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the LOOK 2017
Co Editors in Chief: Yoldas Yildiz & Grace Carapezzi Executive Copy Editors: LouLou Broderick, Jake Philbin-Cross Treasurer: Adam Goldberg Creative Layout Director: Alana Wimer Events Director: Victoria Slater, Hayley Zukerberg PR and Marketing Director: Haley Keegan Executive Web Designer: Elizabeth Powell Head Photographer: Christian Carr-Locke Contributors: Natalie Dumart, Dylan O’Hara, Elizabeth Powell Acknowledgments: Alex Bukovac, Milena Stanton, Thea Sweet, Bianca Scofield, Elena Licursi & Noah Landy
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from your editors Your new editors-in-chiefs here, and we are ready to TAKEOVER theLOOK magazine in 2017-2018. We are beyond excited to work with our amazing team of designers, writers, artists, event planners, models and photographers for the upcoming year. The team that has come together is not only dynamic and diverse, but comes with various interpretations of style and fashion. Our goal is to carry this bold spirit over into our articles and photographs to create a collective enthusiasm for the beauty and uniqueness of all our fellow camels. This issue is our first of many to come and we are proud to share it with you all. We captured the power, drive, and beauty of four very different women and created an issue for dressing for success in the workplace. With summer internships coming up and graduation around the corner, we hope to stimulate your imagination with our check pants, ruffled sleeves, horned rimmed specs, and luscious pumps to inspire your professional wardrobe. We wanted to thank Elena and Bianca for all of their hard work and willingness to teach us the tricks of the trade in publishing our beautiful little magazine. We will miss you both incredibly, and wish you the best in your future endeavors after Conn. Love you lots. So, as finals are arriving and you all will be looking for a distraction from your textbooks, dig in and enjoy. For now, stay fabulous and “always dress like you are going to see your worst enemy�, Grace & Yoldas 5
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artist profile : noah landy
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senior profiles class of 2017
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interview with fashion alumni
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circuits coverage: a community exhibit
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top 5 music festivals of summer 2017
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artist profile:
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Noah Landy ‘17
Majors/Minors: Studio Art/Computer Science Hometown: Sharon, MA How would you describe the nature of your work, as it obviously can’t be captured in print form for our readers? My primary medium is sound, so my work is focused on listening and how sound changes the ways in which we interact with other bodies and spaces. How did you get the inspiration to start experimenting with sound art? What, if anything different, keeps you going? Since I was very young I’ve been fascinated by music. While I very much enjoyed listening to music, I was most interested in trying to create music in anyway that I could. I played in bands throughout middle and high school and came to Conn with the intention of majoring in Music and Technology. I took the sound art class as
an elective and was amazed by the possibilities of sound outside of a musical context; since then I’ve just been experimenting which can be scary sometimes, but is also the most exciting and interesting process I’ve experienced. Who is your favorite artist? (you can choose from any medium you’d like, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a fellow sound artist) I would have to say my biggest inspiration as an artist is David Byrne. What would you say is your favorite part of the art department at Conn? My favorite part of the art department is the size. I feel like I have endless resources and space, which is very rare in college. We know it’s a tough one, but do you have any post-grad plans laid out yet? No plans.
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thankful for our wonderful seniors... Alondra Lynch (Director of Style ‘16-’17) I have loved being a stylist and being able to craft looks with clothes from not only my closet but many other’s and make it look awesome in our photo-shoots. It was great to meet other people that I normally wouldn’t especially as a senior. It was also nice to bond with girls I had known throughout my college career. I know our new staff and exec board will not disappoint with the years and issues to come!
Bianca Scofield (Co-Editor-in-Chief ‘16 - ‘17) Being part of theLOOK has been such a rewarding experience for me. I was nervous when I found out mid-summer 2016 that Elena and I would be the new coeditors-in-chief. I was worried that I would be overwhelmed by the amount of work it would take to improve the content of our little online magazine. I discovered pretty early on that I was worried for absolutely no reason because I had such an amazing team by my side that made managing painless (and an awesome co-editor-in-chief who I adore and admire). I hope theLOOK continues to include a diversity of perspectives and critical content that questions the role of fashion in the world. I wish all the best to Grace and Yoldas and theLOOK 2017-2018 members! Emilie Fiskio (Director of Style and model sourcing ‘16-’17)
From the early morning photo shoots, to the Winchester issue release parties, helping create The LOOK has been a blast. The group of people involved in The LOOK is filled with some of the most fun, creative people and I will miss spending time with all of those beautiful souls! I know there are great things ahead for the magazine and I can’t wait to see what happens next year.
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interview with fashion alumni
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Exec member Elizabeth Powell ‘18 connected with Sophie Marx, class of 2010. Marx is currently Director of Events and Projects for The Council of Fashion Designers of America and has been working in the fashion industry since her first internship. Keep reading for more about her experiences at Conn and the choices that lead to her current success! 10 the LOOK 2017
E: In brief, what are your daily duties at your current job? S: I am the Director of Events and Projects for The Council of Fashion Designers of America, a non profit trade organization of American Fashion designers that aims to promote American Fashion in the global economy. The CFDA holds over 90 events per year that range from small panel discussions, large cocktail parties and a 700 person Awards show, the CFDA Fashion Awards which is held annually in June. In addition to overseeing the strategy and execution of these events throughout the year, I run the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund program, an annual competition for emerging fashion designers. So my daily duties consist of a wide range of activities including venue research, accountant, production, creative consultant, and of course designer therapist, heavy furniture mover, menu taster... E: What is your favorite part of your job today? S: Perhaps that my job changes every day. I love working with our designers on a myriad of projects and most recently, I’ve worked on the CFDA’s civic initiatives, such as a Fashion Week campaign we just finished with Planned Parenthood. In the current political climate, I think everyone is struggling with what it means to be engaged in an authentic way and I feel lucky that my job let’s me explore those different avenues. E: Have you ever been star-struck on the job? S: Yes, David Bowie and Iman at the CFDA Fashion Awards.
E: What was your junior-summer internship (if applicable!)? S: CELs gave me the opportunity to intern in the art department at Baron & Baron, which is a design and advertising agency whose clients include Calvin Klein, Dior and Gucci. Had my heart set on being an art director. There, I was lucky enough to intern for an art director named Philip Duncan, who eventually moved onto Vogue. Post college, Philip hired me to work with him in the art department over there and from that job, I got my job at CFDA. In short, that initial CELs internship was the kick off point for my career. E: Favorite memory from Conn College? S: Gosh, too many. Feeling over my head as a freshman in Gordon’s American Lit class, anytime we got to be at Harkness beach, Freeman stoop sessions, my first ski club adventure, a particular photoshoot for a friend’s photography project in the arboretum, astronomy telescope sessions (I actually received a D- in that class), writing my last English paper on James Joyce, my many independent studies with Professor Burton...list goes on.. E: Any tips you would give current Conn College students as to how best prepare for the fashion/publications world? S: Things that are overrated: your outfit on the first day, the font of your resume, name dropping. Things that are underrated: Respect and hard work, thank you notes, the beauty of excel.
E: What has been your most influential experience, that’s lead to where you are today? S: Woah. Ok. I know this is a Conn Magazine and this might be to cheesy to print but frankly, going to Conn was incredibly influential for me. Conn allowed me to explore so many academic disciplines I would have never been able to otherwise. Conn let me go to India for my junior year abroad and double major in English and Anthropology. It let me intern in New York which lead me to my current career. Even cheesier, Conn gave me my very best friends and it’s those people more than any single experience that have lead me to where and who I am today.
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circuits coverage: a comm unit y ex h i b i ti o n by, Dylan O’Hara
The Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, one of the many interdisciplinary centers at Conn, made one aspect of its mission the creation of “innovative and engaging exhibitions, performances, publications, and public presentations.” A hallmark of the Ammerman Center is also the connection between the arts and technology. Broadly defined, this project sounds quite daunting, even all encompassing. Wonderfully, Bianca Scofield’s curated exhibition at the Marquee Gallery, that opened on April 14th, Circuits provided the community with an engaging exhibition and an intelligent exploration of the ways that the human body
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interacts with technology. The title of the exhibition, a reference to the neural circuits of the human body and the construction of electrical circuits, perfectly embodies (pun intended) the ways in which the human body and technology interact with one another. The pieces featured in Scofield’s exhibition were quite varied in form, showing off the very different ways in which the artists’ understood her unique curatorial statement. One of the successes of the show was Scofield’s call to action, which neither restricted the kind of work she was looking for, nor the ways in which each artist was able to bring to life how they felt the human body’s
connection to our technological world should manifest itself. Jill Yaun’s print was the outline of a soldier, which was comprised of four layers of print, each layer being a different letter. All together, the piece was colorfully illustrated with the interlocking letters “P,” “T,” “S,” and “D,” corresponding to the piece’s title. Yaun is one of many artists who either chose to create prints or photography. Yaun is among a number of Connecticut College students who submitted to Scofield’s show. Donglin Li’s work, cited by Scofield as one of the ones she was most excited about, featured a ceramic infant, painted an unearthly light blue color, laying on its side on a bed of sand surrounded by mirrors on three sides. The reflection of this almost alien representation of the infant goes on as far as the eye can see in the three mirrors that surround its sides and back.
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Another great success of the show were the various communities that submitted to Circuits. In an effort to utilize the incredibly artful community that is New London, Scofield took many submissions from local artists from New London, students at the Williams School, and the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. While no submissions were received from the New London High School, they were asked, and an essential part of Scofield’s project was to show work that reflected the community it was created in. Connecticut College involve-
ment with the greater New London area has long been a central discussion both on campus and within New London itself, as has been cited in The New London Day. Scofield placed herself in this discussion as an agent of artful change, both using New London’s Marquee Gallery and asking for submissions from a much more diverse group of artists than just lie within the bounds of campus.
The opening itself was a beautiful event. The Marquee Gallery was quite crowded, and a thoughtful combination of local and college artists, as well as many other gallery goers, revelled in being able to see the varying works and the crowd they attracted. The staff at Marquee Gallery were quite gracious in their reception of Scofield and her show, and put on an event that gave much credit to the work that was put into making Circuits happen. Scofield, in her words to those at the gallery opening, tearfully thanked her professors and those at the Ammerman Center who continued to push her. It would be hard to think of a more wonderful way to top off four years of work. Deserving of her applause, Scofield’s show integrated many communities in a beautiful way, allowing a guided expression of creativity to unite a diverse array of artists and art-goers. We at theLOOK are so proud that Bianca Scofield’s project could be given so much attention - there isn’t a person who can deny the kind of hard work she’s done this year. It was a wonderful show put on by a wonderful person for a wonderful community. For that, we are thankful.
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music festivals of summer 2017
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F I R E F LY M U S I C F E S T I V A L Firefly is a yearly music festival in Dover, Delaware. Starting in 2012, Firefly has drawn crowds from all over every summer. This summer, it will take place from June 15-18th, and feature musical acts such as The Weekend, Muse, TwentyOnePilots, Chance the Rapper, Bob Dylan, and more. Tickets are available at https://seatgeek.com/firefly-music-festival-tickets, and cost $352 for a four day pass. GOVERNORS BALL Gov Ball, started in 2011, takes place every summer in Randall’s Island, NYC. This summer it takes place from June 2-4th, and will feature acts such as Tool, Chance the Rapper, Phoenix, Childish Gambino, Lorde, and more. Tickets are available at https://seatgeek.com/governors-ball-music-festival-tickets and cost $292 for a three day pass. L O L L A PA L O O Z A Lollapalooza is a yearly festival that takes place in Chicago, IL, since 1991. This year, it will occur from August 3-6th, featuring Muse, The Killers, Chance the Rapper, Arcade Fire, The XX, and many other diverse musical acts. Tickets are not yet available, but will be soon!
N E W P O RT F O L K F E S T I VA L For those looking for a different, more uniform sound from a music festival, this is the perfect one. Newport Folk Festival is, like it’s name implies, a folk music festival in Newport, RI. Started in 1959, this year it will take place from July 28-30 and feature acts like Fleet Foxes, The Head and the Heart, Regina Spektor, John Prine, Drive-By Truckers, and more. Tickets are unfortunately now sold out, but there’s always next year! SUMMERFEST Summerfest, one of the biggest music festivals in the country, has taken place every year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 1968. This year, it will take place from June 28-July 2nd, and July 4-9th. It will feature a diverse group of popular acts, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, The Chainsmokers, Migos, Future, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, and more. Tickets are available at http://summerfest.com/ticket-info/, and are currently on sale for $80 for an 11 day pass, usually a $220 value.
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