Bachendorf's Fall/Winter 2020

ISSUE 1. 2020

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rita Guarna C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R Stephen Vitarbo S E N I O R A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R Darius Amos LIFESTYLE EDITOR Haley Longman CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Christen Fisher, Donna Rolando, Josh Sens

P U B L I S H I N G S TA F F PUBLISHER Shae Marcus ACCO U N T M A N AG E R Lisa Menghi DIRECTOR OF P R O D U C T I O N A N D C I R C U L AT I O N Susan Windrum

4 Welcome Letter

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6 Just Reward 12 Gemstones for All Seasons 14 Fashion in Motion 22 Well Watched 24 Can Rolex Save the Sea?

52 Game On!

26 Watch for the Watch

56 Bachendorf ’s Bride

34 Hart’s Desire

58 Vows With a View

36 Blue in The Face

64 A Taste for Elegance

42 3 Ways to Wellness

66 Soup’s On

44 Let Yourself Float

72 Red & Rowdy

P R O D U C T I O N A R T A S S O C I AT E Christopher Ferrante

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46 6 Dream Tours 50 There’s Just One Taos

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A DV E RT I S I N G S E RV I C E S D I R EC TO R Jacquelynn Fischer

76 Birds of a Feather

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WELCOME

thankful for family Earlier this year, I ran across an old photograph of my mother, Elaine Bock. I wanted to surprise my mother by featuring her on the cover. Harry and Elaine first met at Washington University and were later married in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1954. After college, Harry returned to Dallas to help his father in the jewelry business while Elaine remained in St. Louis.

Due to the long distance between them, Elaine sent Harry a letter explaining how much she missed him. Harry immediately placed a 1.50 ct. emerald-cut diamond engagement ring in the mail. Once they were married, Elaine joined Harry in Dallas and she helped run the office. Despite not having had any jewelry training, Elaine proved herself from the beginning and worked in the company for more than five decades. Even today, she still enjoys stopping in the store and seeing how everyone is doing. Elaine and Harry together built what we know today as Bachendorf ’s.

As we navigate through these times, I remain grateful for family. We continue our commitment to our business ethos; quality, professionalism, value and service lead our business to success.

Continuing our family tradition is my daughter, Fallon Bock, who joined the business earlier this year. Fallon has been preparing for this transition for the past three years. She graduated from GIA as a Graduate Gemologist in 2017, then worked for one of our diamond-cutting factories in New York, where she sorted diamonds and helped with quality control.

She then completed a full internship learning all aspects of our industry at a jeweler in New Jersey. She is a welcome sight to the Bock family and the fourth generation to serve the business.

From our family to yours, we hope you enjoy this edition of Accent magazine. We are always here to serve you, so please do not hesitate to reach out to your sales associate if you have any questions or interest in any of the pieces featured on the following pages.

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GIFT GUIDE

just reward

IN A YEAR LIKE THIS, WHAT YOU GIVE HER SHOULD BE MORE THAN A TOKEN OF YOUR LOVE. IT SHOULD CONVEY YOUR ADMIRATION FOR EXACTLY WHO SHE IS. MARCO BICEGO

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Classic yet contemporary is key to the Marco Bicego aesthetic, and the Marrakech Onde Collection, named after the city in Morocco, is an example. The collection features yellow and white gold coils formed into hand-twisted strands created with the designer’s signature “corda di chitarra” technique. The coils in the earrings, bracelets and necklaces join together at sparkly diamond stations.

These pieces make the perfect gift for the woman who likes traditional jewelry with a sophisticated (and literal) twist. What love might the Marrakech express?

Left, 18K gold 3-strand hand-twisted Marrakech Onde statement bracelet linked together with pavé diamond stations. Right, from top, 18K gold 5-strand hand-twisted Marrakech Onde long pendant linked with pavé diamond station; 18K gold hand-twisted Marrakech Onde link necklace with double sided diamond pavé station; 18K gold hand-twisted Marrakech Onde 3-link earrings on a pavé French hook; 18K gold handtwisted Marrakech Onde concentric earrings on a pavé French hook.

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Roberto Coin epitomizes Italian luxury, blending modernity with the classical in each handmade design. The new Love in Verona Collection features the iconic four-petal flower pattern along the surface of each piece, which represents the architecture of the City of Gold and pays homage to Roberto Coin’s notable Princess Collection. New additions to the Princess Collection include necklaces featuring beaded strands of gold tassels, which elevate any look.

And of course, each and every special piece features the designer’s signature: a tiny ruby placed by hand inside.

Clockwise from left, Venetian Princess locket necklace in 18K yellow gold with tassel and diamond accents; Barocco diamond tassel necklace in 18K yellow gold; Royal Princess Flower flexible bangle in 18K yellow and white gold with diamonds; Love in Verona earrings in 18K yellow gold with diamonds; Love in Verona ring in 18K yellow gold with diamonds.

DAVID YURMAN Show the woman in your life how much you care by giving her a piece (or two) from the legendary brand’s 2020 offerings. The Starburst Collection, inspired by fireworks, features clusters of gold and diamonds, while the new Renaissance pieces reinvent the classic David Yurman Cable with the addition of precious stones, mixed metals and diamonds. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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Clockwise from top, Starburst cluster necklace in 18K yellow gold with pavé diamonds; Starburst cluster earrings in 18K yellow gold with pavé diamonds; Renaissance ring with pearls, 14K yellow gold and diamonds; Renaissance ring in 18K yellow gold with full pavé diamonds; diamond Renaissance bracelet in 18K white gold.

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PENNY PREVILLE

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The perfect personalized gift doesn’t have to be monogrammed or engraved. Chronicle your beloved’s achievements and personality traits with a talisman from Penny Preville’s Medallion Collection.

Whether she’s a nurturer, a protector, a provider, a giver or a healer, there’s a pendant—in white, yellow or rose gold—that honors her special talent. Each jeweled necklace comes on an 18-inch plain chain and can be worn alone or layered with other necklaces she loves from her ever-expanding collection.

From left, 18K eight-point wheel medallion with diamond hinged bale; 18K diamond and sapphire mini evil eye medallion; 18K lotus medallion with diamond hinged bale; 18K moon padlock with diamond crescent.

MIKIMOTO For more than a century, Mikimoto has been producing the finest quality cultured pearls; any one of these go-withanything gems is sure to become not only a treasured piece but a family heirloom.

Choose from a piece in the M Collection, which features a modern take on the letter “M,” or a sparkly stunner from Morning Dew, inspired by nature’s dew drops.

Clockwise from top left, Japan Collection Akoya cultured pearl necklace with diamonds in 18K white gold; M Collection Akoya cultured pearl pendant in 18K white gold; Morning Dew Akoya and Black South Sea cultured pearl and diamond earrings in 18K white gold; Morning Dew Akoya cultured pearl and diamond earrings in 18K white gold; M Collection Akoya cultured pearl and diamond earrings in 18K white gold.

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JEWELRY

gemstones for all seasons

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DESIGNER LISA NIK SHARES THE INSPIRATION BEHIND HER NEW, COLORFUL COLLECTION. “With unexpected extra time to reflect and focus this year, I directed a considerable amount of energy on developing one-of-a-kind pieces within my collections.

Since rare colored gemstones are by nature each unique and different, this was a natural next step in the evolution of my colored stone designs and exceptionally fulfilling experience and process. The result is a series of spectacularly colored jewels containing tanzanite, watermelon and mint tourmalines, green beryl, rubellite and fire opals. Watermelon tourmaline is eye-catching because of its bicolor property, and the evenly-toned pink and green that are present are contrasted beautifully against both yellow and rose gold. Tanzanite, in its electric purplish-blue tone, is rare and increasingly valuable. It is equally appealing in all gold tones and can be combined to wear with other vivid colors such as emerald, rubellite or aquamarine. All of the stones are natural materials that I sourced responsibly directly from mines in Brazil and Tanzania.”

Clockwise from top: Green beryl ring with diamonds; tanzanite earrings with diamonds; watermelon tourmaline ring with diamonds; rubellite ring with diamonds; rubellite and mint tourmaline earrings with diamonds; rubellite, tanzanite and Mexican fire opal stackable rings with diamonds.

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ART, ATHLETICISM AND BEAUTIFUL CLOTHING INTERSECT IN THESE STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS, AS PROFESSIONAL DANCERS BRING ENSEMBLES TO LIFE.

Brooklyn-based husband-and-wife photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory share a love for fashion, dance and portraiture. That was the inspiration for their joint venture, NYC Dance Project, as well as their first book, published in 2016 and titled The Art of Movement.

Now the couple portrays a happy marriage of fashion and dance in their second photo book, The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance. Within the pages of this coffee-table treasure are arresting images the duo made of professional dancers across all disciplines, from modern to ballet, dressed to the nines in designer duds. Through their elegance and grace, these worldrenowned dancers showcase the vividness of beautiful designer garments from the likes of Oscar de la Renta and Halston.

“Wearing clothing is about expressing emotion—just the way dance is,” writes designer Valentino in the book’s foreword. The intimate portraits on the following pages of these talented humans mid-dance show you exactly how it’s done.

“Dance and fashion have the same goals: to inspire young generations with elegance and beauty, and to try to change the world gracefully,” says soloist Charlotte Landreau, photographed here in a gown by Dior.

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This page: Ballerinas in a Martha Graham Dance Company sextet look perfectly in sync in attire Graham designed for Night Journey. Opposite page: Donning costumes conceptualized by Norma Kamali for Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, a pair of danseurs from Miami City Ballet make the tour en l’air look easy.

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This page, left: Feathers and flounce in this red-hot ensemble by Valentino complement the floaty movements of Tiler Peck, principal dancer of New York City Ballet, and vice versa. This page, right: American Ballet Theater’s Christine Shevchenko models a baby blue striped Iris van Herpen gown while en pointe. Opposite: Soloist Landreau’s delicate movements draw the eye to the curves of this van Herpen creation.

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TIMEPIECES

Black.

White.

Ceramic.

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CHANEL’S LEGENDARY WATCH CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH TWO NEW CREATIONS. Launched in the year 2000, at first in black followed by a reincarnation in white three years later, Chanel’s J12 timepiece revolutionized the world of watchmaking. It was crowned the first watch icon of the 21st century. From the moment it was launched, the J12 pushed boundaries and defied the firmly held conventions of the watchmaking world.

Twenty years later, the J12 still embodies the same creative and rebellious spirit. Black? Or white? In 2020, the J12 no longer has to choose. For the first time, black and white come together without actually mixing, creating a line, a paradox, a silhouette, an allure.

The J12’s unique aesthetic is the result of a highly technical feat accomplished by cutting and fusing two ceramic cases of different dimensions, one white and the other black.

Assembled together, they form one casing. Born from scratchresistant ceramic, this operation is unexpectedly complex. To ensure a perfect cut without breaking the material requires a particular expertise, completely mastered by the Chanel Manufacture in Switzerland. Once cut, the two parts are assembled on a metallic support into which the sapphire caseback is set. A meticulous mission conceived especially for the J12 Paradoxe, whose fabrication requires the fashioning of two specific two-tone elements – the dial and the bezel.

The more playful J12.20 takes twenty symbols and references from the Maison CHANEL: a 2.55 bag, a camellia, a bottle of N°5 perfume and even a tweed jacket. Punctuated with 12 diamonds, these polished rhodium-plated motifs are found on its bezel and dial. This edition, limited to 2020 pieces, is equipped with the caliber 12.1 and also available in an Haute Horlogerie enameled version, numbered and limited to five pieces.

Come discover these iconic timepieces for yourself at Bachendorf ’s.

From top, limited edition J12.20 38mm watch in white highly resistant ceramic and steel, rhodium-plated decor, $7,750; J12 PARADOXE 38mm watch in white and black highly resistant ceramic and steel, $8,050; limited edition J12.20 33mm watch in white highly resistant ceramic and steel, rhodium-plated decor, $6,300.

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SPOTLIGHT

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WHAT GIVES THESE FIVE FAMOUS WOMEN SUCH EXQUISITE TIMING? CHECK THE WRIST.

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R&B star and Fenty Beauty founder Rihanna has quite an impressive collection of watches, but she is most often photographed in the classic 36mm Rolex LadyDatejust. RiRi’s model is two-toned yellow gold and steel with a champagne dial and diamonds on the hour markers, a natural choice for a stylish music icon.

MICHELLE OBAMA

In her official White House portrait, the First Lady wore her 25mm Cartier Tank Française with a steel bracelet and white dial. The timeless and elegant timepiece, with its trademark rectangular case, is the most fitting accessory for such an iconic portrait (and such an iconic wearer).

Other fashionable women who owned this classic Cartier style include Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Princess Diana.

MILEY CYRUS

Wild child Cyrus is a Rolex Daytona kind of girl—she is often seen in an Everose men’s version of the famous watch originally designed for racecar drivers. But the singer-actress is also a fan of this Rainbow Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, which portrays a bolder fashion statement with 56 diamonds set into its lugs and a bezel featuring a gradation of sapphires in a spectrum of colors.

SELENA GOMEZ

The celebrity-adored Rolex Day-Date in Everose may be an unconventional choice for the young and petite Gomez, but the triple threat wears hers well, both at red carpet events and on more casual hangs around town.

KATE MIDDLETON

Cartier has long been the timepiece of choice for the British royal family, so it’s not surprising it’s Kate Middleton’s fave too. She almost exclusively wears the brand’s curved round steel 33mm Ballon Bleu, which was a gift from husband Prince William for their third wedding anniversary in 2014. Fun fact: The mom of three’s watch has a blue spinel set into its crown, which not-so-coincidentally matches her sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring.

TIMEPIECES

can rolex save the sea?

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THE LUXURY BRAND WITH A HISTORY OF SUPPORTING INTREPID EXPLORATION NOW STRIVES TO MAKE OUR ENDANGERED PLANET “PERPETUAL.” By Christen Fisher A trusted instrument of discovery for nearly a century, the Rolex chronometer has accompanied explorers and adventurers into the planet’s wildest, most challenging realms—from its deepest oceans to its highest peaks, its remotest caverns to its lonely poles—unfailingly keeping track of time and helping to advance our knowledge about the world we share.

The founder of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, saw the world as a living laboratory. He used it as a testing ground for his watches throughout the 1930s, sending them to the most extreme locations, supporting explorers who ventured into the unknown. But as the world has continued to change, exploration for pure discovery has given way to exploration as a means to preserve the endangered natural world. Through the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, Rolex is continuing the legacy of its founder, supporting the explorers of today on their new mission: to make the planet perpetual.

Since 1976, the Rolex Awards for Enterprise have supported and championed exceptional individuals who take on the major challenges of our time, sharing a spirit of enterprise and a desire to make the world a better place. These awards are designed to stimulate new ways of thinking about common problems and to celebrate those who embody the belief that anyone can change everything. Associate Rolex laureate and marine bio-geochemist Emma Camp, Ph.D., is one such individual.

With Rolex’s support, she is working to repopulate coral reefs ravaged by a warming climate, acidifying water and other human-inflicted damage. In 2016, Camp led a dive team to New Caledonia that documented, for the first time, 20 species of coral thriving under conditions previously considered by science to be too hot and too toxic for them to survive. Most corals prefer clean, crystal-clear waters low in nutrients and sediment, stable in temperature and rich in oxygen, but the corals Camp and her team found thrive amid hostile conditions, in the murky waters around mangroves where “conditions are comparable to, or even exceed, what is predicted for the open ocean under climate change in the year 2100.”

By identifying similar hot spots of resilience along the 2,000 kilometers of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral assemblage, and studying the behavior and genetics of these ultra-tough coral

survivors, Camp hopes to uncover the mechanisms supporting these corals’ unique ability to tolerate stress, to establish a network of hot spots of reef resilience, and most importantly, to understand how the “super corals” can be used in adaptive reef management. She plans to partner with ecotourism companies to further these aims. Camp is, in essence, striving to make our coral reefs perpetual.

If you share Camp’s enterprising spirit to make our planet perpetual, then consider one of Rolex’s extraordinary dive watches: the Submariner, the Sea-Dweller or the Deepsea.

Launched in 1953, the Submariner was originally created specifically for underwater exploration and diving, but over the years, it has become a go-to watch across all walks of life in, on and out of the water.

The Submariner’s Oyster case is waterproof to a depth of 1,000 feet and provides optimal protection from water, dust, pressure and shocks. The Submariner’s unidirectional rotatable bezel is key to the functionality of the watch. Its engraved 60-minute graduation allows a diver to monitor diving time and decompression stops accurately and therefore safely.

Manufactured from a hard, corrosion-resistant ceramic, the Cerachrom bezel insert is virtually scratchproof, and its color is unaffected by ultraviolet rays, seawater or chlorinated water. Beginning at $7,900, the Submariner and Submariner Date are available in Oystersteel, Oystersteel and gold, and gold with a variety of dial and bezel colors.

For the dedicated diver, Rolex offers the Sea-Dweller, launched in 1967, and the Deepsea, unveiled in 2008. They are the fruit of decades of collaboration with diving professionals. Rated to a depth of 4,000 feet and sized at 43 millimeters, the Sea-Dweller’s 60-minute graduated, unidirectional rotatable bezel enables divers to safely monitor their dive and decompression times. For those who want to go deeper, the Rolex Deepsea is waterproof to a depth of 12,800 feet. Housed in a 44-millimeter Oyster case reinforced with the patented Ringlock System, the sleek black dial features large Chromalight hour markers and hands filled with luminescent material that emits a long-lasting blue glow for legibility in dark conditions. Beginning at $11,700, the Sea-Dweller is available in Oystersteel and yellow gold or Oystersteel. The Rolex Deepsea is available in Oystersteel and begins at $12,600.

Opposite page, middle: Through the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, associate Rolex laureate and marine bio-geochemist Emma Camp, Ph.D., is working to repopulate coral reefs that have been impacted by climate change and other human-inflicted damage. She and her team have been studying coral found throughout the globe, including New Caledonia in the South Pacific and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

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WHAT’S ONE REASON CERTAIN TV SHOWS ARE UNFORGETTABLE? A TIMEPIECE WITH CHARACTER HELPS MAKE A CHARACTER.

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There’s a timeless quality to certain distinctive television series, but their key characters always seem to know what time it is. That’s because they’re cool, they’re charismatic, they have that special swagger that glues you to the screen. And it’s also because they’re wearing watches. But a wristwatch tells more than the time. It speaks silent volumes about the wearer’s confidence, judgment and flair. It pushes our understanding beyond the script and hints at what makes someone tick.

Here are six programs, current and classic, that are well worth watch-watching:

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Tony Soprano and the Rolex Day-Date go hand-in-hand in this award-winning drama. The New Jersey mob boss played by the late James Gandolfini wears this watch early on in the opening credits and throughout the show, and it’s a powerful choice. Soprano has the 36mm model in 18K yellow gold with a champagne dial and water resistance up to 300 meters. Also notable is the gold “President” bracelet, a symbol of status and wealth by itself. But Soprano doesn’t brand-discriminate—in a famous scene that first aired in 2002, he buys a blinged-out Patek Philippe Ref. 5037/1G as a gift for his cousin-in-crime, which some say was an expression of Gandolfini’s real-life affection for luxury timepieces.

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An upper-middle-class family in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in which Joshua Jackson and Reese Witherspoon play Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, is the main subject of this ’90s-set Hulu series that examines race, motherhood and privilege. (Kerry Washington has a prominent role too, as their new neighbor, Mia Warren.) Jackson plays Bill, a hotshot lawyer who appreciates the finer things in life—he wears gold rings on his pinky and ring fingers. But the father-of-four’s most notable piece of bling—his wife Elena has a “hers” version too—is his yellow-gold Rolex Daytona on a yellow-gold bracelet. It’s hard to determine if these timepieces chosen by costume designer Lyn Paolo (known for ’90s dramas The West Wing and ER) are authentically from the era, but they may well be, as Jackson’s appears to have a El Primero-based caliber 4030 movement inside; Rolex changed to its in-house caliber 4130 in 2000 (the two timepieces pictured here, at right, are the current iterations of the vintage pieces portrayed on the show). Gold had a major style moment in 1997, and Rolex was (and still is) one of the most sought-after brands, so such jewelry choices feel very on-point for these well-off, fashion-conscious characters.

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THE MORNING SHOW:

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Jennifer Aniston’s onscreen persona Alex Levy asserts her position of power minutes into this new Apple TV series in the way she acts, sure, but also by what she wears. She learns her co-host Mitch Kessler, played by Steve Carell, has been fired for sexual misconduct, and quickly, as she’s demanding answers and telling The Morning Show producers what needs to happen next, viewers get a glimpse at the timepiece on Alex’s wrist: Chopard’s 43mm L.U.C Regulator. The rose-gold watch with an alligator strap has a central minute hand and three subdials: one for the hours, another for the seconds and a third with a GMT function. Later in the series, at a journalism awards dinner, Aniston’s character wears the 40mm L.U.C XPS (pictured at left), another rose gold creation, yet one that’s a bit more ladylike (and evening-wear-appropriate) than its predecessor. Both Chopard pieces position Alex as a woman of influence, power and status—and as a busy journalist who needs the best-of-the-best to help her keep track of the time.

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Doctors wear scrubs all day, every day, so accessories are their way to stand out. Jesse Williams’ longtime Grey’s Anatomy character Jackson Avery, head of plastic surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, certainly does so with his choice of timepiece—a 36mm Omega Seamaster with a black dial and stainless-steel bracelet. The watch is waterproof to 300 meters and scratch-resistant and is really intended for divers and swimmers. However, it’s a perfect choice too for selfless physicians like Avery, who has saved patients and colleagues after shootings, fires and fog storms. The watch of a true hero.

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BREAKING BAD:

Bryan Cranston wore two watches during his tenure as Walter White on this Emmy-winning series: He first rocked a digital Casio CA-53W during his days as a high school chemistry teacher. But in Season 5, White got a major upgrade when his literal partner in crime Jesse Pinkman (played by Aaron Paul) gave him the more luxurious TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph for his 51st birthday. This 39mm piece has a Calibre 12 automatic movement, a standout blue dial and a date window at 6 o’clock instead of the usual 3 o’clock; it’s close stylistically to the original 1969 version that was worn by actor Steve McQueen. A sapphire crystal and water resistance up to 330 feet round out this stunner’s top features. The watch ended up playing an unexpected role in the show up until its series finale aired in 2013. No spoilers, though, if you haven’t yet seen it!

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Jon Hamm had quite a few iconic style moments over his seven seasons of playing Don Draper, a top ad-agency exec in the 1960s and ’70s. But as dapper as his three-piece suits, skinny ties and slicked-back-hair were, nothing was as suave as his 36mm Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer. The watch was introduced circa 1953 with a Calibre 3132 movement and a smooth bezel, and it was (and still is) Swiss chronographer-certified. That piece became a special Draper trademark, but over the years the character also wore a Rolex Explorer I, an Omega DeVille Prestige and a Jaeger LeCoultre Master Memovox. Each wristwatch is as classic and powerful as Draper—and soberer.

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Kevin Hart awards himself a statement-making luxury watch with every big career achievement, so the comedian and actor has quite a number by now. “Your passion for it grows as your financial situation grows,” the 41-year-old has said of this hobby.

Here he sports a yellow gold Rolex Datejust to promote his 2019 comedy tour, Irresponsible.

FACE TIME Actor-comedian Kevin Hart is always ready to crack you up, but he’s serious about his discerning watch collecting. Just three examples from his impressive vault of luxury timepieces prove the point:

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YOU CAN’T BUY GOOD TIMES, BUT AFTER EACH PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS THIS ACTOR-COMEDIAN BUYS THE NEXT BEST THING: A LUXURY TIMEPIECE.

“The effort watchmakers put into making something unique,” Hart says, “that’s what I love.” The craftsmanship shows in this Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph.

The actor has quite a few styles of the Rolex Submariner like this well-worn one, which he shows off all over Instagram.

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niversary Cosmograph Daytona in platinum. Among his dozen Rolexes are a very uncommon Day-Date II 18K yellow-gold with baguette diamonds and a ruby dial, plus of course the classic yellow-gold President Day-Date, which Hart pairs most often with jeans and a tee. The funnyman even wore his own personal Rolex Sea-Dweller in the 2015 comedy Wedding Ringer, as it fit his CEO character’s persona (and no, it wasn’t part of the script).

“I think you can tell a lot about the man by the watch that he wears,” Hart has said. “Seeing the variety of watches and the different levels of how crazy this game can get is mind-blowing. It makes you respect the whole craftsmanship of a watch.” To this creative dude, horology is another art, like fashion or music. “That’s what I love.”

But you didn’t think Hart’s collection stopped there, did you? Rounding out his vault are three other cornerstone brands—Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Richard Mille—in an exclusive collection in which pieces start at about $85K. Collectors ogle those beauties, sure, along with his Nautilus Moonphase and Nautilus Travel Time chronographs by Patek and his Platinum Tourbillon Chronograph and limited edition Extra-Thin Royal Oak by Audemars. Yup, the guy can dress the wrist from a very long list.

To celebrate turning the big 4-0 last year, Hart bought himself the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Split Seconds Chronograph set in platinum on a black leather strap. It’s reportedly worth $300K. (Hart’s net worth has been estimated at $200 million.)

Still, for this dad of four, collecting isn’t only about spending money and showing it off, but also about choosing investment pieces that will tell a story about his legacy. “When it’s all said and done, my kids will have my watches that they can attach to various projects that I’ve done,” Hart once told an interviewer. “You can have various pieces of luxury, but nothing happens without the hard work first.”

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They’ll tell you size doesn’t matter, but watch them smile as they say it. The illustrious acting and standup comedy career of 41-year-old Kevin Hart has taken him to great heights, but ceilings are safe—the man still stands just 5’4”. And of course it does matter; he has made comedy hay out of being short since long before his 2006 debut comedy album, I’m a Grown Little Man. And as his wallet has grown over the years of success, he’s been able to indulge a passion that he confesses “had always been there”—for luxury watches.

True enough, most kids growing up in a rough Philly neighborhood with a single mom and an absent dad battling drug addiction don’t end up owning a slew of shimmering, world-renowned timepieces.

But a sense of humor can beget a sense of the possible, and that was apparently known by Hart. (Also, don’t jump to conclusions here: Hart’s late mom was not a bone-weary domestic but a systems analyst in the Office of Student Registration and Financial Services at the University of Pennsylvania.)

The comedian put his childhood woe through the meat grinder of stand-up, but audiences didn’t always gobble it up. He was booed off the stage several times, and one night he had a piece of chicken thrown at him. But he started winning comedy competitions, and he got his big break in 2000 after Judd Apatow cast him in the college comedy Undeclared. That role led to hosting gigs, stand-up specials, comedy tours and top billing in big-budget franchises like the 2012 movie Think Like a Man. And Hart began marking each big career achievement by treating himself to a new watch.

His first serious mechanical watch purchase was a Rolex Submariner, followed by a stainless-steel Rolex Daytona—his favorite piece to date because “it’s such a hard watch to get,” as he told Haute Times. “After that I became a Daytona-head. I probably went through all of them.” And he’s probably not exaggerating, as the comic has an Everose Daytona and a 50th an-

Self-proclaimed “Daytona-head” Hart has the classic Rolex timepiece in stainless steel, Everose pink gold, platinum and this yellowgold model.

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THESE FIVE CLASSIC PRECISION WATCHES WON’T MAKE YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH. THEY’LL JUST MOMENTARILY TAKE IT AWAY.

TAG Heuer 44mm Carrera Chronograph Sport, blue dial, stainless steel bracelet.

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TAG Heuer 39mm Monaco Chronograph, blue dial, black perforated leather strap.

Breitling Chronomat B01 42: Steel and 18 karat red gold case, blue dial on a steel and gold Rouleaux bracelet.

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Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue 39mm watch with a steel case and fabric strap.

TAG Heuer 41mm Link Calibre 5, black dial, steel bracelet.

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YOUR HEALTH

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wellness After the rough 2020 we’ve had, we deserve to take the best possible care of ourselves, and we can’t do it all with kale and kettlebells. That’s why some of us are checking out more novel therapies whose proponents claim they can help us feel and look better and healthier. And in so doing we’re joining a trend that predates this year’s pandemic. According to a 2018 report from the Global Wellness Institute, annual worldwide spending on wellness had reached $4.2 trillion by 2017—and that’s not including health care expenditures themselves (another $7.3 trillion). So if you’re willing to investigate new ways to heighten wellness, check out the three practices on the facing page and decide if one (or more) is worth your giving it a try. They may be new to you, but they actually have long histories. Good health and well-being to you!

APITHERAPY This is an ancient alternative treatment in which a substance from honeybees such as propolis (a beeproduced resin), royal jelly (a bee secretion) or venom is injected into humans. The most common type of apitherapy these days is bee acupuncture, which was touted in 2016 by Gwyneth Paltrow on her lifestyle website, Goop, as a way to reduce scarring. The idea is that venom from live bees is strategically injected directly into the skin. The melittin in the venom (that’s the main component, the one that triggers pain when you’re stung) then causes the immune system to have an anti-inflammatory response. Apitherapy is still considered an experimental treatment in the United States for treating conditions such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis and skin lesions. (Adverse allergic reactions have been reported, so check with your doctor before undertaking apitherapy.) Still, some holistic acupuncturists such as Frederique Keller of BeePharm in Northport, New York, and the Chung Institute of Integrative Medicine in Moorestown, New Jersey, perform bee venom therapy to improve specific conditions. Apitherapy is widespread in parts of Europe and particularly in Turkey, where patients of a doctor named Ali Timucin Atayoğlu swear it helps alleviate symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

SHAMANIC DRUMMING

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE

When you arrive at a shamanic drumming session, you may think you’re in some sort of newfangled combination toddler music class and adult meditation hour. But this ancient form of therapy, also known as rhythm healing, existed long before the term “self-care” was coined. Many people now consider it a valuable treatment for varied physical and mental conditions, from stress and anxiety to stroke and chronic pain. They believe its special rhythmic patterns can influence the body’s internal rhythms, with an effect that “releases blocked emotional patterns, promotes healing and helps reconnect us to our core,” as one website puts it. Shamanic drumming is essentially a rhythmic form of drumming in which a practitioner performs specific patterns on a healing drum—typically a single, repetitive rhythm played at a tempo of three to four beats per second—which causes vibrations in the body and is said to bring on an altered state of consciousness to relax the body and clear the mind. Spiritual drumming is most effective in a group setting, which is why drum facilitators such as Washington, D.C.-based Katy Gaughan and Julie Ditta up in Whitby, Ontario, offer clients community drum circles, drumming wellness classes and team-building activities built around the instrument.

Despite its not-so-sexy moniker, this is a wellness practice some swear by. It’s said to rid the body of toxins and waste by working trapped toxins and fluid out of the tissues and into the lymph nodes. There, harmful bacteria and viruses are destroyed. During the treatment, a masseuse specifically trained in the lymphatic system uses light, long strokes (a deep-tissue massage this isn’t) on problem areas, such as the back, shoulders, legs and arms, to move fluids back through the natural lymph flow of the body. Proponents say this massage minimizes swelling, pain, bloating and stress, and boosts the immune system (and the lymphatic system) overall. They suggest booking one of these babies after recovering from a cold to give your immune system a boost, before a big event to help reduce water retention, or simply when your sore muscles can use a little R&R. Perhaps, if you’re in the neighborhood, treat yourself to one by world-renowned Brazilian lymphatic massage expert Flavia Lanini, who opened her self-titled beauty institute in West Hollywood, or get one Down Under at Bodytherapy Massage in Melbourne, Australia. (But note that the Mayo Clinic’s website warns: “Avoid massage if you have a skin infection, blood clots or active disease in the involved lymphatic drainage areas.”)

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let yourself float A SOAK IN A SENSORY DEPRIVATION TANK MAY BE JUST THE TREATMENT TO REFRESH YOUR BODY AND SPIRIT. By Darius Amos

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Sensory deprivation tanks—aka float pods—create an environment free of outside stimuli, allowing the mind to relax as the user’s skin absorbs healthful minerals in the water.

You wouldn’t think “deprivation” would be an indulgence, would you? But by shutting out light, sound and the mind’s distractions, sensory deprivation tanks—otherwise known as float pods—can induce a luxurious state that hovers between meditation and sleep. And while they’re quieting your mind, they’re restoring your body, gently elongating the spine, soothing the skin and relieving built-up tensions in knotted muscles. Yes, this is indulgent. You’re forgetting electronic beeps and your “things to do” list. You’re floating.

The warm, mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea have a similar flotation effect. But you don’t have to journey to Israel to achieve such buoyancy. Right here in the U.S., the handy acronym REST identifies something called restricted environmental stimulation therapy (sometimes it begins with “reduced” instead) that promises to sensory-deprive you all the way to a wonderful recharge. Destination resorts such as The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, Pennsylvania, and Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York, are known for their REST treatments, as are Float On in Portland, Oregon, and True REST Float Spa in Parsippany, New Jersey.

People receiving REST treatment enter into a shallow pool of water that’s saturated with enough Epsom salt to make a human body float—as people do in the Dead Sea. But here’s the difference: The water is then heated to skin temperature, and (buckle up, claustrophobics) the pool is closed to create an environment free of light, sound or other external stimulation. Subtracting the outside stimuli allows the person to focus on internal relaxation, while the skin absorbs magnesium and other minerals in the water.

“Really helpful” was the verdict of English actress Emma Watson when she discussed her sensory deprivation treatments with Vogue. And she’s far from the only celeb who’s sold. Super Bowl LIII MVP Julian Edelman and fivetime NFL all-pro J.J. Watt use REST to recover after football games. According to CBS Sports, Watt floats three times a week for 90 minutes a session. And NBA champion Steph Curry even teamed up with ESPN to create a short film about the sensory deprivation treatment he receives during basketball season.

“It’s an opportunity to relax and get away from stress,” Curry says. “And it has a lot of physical benefits as well with all the salt.”

Float pods can be custom-built to fit into a private residence, as reportedly was done in the house of actor Robert Downey Jr. But you needn’t be an A-lister to bring this therapy home. Companies such as Superior Float Tanks provide the equipment for residences all over the country.

For roughly $29,000, Virginia-based Superior will sell and install a float tank like its Evolution Float Pod, which features a modern curved design, micron filtration to reduce mold and mildew, stainless hardware and cozy bench seating. An upgraded pod is Superior’s Revolution Float Orb, at $32,000. Its fiber-optic ceiling creates a “galaxy” effect that can put the subject into a Zen-like state. And for those with a little more space, an open float pool in a dedicated room provides ultimate relaxation. Superior works with Floataway, a company that developed a system to specifically regulate temperature and humidity in open float pool rooms.

We should all be so deprived.

Rantai Semeru Cinta 18K Yellow Gold Modern Chain Ring CENTER STONE

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A ring of 18 karat gold in the Modern Chain motif, featuring a large cushion cabochon green Tourmaline center stone, with details of pavé-set black Diamonds, Color-Change Garnets and Tsavorites. Green gemstones are symbolic of vitality, prosperity and the life force. Green Tourmaline, associated with the heart and the fertile energy of the Earth, is said to be a powerful healing stone.

John Hardy’s signature Modern Chain collection celebrates the links that bind the human community. Rantai means ‘chain’ in Indonesian. Semeru is the name of an important volcano on the fertile island of Java. The design and making of this one-of-a-kind ring took 60 days of hand work by a team of master artisans. First the original design was rendered in gouache and then an exact model of the gold was carved by hand (7 days) before lost-wax casting and assembling. The final stage was the setting of the 216 gemstones by hand and then polishing.

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NOT READY TO TRAVEL YET? PERHAPS THIS IS YOUR YEAR TO BE A VIRTUAL VAGABOND. A HALF-DOZEN OF THE WORLD’S UNFORGETTABLE ATTRACTIONS ARE AS CLOSE AS YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN. In this coronavirus era, some travelers have understandably chosen to postpone major trips out of an abundance of caution. For them—and maybe for you—it’s a perfect time to plan ahead instead, to take a break and check out destinations for possible future journeys. Happily, the internet is eager to help.

No one claims that screen images are the equal of being present in the flesh, but they’re great for inspiration. And you may be surprised how dramatically and intimately an online virtual tour can show you a travel destination you’ve always dreamed of seeing. That you can take such a trip in your pajamas is just one of those small pandemic pluses we’ve all learned to find.

Here are a half-dozen virtual tours we recommend for travelers who have temporarily become the armchair kind:

CLIFFS OF MOHER, COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND

This spectacular site is one of the Emerald Isle’s most visited tourist attractions—and the most visited natural one.

You’ve seen it if you’ve caught the movies The Princess Bride, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or Leap Year. The cliffs span nine miles across Ireland’s beautiful west coast, also known as the Wild Atlantic Way, rising as high as 700 feet over the ocean. They’ve been noted in records as far back as the first century A.D. The virtual tour provides the full Cliffs of Moher experience, offering a glimpse of the shimmering Atlantic as well as the fields back inland from all the most popular vantage points, including O’Brien’s Tower, a round stone structure near the midpoint of the cliffs that was built in 1835, and the dome of the Visitor Center (that’s “Centre” if you’re Irish).

Where to watch: cliffsofmoher.ie /virtual-visit-tour/

THE DOGE’S PALACE, VENICE, ITALY

The elected leaders (or doges) of the Venetian republic lived in this Gothic-style castle and ruled there for more than 1,000 years, and it has long been one of Venice’s most notable landmarks. Also known as Palazzo Ducale, it has now been a public museum for almost a century.

The online tour is just as extensive as one on foot would be (though undoubtedly less exhausting), as you’ll begin in the sprawling interior courtyard through the Porta del Frumento and make your way to the Institutional Chambers, the New Prisons of the Palace and the Chamber of the Council of the Ten. Along the way, you’ll marvel at the architecture and paintings adorning the walls and ceilings from Tintoretto, Veronese, Titian and more.

Where to watch: palazzoducale .visitmuve.it/en/virtual-tour/

CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, NEW MEXICO, U.S.A.

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Stalactites hold “tite” to a cave ceiling, while stalagmites are on the ground where you “mite” trip over them. Got them straight now? You’ll see these and much more when you virtually visit this national park, located in southeastern New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains. The park contains more than 100 caves or limestone chambers, including the wellknown Carlsbad Cavern, featuring paved walking trails, elevators and lights. The virtual tour takes you into the cavern’s Big Room, which is about 4,000 feet wide, and along for the ride with a tour guided by a park ranger. It even lets you soar through the calcite formations as if you were a bat. (Seventeen species of bats call the park home.) Those on foot can’t do that. Of course, there are 61 other U.S. national parks waiting to be virtually toured too, from Hawaii Volcanoes (with an up-close look at the lava tubes in the Klauea and Mauna Loa active volcanoes shown here) to Yosemite to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Where to watch: artsandculture.google .com/project/national-park-service

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MUSEUM OF UNDERWATER ART, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Ever think you’d find a work of art under—or just above—the deep blue sea?

This recently opened museum on the famous Great Barrier Reef, three years in the making, seeks to entice divers and snorkelers, draw in sea creatures and inspire ocean conservation. Above sea level sits Ocean Siren, a sculpture of a young native girl that changes color according to the ocean’s temperature using data collected by the Davies Reef weather station. Submerged under water are three more exhibits, including the expansive Coral Greenhouse, which has 20 sculptures within it designed to withstand waves. More exhibits are coming in 2021. While taking your virtual swim of MOUA, feel free to wear flippers to make the on-screen experience feel more authentic, and humming that catchy “Under the Sea” tune from The Little Mermaid is OK too.

Where to watch: moua.com.au

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR

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Fun fact: Charles Darwin’s visit to the Galápagos Islands at age 26 reportedly helped inspire his theory of evolution by natural selection. Who knows what theories you’ll discover when you pay an (online) visit to this international treasure of 20 or so islands, located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador?

It’s where wildlife and sea creatures, many of them found only here, take center stage, and where human visitors can get up close and personal.

Diving, snorkeling, hiking and kayaking are popular activities on these islands as well. The virtual tour won’t allow for any of that, of course, but you’ll still get an underwater look at the Islands and an up-close glimpse of these creatures in their natural habitats.

Where to watch: google.com/maps /about/behind-the-scenes/streetview /treks/galapagos-islands/

GREAT WALL OF CHINA, HUAIROU DISTRICT, CHINA

One of the seven wonders of the world, this is a fortified structure in the northern part of the country that, with all of its branches, runs more than 13,000 miles. Its original use some 2,000 years ago was as a military defensive system, but now it is China’s most popular tourist spot and one recognized the world over. Spectators come to admire its scenic views and magnificent architecture. The most visited section of the Wall is Mutianyu, which is fully restored, but more adventurous folk may prefer the hiking trails of Jinshanling. You don’t have to choose if you go the virtual route, as the 360-degree online tour gives you a first-person view of the whole thing.

Where to watch: youvisit.com/tour/doilan

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THIS RECENTLY ENHANCED (BUT STILL BLESSEDLY QUIRKY) NEW MEXICO SKI RESORT IS HARD TO GET TO—AND EVEN HARDER TO FORGET. By Everett Potter Taos Ski Valley Resort may be America’s best-kept mountain secret. This high mountain resort in northern New Mexico near the Colorado border has long been off the radar of time-pressed skiers, who are more likely to board a nonstop to Denver or Salt Lake City and hit the nearest slopes an hour or so after their arrival.

Such a quick ski getaway is not what Taos is about, which is one reason it’s never crowded. It takes time and work just to get there. You fly to Albuquerque then drive north for three hours to the town of Taos, with its lowslung adobe buildings and laid-back air. The resort lies another 30 minutes away, high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a southern subrange of the Rockies.

I’ve always sensed something almost quasi-mystical about Taos. Perhaps it’s the proximity to the Taos Pueblo, a thriving, 1,000-year-old settlement of the Puebloan people. Maybe it’s that the town became a haven for writers and artists a century ago, home to novelist D. H. Lawrence and the painters who became known as the Taos Society of Artists, followed a few decades later by Georgia O’Keeffe. By the 1960s, the hipper side of Hollywood arrived in the person of Dennis Hopper, who shot part of Easy Rider here. The town morphed into an early counterculture lair, and well into the 1990s you might find yourself sharing a chairlift with a longhaired local who’d light up a joint.

So why do skiers make all this effort to come to Taos?

Because it offers one of the most challenging inbound ski experiences in the country. It has 14 lifts, 1,294 acres of varied terrain and 3,271 vertical feet. Oh, and it receives an average of 300 inches of snow a year.

Taos has dramatically steep runs, plenty of tree runs and gnarly chutes. The wall of moguls you see as you ascend the first chair can make you think twice. It doesn’t help that there’s a sign that says, “Don’t Panic!

You’re Looking at Only 1/30 of Taos Ski Valley.”

Most famously, there’s Kachina Peak. It has long been a rite of passage to climb for 45 minutes to the top of this 12,500-foot peak, gasping for breath, and then descend through what could be thigh-deep powder on one of the most famous hardcore runs in

North America. The ragged Buddhist prayer flags at the top suggest prayers are not a bad idea before you start your descent. The first time I tried it, I managed to partly somersault my way down.

Taos is spectacularly beautiful, and it may literally take your breath away. The base village lies at over 9,200 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest U.S. ski resorts. It also has a strong European influence. The resort village was founded in 1954 by Ernie Blake, a German who had worked for U.S. intelligence during World War II, and his wife, Rhoda. He recruited Frenchman Jean Mayer, a former ski patroller with the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division, to start a ski school. In 1960, Mayer opened the Hotel St. Bernard, a place that still looks and feels like an Alpine lodge.

A classic day at Taos can mean skiing the Walkyries Chute or navigating a passage through the Lorelei Trees—names that suggest an epic Wagnerian ski experience. For years, the ski village could be described as a crazy quilt of A-frames and old ski lodges, family-owned places with a fiercely loyal following. Chic it wasn’t.

Then, in late 2013, Louis Bacon, a hedge-fund billionaire, bought Taos Ski Valley Resort from the Blake family. It seemed a peculiar choice. Why wouldn’t a Wall Streeter invest in a brand-name resort like Park City, Whistler or Vail? But Bacon, a lifelong conservation philanthropist, apparently saw a diamond in the rough. In fact, he was a dedicated skier who’d owned property in Taos for more than two decades. He understood the town and its vibe.

He also saw that this world-class ski mountain could be a lot more than it already was, since it lacked the amenities prized by 21st century skiers. So he unleashed a $300 million plan to make big changes.

One of Bacon’s first decisions was to build a lift up Kachina Peak, replacing that daunting 45-minute hike but thereby opening up the slope to many more skiers.

(The descent, I should add, did not get any easier.) High winds and blowing powder can close the new lift, so a steep climb may still be your only option on some days.

Bacon added a new high-speed quad chairlift from

the base and a state-of-the-art Children’s Center. He made changes to certify Taos as a Certified B corporation, the only ski resort in the world with that designation, commiting it to the highest standards of social, economic and environmental actions.

But Bacon’s biggest change brought style and creature comforts. He built the new 80-room Blake Hotel, centerpiece of the revived Taos Ski Village. Named for the resort’s founder, this hotel has been carefully designed to reflect the elements of Taos’ history. Picture traditional Native American blankets hanging alongside Georgia O’Keeffe lithographs. The guest rooms are bright and airy, and there are niceties, such as outdoor hot tubs, a spa, a ski shop—even a ski valet. The restaurant, 192 at the Blake, has a kiva fireplace and serves wood-fired pizzas, tapas and shared plates of German and Italian fare. The property was named the best U.S. ski hotel by USA Today at the start of the last ski season.

Still, traditionalists love the venerable Hotel St. Bernard, known for its reservations-required dinner, where French-inspired venison, duck, lobster tails and cheeses appear on the menu. The hotel is a European throwback, offering an all-inclusive Ski Week that includes lodging, meals and ski lessons. Owner Jean Mayer is still there, 60 years after he opened the place and started the ski school, and it’s still the go-to place for German fare. There are other options as well, and given the mixed metaphor that is Taos, casual fare can range from a buffalo bratwurst and a German pilsner to Mezcal and burritos with green chile.

The village, despite the improvements, is still a welcoming mix of locals who love the ersatz European ski culture married to the local New Mexican ethos. No cookie-cutter ski village this.

Is Taos busier than before? Yes, but it is rarely crowded, certainly not by the standards of major popular Western resorts. And there is nothing frantic about the ski experience here, because there is a welcome dearth of type As. Bacon’s measured approach seems to be working: Taos remains wild and quirky, marching to its own beat.

Opposite, clockwise from top right: With 1,294 acres of varied terrain, Taos Ski Valley Resort is one of the most challenging ski destinations in the country; the many steep trails of Taos; Hotel St. Bernard; jumping down Kachina Peak; nearby Pueblo Village.

JEWELRY

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IT MATTERS NOT WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE, BUT HOW YOU’RE BEDECKED WHEN YOU PLAY.

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18K rhodium-plated white gold, oval-cut sapphire and diamond necklace, call for pricing; Joshua J platinum oval-cut sapphire and diamond bracelet, call for pricing; 18K rhodium-plated white gold, oval-cut sapphire and diamond ring, call for pricing.

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alyson & michael tie the knot

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARYN ELISE HIGBY

THESE COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS SHARED A “MAGICAL” PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, FOLLOWED BY A BEAUTIFUL BARNYARD WEDDING A BIT CLOSER TO HOME. How did you meet and how long have you been together?

Alyson: We first met in April 2017 at our first Resident Assistant (RA) meeting in the student union at the University of Arkansas. We noticed each other but didn’t exchange very many words.

Immediately following the meeting, I made a phone call to my mom telling her about a cute boy that was on my staff and how he was going to be a mechanical engineer just like my dad.

Summer came and went and it was time to go back to school, which meant RA training. Throughout the week, I hung out with Michael and his friends, and we really bonded during move-in.

We danced in the parking lot, went for coffee dates and got to know each other. Over the next couple of weeks, we continued to go on coffee dates, attend church together and hang out. On September 23, 2017, Michael officially asked me to be his girlfriend, and without hesitation I said yes.

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How and where did he propose?

Alyson: I was studying abroad in Dublin

for June 2019. When I was accepted into the program, we immediately planned out Michael’s trip to come visit as his graduation present. We knew we wanted to travel somewhere in Europe, ultimately deciding on Paris. I left for Ireland on May 31, and Michael went into action on planning the perfect proposal. On June 2, we were in Paris together, and Michael woke me up at 7 a.m. and asked me to get dressed—he said we were going to get breakfast at a fancy restaurant that had a really nice view of the Eiffel Tower. We got dressed, hopped on the metro, walked around some beautiful gardens and visited the Eiffel Tower. I thought we were about to walk to the restaurant when Michael got down on one knee and pulled out a ring. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Of course, as a hopeless romantic, I was hoping he would propose there, but as we approached the end of our trip I thought he might not be ready. I was completely thrown off guard when he got down on one knee.

Michael: Once the location was set in stone, I worked on hiring a

photographer. The whole time [the day of] I was texting the photographer to make sure we knew what each other was wearing and where we needed to be to make it happen. I had to stall for about 15 minutes because I got to the area a little early and the metro had an incident that made the photographer a little late. Finally, everything came together, and I dropped a knee to propose to the love of my life while the photographer captured the moment.

Afterward, we took pictures for the next hour and soaked in the best day ever. We celebrated our big day with delicious mimosas in front of the tower and took the rest of the day to be present with one another in the city. We traveled back to “our spot” that night and enjoyed a bottle of wine and the sparkly tower. It was absolutely magical and a dream come true.

Alyson: It took me a minute to process everything when he asked me to marry him. We didn’t even realize I never said “yes” until we were taking pictures!

Tell us about your wedding. Did you incorporate any fun, special touches on the big day?

Michael: We got married on June 7, 2020 at Morgan Creek Barn in Aubrey, Texas.

Alyson: We surprised our wedding party with a fun game our DJ, Chris Brown, had come up with. We had our wedding party sit back-to-back for a fun scavenger hunt in the middle of the reception. Our DJ would call out an item such as “belt” and every member of the bridal party had to go collect that item from a guest at their table. Meanwhile, as they all scattered to find the item, our DJ would remove a chair and therefore someone wouldn’t have one to come back to and they were “out.” Eventually, there was only one groomsman sitting so the boys ultimately won, but everyone had a great time and my girls did great. It was even more fun because it got everyone (including all the guests) super hyped up to dance and no one but Chris, Michael and I knew it was going to happen.

Who was your sales associate?

Michael: Lupe, who was fantastic to work with. He really knew his stuff and was extremely helpful with any questions I had about ring shopping. I never felt pressured, and I felt like I was getting a great deal.

What inspired you to choose this ring?

Michael: Alyson had a Pinterest board with all of her wedding ideas she had always dreamed of so it was easy to

decide what kind of ring to get! However, when I started looking at them in person I realized the pictures were deceiving, and she actually wouldn’t like it as much as she’d thought. Luckily, Lupe was super helpful and was able to help me pick out a cushion-cut center diamond with a diamond halo around it.

What else would you like us to know about you as a couple?

Alyson: We are both really happy to finally be married, especially in the midst of a pandemic. We have already purchased our first home together and have a five-month-old black Labrador retriever named Duke!

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Why did you choose to buy the ring at Bachendorf ’s?

Michael: I chose Bachendorf ’s based on the quality of the rings, the prices and the flexibility on payments. I

loved their entire selection better than any other jewelry store I had visited, and I went to well over a dozen in the Fort Worth area. My aunt actually recommended the store because she had a friend who worked there.

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Did anything unexpected or unplanned happen leading up to your proposal?

Michael: Looking back on it now, we had a few funny moments trying to get to Paris for the engagement. Alyson had booked the flights from Ireland to France and got an awesome deal on flights that were super close to the city center.

However, when we landed, Paris was nowhere in sight and the only thing we could see was farmland and the airport.

After looking on Google Maps, we found out we were still a 1.5-hour bus ride from Paris, where we intended to land.

After finally getting off the bus in Paris, we thought we were in the clear and

could finally enjoy ourselves instead of stressing about how to get to our hotel.

Well, it also turned out that this bus route dropped us off on the complete opposite side of the city to where our hotel was.

We eventually made it to our hotel room after lugging around all of our luggage for a couple miles, finally figuring out Paris had an underground metro system and getting told by locals who we asked for help that we speak really bad French.

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vows with a view A COUPLE’S “BOHEMIAN CHIC” WEDDING CEREMONY INVOKED THE SPIRIT—AND THE BEAUTY—OF COLORADO. Text by Donna Rolando

Photography by Liz Banfield

Event Planning by Pineapple Productions

Opposite page: Wearing a lace Lela Rose design she fell in love with on her first shopping trip, bride Mary Chloe Ourisman walks with groom Timothy Carey down the teepee aisle carrying a simple bouquet of locally grown wildflowers arranged by Cori Cook Floral Design. This page, from left: Mountain-chic aisle seating for the ceremony; fall splendor creates a scenic backdrop; leather-bound invitations by Yonder Design set the tone.

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As they stood reciting vows under a deconstructed teepee in a tent with a backdrop of fall foliage and awe-inspiring views of the Rocky Mountains, Mary Chloe Ourisman and Timothy Carey accomplished their wedding goal: a unique event centered on the outdoors they love.

No traditional altar for this couple, who made the perfect match on Bumble, with their D.C. origins, love of skiing and tech-related jobs all in common. With local flavor created by hops, flowers and Southwestern rugs, this tent was set up on the lawn outside the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, where the couple’s many guests could find lodging.

The Park Hyatt ballroom reflected similar inspiration. “The linens, the place settings, the hops hanging from the ceiling, the aspen-tree-lined stage—the whole thing was unbelievable,” says Mary Chloe.

The pair’s wedding planner, Allison Jackson of Pineapple Productions, described the design aesthetic for the Sept. 15, 2018 event as bohemian chic, with a focus on natural textures and organic, untamed, slightly wild shapes.

Right down to the menu, which featured braised buffalo short ribs, appreciation for Colorado, the couple’s home, was a consistent motif.

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This page, clockwise from left: Custom-embroidered jean jackets add a country vibe to the white and floral dresses by Jenny Yoo; a closeup of the jackets embroidered by Cece DuPraz as a surprise for the bride through Secretly Gifting; the evening’s cocktails, like the old-fashioneds here, on a wood serving tray.

Top, The couple paid the perfect tribute to the mountains they love so much with a see-through tent showcasing the scenery; Bottom, left to right: Wildflowers, ferns and garden roses make the perfect complement to the bridesmaids’ floral gowns; a real hit was the escort card wall that Pineapple Productions and Pink Monkey Solutions created for seating arrangements; mugs are ready for refreshing apple cider prepared for all guests.

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This page, clockwise from left: Local hops laced around the ceiling create a special ambience and aroma. The menu features Colorado cuisine, with braised buffalo short ribs; a firepit for the evening and its companion, s’mores. Opposite page: Neither bride nor groom love cake, but they caved in to their mothers’ requests and settled on a funfetti cake with white frosting.

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FOOD

WANT TO WARM YOUR WINTERTIME GUESTS WITH A SCRUMPTIOUS ARRAY OF TASTES, TEXTURES AND HUES—ALMOST FUSS-FREE? HERE ARE THREE WAYS.

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Chicken soup undeniably feeds the soul, but don’t be too chicken to try a partridge instead. Fact is, almost any hearty soup is bonhomie in a bowl. Easy on you too, as soup simmering on the stove can be a “Get Out of Jail Free” card that lets you enjoy company instead of perspiring in the kitchen. In Soupology: The Art of Soup From Six Simple Broths, food writer Drew Smith shares tried-and-true recipes and tips for the perfect bowl, using as a foundation one of six homemade “mother broths”: vegetable, chicken, beef bone, fish, shellfish and kombu. The scenic soups pictured in this spread and the next two will delight the diner and puzzle the mathematician: Each one, somehow, is more than the sum of its parts.

Roast Partridge Soup with Chestnuts Yields: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

n 1 partridge n 1 carrot n 1 onion n 2 or 3 stalks celery n 1 Tbs. butter n 1 glass red wine n ½ cup farro n 5¼ ounces cooked chestnuts, peeled n 7 oz. canned flageolet beans

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Pour boiling water over your partridge over the sink and pat dry with paper towels. Trim, peel and chop your carrot, onion and celery into small pieces and make a bed of them in the bottom of a roasting pan.

Place your bird on top. Cover the base of the roasting pan with a thumbdepth of water. Put the butter inside the bird and roast for 30 minutes.

Lift out the bird and set aside to rest. Pour the remaining contents of the roasting pan into a medium pot. Bring to a bubble and add the glass of wine, with an equal amount of water. Carve off the breasts and legs and add the carcass to the pot. Cover and cook hard for 10 minutes. Then add the farro and chestnuts and cook for 15 minutes, until softer but still nutty.

Reduce the heat to low. Rinse the flageolets until the water runs clear and add them to the soup along with the partridge breast and wings. Warm through. Drain the broth into a jug to serve on the side. Arrange your ingredients into a neat pile in individual bowls and dress with the soup.

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FOOD

Roast Tomato Soup Yields: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

FOR THE VEGETABLE TEA:

To make the vegetable tea, bring 1 gallon of water to a boil in a deep pot or saucepan while you deal with the vegetables. Peel and trim the carrots and cut into thirds. Peel and quarter the onions. Trim and dice the leek.

Quarter the potatoes—you can leave the skin on.

n 3 carrots n 2 onions n 1 leek n 2 potatoes n 6 black peppercorns n 1 bay leaf n bunch of fresh parsley n sea salt, to taste

FOR THE TOMATO SOUP:

n 2¼ lbs. ripe tomatoes n 4 Tbsp. olive oil, plus extra for frying n pinch of sugar n 1 onion n 1 carrot n 2 stalks celery n 2 garlic cloves n 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar n 2 Tbsp. crème fraîche or sour cream n extra virgin olive oil, to serve

As the water comes to a boil, drop the vegetables in and add the spices.

Trim the top leaves off the parsley, save for garnish and throw the stalks in the mix. Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Strain and discard the vegetables, keeping only the liquid. Warm through, garnish with a few leaves of parsley, season with salt to taste and add a slurp of olive oil if you like.

To make the soup, preheat oven to 375°F. Slice the tomatoes in half, lay out a baking pan and cover with a good glug of olive oil and a sprinkle of sugar. Bake for 60 minutes, until they are just about to char.

Meanwhile, peel and dice the onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Shallow fry in olive oil in a wide saucepan for 10 minutes. Add in the roasted tomatoes and their juices.

Warm up 2½ cups vegetable tea in a separate saucepan and, as it comes to a boil, add to the vegetables. Let everything simmer for 20 minutes. Take off the heat. Liquidize in a blender or food processor.

To serve, drizzle in the balsamic vinegar, add a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream, and finish with some extra virgin olive oil.

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Cauliflower and Wild Mushroom Soup Yields: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

n handful of dried mushrooms—

Soak the mushrooms in 1 quart of boiling water to reconstitute for about 15 minutes. If they are bigger than a soup spoon, then snip them smaller with scissors.

shiitake or any wild mushrooms, especially morels or porcinis n 1 cauliflower n 1 leek n 2 stalks celery n handful of cilantro, to serve

Put the cauliflower, whole, into a large pot and cover with boiling water.

Trim and dice the leek and celery neatly and add to the pot. Add the cilantro stalks, reserving the leaves. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft.

Strain the broth and reserve a few cauliflower florets, the leek and the celery. Transfer the mushrooms and their soaking liquid to a clean pot. Add a cup of the cauliflower broth (the remaining liquid can be added to another vegetable broth). Break off the florets from the cauliflower—two per serving. Add in the leek and celery. Warm through and serve each bowl with several leaves of cilantro.

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All recipes and photos are reprinted with permission from Soupology: The Art of Soup From Six Simple Broths by Drew Smith. Photos by Tom Regester © Rizzoli

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red & rowdy BORN IN PARIS IN THE ROARING TWENTIES, THE BOULEVARDIER IS GETTING A WELL-DESERVED FRESH LOOK. AFTER ALL, IT’S THE TWENTIES AGAIN.

Boulevardier INGREDIENTS

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n 1 ¼ oz. bourbon or rye whiskey n 1 oz. Campari n 1 oz. sweet vermouth

DIRECTIONS Stir ingredients with ice in a mixing glass until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass or serve on the rocks. Garnish with an orange twist.

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ENTERTAINING AGAIN? A WORLD-RENOWNED SOMMELIER AND WINEMAKER SUGGESTS DISTINCTIVE PAIRINGS FOR A DINNER’S FIRST MOMENTS—AND ITS LAST. Perhaps it’s been a while since you’ve hosted a get-together for an evening meal. So, now that COVID-19 restrictions have for the most part been lifted and you can celebrate again with family and friends, you want your occasion to be special. The wine you serve with your main course will be chosen to be compatible with the entrée, certainly. But will it also suit your appetizer and dessert courses?

To make a dinner truly memorable, says Rajat Parr, founder of Sandhi Wines in Santa Barbara, California, think about giving these opening and closing chapters of your dinner’s story their own pairings.

The sommelier-turned-winemaker recommends ideal varietals for the first and final courses of your meal.

WINE AND CHOCOLATE

These two dessert-time aphrodisiacs have a lot in common—both contain antioxidants and are often go-tos after a long day, for instance—but finding the perfect combination and balancing of flavors can be difficult. “Some people like red wine with chocolate, but it’s not easy [to pair them] unless the red wine has residual sugar,” Parr says. He recommends a dry or off-dry “reddish brownish” Bual Madeira alongside milk chocolate, and a colorless white port— that’s a sweet varietal made in Portugal— for its white chocolate counterpart. If you’re serving dark chocolate that contains more than 75 percent cacao (and thus tends to have a more bitter taste), the higher alcohol content in a red zinfandel or the “off-dry ripe style” Italian-made Amarone are both great and surprising options.

Hors d’oeuvres, anyone? The type of dip you serve before a meal alongside raw vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and celery, should not determine what type of wine you present with it, Parr advises. No matter what, “you want light, fresh white wines with an herbaceousness to them,” he says. His picks? A vinho verde from Portugal, a sauvignon blanc or a light-bodied chenin blanc, derived from France.

Bottle to try: Habit Chenin Blanc 2018, $30

WINE AND CHEESE

There are two universal tips to keep in mind when pairing wine with cheeses, Parr says. One is that very few cheeses work with a heavier red wine due to the competing and complex flavors. And two, “young cheese goes best with younger wine, and more aged cheese pairs with slightly older white wines.” With that said, our sommelier suggests serving an exceptional chardonnay alongside cow’s milk cheeses, whereas fresh goat cheese goes nicely with the more herbal-toned sauvignon blanc. Aged goat cheese is best with a vintage bottle of sauvignon blanc or a white Bordeaux, which is essentially sauvignon blanc blended with gold-skinned grapes found in France and Australia called Sémillon. Another important thing to keep in mind? “Wines that are too oaky can cause bitterness with cheese,” Parr adds.

Bottles to try: Fresh goat cheese: Vacheron Sancerre 2018, $40 Aged goat cheese: Domaine de Chevalier 2012, $60 Cow’s milk cheese: Louis Michel Chablis 2017, $90

WINE AND DESSERT TREATS The sweeter the dessert, the sweeter its accompanying wine should be, our expert says. “As an overarching rule, dry wines won’t work with sweet things.”

For cake, he loves a sparkling or still moscato or, if it’s a chocolate cake you’re indulging in, a sweet rosé such as Italian varietal brachetto is an unexpected pick. The French wine sauternes is an ideal companion to fruity pies, Parr says, and there is only one type of vino he’ll consider when eating cookies or biscotti. “That’s a vin santo, a sweet Italian wine,” he declares.

Bottles to try: Cake: Vietti Moscato 2018, $12 Fruit pies: Château Climens 2016, $82 Biscottis/cookies: Felsina Vin Santo 2007, $40

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Bottles to try: Milk chocolate: Barbeito Bual Madeira 1982, $130 White chocolate: Dow’s White Port, $15 Dark chocolate: Tommaso Bussola Recioto Classico 2015, $54

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