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R YA N B E S H E L AT ANY ILLUSTRIOUS CHICAGO EVENT, RYAN BESHEL IS THE MAN WITH THE BOWTIE. HE IS ALSO THE MAN WHOSE DRIVE AND INGENUITY SKYROCKETED THE SUCCESS OF MODELING MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AGENCY GALATEA. HE NOW COMES TO US AS PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR FOR THE 900 NORTH MICHIGAN SHOPS AND IS OH-SO-DIALED-IN ON THE LATEST TRENDS. YOU CAN FOLLOW HIS FASHIONABLE VENTURES THROUGH HIS BLOG, THE BOWTIE MEMOIRS (THEBOWTIEMEMOIRS. BLOGSPOT.COM).
G R A H A M KO ST I C AS CREATIVE & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR FOR THE ON-LINE MAGAZINE, GLOSSED AND FOUND D. GRAHAM KOSTIC IS FINDING THE FUN IN THE BEAUTY AND FASHION INDUSTRIES—24/7. AS FORMER MODERN LUXURY MAGAZINES STYLE EDITOR AND RUE LA LA ART DIRECTOR, HE'S NO STRANGER TO THE LUXURY MARKET. HE IS HOWEVER ADDICTED TO WALLPAPER; CAN NEVER PASS UP A GLASS OF ROSÉ AND LIKES HIS JEANS TIGHT. (GLOSSEDANDFOUND.COM)
C A N DAC E J O R DA N WOMAN-ABOUT-TOWN, NAMED AS ONE OF "100 POWERFUL CHICAGOANS" (MICHIGAN AVENUE MAGAZINE), AND FORMER PLAYBOY BUNNY OF THE YEAR (1976), COVERS NEWS OF THE MOVERS, SHAKERS AND JUST PLAIN COOL IN CHICAGO AND BEYOND, ON HER BLOG, CANDID CANDACE (CANDIDCANDACE.COM).
A M A N DA P U C K WHILE MANY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT FOOD, AMAN DA ALSO HAPPENS TO LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES OF IT. SHE'S STALKED GOOD FOOD HER ENTIRE LIFE. THIS IS WHAT DEFINES HER: THE FOOD. ONE IMAGE AT A TIME. SHE IS THE FOODARAZZI AHEM, AND ALSO A MASSIVE LEADER IN THE HOSPITALITY, EVENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WORLD IN CHICAGO AS THE EVP OF XA, THE EXPER IENTIAL AGENCY. (WWW.THEFOODARAZZI.COM).