ISSUE 10: MAR/APR 2010
GOOD GREEN GLAM!
FASHION EXCLUSIVE!
STEPHEN
JONES Goes Into the Wild
Britannia Rules In Utilitarian Chic
SPOTLIGHT ON FASHION: An in-depth chat with Gary Harvey
TWILIGHT’S
CHASKE
SPENCER Interview With A Werewolf
Beauty & the
Brits
A Retrospective of Key Make-up Trends
THE BRITISH SPECIAL!
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Editor In Chief Creative Director DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WEBMASTER Interactive Marketing Director National Advertising Director
photo director design director contributing graphic designer
fashion editor ASSISTANT FASHION EDITOR
beauty director GUEST beauty director
travel editor current affairs editor CONTRIBUTING editor AT LARGE EVENTS EDITOR
contributing WRITER
contributing photographer
Anna Griffin Gary Kingsnorth karen snyder Wolfgang Kovacek Ellen Diner Lynn Bershtel Rachel Schwartz K.Y. SNYDER chris lakin sarah griffin berns thuy nguyen emma pezzack Jolene Hart tara reeves sarah backhouse Zem Joaquin Vicki godal KATHERINE BULTER MEL ENRIGHT AMY DUFAULT Vicki godal GARY KINGSNORTH BELINDA MORRIS Amber Williams MICHELLE BEATTY Jeffrey Fiterman GITTE MELDGAARD
CONTRIBUTING WARDROBE STYLIST
KEY hair STYLIST CONTRIBUTING hair STYLIST
KEY MAKE UP ARTIST contributing MAKE UP ARTIST
GARY HARVEY JESSICA PUNTER Judd Minter COLIN GOLD MICHAEL JONES Julianne Kaye CIARA O’SHEA PHYLLIS COHEN
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EDITOR LETTER TO YOU BY ANNA GRIFFIN CONTRIBUTORS COCO ECO EDITOR LOVES: Brit-ify Your Life!
FASHION BRITANNIA RULES
This urban warrior takes inspiration from her earthy roots
SPOTLIGHT ON FASHION: GARY HARVEY
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BRITISH TRENDSETTERS I DREAM OF WIRES
BEAUTY
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BEAUTY & THE BRITS!:
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BRITISH SKINCARE INVASION
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We highlight some of the best British skincare collections to invade these shores and some that haven’t yet infiltrated US counters, but watch out…they’re coming!
THE MANE EVENT SMOOTH BRITTANIA Beauty Director Loves Spotlight On Beauty: THE ORGANIC PHARMACY
UK-based botanical beauty brand The Organic Pharmacy puts a glamorous spin on homeopathy.
FASHION EXCLUSIVE! STEPHEN JONES, oBE:
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From the Earth to Earth Day, In A Perfect Circle
MEN WE LOVE TWILIGHT’S CHASKE SPENCER
Fashion Week 2010 attendees from London to New York City delight in Harvey’s bespoken recycled gowns.
NO WATER SUCKS!
COVER GIRL
Interview with a Werewolf
TAKE ACTION VIRGIN UNITE
Fighting the good fight
LIVE SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN: AKP
An interior designer that connects the contemporary with the traditional creates a line of furniture that everyone and anyone can appreciate without sacrifice.
COWORTH PARK: Redefining Eco-Luxury
GO The Eco-chic Guide to London
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E-SCENE Global Green GO GREEN EXPO ECO CHIC GENEVA
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The BRITISH Issue! Mar- Apr 2010 / ISSUE 10
SHOPPING CONCIERGE Get it all here!
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L-R: Phyllis Cohen, Ben Grimes, Gitte Meldgaard, Gary Harvey, Anna Griffin, Colin Gold, Stephen Jones (seated).
LETTER TO YOU The British Special, with Stephen Jones, OBE To say this issue is special is an understatement. To say that creating it has been both a moving adventure yet extremely challenging is also being light with the truth. We’ve created a British Fashion Special, and two charitable iconic donations from 10,000 miles across the pond, with the help of many talented and generous individuals, particularly respected British designers, Stephen Jones OBE and Gary Harvey. And where is it taking us? Who knows, but putting together Issue 10 has been a privilege and an honor. I’d like to personally acknowledge everyone involved with this epic journey, and say a very heartfelt thank you. You know who you are.
need see him at work with his iconic newspaper dress to know this. Our fashion story, Britannia Rules showcases chic urban yet earthy utilitarianism from a British perspective, whilst TRENDSETTERS highlights London’s current eco-tastemakers. Our beauty column focuses on the best of British with a retrospective of key make up trends, plus favorite British beauty picks.
For our cover story, The Stephen Jones Nature Project: From the Earth to Earth Day, In One Full Perfect Circle, we traveled to London for an amazing shoot with famed Milliner, Stephen Jones, OBE, maverick couturier Gary Harvey, celebrity photographer Gitte Meldgaard, and British “It” girl Ben Grimes. Out of this amazing fashion story came two hats, the Map Hats, created by Stephen for donation. Both coincidentally go up for auction on the same day, April 22nd, which is Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary. One goes to benefit the Christies’ Earth Day Auction, the other to Virgin Unite via Brit Week’s VIP Gala Reception.
Finally, in keeping with the British theme, we offer a revised Eco-Chic Guide to London, with new feature, Beauty:Shop, plus all the best places to eat, sleep, indulge and visit whilst in London.
In other news, we are honored to highlight Gary Harvey in our Spotlight on Fashion feature.Gary, whilst remarkably humble, is a creative genius, and one only 8
In our Men We Love column: Interview With A Werewolf, Twilight’s Chaske Spencer shares his passion regarding the looming crisis at the Cheyenne River Sioux reservation in Montana. I had the opportunity to meet Chaske, and it was so refreshing to learn how down to earth this star-on-the-rise really is, and earnest to use his celebrity to make a powerful difference on key issues.
Welcome to Issue 10 of Coco Eco Magazine, our first British Special. We hope this issue goes someway to replicating our brilliant experience whilst making it, and we hope you enjoy!
Anna Griffin Editor In Chief , Coco Eco Magazine
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SCHEDULED 2010 EVENTS APRIL 17
CELEBRATING BRITISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO CALIFORNIA
BritNight with the LA Galaxy Celebrity Soccer Match and MLS game at Home Depot Center Jeff Beck performing live at the Nokia Theatre
APRIL 20
BritWeek Red Carpet Launch of BritWeek2010 at the British Consulate Residence
APRIL 22
Star-studded BritWeek Gala Dinner benefiting Save the Children to take place in Beverly Hills with Special Guest Sir Richard Branson
APRIL 23
The BritWeek Film and Television Summit at The Beverly Hilton Hotel
APRIL 24
Music Industry Reception at the British Consulate Residence The BritWeek Fashion Show and British Designer Awards
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The Architecture and Design Evening at the Pacific Design Center featuring leading British Designers
MAY 1
BritWeek Artists’ Reception and Opening of BritWeek Group Art Show (May 1-9)
MAY 4
BritWeek/British American Business Council Conference: Young Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the Face of the World at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills BritWeek/UK Trade & Investment California Business Innovation Awards Dinner BritWalk of Los Angeles featuring over 60 British brands, including luxury retailers, restaurants and hotels BritDish restaurant competition celebrating the best in British cuisine
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CONTRIBUTOR HIGHLIGHT
GARY HARVEY
STEPHEN JONES
Gitte MELDGAARD
A true creator of brand image and a design visionary, Gary has a meticulous eye for detail. His well-regarded recycled fashion collections and impressive range of editorial and advertising work attest to Gary’s inventive spirit and acumen as a business figurehead in the world of design.
Born in Cheshire, and schooled in Liverpool, Stephen Jones burst on to the London fashion scene during its explosion of street style in the late seventies. Contemporaries hungered for a little of his individuality. And, by 1980, Jones had opened his first millinery salon in the heart of London’s Covent Garden. Twenty-five years later, Jones’s era-defining edge continues to attract a celebrity clientele which currently includes Marilyn Manson, Pink, Gwen Stefani, Beyonce Knowles and Alison Goldfrapp.
From Denmark was a fashion editor for years. Came to LA styling a lot of rock and roll and movies. Started taken pictures about six years ago for such publications as Wig Magazine, Issue One Magazine, Poster Magazine, Blackbook Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, Surface Magazine, Oyster, and FHM Collection. Now lives between NYC and LA.
Contributing Fashion Stylist
http://garyharveycreative.com
Contributing Designer
www.stephenjonesmillinery.com
Contributing Photographer
www.gittephoto.com
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PHOTOGRAPHY by: Michelle Beatty STORY by: Gary Kingsnorth Styled by: Jessica Punter MODEL: Keshia, Premier London MAKE-UP by: Ciara O’Shea HAIR by: Michael Jones 16
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