Issue 32 December 2019
Letter from the Editors
Dear Readers, With winter break around the corner, we are happy to present to you our December issue of TheLook Magazine. Our photoshoots took us to two different locations this time around; the New London Public Library, and Buck Lodge in our lovely arboretum! We saw our fellow friends transform into Ivy League Prep students, and after, covered in fleece. We are amazed with the duality of our Connecticut College peers, and the beauty of the locations around us, which allowed for such wonderful photographs. Inside you will find everything from our favorite performance fabric, to some sweater vests and polo
shirts.You’ll be able to read about Milan’s street style, learn how to style chunky jewelry, meet a new interior designer to watch, and get the inside scoop through an interview with the CEO and founder at Lara Intimates. We would like to thank our readers, general body members, and amazing executive team for making this issue of TheLOOK such a great one. We hope you enjoy our last issue of this year, and stay tuned to see what is coming up next semester! Stay warm! With love, Hayley and Rose
Table of Contents
04 06 08 20 Milan Street Fashion
Gold Jewelry
Ivy League Prep
Lara Intimates
22 24 44 46 Versatile City Style
The Patagonia Effect
Jessie Schuster Design
Room of Their Own
Acknowledgements Editors-in-Chief
Head of PR and Marketing
Photoshoot Producer
Assistants to PR and Marketing
Stylist
Website Director
Events Director
Finance Director
Co-Layout Designers
Copy Editor
Hayley Zukerberg and Rose Lora Christian Carr-Locke
Rory Martin
Chloe Hunwick
Ezra Norris and Krishnam Moosaddee
Esme Tyler
Samantha Barth and Emma Furgueson
Lily Young
Emma McClymont Piper Baine
Milan Street Fashion Written by Gabe Josephs
Milan,
like New York, London, and Paris, remains one of the fashion meccas of the world. As the world has been inspired by runways, we have looked to the streets of Milan just the same. With the rise of social media platforms, the streets of Milan have become accessible to a global audience. Runway fashion is the arena of high status and exclusivity, while street fashion has grown to be a more accessible entry point into the fashion world. Milan street style has become associated with brands such as Gucci, Prada, and Versace. This is not surprising, given the fact that Italy is home to many high-end designers. Although these fashion vogues are omnipresent, Milan street style can be characterized by much more than a devotion to these major fashion houses.
Among the characteristics that set Milan fashion apart from others are classic colors, long jackets, and extravagant handbags. Traditionally, Milan’s fashion output has mimicked the architectural palette of the city. With the collection of soaring churches and monuments that are often cloaked in colors such as beige, off-white, and faded green, the fashion here seems to have taken on these controllable and muted tones. These tones have allowed the street fashion of Milan to utilize different accessory colors, and have them stand out. There is an opportunity to experiment with a mix of vibrant colors like orange, red, and green. In the past, street style attempted to replicate the fashion of the runway, but the unconstrained touches of color and confidence seen on the sidewalks of Milan seem to have flipped the scripts. No longer is street style the mimicker; today it seems like the runway may be the one playing catch-up.
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Trend Alert: Gold Jewelry Written by Kellie Quinn
Chunky gold jewelry has been all the rage this year. Adding one of these pieces can be the best way to spruce up a casual outfit for a night out, or dinner with the gals. From Hailey Bieber to Selena Gomez, your favorite celebrities, bloggers, and models have been spotted wearing this trend. Chunky chain necklaces, bracelets, rings, and hoops can come at a pretty penny, but who says you have to break the bank just to work this trend. I’m here to show you how you can achieve this look for less.
Chunky Oversized Hoops $28.00 at Madewell
Gold Signet Ring $39.90 at Zara TheLOOK 6
Short Chunky Gold Chain $9.50 at ASOS
Chunky Curb Chain Bracelet $16.00 at Urban Outfitters
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Lara Intimates
Written by Hayley Zukerberg
We use clothing to express ourselves on the outside, but sometimes what we are wearing underneath makes us feel the most powerful. Lara Intimates is a sustainable lingerie brand based in London. Lara Intimates focuses on 3 key aspects: environmental safety, size inclusivity, and making all women feel beautiful. Lucky enough, I was able to chat with one of the founders, Cindy Liberman. Read all about it below! When you first started at London College of Fashion, what area of the industry did you picture yourself working in post-graduation? When/how did that change? When I started at London College of Fashion, I don’t think I understood the variety of roles I could have in fashion. I was on the BA Fashion Contour - a design course that specialises in underwear and swimwear. It wasn’t until I started working for fashion and underwear brands that I could see exactly what a designer did, and how they interacted with the rest of the business. I quickly realised design wasn’t for me!
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But my degree gave me a deep understanding of product development, and anyone working in fashion needs to understand their product. What first inspired you to create Lara? I worked for a number of fashion businesses including a fashion showroom, a lingerie startup, and a swimwear brand. None of those environments felt like a fit for me, and I didn’t think they were innovative. There wasn’t any company I wanted to work for that encompassed a great product, innovation, sustainability, and a great work culture. In my final year at University, I set up Lara Intimates. By the end of the year, we had several hundred customers, so it made sense to keep going. Why lingerie? My degree is in underwear design, so it’s a product I understand well. There are many women that find bras uncomfortable, and it’s very specialist. There’s only a handful of lingerie pattern cutters in the world, so we have a competitive advantage there.
What would you say Lara Intimates provides that is unique in eco-friendly fashion? We’re the only specialist lingerie brand (meaning we do specialist sizes like 28G, 32H, 26E etc.) with sustainable and ethical practices. What inspired you to include so many current changes within the industry like sustainability and size inclusivity? Customers today want sustainability and size inclusivity. There’s no question about that. When I set up Lara, it made sense to put these elements at the heart of the business. I visited a lingerie factory in 2017, and I talked to them about manufacturing our products. To make all the sizes we wanted, it was going to be over a quarter of a million pounds!! Instead, we set in-house manufacturing. This allows us to offer a wide size range and only keep a very small volume of each size. We can also control our fabric and stock wastage during manufacturing. My favourite thing about the business is the factory. The factory is at the heart of everything we do. Our sewing machinists work in a great environment, are paid at least London living wage, and we all have a four-day work week. This high quality of life is the antithesis of fast fashion manufacturing. What was the hardest part about starting your own brand? When you start a business, the highs feel really high and the lows feel really low. If something great happens, you’re over the moon. If you have a set back, it feels like your world is over. There’s no boundary between your work life and personal life, so everything impacts you in an emotional way. Now that I’ve been doing this for a couple years, I’m more level-headed, but it was definitely a learning curve. What has been the biggest lesson you learned from Lara? When you hear about startup companies, you only hear about the CEO! It’s not like that at all in reality. The most important thing is your team. The people you work with, how you treat them, and how they treat each other - it’s all very important. Many people think being a leader or boss is about being tough. I think it’s the opposite. The best leaders (or startup founders) have soft skills like empathy, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness. Of course, this has to be balanced with the needs of the business, but the culture among the team is incredibly important. Shop Lara: Instagram: laraintimates Website : https://laraintimates.com
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Versatile City Style Witten by India Robert
Carrie Bradshaw is one of the most adaptable characters regarding fashion in Sex and the City. She glides into every era sporting pieces from hot trends with her own personal flair. Although being elegantly overdressed is her specialty, she can also assimilate her style to any event or atmosphere. Since 2019 contains a plethora of different styles from multiple eras, Carrie’s fashion resonates with many trends that have resurfaced. Her confidence and charisma regarding fashion choices appears within many current movements. Rihanna’s savage Fenty campaign promotes confidence, and the idea of creating your own definition of beauty. Carrie’s bold, and often fearless fashion choices, were ahead of the times in many ways because she was not afraid to express herself.
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A simple, but quintessential accessory in Carrie’s wardrobe was her “Carrie� necklace. Although few people still sport this particular chain, another similar piece of jewelry has been a fad. The large first initial, gold plated necklace is being worn by many teenage girls and females in their early twenties. Carrie would be drawn to this 2019 trend, and support sporting the cute embellishment. She was inseparable from her Carrie necklace for many episodes, and many girls feel the same way about this current trend, including my younger sister. The piece has a youthful, lighthearted feel, and can personalize any outfit.
Whether it is cheetah, leopard, snakeskin, or any other print, the animal pattern trend is thriving in 2019. Carrie would be very on board with the current funky, daring style. She wore snakeskin boots and animal print dresses on many occasions throughout Sex and the City. The fashion movement is bold, and often flattering, accompanied by a variety of other clothing pieces that could be pulled from your wardrobe. Animal print has spread far and wide across the fashion world in 2019 regarding dresses, shoes, coats, and hair clips. We would have seen Carrie sport many designs with animal prints if the show had taken place in 2019.
Although the fur coat trend has always been around, the faux fur movement has become a booming mode in recent years. Carrie would be all over this progressive, yet still chic, style choice. Any faux fur coat paired with a cute dress and heels would be a breathtaking outfit in which to strut around New York City. Carrie was all about being innovative, modern, and dynamic with her style. Therefore, she would have had a big affinity for faux fur coats in 2019. Carrie also loved keeping people on their toes with her style, and faux fur jackets can come in many shapes and sizes. Even though the winters are cold and long in New York City, the residents still have to be elegant and up-to-date on their fashion. Faux fur would allow Carrie to attend any bar, party, or other New York City event in style.
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Jessie Schuster Design Written by Sophie Ehrhard
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Jessie Schuster is a new and upcoming interior designer based in Soho, New York City. From Boston, Massachusetts, Jessie Schuster traveled to New York City, where she received her B.S. in Communications from New York University, and an Associate’s Degree in Interior and Architectural Studies from Parsons School of Design. Jessie interned for world renowned designers, such as Kelly Wearstler and Tui Pranich, before starting her own design company that specializes in residential and commercial spaces.
Jessie is able to bring any space to life by mixing eclectic pieces with neutral textures. She uses a monochromatic approach with her clients, but likes to bring in pieces of art or furniture as the focal point. Jessie strives to make every home feel elevated and stylish, but also comfortable. Jessie Schuster Design has completed projects all over the world, such as: The Hamptons, Palm Beach, Boston, and Miami. Jessie has gained serious media attention in Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. Jessie Schuster is able to blend different textures, styles, and patterns in order to create a unique space for all of her clients.
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A Room of Their Own Written and Photographed by Paula Jurado
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On
the first floor of Branford, senior Rachel Reiss lives in the House Fellow’s suite. The space is decked out with a bathroom of her own, and a living room. With a passion for creating cozy spaces, Reiss was ecstatic to have more room to personalize, and to make her own. As a fan of simplicity and the outdoors, Reiss made sure to incorporate touches of nature throughout her suite. In her living room, you can find a wall adorned with home-made vines and strings of flowers. In addition, Reiss has potted plants and succulents placed throughout her space. Also, as a fan of art, Reiss has prints of paintings done by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Joan Miro, and Keith Haring hung up all around her suite.
Buying decorations from places like Target, Amazon, and at times making them herself, Reiss embodies savvy decorating skills. By recycling decorations throughout her four years at Conn, Reiss has only added small, meaningful pieces to her room every so often. Her newest addition is a gift from her mom, which she displays on her living room table. In celebration of the fall season, Reiss’ mom sent her a wooden pumpkin embedded with lights. Her favorite part of the suite is a wall of
windows that allows natural light to shine through. Reiss enjoys waking up to the sunshine and her beautiful view of the trees as they change colors. As Reiss spends her last year here at Conn studying government and working at the Holleran Center, she is overjoyed to have a space where she can wind down, and call home. In her bookcase, she displays postcards from various places to which she has traveled. Some of her favorite postcards are hand-painted, and feature national parks, such as The Grand Canyon and Arches National Park.
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Creative Layout Cover Ezra Norris Letter for the editors
Krishnam Moosaddee
Milan Street Fashion
Gabe Josephs
Gold Jewelry Ezra Norris Ivy League Prep
Krishnam Moosaddee
Lara Intimates Krishnam Moosaddee Versatile City Style
Jake Lione
The Patagonia Effect
Ezra Norris
Jessie Schuster Design
Jake Lione
Room of Their Own
Gabe Josephs
Acknowledgements Krishnam Moosaddee Cover back Ezra Norris
Photographers Christian Carr-Locke Helen Fulmer
Makeup Sam Barth
Models Ryan Fish MT Tshuma Simon Moreiera Billy Fleurima Sarah Topalovic Emmy Schoepke Mika Cook-Wright Julia Loesch Jada Fitzpatrick Maddie Smith Emma Walsh Tyla Alexander Sohan Mewada Johnathon Maposa Demetrius Latridis Bailey Aust James Nalle
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