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03 Forward 04 Maria Escote ~ William Montalvo 06 Book ~ London Silver 08 The Westin Palace Madrid ~ R. E. Fisher 10 Homemint & Justin Timberlake ~ London Silver 12 Tumi & Dror ~ Dru Downy 15 Three Wheels Spinning Part 1 ~ Gene Wisniewski 23 Luis Vuitton City Guide 2012 ~ Addison De Witt

24 Belle N. Matisse ~ Naomi West 30 When Night Falls ~ Florence Leung 42 Ripe ~Robert Mendolia 52 Time Traveler ~ Yuji Watanabe 64 Gasoline ~ Arkan Zakharov 82 Introduce - Tom Bull ~ Red Model Management 83 Stockists

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Groomer Thomas Ruscica Digital Patrick Armstrong DIgItal Enhancement Lee Stadler Model Alex – NY Models

Styling Yvadney Davis for Judy Inc. Makeup Oz Zandiyeh using MAC Hair Talysia Ayala Model Ashley A. - Richard’s Model Photography Assistant Bernard Ng Stylist Assistant Brittany Whitney

Photography ROBERT MENDOLIA RobertMendolia.com

Photography FLORENCE LEUNG Flotography.ca

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Editor-In-Chief, Creative Director WILLIAM MONTALVO William@Satellite-Mag.com Managing Editor R. E. FISHER Richard@Satellite-Mag.com Art Director BOX808 MEDIA Box808@Satellite-Mag.com Photography Consultant RACER MEDIA INC. RacerMediaInc.com Special Correspondent ADDISON DE WITT Addison@Satellite-Mag.com Copy Editor ANNEMARIE MAES AnnemarieMaes@mac.com Public Relations FRAME PR Frame-PR.net Cofounder Jody Green Jody@Satellite-MagOnline.com Interns DRU DOWNEY, LONDON SILVER & NAOMI WEST Submissions We are always looking for new work. We accept submissions.

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Florence Leung Born and raised in Canada, Florence Leung, also known as FLOTOGRAPHY, is an internationally published fashion photographer based in Vancouver, B.C. Coming from a modelling background, she wished to expand her creativity by being behind the lens. As a self taught photographer, she began shooting in February 2010 and has been well published in numerous publications and magazines internationally. She has accumulated quite an impressive and extensive portfolio. As her talent continues to shine through her stunning creations, she has become an inspiration to people around her. In her short career, she has already won two awards in the prestigious, 2011 Professional Photographer of the Year awards, rising above over 6300 other entries worldwide. She was pleasantly surprised upon discovering this news, as it was the first competition she has ever participated in. It certainly will not be her last. We look forward to seeing more of her successful endeavors in the near future.

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Robert Mendolia Armed with 15 years experience as a fashion designer, merchandiser and stylist, Robert Mendolia has emerged as a major force in the world of fashion photography.

A graduate of New York’s prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology Robert holds dual degrees in design and photography. Robert’s cutting edge images reflect an intuitive understanding of the relationship between these two disciplines by incorporating traditional photography and also mixing mediums such as illustration, computer graphics and digital compositing.

Robert’s prolific career includes numerous national & international contributions to high profile magazines. When not shooting for major companies such as Macys, Bloomingdales, and couture designers KAUFMANFRANCO Robert can be found planning his next innovative project. Always Ascending…

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YUJI WATANABE Yuji Watanabe is a fashion photographer. He was born in Ehime, Japan, and currently he lives in Tokyo, Japan. He had experienced an assistant in New York, and Tokyo.

His love toward film and digital makes his work more complicated.

He uses and mixes both film and digital technique. He had done some magazine work, and he moves to Paris from this June. He always looks for new stimulations, so he decided to move to Paris for the next level.

His motto is ‘Fashion can create fantasy. Fantasy can give dream’.

He tries to tell dream through photography.

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TRAVEL “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” ~ John Steinbeck “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” ~ Mark Twain “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” ~ Robert L. Stevenson “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” ~ Samuel Johnson “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” ~ Jack Kerouac

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’m typing by the pool of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on the famous Sunset Boulevard.

Travelers are chatting around me; the usual conversation about where they came from and where they’re going next while friends and family are enjoying the pool.

In many ways this is an idyllic scene, but to be honest, for a while today I was feeling a bit tired and jaded about travel. When you’re on the road too long the spark of newness fades, and travel can feel like a long, pointless slog, a detour from loved ones and from life.

Then I started reading the quotes you’ll find to the left Some made me laugh. Some made me wince, but all of them rang true, and reminded me of traveling: to learn and grow, to challenge myself, stretch my limits and foster an appreciation of both the world at large and the chair waiting for me back home.

I hope you’ll find similar inspiration in these quotes.

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or thirty-six weeks, a sketchbook was sent in random order between four artists: two in Brooklyn, NY, Mac Premo and Duke Rylie, two in Belfast, N. Ireland, Oliver Jeffers and Rory Jeffers.

Every Wednesday, one participant would recieve the book. The following Monday it was sent out, giving each artist five days to complete a spread (see examples to the right) in responce to the one that preceded it.

A small portion of each entryexists on to the following page.

Beyond this, there was no communication between the artists concerning the content of the book during its making.

The book’s first trip across the Atlantic was on June 2nd 2003.

Its final trip was on February 2nd 2004. By the time it was complete, the book had travelled over sixty thousand miles.

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ommissioned by King Alfonso XIII in 1912, the newly restored Westin Palace Madrid is set near the Prado, historic monuments and some of the best tapas restaurants in town. It was ranked as one of the world’s best hotels by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2010 Gold List.

Topped by an enormous stained glass dome, the regal building has been a center of Spanish society for almost 100 years.

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and plush chairs. A separate dining room seats eight and a library.

La Rotonda restaurant, named for the stained glass dome that is the hotel’s visual signature, offers the SuperFoods breakfast buffet, lunch buffet, and an a la carte menu for lunch and dinner. The Sunday Opera & Brunch is considered the best in town.

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The largest accommodation, the Royal Suite, is located on the top floor overlooking the Plaza Neptuno and its fountain. Elegant and comfortable, the suite includes a full bedroom, dressing room, and bathroom. The master bath boasts a sauna and Jacuzzi, and there is a powder room for guests as well. The large lounge features a conversation grouping with sofa, table

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Apparently it has, as Timberlake has become the latest celebrity to lend his style sense to BeachMint with the upcoming HomeMint website.

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minded vision for design so when BeachMint [the company behind HomeMint and sister sites StyleMint and BeautyMint] came to us with the opportunity, it felt like a really natural thing for us to do together. Estee and I are great friends, so it’s a lot of fun.”

Unlike the other BeachMint sites, you don’t have to be a member to get the designer goods. However, members will be offered discounts on products as well as other special privileges.

HomeMint has a little something for every homeowner, with items ranging in price from $10 for accessories to $10,000 for unique objects and art.

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Even the travel kit in the collection manages to be a work of functional art with the ability to lie flat for storage, or stand up to be used at the sink.

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“Good thing there’s so many underfed artists here. They could never have fit this many of the better-nourished,” Jack said.

“They’ll be able to insert a few more, once this batch starts shriveling from the heat,” the lawyer responded. “Personally, I’m not sure how much more I can take.”

“Well, I’m glad for Amy. I think it’s going to be a huge success. I have to say I feel sorry for poor Dee Dee, though.”

“Dee Dee?” “Dee Dee Free. The drag queen over there in the rubber getup, with the monumental hair.”

“Dear God, she looks like the love child of Dolly Parton and Gumby.”

Jack and the lawyer, whose name turned out to be Ira, were among the several hundred people crammed into the gallery’s two smallish white rooms. Located in the Chelsea district on the westernmost part of the fabled isle of Manhattan, it was one of the first to move to this area otherwise occupied mostly by warehouses and auto-body shops. Outside it was no more than twenty degrees and snowing; inside the air conditioning was on full blast in an attempt to prevent a rash of Victorian-style swoonings.

The exhibition was a benefit, for an artist injured in an accident. Donated work by artists well known and not was being offered at fire sale prices; and because of this, the show attracted a slew of young people who had no money to buy art, a fair number of business people who wouldn’t normally buy art, and a sprinkling of collectors who were hoping to get in on the ground floor of something.

Jack knew one of the organizers, a friend of Amy’s, and so had been asked to volunteer at the checkout. This gave him the opportunity to talk to almost everyone who attended, since almost everyone who attended bought something.

Although he didn’t generally have trouble talking to people once a conversation got going, he wasn’t very good at initiating them as a rule. Performing this task turned out to be an effective icebreaker.

He and Ira had already exchanged cards, since he had feebly, but with all sincerity, begun their exchange by asking Ira if perhaps they knew each other from somewhere. If it sounded like a pickup line, however, Ira didn’t seem to mind.

Jack had recently turned 39. In a hair over two months he would be two years past the midpoint of his life, if he were to make it all the way to the age of life expectancy for men (74.37, 2001 estimate). So he had calculated earlier that day, while taking a break from the piece he was finishing up in his studio.

Ira was about ten years older. He, unlike Jack, was quite established, entrenched as a partner in a law firm at the southern tip of the island. He was far too occupied with torts and countersuits to ruminate about where he was at on the timeline of his mortality.

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Their conversation was interrupted when several people suddenly appeared to pay for their purchases. Before he moved on, though, Ira reiterated to Jack how much he had enjoyed their little chat.

After about two hours, someone offered Jack a break, so he decided to go outside for a smoke. He did a quick scan of the gallery to determine if Ira was still around, but he seemed to have left. He wondered if they’d ever run across each other again. He wasn’t counting on it, certainly. Their interaction had spanned all of four minutes.

Outside it was quiet; everything was closed, including the few other galleries on the block, as was traditional on Mondays. There being nothing else in this somewhat out-of-the-way neighborhood to attract people, the only ones out on the street were the small group clustered in front of this particular building, and the occasional wino or stray dog.

It was one of the few areas of Manhattan to still have any degree of “edge”, but the arrival of the art galleries signaled that that distinction might soon disappear. Jack sometimes marveled at the transformation that had taken place in New York since he had arrived from the suburbs of New Jersey in 1980. Back then, the city was a wreck. Dilapidated, crime-ridden, and seedy, it was also a nonstop all-night, every day party, where you could never predict what might happen. He missed it terribly.

As he stood enjoying his cigarette, delighting in the silence and the bracing cold that was such a relief after the noise and heat of the gallery, a woman approached him to ask if he could think of “anything with a bank machine in it that might miraculously be open in this godforsaken outpost.” She was on her way to the benefit, and needed to get some cash, that being the only type of payment accepted.

“Jeez, I don’t know,” responded Jack. “I don’t guess there’s much purpose in having one around here. It’s not like you could withdraw enough to buy an entire painting. Or pay for a car repair, come to think of it.”

“Wait a minute,” said the woman. “There’s one across the street! Sitting right out on the sidewalk. What weird place for an ATM! How did we not notice that?

It’s lit up like a jukebox!”

“Oh my God, I can’t believe I didn’t notice it either. I’ve been standing here for almost a cigarette. Good thing I decided to be an artist, so I could make use of my extraordinary powers of observation.”

“Don’t obsess about it. Everything worked out in the end. I bet if I hadn’t stopped to ask I would have slid right past it.”

“I tend to doubt that. But it’s nice of you to say so.”

“Well, now that I’ve found it, let me go empty it out. If some miscreant with a crowbar hasn’t already. Anything left up there?”

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know, you only get six square inches of floor space to call your own.”

“Hmm, I better move quick then, before everything gets vacuumed up. All right, see ya.”

“So long.”

As Jack turned to head back in, he was stopped by a handsome and somewhat intoxicated-looking young man, carrying a portfolio, probably in his midtwenties.

“Uh, excuse me, can I get a light from you?”

“Sure.” Jack dug in his pocket for his lighter.

“Thanks a lot, Jack.”

“How did you know my name? Do you have powers? Or have we met before?”

Hmm, thought Jack. Time to cultivate some new lines.

“No, but us Gen X kids do know how to read, despite what everybody thinks,” the young man responded, indicating the sticker on Jack’s breast, visible under his coat, that said, “Hello, My Name Is Jack.”

“Oh. I suppose that would be a clue.”

“Unless you’ve done away with the real Jack and are attempting to assume his identity.”

“You’ve uncovered my fiendish plot.”

“I’m Ryan.”

“Pleased to make your acquaintance, Ryan.”

“Are you in the show, or just working at it? I’m drunk, by the way.”

“Not sure that’s a good thing to tell strangers. Uh, both. A friend of mine helped put it together, so she asked me if I’d run the register. My piece is hanging on the ceiling—it’s a life-size painting of Oscar Wilde flying by in a Superman outfit. Do you have something? I assume you’re an artist,” he said, glancing toward Ryan’s portfolio.

“Yeah, maybe you saw it. It’s a desecration of the cover of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.”

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For a second it crossed his mind that this kid was trying to pick him up. That would be too flattering, although hopefully not out of the question. But really, Jack knew that most likely he was only networking.

“Yeah. Hold on.” He pulled his card from his jacket pocket.

“Thanks. Now promise.”

“You’re welcome. I promise. Listen, Ryan, your company is delightful, and I don’t mean to be rude, but I was actually on my way up. I have to go relieve the person who was relieving me.”

“I’ll go with you.”

“Don’t you want to finish your cigarette?”

“Nah, there’s always more where this one came from.”

“Just be prepared. It’s packed to the rafters.”

“That’s what I was hoping for. I like to play to a full house. I’ll even lead the way.”

“Are you sure you’re in a state to be a human shield?”

“Bring ‘em on. As long as my hair’s okay, I’m prepared for anything.”

“It’s perfect. You’re invulnerable.”

“Then let’s go, yo.”

The flow of traffic on the narrow wooden stair was impeded enough to allow for an intermittent comment back and forth between the two of them. Jack was glad to be behind Ryan, who was teetering slightly. He’d be able to catch him if he toppled over, and prevent a domino effect that would undoubtedly continue all the way to the ground floor.

They arrived not a moment too soon. The crowd at the table was so large that it looked like a Blue Light Special at K-Mart, and the woman who had come to replace him ended up assisting him instead.

When things eventually simmered down, Jack, feeling utterly exhausted, saw that Ryan was still there.

When he noticed Jack looking his way, he waved and zigzagged over.

“Awesome time. Check out at all the people I met!” he effused. He yanked a wad of cards from his shirt pocket, causing them to scatter all over the floor.

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Jack bent down to help Ryan gather them up. “You see how nice people are to you when your hair is perfect?”

“Is it okay? I haven’t been in front of a mirror for what seems like days.”

“Wait, stand there.” He reached over and pushed back an errant drooping lock.

“Okay, summon the paparazzi.”

“Hey, want to go to Twilo?”

Jack couldn’t help but feel flattered, even if he didn’t know the motivation behind the question.

“Thanks, but my nightclub days ended long long ago, when the continents were still fused. Honestly I’m astounded there even are places like that any more.

I thought it was all over when Danceteria, had their ‘I Don’t Go Out Much Anymore’ party in, like, 1984, which, as I recall, I failed to attend. You go, but I want you home by noon.”

“Aw, you’re no fun.”

“I’m a barrel of laughs. Only I have a different idea of fun from when I was a young stripling. Hate to be the one to break the news, but one day you’re going to outgrow it.”

“Aw, come on, Gandalf. I could use a little company. Don’t worry, it’ll be dark in there. Nobody’ll see the crow’s feet.”

“I do not have crow’s feet! Do I?” No, you do not have crow’s feet. I was just trying to hurt you.”

“Well, watch it. I’m sensitive. That’s how you get when your fortieth birthday is less than a year away.”

“I would never have taken you for a minute past thirty-eight and nine-tenths.”

“Eat me.”

“Calm down—I’m kidding. I really thought you were in your very early thirties.

Or maybe even your late twenties.”

Jack looked at him incredulously.

“Okay, I lied. But early thirties is pretty good. What, did you have something more exciting planned for tonight? You’ve had a nice long rest for nigh on seventeen years.”

“I did not exactly slumber this evening.”

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“Three.”

“OK.” “What?”

“I said, ‘okay.’ Let’s go.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Really. Now move, before I come to my senses.”

Ryan was something of a fixture at Twilo, going several times a week. He knew an awful lot of people there; several times he went scampering off to the bar or God knows where, returning twenty minutes later and telling Jack all about having run into this one or that one.

After Twilo, they’d gone to Florent, a beloved eatery and artist’s hangout in the meatpacking district directly south of Chelsea. Like Chelsea, it had mutated into something barely recognizable. The meat factories, after-hours sex clubs, and armies of transvestite hookers sauntering up and down the streets in the 80’s had given way to pricey boutiques selling $900 handbags. Ryan sat transfixed as Jack regaled him with his stories from that bygone and magical era, like a small child listening to tales of whaling ships and pirates.

In return, Ryan gave him the lowdown on the essential facts of his own life, “but only as much of the first two-thirds as I feel is necessary”. He had moved from the rural town in Minnesota he grew up in to Duluth, and then made his way to Minneapolis before arriving in New York four years ago. After his Dorothy Galelike upbringing, he’d vowed to remain in any one place only for as long as he enjoyed being there. Minnesota could most assuredly now be checked off the list. He told Jack he was “in tight” with St. Luke, the patron saint of artists, and showed him the religious medal he wore around his neck. He always counted on St. Luke to take care of him, and he hadn’t been let down yet.

They were making their way to the subway when Ryan blithely asked, “Do you want to come over?”

Jack had always thought a double take was something you only saw in movies.

Guess not.

“Come over?”

“What are you, singing backup? Yes, I would like to invite you to come over to my apartment.”

But I’m so much older than you. I mean, not old enough to be your father, but I definitely have a head start.”

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n Louis Vuitton City Guide 2012, the French fashion house takes you on a journey to Rome, London and Hong Kong. Each travel guide has been carefully curated and focus on a particular theme of a city.

Rome takes us through the famous cinema locations scattered across the city. London shows us ‘gentlemen’s requisites’ such as where to get finest garments tailored. And for a unique culinary experience, Louis Vuitton points out where to dine for delicious Cantonese cuisine in Hong Kong.

Each guide comes in its own individual case and reflects Louis Vuitton’s distinct style of being timeless, fashion-forward and trendy.

Like its stylish trunks and waterproof duffel look-alike Keepall, Louis Vuitton travel guides, called City Guide, isn’t for the regular traveller trawling the streets of a new city with

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For a start, there are no photos, except some illustrations by Havana-born artist Ruben Toledo who provides his take on these towns.

There are also no maps, no rail lines and no bus routes. The City Guide is more like a story book, with the contents written by people who know the towns like the back of their hands.

It provides info on the best food, views and places to shop.

This year’s edition includes Hong Kong and Macau for the first time. It features exceptional hotels, authentic dim sum places and stylish tailors, revealing the two cities’ deeprooted identity in the midst of steel skyscrapers.

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Born and bred in L.A., Alexandria early-on gained experience in retail and wholesale fashion, as well as design, including with L.A. based jewelry designer Erica Anenberg.

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Alexandria’s designs have been featured in music videos, including Latin Grammy winner Beto Cuevas.

Alexandria’s multi-cultural background informs her designs, which seek to reflect the exquisite tension that exists between opposites, confident and strong, at the same time feminine and vulnerable. Alexandria is committed to designing and creating confident, luxe clothing for the new generation of consumers who demand both high quality and cutting-edge fashion.

The Belle N. Matisse debut collection for FW 2012 reflects an intense focus on beautifully crafted and expertly constructed and tailored garments using only the highest quality materials. The collection offers pieces that range from Italian tufted sweaters to a Ponte bomber jacket with a Mongolian curly lamb collar. The

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When asked who she sees wearing her clothes, Alexandria said “I think Belle N. Matisse will appeal most to those with a strongly defined style.“ Lady Gaga would look brilliant in some of the line’s more editorial pieces, especially those architecturally inspired, like the ‘pointy jodhpur.’

The dramatic butterfly-winged net shirts also perfectly compliment her great big personality.” “Rihanna would be fabulous in our skinny “ski” pant,” which prominently features an aged leather skull. “I would also love to see Rihanna in our bomber jacket and cargo pant, which fit her casual, urban style beautifully.” “We were thrilled when Fergie’s stylist recently pulled from the line.”

Alexandria recalls meeting Amber Rose at Barney’s in New York City and being so struck by her powerful presence. Alexandria says, “Amber Rose is such an exquisite example of the beautiful duality of toughness and femininity we are trying to capture at Belle N. Matisse.” She muses, “For me, it’s really more about style than fashion. Style is how a woman uses fashion. Style is her spirit. Fashion is just the expression.” Each customer is unique, but we provide her the basic expression of tough femininity, says Alexandria, citing her mother and business partner Katherine Edwards as her biggest inspiration.

Alexandria’s partnership with some of L.A.’s most experienced and influential industry insiders, including hipster Katie Kay of Gather fame, has firmly positioned Belle N. Matisse as one of this year’s most exciting and unique young apparel brands.

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