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FRONT COVER CANADA photography: Niko Artphotography make-up: Brian Porter hair: Jerry Aruta fashion design: H&M, Zara and Amplify Apparel wardrobe styling: Allie Wood model: Monica Emanuela Shawl by Amplify Apparel Body Suit by H&M Glasses and Bow: Stylist’s Own

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IN THIS ISSUE

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Features & Regulars 3 46

Letter from the Editors The Gentle Wild

Writing by Jacqueline Shea; Photography by Vi Vien Hoang

Editorials 3 Minimal 14 Brambles 22 Flow 28 From the Past To the Future 38 The Gardens of Enchantment 58 Is This Real Life?

66 Wire Princess 76 Save the Animals, Use Faux Fur 82 Sublime 90 Hilton Falls 100 Brooklyn Bound

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VEUX Magazine - Issue 29 - Wild & Free STAFF

Ada Adams Editor-In-Chief/Content Director/Public Relations ada@veuxmag.com

Vivien Hoang Editor/Advisor/Layout Design

vivien@veuxmag.com

Wales Wong Editor/Literary Editor/Photographer wales@veuxmag.com

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CONTRIBUTORS: Vi Vien Hoang, Jacqueline Shea PUBLISHER VEUX Magazine is published every two months by AVW Publishing Inc. The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are solely those of the original author and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of VEUX Magazine, AVW Publishing Inc., any of its staff, and/or any/all contributors to this magazine.

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Letter from the Editors Every year, the season of spring brings about a thrill of excitement. As the snow melts away, flowers begin to bloom, and animals rouse out of hibernation, a sense of possibility fills our world. Now is the perfect time to chase dreams, take chances, and follow unpaved roads.

That is why the theme of “Wild & Free” is all about living life, fashion, and art on the edge. From our editor’s breathtaking encounters with Africa’s big cats, to unique fashion sculptures and designs captured around the world, this issue embodies free spirit and novel ventures in both the natural and urban environment.

With this theme, we hope to inspire you to live out your own dreams. Go ahead and take a fashion risk or embark on that trip you’ve been planning for years!

Our June issue’s theme is “The Great Escape”, just in time for the start of the summer holidays! We will be releasing the rest of the year’s themes in a few weeks, so stay tuned!

AA On behalf of the Editors

Shorts by Erika Riciniello Jacket by Alessandra di Biase Shoes by Invitro Jewelry by Chiara BCN

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ITALY photography: Massimiliano Marcoccia make-up & hair: Carol Spizzichino wardrobe styling: Khrystyna Visconti assistant: Antonio Mattei model: Martyna Bianconi (3M Models)

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UNITED STATES photography: Temira Decay (Yellow Bubbles) make-up: Spoiled Cherry fashion design: Spoiled Cherry (headdresses), and Timeless Trends Corsets wardrobe styling: Spoiled Cherry model: Darline Singh

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Clothes by ADAM Suspenders by Topshop Earrings by H&M Shoes by Spring Bracelet by Topshop

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From the Past to the Future CANADA photography: Gaurav Bose Photography make-up & hair: Kayla Bradler fashion design: MKG Designs wardrobe styling; MKG Designs model: Mariya Miloshevych All wardobe: Customs designs by MKG Designs

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THAILAND photography: Vadim Yudin make-up & hair: Izabela Cruz fashion design: Mohamad Tilo (www.queencrownuae.com) wardrobe styling: Mohamad Tilo assistant: Bill Ninchalado model: Ekaterina Yudina (www.ekaterinayudina.com) Shot on location at The Baray Villa by Sawasdee Village and Kata Palm Resort & SPA. 44 | VEUX | ISSUE 29 | WILD & FREE

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PHOTOGRAPHY

The

Gentle

Text by Jacqueline Shea Photography by Vi Vien Hoang

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FICTION

The Gentle Wild

By Jacqueline Shea She often looks upon the stars. She wonders. She dreams. She never knew love - the kind that lasts forever. She has been alone. She used to be sad, but she finds that the solitude allowed her to be who she wanted to be. She never met anyone who was the same.

You see, she is different. She has an otherness to her that keeps everyone rendered in her presence. Sure, they think they know her.

Assumptions. Her imagination, creativity, and longing for grandeur taunt as a curse, for her expressions of such things are hidden beneath her eyelashes. She is afraid to be tamed, to be restricted to a way of life that does not stimulate the senses to the point of losing oneself in a moment. She refuses boredom. She strives for intellect and understanding. She wishes to not just find someone to share the things she loves, but the way she loves them. She is wild. Her wildness lies within. The gentle kind of wild.

The wildness she possesses mimics that of nature. Raw, organic, uninhibited. Her spirit reflects the elements as it dances carefree like the wind. Bathed and cleansed like the purest of water, it enriches other living beings like the deep dark earth, and is unabashedly in flame, awakening the life like that of a natural, phenomenal forest fire. She knows of ebbs and flows. She knows that the sun and moon play a game of never-ending hide and seek. She appreciates the smallest of things, like the hard work of the busy bee. Her character knows resilience like a wildflower fighting and longing in the change of seasons, slowly dying and coming back to life. She will make you come alive. She will reach into your core and wrench your soul the same way you see the beauty of dusk and all the possibilities that will come with the colourful rays reaching out to you.

She does not boast, she does not shout out loud. She has a silent, strong confidence like that of a long standing tree that has weathered years and still stands tall. She will thrill you by the touch of her skin and lips. She will excite your mind to wonder about these great and beautiful things. She will teach you innocence and to trust your instinct as she has learned from the many species of animals that she admires. Survival. Her voice is like a songbird, calling out in the stillness to move you. She will challenge you like the terrains of a majestic mountain. She is imperfect, but pristine. She is damaged, but whole. She is wild.

Jacqueline Shea is a recent graduate of the Adult Education and Community Development program at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. She believes in the power of producing knowledge through art and creative expression with the use of emotion, embodiment, and reflection of transformative experiences. She considers herself a lover of wildlife, wildflowers, and the wildness of the spirit.

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Lioness (Panthera leo) hunting - Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County, Kenya

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This Page Lion sleeping on kopje - Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Facing Page A pride of lions basking in the sun - Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County, Kenya

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Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County, Kenya

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Leopard (Panthera pardus) surveying the landscape after a rainstorm - Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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Female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with her two cubs, waiting for prey Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County, Kenya

To learn more and to help wildlife conservation efforts in Kenya and Tanzania, please visit www.asiliagiving.org.

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CANADA photography: Stephanie Bell (www.emergingphoto.ca) make-up & hair: Jenelle Forde (www.jenelleforde.com) models: Clement Stevenant (Elite) & Eva Paris Cicinyte

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Hydra Cage by Amplify Apparel

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Swan Sculpture Skirt and Bustier by Amplify Apparel

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Save the Animals, Use Faux Fur

CANADA photography: Michele Taras make-up & hair: Desiree Adams wardrobe styling: Michele Taras model: Desiree Adams (MVP Management) Animals were photographed on location at Jungle Cat World.

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Sweater by Zara Shorts by H&M Shoes by ALDO Bow: Stylist’s Own

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CANADA photography: Wales Wong make-up & hair: Paje Honor model: Paje Honor Shot on location at Hilton Falls, Milton, Ontario.

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Jacket by Adidas Sports Bra by Urban Outfitters Boxing Shorts by Warriors Shoes by Just Fab

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THIS EDITORIAL & BACK COVER UNITED STATES photography: Jittarat Jintasirikul make-up: JayJay Kings hair: Dmitry Komendant wardrobe styling: JayJay Kings (men’s) & Kehli G (women’s) assistants: Chukiat Choeiklintes, Tanarat Mungmai, & Teerasak Srisuwan retouching: Abstraxion Retouch & Design models: JayJay Kings & Kehli G

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