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From the Publisher Over cocktails and dinner, one of my best-dressed friends recently proclaimed, “I never shop in St. Louis any more.” I hear this a lot, and while I get that it’s difcult to resist the temptation to shop abroad or in one of our country’s fashion capitals, consider the impact on our retailers at home. You may not always fnd what you’re looking for on the shelf in St. Louis, but most of the better retailers in town can get it for you, or make it for you, if you ask. On your next trip, think about taking a picture of the item you want, and email it to your local store or favorite salesperson. Te better the merchandise we buy here, the better the merchandise we’ll get here. In short, we get what we buy. Shopping is now a global experience, where merchandise from New York, London, or Paris can be at your doorstep in a day or two. Just like everyone else, I love the ease and convenience of the Internet, but buying online isn’t helping our retailers in Frontenac, in Clayton, or in the Central West End. So I’ve decided to do as I say. No matter where I travel this year, I’m buying everything in St. Louis, and I encourage everyone I know to do the same. Over lunch with the head of marketing for Saks Fifth Avenue in Frontenac, I learned about an upcoming event for men called Shop New York. At frst I thought it was a shopping trip for men to Saks’ fagship store. But it’s not. Shop New York is an event that’s bringing Saks’ Vice President and Men’s Fashion Director, Eric Jennings, and a curated collection of men’s ready-to-wear to St. Louis. Saks is also co-hosting a private dinner with Donna Karan New York to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary on September 30th. In 1904, St. Louis was the third largest city in America, sharing top honors with New York and San Francisco. We had a thriving fashion district and the most robust shoe business in the world. People traveled here for fashion and culture. And while it’s not clear exactly what lead to the decline of our fashion industry, we’re home to a group of fashion visionaries who are making it a priority to bring it back. Hats of to St. Louis Magazine’s “Best Dressed” and Alive Magazine’s commitment to Fashion Week. You’ve lit the spark. Brava to Susan Sherman and a board of 25 retailers, nonprofts, interior designers, lawyers, bankers, and fashion lovers who are launching the Saint Louis Fashion Fund to support emerging designers and promote fashion education and outreach. Teir goal is to open a fashion incubator in Downtown St. Louis, our former Garment District second only to New York, as America’s Center of Fashion. Te last time Susan committed to something this big, she sparked the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, and look at it now! It’s inspiring to think about all that’s going on in fashion right now, including talk of taking the Chess Hall of Fame’s “A Queen Within” fashion exhibition on tour to Europe and Asia. Also on the fashion scene is designer Laura Kathleen’s fashion program at Lift for Life Academy, whose fashion show featuring the works of young designers drew 350 to Te Ritz-Carlton in May, and the Sam Fox School at Washington University, which attracts fashion talent to St. Louis from around the world. At the moment, the school is searching for a new leader. Something tells me John Burroughs’ distinguished alumna Maureen Chiquet, global CEO of Chanel, has a few leads for us. And fnally, I want to thank the designers who have made their home here, including Skif, Lori Coulter, Anjali Kamra, Michael Drummond and Laura Kathleen. I want to thank international runway models Karlie Kloss and Devon Windsor, who speak of St. Louis in glowing terms no matter how far life takes them, and local stars like Emily Koplar/Wai Ming, who has a New York showroom and sales at retailer Neiman Marcus. You make us look good in more ways than you know.
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What is a Sommelier?
Written by Scott Harper, Master Sommelier
What is a sommelier? It could be as simple as a service person in an upscale restaurant that serves wine or, in other words, a wine steward. What you should hope for or expect from a sommelier is one who helps the patron in the selection and service of wine, one who can put the patron at ease and not make them feel intimidated or pressured to order a particular wine or price. Using a sommelier’s service should be a delight, making the dining experience easier and more relaxed. With a few concise questions they should be able to help you fnd an appropriate bottle in your price range and in a style that fts your meal. Te sommelier should be competent enough to recommend a Monday night $30.00 bottle as well as a $100.00+ bottle of special occasion wine. On the business side, the sommelier is likely the one who chooses the wine for the wine list, providing selections that not only pair well with the restaurant’s food but also with the guests’ taste, striking a balance between known wines and interesting selections. Te sommelier keeps the wine list as accurate as possible, purchases the wine, trains the staf on wine and ultimately manages the wine program much the same way a chef manages the kitchen. Using a sommelier can be simple. Feel free to tell them what you are interested in. If you tell them you are looking for a bottle of red wine around $50.00 that is medium-bodied, dry, and full of ripe fruit and spice, the best sommeliers will enthusiastically give you some choices, maybe even turning you on to the best wines they have in the category you requested. Additionally, asking the sommelier to pair your wine with your meal or your meal with the wine can be received with an eagerness to please. A sommelier can be accredited, but many quality sommeliers are not. Te worldwide examining body of sommeliers is the Court of Master Sommeliers. Te Court of Master Sommeliers’ testing is focused on the areas needed for superior beverage department management and guest service, which include Tasting, Teory, and Practical Dining Room Application and also encompasses spirits and beers, as well as global wine knowledge. To become a Master Sommelier, a candidate must pass four levels of examinations: the Introductory Sommelier Exam, the Certified Sommelier Exam, the Advanced Sommelier Exam and fnally, the Master Sommelier Diploma Exam. Te Master Sommelier Diploma Exam has one of the lowest pass rates of any exam in the world: to date there are just 140 professionals who have earned the title Master Sommelier in North America. Of those, 119 are men and 21 are women. Tere are 219 professionals worldwide who have received the title of Master Sommelier since the frst Master Sommelier Diploma Exam, which was given in 1969. At the fourth and final level of the Master Sommelier Diploma Exam, the most revered is the blind tasting. The sommelier must, in 25 minutes, describe six different wines by verbally identifying the grape varieties, country of origin, district and appellation of origin, and vintage, while speaking to the taste and favor of each of the wines. Te other two exams that must be
passed at the master’s level are Teory and Practical. Te Teory is completely verbal. Te candidate is asked questions regarding wine, spirits and beer minutia by a panel of Master Sommeliers. Once a question has been answered, the candidate may not go back. Te Practical involves various types of wine, spirit and beer service in a restaurant serving Master Sommeliers. The candidate may be decanting wine with grace and humility while being barraged with questions that are almost infnite but may include wine and food pairing, quality vintages, wine styles and pricing. A Master Sommelier has a proven mastery of wine and other beverages, although when one passes any of the four levels it is deemed an accomplishment, and sommeliers who are studying for the exams should be an excellent source for your fne beverage needs. Attaining the title of Master Sommelier takes both passion and dedication for the years of involved preparation, which include tasting thousands of wines, long hours of studying, traveling to wine regions and the thousands of dollars in expenses related to each.
Recommended wines from Sophisticated Living’s Master Sommelier: Prices are approximate and retail. Monday night $30.00 bottle Joseph Drouhin Vaudon Chablis 2011 (Burgundy, France) The Drouhin family have been winemakers in Burgundy for over 125 years, and Chablis is their specialty. The wine is pale gold with green highlights. Dry, very crisp with the delicious bright favors of green apples, lemon zest and grapefruit. Linear, intense with enjoyable wet stone minerals that add a level to the complexity. 100 percent Chardonnay that is elegant, vivacious, fresh and medium-bodied; drink as a favorful aperitif or as natural accompaniment with seafood. Special occasion wine $100.00 bottle Honig Cabernet Sauvignon “Bartolucci Vineyard” 2008 (Napa Valley, California) Located at the foot of Spring Mountain in the Napa Valley, this old, head-pruned vineyard has been farmed by the Bartolucci family for three generations. With its gravelly soil and warmer microclimate, the vineyard is ideally suited to growing Cabernet Sauvignon. From this amazing fruit, winemaker Kristin Belair creates a 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon that is a rich and luscious wine with aromas and favors of cassis, plum, black olive and baking spice. The palate is full-bodied, round and lush, with plum and berry fruit. Finishes of with rich, velvety tannins and a long fnish. sl
A Certifed Wine Educator, Harper is one of 140 professionals in North America and 219 worldwide who have earned the title Master Sommelier.
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Curating a Lifestyle: Timeless Style of Antique Clocks From our Smartphone to the microwave, the fleeting nature of time is evident each and every day. Who among us hasn't turned the page in an overactive date book, only to lament the passage of yet another month? Truly, the frenetic pace of life in the 21st century makes it difficult to imagine life without a constant reminder of time - but just 200 years ago, most people counted time by shadows on the ground or the lone timepiece in their town hall. For an elite few, knowing the time meant a quick glance at a pocket watch or to a grand investment: a tall case clock. Although the idea of a swinging bob to regulate the motion of a time-keeping mechanism was frst contemplated by Galileo in the 16th century, it wasn't for another 100 years that innovations by persistent clock makers resulted in a practical model. Long pendulums that required a short range of motion made it possible to hide and protect the mostly unattractive functional parts of a clock, and provided savvy merchants an opportunity to market a new and extravagant home furnishing to their best clients. At frst only available to royalty and Ăźberaristocracy, tall, cased clocks soon became a symbol of luxury and sophistication coveted by anyone rising through societal ranks. Te height of handmade tall cased clock construction lasted from about 1720-1830, when the advent of assembly lines led to mass production and the inevitable reduction in quality and cost. Prior to industrialization, one tall clock incorporated the eforts and talents of a multitude of craftsmen: the trained clockmaker who understood the intricate engineering of a mechanism; a cabinetmaker who was compelled to remain on the cutting edge of high style and design; and, often, an artist who embellished the clock face with timely and beautiful decoration. For this reason, collectors of long (or tall) cased clocks are attracted to a myriad of characteristics. For the more scientifically minded, focusing on the most accurate works by careful and precise makers means sticking with clocks of the English variety, or a very select few American makers from New England. With brass a precious and inaccessible commodity for most of our country following the Revolutionary War, regional clock shops popped up across a developing countryside, with delicate wooden works the choice of most. Although functional, wood works were far inferior to brass and proved to be less accurate and more susceptible to damage when moved. Tose collectors with a more discerning approach to design and aesthetic will find English clocks generally less favorable than their American counterparts. With virgin forests providing a wider variety of mature wood specimens, cabinetmakers in the United States were able to construct solid and beautifully fgured
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Written by Amelia and Jef Jefers
Te decoration on the face of this important tall cased clock by John Bailey of Massachusetts is attributed to the shop of Boston artists, Nolen and Curtis. Exquisitely painted with two ships bearing American fags in a harbor, the clock sold for $23,500 at Garth’s in 2009.
cases, incorporating nouveau style with their own vernacular twist. Additionally, the excitement percolating in the States (born of newfound freedom and unfettered determination to succeed) provided a fertile atmosphere for an exuberance of creative spirit that is clearly evident in the earliest days of American furniture making. Patriotism arguably played a signifcant role, with eagles, flags and other quintessentially American symbols commonly found on articles of the period. Collectors of antique tall cased clocks should expect to pay between $1,500 and $6,500 for Continental examples, with quality American clocks fetching a bit more at $3,000 - $15,000. Clocks from the revered shop of Simon Willard of Massachusetts have brought as much as $250,000. As with any collectible, it is best to identify and work with an expert in the style of clock to which you are most drawn. With a history of fairly consistent appreciation, an antique tall case clock will not only add timeless sophistication to your decor, but your balance sheet as well. sl
Amelia and Jef Jefers are the co-owners of Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers, an international frm located outside Columbus, Ohio.
Produced by the venerable combination of Luman Watson, Cincinnati clockmaker and Amassa Read, a cabinetmaker from Xenia, Ohio, this tiger maple clock is classic Sheraton style. Sold, Garth’s, $11,750 in 2013.
From the workshop of Tomas Crow in the Delaware River Valley in the late 18th century, this clock epitomizes the maker’s vernacular interpretation of Chippendale style. Sold, Garth’s, $17,625 in 2012.
Tis George III period clock is from the shop of Richard Birch of Birmingham, England. Displaying the restrained, traditional style sought by tastemakers of the region, it sold for $4,700 at Garth’s in 2012.
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Bibliotaph From fairy-tale princesses to modern day supermodels, art historian Debra N. Mancof calls on photographs and drawings from the past two centuries of fashion to provide a comprehensive study of the ongoing infatuation between designer and their muses. Debra N. Mancof - Fashion Muse: Te Inspiration Behind Iconic Design - Hardcover, 192 pages, Prestel (randomhouse.com).
Te newest installment in Assouline's Anthology Collection, this book counts Manolo Blahnik, Bruno Frisoni, Christian Louboutin, and Sarah Jessica Parker among its contributors, resulting in one of the most defnitive and visually striking tomes published on footwear in recent memory. Nancy MacDonell - Te Shoe Book - Hardcover, 360 pages, Assouline (assouline.com).
A compendium of images captured by renowned photographer Horst A. Friedrichs as he roamed the streets of London in search of innovative, classic and exciting examples of denim fashion, this book examines all aspects of contemporary denim culture. Horst A. Friedrichs - Denim Style - Hardcover, 176 pages, Prestel (randomhouse.com). Illustrated with more than 160 shoe designs from 16th century Venetian platforms to 21st century Christian Louboutins - this book examines the cultural history of the high heel and its relation to power, fantasy, sexuality and identity. Lisa Small (editor) - Killer Heels: Te Art of the High-Heeled Shoe - Hardcover, 224 pages, Prestel (randomhouse.com). Journalist and fashion-world insider Jan Kedves shares the details of candid conversations full of pointed questions with the likes of Pierre Cardin, Malcolm McLaren, Rick Owens, Viviane Sassen, Helmut Lang, Veruschka and others. Jan Kedves - Talking Fashion: From Raf Simons to Nick Knight in their own words - Hardcover, 208 pages, Prestel (randomhouse.com).
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A treasure trove of couture fashion imagery spanning six decades, this book was published to accompany the Dior and Fashion Photography exhibition presented at the MusĂŠe Christian Dior in Granville, France. Photographers of note include Horst P. Horst, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Sarah Moon, among others. Florence Muller (editor) - Dior: Te Legendary Images: Great Photographers and Dior - Hardcover, 152 pages, Rizzoli (rizzoliusa.com).
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Best of All Worlds… Anywhere in the World Written by Craig M. Kaminer For the past 17 years, my family and I have spent the Christmas holidays in Cabo San Lucas. During those years we’ve stayed at large resorts like the Westin, Fiesta Americana and Sunset Beach, and at smaller, more exclusive resorts like Las Ventanas, Esperanza and Te One & Only Palmilla when it was just the adults. We’ve also rented houses in and around Pedregal, stayed at our friend’s home in El Dorado, and owned various time shares. As empty nesters, we may have recently discovered the best of all worlds. Exclusive Resorts is a collection of 300+ multimillion-dollar privately managed residences around the world paired with fivestar resort amenities and personalized service. Tis past winter, our adult family of fve—including our two sons and one girlfriend— vacationed there at a private home in the gated community of Punta Ballena, complete with four master suites, an infnity pool and spa, golf cart, home theatre and fre pit, plus in- and outdoor kitchens. We couldn’t have dreamed of a more luxurious experience. Exclusive Resorts’ $1 billion dollar portfolio of two to five-bedroom villas extends across 75 destinations in the most desirable communities around the world. Seeking to expand upon 40 slmag.net
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birthday he organized a party in the heart of town; in-home dining awaited us on another evening; and he arranged to have a stocked refrigerator with our favorite and preferred brands while we were home. Each morning, breakfast was prepared at our requested time, and our concierge took care of the hassle of scheduling and confrming our activities. On the day of our arrival, we set-up base camp at the Beach Club and enjoyed lobster, shrimp and sea bass tacos for lunch. Maria, the property manager, called my cell phone to say she would meet us at the house to help get us settled. What awaited us exceeded our expectations. Te home was perfectly appointed with beautiful furniture and sophisticated art and accessories. Nothing looked tired or outdated, from the electronics to the bathroom fxtures and bed linens. A tour of the spa and ftness facilities revealed world-class amenities, and massages could be booked poolside at our villa or at the spa. Everything was as we would’ve had it at home…maybe even better. We awoke each morning to fresh coffee and breakfast prepared to our dietary requests, yet with local fair. And on the day we planned an early morning fishing expedition, the staff made sure a selection of grab-and-go food options were available so we didn’t have to fend for ourselves before sunrise. Despite knowing Cabo as well as I do, and wanting to do all the things our family likes most, including sailing and snorkeling,
strolling the art gallery district in San Jose, and visiting our favorite sushi chefs, we all wanted to get back to the house each day to swim, relax in the hot tub, and hang out with our family. We wanted to drink our tequila just the way we like it, smoke our cigars in the hot tub without ofending others, and make our own food instead of going out. Tese days, our children live and work in diferent parts of the country, and the opportunities to come together as a family are limited. Finding time for us to be together takes work. And when we’re together, we want everyone to have what they need. It’s clear that we love the services of a resort with the privacy of a home, and that’s the beauty of Exclusive Resorts. And when that last day of vacation comes before we’re ready to return to the real world, it’s a gift to leave our temporary vacation home without a care in the world. No clean up. No locking up. And no cost when we’re not there. I’ve loved every minute of every vacation I’ve ever taken, and I wouldn’t trade the memory of those for anything. But at this stage in life I’m glad we found Exclusive Resorts. It’s the perfect place for my wife and I, for our kids and their friends, and one day for their families…especially when they want to be with family. For more information, visit Exclusiveresorts.com, or call 866.863.2688. sl slmag.net
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Equestrian Sporting Art in the Current Art Market Sporting art has long been a staple in the collections of those with an eye for luxury and tradition. Paintings of confrmation hunters and bay colts have always hung on the walls of Europe’s castles and America’s estates. Where sporting art once depicted the collectors’ greatest assets - their champions - today the piece of art is in itself a great asset. Like the sport it depicts, equestrian sporting art has good days and bad days, winners and losers. Today, as a result of the volatility in recent years, the market is offering better deals from top artists. Te sporting art market, like the entire art world, took a signifcant fnancial hit in late 2008. Not even the best sporting artists or scenes of the best horse could avoid the efects of a fne art market down an estimated 20 percent from the previous year. Across the sporting art world of equestrian bronzes, wooden painted duck decoys and painted scenes of hounds on the scent, it is the British, French and American equestrian art pieces that saw the best examples come to the market and command prices that, although down, are not out. British equestrian sporting artists such as Henry Alken (British, 1785-1851), Tomas Blinks (British, 1860-1912) and John Frederick Herring, Sr. (British, 1795-1865) are among the best in British sporting art paintings. Teir pieces command the highest values because they are the strongest examples based on medium, size and subject, as well as accuracy of movement, texture, likeness and lighting in the piece. These works, produced from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries, draw attention to the confrmation of the horse and the equitation of the rider, and exaggerate the best features of both. Long legs, muscular movements and sharp lines translate the artist’s best representation of the sport and the beauty of the animal. British sporting art has always heavily focused on horses ranging from racers to hunters, while American artists lean toward hunting dogs, fish and game. Artists such as Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) and Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) are among the best early 20th century American sporting artists. Their highly collectible pieces, from their etchings to their canvas works, can be found in sporting art auctions and galleries across the country. More contemporary artists such as LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-
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2012) have developed the relationship between horse and rider, usually depicting large, bright scenes of races with a great deal of movement and fash. For the savvy buyer who is looking for the more traditional, British-influenced equestrian sporting art with hunt riders, jockeys and confrmation hunters, American artists like Herbert Haseltine (American, 1877-1962) and Franklin Brook Voss (American, 1880-1953) can be found afordably at both gallery and auction. Bronzes and canvases depicting Western or war horses created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by artists such as Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909) drive collectible American equestrian art. Their canvases are big and their bronzes feature sharp lines and harsh gestures. In contrast, French bronzes focus on clean lines, confirmation and artistic appeal, and are highly collectible in the international market. Edgar Degas (French, 18341917), known primarily for his paintings of dancers, transfers that depiction of grace, movement and beauty into his rare equestrian bronzes. Isidore Jules Bonheur (French, 18271901), on the other hand, was more prolific, and his fine representations of various animals still command high prices. Equestrian sporting art remains a buyer’s market. Many works that went unsold in 2009 and 2010 are back on the market and fetching the prices sought then, but still lower than seen at the height of the market in 2007 and early 2008. Whether you’re an investor looking for the best examples by the best artists commanding the highest prices, or someone simply looking to buy what you love on a budget – at auction or in the private market - now is the time to saddle up and enter the high-stakes race of the sporting art world. sl
Kate Molets, Vice President of Appraisal Services with Pall Mall Art Advisors, assists major private clients in fne art collections management and oversees the frm’s walk-through appraisal services. (pallmallartadvisors.com).
Henry Alken (British 1785-1851). Dead Heat for the Doncaster St. Leger 1850 Between Voltiguer and Russborough. Freeman's Auction, June 2012, Sold for $18, 750.
John Frederick Herring Senior (British, 1795-1865) Lord George Bentinck's Crucifx with John Day Up. Christie's London, South Kensington, Sold for $48,359.
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Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti 2014 Written by Bridget Williams Fresh of of their win in the most recent Mille Miglia, the team of Giordano Mozzi / Stefania Biacca in a Triumph TR2 SIGLACOM, staged an epic battle to win the 53rd Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti against vintage car veterans Giuliano Cané/Lucia Galliani in a 1938 Lancia Aprilia, winners of no less than 10 Mille Miglia and seven Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti. Te 509.71 km course, which included 14 Dolomite passes and 10% gradients, began and ended in Cortina d’Ampezzo, a northern Italian town situated at the top of the Valle del Boite in the Dolomites. American philanthropist Robert Kauffman participated in the event, driving a 1948 Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 (chassis no. 920002), a vehicle he purchased for the record sum of $5 million and one that is a chapter of history in itself. It took part in the 1948 and 1949 Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti, four Mille Miglia, a Targa Florio and numerous other races. “Driving on these winding mountain roads has given me some unique emotions,” said Kaufman. 48 slmag.net
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"Winning the Mille Miglia and the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti in the same year is an immense joy,” commented Mozzi. “What these two regularity races have in common is undoubtedly the beauty of the landscape you drive through. Both competitions are very difcult technically. I will continue to race with my wife and co-driver. In January 2015 we’ll be taking on the historic Rally in Monte Carlo.” Refecting on the 2014 event at the prize ceremony, Alessandro Casali, chairman of the race organization committee, remarked “the decision to bring the race forward from September to July, as in the early years, was a success. We had splendid weather, which helped the drivers on mountain roads that are far from easy and produced splendid views. Te roadside participation was fabulous too, with crowds of fans photographing their favorite drivers. It should also be remembered that the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti is not only an important sporting event but also, and above all, a fywheel for the local economy.” sl
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From June 15-17, 68 designers participated in shows and presentations and the Designer Showrooms exhibited SS15 collections by 71 designers as part of the biannual London Collections: Men. Te London menswear market segment realized £12.9 billion in sales in 2013 and is projected to reach £16.4 billion by 2018. Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries said: “Tese fgures not only represent the exponential growth of the menswear industry but also show the continuing growth of the creative industry. Te sector consistently punches well above its weight, and is a true powerhouse within the UK economy that outperforms all the other main industry sectors.” Boris Johnson, Mayor of London added: “The fact that menswear is expected to grow by a third in the next fve years is testament to our unrivalled heritage and the visionary designers dominating our catwalks. Plus the capital’s men are the sharpest dressed around, so it’s time to puf out our plumage!” Te following pages highlight notable collections from a few of our favorite menswear designers across the pond.
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E. Tautz. Photo by Daniel Sims, British Fashion Council.
Joseph. Photo by Shaun James Cox, British Fashion Council.
A. Sauvage. Photo by Daniel Sims, British Fashion Council.
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burberry.com Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s Chief Creative and Chief Executive Ofcer, drew inspiration from incessant traveler, writer and adventurer Bruce Chatwin for his spring 2015 menswear collection. Focused on deep, saturated colors, the collection featured jackets with oversized utilitarian pockets apropos for stashing a traveler’s journal; colorful t-shirts sporting graphic covers from vintage tomes; and, leather dufe bags, satchels and sketchbooks boldly emblazed with words such as "Adventure!" and "Exploration!" to beckon the stylish globetrotter. slmag.net
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alicemadethis.com Crafting luxury men’s accessories celebrating materials and processes, including precision turned metal, precious metal electroplating, rope work and investment casting, Alice Walsh of Alice Made This works in tandem with factories able to produce products that are contemporary, honest and refned in form and material.
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Duchamp duchamplondon.com Gianni Colarossi focused his debut collection as Duchamp’s Creative Director on three distinct stories: Elegant English Gentry, Contemporary Riviera and Summer Eveningwear. Elegant English Gentry imagines a contemporary business look with a nod to eccentric summer styling. Considering high summer relaxed dressing, the Contemporary Riviera capsule presents unstructured seersucker notch lapel blazers and double breasted jackets in slick twill and panama cottons. Encapsulating the Duchamp expertise in fabric innovation, Summer Eveningwear includes exclusively printed silk shirts and jackets in paisleys and diamond spots. slmag.net
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lee-roach.com Lee Roach spring/summer 2015 explores urban existence through clothing beyond the idea of performance and into protection from an urban environment. Te collection utilizes traditional menswear summer fabrics: lightweight khaki linen, navy double-faced linen (linen + virgin wool) and Japanese olive cotton re-interpreted as a modern urban uniform. Construction methods further reduce the interior components, resulting in a garment as clean internally as externally.
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Sibling Rivalry Ambiance and abundant activities abound in the Colorado ski towns of Vail and Aspen/Snowmass Written by Bridget Williams
After a somewhat scant start to the snowy season, the abundance of large, fufy fakes that fell in sync with the morning after my arrival in Vail were greeted by the locals with the enthusiasm of manna from heaven. Te epic proportions of this white windfall were evidenced by the fact that school was cancelled for the frst time in more than a decade. As a skiing newbie, I hoped that the three feet of fresh powder would cushion the multiple wipeouts I had been anticipating in the weeks leading up to the trip, which was to be split between two destinations – Vail and Snowmass – so that our group could experience the very distinct atmosphere and skiing opportunities at each. 58 slmag.net
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Dining room in a Landmark condominium.
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Vail Cascade, a Four Diamond ski-in/ski-out Destination Hotels & Resorts property situated on the banks of Gore Creek, served as home base for the duration of my visit. As much as I was tempted to savor the comfortable environs of my slopeview room after checking in, I frmly subscribe to the ethos of the locals, who say they feel guilty doing nothing while living in a place with so much to do, so I quickly donned multiple layers for a late afternoon Straddle Creek snowshoe tour with Paragon Guides (paragonguides.com). After spending a few hours trying to keep pace with Paul, a career investment banker turned outdoor enthusiast, I was left to wonder which mountain valley was concealing the fountain of youth. Having worked up a ravenous appetite, our group headed to Manor Vail Lodge, another Destination Hotels & Resorts property, for dinner at its Lord Gore restaurant. Boasting 19 60 slmag.net
individually decorated luxury penthouses, the platinum-rated lodge is just 50 yards from the children’s ski school, making it an ideal destination for families. Accentuated by tall foor-to-ceiling windows providing unobstructed vistas of Vail Mountain, we were treated to a casually elegant meal prepared by Chef de Cuisine Eric Berggren, who loves to celebrate Colorado cuisine and has a particular soft spot for crafting desserts that render even the most ardent willpower futile (case in point was the Kahlua Soaked Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel and Black Cherry Ice Cream). Rounding out the Destination Hotels & Resorts portfolio in Vail is Te Landmark, a rustic contemporary lodge located directly in the village, a mere 100 yards from the ski lift and just a half mile from the Vail Cascade via a paved path that
Lower pool at Te Gant in Aspen.
Modern mountain style in a condominium at Te Gant in Aspen.
Aria Spa sanctuary in the Vail Cascade.
runs alongside the creek. Each of the privately owned condos available for rental are exquisitely appointed. Special amenities of the property include a new luxury ski lock room, enhanced pool area and a trio of hot tubs. Well rested and ready for my skiing debut, we headed to Charter Sports (chartersports.com) on the ground floor of Vail Cascade to collect our gear for the day. With the aforementioned snowfall creating near whiteout conditions, waves of adrenaline ensured that the cold would not be a factor. After a slow start and with expert coaching from a Vail Ski & Snowboard School instructor, I was well on my way to wishing I had picked up the sport years ago. Back at the Vail Cascade, I launched a preemptive strike against muscle soreness with a visit to the onsite Aria Athletic Club & Spa, a sprawling facility popular with professional
skiers and snowboarders looking to stay in tip top shape. My quick workout was followed by a 50-minute “Outdoor Enthusiast Massage” administered with an herbal lemon grass and eucalyptus poultice to aid in lactic acid release. Afternoon indulgence carried over into evening with dinner at Vail Cascade’s Atwater on Gore Creek restaurant. Chef Todd Bemis is a talented chef with even better business acumen, who fully understands the parameters of operating a successful hotel restaurant (pushing boundaries but not necessarily blazing new trails); does not like dishes to be overly complex; and purchases the fnest ingredients without hesitation. Possessing a particular affinity for craft beers, he regularly offers multi-course dinners with beer pairings and recommends Chainbreaker White IPA for newbies as a gateway to experimenting with craft beers.
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Snowmass Village as viewed from the slopes.
While the diversity of skiable acreage in Vail Valley easily trumps what is available in Aspen/Snowmass, visitors to the latter are often drawn to the ambiance as much as the action. With a settled history stretching back to miners who descended on the area in the 1870s in search of silver, Aspen persisted largely as a sparsely settled town until the late 1940s, when skiing and the city’s modern day founders – Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke – brought about a civic and cultural renaissance that continues today. Firmly established as a four season playground for outdoor enthusiasts, the region ofers a full complement of music, food, art and literary festivals and events that adds to the roster of eclectic visitors on an annual basis. Of the 385 units under the Destination Resorts umbrella in Aspen and Snowmass, 100 are hotel rooms, with the remainder being condominium rentals that run the gamut in terms of square footage and style of appointment. What is notable is that each property boasts a definitive and unique sense of place, ofering infnite possibilities to customize a visit to your personal preferences.
As we planned to split our time between on- and of-mountain activities in both Aspen and Snowmass, lodging at The Villas at Snowmass Club proved to be ideal. Located just outside Snowmass Village, villa guests have access to the amenities of the exclusive Snowmass Club, including a 19,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art athletic club, 13 tennis courts, a spa, two restaurants and the awardwinning Irish Links golf course. Te privately owned one-, two-, and three-bedroom units are well-appointed with all the comforts of home combined with the services one would expect of a luxury hotel. With near white out conditions continuing, I was thankful for an experienced driver to transport us to the T-Lazy-7 Ranch (tlazy7.com) for a snowmobile lunch tour. We headed deep into the White River National Forest, stopping midway through the guided excursion at the Klondike cabin, where we enjoyed a hearty lunch of local grass-fed burgers grilled outside in waistdeep snow. As conditions prevented us from reaching our planned destination – Maroon Bells – our disappointment was quickly assuaged as we were led to a vast open field where adrenaline junkies indulged in racing around a groomed oval track. slmag.net
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Te next day, following a skills assessment and a few trial runs on the mountaintop campus of the Ski & Snowboard School in Snowmass and in spite of my protests to the contrary, ski instructor Andrea Bishop, a sprightly 50-something with a vast storehouse of positive energy, convinced me to feel emboldened enough to venture outside the sedate confnes of the ski school runs and onto one of the busy mountain runs. In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that my self-confdence was slightly dinged when, during my frst attempt, a line of six-year-old girls wearing tutus over their ski suits and tiaras on their helmets efortlessly schussed past me without even the slightest hint of anxiety on their cherubic faces. Run after run followed, and each time Andrea nudged me further and further out of my comfort zone. We celebrated our successful outing and the culmination of our trip later that evening with dinner at Te Artisan restaurant, located in the Stonebridge Inn. Executive Chef Randall Baldwin puts a global spin on local favorites, with seasonally inspired menus that seek to incorporate the best local ingredients. As we lingered over craft beer and cocktails, wishing we could extend our trip another day or two, the conversation came to a sudden halt as the sweetest of endings was delivered to our table: a decadent cookie dough crème brûlée that sent everyone racing to grab their spoon. sl VAIL STAY // Destination Hotels & Resorts (destinationhotels.com/ hotels-resorts/colorado/vail/) DINE // La Tour - The French64 slmag.net
inspired cuisine draws on the world travels of chef/owner Paul Ferzacca and his wife and front-of-house manager Lourdes. (latour-vail.com), Larkspur – New American fne dining cuisine. (larkspurvail.com), Matsushisa – Part of the Nobu Empire, the menu blends traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian and Argentine ingredients. (matsuhisavail.com), Red Lion Bar – A Vail institution, frst opened in 1963. (theredlion.com), Sweet Basil – Opened in 1977, the fne dining restaurant was voted Colorado’s most popular in a Zagat survey. (sweetbasilvail.com), Terra Bistro – Upscale American with 90 percent of ingredients cultivated using certifed organic methods. (terrabistrovail.com), Te 10th – An on-mountain dining destination at the base of Look Ma run at Mid-Vail. (the10thvail.com), Ti Amo –Te homemade gnocchi in Gorgonzola cream is an indulgent treat. (tiamovail.com). ASPEN / SNOWMASS VILLAGE STAY // Destination Hotels & Resorts (destinationhotels. com) Dine // Ajax Tavern – The simple goodness of enjoying a burger and a cone of truffle fries at the base of Aspen Mountain. (ajaxtavernaspen.com), J-Bar – Aspen’s long-time social hub. (hoteljerome.aubergeresorts.com), Justice Snows – Located in a building dating to 1889, seasonal menus focus on locally sourced ingredients. (justicesnows.com), Woody Creek Tavern – A classic dive bar and landmark establishment in the Roaring Fork Valley, noted for being a longtime hangout of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Tompson. (woodycreektavern.com).
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Urban Sophisticate Written by Veronica Teodoro Photography by Alise O’Brien There are touches of Southern charm throughout the house, from skirted tables in the foyer and children’s rooms to heirloom portraits to an exposed brick floor in the mudroom. The homeowners are originally from Tennessee — they met at the University of Memphis — and they wished to blend gentle reminders of their roots into the design of their house. Yet to see past the trims and tassels is to discover a more complete picture. Te house is, in fact, a city dwelling, renovated and designed for a family who embraces urban living to its fullest. “We were looking for an older home,” says the couple. “We love its history and character, and we saw a lot of potential here.” Te house, which is situated on a leafy private street in the Central West End, required a bold vision. Te previous owner was in the midst of a rehab when he lost it to the bank. “It was under construction,” say the current owners, who remember walking through the house and taking note of the holes in the ceilings and half-fnished electrical work. 66 slmag.net
As is typical of century-old homes, the house had a formal layout, with a salon of the entry, a small kitchen relative to the size of the other rooms, and dark woodwork throughout. “We love the dark wood, it’s beautiful. But it’s not fun to be around all the time,” the owners say. In addition, maids’ eating quarters of the kitchen included a dumbwaiter to the second foor, and old-fashioned washbasins and a servant’s locker area in the basement was still marked “Men” and “Women.” Te couple’s challenge was to stay true to the home’s history while making it enjoyable for their family of six. At the crossroads of these two worlds were designers Julie Baur and Margot Good. Tey worked with the couple to update the house, helping to transform it into the bright and inviting space it is today. Teir frst order of business was to develop a paint scheme. “Central West End owners are gun shy about painting over wood trim because it’s the millwork that makes these homes what they
Stately Glamour Te homeowners were hesitant to move the dining room from its original location to its current place at the front of the house. Today they couldn’t be happier with their decision.
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Kitchen Classic Well-placed details, like a large wood block and trim accents, provide a measure of contrast in the kitchen.
are. But if you use color in the right way, it can help modernize and brighten a room,” says Baur, owner of Baur Interiors. (Good worked on the project in the beginning stages, then moved out of town halfway through. Baur and associate Carrie McLean completed the design work.) Baur admits to “driving the painters crazy” in her zeal to come up with just the right palette. For the interior, they chose a collection of light neutrals, including a pale blue for the family room. On the exterior, they selected a taupe to complement the brick. Working alongside architect Paul Fendler, they decided to swap the locations of the original kitchen and dining room. “I was holding of on making this change for a long time because I wanted a huge dining room and I wasn’t sure that I wanted it at the front of the house,” the wife says. Te result is a dining room large enough to comfortably ft 10 adults and an airy white Christopher Peacockinspired kitchen that flows seamlessly into a spacious family room. In larger, older homes, “I think you have to be conscious of proportion,” Baur says. “One thing that I think works so well here 68 slmag.net
is that the kitchen is now size-appropriate to the other rooms in the house. I credit that to a good architect. It all works as one.” Baur says spending the money to get quality architecture and design advice upfront is well worth it. “A lot of these West End homes haven’t been touched in years. It helps to create the team upfront and go in with eyes wide open.” Te homeowners also called on their personal experience and resources to chisel their dream home to life. Te husband, a real estate developer in the city of St. Louis, is accustomed to designing living spaces in older, historic buildings. “Tere was no central hallway in the house to connect the front to the back,” he says. Four steps leading to the basement were positioned in the middle of the house, creating an obstacle to fow. To make the space work, the stairs were removed, new foors were installed to create a hallway, and the opening to the new kitchen area was moved approximately six feet. Baur found the perfect spot for a full-service bar at the end of the new hallway, and storage under the main staircase fully utilizes the new space.
Cozy Corner A lovely combination of red and gray patterned fabric of sets creamy white walls in the breakfast nook. Two chairs placed in front of the room’s freplace amplify seating options.
Romantic Touch Baur selected a color palette of coral and sea foam blue to fashion a fun and happy feel inside the living room. Te room’s overall softness is balanced by a gold-trimmed mirror, cofee table, and stools.
Charming Details Te exposed brick foor in the mudroom is reminiscent of homes in the South, say the owners. Te room also serves as a gallery for the children’s artwork.
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Powder Perfect Te wallpaper and shade in the frst-foor powder room are by Sister Parish Designs. A wood-frame mirror and wood door ground the room in eye-catching appeal.
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City Kids Te homeowners were surprised by the number of children in the neighborhood. Teir three daughters and son, pictured here, like to spend time in the family room.
Te powder room on the main foor was also redone. It is a jewel-like homage to decorator and Kennedy White House designer Sister Parish, whose fabrics and wallpaper grace the room. On the second foor, each child’s room was renovated to include a large, walk-in closet, replacing ones unft for today’s needs. In time, the homeowners plan to convert part of the basement into a play area for the children. Until then, the space is so large (the home is 10,000 square feet and the carriage house an additional 2,000 square feet) that the children can ride their bikes in circles downstairs. To pull the house together visually, Baur consulted her favorite Pinterest and Instagram pages — she follows Jeffrey Alan Marks, Miles Redd, Mary McDonald, Nathan Turner, Aerin Lauder, and Peter Dunham, among others — and her firm’s extensive library of source books collected after visits to
showrooms across the country. “But at the end of the day, I want the design to reflect and look like what the client wants,” she says. Her intention is to ofer as many fresh ideas as possible. “I don’t want my clients to walk into another home and say, ‘Oh, I have that too.’ But it’s easy to get stale. My remedy is to be out there traveling, seeing what’s new, and scouring the Internet for inspiration.” Closer to home, the owners still marvel at the number of children on their block. “Tat was the biggest surprise,” they say. “We envisioned an elderly community but, wow, we really lucked out!” In addition to fnding plenty of nearby play dates for the kids, the couple likes to stay in the Central West End for date night, too. “We’ll ride our bikes to Brasserie, and then into Forest Park for the concerts.” It’s city life, with a splash of Southern comfort. sl slmag.net
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1. Markets are relatively efcient Public information is of little investment value. New information is so quickly incorporated into asset prices that use of this knowledge won’t consistently yield superior, risk-adjusted returns. If you know it, the market does too (unless it’s insider information, and that’s illegal). Forget about fnding the needles in the haystack. Own the haystacks instead. 2. Risk and expected rewards are related Have you heard the expression, “You can sleep well or eat well, but it’s hard to do both?” Investors who expect or need to achieve higher returns must accept the associated risk. Equity-like returns do not come without commensurate risks. Tere’s no promise of high returns without high risk. 3. Diversifcation works In 1990, the Nobel Prize in economic sciences was awarded to three researchers. One of them, Harry Markowitz, was awarded the prize for proving that global diversification across a variety of imperfectly correlated asset classes is the most efective way to reduce risk. Diversification is always working, whether we are pleased with the immediate results or not. 4. Markets are unpredictable In the long run, we expect equity markets to rise more than to fall, but we can’t say when the peaks and valleys will occur. Individuals who predict short-term market movements should attribute their results to luck rather than to skill. Guesswork is out, and exposure to global capitalism is in.
In today’s instant information age, investors are demanding a new level of transparency in the financial services market. Opaque methods are out, and complex products are quickly losing their appeal. Objective advice is becoming the norm, replacing the old salesmanship of proprietary strategies. From my vantage point, these improvements are long overdue. In this inaugural column for Sophisticated Living, I outline fve strategies to indexing or what’s often referred to as “passive investing.” But there’s nothing passive about looking at the best data and designing a strategy that puts the odds on your side. I call it an evidence-based approach, and it’s signifcantly diferent from much of the advice heard on Wall Street and in the fnancial media.
5. Discipline is key For far too many investors, the variable that ultimately determines the results of their portfolios is not investment returns but investor behavior. Emotions can lead investors to make poor decisions at the wrong times. It’s easy to remain disciplined during bull markets. It’s far more important to do so in bear markets and to avoid the far-too-human need to sell at market bottoms. Vanguard recently released a paper, Putting a Value on Your Value: Quantifying Vanguard Advisor’s Alpha, that estimated the value of an advisor at approximately 3 percent per year. The “behavioral coaching” portion of that value is estimated at 1.5 percent per year. View yourself as a contrarian and turn these points into an advantage for yourself. You’ll be not only richer and smarter, but a catalyst in changing an industry for the better. sl Matt Hall is the co-founder and president of Hill Investment Group in St. Louis. He was recently featured in the book “What the Most Successful People Do at Work.” You can learn more about Matt and his frm at takethelongview.com.
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FARM RAISED Written by Judith Evans
Photography by Carmen Troesser
Chef McConnell and his wife Nancy select tomatoes for the evening’s dinner service at one of four greenhouses on the property.
Stone Soup Cottage was always a farm-to-table restaurant. Now, owners Carl and Nancy McConnell have brought the tables to the farm. The McConnells have moved their acclaimed fine-dining restaurant a mile or so down the road, building on a hilltop at Wiese Nursery and Farm in Cottleville, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. The move was a culmination of the McConnells’ collaboration with the Wiese family, which began before Stone Soup Cottage opened in 2009. “When we conceptualized the restaurant, I went to the farm stand,” said Carl, who is the chef. “Te owners, Norman and Ruthanne, were growing a few things. I was very impressed with the quality of his product.” As the years went by, the Wieses grew more and more of the restaurant’s food, working with Carl to plant what he wanted to cook. “Tey’re like family,” Nancy said. “Tere’s a synergy between our two families. We’re very lucky – we don’t take it for granted.” When they decided to relocate the restaurant, the McConnells bought 6½ acres of the Wiese farm, with an option to buy the rest. 78 slmag.net
Stone Soup Cottage serves a six-course tasting menu Wednesday through Saturday evenings. With room for only 40 guests (up from 26 at the old place), a single seating and glowing reviews, a last-minute table requires more than a little luck. Te McConnells recommend making reservations eight to 10 weeks in advance for weekends, and four to six weeks in advance for Wednesdays and Tursdays. Dinner is $90 per person, excluding beverages. The menu is posted online, at stonesoupcottage.com, and changes every four weeks. Despite the single menu, the McConnells are happy to accommodate those who cannot eat certain foods. “We’ve become known as a trustworthy source for those with dietary needs,” Nancy said. Teir menus always refect what’s growing just outside the door. In midsummer, that included pistou soup garnished with tomato and zucchini relish, sweet corn tartlets, and buttermilk crêpes with lemon balm ice cream and summer berries. “Now more than ever, we wait to publish our menus to see what’s coming in,” Nancy said.
An intimate dinner in the heart of the felds.
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Brûlée summer corn tartlet with roasted pepper coulis, marigold petals, corn shoots, and jalapeño vinaigrette.
They have extended the growing season with a greenhouse and hop houses that yield year round. “I had tomatoes all winter,” Carl said, along with lettuces, cucumbers, beets, radishes, broccoli, caulifower, turnips and carrots. Tey look nearby to source food they can’t raise on site. “If we don’t have it here, we work with local purveyors and foragers the best that we can,” Nancy said. Nancy, a sommelier, crafts the optional wine pairings that accompany each menu and develops the cocktail recipes. “I love to work with lemon verbena, sage, all the herbs,” she said. Stone Soup Cottage also hosts special wine dinners, private events and cooking classes, and the McConnells are getting ready to launch outdoor dinners and outdoor cooking classes. “We make everything from scratch,” Carl said. “Everything. We pour our heart and soul into it. It’s such a pleasure to host our guests every evening.” 80 slmag.net
His workday begins at 7 a.m. “Tat’s what it takes,” he said. “Every day that we are here, we try to do better than the last.” Unlike many chefs, Carl is as happy working with sweets as he is savory ingredients. “I love working with pastries,” he said. “I love to bake.” As a child in San Francisco, he picked Meyer lemons from his grandmother’s tree, squeezed out juice and beat the meringue for her pies. Today, he’s planning to add orchards and berry patches to his property. “Envision this area becoming a beautiful orchard, with multiple varieties of fruit,” he said. The McConnells’ plans extend to utilizing a chicken coop that currently stands empty, moving and renovating the smokehouse, and repurposing a barn that stands just across the parking lot from the restaurant. “I see that as a market someday,” Carl said.
Black plum and champagne sorbet.
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Twilight dining at the Cottage, a simply unique and elegant experience.
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Pistou soup with farm fresh tomato, yellow and green zucchini, and cream.
Farm fresh baby carrots.
Te Wiese Nursery produce stand located at the edge of the property.
Grilled Maine scallops with Niçoise olives, capers, tomatoes, and butter.
“Right now, it’s just fun having it in its original shape,” Nancy said. When she and Carl were discussing whether to buy the property, a thin strip of metal that runs the length of the building caught her eye. “I looked at the barn, looked at the track, and it said ‘Myers - Myers - Myers. That’s my maiden name – spelled like that – and I said, ‘We’re going to do it.” They built the new restaurant with an eye to the past, utilizing materials from a 1930s-era barn that stood on the site. Tey aimed for the same feel as their original restaurant, which was in a tiny pre-Civil War home. “We wanted to balance out that cottage feel in the front of the house and that barn footprint in the
back,” Nancy said. “All the wood you see in the restaurant and the outside shingles are from the old barn.” A piece of the barn’s metal roof was repurposed as the bathroom counter; vintage glass gives diners a view into the kitchen, which contains a restored sink that came from the old barn. Photos of the old barn line the hallway. Just as the materials and design brought the farm into the restaurant, the sweeping views bring the diners into the farm. Steps lead down the hill from the restaurant’s patio to a pond. “Guests can come out on the patio before and after dinner,” Nancy said, pointing to a blue heron swooping over the pond. “Tey can walk the property, if they like, before dinner.” sl slmag.net
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Polo Passion Written by Veronica Teodoro
Photography by Carmen Troesser
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Te best polo horses have the ability to run, stop and turn in a tight radius, and are unafraid to meet or bump other horses on the playing feld.
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Most polo players bring six horses to a match, one per chukker.
“It’s a heated battle out there,” Molly Sansone says, sitting atop an Argentine thoroughbred during a match at the Huntleigh Oaks polo feld in Huntleigh, Missouri. Several family members, including one of her two polo-playing daughters, and a groom meet her at the sidelines. “You’re playing awesome, really good,” says her husband, Doug, also a polo enthusiast. It’s the end of a 7½ minute period – a chukker in polo parlance – signaling players to switch out their horses. Adrian Aguilar works as a groom at the Sansone farm, and today he’s in charge of warming up her horses before each chukker and caring for them during the match. While Sansone readies herself for the next chukker, Aguilar takes the thoroughbred’s reins and walks back to the family’s trailer. He unwraps the horses’ protective boots, unties a plaited tail, and cools down the horse with a water hose. Meanwhile, after a 4-minute break, Sansone and the other players are back on the field, fresh legs beneath them. May through September is polo season in St. Louis. “It’s such a commitment,” says Sansone, who began playing seven years ago after she and her family sold their Western tack and committed themselves to the sport. “You’re either all in, or you’re not in it.” Polo is also a family afair, and it’s not uncommon to see members of the same clan playing on a team or meeting on the feld while multiple generations cheer from under a shady tree or the pop-up tents that dot the sidelines. “If your family isn’t supportive, you probably won’t be playing a lot of polo,” says Steve Orthwein, a member of the 88 slmag.net
United States Polo Association Hall of Fame. His family’s love of polo runs deep. Two of Orthwein’s three sons play and captained their college teams to intercollegiate championships. His late father, Adolphus Busch Orthwein, played polo until the age of 80. Orthwein owns a regulation-size polo feld – 300 yards long and 160 yards wide, slightly larger than nine football felds – that is home to many of the matches and tournaments that take place in St. Louis. “You can pick up a club and play golf once every three weeks, you can play tennis every three weeks, but polo … if you’ve got horses, there’s a commitment there,” he says. “It’s not something you’re just going to do when you feel like it. If you’re going to invest in the horses, it takes a lot of time. If the family isn’t supportive … you lose polo players very quickly.” A love of horses is often the bait that lures people to the game, and most players bring one horse per chukker, for a total of six horses, to each match. “Tis is a physically demanding sport for the horse,” says Susie von Gontard, who played on her father’s team as a teenager. “Players can condition themselves, but the horses need the care,” from their owners and their grooms. On game days, von Gontard’s two sons are up with the horses by 5 a.m., feeding them, turning them out, cooling them down, and loading them into the trailers. The von Gontards source the best grains for their horses and the animals receive electrolytes, just as many athletes do after competition. The family doesn’t sit down for dinner until after the horses have been taken care of, usually between 8 and 9 p.m.
Molly Sansone, pictured here, has been riding her entire adult life. Eight years ago, she and her husband, Doug, sold their Western tack and committed themselves to polo.
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Caring for the horses is paramount. Between chukkers, they are hosed of to cool down.
Players and grooms arrive early on game days to prepare for the match.
A braided horse tail is pleasing to the eye, but is meant to prevent the tail from catching the mallet during play.
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Steve Orthwein is shown selecting a mallet before a match on the grounds of his polo feld in Huntleigh.
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Kelsey Bray, 8, is pictured with her father Hamish Bray, a professional polo player. She plans to play polo someday, just like her dad.
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A groom takes a seat inside a trailer just before game time.
Von Gontard’s husband, Peter, is also a player. Their son Peter, 30, is a professional polo player, and Paul, 17, is active on the St. Louis polo scene. “My brother is always pushing me to play my best,” says Paul, who competed for the Port Mayaca Polo Club in the semi-fnal match of the U.S.P.A. Players Cup this summer. “I keep working to get better, quicker, so I can hit the bar.” And in St. Louis, the bar is set high. The St. Louis Polo Club is the oldest club west of the Mississippi River, and the second oldest member of the United States Polo Association. The sport in St. Louis dates back to 1892, when a group of young St. Louisans attending East Coast colleges introduced polo to St. Louis and began playing at Colliers Farm in Bridgeton, near what is now Lambert International Airport. Te Club’s polo school, which is run by Scott Lancaster, manager of the St. Louis Polo Club, ofers learn-to-play clinics for those wanting to know more about the sport without having to invest too much money upfront. In 1893, the frst charitable beneft polo match in St. Louis was played, initiating an important tradition of playing polo for charity. The Polo Club participates in four philanthropic functions each season, including one on September 13 with Nacho Figueras, the Argentine polo player and Ralph Lauren
model. Figueras will play an exhibition match with St. Louis Polo Club members as part of a Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center beneft at Blue Heron Farm. Te St. Louis area boasts six polo felds; benefts are open to the public. Daniel Gallegos, who is originally from Mexico City, says the kind and friendly people in St. Louis make playing enjoyable. He and his family spend the polo season here. His daughter, Jasmine, 15, helps groom the family’s horses on game days and spends plenty of time in the saddle to develop her skills. “She’s on three to four diferent horses a day,” Gallegos says. Today, at the fnal match of the three-day Players Cup at Spirit Valley in Chesterfeld, the polo horses are galloping at speeds of up to 35 miles an hour. It’s a tight match, and the players are shouting out commands to one another: “Leave it!” “I’m here!” “Tranquilo.” At halftime the teams convene in front of their horse trailers. Hamish Bray, a professional player originally from New Zealand, describes the match as very competitive. “Te feld conditions are making it difcult. It’s a bit slippery and the grass is long, which causes the ball to pop.” His teammate, Parker von Gontard, replies, “We’ve got them right where we want them.” And the horn signals the start of the next chukker. sl
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Collecting Boom(ers) Written by Craig M. Kaminer Photography by Matt Marcinkowski Unlike most art dealers, William Shearburn didn’t begin his career as an art historian or curator. He started as a collector. “As a kid, I was always collecting something. After college and a brief stint working for my brother, it just struck me, ‘Could I really make a living doing this?’” Today, many of St. Louis’ top art collectors consider Shearburn their go-to guy, and he’s helped build some of the best collections in the city. Shearburn’s gallery started as a modest space and morphed into a high-profile gallery on McPherson in the Central West End. He is one of the few St. Louis dealers with a regular presence at the most respected arts fairs in the country, and his latest gallery, at 665 S. Skinker Blvd., serves as the headquarters for his national dealings and is a public space to meet and cultivate new collectors and collections. “Seventy percent of my business today is outside of St. Louis, and while so much of my business is conducted on the Internet and at fairs, I really want to have a place for St. Louisans to feel welcome, to come, look, and ask questions,” he says. “I know galleries can be intimidating spaces, but they are great places to see new things, learn about art and artists, and better understand what’s going on in the world.” When Shearburn started in the business, dealing art was a local—and then a regional—enterprise. He represented artists, curated shows, invited collectors, and hosted openings. “Most of my time was spent fnding and cultivating collectors, because there wasn’t an efcient way for them to fnd me.” But the Internet and the popularity of art fairs changed that. Initially, he didn’t believe the Internet would afect the art business that much. “I was clearly wrong,” he says now. While no one buys blue chip art online, collectors use the Internet to look at art, to check prices, and to see what’s selling at auction in every corner of the world. Te Internet has leveled the playing feld and turned the art world into a global market. “Now, a majority of my business comes from the major art fairs, including Expo Chicago, Te Armory Show and Downtown Fair in New York, Art Miami and Dallas Art Fair. These fairs put me in front of thousands of serious collectors from around the world over the course of a few days, and as a result my business has grown exponentially. Of equal importance are the relationships I’ve developed over the years with other dealers,
curators, and consultants. These relationships and networking opportunities have had a very positive efect on my business.” Te recession of 2008 could have been a disaster for the art world. Instead, it led investors to seek alternative investments outside Wall Street. The growth of Asian, Eastern European, and South American economies have further fueled demand for art. “Values continue to rise, so collectors look smart… and sophisticated,” he says. “When a lot of smart people with a lot of money focus on something such as art, wine, or automobiles, the value grows.” While Shearburn is intrigued with (and collects) contemporary art and emerging artists, his business focuses mainly on American art from the major movements of the second half of the 20th century – Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and Minimalism. “Having grown up with it, it’s what I know best.” And afuent Baby Boomers have a voracious appetite for things from their childhood. “When I show clients a great example of an artist’s work, they can’t help themselves ... they have to have it. Art has that efect on people, and I think that’s why I love it.” Shearburn still represents living artists including Bernar Venet, Joseph Havel, Tim Liddy, Andrew Millner, Sarah Frost, Robert Kelly and Mel Bochner. All have a reverence and afnity for art history, and all make work that bears a direct relationship to the historical material that interests Shearburn. He also enjoys collaborating with St. Louis institutions. For the opening of the new gallery, a portion of sales was donated to the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. On Oct. 17, Shearburn will open a show that runs through Tanksgiving featuring photo fashion portraiture and video by Marilyn Minter, Alex Prager, Christopher Makos and Jessica Craig Martin, among others. Ten percent of all sales will beneft the St. Louis Fashion Fund, chaired by his close friend and collector Susan Sherman. “It’s a great opportunity to show something completely new and diferent, focus attention on the past and future fashion industry here, and attract new audiences who may otherwise never have come to an art gallery,” he says. Despite his success and focus on major collectors, Shearburn still loves “newbies.” I love what I do and want to share my passion with others. I hope new collectors, neighbors, and even Wash U. students stop by, ask questions, and discover something new about themselves. It’s how I started.” sl slmag.net
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FASHION’S FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY
Saks Fifth Avenue hosted a fashion show for the Veiled Prophet Community Service Initiative that featured evening gowns and dresses from Carolina Herrera, Tosca, Marchesa and Zac Posen. Proceeds benefted the Veiled Prophet Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Veiled Prophet Organization, and select Community Service Initiative charity partners. “Tis is more than just a social event — it’s an opportunity to draw awareness to a community service program which has generated over 20,000 volunteer hours since 2003,” said Suzanne Johnson, committee co-chair.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTRY CLUB HOSTS INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR WOMEN’S GOLF COMPETITION
Te USA won three singles matches and halved a fourth to regain the Curtis Cup, 13-7, and cap a dominant week over Great Britain and Ireland at St. Louis Country Club. “Tat is the coolest trophy of all the seven that I’ve ever won,” said USA Captain and St. Louis native Ellen Port, who has captured six individual USGA championships. “Tat is the most special trophy, always, that I will ever have, and ever have been a part of.” Te Curtis Cup dates to 1932.
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Jugglers, tight-rope walkers and other high fying acts entertained guests at Flora Dora, Circus Flora’s summer gala event. Circus Flora is a St. Louis gem, and one of three professional resident circuses in the nation. “Tere’s no other event where you can dine with circus stars, sit front and center for a live circus performance, and dance in the center of a big top circus tent,” said Kathie Winter, event co-chair. “What an exciting way to ensure that the magic of this time-honored art form stays accessible to all for generations to come.”
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FUTURE LEADERS CHANGING THE FACE OF ST. LOUIS Te Regional Business Council hosted a dinner for its Young Professionals Network (YPN) at the St. Louis Club. Te Photography by event gives talented professionals the opportunity to interact with some of the city’s most respected business leaders. Blacktie Missouri Launched in 2008, the YPN attracts and retains young talent to the region and gives future leaders opportunities for networking, professional development, and community involvement. The YPN is open to ethnically diverse professionals under 40. Tere is no membership fee, and programming is supported by corporate sponsorships.
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Te Saint Louis Zoo attracted more than 2,500 partygoers to Paint the Town in celebration of the Purina Painted Dog Preserve, one of the latest additions to River’s Edge. The A Zoo Ado biennial fundraiser, presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, honored these enchanting, endangered dogs. A silent auction included various zoo experiences, St. Louis Cardinals tickets, and travel packages to Napa Valley, Tanzania, and other exotic locales. Te event grossed more than $500,000 to beneft the Zoo in its eforts to save endangered species at home and around the world.
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