C H AL L E N G E C U P PORT MAYACA POLO CLU B

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THE CHALLENGE CUP

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HE DUBAI CHALLENGE CUP 2021 CONCLUDED WITH A SPECTACULAR FINISH AS THE FINAL DAY FEATURED TWO MATCHES - TRATOK/HESKETH POLO AGAINST DUBAI WOLVES AT THE SUBSIDIARY FINAL AND UAE POLO COMPETED AGAINST BATTISTONI FOR THE FOURTH TROPHY OF THE DUBAI POLO GOLD CUP SERIES. Tratok/Hesketh Polo team claimed the first lead as Manuel Plaza scored the first goal of the afternoon. However, Tommy Beresford matched this with 3 consecutive goals that ended the chukker with a 2 goal advantage for Dubai Wolves. The Wolves had dominated the game from the following chukker and set the pace with a 6 goal lead by the end of the 3rd chukker. The final chukker saw Manuel Plaza and Santos Iriarte score goals for Tratok/ Hesketh Polo but the defensive play by Dubai Wolves plus its commanding goal lead closed the game at 9 goals to 5.

Match Progression: 3 - 1 | 6 - 2 | 8-2|9–5

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THE CHALLENGE CUP

The much-awaited final match between UAE Polo and Battistoni Polo opened with a goal from Jacinto Crotto and UAE Polo was at a 2 goal lead midway through the second chukker. Without missing a beat, the players of Battistoni Polo was able to level the game by half time. The penultimate chukker had Raja Albujebain and Lucas Monteverde Jr. shift the lead to the UAE Polo team. The last chukker saw Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, patron of the UAE Polo team, score a goal placing the team in a seemingly secure position only to be challenged by Pierre Jauretche as he created a tie that resulted in a fifth chukker. Both teams rush to score the golden goal and it was Crotto’s penalty shot that sealed the win for UAE Polo at 7 goals to 6.

Match Progression: 2 - 0 | 3 - 3 | 5 - 4 | 6 - 6 | 7-6 Asma Nsiri, Sales Manager of Chef ’s First, awarded the teams of the day with Tomy Iriarte as the Most Valuable Player and Peresa, the horse ridden by Lucas Monteverde Jr. as the Best Playing Pony.

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U.S . OPEN WOMEN'S FI NAL

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With the fresh memories of a disappointing defeat in the 2020 U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship Final, BTA/The Villages (Kylie Sheehan, Paige Boone, KC Krueger and Tiffany Busch) turned the narrow loss into motivation headed into the 2021 rematch against two-time defending champions Hawaii Polo Life (Dolores Onetto, Pamela Flanagan, Mia Cambiaso and Hazel Jackson).

Once again emerging as the two strongest teams in the tournament with undefeated 3-0 records, the finalists met on the U.S. Polo Assn. Field 1 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Saturday, March 20. Locked in a tie after three chukkers of play, the teams pushed the game down to the wire with Boone claiming the game-winning neckshot in the last minute of regulation. Preventing Hawaii Polo Life from sealing a historical three-peat victory, BTA/The Villages grabbed the championship by a final score of 6-5. page 48

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HIGH SOCIETY

AIRBORNE LUXURY

M U LT I - R O O M R E S I D E N C E S , S U I T E S A N D B U T L E R S E N S U R E T H AT T R AV E L W I L L B E F U N AG A I N O N E DAY

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PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ETIHAD AIRLINES

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EVERY COMFORT KNOWN TO MAN

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HE MOST LUXURIOUS THING IN THE SKY IS TO STRETCH OUT ON A FULLY FLAT BED AND SLEEP YOUR WAY THROUGH A NIGHT FLIGHT, ARRIVING REFRESHED THE NEXT MORNING.

take a look -- remembering that we’re just talking about the seats here, not any communal facilities like bars, shower rooms or anything else you’d share (perish the thought!) with others.

It can certainly be pricey, though, with many business class seats running into the thousands of dollars, and first class sometimes into the tens of thousands.

Top of the list has to be the Etihad Residence, with its high-walled sitting room featuring a two-seater sofa in soft leather, double bed in a separate room, and its own dedicated en-suite shower and bathroom. Oh, and it comes with your very own trained butler in a special uniform. Yes, really.

These have their own buttery leather armchair, a separate bed, and some of them even have a retracting wall next to the bed so you can spend time with a traveling partner. It’s not quite a double bed, but you can cuddle from the waist up.

Etihad wasn’t aiming to win the first class battle here: it was aiming to win the battle with private jets. Unless you’re rolling down the runway aboard your

The walls of most first-class suites don’t extend all the way to the ceiling -- it’s an airplane safety thing so the flight

But when you fork over the fare (or the frequent flier miles) for the very best of first or business class, these are some of the best beds in both classes for you to consider.

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DEFINING FIRST CLASS ETIHAD’S A380 RESIDENCE AND APARTMENTS

own private jumbo, this super-first class, three-room apartment is the most luxurious way to fly.

You’ll find it at the very front of the upper deck on Etihad’s Airbus A380s -- just in front of the Etihad Apartments, which are the “normal” first class offering, themselves high on the list.

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attendants can see you -- but Emirates’ newest first class on its newest Boeing 777-300ER solved that problem with a pinhole CCTV camera.

Naturally, you can also use it to order drinks.

Wall yourself off from the world in your very own room, with a surprisingly calming ambiance in muted creams and tans. Emirates has toned down the glossy wood it uses elsewhere in exchange for a variety of textures and a mood-lighting system that means you can add your own signature accent color to the space.

You’ll find three of these zero-g body-cradling seats that recline into a bed in every row at the front of Emirates’ newest 777s ... oh, and if you’re in the middle seat? Your windows are entirely virtual, with HD cameras and screens showing you exactly what you’d see outside.

with a rotating armchair and an entirely separate bed, large dining and worktable with separate vanity space. And, yes, there’s an option to convert some of the suites to a double suite with a double bed when the crew make the separating wall disappear.

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BEST OF BUSINESS AND BEYOND First class is exquisite, and priced accordingly, but you’ll find a growing number of business classes that are more and more luxurious.

JETBLUE’S NEW MINT STUDIO

SINGAPORE AIRLINES’ A380 DOUBLE BEDS The modern first-class suite was invented by Singapore Airlines about 15 years ago for its Airbus A380, and that original product is still great, offering a double bed option for passengers traveling together, plus that Singapore Airlines sense of luxury in the outfitting.

Its new A380s -- as well as the ones it’s starting to refit -- feature an all-new and much larger suite,

Taking the business class market by storm already is JetBlue’s new Mint Studio, with its extra sofa seat where a fellow passenger can join you for drinks or dinner. page 55

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JetBlue’s new A321neos, expected to debut in the coming months, will feature two mini Mint Studio rooms at the front. Each contains a comfortable seat that turns into a fully flat bed with an adjoining sofa that, with the seat, converts to one of the largest beds in business class.

In addition to the Tuft & Needle bed, an extra-large screen and wireless charging, you can close the doors on your own private domain and while away the hours to and from London.

QATAR AIRWAYS 777 AND A350 QSUITES The national airline of Qatar revolutionized the business class market with its Qsuite, featuring individual doored suites with loads of space, an HD screen and an ultra-luxurious finish.

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bine through some cleverly retracting walls to create a four-person “quad” seat.

ANA’S NEW 777-300ER (AND SPECIAL HAWAI’I A380) If you’re into understated luxury, you’ll love All Nippon Airways’ latest firstclass suite, a more minimal top-tier experience called -- yep, understatedly -- The Suite. Its calming wood-effect design and the chamfered edges belie the high-tech luxuries contained within.

RANKING THE TOP SEATS Creating any kind of ranking for these incredible seats is very subjective and will depend on how much you plan to spend, when and where you’re flying... and with whom.

You may love Emirates’ zero-g seat for a long day flight, where you can find exactly the right spot to relax over movie after movie, but you might like Singapore’s double beds if you’re spending the night with your other half.

It’s an updated version of the seat found on the airline’s special sea-turtle-clad Airbus A380s, which fly between Tokyo and Hawai’i.

You might like the Qsuite when traveling in a group or prefer to spread out with the extra shoulder space in ANA’s The Room business.

Also on ANA’s newest 777s is its latest business class, The Room, which is almost a flying loveseat that converts into a bed, with direct aisle access for every passenger. It’s possibly the most spacious business class seat around, even if its styling leans a little more office furniture than luxury jet.

The catch, of course, is what happens to all these seats and the planes they›re flying on after Covid-19: most are new enough to be around for a while but keep an eye out when you’re booking to make sure you’ve got the seat -- or suite -- you want.

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FAM E D FOR LEAT HER, HE RM E S ' NE W TRAV E L BAG I S VE GA N

HERMES' VICTORIA BAG FUN GI, BU T M A K E I T FAS H IO N

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ERMÈS JUST SPROUTED A NOVEL VEGAN LEATHER ALTERNATIVE THAT WILL SOON BE USED TO FASHION AT LEAST ONE OF ITS STORIED ACCESSORIES. THE HERITAGE FRENCH LUXURY HOUSE RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH A CALIFORNIA-BASED STARTUP, MYCOWORKS, TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE MADE FROM MUSHROOMS.

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new generation of biotech materials.

It will first appear on an eco-friendly version of the classic Victoria travel bag, alongside elements of canvas and calfskin.

Three years in the making, Sylvania is based on MycoWorks’s patented Fine Mycelium technology. To make it, the company grows mycelium—the network of filaments in fungus—in a way that emulates traditional leather. This process creates an interlocking cellular structure which reportedly gives the material strength and durability akin to cow skin. Sylvania will be manufactured in MycoWorks’s California facility and then shipped to Hermès’ ateliers

in France. There, artisans will tan and finish the faux leather before crafting it into sought-after collectibles. The inaugural Sylvania-based design will be the Victoria bag, which is slated to hit the market by the end of the year.

Whether we’ll see mushroom-based takes on more Hermès leather goods, like the brand’s iconic Birkin bag, has not yet been confirmed. What is sure is that vegan alternatives to animal skins and fibers are only getting more popular as high-end luxury titans have shown an increased interest in sustainability in recent years, as well as a willingness to shun animal-based material. Just last year, the Prada Group, which includes

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Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s shoes and Marchesi, stopped using fur. Ending the use of leather could be the next natural step; a 2019 poll revealed 23 percent of people in the U.S. believe it is a “somewhat or very inappropriate material” to use in clothing.

It is worth noting that the global market for leather goods is valued at more than $400 billion and Hermès built its reputation on delivering the highest-quality designs in the category. It is more likely that Sylvania and other sustainable materials will be used in tandem alongside the house’s trademark leathers. Still, the fact that this magical new material has been endorsed by the leather expert speaks volumes.

“MycoWorks’ vision and values echo those of Hermès: a strong fascination with natural raw material and its transformation, a quest for excellence, with the aim of ensuring that objects are put to their best use and that their longevity is maximized,” Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès artistic director, said. “With Sylvania, Hermès is at the heart of what it has always been: innovation in the making.”

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RACHEL CORMACK SPECIAL TO POLO LIFESTYLES 2021

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WHY IS

WAGYU BEEF

SO DELICIOUS (AND EXPENSIVE)?

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WAGYU BEEF

ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COVETED STEAKS

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TWO RENOWN ED JA PA NE S E CH E FS WE I G H I N

AGYU BEEF IS ONE OF THE MOST COVETED MENU ITEMS IN THE WORLD— UP THERE WITH CAVIAR FROM THE CASPIAN SEA, HOKKAIDO UNI, BLACK TRUFFLES FROM PÉRIGORD, AND OF COURSE, CHAMPAGNE STRAIGHT FROM ÉPERNAY. BUT WHY IS IT THAT WE’RE SO TAKEN WITH THE LIKES OF PETROSSIAN CAVIAR, PÉRIGORD TRUFFLES AND WAGYU BEEF? AND WHAT COULD POSSIBLY EXPLAIN THE WAGYU BEEF PRICE TAG?

To delve into the luxury world of Japanese and American Wagyu beef, we consulted two highly regarded chefs who have long-standing experience handling this coveted class of meat: Chef Hiroki Odo, the mastermind behind Michelin-starred, 14-seat Flatiron

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restaurant o.d.o by ODO in New York City and Chef Shingo Hayasaka, executive chef of The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko.

At the property’s teppanyaki restaurant, Chef Hayasaka prepares cuts of Wagyu offered exclusively to the hotel. Both chefs trained and started their careers in Japan; Chef Odo hails from Nagashima Island, while Chef Hayasaka was raised in Hokkaido.

Thanks to these acclaimed chefs, we’ve broken down exactly what makes Wagyu beef so special.

WHAT IS WAGYU BEEF AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? Wagyu is a breed of Japanese cattle.

The cattle do indeed have to be certified and native to Japan, much in the way Champagne has to come from the Champagne region of France. “Wa” means “Japanese,” and “gyu” means “cow.” The coveted cows that produce Wagyu beef metabolize fat in a way that creates a marbling effect in their meat. Most fattier cuts of steak have an

exterior layer of fat (picture a rib-eye with fat on the bone and encrusted on the edge of the steak). However, the way Wagyu cows metabolize fat allows it to integrate into their muscles, producing the marbled Wagyu steak.

That coveted marbling is what makes Wagyu beef melt in your mouth.

Japanese Wagyu beef is largely thought of as the most tender and succulent steak in the world—which is why Wagyu beef prices are so high. There’s also, of course, a limited amount of Wagyu beef in Japan. And while Japanese Wagyu can come from anywhere in the country, certain regions are known for their Wagyu production.

“Although it is supplied from all over Japan, the famous production areas are Miyazaki, Matsuzaka, and Kobe,” said Chef Odo. He points out that beyond the Wagyu sourced from Miyazaki, Matsuzaka, and Kobe, Wagyu from Hokkaido and Tohoku is also highly coveted. There are only four breeds

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of cattle—Kuroge, Aakage, Nihon Tankaku, and Mukaku—that can produce Wagyu beef. But most Wagyu comes from Kuroge cows because these cattle offer the most prized, perfectly marbled cuts of meat.

Wagyu beef, which is why foodies will pay top dollar for the steak. Next time you’re at the butcher shop, wondering “Why is Wagyu beef so expensive?” just remember the amount of work that went in to producing that cut of meat.

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WHAT IS THE WAGYU GRADING SYSTEM?

Wondering why the Wagyu beef price is sky high? Or, for that matter, how much Wagyu beef costs? A pound of Wagyu beef is likely to cost nearly $200, and cows producing Wagyu beef can sell in the five figures ($30,000 is typical), in comparison to an American cow that will sell for closer to $2,000. Because there are four cattle breeds that can produce Wagyu beef, the stronger the genetic makeup of the cow, the higher the price tag. Essentially, it’s the quality control in Japan that rigorously vets each cow’s genetics that makes this meat so expensive. Only the most celebrated cattle genetics achieve the status of

Wagyu beef must hail from Japan and the highest-end cuts of Wagyu are likely to be sourced from places like Kobe, Miyazaki, or Hokkaido. Nonetheless, there are five grades of Wagyu beef, A5 being the top tier. Several factors go into determining where the meat falls on the Wagyu grading system, but the most important qualifications are the aging and marbling. “Wagyu is coveted because of the remarkable balance of fat and redness,” said Chef Odo. “Classes with higher fat and reddish marbling are of a higher standard.”

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but there are also four categories they can fall into. Wagyu can be Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Shorthorn, and Japanese Polled, which correlates to the type of cow the meat comes from. “They [each] feature different flavors and texture,” said Chef Hayasaka.

Of the four types of Wagyu, Japanese Black is the most common. “Japanese Black Wagyu can be said to be the representative of Wagyu, with its distinctive rich flavor, tender texture, and beautiful marbling,” said Chef Hayasaka.

“Japanese Black Wagyu actually makes up around 95 percent of all Wagyu, so it is not wrong to associate Wagyu with black-haired and marbled beef.”

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simple: Kobe beef is a type of Wagyu.

Kobe beef is Wagyu beef that must come from Kobe, Japan. If a restaurant serves a Kobe steak but the cattle did not specifically hail from Kobe, then it is not Kobe beef, much in the way that sparkling wine made in the U.S. is not Champagne. Kobe beef must be licensed by the Kobe Beef Association and it must have an A4 or an A5 rating on the Wagyu grading system.

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Wagyu is the only authentic version of this revered cut of meat. But what about American Wagyu beef, and Japanese versus American Wagyu?

American Wagyu beef is once removed from Japanese Wagyu beef in that the Japanese cattle are crossbred with American cattle to produce American Wagyu. For example, that might mean a Kuroge cow from Japan was crossbred with a cow producing Angus to create American Wagyu. Something to keep in mind: the American Wagyu grading system is less high-brow than its Japanese equivalent. While American Wagyu still undergoes rigorous quality

control, its grading system is regarded as less stringent than the Japanese Wagyu tiered rankings.

HOW IS WAGYU BEEF RAISED? Wagyu beef-producing cattle— mostly Kuroge, but Aakage, Nihon Tankaku, and Mukaku cattle—are indeed raised by specialty breeders for the first year of their life. At 10 months old (though they could be as young as seven months old), they are sold to Wagyu beef farmers who have experience working with this type of cattle. Japanese Wagyu farmers are known for raising their cattle humanely. They often give

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the cattle ample space to roam and graze freely, rather than being cramped into a pen with dozens of other cows. Over the next two to three years, the cows are raised naturally—never injected with hormones or steroids—until they mature to about 1,500 pounds and 50 percent body fat.

THE FLAVOR PROFILE OF WAGYU BEEF Chef Odo compares the melt-in-your-mouth texture of Wagyu to eating Otoro (which he calls “the most desired part of the tuna belly”). He says each bite of Wagyu is “full of creaminess and

sweetness,” while Chef Hayasaka also points out that Wagyu has a noticeably richer flavor—almost like a fuller bodied wine.

There’s legitimate science behind that melt-inyour-mouth experience when taking a bite of Wagyu beef. “The melting temperature of fat inside Wagyu is close to body temperature,” said Chef Hayasaka. “So when you eat the Wagyu beef, the fat melts in your mouth and you can enjoy its tender texture with rich and robust flavor.”

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ONACO SETS THE STANDARD FOR GLAMOUR ALONG THE FRENCH RIVIERA: ABOVE THE MEDITERRANEAN, THIS ELEGANT CITY-STATE’S ROYAL PALACE, WORLD-RENOWNED DINING, AND OPULENT BELLE ÉPOQUE CASINO SEEM PULLED FROM THE PAGES OF THE SPY NOVELS—AND SUBSEQUENT HOLLYWOOD FILMS—THEY INSPIRED. page 75

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The four hotels of Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer raise the bar even higher with their haute-couture collection of Diamond Suites. With unrivaled guest services and accommodations that range from grand to sublime, they reflect the pinnacle of sophisticated Monaco style. Here’s a glimpse at what sets them apart.

HÔTEL DE PARIS MONTE-CARLO DIAMOND SUITE PRINCE RAINIER III Indeed fit for a prince, this grand rooftop villa in the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo gazes out over the Place du Casino. It’s the perfect perch for taking in the vibrant heart of Monaco, while its accommodations remain surpris-

ingly intimate. The spacious quarters provide more than 5,000 square feet of interior living space, adorned with decorative elements handcrafted by the finest French and Italian artisans, as well as some of Prince Rainier’s personal effects. The suite opens onto a twotiered, 3,700-square-foot terrace, where you can step out for a private swim in the heated infinity pool or descend the staircase for a royal Riviera view. Truly, this is one of the most beautiful suites in the world.

DIAMOND SUITE PRINCESS GRACE The delicate refinement of Princess Grace sets the tone for this exceptional Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo suite that, fittingly, overlooks the sparkling Mediterranean and the Prince’s Palace,

where she lived out her fairytale life.

The two-story suite offers ample space and privacy for two families or groups of friends, along with more than 5,600 square feet of spectacular outdoor terraces that include a heated infinity pool and granite jacuzzi. Special amenities include Meet & Greet at the airport or heliport and transport in and out in a luxury car or helicopter.

DIAMOND SUITE GARNIER The pulse of Monaco beats just beyond the terrace of this two-bedroom Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo suite. Named for the architect who designed the gorgeous Opera house, Diamond Suite Garnier overlooks the Place du Casino and the Mediterranean Sea beyond. Why leave?

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and wine cellar kindly made available and in-suite dining from world-renowned Le Grill.

DIAMOND SUITE SEA VIEW Two bedrooms, each with a private balcony, flank a lovely living space overlooking the sunny harbor, making this suite a gem for a couple or a family. The contemporary interiors are sleek, with unexpected delights like a hammam shower. An array of exclusive services awaits, including return transfer from Nice Côte d’Azur international airport or housekeeper to assist you with unpacking and packing bags.

HÔTEL HERMITAGE MONTE-CARLO DIAMOND SUITE PENTHOUSE A private elevator ferries guests to and from this exclusive enclave atop the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Three bedrooms and three living rooms treat visitors to the luxury of both space

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and beauty, with a decor that faithfully emulates the hotel’s gracious style. Two terraces complete the 2,800-square-foot suite, providing a 360-degree sweep of the Mediterranean and all of Monaco.

DIAMOND SUITE PRESIDENTIAL Neo-classical elegance and the timeless chic of the French Riviera charm guests of this spacious 1,700-square-foot suite

on the top floor of the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Its allure is both grand and subtle, from the unrivaled views of the sea to the fine detailing of its iron balustrades and inlaid mosaic tile artistry. Monaco’s many enticements await below, and a hotel limousine is at your disposal.

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DIAMOND SUITE DUPLEX Pierre-Yves Rochon creates a celebration of joy and light with this exceptional two-bedroom 2,150-square-foot apartment. Cheerful citrus hues complement sleek white decor, bathed in natural light. A stunning glass staircase leads to a rooftop solarium terrace with a bubbling jacuzzi and avpanoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea.

DIAMOND SUITE PRINCELY An arched wall of windows and the curve of the adjoining balcony seem to reach toward the sea in the Princely’s living room, the centerpiece of this spacious and exceptional suite. Each of the three bedrooms is its own enclave, featuring a private vestibule, seating area, dressing room, bath, and terrace overlooking the port. Details like raised panel wainscoting, rich upholstery, and curated art—plus private butler service available upon request—make it a truly elevated home away from home.

DIAMOND SUITE SEA VIEW Ideal for couples or families, two bedrooms bookend a generous living area with an elegant balcony, encouraging all to admire the sweeping Mediterranean Sea views. Guests can enjoy fresh, authentic flavors from world-renowned Le Vistamar.

DIAMOND SUITE SEA VIEW WITH JACUZZI The Belle Époque spirit fills this bright and lovely one-bedroom suite in the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Flow through French doors from the living room to the bedroom, then retreat to the generous terrace with jacuzzi where an exclusive romantic experience awaits: A bottle of Champagne served—on ice—with seasonal fruits and sweets on a private vista overlooking Monaco’s endlessly intriguing harbor. And to capture this moment for timeless memories, guests can enjoy a one-hour photo shoot with a professional photographer.

MONTE-CARLO BAY HOTEL & RESORT DIAMOND SUITE ELEVEN Eleven stories above the sea, water views beckon from every room of this two-bedroom, 2,100-square-foot corner suite in the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, a new addition as of April 2020.

Sleek contemporary styling by designer Olivier Antoine brings the outdoors in, with raw eucalyptus paneling, stone floors, and a soothing palette of sand and lagoon blue. Terraces enhance the lofty 180-degree views, and a telescope brings you even closer to the stars.

Among the privileges Diamond Suite

Eleven guests can enjoy: In-suite dining from the lauded Blue Bay restaurant, plus access to Sea Bay or Cocoon Bay in high season.

MONTE-CARLO BEACH HOTEL & VILLA LA VIGIE DIAMOND SUITE SUNSHINE Monaco’s brilliant Mediterranean climate is the star of this Monte-Carlo Beach suite, its private rooftop deck bathed in golden light. From a chaise lounge or jacuzzi, gaze out upon the swimming pool, the sea and the mountains. Diamond Suite amenities are at your disposal, including private limousine service and preferential reservations at on-site Elsa, a 100% organic restaurant. Plus, your tent at the private beach—with its chic striped cabanas— awaits you with open arms.

VILLA LA VIGIE For years the home of fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, this impressive three-story residence commands attention, set high on a cape overlooking the sea. A monumental entrance hall sets the prestigious tone for this six-bedroom, 6,500-squarefoot villa, leading to grand living spaces that open onto a terrace surrounded by formal gardens and wooded parklands.

These palatial accommodations are available on a weekly or monthly basis,

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and include daily housekeeping, gardening of the villa’s verdant grounds, and a state-of-the-art kitchen for entertaining.

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HAO YUN XIANG

CHINESE ROOTS KEEP HIM CENTERED

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HETHER HE’S HERDING SHEEP IN RURAL AUSTRALIA, FLYING A PLANE OFF THE COAST OF NEW ZEALAND, OR HIKING ACROSS GLACIERS IN ICELAND, TOP CHINESE MODEL HAO YUN XIANG IS ALWAYS READY FOR ADVENTURE—ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO WORK. THE BEIJING-NATIVE WAS A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE BEFORE TAKING ON MODELING AND RISING UP ITS RANKS.

“To me, travel before the pandemic was an excellent chance to meet new friends and experience new things,” he said. “From immersing myself in a foreign culture to opening my mind to ideas I never thought before, I always have something to gain from exposing myself to different people and places.”

He’s spent a year managing his wellness from home, reminiscing about his latest discoveries, where he’s headed next (ASAP!), and why we should never stop exploring.

“To me, loyalty is everything. It’s what keeps me focused. It reminds me to never forget where I’m from, to appreciate what I have and to look forward and be open to the future. There’s always something to learn,” he said. “I’m lucky that my work has allowed me to travel and try new things all the time… I can’t wait to hit the road again.”

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He loves to sail, which has been a perfect socially distancing activity this last year. “To me, sailing is another way to explore the world. Since I started at the age of 17, I have been very fond of the experience of crossing and exploring the ocean. It is full of challenges, but I feel like only when I sail can I break free from the pressure of daily life and completely be myself.”

“Arriving somewhere new always gives you the feeling of excitement that an adventure is about to begin while departing gives you the satisfaction of having collected new things and experiences.

Either way, you never go home the same,” he said.

His packing style is very simple: his backpack holds everything he needs and allows him to navigate with ease. Time

is very important when you’re on the go, so he always has his watch. Music and a good book help him to relax on the plane, but “headphones make a great accessories along with a ring and some cool sunglasses.”

Hao's self-care routine must be working.

He recently completed Abercrombie & Fitch's 2020 and Boss' 2021 campaigns.

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MANAGING WELLNESS AT HOME NINE CREATIVES & THEIR FAMILIES STAY SANE

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LOBAL LOCKDOWNS STRANDED TRAVELERS, SEPARATED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND ISOLATED THE MOST AT-RISK, ALL IN THE NAME OF SAVING LIVES. THIS MONTH, NINE CREATIVES SHARE THEIR STORIES OF STAYING HOME.

AT HOME IN LONG ISLAND WITH THE MODEL AND ACTRESS DILONE “It was so chaotic,” Dilone says drolly, describing her youth in suburban Long Island. The eighth of 10 children (six girls and four boys), the 26-year-old model, born Janiece Altagracia Dilone, grew up constantly upgrading bedrooms as her siblings moved out. (Her favorite, she says, was a room with access to the roof: “I could just pop out the window and look up at the stars.”)

They never strayed far: Dilone’s parents separated seven years ago, but her mother, Maria, simply moved next door, where two of Dilone’s brothers also now live. The rest of the clan isn’t more than a 10-minute drive away. Dilone says her childhood was filled with “lots of personalities, lots of jokes—when things are really good, things are really good, but when things are bad, it’s 10 times worse.”

Dilone moved into her mother’s house last November after finishing a job in Manhattan and—quite unexpectedly—ended up staying for months, all but abandoning her new apartment in Los Angeles. (Already a fixture on the runways both in New York and abroad, she’ll soon find an even bigger audience: last year, Dilone was cast as the supermodel Pat Cleveland in Halston, Ryan Murphy’s limited series coming to Netflix in May.) Her life on Long Island, amid a vibrant Latinx community where “everyone knows each other’s business,” page 92

turned out to feel both nostalgic and strangely, wonderfully new: When she wasn’t holed up reading somewhere (most recently, she revisited Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black), Dilone could be persuaded to join a raucous round of Phase 10, an old card game—“The family goes insane over it,” she says.

In quieter moments, she’s taken the opportunity to both work on herself and spend time with her mother. “I got sober a year and a few months ago, and I meditate every day, I do yoga—I need to take care of myself in order to have the relationships that I want with other

people,” Dilone says. “My mom’s really seen this change in me.” For one thing, the two are now communicating better than they ever have before; to help scale the language barrier between them, Dilone started taking Spanish lessons.

“That alone changed our relationship so much,” she says. “My mom and I will pray together, and she even meditated with me one time, which was really big for her.”

“My mom always said that her greatest wish was that we would all stay close,” Dilone says. That wish seems to have been granted.

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ZIGGY AND ORLY MARLEY LOS ANGELES It took the disruptive force of stay-athome orders for the musician Ziggy Marley and his wife, Orly Marley, to revamp the Toluca Lake home that they share with their children Judah, Gideon, Abraham, and Isaiah. “We always set out to have this cozy, beautiful environment, but the lockdown is what really got us to tighten everything up,” says Orly. (Formerly a vice president at William Morris Agency, she now heads Ziggy’s record label.) They fitted the playroom with custom cabinetry and racks for the kids’ guitars—like their dad and his own dad, Bob Marley, they know their way around a melody—and scattered the floors with antique rugs, among other thoughtful tweaks. But the family also spends a great deal of time outdoors— something their house is well suited for. “Every single nook and cranny opens to the backyard,” Orly says, “and there are French doors into every part of the house.” As the group’s de facto “activities director,” Ziggy oversees daily outdoor workouts. As he puts it: “I’m the outside guy, [Orly’s] the inside guy.”

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EVE HEWSON, DUBLIN Last spring, upon seeing reports that flights between the U.S. and U.K. could potentially halt, Hewson immediately decamped from her apartment in Brooklyn (where she’d been living since 2014) back to Dublin, where she grew up. “I packed one suitcase with one pair of sweatpants and flew home to my family,” she says.

Upon arrival, she slowed down, spending a stretch of time sleeping in her childhood bedroom and streaming shows with her parents (Bono and Ali Hewson) and her three siblings—everything from Normal People (“cried my eyes out”) to Tiger King (“I think everybody went through that”). More recently, she’s crossed Patrick Radden Keefe’s Say Nothing, Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, and Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain off her reading list. “I also read [A.J. Finn’s] The Woman in the Window, like right at the beginning of the pandemic, which was weird,” she says. “It’s about this woman who’s stuck in her house and she’s agoraphobic, so that was sort of a beautiful meta experience.”

After her time at home, Hewson relocated to London— “I’m just Airbnb-ing every month, winging it with no plan”—where she’s about to begin her next project. (The actor can currently been seen in Netflix’s steely psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes and as the intrepid heroine at the heart of a New Zealand Gold Rush–era murder-mystery in Starz’ The Luminaries.)

But she’s come to miss her friends in New York and getting dressed up for no reason.

“I have fantasy outfits for whenever I’m going to be able to wear them—I bought these Rick Owens giant platform boots last fall when I thought that this would be over soon, and they’re just a bit too much to wear, you know, to Whole Foods, so they’ve been sitting there in my bedroom just looking at me,” she says. “I’m dying to wear them.”

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GUINEVERE VAN SEENUS NEW YORK “It’s a piecemeal of life experiences,” says van Seenus of the collection of objects—curios from Moroccan holidays, furniture she inherited from her Dutch grandmother—with which the well-traveled model has filled her Williamsburg apartment. She describes her peripatetic pre-COVID pace as both “a blessing and a curse”—and the contrast with her current at-home life couldn’t be greater: These days, van Seenus (with the help of her partner, Beau Friedlander) looks after a herd of cats and dogs and has just set up an irrigation system in her Brooklyn

terrace and rooftop, where she grows thyme, rosemary, basil, lemon balm for tea, and mint. (“Dill I’m not great at yet, and cilantro I don’t seem to be able to get the hang of.”) She’s been making jewelry, including elaborate woven chain-mail-like headpieces of metal and semiprecious stones, and more recently has begun flipping the script as a photographer—she’s shot for a handful of magazines, including German Vogue.

Bare-bones crews on socially distanced sets require van Seenus to serve as her own glam squad. “I took makeup—and prosthetics—at school,” she says by way of explanation.

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ANNABELLE HICKSON & FAMILY - DUMARESQ VALLEY, AUSTRALIA “I started off kind of pretending that I lived in England—you know, with roses and those kinds of traditional plants,” says writer and photographer Hickson of her garden. “But I’ve come to accept that where I live is very different from England.” Where she lives—with her husband, Ed, and their three children, Daisy, 12, Tom, 10, and Harriet, 8—is a weatherboard farmhouse on a pecan farm in the Dumaresq Valley on the New South Wales–Queensland border. A dozen years into her country life after relocating from Sydney, Hickson has not only embraced the tempestuous weather (“It’s drought and then flooding rain”) but in 2020, she launched Galah, a magazine dedicated to rural Australia. “I’ve had quite a productive kind of lockdown,” she says. In the garden, she’s planted big, soft grasses like miscanthus, while elsewhere branches pruned from a Chinese elm tree end up above the kitchen table in a lush canopy installation that lends a woodsy whimsy to the room.

Little Harriet feels right at home.

“She thinks it’s all quite normal,” says Hickson, “eating your dinner with fallen leaves underfoot.”

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KAI AVENT-DELEON, NEW YORK The taste-making founder of Sincerely, Tommy—Brooklyn’s cult-favorite fashion-and-lifestyle boutique—moved into her Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone a few months before the lockdown. (A native of the area, she counts both her mother, Lisa, and grandmother Doreen as neighbors.) By design, the place was

already deeply tranquil—Avent-deLeon and her husband, Nate, favored a muted color story inspired by the desert—but what it was missing, she soon determined, was a sense of play. In the backyard, she cleared away shrubs to make the space easier to move around in and, breaking from the elegant restraint of much of the rest of the house, she covered the floor of her family room with

pillows. “I wanted it to be a place where we could literally fall out,” she says. And when her two-year-old son, Che, isn’t playing outside, he’s enjoying a new gluten-free confection whipped up by his mother. Among his favorite dishes: a red-lentil pasta with kale and pine-nut pesto. “My son is really picky,” AventdeLeon says. “I’m constantly trying to find something he’ll like!”

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FARIDAH FOLAWIYO LAGOS, NIGERIA In more normal times in her home city of Lagos, Folawiyo helps run the restaurant, Nok, at her mother’s concept shop, Alára—a Sir David Adjaye–designed sanctuary of stylish things that somehow feels more like a design museum—though at the moment, Folawiyo describes both Alára and its restaurant as existing in a liminal “half-open, half-closed situation.” Because of the pandemic-related restrictions on business operations and the Nigerian government–mandated curfew launched in response to recent protests against police brutality, Folawiyo has been mostly at home with her parents. The interiors are, of course, good taste personified, owing to the knowing eye of her mother, Reni—but while Folawiyo jokes that she wouldn’t get a vote on any of the decor, her parents do seek out her opinion for art purchases and placements. She is also a freelance art and photography curator, and she recently launched a digital newsletter, SHI. “I felt like I hadn’t been engaging my brain as much as I would’ve liked to,” she says. A recent edition is dedicated to the Black photography collective the Kamoinge Workshop. All the while, she’s made it a point to get dressed each day. “In Lagos, we wear these caftans called boubous, but I told myself, actually we’re going to wear real clothes every day; no boubous,” she says.

“I’m now known on Instagram for wearing a lot of Pleats Please

by Issey Miyake.” But, she assures, it isn’t only for fashion’s sake.

“These were just actually my most comfortable clothes during lockdown!”

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GARY CLARK JR., NICOLE TRUNFIO & FAMILY TEXAS HILL COUNTRY Some 30 miles outside Austin, musician Gary Clark Jr., his wife, the designer and model Nicole Trunfio, and their family live on a ranch so remote that they can’t receive deliveries there. “It’s kind

of in the middle of nowhere,” Trunfio says—and that’s exactly the point. For both Clark, who was born and raised in Texas, and Trunfio, who hails from the Australian countryside, the place offers a welcome change of pace from their on-the-go lifestyle. “Our home is not meant to show off,” Trunfio says.

“It’s a place where we can be in our own

element and have our own oasis.” When the five of them are there together—the couple’s third child, Ella, was born last February—dance parties are a popular activity, as are swimming, barbecuing, bird-watching, and taking long drives together in their truck. “Simple stuff,” Trunfio says

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AST YEAR THE PANDEMIC LEFT EVERYONE UNCERTAIN OF THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE OF FASHION SHOWS. THIS SEASON YIELDED SOME ANSWERS AS WE ALL MARCHED FORWARD AND DESIGN HOUSES STREAMED DIGITAL SHOWS FOR AUDIENCES OF ONE AND LAUNCHED NEW

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WAYS TO SHOW INFLUENCER SUPPORT. Naturally, the eco-system of street style shifted as we step away from the normalcies of a pre-Covid world. This season, we watched as masks were again donned, heels slipped on and coats layered over more coats. For fall 2021, the wintery streets of Stockholm showcased layers upon layers. From there, the fashion flock took to London, New York, Milan and Paris. Naturally, each brought

their own take on street style, with New York showcasing reconstructed denim.

Per tradition, Milan and Paris inspired the crowd to pull out all the stops in their ensembles as they put their seasons finest to work.

Once again, masks were everywhere.

While we couldn’t always catch a smile, photographers Vincenzo Grillo and Valentina Valdinoci of IMAXtree and Adam Katz Sinding did an outstanding job catching the mood and the looks.

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APTURED ON THE SHORES OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLAND NATION SAINT BARTHÉLEMY, GENERALLY KNOWN AS ST-BARTH’S WITH THE “IT CROWD,” ZIMMERMANN’S COMMISSIONED PHOTOGRAPHER BENNY HORNE’S SUN-SOAKED IMAGERY DEPICTS THE IDEAL TROPICAL GETAWAY. MODEL ANDREEA DIACONU LOUNGES ON SOFT BEACHES OR GENTLY ROCKING SAILBOATS AS THE CARIBBEAN SEA STRETCHES LUXURIOUSLY INTO THE DISTANCE. Horne finds a play of textures between golden piles of fluffy clouds and the relaxed, flowing fabrics of the Spring 2021 collection from Zimmermann. Clad in a mix of earthy, blooming colors and sublime off-whites, Diaconu seems like summer personified.

St-Barth’s is literally summer personified – the eponymous playground of the rich and famous for generations, its French-Caribbean fusion charms even the most discerning of travelers. St-Barth’s is a reprieve from the world around it, a channel directly to nirvana, a starting point and a destination all in one.

The Spring 2021 campaign features creative direction from Emil Vrisakis of Smile Agency, with photography by Horne and videography by Andy Swartz.

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In a nod to Christian Dior’s superstitious nature, symbolic sketches devoid of human figures celebrate flora and fauna on various series of plates and dishes in Limoges porcelain.

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embroidered cushions: a dreamlike getaway and an enchanting odyssey designed to enhance the home.

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ROYAL OAK CONCEPT FROSTED GOLD FLYING TOURBILLON CASE Hammered 18-carat pink gold case, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback, crown set with a translucent sapphire cabochon.

DIAL Multi-layers graded blue dial with sunray pattern, pink gold Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating.

BRACELET Hand-stitched “large square scale” blue alligator strap with hammered 18-carat pink gold AP folding clasp. Additional shiny blue rubber strap.

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DOES IV VITAMIN THERAPY WORK?

THE PROS AND CONS ACCORDING TO EXPERTS

HINT: TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR FIRST.

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Abnormally annoying fatigue doubled with seasonal allergies, as well as an ongoing concern about Coronavirus (Is my cough Covid-19? What about my irritability – that definitely has to be Covid-19, right?) brought me to the medical offices of Infuze in the suburbs of San Francisco. A very pleasant (qualified) nurse administered the IV infusion while I tried to zone out and relax. As I swiped my credit card at the end of the visit, I hoped to feel like the colloquial “million bucks” very soon.

It turns out that I still don’t know what feeling like a “million bucks” entails, but the most noticeable difference was/ is my levels of fatigue. I am not by any means a morning person, and my sleep

app/alarm almost always begrudgingly woke me in the morning. But in the last month since the infusion, I have woken up before the alarm goes off most mornings. I certainly don’t pop out of bed, but it is really nice to be conscious for a few minutes prior to the start of my morning routine.

Together with health.com, we launched a deep dive into intravenous vitamin therapy, its pros and cons and its longevity. Was my experience typical? And what are experts saying about it?

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eral dietary supplement, according to the National Institutes of Health. But in recent years, people have been getting their vitamin fix by another means. If you think IV vitamin drips are a passing fad, think again.

In the celebrity world, hooking yourself up to a drip for an infusion of health-boosting vitamins and minerals has become as standard as throwing back a green juice. Vitamin drips may not be backed up by rigorous scientific evidence, but that hasn’t stopped Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Chrissy Teigen, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and various other stars sharing pictures of themselves getting IV vitamin treatment on their social media pages. And it’s by no means a new fad—Rhi Rhi was doing it back in 2012.

More recently, Ariana Grande put herself on an IV drip after canceling one of her “Sweetener” tour shows. In an Instagram video, she tearfully told fans, “It hurts so bad to swallow. I unfortunately don’t think I’ll be able to push through tonight, and I’m so… sorry.”

Vitamin infusions aren’t just for A-listers, Erika Schwartz, MD, founder of the Manhattan-based wellness center Evolved Science, said.

“Anyone who wants to feel and look their best can benefit from an IV infusion,” Dr. Schwartz says. “The benefits are numerous: improved mental clarity,

immune boosting and defense against viruses and flu, body and mind fine tuning, and even clearer, smoother skin (by supporting collagen production).”

Other reported benefits of the IV vitamin drips include burning fat, fighting jet lag, and even getting rid of a hangover, although there is very little scientific evidence to support such claims.

A growing concern to many is the potential for adverse effects. In 2018, Kendall Jenner was hospitalized after she had a bad reaction to a “Myers cocktail” IV drip. (In the 1970s, John Myers, MD, was the first to give patients a mixture of vitamins B and C, plus calcium and magnesium, to help boost energy levels and improve immune systems.)

In 2018, the Federal Trade Commission charged iV Bars, a chain of IV cocktail clinics, with making false and deceptive claims that its products, including the Myers cocktail, could treat serious conditions like cancer, multiple sclerosis, and congestive heart failure.

A final order issued in 2019 prohibits the Texas-based company and its owner from making such claims unless they can be supported by “competent and reliable scientific evidence.”

Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN, founder of NutritionStarringYOU.com and author of The Protein-Packed Breakfast

Club, warns that taking vitamins via an IV drip can be dangerous if it’s not provided by a doctor for a specific medical condition. “At best, it’s likely unnecessary,” she says. “By taking IV vitamins you are bypassing your body’s normal digestive process that has builtin safeguards for absorption, meaning you could end up with too much of some things.”

Harris-Pincus also points out that there’s a slight risk of infection whenever the skin is broken – a risk that’s increased when an unqualified person is administering the drip – and that the treatment is costly and not covered by insurance.

Prices vary greatly depending on the clinic and the location – you could pay anything from $99 to $750 per treatment, the effects of which can be expected to last up to two weeks.

Even if you don’t experience any complications, IV vitamin therapy might not offer any more benefits than a sports drink with fluid and electrolytes (if you need help with a hangover) or a diet rich in vitamins and minerals (if you’re trying to prevent illness), HarrisPincus says. “Foods that contain lots of vitamins and minerals are also rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals, which help to support the immune system better than vitamins alone,” she adds.

On the other hand, if you have a digestive disorder that prevents proper absorption for nutrients, Harris-Pincus believes IV vitamin therapy can be a great thing – but points out that it’s something to be discussed with a doctor in the first instance.

While naturopathic doctor Heather Tynan’s approach is always to begin treatment with the least invasive option, and she acknowledges that we need more extensive studies on the effects of vitamin therapy, she doesn’t hesitate to recommend or provide it “when a patient presents with lower than adequate nutrient reserves.”

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HEALTH “We cannot heal when we don’t have the materials we need to be healthy,” Tynan said. But she stresses that getting those “materials” should always be done carefully and correctly, by suitably qualified experts. “In general, properly administered vitamin therapy is quite safe,” she says.

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plies to manage such a reaction immediately accessible.”

In Tynan’s opinion, there are times when our bodies need more than the typical resting amount of a given nutrient. “For example, when we come down with a cold, our bodies burn through much more vitamin C than they do when we’re in a healthier state,” she explains.

“Swallowing this vitamin is plausible in doses up to a few thousand milligrams, but beyond that, it tends to cause diarrhea. So, an IV infusion of vitamin

C works around this problem to provide greater quantities of a substance that is much needed in order to more quickly and effectively fight the infection.”

A note of caution: At this point, there is not enough scientific evidence to determine whether and how it might work against the new coronavirus, according to the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. “IV vitamin C is not a cure for COVID-19,” the Institute bluntly concludes.

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IMPATIENT TRAVELERS TEST CITY CAPACITIES IN MIAMI

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ITH THE ROLL OUT OF THE COVID19 VACCINE AND RE-OPENINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT MAY SEEM LIKE THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC IS COMING TO AN END. NONETHELESS, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WEARING MASKS IS STILL OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN ORDER TO KICK CORONAVIRUS TO

THE CURB FOR GOOD. BUT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HAVE GROWN IMPATIENT OF STAYING AT HOME AND HAVE FLOCKED TO STATES WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE CORONAVIRUS NO LONGER EXISTS. One of the most popular destinations is none other than Miami.

Miami-Dade County first reopened its bars and clubs in September 2020 after Florida Governor Ron Desantis signed an executive order that ended business closures across the state. Since then, it has become a hub for hundreds of thousands of Americans seeking refuge from their COVID-stricken states, including celebrities and businessmen. According

to Yahoo! Finance, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Jared Kushner and Karlie Kloss, and Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber all have recently purchased real estate in the Miami Beach area.

College students and tourists quickly caught on to the appealing open nightlife scene in Miami Beach and elected to spend their spring break in the South Florida city instead of their typical destinations.

But in mid-March, an influx of Spring Breakers wreaked havoc on Miami-Dade County, specifically in Miami Beach.

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Beaches in 2020 looked very different than in 2021, as impatient travelers arrived by the thousands in Miami Beach in March.

entertainment district, a series of road closures, and the suspension of indoor dining at restaurants within a popular area.

According to Miami Beach police, 50 people were arrested between March 19 and 21, while about 100 people were arrested the weekend prior. While Miami Beach is normally equipped to handle large crowds, Gelber said he thinks the pandemic has caused a larger influx of tourists than normal.

“I don’t think there’s any question that Covid and people being cooped up and unable to go anywhere has created a pressure that’s being relieved in our city,” Gelber told CNN. Catherine Pasquella, who is a freshman at the University of Miami, explained how the inundation of college spring breakers has created chaos for students at the university. page 132

“Students at [The University of Miami] are fuming because although we still go out, it has been nothing compared to what has been going on recently,” Pasquella said. “South Beach is too dangerous right now, which is unreal because we used to go there every weekend.”

Local Miami Beach residents are also unhappy with their home being taken over. On March 28 there was a “Take Back The City” demonstration at Miami Beach City Hall to protest the mayhem that spring break partying has brought to the city.

The protesters demanded that Mayor Gelber and other officials take action to stop the partying before Memorial Day weekend in May. Miami Beach resident and political activist Kristen Rosen Gonzalez told station WPLG that the pandemonium

hurts her city’s reputation.

“When we get this horrible PR, it affects everyone, because people are afraid to come here,” she said. “We welcome everyone to Miami Beach, but we want people to stop trashing our city.”

Pasquella shared a similar sentiment to Gonzalez. “The city is definitely hurting from it,” she said.

The Miami Beach emergency city commission decided unanimously that the 8 p.m. curfew will run through at least April 12.

As spring break season continues, time will only tell if the crack down on tourism will ameliorate the turmoil the city has faced.

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STASH THE BOOZE FOR 90 DAYS AND LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT “There can be nothing more frequent than the occasional drink.”

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NE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN THE WORLD IS OMAN. THE CITY OF MUSCAT ITSELF IS FIRMLY PLACED IN BIBLICAL TALES OF ANTIQUITY WITH THE FAMOUS FRANKINCENSE TRAIL, A ROUTE THAT CARRIED THIS PRECIOUS, FRAGRANT, AND HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER COMMODITY THAT WAS ONE OF THE GIFTS BROUGHT TO BABY JESUS BY THE THREE WISEMEN. Muscat is a mysterious seaside port with page 136

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souks - labyrinthine bazaars that have been trading commodities for millennia - gold, treasures, maps, foods, spices, housewares, modern phones and electronics, and just about anything else one could need- but originally the souk was the trading post for selling its famous frankincense.

The shops are tightly packed next to each other and are small and modest and usually only a few people can fit into one at any time. Behind the counters or on the steps out front the shopkeepers are all gathered and gossiping about the goings-on of the bazaar.

Something that struck me right away was how, despite its bustling nature, the souk, even at the 5 p.m. height of the shopping rush and with hundreds of people walking about - was how relatively quiet it was. I pointed this out to an Omani person I had befriended and her answer was quite simple: there is no alcohol allowed here. In Oman, like

most of the Gulf countries, alcohol is prohibited in almost all places and that includes restaurants and private homesit is only allowed in hotel bars catering to foreigners.

Upon returning to my hotel and heading downstairs to the pool and bar area, my partner and I heard loud talking and boisterous laughter from far away - happy hour at the Hyatt Muscat was in full swing and some European and American guests were imbibing raucously.

It wasn’t just the pitch of their voices that was attention-grabbing though, it was the demeanor of the drunken people - too carefree. I suppose the only to describe it was sloppy and silly- they were acting like unsupervised children misbehaving badly. The sober bartenders and local staff were always polite and courteous, but gave each other embarrassed and disapproving looks as they had to watch fully grown adults get in-

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OUR PURPOSE IN SY N C W IT H YO UR V IB E

R E N E WA L · C O M M U N I T Y · S U P P O RT · E X P LO R AT I O N · E N E R G Y creasingly inappropriate in all the ways alcohol is notorious for. We decided not to join the crowd.

ALCOHOL AND OUR SOUL

is actually none of us are immune to its addictive powers - the phrase ‘just one drink’ is rarely accurate because the good feeling and chemicals that alcohol gives off makes us want to keep going.

The word ‘alcool’ is Arabic, also written Sometimes we know firsthand the de‘alghawl’, and yes, the inference is to the struction alcohol can wreak on people world ‘ghoul’ meaning ‘an evil spirit’ or because we know someone who drank to quite specifically, a demon that produces a sense of intoxications - hence the etymology of the word ‘spirit’ to describe liquor. If the origin and meaning of the word alcohol seems unpleasant, it might also not come as a surprise because when it is abused, alcohol basically has the potential to ruin lives, not only the life of the drinker, but also of people that must contend with the ‘demon’ that it brings out in a lot of people.

the point of their own detriment and became self-destructive. Or we can glimpse from afar the very public misery of the countless celebrities who are in and out of rehab. No one can really win the battle because the human spirit and physical body just cannot withstand the demons and evil (spirits?) forever.

Even if we don’t drink to the point of having serious life consequences stem from it, most of us can remember a time when we had too much to drink, and the terrible hangover the next day. The truth

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R E N E WA L · C O M M U N I T Y · S U P P O RT · E X P LO R AT I O N · E N E R G Y DRINKING AND THE PANDEMIC: THE DO’S AND DON’T The pandemic brought so much distress over the course of the last year - we must face situations we don’t have any real understanding of. The most salient feature of the pandemic is that we are all spending more time at home, and for many people that can be a stressful place to be.

DO drink when the time, situation, and company agrees with it. Alcohol is best consumed when enjoying the social company of others, or better yet,

as a way to celebrate a special occasion.

Saving it for only sometimes might also feel like a better experience - building immunity and tolerance to alcohol occurs when we drink everyday and then we need to drink more to get that ‘buzz’.

DON’T drink by yourself at home.

Rarely is drinking alone productive and we are less likely to over drink if others are around as we are expected to maintain composure.

DO drink in a way that has a beginning and end - for example if you are drinking wine with a meal, don’t drink before

or after, or even both! End the drinking when mealtime ends, and move on to other things - it’s too easy to lounge around afterward and keep drinking until bedtime.

DON’T use alcohol to cope with stress - while understandable and likely even relatable, this type of drinking is usually unhelpful because it causes us to turn inward and away from others causing more friction.

DO ask your partner or your friends to help you if you need to set limits. If you find that drinking is the only activity that you meet people for, then consider other ways to spend time and let them know that you might not be around to be a drinking buddy because you are cutting back- they might be inspired to join you. Sometimes, we also need to set boundaries with others who cajole us into drinking.

DO talk about it! As I was pondering this subject as a topic for this month, I discussed it with my editor and discovered that he, too, had decided to cut back on alcohol intake at the beginning of the year. It immediately validated the topic and also my personal decision.

While the pandemic is not easy to deal with, we can do things to enhance and enrich our lives , and cutting back on drinking is one surefire way to make our lives, relationships and souls, cleaner, clearer, and yes, classier too.

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EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO OWNS THIS PROPERTY, BUT YOU CAN’T SEE IT FROM ALMOST ANYWHERE,” SAID SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTOR DAN DOCKRAY.

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TOM CRUISE'S ACTION-PACKED COLORADO ESTATE LISTS FOR $39.5 MILLION

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OM CRUISE'S TELLURIDE, COLO., PROPERTY, WHICH SPANS 320 ACRES, INCLUDES A DIRT BIKE AND SNOWMOBILE TRACK, AS WELL AS A NETWORK OF TRAILS FOR HIKING, SNOWSHOEING AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES. The estate, which is full of sports-oriented amenities befitting an action star—is returning to market for $39.5 million.

This isn’t Cruise’s first effort to sell: Seven years ago, he tapped a real estate agent to market the property for $59 million, though it was never publicly listed, according to current listing agents Eric Lavey of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty and his colleague Dan Dockray. “I’m not sure [Cruise] was ready to sell it yet,” Lavey said.

Ultra-private, the roughly 320-acre property is located at the end of a gated mile-long driveway that is surrounded by a forest of aspen trees. It borders a national forest on three sides and is a few minutes from downtown Telluride. Located on a hillside, the property sits at an elevation that allows the owner to look down on planes arriving at the nearby airport, the agents said.

“Everybody knows who owns this property, but you can’t see it from almost anywhere,” said Dockray.

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TOM CRUISE'S TELLURIDE ESTATE

Cruise spent several years designing and constructing the native stone-and-cedar home, which was completed in 1994. Roughly 10,000 square feet, the four-bedroom house is designed in classic mountain style, with wood-beamed ceilings, wood-paneled walls and stone fireplaces. There is also a three-bedroom guesthouse on the property.

The activity-oriented features include a large sports court, a dirt bike and snowmobile track and an extensive network of trails for hiking, snowshoeing and all-terrain vehicles. There is also a spa, an office and a three-car garage. page 146

A spokeswoman for Cruise didn’t respond to a request for comment on his reasons for selling. The listing agents said they believed the actor hadn’t used the house in quite some time.

They noted that the market in Telluride has been extremely active over the past few months as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, with buyers coming in from major cities across the country.

“People sat down during this lockdown and said ‘What am i doing with my life? I want a better lifestyle,’”Dockray said.

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Wines

of hope and better days to come

BY CEZAR KUSIK

SOMMELIER & WINE WRITER

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In Search Wines of Hope of Solace and Better Days WINES OF

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T HAS BEEN MORE THAN ONE YEAR SINCE THE FIRST SERIOUS COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD AS WELL AS WHERE I AM HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. IT’S BEEN A ROLLERCOASTER OF A YEAR – ONE DAY THE SITUATION SEEMED TO BE IMPROVING ONLY FOR IT TO NOSEDIVE THE NEXT, WITH SPIKES OF NEW CASES, MORE CASUALTIES AND EVEN HARSHER RESTRICTIONS. page 160

Aside from the obvious tragic consequences, the pandemic truly tested human adaptability and perseverance.

For the most part, we’ve passed that test.

Finally, there seems to be a glimmer of true hope and the promise of better days on the horizon. Increasingly, science and common sense have allowed vaccination programs to roll out speedily and efficiently.

With cautious optimism, I decided to celebrate by opening some special wines and bring a bit of festive spirit into the daily minutia of my pandemic routine.

My choices were dictated by the uniqueness of the wines, quality to value factor, the story they came with, and general distribution availability. Here they are – I present you with four wines of hope and better days to come.

FERRARI BRUT NV TRENTO, ITALY Let’s pop a cork and kick off the celebration in style with one of my favorite sparkling wines, Ferrari’s Trento Brut. It may come to you as a surprise that this gem of a sparkler doesn’t come from the Champagne region. Champagne would have been an obvious and more predictable pick; that’s not the point of this lineup.

This sparkling wine comes from Italy’s northeastern region of Trento where the Ferrari winery was founded in 1902 by a visionary entrepreneur, Giulio Ferrari, whose dream was to create a sparkling wine in his native Italy that would rival the best of Champagnes.

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His grape of choice was Chardonnay and Trento D.O.C. became the first Italian region with specific designation for sparkling wines made by the Methode Champenoise. Ferrari offers a wide range of sparklers but their Brut is, in my view, the best quality to value offer in their portfolio. This 100 percent Chardonnay wine stuns from the get-go.

In the glass, an exceptionally fine, persistent perlage dominates. On the nose, the wine offers intense bouquet of lemon, white peach, baked apple and a classic aroma of yeast derived from 20-month aging in the bottle. The palate is concentrated yet vibrant with balanced body and long-lasting finish of pumpernickel flavor accentuated by mouthwatering acidity.

The wine exhibits a tremendous food and wine pairing versatility, from caviar to sushi and a variety of seafood dishes all the way to cheeses and lighter desserts. With its sticker price of around $25 a bottle, this wine can only exceed one’s expectations. Ferrari is one of the most award-winning wineries in the world and as of the 2021 season it has become the official winery of the Formula One races.

2018 ESCALADA DO SIL BLANCO GODELLO VALDEORRAS, SPAIN Imported by my favorite SpanishPortuguese wine importer, Olé & Obrigado, this white wine is made from 100 percent Godello grape, indigenous to the Iberian Peninsula, and was one of my favorites tasted during the Covid lock-down. The winery is in the eastern part of Spain’s Galicia region in the appellation of Valdeorras. The vineyards are planted on the steep slopes above the Sil river called The Valley of Gold by the Romans.

With the granite and slate composed soil and cool nights and warm daytime temperatures, this site offers perfect growing conditions for the Godello

grape. And it is a stunner of a wine at a very approachable price. No skin contact, no malolactic fermentation and ambient yeasts are parts of the wines vinification along with used 600-liter barrels and a 12-month aging process.

This wine delivers at all stages of the tasting experience.

An expressive, yet elegant, nose of white peaches, ripe Meyer lemon and jasmine flowers seamlessly intermingle with herbal notes of coriander and flinty minerality touched by the ocean breeze salinity. Its viscus texture thoroughly coats the palate delivering a sensual, long-lasting finish carried by impressive acidity. Its versatility will easily please both Chardonnay as well as lighter body white-wine drinkers.

I shared the wine with a couple of friends while munching on octopus and sardines in rich olive oil marinate. Guess what?! It was sublime! At a moderate price of around $45 a bottle, the wine is worth every penny.

2019 GAINTZA ROSES GETARIAKO TXAKOLINA, SPAIN Is there a better way to induce a festive, frivolous mood than opening a bottle

of rosé? I cannot think of many. Even better if that rosé has a sparkle to it. Too good to be true? Here comes Gaintza rosé from the region of Getariako Txakolina. This appellation lies in the Basque country of Spain on the Cantabrian Coast and is one of the most beautiful wine regions I have visited in my travels.

The historic city of San Sebastian offers some the best culinary experiences in Spain with a multitude of restaurants and pintxos bars where Txakolina is being poured generously. The wines are known for their light, brisk, low-alcohol, joviality-inspiring character. Two endemic grapes are used in the make-up of Gaintza wine: Hondarrabi Beltza and Hondarrabi Zuri.

One hundred percent estate fruit comes from 40-plus year-old vines grown on limestone and clay soils. Its irresistible efflorescence is the result of the intentionally induced fermentation in the bottle. The sparkle and its zesty acidity only enhance the aromas of raspberry, grapefruit, wild strawberry, and a slightly salty finish. This wine begs for sunshine and pretty much any shellfish-based food. This is the most fun you will get for under $20 a bottle. page 161

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Wines of Hope and Better Days 2018 PLANETA ERUZIONE 1614 NERELLO MASCALESE ETNA, ITALY

It’s time for a red wine now. Planeta winery owns vineyards throughout the island of Sicily. One of their operations is situated in one of my favorite wine regions in all of Italy: Etna D.O.C. Most of the vineyards of this appellation are planted on the slopes of the notorious Mount Etna volcano, which is poor in organic matter, but rich in minerals, making the terroir of this area unique. Both white and red wines are made here.

The reds are based on two local varieties: Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio with the former one being more reputable. Etna reds are often compared to the French red Burgundy wines due to their complexity, aging potential and the reflection of the vineyard typicity. Planeta’s Eruzione 1614 cuvée is mainly composed of Nerello Mascalese grapes coming from some of the choicest vineyards in the region.

Handpicked grapes are destemmed, pressed, vinified in stainless steel tanks and aged in oak barrels for 12 months.

The year, 1614, commemorates one of the most severe eruptions of the volcano and the one which lasted the longest: 10 years. Don’t be fooled by the seemingly light body of the wine in the glass; there is nothing feeble about it. The aromas are intense and the wine delivers an intricate combination of fruit and savory flavors. Exotic spices, sandalwood, and herbs of fennel and hibiscus meld with wild red berry fruit and currants all harmoniously cloaked in firm tannins with a touch volcanic saltiness. There is a certain wild, untamed characteristic to the wine making it a great pairing with game and rustic Italian dishes, cheeses and truffles. Coming at around $40 retail, the wine isn’t necessarily a deep bargain, but the experience completely page 162

justifies the price.

If during these trying times you have been caught in a wine rut, always reaching for the same wines, made from the same grape varietals or produced by the same wine makers, maybe it is time to broaden your wine horizon and drink outside the box (not from the box). Look up the wines I introduced to you. Ask at your local wine shop or check with your favorite online distributor and give your palate a chance for reinvention.

While we are it, let’s go beyond wine and do a revision of our lives in general.

Reemerging from the gloom and the restraints of these long months of the pandemic, let’s look for a silver lining

and lessons that can be learned from the experience. Maybe returning to normal is not what is needed. Apparently, the old normal did not quite work, since we found ourselves in this pickle in the first place.

This may be a good time for a personal inventory, reevaluation and adjustments, so we can create a new normal, a better one. A new normal where people are valued for who they are and not for what they have. A new normal filled with integrity and selflessness and void of self-entitlement and complacency. A new normal empowered by determination to do better for the future ahead.

CEZAR KUSIK WINE CONTRIBUTOR POLO LIFESTYLES 2021

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MOLD YOUR MIND BE READY FOR ANYTHING: MASTER THE ART OF PLANNING JOEY VELEZ MA, MBA @velezmentalperformance Healthy Lifestyles Contributor

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AST MONTH, WE DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO ACT EVEN IN THE FACE OF NEGATIVITY. REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU AND THE DISTRACTIONS THAT ARE PRESENT, THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD TOWARD YOUR DESTINATION.

The emphasis last month was more guided toward in-the-moment responses, but can you create a plan of attack of how to handle potential obstacles? The answer is yes. Having preplanned actions for potential obstacles can prepare you to stay the course when the unexpected happens.

PRE-PLANNING VERSUS WINGING IT “We’ll figure it out when we get there,” is a common phrase associated with spontaneity. While being spontaneous page 166

can add excitement to one’s life and be effective at times, winging it can also increase the likelihood of making mistakes. Can we plan for everything we are going to experience? No, but having preplanned responses to potential obstacles can be the difference in staying the course or getting off track.

Think about all the planning that you do: vacations, meetings, exercise. Why do you plan? Why do you take the time and effort to plan for something that has not happened? There are many reasons why we should make a deliberate effort to plan for potential obstacles, including: increasing our preparation, minimizing stress or anxiety, maintaining steady energy levels.

Oftentimes, when faced with obstacles or the unexpected, our energy levels increase and our fight-or-flight response kicks in. Too much of an increase in energy activation can shut down our thinking brain and our ability to function at an optimal level. Therefore, planning can help us manage our energy levels more efficiently so that we can make more effective decisions in the moment.

For example, for my 30th birthday I went skydiving. I have a fear of heights, and I knew that I was going to experience a lot of anxiety before I jumped.

For days and weeks leading up to this day, I planned out how I would respond.

I would take several deep breaths and tell myself, “Enjoy this experience,” so

that when the day would come, I would be prepared to define my anxiety and go through with jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.

IMPLEMENTING INTENTIONS When you have time to plan, an effective strategy comes in the form of whenthen statements. When-then statements are a type of contingency planning for identifying specific action to take when faced with an obstacle. Research shows that planning how you will act, particularly in the face of obstacles, has been found to be very effective for ensuring goal progress and reaching your destination. I recently started the process of training for a 10k run. I follow a training program three times a week using the treadmill at the gym to run a specific number of miles. Let’s say I show up to the gym one day, and the gym is closed.

A when-then statement would look like, “When the gym is closed, then I will run outside,” or “When the gym is closed, then I will focus on stretching and recovery.” While you cannot prepare for every obstacle and challenge, having an idea of how you will act to particular roadblocks can help you stay on track.

You can also incorporate power statements that we discussed previously.

Power statements help increase confidence toward execution of a task by having ready-made statements that are purposeful, productive and possible.

Power statements fit into the planning

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process by identifying particular moments when you might need a boost of confidence for motivation. One statement I say to myself while I am training for my 10k is, “One more minute.” I had never run for more than two miles at a time until recently, so my patience is tested when I run for longer periods of time. Therefore, I need that extra boost

of confidence and motivation to help me see this and my power statement helps me stay on track.

PARTING WORDS One phrase that holds true more often than not is, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” Nothing ever goes according to plan, so you must develop contin-

gency plans to ensure progress toward your end destination. While you cannot plan for everything, brainstorm typical roadblocks you may expect so that you can better prepare for when that moment presents itself. Create contingency plans, create power statements and utilize these skills in order to handle the obstacles that you will face. page 167

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HEALTH IS WEALTH

8 TASTY ALTERNATIVES TO CHICKEN BREAST

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YO U MI G H T EVEN L I K E T H E SE P ROT E IN SO U RCE S

F YOU’VE EVER BEEN ON A HIGH-PROTEIN DIET, YOU’VE PROBABLY DEVELOPED A POWERFUL HATRED FOR CHICKEN BREASTS.

Chicken breast, while heralded among body builders for its lean protein, is also one of the most bland and boring things you can eat. Spices and seasoning page 170

can help, sure, as can tossing the bird on the grill, but there's only so much chicken a person can handle.

If you’re sick of chicken breast (or that other protein go-to, salmon), here are eight foods designed to shake up your diet, awaken your taste buds, and help you on your way to more muscle.

Each is loaded with protein, the key nutrient you’ll want to target. Aim for 30

grams of protein at each meal to reap its muscle-building, belly-filling powers.

Yes, protein can help you fill up too.

That’s due to something dietitians call “satiety,” which is basically how full you feel after you’ve eaten a meal. Because protein takes longer to digest then say, the empty carbohydrates from two slices of white bread, the nutrient can delay your hunger signals from firing.

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There’s another side benefit to diversifying your protein intake too: different proteins contain different nutrients.

If you’re only eating chicken breasts, you’re missing the blood-boosting iron

1. DUCK BREAST

You wanted unsung protein sources, well we’re coming out of the gate hard.

Duck breast isn’t as lean as chicken breast, but it is at least 1,220 percent more delicious. And it contains a powerful amount of muscle-building protein—46 grams per breast if you’re ordering the kind from D’Artagnan.

in red meat, the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids in seafood, and the antioxidants of certain protein-rich plant foods.

So it’s time to open your mind and your mouth when it comes to foods that build muscle.

2. EDAMAME

3. OYSTERS

They’re soybeans, and soybeans—as evident in soybean-based products such as tofu and tempeh (both also good foods to help you build muscle)—are rich in protein. The beans themselves contain 19 grams per cup, which is understandably a lot of soybeans, but not that much if you're using them as a salad topper or snack.

Oh, how fancy.

Plump, briny, and refreshing—these bivalves contain multitudes of flavors, and also about two grams of protein a pop. Which means if you order a half dozen as an appetizer, you’ll slurp down 12 grams of protein before your meal even starts.

Quack quack.

4. BISON

Lean, but still mightily meaty, ground bison (or steaks, if you can find them) contain a sturdy amount of muscle-building protein. Per just 3 ounces of ground bison, you’ll eat almost 22 grams of protein for only 152 calories.

5. SMOKED SALMON

Okay yeah yeah yeah the intro said salmon wouldn’t be on this list (but who reads intros anyway?). Except that while smoked salmon comes from salmon, of course, it has an entirely different flavor profile that makes it great for everything from scrambling into eggs to flaking atop a mixed greens salad. Three ounces contain about 15 grams of protein.

6. CHICKPEAS

One cup of chickpeas has about 15 grams of protein. Beyond hummus, they’re amazing in chana masala, Moroccan stews, and even added to Tex-Mex chili. page 171

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7. MILK

8. SARDINES

Like, real milk. Not oat milk or almond milk or chia milk or unicorn milk. Cow’s milk. Most alternative “milks” contain only a smidge or two of protein. One cup of cow’s milk has almost eight grams.

Skeptical, you may be, but these small swimmers actually contain a netful of protein. One can house a mighty 23 grams of the nutrient, and if you›re wondering how the hell am I going to eat an entire can of sardines, well you eat them on top of a good crusty bread with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a hefty sprinkling of sea salt, that's how.

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