Letter from the Editor
My Life with
STYLE A
nother fabulous year of Spring and Summer Collections are here. When I think Spring, I think STYLE
Week!
The 2nd Annual STYLE Week was a smashing success! I love this week of events because it’s the opportunity for the fashion and style community to come together and attract residents and tourists to the city to consume all things fashionable and stylish. Most importantly, we were able to raise money for and awareness of The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, an establishment very important to our city and the families it serves. I’m a major proponent of “GivingInSTYLE” The Most Stylish Event is the biggest event we do all year and it happens during STYLE Week. It is definitely one of my favorites because we have the chance to meet and celebrate the people in the Fashion, Beauty, Business, Philanthropy, Entertainment and Social communities who are making a real impact in the community. Some on the list are very well known by our readers but there are also people on the list that make our readers say “Wow, I didn’t know she lived here!”. Each year I wonder how we are going to find yet another group of stylish people to celebrate in the magazine and at our annual event, and each year we always find another fascinating group of people. One of the perks of being the EIC is the travel - I love it. We’ve traveled to various Fashion Weeks in New York and Charleston covering the trends that you’ll see in this issue.
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Spring 2012
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is always an honor to attend as we had a record 70 invitations to the shows. However, Charleston Fashion Week is one of my personal favorites because the event and it’s producers don’t simply imitate a fashion week in another city. They’ve taken the idea of Fashion Week and made it unique to celebrate the charm of the south while introducing new concepts - it makes their week of events truly one of a kind. Our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter was filled with fun and fashionable photos viewed by our readers here in Charlotte and around the globe. Speaking of Charleston, we recently completed our first editorial outside of the Queen City. Charming Charleston was one of the most fun and glamour shoots I’ve attended to date. Charleston is such a beautiful and charming city and was the perfect location for the Resort 2012 shoot (Reality TV alert: our male love interest, Jay, was recently a contestant on the CBS Show Survivor). After reading this issue, I’d love to hear your feedback. Reach out to me via e-mail and share your thoughts on this issue. I may even publish some of your letters in our “Look Who’s Talking” section.
Meet the
EDITORS ARIENE BETHEA lifestyle editor
SARA CROOK fashion editor
ADRIAN HOWE beauty editor
photography director
ASHA SINGLETON art director
LARRY WEBB beauty editor
ERIN L. HUBBS
Thanks again for reading! Tres Chic, Bridgette W.
KATIE MCKIEVER a&e editor
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