POLO LIFESTYLES Haiti VOLUME II / ISSUE VI / JUNE 2018
HORSES & HORSEPOWER FORMULA 1’S STAR
LEWIS HAMILTON
THE WORLD’S MOST LUXURIOUS WHEELS
CANNES & MONTE CARLO Red Carpets, Secret Parties and Bubbles
SPRING POLO SEASON REVIEW
HRH MEGHAN, DUCHESS OF SUSSEX TIES THE KNOT IN GIVENCHY
ROYAL WEDDING IN PHOTOS CELEBRITIES, GOWNS & THE MET GALA
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Claude-Alix Bertrand Publisher
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Senior Global Style Curator
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Fitness Columnist
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Fashion & Style Contributor
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Travel Contributor
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Greenwich Polo Club Monty Waterbury 16-20 Goals Silver Cup 16-20 Goals Houston Polo Club Western Challenge 12-16 Goals Maui Polo Club George Manoa Invitational Cup 6-9 Goals Chantilly Polo Club Charity Cup 10-12 Goals Coupe Patrick Geurrand-Hermés 10-12 Goals Guard’s Polo Club Cartier Queen’s Cup 17-22 Goals Indian Empire Shield 15-18 Goals Phoenician Cup 6-12 Goals Cowdray Park Polo Club Duke of Sutherland Cup 15-18 Goals Bryan Bethel Cup 12-15 Goals The King Power Gold Cup 22 Goals Villa a Sesta De Grisogono Polo Master 12-15 Goals Burggler Polo Classic 8-10 Goals Santa Maria Polo Club - Sotogrande Memorial Dona Maria de la Mercedes Copa Patrick G. Hermes Memorial Manuel Prado Helvetia Polo Country Club - Brazil Aberto de Helvetia 20 Goals 88th Aberto de Estado de SP 24 Goals Düsseldorf Reit - und Polo Club High Goal Cup Düsseldorfer 10-12 Goals Hamburger Polo Club Berenberg Polo Derby 11-12 Goals Polo Club Schleswig-Holstein Bucherer High Goal Cup 10-12 Goals
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CONTENTS Daily Racing Form ends Valiente’s Winning Streak pg. 36
“Pope” Rihanna and The Met Gala, page 80
POLO LIFESTYLES EDITORS & CONTRIBUTORS
Ambassador Claude-Alix Bertrand
Josh Jakobitz
Giulia Di Palma Lifestyles Contributor
Hans Ebenman
Publisher Polo Lifestyles
London
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Editor-in-Chief Polo Lifestyles
Travel Columnist The Rooftop Guide
Trystanne Cunningham
Senior Global Style Curator Polo Lifestyles
Mark Wine
Fitness Columnist & CEO Functional Muscle Fitness
Kemissa Racine
Fashion & Style Contributor Berlin
Joey Velez
Mental Wellness Columnist Velez Mental Performance
Will Johnson
Contributing Photographer San Francisco
Mystique Boivert
Fashion & Style Contributor New York City
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World’s Most Luxurious Automobiles pg 45
Soul Deep with Felix Monza pg 92
Cannes Best Dressed pg 17
Philanthropy and Food pg 130
Lewis Hamilton Page 60
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COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR “This is the magazine for people with perfect lives.” “It’s so beautiful.” “Breaking the mold.” “Love this.” “Nice.” “Thank you for the feature.” “Beautiful issue.”
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In preparation for the Monaco Grand Prix on the “Circuit de Monaco” this Sunday, May 27, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel is the defending race winner, but it’s our cover story Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton who enters the round with a 17-point lead over Vettel in the World Drivers’ Championship. He’s not only our favorite, but he’s the favorite. In the spirit of shockingly fast cars, The World’s Most Luxurious Automobiles serves up major car eye candy with curves where we didn’t know they could go and interiors that delight our senses. Also delighting us this month was the long-anticipated Royal Wedding. What a spectacular day in history, May 19 in Windsor, when we witnessed the polo-playing Prince Harry wed the American-actress-now-Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle. From the compassion of Prince Charles – who did more for his popularity in 59 minutes than he’s done since he married Camilla – to the touching references to the late Princess Diana, we were glued to our TVs, our phones, and minute-by-minute replays for hours, if not days. From a polo perspective, Polo Lifestyles’ publisher Ambassador Claude-Alix Bertrand provided commentary on the royal festivities to the UK’s Daily Express. Our European correspondents also bring us coverage from industrial designer Felix Monza, who’s hypercube we can imagine in our foyer or over the dining room table; from the opening of the United Kingdom’s polo clubs and a full review of the French Riviera’s nightlife, best lunch and rooftop spots to see-and-be-seen, and, of course, where to party when the sun sets. Where you’ll be when the sun comes up, we can’t guarantee. All of the glamorous and sizzling moments from the Festival International du Film de Cannes and Met Gala round out our style section this month, with our chapeaux bas to Prabal Gurung for his dazzling creations and longer-than-life trains at the Met Gala. And for the deal of the century, we bring you free castles, which the Italian government is giving away to certain caretakers. While there are a slew of stipulations, if you ever had the urge to be the king (or queen) of your own castle, this just might be the opportunity for you. Best, Josh Jakobitz josh@htpolo.com
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Reposted FOR THE RECORD Curated Instagram posts from last month
balmain Cannes 2018, @balmain and #OlivierRousteing support all actors behind Noire N’est Pas Mon Metier
aluxaero Jet-setters arrive in style in Cannes via Aluxaero’s bespoke concierge services for members only
capella1971 The winning team from the U.S. Open @dailyracingform that knocked out Valiente
mario_sorrenti Model @adutakech for @documentjournal SS18 shot by @mario_sorrenti styled by @smrichardson1
meghanharrydaily An unknown photographer captured this iconic photo of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
allthebrilliants Sotheby’s Geneva “The Farnese Blue” 6.16 fancy dark grey-blue diamond from #Golconda mines of India
maisonvalentina Serena Williams in Maison Valentina for the royal reception following the wedding in Windsor
haiti_polo_captain Haiti Polo Team celebrated Haitian Flag Day “Fete du Drapeau Haitien” with a #tbt to @polointhecity
variety Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the premiere of their film Everybody Knows in Cannes
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Departing the royal wedding with their mother Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are Prince George and Princess Charlotte
Wedding season done perfectly by The Nouveau Romantics in spring garnishes and toppings
chicagopriest #PopeFrancis: God loves us in a way that crushes all loneliness and isolation
deepikapcloset Blogger “Deepika Padukone Home” updates followers with all the buzz around the actress’ appearances
hautetime @iwcwatches ambassador @lewishamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix for @mercedesamgf1
usequestrian Vaulting is one of the oldest equestrian disciplines with its origins dating back over 2,000 years @tryon2018
bazaaruk Naomi Campbell, Bella Hadid, Maria Borges, Natalia Vodianova, and Winnie Harlow at Fashion for Relief
changechecker A special £5 coin was minted to commemorate the nuptials of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle
harry_meghan_updates Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attend Prince Charles’ birthday celebration page 15
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE CANNES
SIZZLING RED CARPETS
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Metallics and trains reigned the Cannes Film Festival red carpets this month. Previous page: Deepika Padukone, one of India’s highest-paid film actresses, was stunning in Ashi Studio couture. This page: Blake Lively with a tiny baby bump in Atelier Versace at the premiere of The BFG. Balmain dressed the cast of Noire N’est Pas Mon Metier (Being Black Isn’t My Profession).
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Opposite: Lupita Nyong’o paired her Chopard diamonds with a magical pink Prada gown on Friday night for the Chopard Secret Party. Also in attendance: Isabel Goulart and Irina Shayk Arnold Jerocki. Opposite, far right: Victoria Bonya at the Magnum x Alexander Wang party. This page: Diane Kruger in a sky blue Armani Prive blue.
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Opposite page: French director Eva Husson, together with other staff members of the film “Girls of the Sun�, poses during the premiere; Naomi Campbell in a sheer bespoke Poiret kimono, designed by Yiqing Yin. This page: The Weeknd and Bella Hadid stepped out and heated up the red carpet at the premier of Ash is the Purest White; Lala Kent, Randall Emmett, 50 Cent, John Travolta and Kelly Preston attended the screening of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Cannes Film Festival jury president Cate Blanchett (center) poses with fellow jury members during closing ceremonies on May 19.
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Scoreboards & Cocktails TOURNAMENTS & ACTION
Cambridge University Polo Club’s Annual Ball London - April 27
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK – As you know, gala season is never-ending in the United Kingdom. In April, we brought you to the Tower of London, where Oxford University hosted its Polo Club ball.
This is the most popular social event of the year and it was open to all members, students, alumni and friends of the club, which mission is to make polo accessible to everyone.
On April 27, we celebrated “La Dolce Vita” at Madingley Hall, where Cambridge University Polo Club (CUPC) hosted its Annual Ball.
This is possible thanks to generous sponsors, including the official supplier La Martina, an excellence in the polo equipment. It was a night to remember:
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university polo clubs from across the Country had the chance to meet again this year in a magical location. It was a magical location, with great food and fantastic hosts: everything reminded us of the long history of this university and prestigious club. Did you know that CUPC was founded in 1873, while the first Varsity match between Cambridge
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and Oxford was played in 1878? The British Mallet and Polo Lifestyles will update live via social media on June 2 for the next tournament at Guards Polo Club. Giulia Di Palma attended the Cambridge University Polo Club’s Annual Ball for Polo Lifestyles and The British Mallet. She can be reached at thebritishmallet@gmail.com
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Scoreboards & Cocktails
Season Opening at Ham Polo Club Erskine Trophy - May 6
Giulia Di Palma thebritishmallet@gmail.com
LONDON – It’s season opening in the United Kingdom and we have been live from Ham Polo Club (HPC), where great polo, good companionship and a famipage 28
ly-friendly environment welcome new members, guests and visitors for a challenging season from May to October each year. HPC was established in 1926 and currently represents the last remaining of the many
clubs that existed as satellites to London’s “Big Three”: Ranelagh, Hurlingham and Roehampton. After a slight delay due to wet weather, the season began on Sunday May, 6 with a fantastic afternoon of polo in
perfect conditions. Hollywood and Braemar Farms had the pleasure of gracing the No. 1 Ground at the club for the first match of 2018, the Erskine Trophy, with Braemar Farms taking the first win.
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The headline match was the Anthony Cup, with Vendetta playing Tigerstream, with the latter taking the win by half a goal. page 30
It has been a great start of the season, the first of many warm Sundays full of friendship, warm weather and great polo.
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Scoreboards & Cocktails TOURNAMENTS & ACTION
Spring Challenge Cup Grand Champions Polo Club Dutta Corp 11 v. Newport 8
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Mother’s Day weekend in the United States saw Dutta Corp defeat Newport in the 2018 Spring Challenge Cup at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. Dutta Corp (13): Tim Dutta, Timmy Dutta, Lucas Diaz Alberdi, Piki Diaz Alberdi. Newport (15): Gene Goldstein, Juancito Bollini, Brandon Phillips, Kris Kampsen.
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Tournoi de Printemps The First Tournament of the Polo de Paris Triple Crown
Polo de Paris - La Conception 2018 Champions
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US Open Polo Championship
Daily Racing Form 10 Valiente 9 International Polo Club
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The DRF team, coached by Julio Arellano, included Jared Zenni, Agustin Obregon, Hilario Ulloa and Mariano Obregon. DRF went undefeated in its four tournament games. In the championship game on Sunday, Zenni scored two goals, including the game winner. Ulloa led DRF with five goals. DRF’s victory ended Valiente’s perfect season at 12 wins and cost them a chance to win the U.S. polo triple crown for the second consecutive season.
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USPA Eastern Challenge Sebucan 16 v. ChukkerTV 9 Grand Champions Polo Club
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The World ’s Most... Luxurious Automobiles
Last month, we brought Polo Lifestyles readers “The World’s Most Luxurious Sneaker” by Athletic Propulsion Labs. For our “The World’s Most…” content this month – and appropriately fitting with our Formula One cover – our senior global style curator Trystanne researched The World’s Most Luxurious Automobiles. These four-wheeled creations will not only get you where you’re going, but they will get you where you’re going in a hurry and in major style. From Rolls Royce to Ferrari to Bugatti to Mercedes to Aston Martin, here’s the best of the best when it comes to luxury automobiles.
Laurrye Trystanne Cunningham | trystanne@htpolo.com Senior Global Style Curator
The Rolls Royce Sweptail Estimated at $13 million Rolls Royce, the exquisite British car company, unveiled the world’s most expensive new car - a one-off, yacht-inspired vehicle valued at a staggering $13 million. The Sweptail is the firm’s first coach-built car of the modern era and is the result of a four-year project with one of its “most valued customers.” Described as the “automotive equivalent of haute couture”, the Sweptail has the largest grille of any modern Rolls and an uninterrupted glass roof – believed to be one of the largest, and most complex, ever seen on any car. The unique Roller is understood to be the most expensive new road car ever built. It has been customized for an unnamed client who is known to be a connoisseur and collector of distinctive, one-off items including super-yachts and private aircraft. Rolls-Royce chose the name Sweptail as a nod to the sweptail of certain Rolls-Royces from the 1920s, which the client admired so much. Torsten Muller-Otvos, chief executive officer at RollsRoyce Motor Cars said, “Sweptail is a truly magnificent car. Rolls-Royce’s history as the world’s leading coach builder is at the very core of its identity as the world’s leading luxury brand.”
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MERCEDES MAYBACH VISION 6 EXELERO AQ A reflection of the past and present, with a look to the future, the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 foresees a coupe experience like no other. Paying homage to the classics of the past and carrying the tradition into the future, the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 coupe concept represents the ultimate in automotive luxury: an exquisite, ultra-stylish, luxury-class coupé. Aesthetically, the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 contrasts two main elemental characteristics: sensual, emotional design “HOT” and intelligent details “COOL”. The interior of the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 features an incomparable 360-degree lounge that synthesizes the two elements again. The digital displays are contrasted by high-quality leather and wood trim, including elm wood in the floor area. The padded leather upholstery includes miniature “body sensor displays” that monitor passengers’ vitals and automatically adjust climate controls and massage functions. They also capture light and color – for example, the color of occupants’ clothing – in order to create custom, emotional lighting effects in the interior. The Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 is designed as an electric car. Thanks to its four compact permanent magnet synchronous electric motors, it features all-wheel drive. The output of the drive system is 550 kW (750 PS). The shallow underfloor battery has a usable capacity of approximately 80 kWh. This not only allows performance characteristics typical of a sports car (acceleration from 0100 km/h in under four seconds, top speed electronically governed at 250 km/h) but also a range of over 500 kilometers according to the NEDC (over 200 miles according to EPA).
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ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE AMR PRO 2018 ESTIMATED $3.2 MILLION Aston Martin shocked car enthusiasts at the 88th Geneva International Motor Show with the debut of the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro - the sensational track-only evolution of the brand’s spectacular hyper car. Taking the world’s most extreme road car as its basis, the AMR Pro version distills the combined knowledge, expertise and aspirations of Adrian Newey, Chief Technical Officer of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, and Aston Martin’s most talented design and engineering teams to create a car with the performance capabilities of a current Le Mans LMP1 prototype or Formula One car. Full technical details of the Valkyrie AMR Pro will be revealed in due course. Calibration changes to the 6.5-liter, naturally-aspirated V12 engine’s emission control systems and re-programming of the Energy Recovery System control software will result in a combined power output of more than 1100bhp - more than the Valkyrie road car and a figure than comfortably exceeds the magic 1:1 power-to-weight ratio. To achieve this remarkable figure, all the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro’s aerodynamic surfaces were revised in the pursuit of significantly increased down force. The most obvious changes are wider bodywork and much larger front and rear wing elements, which, together with revised active aerodynamic control strategies, are tailored for the demands of track driving. The AMR Pro is capable of hitting 225 mph. Of far greater benefit to lap time is the track-only Valkyrie’s ability to achieve lateral acceleration in excess of 3G - a figure far beyond that of any other car derived from a fully homologated road car. Just 25 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pros will be built. Deliveries are expected to commence in 2020. All cars are already sold.
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BUGATTI CHIRON 2018 ESTIMATED AT $2.7 MILLION Bugatti wows with the passionate new Chiron. The Chiron is the fastest, most powerful and exclusive production super sports car in Bugatti’s brand history. Its sophisticated design, innovative technology and iconic, performance-oriented form make it a unique masterpiece of art, form and technique that pushes boundaries beyond imagination.
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FERRARI LAFERRARI APERTA, ESTIMATED AT $2.2 MILLION
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It is powered by an updated version of the auto-maker’s 8.0-liter W16 engine (think of two conjoined v8s) that nests all of 1,500 horsepower and can propel the two seater to 60mph in a sudden 2.4 seconds. Production is limited to 500 units with 300 already promised to clients. page 52
Because the car does not have a roof, Ferrari’s technicians had to focus all their ingenuity on the lower section, which had to be reinforced due to different stresses caused by force lines that – in the coupé – converge in the upper part.
Thanks to a series of targeted modifications designed to reinforce that area to cope with the new stresses, the LaFerrari Aperta delivers the same torsional rigidity figure as the LaFerrari, thus putting the Aperta at the top of super car category in terms of dynamic performance.
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The LaFerrari Aperta’s active aerodynamics and hybrid system are integrated and constantly interacting with the car’s other dynamic control systems, resulting in unprecedented performance and unparalleled exhilaration. This is the open air “Spider” version of the passionate and extravagant priced hybrid-powered LaFerrari. As in the coupe version, it features a v12 engine with 800 horsepower. It hits 60 mph in less than three seconds and reaches a maximum of 217 mph. With a production run just over 200 units, all are already spoken for.
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THE ITALIAN STALLION Sly Stallone: Rocky’s passion for POLO
Stallone in recent years, Frank Stallone on a polo pony, and on his family’s ranch.
Sylvester Stallone is well-known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa, but the Hollywood legend has a long association with the refined polo lifestyle. Stallone’s interest in polo was inevitable, given the rich equestrian history of his family. His father, the late Frank Stallone, was a professional polo player who rode horses in Italy before emigrating to New York in the 1940s. “The name Stallone translates as stallion, or horse,” Stallone said. “So my family were horse people to begin with, going right back. But they weren’t rich people, they were peasants.” He emigrated to the United States to pursue his American Dream, but also to get away from horses, to do something else that the Stallones hadn’t done; but he carried on playing polo. Stallone first picked up a mallet and played with his father when he was 11 years old. The late Carlos Gracida took credit for teaching Stallone, along with the young Princes William and Harry to play polo. The father-son pair famously took part in an exhibition match at Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Florida in 1990, which Stallone Senior said was “The thrill of his life.” Stallone once stated that “Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake,” and he stands by that description. Stallone playing polo in Palm Beach (above) and posing in jerseys and britches (below).
“It’s weird, when you are on the horse, you think you look like Rambo and you should charge around, but that’s not what the game is about. It’s about being patient. I have to remember that a lot of the time,” he says with a smile. This story originally appeared in Polo+10.
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FORMULA 1’S STAR
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Laurrye Trystanne Cunningham | Senior Global Style Curator
Precision driving of roaring million dollar engines reaching speeds of over 200 mph, thousands of racing fans cheering ecstatically, anxious and enthusiastic team members in the pit, all breathlessly await that moment when the winner flashes across the finish line to lift a Formula One Championship. With their families, sponsors, team and fans, they relish the victory by popping a magnum bottle of champagne and famously spraying the masses. Lewis Hamilton, 33, has done just that four times in his illustrious career. Fascinated with the sport at an early age, he began successfully racing remote controlled cars at six, moving on to karting at eight. By the age of 10 - with a little less than two years’ experience - he was crowned the youngest-ever winner of the British Cadet Kart championship. Formula One, the second most expensive sport to play in the world after polo, shares similar attributes to the Sport of Kings: rare competitive edge, excitement, glamour and beauty – just a few of the overlapping qualities that make these two sports so admired within their exclusive followings. Whereas wealth is a necessity for these two elite sports, it’s no wonder Hamilton constantly reminds us how he is forever indebted to his father for sacrificing years of working four jobs to keep Hamilton racing from a young age. Born in Stevenage, a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England roughly 28 miles north of central London, his family sacrificed to still-unknown lengths to give Hamilton every opportunity to shine in the sport he devoted himself to since his youth. Today, Hamilton is the first and only professional black race car driver in the F1 world, in addition to being one of the highest paid athletes according to the Forbes 2017 Highest Paid Athletes in the World. He is often considered the best driver of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. Off the track, he rarely drives himself, as his chauffeur carts him around most of the time. He received an MBE (Most Excellent Order Of the British Empire) an Order of Chivalry from Queen Elizabeth II in 2009. A year later, following the Brazilian Grand Prix, he was invited back to Buckingham Palace for a luncheon where he was seated next to the queen. Upon being seated, he began excitedly speaking to her out of turn, to which the queen politely instructed him, “No, no, you speak to the person next to you first; I’ll speak to the person next to me, and then you come back to me.” His Royal Highness Prince Harry is also a big fan. After winning in Abu Dhabi in 2014, the Duke of Sussex famously congratulated and permitted the excited champion to execute donuts on the track – considered a bit of a “bad boy” move. Hamilton certainly deserves the occasional indulgence following a race, which typically lasts an 1:45 minutes. He describes driving F1 as “holding on for dear life most of the time” at the high speeds he achieves. Hamilton continues to set records. In 2017, driv-
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ing in front of a hometown crowd at Silverstone, fans hoped he would match the records for the most British Grand Prix wins in Formula One racing history; he not only satisfied his fans and matched the expectations, but took and held the lead from the start, maintaining his lead for 52 laps to win his fifth British Grand Prix. Today, Hamilton holds four world championship titles and 64 total wins in Grand Prix. He is hoping to receive his fifth championship win at the Grand Prix in Monaco Sunday, May 27. His latest win earlier this month was at the Spanish Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya. He was once asked by a reporter if he was “As good as his car,” to which he replied “I’m better than my car.” Hamilton nabbed a total of 21 victories over six
seasons with McLaren. His move to Mercedes at the start of the 2013 season was a controversial one, but since then, Hamilton has demonstrated his decision to be the appropriate one, continuing his remarkable run making him the only driver in history to win at least one race each season. Moreover, his 64 Grand Prix victories is the second highest of all-time, having surpassed Alain Prost’s total of 51, behind only Michael Schumacher at 91. He proudly wears jersey number 44, which he was wearing when he won the Champions of the Future serios in his junior career (the number 13 is almost never assigned to an F1 driver. Only a few times in history has a driver worn number 13 – one of them was Divina Galica, one of only five women to ever compete in the sport).
Formula One teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull spend an average of $320 million US per year. This involves car cost, team management, driver cost and other extra big-ticket expenses. Similarly, teams like Mercedes spend up to $70 million US per month: tires, engines and fuel purchases are the highest monthly expenses. Tires, understandably, are one of the major components of an F1 car as these racing pilots are entirely dependent on their car’s tires. Each team’s cars consume an average of 53,000 gallons of fuel per year, for which the cost is close to $450,000 US. Engine maintenance, rebuilding, rehabbing, and replacing are essential to the F1 teams. As the combined performance of the driver, the car components and the team are key to be competitive on the track, it’s not unheard of for the likes of Mercedes and
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Ferrari to spend close to $15 million on customized engines. Each set of tires, which barely lasts an entire race most weekends depending on the conditions, sets the team back another $3,000. Chump change at this point. F1 Facts: •
On an average, an F1 driver changes the gears 3,000 to 3,500 times during a race.
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F1 drivers lose an average of 6lbs each race due to G-Forces and heat.
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The drivers can lose approximately 1 gallon of body water per race.
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The G-Force experienced by an F1 driver when braking is equivalent to driving a car through a brick wall.
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A modern F1 engine consumes about 120 gallons of air every second with race fuel consumption around 20 gallons per 62 miles.
The 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 62nd season of 1 motor racing, recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) – the governing body of motorsport – as the highest class of competition for openwheel racing cars. It featured the 2008 Formula One World Championship – a season that was contested over 18 rounds, which started in Australia in March and ended in Brazil in November. The 2008 season saw the debut of the Singapore Grand Prix, which was held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit and was the first Formula One race held at night. The European Grand Prix moved to a new venue at the Valencia Street Circuit. Lewis Hamilton won the Driver’s Title by a point – overtaking Toyota’s Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap of the final Grand Prix of the season to claim the required fifth-place finish and won his first Championship title. The 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 68th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 65th Formula One World Championship. The season started in Australia in March and concluded in Abu Dhabi in November. In the 19 Grands Prix of the season, a total of 11 teams and 24 drivers competed for the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships. Hamilton won his second World Drivers’ Championship with 384 points and 11 victories, ahead of his teammate, Nico Rosberg with 317 points and 5 victories. The 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 69th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Twenty-two drivers representing 10 teams contested 19 Grands Prix, starting
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in Australia in March and ending in Abu Dhabi in November as they competed for the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships. Hamilton was the defending Drivers’ Champion after securing his second title at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. His team, Mercedes, began the season as the defending Constructors’ Champion, having clinched its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton secured his third Drivers’ Championship with three races left in the season. The runner-up was his teammate Nico Rosberg, 59 points behind, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel third, another 44 points adrift. Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team clinched the 2015 Constructors’ Championship at the Russian Grand Prix, ahead of Ferrari and Williams, and ended the season with a record 703 points. Hamilton also won the FIA Pole Trophy with a total of 11 pole positions in the season and the DHL Fastest Lap Award.
Championship. Teams and drivers competed in 20 Grands Prix—starting in Australia on 26 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 26 November— for the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ championships. As the reigning Drivers’ Champion, Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from the sport in December 2016, the 2017 season was the first since 1994 in which the reigning champion did not compete. Mercedes started the season as the defending Constructors’ Champion, having secured their third consecutive title at the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix. At the conclusion of the championship, Hamilton won his fourth World Drivers’ Championship title. Hamilton finished with 363 points, 46 points ahead of Vettel in second with 317 points and Valtteri Bottas in third with 305 points. In the World Constructors’ Championship, Mercedes won their fourth consecutive title at the 2017 United States Grand Prix and finished with 668 points.
Comparatively, the most expensive sport in the world – polo. The cost of a single polo tournament varies. With hundreds of tournaments in the year-round polo season that follows summer around the world, a single polo match utilizes up to six polo ponies per chukker (quarter). Each match is a minimum of four chukkers and can go up to eight. For matches, ponies are shipped or leased. In some countries, the leasing of ponies is the only way to play the tournaments in that region, while for other destinations, ponies fly in their own jets. The highest quality ponies, also varying in cost, along with their riders, grooms, trainers, stable costs and many more expenditures associated with the sport shows why polo maintains its position as the most expensive sport in the world. But the world’s top two most-expensive sports share one overwhelming attribute we can’t help but point out: horsepower.
The 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 71st season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 68th Formula One World
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Meet the Kids of the World’s Richest Billionaires Secret Schools & Expensive Hobbies
By Matthew Michales
Top: Mark Cuban and family; below left: Jennifer Gates; below right: Mark Zuckerberg and family
Most kids face the same problems growing up, but some do so with a billionaire parent. When not running their tech company and managing other executives, many of the world’s richest people and most recognizable business moguls have the universal job of taking care of their children. The kids of the richest business moguls have many of the same experiences as page 74
everyone else. They go to school, relax on vacation, date, and eventually have children and careers of their own. However, they may also attend secret schools, pursue expensive hobbies like riding horses, or head up their father’s charity organization — less than ordinary experiences that make their childhood the opposite of average. Below, find out more about the children of some of the most successful billionaire business moguls: Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon
Musk, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett.
MARK CUBAN Mark Cuban is a father to three children — Alexis, Alyssa, and Jake. Cuban and his wife, Tiffany, keep family time fun. Last summer, the Cuban family took a vacation to Disneyland. Cuban has admitted that it is difficult to get his children off their phones. He limits Netflix time for his kids and has instituted a technology curfew.
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Facebook founder Zuckerberg has two young daughters. He and wife Priscilla were joined by Maxima in 2015 and August in 2017. The tech giant took off from work in December to spend time with his family. Facebook allows parental leave for mothers and fathers of newborns.
ELON MUSK Tesla pioneer Elon Musk had six sons with first wife Justine Wilson. Their first child — Nevada — died as an infant. Through in vitro fertilization, the couple had twins and then triplets. Griffin and Xavier were born in 2004, and Damien, Saxon, and Kai came two years later. Musk enrolled his five sons in a secretive, experimental school he created. Little is known about Ad Astra — Latin for “to the stars.” In 2013, Musk said he strives to spend time with his sons. In 2010, he called his children “the love of my life.”
RICHARD BRANSON
Richard Branson of Virgin has two adult children from his second marriage. He and Joan Templeman welcomed Holly to the family in 1981 and Sam in 1985. Holly was a medical school graduate and junior doctor when she moved over to her father’s organization. She became an active member of Virgin Group’s management team and chair of Virgin Unite, one of her many philanthropic activities. Holly shared in her biography “WEconomy,” that she had trouble becoming a mother with two miscarriages and two failed rounds of IVF. Eventually, Holly and husband Freddie Andrews became parents to twins in December 2014. Like her father, Holly is adventurous. She has climbed Mount Blanc, run marathons, attempted a sailing record, and signed up to go to space. In 2013, Sam had a “nearly royal wedding” to Isabella Calthorpe with a five day South African affair. The couple has since welcomed two children to the Branson family. Sam has become a
figure of Virgin Management and active philanthropist like Holly. He also founded a film production company called Sundog Pictures.
BILL GATES Bill Gates has three children with wife Melinda: Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe. Jennifer Gates is the oldest child of Bill and Melinda — who were married in 1994. Jennifer will turn 22 in April. Jennifer is studying human biology as a senior at Stanford University. A couple of years ago, Jennifer said she planned to “pursue either a master’s degree in public health or social work or attend medical school.” Aside from education, Jennifer is an accomplished horse rider. She was recently awarded the 2018 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy for sportsmanship and horsemanship. Bill purchased an entire street
in Wellington, Florida, for Jennifer. The $37 million purchase is for Jennifer’s horse riding practice. Across from the Gates’s Florida home, Eve Jobs — daughter of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs — lives in a ranch. Like Jennifer Gates, Eve is a professional horse rider and Stanford student. The Gates’ only son, Rory, turned 18 last year. In an Instagram post on his birthday, Melinda described Rory as “compassionate and curious,” a lover of puzzles, and a proud feminist. Phoebe joined the Gates family in September 2002. The youngest sibling lives with her parents in Washington state. Jennifer and Rory both graduated from Lakeside School, where Phoebe is currently enrolled. The Seattle private school is where their father attended, discovered a love of computpage 75
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ers, and met Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen. Even though Gates is a tech pioneer, his children weren’t allowed to own cell phones until age 14. Although their father is worth over $90 billion, the Gates children will only receive a small fraction of the Microsoft founder’s fortune. Most of Bill’s money will go to the Giving Pledge and other philanthropic causes.
WARREN BUFFETT Warren Buffett was married to Susan until her death in 2004. The couple had three children — Susan Alice, Howard, and Peter — together. Growing up in Omaha, Susan Alice didn’t realize that her father was the ultra-wealthy investor. She found out about her family’s wealth from a Wall Street Journal article in her early 20s. In an HBO documentary, Susie talked about her typical upbringing. “We lived in a nice house but certainly not the biggest house in town. We went to public schools. We didn’t get cars when we turned 16. We got an allowance and we had jobs,” the eldest of the Buffett siblings said. Last December, the 64-year-old Susie married for the third time. She — like her two brothers — dropped out of college before graduating. Susan is now dedicated to philanthropy, serving as chair and member to several boards focusing on issues from poverty alleviation, nuclear disarmament, and women’s health. Middle child Howard Buffett became sheriff of Macon County, Illinois, last year. He is also a farmer in Decatur whose philanthropy aims to end world hunger. Before settling into his current life, Howard’s future could have gone a lot of ways. Howard had planned on becoming a lawyer, worked at See’s Candy, worked as an excavator, and served on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. Before settling into philanthropy like his older siblings, Peter Buffett worked as a professional musician, releasing 16 records. Peter and his wife, Jennifer, serve as co-chairs of the NoVo Foundation. The Buffett siblings will not see most of their father’s wealth because Warren has pledged it to charity. page 76
Top: Bill and Melinda Gates talking family issues on Ted Talks; below: Warren Buffet with grown children at the premiere of “Becoming Warren Buffett.”
2018 MET GALA
HEAVENLY BODIES FASHION AND THE CATHOLIC IMAGINATION
Diane Kruger in Prabal Gurung and Rihanna in Margiela.
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The star-studded 2018 Met Gala attendees included Ming Xi in pink Prabal Gurung, above; and a performance by Madonna for guests of the gala. This year’s theme “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” played heavily into the gowns and suits created for A-listers by some of the world’s top fashion houses.
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Gabrielle UnionWade, in a yellow gown by Prabal Gurung; Kendall Jenner in Virgil Abloh; Amal Clooney made a last-minute decision to wear a dramatic, floral bustier with cigarette pants by Richard Quinn instead of Tom Ford. She changed into the Tom Ford gown once inside the Met.
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Rihanna takes a forbidden selfie inside the Met Gala with Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen.
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Left: Chadwick Boseman in Atelier Versace and Nicki Minaj in Oscar de la Renta. This page: Vogue editor Anna Wintour in Chanel, Michael B. Jordan in OffWhite with David Yurman pin and Piaget watch; Cardi B bejeweled in Moschino. Below: Blake Lively in Versace.
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Left: Jennifer Lopez in Balmain Right: Kim Kardashian-West in Versace, Kerry Washington was a golden goddess in Ralph Lauren and natural hair; Trevor Noah in embellished Balmain; Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Zendaya in a metallic Versace gown; Gigi Hadid in Versace as well; Solange Knowles in Iris van Herpen.
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SOUL DEEP. CHAPTER TWO
Written by Kemissa Racine
SOUL DEEP BY KEMISSA RACINE IS AN IDIOSYNCRATIC INTERVIEW SERIES THAT EXPLORES THE INNER WORKING OF INSPIRING CREATIVES AND CREATORS; FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS PEOPLE BUT ALSO VIA THEIR OPUS. SOUL DEEP SEEKS TO DISCOVER WHO THEY ARE, WHY THEIR BRAINS ARE WIRED IN A UNIQUE WAY, WHAT THEIR NARRATIVE IS AND HOW THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THIS EARTH DRIVES THEM EVERY DAY TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO.
FELIX MONZA THE METAL REBEL
The Hypercube P5
If James Dean, Ghandi and Kurt Kobain by some miracle of nature came together and bore a child, it would probably be Felix. He is a non-conformist, that’s the first thing you’ll notice about him. While he deliberately opposes the ruling norm, he shows great respect for it. He walks about with a first-book Harry Potter-esque slouch that contrasts with his elaborate tattoos. The second he stops and looks at you, the feeling is piercing but comforting. He speaks with a permanent smile on his face and his prose has purpose and intent. He is
young but wise. He is uber-talented but humble. He is one of my favorite talents I’ve discovered this year and I’m quite sure he’ll be on of yours, too. I predict a lot of you having a hypercube hanging from your walls sooner or later.
KR: I don’t believe luck is this elusive thing that some of us get and some don’t. I think it’s a state of mind. What we will comes about. What we give is what we get. As a man thinketh, so is he.
KR: I believe that interviewing someone is about building a rapport, so with that in mind, it’s only fair that you get to ask me a question, too, What is one thing you’d like to know about me?
KR: So, Felix, what’s your story? Introduce yourself.
FM: Do you believe in luck?
FM: I am Felix Monza. I get lost while walking through unknown territories, as long as they provide traces of the past, the present and the future. As an
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industrial designer, I have a special relationship with details and composition. Contrast is what attracts me the most. Whether it is in people, life, situations, sounds, architecture, forms or weather. I have a strong connection to the objects I create. I invest my time for the sake of ever-elusive perfection and steady persistence, as our ancestors did when ornamenting the environment for us. KR: Being unapologetically yourself comes with a price; do you always pay it? FM: Being true to myself means being very honest. And I think that’s the case for most of us. It does come with a price; oftentimes a steep one. I do pay it day in and day out. KR: Tell us of a time when adversity introduced you to yourself? FM: Being a creative always come with challenges. It sounds like a cliché, but it is a holistic truth. The incessant thoughts toward finding path and structure bring forth an internal adversity. In the past, my lack of confidence and inability to speak up for myself caused obstacles. I learned to rid myself of those. Once I did, things changed. KR: Can you share an experience in which conferring with someone you love helped you to establish the design concept for one of your designs? FM: I am a product of my family and my friends. On countless occasions, they come through for me with tolerance and fluidity. I only hope to be able to give back as much as I have received. They’ve thought me to stay open-minded and to believe in second chances. Shout-out to my mother for all the evening meal deliveries at my workshop. Moments like those influence my designs deeply. KR: It seems to be me that you had an upbringing that encouraged you to be as creative as humanly possible, tell us your fondest childhood memory and why it is significant to this day. On my fifth birthday, I was sitting in the cockpit of a small plane; I think it was a Cessna. The pilot allowed me to steer and I pushed the pilot stick to the front which resulted in a sudden dive. I started crying, but my father and the pilot did not react until I pulled it back again. Fearlessness drives my creativity. KR: What is the one thing your parents taught you that is of utter relevance in how you exist? FM: Everyone is always free in their decision making. It is the only way to achieve our fulfillments as human beings. KR: As someone who constantly refers to neutral colors in their creations, how would you describe the color yellow to a blind person? FM: Orienting your face toward the sun is like looking onto a yellow-colored area.
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KR: I’ve read somewhere a quote that I don’t how to feel about. It reads: “Industrial designers deplete the earth of its limited resources and should ask themselves two important questions every day: Should this exist? Does it need to be made?” How do you feel about this statement? And should what you do exist; does it need to be made? FM: Everything we are and consume is delivered by Mother Nature. When eating fish, it is important to me to purely enjoy it. I get upset when I have the feeling that I wasted the fish because it was not prepared well. The same inter-relation should exist to the things we use. All objects I create are made to exist for generations. I am against the throwaway culture. The materials I use develop with age. I design surfaces that will have a characterful patina in the future because they are made out of wood, not veneered plastic. If some parts are made of plastic, they are driven by performance and feasibility, not by price. Industrial designers have the responsibility to design a product toward a climax of meaningfulness. The brand Felix Monza produces tables, which humans need to eat. We produce lighting systems, which we need to see in the dark. Our bed provides
a good environment for sleep. Our Moto Rocker is for the pure joy of children and the development of their sense of balance. We produce those objects with more effort than others to increase valence. KR: Which other young designer do you consider competition at the moment and which of their designs make you say “I wish I’d thought of that”? FM: Julian Lechner, the designer behind Kaffeeform. Kaffeeform creates eco-friendly kitchenware made of coffee grounds collected from coffee shops around Berlin. Really cool stuff. KR: How does this person inspire you? And what do you think they could do differently? FM: His sense of simplicity and his ability to create something new and sustainable based on the purity of an element is inspiring. I would do nothing differently in his place. KR: I imagine your Moto Rocker and Hypercube are the kind of products another designer wish they had thought of. How did they come into existence? FM: I try to create products that are alive. On some
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level they do communicate with the consumer and hopefully with time, the consumer discovers new details as the product ages. I am driven by the emotional relationships between a functional product and its user. That’s why all of my products exist. KR: Do you feel you were born at the right time or is there another era in which you feel you wouldn’t strived more? FM: I truly am enjoying being alive right now therefore this is the right time for me. KR: You have your launch coming up. What can attendees expect to experience there? FM: They can expect to encounter a very personal piece of who I am and feel the love that I put into everything I design. KR: What can we expect from you in the near future? FM: Next I’ll release a line of outdoor furniture. And my existing products will soon have brothers and sisters, sons and daughters.
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THE ROYAL WEDDING IN PHOTOS
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Harry & Meghan’s
History-Making Royal Wedding
The polo-playing Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, wed the American-now-Duchess of Sussex on May 19 in Windsor to worldwide fanfare and celebration. Moments of absolute pomp-and-circumstance tradition were met with instances of humanity and compassion not common in royal weddings. Prince Charles, particularly, was praised for walking Meghan to the altar and later for escorting her mother, Doria Ragland, to the side room of the chapel and emerging from St. George’s Chapel with the Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall on one arm and Mrs. Ragland on the other. Numerous references were made to the late Princess Diana, such as the bouquets, the arch of flowers and the aquamarine cocktail ring that Meghan wore to the reception at Frogmore House. The Palace revealed the wedding dress maker to be Clare Waight Keller as Meghan arrived at Windsor Castle. In our profile of Waight Keller on the following pages, she reveals all the secrets she didn’t even share with her family, including what Prince Harry said to her. Alexi Lubomirski, the celebrity photographer who took the Duke and Duchess’ engagement photos, was also the official wedding photographer who took the family photo on the left at Windsor Castle in the Green Drawing Room. The sofa used in the official photo was also where the Queen and Diana sat for the photographer following Prince Harry’s christening in 1984. Keep reading for our photographic minute-by-minute time line and wedding dress designer profile.
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The Royal Wedding Timeline May 19, 2018
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08:11: Queen Elizabeth II makes Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex, a title not used since the reign of King George III in the 1700s. The first Duke of Sussex was Prince Augustus Frederick, son of King George III, who died without a legitimate heir, and therefore the title remained vacant until now. A Buckingham Palace announcement confirms that Meghan Markle will become the first Duchess of Sussex as well as Princess Henry of Wales. Harry also takes the titles of Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel. 09:45: Guests including Oprah Winfrey and Idris Elba arrive at Windsor Castle. Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of the Wales, also arrives at St. George’s Chapel. 10:26: George Clooney and his wife Amal arrive at St. George’s Chapel. 11:19: Meghan Markle leaves Cliveden House Hotel with her mother, Doria Ragland, in a vintage Rolls-Royce Phantom IV to travel to Windsor Castle. 11:35: Prince Harry and his best man, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, arrive at St. George’s Chapel, in Windsor Castle. The pair walk through the Lower Ward and into the Horseshoe Cloisters in front of the chapel’s West Steps entrance.
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11:45: Meghan Markle and Doria Ragland arrive on the Windsor estate. Ragland changes vehicle as Markle greets the page boys who will accompany her to the chapel. 11:52: Doria Ragland is delivered to the chapel’s side entrance. 11:55: Charles, Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the same place. 11:57: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh arrive. 11:59: Markle’s bridesmaids and page boys, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte, arrive at St. George’s Chapel, accompanied by their mothers, Benita Litt, Jessica Mulroney and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. 12:01: The vintage Rolls-Royce carrying Meghan Markle and two page boys, Mulroney twins Brian and John, both 7, comes to a halt in the Horseshoe Cloisters in front of St. George’s Chapel. Markle emerges from the car, giving the world a first full look at her wedding dress. 12:03: Kensington Palace announces that Markle’s dress is made by British designer British designer Clare Waight Keller, the first female Artistic Director at French fashion house Givenchy, who is concurrently making final adjustments to the dress and page 106
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train before Meghan walks down the aisle alone until being met by Prince Charles, who finishes escorting her to the altar to meet Prince Harry. 12:19: The Most Reverend Michael Curry begins his sermon on the power of love. 12:31: The couple begin to recite their vows. 12:39: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are proclaimed husband and wife by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, after an exchange of rings. 13:05: The newly wed Duke and Duchess of Sussex kiss on the West Steps of St. George’s Chapel as onlookers cheer. According to lip reader Tina Lannin, when the newly-wed couple stopped mid-way down the West Steps there was a moment of uncertainty over their first kiss as husband and wife. Meghan discreetly asks Harry: “Do we kiss?” to which Harry quietly replies: “Yeah”. 13:10: The couple begin one of the longest Royal wedding processions in living memory across Windsor and the estate, including the two-mile Long Walk. 13:30: Their carriage returns to Windsor Castle, disappearing under an arch within the grounds. The couple’s guests could also be seen arriving for the first of two receptions. 14:00: The first reception, hosted by the Queen, sees around 600 guests welcomed to the Royal apartments essentially all those who attended the wedding. Details released reveal Prince Harry, and his father, Charles, the Prince of Wales, make speeches. The Duke of Cambridge, Harry’s best man, acts as compere. The reception includes the cutting of the wedding cake. 14:15: Kensington Palace shares a picture of the Royal wedding cake, made by baker Claire Ptak. page 110
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15:24: The Press Association notes that Prince Harry’s uniform reveals that after leaving the Army in 2015, he was promoted to the rank of major, an honor that was bestowed by the Queen. The prince wore a frockcoat uniform of the Blues and Royals ranked to major, with large gold embroidered crowns, the news service reported. It is the Queen’s prerogative that senior members of the page 112
royal family are promoted in line with their peers because they hold royal military appointments.
tion of the close connection he has with Prince Harry and his family,” the palace’s statement said.
15:35: Guests begin to leave the first lunchtime wedding reception.
Attendees reveal how people were moved to tears at the reception as Sir Elton John gave a “mini-concert”.
16:00: Kensington Palace confirms singer Elton John performed at the first reception. “Sir Elton performed for the newly married couple in recogni-
16:23: The official Kensington Palace Twitter account introduces a new profile image which includes the Duchess of
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Sussex for the first time. 19:23: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex step out for the first time since their wedding to attend the evening reception at nearby Frogmore House. The Duchess’s evening dress is revealed as a design from British fashion entrepreneur Stella McCartney. Prince Harry wore black tie. At the same time, a Kensington Palace official suggests there will be no further official updates and that the evening celebration will remain private.
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Royal Wedding Dress Secrets:
Clare Waight Keller was on-hand to make adjustments to the dress and train
With the wedding in history books, Givenchy’s CLARE WAIGHT KELLER talks about working on the commission of the year
Clare Waight Keller reveals that not even the people who worked on the dress knew it was for the now-Duchess of Sussex. The woman behind the royal bridal gown says Prince Harry thanked her for making his new wife look “absolutely stunning”. Birmingham-born Clare Waight Keller also revealed that not even the people page 126
who worked on the dress knew it was for the now-Duchess of Sussex. Nor did she tell her own husband and children until hours before the wedding, adding that it was “truly a secret Meghan and I shared”. Waight Keller, who made history as the first female artistic director at French fashion house Givenchy, was revealed as the designer of the eagerly awaited
wedding dress on Saturday morning. Describing it as an “enormous honor,” she said: “It was truly a privilege to work on this project.” The bridal gown was simple in a classic white, but the elaborate veil was embroidered with flowers from each of the 53 Commonwealth nations. Those working on it spent hundreds of hours meticulously sewing and washing
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their hands every 30 minutes to keep the tulle and threads pristine. Waight Keller also said Harry had approached her after the service. She said: “He came straight up to me and he said, ‘Oh my God, thank you, she looks absolutely stunning.’” Waight Keller agreed, saying: “She just looked absolutely exquisite.” Waight Keller appeared on the steps of St George’s Chapel when Meghan arrived to ensure her veil and train looked pristine, and helped to arrange it before the couple made their exit as husband and wife - a role often performed by the maid of honor.
“It was an extraordinary moment when she told me,” she said. “Of course it’s an incredible thing to be part of such a historic moment.” She said the process was collaborative, but that Meghan had a “vision” for the dress. Waight Keller added: “I wanted her to feel absolutely incredible in the dress and also I wanted her to feel it was absolutely right for the occasion.”
The dress: By British designer, Clare Waight Keller. Features an open bateau neckline, three-quarter sleeves and underskirt in triple silk organza.
The designer said: “She’s just so genuine and warm and radiant. She’s just glowing. “She’s a strong woman. She knows what she wants, and it was really an absolute joy working with her.”
However, there was no maid of honor as Meghan did not want to choose just one person out of her close group of friends.
Asked about the moment Meghan was able to look at herself dressed and ready in the mirror on Saturday, Waight Keller said: “She was just glowing. There’s so much emotion on a day like that anyway.
Waight Keller said it was confirmed to her in early January that she was the chosen designer.
“But I think particularly when it all comes together, I think it is tremendous. She was absolutely radiant.
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A DECADENT DEGUSTATION OF EDIBLE HAITIAN HERITAGE
Mystique Boivert mystique@mystiqueboivert.com
New York City – On May 18, Haitian Flag Day, the James Beard Foundation hosted a dinner with an all-star lineup of Haitian chefs. James Beard, a name synonymous with fine cuisine, provided guests with the opportunity to take part in the celebration by showcasing Haiti’s rich and flavorful cuisine. James Beard left behind a culinary legacy which continues to live on through his foundation, whose mission is to “celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and othpage 130
er leaders making America’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone.” On that night, Haiti’s culture was celebrated, its people nurtured, and the cuisine honored. The chefs came together and again demonstrated that when its people unite, magic happens! Flag Day for Haitians is a day of pride. A day to commemorate the courage of the world’s first black republic and unity in their fight for freedom and independence. It was the perfect evening for dinner Host Chef Stephan Berrouet-Durand; president and co-founder of the Haitian Culinary Alliance and Chef Lucmann Pierre; of Le Pierre Caterers, along with six other talented Haitian chefs, to
come together to create an array of traditional yet uniquely surprising samples of the nation’s delectable heritage. Cocktail Hour was served outside. Guests delighted in an array of hors d’oeuvre like Legumes on Brioche Crostini and Smoked Hareng Chiktay on Cassava, along with a signature Flag Day Punch cocktail made with White Rhum Barbancourt, grapefruit, lime and simple syrup. Dinner was six courses, along with carefully paired cocktails all made from Rhum Barbancourt. Chef Melissa Francois, of Asu Rooftop Lounge, started with the Revolution Coconut Curry, a twist on the traditional pumpkin soup eaten on Haitian Independence Day. The Kabrit
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Opposite page: Rham Barbancourt cocktails, Smoked Hareng Chiktay, Revolution Coconut-Curry, Pain Patate and Kabrit Kreole. This page: Langouste «Lobster» with micro greens and legumes (stewed vegetables). All photos by Rina Oh/Courtesy of the James Beard Foundation.
The Kabrit Kreole, by Chef Jouvens Jean, of JeanCo Food Concept in Miami arrived under a blown-glass sphere, that, once whisked away by servers, emitted steam with the aroma of Haitian coffee in which the Sous Vide goat tenderloin had been rubbed. Perhaps one of the most interesting dishes was by Chef Natacha Gomez of Kokiyaj Bar & Grill in Cap-Haitien. Chef Natasha turned the popular Haitian black mushroom rice “Riz Djondjon,” into encrusted grilled cashew balls with Taino-styled red snapper and creole cream sauce inside. page 132
Agrikol’s Chef Paul Harry Toussaint, ended the night on a sweet note with his Pain Patate, a sweet potato pudding with Rum Raisin ice cream, yuzu syrup and crunchy coconut. With each carefully orchestrated course, you felt the beat of the country, the depth of its richness, and understood the heart of the people. As president and co-founder of the Haitian Culinary Alliance, Stephan Berrouet-Durand (pictured with Jouvens Jean on the right) makes it his mission to introduce the world to the diverse, de-
lectable cuisine of his homeland. For this special Beard House dinner, BerrouetDurand and Lucmann Pierre brought together a roster of Haiti’s top toques to collaborate on a decadent dégustation of the nation’s edible heritage. Visit www.jamesbeard.org for more information about dinners at the James Beard House, as well as other James Beard Foundation programs and events.
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ALL-STAR HAITIAN CHEFS
Stephan Berrouet-Durand Culinary by Design and Haitian Culinary Alliance Tampa, FL Lucmann Pierre, Le Pierre Caterers Burlington, NJ Melissa Francois Asu Rooftop Lounge Port-au-Prince, Haiti Natacha Gomez Kokiyaj Bar & Grill Cap-Haitien, Haiti Gregory Gourdet Departure Portland, OR; and Denver Jouvens Jean JeanCo Food Concept Miami Alain Lemaire Sensory Delights Hollywood, FL Paul Harry Toussaint Agrikol Montreal
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WHERE TO HAVE FUN ON
The French Riviera
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MONACO NIGHTLIFE Monaco nightlife is as hip as any on the coast, by turns hot and cool, and can be ludicrously expensive. Last time I was in the legendary Jimmy’z, a beer cost me €26.
JIMMY’Z The HQ of Monaco hipdom for 40 years or more - it was launched in 1974 by the legendary Regine - Jimmy’z is huge: half inside and half outside (in the very pleasant Japanese garden) – and wholly outrageous. It’s no-less-so since full refurbishment in 2017. If you want to share a dance floor with George Benson, Lionel Richie or Pink, you’ve as good a chance here as anywhere. The super-VIPs are now directed to - new in 2013 - the Boom-Boom Room overlooking the dance floor. Philipp Plein, the famous German fashion designer whose first shop opened in Monte-Carlo in 2009, has created a unique private space at Jimmy’z. The Private Space designed by has a separate entrance and bar overlooking the dance floor and gives a few VIPs with access the feeling of being in a truly private and page 138
intimate space. The seats and stools are decorated with precious materials, the walls are covered with crocodile-style leather and big mirrors, and the contours and frames are in shiny stainless steel.
THE LIVING ROOM You need to look good to get into what is another Monaco night-time institution. The place is an eclectic mix of English country salon and disco with expertly handled sounds. (The DJ, though apparently very famous, looks like an insurance clerk.) There’s decent light food, a sophisticated attitude suitable for those not in the first flush of youth and a heated, year-round terrace.
BRASSERIE DE MONACO The original meaning of the word “brasserie” is “brewery”, and here it means what it says. Right by the port, the BdM has renewed a Monegasque brewing tradition going back to the early 20th century, brewing its own organic beer on the premises. Pretty good beer it is, too. This being Monaco, though, the place isn’t simply an ale bar.
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Clock-wise from the top: Le Twiga, Jimmy’z, Brasserie de Monaco, and La Rascasse
Alongside the beery wooden tables, there’s a cooler, lounge-y area and a fine terrace overseeing the king-size yachts. There’s good snack food too, with burgers at €16, pizzas from €10 and fishn-chips at €12 - startlingly cheap for Monaco. And, nightly, DJs fuel dancing from 6pm to 2am.
LE TWIGA Between the Grimaldi Forum and Fairmont Hotel, Le TWIGA has replaced the short-lived ‘Life’, which expired last year. It is the project of Flavio Briatore - once involved with both Formula One racing and QPR football club, and even all all-round A-list entrepreneur. It sets its stall out to be as hip and chic as any club along the Côte d’Azur. It’s certainly the only one you can access directly by boat - the place has its own jetty, not to mention a seaside terrace, with outstanding views
over the Med. Dinner is Italo-Japanese - right beside the seaside - before the establishment segues into no-holdsbarred clubbing around 1am, building up a head of steam (or “burning”, as they say in Monaco) through to 5am. It comes into its own at Grand Prix time, holding “beach parties” every evening with luminaries such as Bob Sinclair at the turntables. There’s also a shisha bar and as much extravagance as “an international jet-setter” - the Twig’s target audience - could possibly need.
MONTE CARLO BAR Don’t look for this one in your guide to Monaco’s star-spangled highlights, because it’s not there. The MCB (as it is known to its habitués) is simply a regular bar restaurant – of the sort you find all over France next door – whose décor hasn’t much evolved since 1973. It has no sheen whatsoever, and staff some-
times struggle for politeness, but the dish of the day is as affordable as any in Monaco - and, vitally, the place serves from 8am to 4am daily. If you want a reasonably priced drink, and something to eat, at 4am – with not the slightest chance of running into Bono or Naomi Campbell – head here.
LA RASCASSE The classic restaurant/lounge/club has recently been enlarged, and now also does a mean After-Work session, from 6pm, with live music, reasonably priced drinks (draft beer from €4/pint; pastis €4; cocktails €7) and finger food from €12. You may take all this on the terrace. On Thursdays, look out for salsa classes in the earlier part of the evening. Things heat up from 11pm, when clubbing takes over, not least on the first floor, with its fine views over the port. page 139
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Left: Mirazur and (right) the cannelloni de Crab at Mirazur
Seen and Be-Seen: The French Riviera’s Michelin– Starred Dining Experiences
From the most prestigious tables in Cannes to the more tucked-away seaside spots in Monaco, here’s how to eat your way in style along the Côte d’Azur. Whether you’ve snagged a ticket for the Cannes Film Festival or are spending the day on the port in Monaco for the Grand Prix, half of living like a local on the French Riviera is eating like one. After all, this is the region known for its “see-and-be-seen” mentality. Tastings at classics like Alain Ducasse’s Le Louis XV, across from the Casino de MonteCarlo, are one way to go, but the Riviera is filled with page 142
much richer options with views just as scenic. Along the Italian border in Menton, Argentinian chef Mauro Colagreco has managed to maintain two stars at his decade-old restaurant, Mirazur, sourcing produce from the surrounding seaside vegetable garden. Newcomers like Jan in Nice, meanwhile, have fused elements of their South African heritage into the South of France–flavored cuisine in a space so stylish, it could easily be the backdrop for a photo shoot. With nearly 30 Michelin-starred spots to choose from, here’s a narrowed-down list of ten
of the best to book while in town for the hottest events of the season. From the most prestigious tables in Cannes to the more tucked-away seaside spots in Monaco, here’s how to eat your way in style along the Côte d’Azur.
For celebrity spotting: La Palme d’Or The only restaurant in Cannes to earn two stars, La Palme d’Or—named after the film festival’s highest award— is a favorite for celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, making it a prime people-watching perch come May. Once you walk in
through the private elevator, you’ll immediately see why VIPs love the place. The terrace looks right out at the bay and infamous boutique-lined Boulevard de la Croisette, where stars strut the red carpet. Each year during the Cannes Film Festival, Chef Christian Sinicropi hosts the exclusive Dinner of the Jury where he not only crafts a film-themed menu, he also serves it on handmade dishes inspired by movie scenes.
For private dining: La Villa Archange
This intimate, two–Michelin star spot just ten minutes from La Croisette captures
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the Old World charm of the French Riviera with a salon opening up to a Provençal courtyard with century-old trees. When you’re ready for a retreat from the parties taking place by the shore, head to this 18th-century mansion and let the sommelier lead the way with wine from the cellar matched with Chef Bruno Oger’s rich French country classics like 24-hour cooked veal knuckle and duck foie gras with lemon and chestnut.
Where to Go near Monaco for organic fare: Elsa Not all Michelin-starred dining has to be laden with lard and cream. Take a seat on the far end of the Monte Carlo Bay at Elsa, the first all-organic restaurant to earn a star. Half the highlight of this “beach-goes-bio” bistro is its seaside perch (which gets even better as the sun starts setting), and the other is the locally sourced ingredients hailing from the hills of Provence and bays of Italy. Venetian chef Paolo Sari is so serious about the quality of his produce, he even planted his own vegetable garden in a former 16th-century monastery in the hills above the
eatery. As if this isn’t enough of a detox from Monaco’s decadent nightlife and party scene, even the wine list is organic—all the more reason to indulge in another round of French rosé.
For haute market cuisine: RICE by Xavier Mathieu If you really want to lunch like a local, head to the indoor Marché de la Condamine food hall. Dating back over a century, this no-frills market is lined with more than 20 vendors serving up truffle-filled plates and some of the principality’s best sushi. One of the newest spots to come to market: the Asian street food–inspired RICE by Xavier Mathieu, the first Monaco outpost for the one Michelin-star chef. Order the risotto dish du jour and XM’s signature Niçoise salad, and take a seat at one of the family-style picnic tables in the center of the bustling market scene.
For seaside views: Blue Bay While Monaco sits along the Mediterranean Sea, it’s harder than you think to find a restaurant with beach-front
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views. This is what makes the seaside Blue Gin at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel a favorite. Head here at sundown for a DJ-fueled evening that wouldn’t be out of place on an island like Ibiza. When you’re ready for dinner, walk next door to Chef Marcel Ravin’s one-Michelin-starred Blue Bay. What makes the cuisine stand out here is not only the dish ware—designed by an artist in the chef ’s native Martinique— it’s also the delicate way he weaves together flavors of both his home country with the principality he now calls home for a re-imagined version of Caribbean fare. The scene switches completely come Sunday afternoons when Blue Bay hosts the principality’s hottest Champagne brunch party with an endless buffet of everything from sushi to seafood—and Taittinger Champagne—scattered throughout the garden. Don’t leave without trying one of the signatures: eggs served with black truffle, cassava, and passion fruit.
For the Monaco Grand Prix: Le Vistamar Skip sitting in the stands
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during the Grand Prix. One of the best views in Monaco is from the terrace at Le Vistamar, which looks right down at the circuit along the port. The Hôtel Hermitage’s one-Michelin-starred eatery is known for highlighting the simple flavors found along the French Riviera, with a motto of “One fish, one vegetable, once cooked.” Go local with the chef ’s pick of risotto sourced straight from Monaco’s Marché de la Condamine and then take your nightcap next door on the Crystal Terrasse with views over Monte Carlo’s most magnificent yachts.
For a fashionable scene: Joël Robuchon Monte-Carlo Stroll through the Metropole Bar, where a well-clad crowd gathers for pre-dinner drinks, before settling in at one of the best seats in the house at Hotel Metropole’s two-star signature restaurant, Joël Robuchon MonteCarlo. From the chef ’s table, you’ll not only watch the masters at work in the open Teppanyaki-style kitchen, you’ll also have full view of the fashionable set parading in and out of the eatery in runway-worthy attire. If you
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were planning on shying away from sugar and carbs, save it for another night. The bread and dessert trollies rolling around are worth the splurge.
For a multi-course dégustation menu: Mirazur There’s a reason why Argentinian Chef Mauro Colagreco’s two-starred spot keeps ranking high on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. After cutting his teeth with the best in Paris (from Ducasse at Hôtel Plaza Athénée to Passard at Arpège), Colagreco debuted his first eatery in 2006 in the French town of Menton, along the Italian border. From the three-level 1950s-era eatery, you can take in views of the bay while dining on ingredients plucked straight from the chef ’s garden below. Come hungry, because you’ll want to finish each dish in the ten-course menu, from the caviar-topped beetroot to the crab-stuffed cannelloni.
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Where to Go near Nice for Mediterranean with a Twist: Jan South African–born chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen built his namesake eatery around the lessons he learned cooking in his family home in Mpumalanga. With a degree in photography and stints working in the South African wine industry, the chef combined these skills as a contributing food editor and stylist at Elle South Africa before making the switch to Elle International’s Parisian test kitchens. Now as the first Michelin-starred South African chef, Van der Westhuizen brings this same passion and eye for design to his South African–influenced plates in Nice. One of his whimsical twists on tradition: amuse-bouches served in the form of salmon mousse– filled pea macarons.
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For a romantic meal: La Chèvre d’Or From the panoramic windows at La Chèvre d’Or, it’s not hard to spot celebrity yachts cruising in and out of the harbor for the Cannes Film Festival. Hovering 1,400 feet above the sea in the medieval town of Eze, this restaurant is worth the visit for the views alone. The two-starred cuisine doesn’t hurt, either. Chef Arnaud Faye sources his classic French fare from the surrounding Mercantour mountains and Mediterranean Sea, giving surf ’n’ turf a gastronomic meaning. Expect decadently playful pairings like roasted veal sweetbreads with eel sauce and rabbit with smoked octopus and chard in a setting just as regal as the château the restaurant is housed in. by LANE NIESET La Chevre d’Or page 145
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THE ROOFTOP GUIDE
Cannes’ Best Views & Brews
Le360 Rooftop Radisson Blu Hans Ebenman | The Rooftop Guide
Spectacular rooftop bars – most of them on the top floors of luxury hotels – with panoramic views both of the city and the Mediterranean Sea abound in Cannes. Cannes is synonymous for luxury and luxury is synonymous for expensive, so get ready to swipe your preferred credit card. A lot. Cannes’ best terraces have fantastic views over the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding stunning natural landscape. Sunset is the best time of day for the Cannes’ rooftops, and our favorite thing to do during sunset is to enjoy a cocktail, taking in the magical and very Instagram-friendly sites.
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the Mediterranean Sea, the mountains, the city and harbor. Here you get one of Europe’s most beautiful sunsets. That is also one of many reasons why Le360 rooftop is considered as the best rooftop bar in Cannes. Food and drink are world-class at Le360 Cannes, so you’ll enjoy exquisite food and crafted cocktails in their relaxed and comfortable atmosphere that composes the entire roof terrace. Le360 rooftop bar is a favorite rooftop bar for many, get on the list, book your table early, or be here in good time.
JW Marriott Cannes JW Marriott in Cannes has a luxurious roof terrace with classic lounge furnishings and an awesome restaurant with one of the best rooftop bars Cannes has to offer. The Mediterranean view is absolutely stunning. The rooftop bar is located on the top floor and there is
a wide selection of classic cocktails for thirsty patrons. The terrace is only 50 meters from the beach, which provides a delightful proximity to the sea and the surging waves. For those who want to cool off, there is a pool available up here, too, putting the JW Marriott solidly in our list of the best rooftop bars in Cannes.
SeaSens at Five Seas Hotel Up on the roof of the Five Seas Hotel lies a superb Cannes rooftop bar with luxury furnishings called SeaSens. Unlike many other rooftop bars in Cannes, the view here is not toward the sea, but the city roofs, ridges and other surroundings. The mood on the terrace is always calm, relaxed and harmonious. The 13-meter long infinity pool is spectacular, events and live music are onpoint and during the summer, a pop-up brasserie serves lunch and dinner. The
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all-year restaurant Le Roof, located just inside serves great cuisine to share with friends and party-goers
Club Maintenon Club Maintenon is a centrally located rooftop bar with a beautiful panoramic view of Cannes and the Mediterranean. Here you do best sipping on a cocktail or a coffee in one of the lounge chairs, or enjoying lunch or dinner in the a
la carte restaurant. The interior of the roof terrace is in classic lounge style, making it a popular place to visit among the rooftop bars Cannes has to offer.
3.14 Hotel We find this gem on the 6th floor of 3.14 Hotel Cannes. A luxurious and harmonious rooftop bar in Cannes, with all the amenities you can ask for. It features a pool, a rooftop bar and
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comfortable lounge furniture. The hotel is located in the old city within walking distance to the harbor. The view and the sunset on the terrace are quite magical. For the true epicurean, there’s also a spa, massages and a multitude of therapies available. These are only a few of our favorite places for a drink with a view in the unbeatable city of Cannes. You can find our complete list on The Rooftop Guide web site. page 149
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FREE CHATEAUX IN ITALY
BE KING OF YOUR OWN CASTLE LITERALLY, PROPERTIES ARE BEING GIVEN AWAY Did you ever think that you could fulfill your cycling and villa remodeling fantasies in one fell swoop? Now, thanks to the Italian government, you actually can. A new program, dubbed Cammini e Percorsi, which roughly translates to “paths and routes,” will allow people to apply to receive a historic castle or villa that has fallen into a state of disrepair. Typically, the available structures are off the beaten path of the traditional tourist circuit. In fact, many of them are on biking and pilgrimage routes.
From the perspective of the Italian government, the program will both alleviate the overcrowding of popular cities like Venice and Florence, and allow for historic properties to be restored in a way that they would otherwise be unable to afford. In that sense, the efforts somewhat echo
Fendi’s recent funding of the Trevi Fountain’s restoration, which resulted in the fashion house being able to use the destination to stage their anniversary show. However, when it comes to Cammini e Percorsi applicants, there are a couple
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catches. Building recipients are expected to make their structures accessible to the public, thereby increasing tourism. Additionally, Italy isn’t giving away these castles and villas ad infinitum. The leases will last nine years, with an option to extend the agreement for another nine years upon its expiration. However, truly stellar applications may end up receiving a 50-year lease instead. Unsurprisingly, the government is hoping to attract young entrepreneurs with this program, so if you’ve ever thought that you could start the next AirBnB, perhaps this is the springboard for you. The applications, which are already live, are due June 26.
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Welcome Home WEST END ANGUILLA
CERULEAN VILLA Rick Moeser
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Listing Price: $20,000,000 USD
Cerulean is Anguilla’s best kept secret of sophisticated luxury. Considered one of the most luxurious and exclusive beach-front properties in the Caribbean, Cerulean Villa lies on a secluded stretch of beach set amidst tranquil landscaped gardens, creating an ambipage 156
ance of luxury and elegance. Decorated by the renowned New York interior designer Scott Salvator, this magnificent villa combines a serene atmosphere with a sense of proper indulgence. At Cerulean Villa, everything possible has been considered for the comfort and entertainment of guests. Not only is the property a
handcrafted masterpiece of design, elegance and luxury, but it also seamlessly and sensitively combines hi-tech amenities with the warmth that the guests desire. Oozing with visual textures and lush fabrics, every objet d’ art has been meticulously hand-picked, from the beautiful blue marine cashmere blankets to the carefully laid out art books that grace the bookshelves.
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DEL DIOS RANCH
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIFORNIA Listing Price: $28,000,000 USD
Linda Daniels (858) 361-5561
Linda Sansone 858.775.6356
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Del Dios Ranch presents an outstanding opportunity to acquire one of the most expansive tracts in coveted Rancho Santa Fe, California. Located in this affluent community, the property comprises some 61.24 acres (Covenant and non-Covenant). The residence itself is a magnificent redwood, glass, and marble structure, with foundations and framework of poured-in-place concrete commanding 360-degree views from its private hilltop location. The property embraces 40 acres of producing Valencia orange groves and includes a lake, tennis court, and equestrian facilities. Noted architect Fred Briggs crafted the prominent home,
which is distinguished by soaring, vaulted ceilings, with walls and beams of redwood that was milled on the property; radiant-heated marble floors; and glass skylights and windows. An entire wing of the house has been dedicated to a magnificent indoor pool and spa, while the master suite occupies a private second level. Three en-suite bedrooms are located on a separate first-floor wing. The home’s interiors were created by celebrated designer Arthur Elrod. Complete in 1972, the main residence took more than three years to construct. Approached via a very long driveway surrounded by mature landscaping and a brook,
the home is far removed from the main road. Situated in the prized section of Rancho Santa Fe, the estate is one of the largest offerings available in the area. Long considered one of California’s most exclusive residential enclaves, Rancho Santa Fe has consistently ranked on a short list of highest-income communities in the United States. It is also known for its top-ranking schools, its exclusive golf course, and proximity to Del Mar Race Track and Pacific Ocean beaches, which are among the finest in the country. Rancho Santa Fe is a hub for equestrians and golfers, and less than 20 minutes from La Jolla and 30 minutes from metropolitan San Diego.
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MONACO - LA CONDAMINE Listing Price: Upon Request C.I.C. Immobilier Monte-Carlo Sotheby’s International Realty 2a, avenue de Grande Bretagne Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, 98000Monaco
Located in the heart of the Principality, this magnificent 1045m2 apartment is just a few steps from the starting grid line of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. It boasts an incredible view on both the race circuit, and the Port Hercule. Completed page 160
with a highly secured building, the apartment occupies the entirety of the 9th floor. This prestigious place will meet the expectations of a demanding clientele who want an exceptional place to live in. The apartment is not limited for residen-
tial use, as it can also be transferred into an office. It also has 4 private parking spaces and 5 cellars. Wide Reception rooms (living room, dining room,...) of approx. 157sqm - Private Cinema fully soundproofed (can also be used for audio recording)
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THE CROWN PENTHOUSE 212 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Listing Price: $73,800,000 USD
Brad Ingalls (212) 431-2457
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Mara Flash Blum (212) 431-2447
Nikki Field (212) 606-7669
Kevin B. Brown (917) 886-8850
A historic masterpiece of its time, the Crown Penthouse at 212 Fifth Avenue is in a class of its own and the most magnificent trophy residence on Madison Square Park. Designed by Pembrooke and Ives and spanning three floors, with over 10,000SF of living space and 5,730SF of terraces, this 5-bedroom penthouse has the majestic proportions of a palace. With four exposures providing 56’ of frontage along the Park and vistas of downtown Manhattan’s most coveted architecture, the pre-war details inside are equally matched with the iconic views revealed by its elegant arched windows. The foyer opens into a dramatic atrium with its breathtaking bronze staircase as its centerpiece. The Crown’s ceiling
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height, coupled with its gallery-sized walls, make this penthouse an art collector’s paradise. From the marble foyer with its private elevator, to the unrivaled grand ballroom, to the library with a marble and glass fireplace, to the sumptuous 7-room master suite – every detail was considered in its conception. The second level boasts a sky-lit entertaining space and colossal outdoor oasis
extending the full length of the building. The 4700+/-SF terrace, with its copper molding and painstakingly constructed parapet provides unmatched privacy. The third-floor observatory opens onto a 950SF terrace with spectacular panoramic views of the Empire State Building, Flatiron Building and World Trade Center. All the finest quality materials, smart home technology and luxury amenities were incorporated to create a regal lifestyle for the first owner of this
outstanding residence. 212 Fifth Avenue condominium is the unmistakable beacon on Madison Square Park. Amenities include: 24hour doorman and concierge services, state-of-the-art fitness room, golf simulator, screening room, children’s playroom and more. Staff quarters and storage rooms are available for purchase. This is an opportunity of a lifetime. page 163
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SUMMER TIPS
FOR FAT LOSS PART I With the heat wave in full effect and the allergies kicking into high gear, this can only mean one thing… time to take those shirts off, head to the beach, and show everyone what you’ve been working hard for. Nuts supply your body with essential healthy fats while regulating your blood sugar levels (insulin sensitivity).
Mark Wine BA; CSCS; USAW; PT, PES, CES
All those countless hours in the gym, deciding whether to push that extra rep or that extra 10 minutes of cardio, has finally started to pay off. Unfortunately, for those who did not get into these activities, you are behind a bit.
An added benefit of meat comes from the hormonal response that improves neurotransmitter activity within the brain. Enhanced neurotransmitter activity leads to elevated energy levels and improved cognitive performance. Lastly, low glycemic meals will not spike insulin levels and will kick your body into fat burning mode.
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per day. For more active individuals, assess your carbohydrate intake based off of your activity intensity level and frequency. If you perform two hours of activity, with one hour being a vigorous workout, ingesting 200g-300g (based off your bodyweight as well) that day will allow for enhanced recovery (i.e. muscular repair / growth).
TIME YOUR CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE Do not eat carbohydrates first thing in the morning. This results in increased levels of insulin, which leads to low energy levels and increased fat storage.
For either crowd, here are some tips that are going to take you to another level, which will have everyone taking a second look as you walk by this summer.
Eating a high quality protein, such as grass fed organic meat, has been linked to high resting metabolic rate (RMR) levels. Elevated RMR levels result in superior fat burning and greater amounts of calories expended.
ALWAYS EAT BREAKFAST
Base your carbohydrate intake off of your activity level.
Choose to eat carbohydrates around times of activity and/or movement. It takes approximately 60-90 minutes for your body to respond to the food ingested. Therefore, eat oatmeal (a resistant starch), or other organic sprouted whole grains, approximately 60-90 minutes before your workouts.
Do not eliminate carbohydrate all together, but rather limit your carbohydrate intake. For individuals who live a sedentary lifestyle, choose to eat about 100125g of carbohydrates
Eating a meal composed of the major three macro-nutrients (carbohydrates, protein, and fats) before working out has shown significant increases in performance.
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However, stay away from grains and/or other carbohydrates at night.
CHOOSE YOUR FAT (WISELY) Eating fat is a great thing. Fatty acids Omega-3 & 6 both support insulin sensitivity. If your insulin levels are elevated, your body is more likely to store fat. However, if your insulin levels can be controlled, than your body will be less likely to store fat and utilize those calories as energy. Choose to eat healthy fats such as organic wild grass fed meats, full fat dairy, avocados, olive oil, coconut oil, almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, etc… Incorporate these tips into your daily lifestyle, and once you have them dialed in, read Summer Tips for Fat Loss part II next month to continue altering that body composition.
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MOLD YOUR MIND FUEL YOUR
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Joey Velez, M.A., M.B.A. joeyavelez@yahoo.com
Nervousness. Anger. Frustration. The list can go on and on, but these are a few common feelings that derive from poor performances or never-before-experienced situations. These feelings can have a debilitating affect on your performances, as well as our everyday lives. They can restrain us from experiencing positive emotions, opening doors to new opportunities, and tie us down so we cannot spread our wings. However, since these feelings are common, we can use them to our advantage and they do not have to hold us back from experiencing life and excelling during performance. I want you to picture an automobile. What makes an automobile run? Gasoline. Without gasoline, you will not get off to a very good start. Now, I want you to picture yourself pulling up to the pump at the gas page 170
station. Most gas stations give you three (sometimes four) options on types of fuel. You need the right type of fuel for your automobile to run properly. If you add the wrong type of fuel, that will lead to a whole laundry list of mechanical problems. The type of fuel you choose will impact how well your automobile will perform. I want you to view yourself as the automobile and your feelings as the gasoline. Our feelings can fuel our performance. Fill your body with the right type of fuel and your performance, your everyday life, will soar to new heights. In order to utilize your nerves, anger, and frustration to your advantage, one must first understand why those feelings are present in the first place. We have previously discussed how to properly reflect in order to facilitate a growth mindset and to learn from every situation no matter the result. Allow yourself to take a step back and really think about what is causing you to feel that certain way because it can be extremely valuable information. Next, you want to develop a response for when these negative feelings present themselves. Jocko
Willink, an ex-NAVY Seal, has a great motivational pod cast I listen to from time-to-time called Jocko Pod cast. There is one video he posted a couple years ago that has always stuck with me. It involves the word “good”. Every time a subordinate came to him with a problem, he would respond by saying “good”. This was his way of motivating himself and his team to find a new solution, to focus on what is next, what they can do as opposed to what they cannot do. This is a fantastic approach you can use to turn your negative feelings into the fuel you need to improve your performance: Are you upset because you missed the game-winning shot that you normally make? Good. Time to get in the gym and make 1,000 shots a day. Are you nervous because you have never been in this situation before? Good. I am going to show everybody that I can perform under any circumstance. Are you frustrated because you allowed something out of your control to distract you from the task at hand? Good. Time to work on my ability to stay focused and show people that I
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am in control of my own game. If you learn to say “good” to these adverse situations, these negative feelings, or something similar, then you are at the very least allowing yourself the chance to improve your performance next time. Falling into the trap of those negative feelings will only make it more difficult to obtain your desired result. Everything is not going to be sunshine and rainbows, there are going to be mistakes, failures, and other hiccups along the way. Fueling
that negative side with “why me?” “I am a failure” or “I am not good enough,” leave you with absolutely no chance to turn things around and get better. Use those negative feelings to try harder, to give more, to push further, and to not settle until you have done everything in your power to change the narrative. If you attack those negative feelings in this manner, and still come out with an undesirable result, you can go to sleep at night knowing you did everything
in your power and gave it your absolute best to become better. At the end of the day, those are the qualities that make you successful. Those are the characteristics that coaches, supervisors, and teachers want to see, not the results. You may not get the result you want, but you have now shown yourself that you are willing to fight for what you want, and that carries over into anything you set your sights on.
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