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LOOK MAGAZINE Editor in Chief Leise Trueblood Executive Copy Editors Hannah Feeney and Rachel Matson Style Director Ariana Taylor Treasurer and Events Director Maddy Harris Creative Layout Director Chelsea Preston PR and Marketing Director Alheli Garza Photography Bianca Scofield and Maddy Harris
Contributors Clara Gross, Elena Licursi, Grace Carapezzi, Ari Flessas, Yoldas Yildiz, Anna Langman Acknowledgements Assistant Professor of Theater, Virginia Anderson Sabrina Notarfrancisco TheLook Magazine wishes to thank The Telegraph record store for their generosity in letting us shoot our fashion spread on location (19 Golden St., New London, CT)
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WINTER 2016
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Sometimes we don’t have the words for things. When I sat down to write this letter, I wasn’t quite sure what to say. An absolute gem of a person was taken from our community in December, and even after two memorial services it still feels like we just lost Anique. I had the pleasure of working with him at the Coffee Closet, and I can still see him vividly in my memory, red lipstick and all. Anique inspired many of us with his bravery, originality, intelligence, and ambition. I was particularly inspired by his fearlessness to say whatever he felt, even if it made people uncomfortable. However, the greatest lesson I learned from Anique is that of celebration. Celebrate who you are, exactly as you are, and celebrate others for who they are. Anique himself wrote something about celebrating life for all of its wild and beautiful possibilities, as mentioned by Professor Ginny Anderson at the service on February 9th. Concerning a play about death and how fearful it can be, Anique had this to say in response: “This death driven play, in the end, to me, is truly a celebration of life and of the privilege - but also the right - it is to live and not fear your end; loving and being loved so generously as to evade that fear. It really is a beautiful notion.” As we gear up for Valentines Day, take the time to celebrate whoever makes you happy, whether that be your best friend, your significant other, your sibling, or your sports team. Don’t let the lovers have all the fun. Check out our Valentine’s gift guide, stay warm in the frigid temperatures, and wear some red lipstick while you’re at it. With love, Leise Editor-in-Chief
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INSIDE THE LOOK 6 IS IT TOO LATE NOW TO SAY SORRY 7 STAYING WARM: MYTHS VS. TIPS 8 STUDENT FASHION 9 TOP 5 VDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR MEN 10 A ROOM OF HER OWN 12 ELENA’S HOLIDAY STYLE PICKS 14 70’S GROOVE 30 THOUGHTS ON A LOSS
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BEHIND THE SCENES
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Justin Beiber’s new hit song ‘Sorry’ addresses the issues that transcend relationships. Culturally and socially the way we view healthy relationships has shifted. On college campuses, especially small ones like Connecticut College, our lives are shaped by our relationships with friends, roommates, superiors, and intimate partners. So what does a healthy relationship look like? There is no formula for a healthy relationship, but they encompass many positive attributes. Some qualities that are manifested in healthy relationships are trust, respect, honesty, open communication, fun, and compassion. In ‘Sorry’, Beiber serenades us with the line “You gotta go and get angry at all my honesty.” Sometimes honesty is hard to swallow, but as an integral component to a healthy relationship your partner is trying to open the lines of communication rather than lie just to make you happy. It is not always a negative thing to hurt your partner’s feelings, having to always censor yourself is not a sign of a healthy relationship. Communication is a fundamental aspect of achieving a happy and healthy relationship. It is the first step in making sure your partner knows what to expect from you, and that you can effectively communicate your needs to them. Furthermore, creating boundaries helps keep relationships healthy and secure. Boundaries are not meant to make you feel trapped; rather they are an expression of comfort and respect within a relationship. Although the establishment of boundaries is critical, boundaries should not restrict your ability to be your own individual and pursue interests and extra-curriculars you enjoy. No relationship is perfect, but you and your partner, friends, and roommates can work to make it as healthy and happy as possible. Be in a relationship that makes you love yourself and those around you.
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Staying Warm myths vs. tips
For those without a snuggle buddy to keep cozy with this winter, here are some tips for fighting off the New England frost.
true or false? DRESS IN LAYERS TO STAY WARM WEAR TWO PAIRS OF SOCKS TO KEEP YOUR FEET FROM FREEZING! SWITCH BETWEEN HOT AND COLD WATER IN THE SHOWER EXERCISING OUTDOORS IS SAFE YOU DO NOT GET DEHYDRATED IN COLDER WEATHER
1. True If you maintain the proper layer etiquette, dressing in layers can help you maintain your average body temperature. Start with a base layer of form-fitting clothing (like thermal underwear) that provides warmth and keeps you dry. Next, a fleece zip-up or cashmere sweater is recommended, followed by an insulated outer shell. 2. False The second pair of socks actually compresses your foot, cutting of circulation and making your feet colder than they’d be with a single pair! 3. True Hot showers immediately warm you up, but cold showers improve blood circulation between your skin and organs for long term warmth.
4. True If done correctly and with taking precautions, exercising in the cold is safe. It is recommend to know the signs of dehydration and hypothermia before going out. However, if equipped with the appropriate attire, exercising outside has proved to show benefits: you’ll burn more calories, strengthen your heart, get a dose of vitamin D and feel happier and more energized. 5. False Cold air strips our bodies of moisture because it is drier, leaving our skin with less of its natural oil. Although the body may not feel as thirsty as it was in the late summer, it is important to stay hydrated with water, hot drinks and avoid alcohol.
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Fashion is an expression of identity. Not always, of course; in our everyday lives, our clothing choices are dictated by many other factors. Yet ideally, what we wear reflects who we are. This is the story of how I designed a wearable version of my own self, and the journey I took to create it. I have never lived without theatre. It was through my experiences working on many productions that I found my sense of self, and I continue to explore this daily. The part of theatre I associate most with myself is stagecraft: the art of crafting worlds of fiction into tangible spaces in which to play. This macho field is not one in which I usually get to express my girliness, so when I had the idea for a dress version of stagecraft, I knew I wanted to go through with it. I went through several rounds of sketches before I found the design I thought would be most beautiful and most feasible.
In order to create an authentic stagecraft dress, I salvaged pieces of wood from the trash cans in the campus woodshop. I also used tieline from the theatre to tie the corset-style back. (Tieline, a thin black rope used in electrical work, has always been a symbol of theatre-techie pride for me. Years ago I started wearing it on my wrist or belt loop — imagine my excitement when I realized I could tie it into my dress!) During my late nights in the studio, I am filled with pride to be using what I have learned from so many people and experiences to create something original and unique to myself. I am using the materials of stagecraft and building to my own dimensions: what better way to unite my fashion and my 8
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LAST MINUTE VDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR MEN YOLDAS YILDIZ
J. CREW FACTORY LEATHER FLASK This stylish flask is perfect for any guy wanting to bring some apple juice or even a little cheeky bit of energy drink to any event like a cro dance or even to class.
EVERLANE TWILL SNAP BACKPACK This backpack is a nice upgrade from the old middle school JanSport and North Face bags. It’s both rugged and appropriate. This spring semester, waterproof bags aren’t really needed so this is a nice way to complete your look and style.
SYDNEY HALE CO. CANDLE This makes the perfect gift to change those odd smelling teenage boy rooms into a man cave fit for any guest. These handcrafted candles come in clean, masculine scents like Woodsmoke and Amber, and Cedarwood and Vanilla.
HARRY’S THE WINSTON RAZOR SET It’s February and those partially grown moustaches just have to go. This is the perfect gift for any guy looking to give their face the best treatment, leaving them with skin as soft as fresh bread served for lunch in Smith. It has an attractive, ergonomically designed handle and low-priced Germanengineered razor blades.
FOREVER21 DOTTED FAIR ISLE SWEATER This is the perfect fashionable sweater to get your favorite guy or yourself through the cold snowy winter we are having. The sweater is very soft and compliments most of your wardrobe due to the dark navy color. This sweater is so soft it almost gives you a valid reason to have a nap in class. Almost.
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A ROOM OF HER OWN Sophie Kornacki ‘17 What is your favorite thing in your room? I love the watercolor camel that my dad and I completed over the summer--he even built the frame for it! Your room is always super tidy and organized— do you have any advice for others about how to stay neat when living in a small space? My dorm room at school is actually bigger than my room at home, so I’ve gotten pretty good at finding a specific place for everything I own and keeping it there.
Do you have any future projects you’re hoping to get around to? Not at the moment... Every summer, I think of at least one project to make my room better for the next year. How has your room-decorating style evolved since your freshman year? Each year, I acquire more and more decorations from Homegoods, antique shows, thrift shops, and yard sales. 10
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Does any object in your room have a good story behind it? I found both my antique Camel cigarette sign and cigarette box at the Brimfield Antique Show. Your house (in Stonington, about 15 minutes from Conn) is also really beautiful and unique in the way it’s decorated. How much do you think your parents’ style has influenced your own?
Your dad made your shelves... what other things in your room did you DIY?
My parents have 100% influenced my style. We have very similar tastes, so they’re always helping me with my next DIY.
Over the summer, my mom and I reupholstered my couch with navy blue velvet. I found the coffee table at a second-hand store, cut the legs to make them shorter, and stained the wood to match my couch.
HANNAH FEENEY
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WINTER STYLE
THE LOCALS, THE SARTORIALIST, THE FASHION GUITAR, THE ZOE REPORT, WHO WHAT
ELENA LICURSI
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THOUGHTS ON A LOSS HANNAH FEENEY I call my mom to ask about everything. My friends and my sister make fun of it, because they know, as I do, that often my excessive pleas for advice are not really because I don’t know the answers, but because I find a comfort in having them laid out for me, step by step, by a higher power in whom I have unshakable trust. I call my mom to ask what spices to put in a sauce, what to do about my many burns, scrapes, bruises and other acute ailments (I am immanently injury prone), what to do when I get stains on sweaters, what color of shoes/ notebook/ skirt to buy. Last Thursday, around 10:00 am, I called my mom. She told me to slow down and breathe, because she couldn’t understand me through my sobs and gasps for air. “Mom, mom… my friend is dead.” I said, haltingly, incoherently. “What do I do? What do I do now?” For once, she didn’t know what to tell me. She didn’t have any answers. … Thursday is one of the strangest days of my life. I take some pills that I know will make my heart slow down, make the sucker-punch feeling in my stomach ease up. I walk out into the kitchen, and fall on the floor, because my whole body is recalibrating itself to try and remember to breathe, to stop crying for long enough to inhale and exhale again. I need to stop myself for reaching for my phone and calling Anique, because I want desperately for him to pick up and laugh and tell me that it’s just a rumor, that he’s fine, that I need to stop taking everything I hear so seriously. … I drive up to the coffee shop where we work together, where I taught him how to mix chais and hot chocolate, and where he sometimes fed me spoonfuls of hummus he was making late at night. I feel him everywhere, all over the room. I sit there in silence and intermittent quiet crying with the rest of our staff, and we decide to go get one of Anique’s paintings from Cummings. He asked me, the day before, if he could hang it in the shop when it was done, and as soon as someone brings it up the only thing I can think about it how much I want to be near it. We carry it across the green and it is raining, and it is so big that it takes two of us to hold it. We walk together in a formation, like we are guarding something. … The day passes in a blur and there is a memorial, and I say something but I can’t remember what, and I feel perpetually lightheaded. My mom calls me a few times, my friends from everywhere text me, and their love, their “you ok?”s bolster me, and keep me upright. By nighttime I feel like I know how to breathe again, but then my friend is making me dinner and she asks if I want turmeric in my rice and I remember Anique’s handwriting on a shopping list… “tumeric, curry powder, olive oil, chickpeas”… and I can’t stop crying, again. … At the end of the night, just before I am going to take the trek home, to go to sleep, I go to the shop alone, and let myself in. It is dark, we are closed. I sit cross legged on the floor in front of the painting, and start crying again, quietly. I speak. “Hi Anique, it’s Hannah. I don’t know if you can hear me, but I hope you can. I hope you’re ok. I hope you’re not hurting, or alone, or cold. I miss you. I can hear your voice really clearly, its so strange. I hope where you are there’s paint. I hope there’s bright lipstick in every color, and that there are lots of people for you to talk to and hug and kiss and be around. I hope there are spices. I hope there are beautiful boys to look at. I hope everything’s beautiful.”
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