ISSUE 19: SEP / OCT 2011
SMART. SEXY. SUSTAINABLE.
FRAN
DRESCHER TRASHES CANCER
3RD ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
EDITOR IN CHIEF
ANNA GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR OF TRANSMEDIA & BUSINESS DEV. KAREN SNYDER WEBMASTER CREATIVE DIRECTOR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER EDITOR-AT-LARGE GUEST EDITOR FASHION DIRECTOR FASHION EDITOR
WOLFGANG KOVACEK K.Y. SNYDER LUKE TRIMMINGS STARRE VARTAN KELLY GALLAGHER MICHELE LLANOS SARAH GRIFFIN BERNS
ASSISTANT FASHION EDITOR
THUY NGUYEN
BEAUTY DIRECTOR
EMMA PEZZACK
BEAUTY EDITOR
LEILAH MUNDT
EUROPEAN EDITOR SASS BROWN FEATURES EDITOR
BETH DOANE
EVENTS EDITOR
VICKI GODAL
NY EDITOR MEN WE LOVE EDITOR
JOHANNA BJÖRK NIKKI LIN
WOMEN OF THE WORLD EDITOR
NICOLE LANDERS
TAKE ACTION EDITOR
HEATHER CARTER
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
ZEM JOAQUIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
VICKI GODAL NICHOLA ZED
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
JEFFREY FITERMAN RUSSELL BAER EVAN KLANFER
ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER KEY HAIR STYLIST CONTRIBUTING HAIR STYLIST KEY MAKE UP ARTIST CONTRIBUTING MAKE UP ARTIST
ANGEL ROMERO JUDD MINTER BRIAN BOWMAN JULIANNE KAYE KELLY HUNT MIRIAM VUKICH
CONTRIBUTING STYLIST
ADEEL KHAN
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EDITOR LETTER TO YOU BY ANNA GRIFFIN LETTER TO YOU BY RUSTY ROBERTSON CONTRIBUTORS COCO ECO EDITOR LOVES
FASHION SHAPE ME UP!
Take advantage of the architectural proportions, bold color palette, and structured fem looks that strutted down this season’s runways. Whether you prefer a peplum skirt or a menswear-inspired jacket, these Fall trends are bound to lend you some glam drama.
ARTISANAL DENIM STOCKHOLM TREND REPORT STR DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK EDITOR LOVES SPOTLIGHT ON FASHION: Eco-Designers Support Breast Cancer Awareness
BEAUTY
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Donna Karan, Alice Crisci, Janet Roberts, Kelly Gallagher, Dr. Sharyn Wynters and Robin Gray
WINNING THE WAR
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COMETICS FOR A CURE
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SPOTLIGHT ON BEAUTY: ODACITE: Food for Your Skin
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
TAKE ACTION
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BEAUTY DIRECTOR LOVES
FRAN DRESCHER TRASHES CANCER
WELLNESS GODDESSES
BACK TO BASICS
It’s the end of summer, your tan is fading, and that gorgeous glow you’ve rocked the whole season has turned to dull, dry, and drab. Prep. Prime. Perfect. Enjoy!
COVER STORY
MEN WE LOVE CANCER FIGHTING INNOVATORS Dr. Phil Harrington, Dr. John Gray, Dr. Jeff Spencer, and Dr. Joel A. Aronowitz
GO THE ECO-CHIC GUIDE TO LONDON, PARIS AND MILAN
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LIFE MIRACLES IN THE MIST THE DIET DILEMMA UNCONDITIONAL LOVE BELLISSIMA’S BLISSFUL FOUNDER PINK WASHING
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CONSCIOUS REVELLER BE AN ANGEL LOUISE ASHBY FARM SANCTUARY
SHOPPING CONCIERGE GET IT ALL HERE!
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THE CANCER ISSUE Sept/ Oct 2011 / ISSUE 19
LETTER TO YOU THE CANCER ISSUE
I had many reasons for wanting to devote an entire issue of Coco Eco to the conversation about cancer, and faced varied responses to the idea, the majority being, “Great, just don’t actually mention the C word.” How to do an issue about this disease yet avoid mentioning its name? A really interesting concept, especially from my POV when my Dad lives with it and I have lost two Grandparents, three Uncles, an Aunt, and my best friend from differing strains. Although I have been spared experiencing the final stages of watching a loved one die from it, I have heard how utterly heart breaking it is to witness, and I can confidently say that cancer is a predatory and hostile illness that spares no mercy in its victims. So with that in mind, we needed a cover girl who was vociferous in wanting to kick its ass. Enter Fran Drescher. A busy woman on the go with her latest campaign, “Trash Cancer” about to launch via her non-profit Cancer Schmancer, and the second series of her hit TV show, “Happily Divorced” about to debut, she graciously found the time to step in front of celeb photog Russell Baer’s lens
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whilst having a quick chat with our Guest Editor, Kelly Gallagher. Fran brought her mega star wattage to our shoot, as she clearly does in her fight against cancer, promoting early detection and proactivity as the way forward for us girls. Anyway you look at it cancer is not pretty. With prostate cancer being the leading affliction for men, breast cancer for women, and a host of other invasive kinds that that will affect one in two men and one in three women, whilst 1,500 Americans die daily (that’s one every minute), isn’t it time we started talking about it? This word we are all trying to desperately avoid is becoming part of our everyday vocabulary and to deny it will only surrender more loved ones than we need to lose. Surely it is now time to powerfully confront it, and what better time than coming into October and our national Breast Cancer Awareness Month? With that in mind, there was no one else to guest edit than five-time cancer survivor, Kelly Gallagher. Kelly is somewhat of a phenomenon having survived five bouts against cancer as well as heart surgery, and yet powerfully walking amongst us as an educator and inspiration. In my world she’s a hero. We also couldn’t produce this issue without connecting with Stand Up To Cancer, and in particular our mentor and friend, Rusty Robertson. Rusty, as one of the Co-Founders of SU2C, is what I consider a Godmother in the fight against this illness, and she generously shares with us a tribute letter to her friend and fellow SU2C
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Anna Griffin with Surinder Singh
Co-Founder, Laura Ziskin. Laura lost her battle against breast cancer a few months ago. To further commemorate this edition, I have been given the very special opportunity to produce an online Cancer Awareness Week sales event via JP Selects (www.jpselects.com), with 100% of our profits benefitting Cancer Schmancer. I have hand-picked some very special brands to feature for sale, and we commissioned two limited edition pieces; a recycled cashmere scarf from Deborah Lindquist and a hand-made, stunningly rock n’ roll, fair-trade bracelet from Nialaya, both which you will see in my Editors Picks. Please visit www.jpselects.com and support when we launch the sale on September 25th, so we can come together to raise money, awareness, and make a difference, whilst also looking fabulous and caring for our planet. And that’s the point, really. If something is bad for Mother Earth, it’s bad for your body, and vice versa. Aside from sharing a very gentle yet poignant approach to this subject via this edition, I also want to encourage you to start seriously thinking about what you’re ingesting that might be hurting you. From your cosmetics to your deodorant, your skin care to your dry-cleaning, and your diet to your household cleaning products. If it’s toxic, you’re putting yourself in the line of fire, and there really is no need to do so. It is now possible to combine a non-toxic yet glamorous approach to life, and living
holistically has never looked so good. As I close this issue I dedicate it to my Dad who fights cancer everyday, and to my grandmother Joy Griffin, my uncles James Pilditch and David Moorfoot, and dearest friend Surinder Singh who all gracefully lost their battle. They were all incredibly special people whom I will never forget, and without them this important issue of Coco Eco wouldn’t have happened. They inspired me to make a difference for which I am eternally grateful, and hope this issue in turn inspires you to do likewise. Sincerely,
Anna Griffin Editor In Chief, Coco Eco Magazine
Photo Credit: Laura Ziskin, co-founder SU2C and Rusty Robertson
LETTER TO YOU RUSTY ROBERTSON GUEST LETTER
My dear friend Laura Ziskin, the legendary film producer we lost in June after she courageously lived with breast cancer for seven years, was one of eight women with whom I co-founded Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Our goal is to raise funds to speed the pace of “translational” cancer research, focused on getting new, less toxic treatments to patients in an accelerated timeframe, and to excite the public about supporting that effort. Laura’s accomplishments as a producer were, to borrow the title of one of her films, “As Good As It Gets.” Her credits included the Spider-Man franchise, Pretty Woman, and two Oscar telecasts, just to name a few. Laura had the courage to develop David Fincher’s Fight Club when no one else would and the heart to help make William Hurt’s performance in The Doctor possible. For all she accomplished in show business, though, her legacy in the fight against cancer will be the most lasting. As a person living with cancer, Laura played a key role in shaping SU2C’s patient-centric vision. One mantra Laura often shared with the Stand Up To Cancer scientists was “culture eats strategy for lunch.” She engendered a culture of “we don’t have time to wait.” Today, just three years after our launch, the five collaborative SU2C-
funded research Dream Teams have 34 clinical trials up and running. This is an incredibly promising moment in cancer research, with monumental discoveries occurring at a breathtaking pace. Laura never stopped thinking about how to get the average person jazzed about this progress, to absorb that we have the power to end cancer’s reign as a leading cause of death. She obsessed about how we could build a grassroots movement of people willing to do whatever they can to support the scientists working toward that goal. Serving as executive producer of our first two fundraising telecasts, Laura often commented that her tricky challenge with the shows was “to make cancer entertaining.” She succeeded, rallying an incredible array of stars to tell the stories of those taken by cancer, as well as the increasing number of people who survive it. Laura was a force to be reckoned with, her heart full of fierce love. A ferocity of spirit brought strength and confidence and belief into every room she entered; and her love did not temper that spirit, but infused it with purpose, with integrity, and with selfless caring - and made it grow big enough to touch others everywhere she went. A speech Laura made not long before she died ended with this wonderful line: “In my world, the hero always gets the villain, the boy always gets the girl, and cancer is no more.” We will continue to Stand Up To Cancer until that vision becomes reality, and invite everyone reading this to visit www.su2c.org to learn about the role you can play in this fight.
Rusty Robertson
Co-Founder Stand Up to Cancer, and Partner RSA
CONTRIBUTOR HIGHLIGHT
KELLY GALLAGHER
NICHOLA ZED
LEILAH MUNDT
VICKI GODAL
As a five time cancer survivor, five pacemaker surgeries, a bone marrow transplant and open-heart surgery, Kelly Gallagher inspires people with her radiance, grace and unyielding desire to always help people who have are facing health challenges and to guide them to wellness. Gallagher is an international speaker, health advocate, and also the creator of two foundations, “The Mouth Of Hope” and the “Ugottawanna Foundation”, both are health and wellness based.
Global traveller, Nichola Zed, has recently returned to Australia after studying and working in Paris, Florence, Brussels and the UK at some of the most respected contemporary art galleries, including Haunch of Venison in London. Having an MA in Art and Bachelors Degree in Architecture, Nichola has an abundance of experience and is only 28. In 2010, Nichola lost her partner to cancer. His death inspired her to keep following the journey they planned together; to educate the world about sustainable design and emotional and intellectual peace.
With over a decade of work in the beauty industry, Leilah Mundt has emerged as a leader in the green beauty movement. She is passionate about bringing awareness to products that blur the line between health and luxury. She resides in Southern California with her husband and new baby girl.
Godal is a journalista on the prowl for the who, what, where, when and why of eco-fashion and style. Intent on bringing this exploding green niche to the masses, Godal gathers inspiration and information through exploring sustainable fashion and eco style. Godal has covered stories for Fox News/LA, Interview magazine, Vogue, Seventeen, Malibu Magazine, the LA Times, The Malibu Times, The Aspen Times and Whole Life Times. Godal is the Green Life reporter for Examiner.com/ LA’s Home and Lifestyle column.
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www.ugottawanna.org
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Beauty Editor
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SHAPE ME
Up!
Take advantage of the architectural proportions, bold color palette, and structured fem looks that strutted down this season’s runways. Whether you prefer a peplum skirt or a menswear-inspired jacket, these Fall trends are bound to lend you some glam drama.
PHOTOGRAPHY by: Jeffrey Fiterman STORY & STYLING by: Adeel Khan MODEL: Livia with Photogenics MAKE-UP by: Julianne Kaye HAIR by: Marilyn Cole Shot on location at 5th and Sunset Studios, www.5thandsunsetla.com With thanks to Keith Vallot