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WELCOME Another couple seasons have passed and what an interesting year 2015 has been. Maybe it’s because we are getting older or maybe the technology that touches our lives is changing how we conduct life and business at a pace never seen before. It’s fun, it’s hectic, it’s disruptive and it’s just the way it is. We are truly embracing the new world of retail and bringing a balance of technology and social media to Lux Bond & Green. Keeping the community values and personal services is the cornerstone of our success. How do we communicate with our customers today? Traditional newspapers are dying. Texting, Instagram, YouTube and mobile technologies are growing and our marketing has to rapidly change. Our Accent magazine gets better, our holiday catalog is still fun to publish and we continue to give back to our communities.

We still believe in loyalty and treasure our stories and relationships with our old and new customers. We are very lucky to have a long-tenured staff and our newer hires have been a breath of fresh air. Our team cares about the importance of our relationships and the quality and values that have kept our family successful will not change.

This season we have a store filled with new beautiful diamonds, jewelry, watches and gifts.

We have plenty of events and experiences in our stores that will keep you coming back. Stay tuned, sign in, like, follow and share everything LBG and watch for all the excitement this fall, holiday season and every-day.

Cheers to your health, happiness and family as we get ready to usher in 2016.

Every Box has a Story ® and every story has a little bit of love inside.

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CONTENTS

Fall/Winter 2015

FEATURES

WEST HARTFORD 46 LASALLE ROAD, (860) 521-3015

1 Welcome Letter

GLASTONBURY SOMERSET SQUARE, (860) 659-8510

4 What’s Happening

GREENWICH

10 Jewelry: Collections Inspired by Films

169 GREENWICH AVE., (203) 629-0900 WESTPORT

16 Passage to India

136 MAIN STREET, (203) 227-1300

18 Timepieces: Breitling

BOSTON 416 BOYLSTON STREET, (617) 266-4747

20 Timepieces: Jaeger-LeCoultre

T H E S H O P S AT M O H E G A N S U N

21 Watches: There’s No Time Like the Present

UNCASVILLE, (860) 862-9900 W E L L E S L E Y, M A

22 Icons: The Test of Time

60 CENTRAL STREET, (781) 235-9119

23 Men’s Fashion

1- 8 0 0 - L B G R E E N ( 1- 8 0 0 - 524 - 7336 )

24 Interiors: Wall Streak 26 Giftware: Warm & Cozy 28 Designers: Marco Bicego

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LBGREEN.COM P R E S I D E N T/ C E O JOHN A. GREEN VICE CHAIRMAN MARC A. GREEN

31 Social Media

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

34 All Things Italian

DAVID BONNEY

36 Travel: High Lonesome Ranch 38 Collecting: Above Parr 40 Conservation: Underwater Pioneers 42 Spotted: As Seen On…

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

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MICHAIL K. SHAW GRAPHIC DESIGNER KRISTIN TROIE P U B L I S H E D B Y T H E B J I FA S H I O N G R O U P

44 Trends: Subtly Sensual

PUBLISHER

48 Designers: Pesavento

STU NIFOUSSI

50 Timepieces: Films to Watch

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KAREN ALBERG GROSSMAN

54 Watch News

C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R

58 Profile: Shinola

HANS GSCHLIESSER

76 Spirits: The Fame Game

BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

78 Perfect Gems 80 All That Glitters

BRIDAL SECTION 60 Weddings & Anniversaries 62 Jewelry: Symbol Pleasures 64 Planning: Modern Love 66 Registry: The Perfect Present 68 The Perfect Setting 70 Interview: Family Affair 72 Flowers: Centerpieces of Attention

Cover image supplied by UGG® Australia.

Introducing

INTERIM MANAGING EDITOR

in our West Hartford and Wellesley stores.

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PROJECT MANAGER LISA MONTEMORRA DESIGNER JEAN-NICOLE VENDITTI PRODUCTION MANAGER PEG EADIE PRESIDENT AND CEO BRITTON JONES CHAIRMAN AND COO MAC BRIGHTON

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Our newly remodeled Westport store.

Our Westport staff getting ready for the “BIG” reveal Opening Day. LBG staff at the David Yurman conclave.

A little fun at the Tudor watch training.

Celebrating Hope for Alzheimer’s in Greenwich.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Marc, Rhonda, Jack & Karen in Las Vegas.

John & Norma Green with family at the American Gem Society Circle of Distinction dinner.

LBG staff Accepting the JCK award for “Top 50” retailer of designer jewelry.

Sheryl & Marc Green with actor Patrick Dempsey at the Indy 500.

John Green receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gem Society.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

LBG staff at the Travelers Championship Women’s Day Event.

Bubba Watson, winner of the 2015 Travelers Championship.

Trophy designed by LBG.

John & Rhonda presenting Hole in One winner Andres Romero his new Rolex watch.

A mother receives a gift from her son that he won at a Red Sox event at the Fenway Park State Street Pavilion Club.

Nancy, store manager of our Wellesley location, with Big Papi at the David Ortiz Children’s Fund event.

TAG HEUER CARRERA LADY DIAMONDS Cara Delevingne challenges rules. Being free-minded is her motto. Like TAG Heuer, she defies conventions and never cracks under pressure.

COLLECTIONS INSPIRED BY FROM

FILMS 2015

$150 Multi strand necklace with mixed grey and lavender freshwater pearls with black onyx beads, sterling silver clasp.

Twig Earrings $445 Twig Necklace $480 Bar Necklace $415 Twig Ring $315

CINDERELLA

All in 14K gold.

Earring jackets from $950.

PAMELA FROMAN $75 each

Earrings $3,300 Ring $1,770

Flexible sterling silver wire cuffs with pearl terminations in yellow vermeil, rose gold vermeil and ruthenium.

Arabesque Fan earrings & Ombre Medusa ring with diamonds.

ARMENTA Pendant $1,190 Earrings $1,990 Constellation white and champagne diamonds, in blackened sterling silver and 18K gold.

SPECTRE Necklace $350 Earrings $140 Sterling silver, vermeil and ruthenium beads on 34â&#x20AC;? chain. Sterling silver and vermeil beads on wire.

DAVID YURMAN Necklace $4,800 Earrings $2,900 Sterling silver and black spinel necklace & earrings from the Tempo Collection.

Circles $65 Agate $155 Sterling silver small and large round link bracelet.

Sterling silver oval links with black agate.

EVOCATEUR Necklace $285 Cuff $348 22K Gold leaf application 17â&#x20AC;? Athena necklace and 2â&#x20AC;? wide Taos cuff.

MAD MAX Earrings $1,250 Pendant $750 LBG cushion-cut citrine with diamond halo earrings & pendant in 18K gold.

TEMPLE ST. CLAIR Ring $6,700 Earrings $6,950 Owl face ring with emeralds and sapphires.

Classic oval tanzanite earrings with diamond granulation. In 18K gold.

HALCYON DAYS Enamel and 18K gold plate hinged bangles.

Orange Chain, $195. Cream Greek Key, $150. Orange plain, $165. Black Mosaic, $185. Cobalt Agama, $185. Black plain, $165. Cobalt Salamander, $185.

STEPHANIE KANTIS $395 Allure necklace, pyrite and gold hematite beads with bronze and 24K gold plate clasps.

MABEL CHONG $415 Gold-filled rings with multi strand moss aquamarine bead bracelet.

$175 Matte finish three-pebble drop earrings in 18K vermeil.

TOMORROWLAND

Beads $895 Centerpiece $425

ROBERTO DEMEGLIO Left to Right: $228 $286 $618 $358 Ceramic and 18K gold-plated stretch jewelry.

Faceted citrine lozenge beads with vermeil magnetic clasp. Large brass swirl centerpiece, vermeil magnetic ends.

Other colors available.

EVERY BOX

HAS A STORY

PASSAGE TO INDIA

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took another quick trip this year with the Gemological

Our Board of Governors included Dr. Rod Ewing from Stamford

Institute of America (GIA), but this time it was far away to

University, Dr. John Valley from University of Wisconsin and

Mumbai, India for four days of education and meetings with our

Dr. Barbara Sawrey from University of California San Diego.

GIA clients. As a Board Chair at the GIA, these international

Each of these individuals gives our board a unique perspective

trips give me an invaluable perspective on the immeasurable

for managing and encouraging education and research in

world of diamonds and gems by helping me understand the

gemology at a ver y high level, and it’s fascinating to spend

complexities of our industr y and continue my own education

time with them.

as a gemologist, buyer and consultant. It’s one reason LBG has been known for its legendar y quality, value and sourcing

Here is a quick perspective on the jewelr y and diamond trade

principles throughout our 117-year histor y.

in India today. Over one million diamond cutters, jewelers and other craftspeople work in the jewelr y sector in the cities of

After our brutal winter in New England, I was looking for ward

Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. Neither diamonds nor

to warmer temperatures; however, I knew the weather would

emeralds nor rubies are found in India, yet they cut the largest

be truly steamy in India when I arrived. (And sure enough, it

percentage in the world of these rough materials utilizing the

was.) I was also a little worried about the trip because I had

m o s t t e c h n o l o g i c a l l y s o p h i s t i c a t e d e q u i p m e n t a v a i l a b l e . We

to acclimate myself to the 9½ hour time dif ference, and had

visited some of the larger companies and discussed their growing

been asked to bring a prescription of Tamiflu because of an

business demands, as well as witnessing some amazing gems.

outbreak of H1N1 throughout the countr y. Thankfully I did not have to use it.

One afternoon, we were honored with beautiful ceremonies to dedicate new laborator y and educational space in the GIA’s

I had been in India four years earlier, and I was amazed at the

growing of fices. After wards, 600 members of our 1,100 person

dif ference when we arrived in their architecturally stunning new

staf f were treated to a remarkable song-and-dance per formance

airpor t terminal, which had just won an award. And while I

to celebrate their well-earned success.

had anticipated the long drive to our hotel (the beautiful Sofitel in the Bandar business district), new roads not only eliminated

Enjoy the pictures that tell the stor y of our adventure in India.

half the time it took to get there, but we no longer had to drive through the over whelmingly crowded streets of Mumbai.

John A. Green

timepieces

BREITLING

Goes Bronze

Leave it to Breitling to first reinterpret the Chronographâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; and then go one better with an exclusive 100-piece limitededition bronze-dial model.

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hundred and thirty-one years ago, LĂŠon Breitling played a leading role in the creation of the first wrist chronograph. And today Breitling carries on that tradition by creating descendants of that watch that are more innovative and incorporate better design than any that can be found worldwide. The company has carved out a unique and unparalleled niche as the official supplier to world aviation and its watches reflect its unwavering dedication to accuracy and durability. And the company itself is as durable as its timepieces. In fact, in this era of huge conglomerates, it is still a family business and one of the last remaining independently owned Swiss watch brands.

The Breitling Transocean Chronograph is a new watch that combines the pure design of classic chronographs from the 1950s and 1960s with sleek contemporary style for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discriminating watch customer. Its steel case creates a striking home for the Breitling-built Caliber 01 movement that is its engine. The dial is a model of clarity and readability, featuring beautiful details including applied hour-markers and recessed and snailed counters. It is water-resistant to 100 meters.

As beautiful as the standard model is, our customers have an extremely rare opportunity to buy something truly special: one of just 100 exclusive limited-edition models worldwide with the elegant bronze dial pictured here. So call us today to reserve one for yourself or someone special before there are none left. This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a watch that will be talked about (and cherished) for years to come!

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WELCOME TO MY WORLD

In the lead role: John Travolta, movie legend and aviation aďŹ cionado.

Guest star: the legendary North American X-15 that smashed all speed and altitude records and opened the gateway to space. Production: Breitling, the privileged partner of aviation thanks to its reliable, accurate and innovative instruments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; such as the famous Chronomat, the ultimate chronograph. Welcome to a world of legends, feats and performance.

CHRONOMAT 44 AIRBORNE

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Top (L-R): Jeremy Renner, Ethan Hawke, Lily Tomlin, Robert Downey, Jr. Bottom (L-R): Clive Owen, Diane Kruger

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Jaeger-LeCoultre is a film world favorite. BY BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

n 1833, when Antoine LeCoultre opened his first watchmaking workshop, the cinema was still more than half a century from being invented. Now, more than 100 years later, Swiss watchmaking giant Jaeger-LeCoultre is at the forefront of sponsoring both established and up-and-coming film artists, and its extraordinary timepieces are gracing the wrists of some of the most glamorous and accomplished actors in show business. The match between these

two industries makes perfect sense to Jaeger-LeCoultre, as both are inspired by longstanding traditions and both are committed to the quest of absolute excellence.

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s involvement with international cinema began in the last decade, when the company became an official partner of the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, where it now confers the annual Glory to the Filmmaker Award. In 2013, Jaeger-LeCoultre began a major involvement with the nonprofit Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York, launching the Filmmaker in Residence Program; it is also a major sponsor of the Society’s annual Chaplin Award Gala, where honorees have included Oscar winners Meryl Streep, Sidney Poitier and Robert Redford.

The watchmaker recently entered into its second year as a sponsor of the Los Angeles Film Festival and is also actively involved with such events as the Toronto International Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.

In addition, Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces have recently been seen on the arms of Robert Downey Jr. (who wore a pink gold Geophysic 1958 timepiece to the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival), Ethan Hawke (who sported the Master Hometime at the 2015 BAFTAs) and Jeremy Renner (who had on the company’s new Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon at the New York premiere of Mission Impossible:Rogue Nation).

Among its brand ambassadors are actors Diane Kruger and Clive Owen.

“I have been a huge fan of their brand for a while,” says Owen. “I owned some before they even approached me, so it was a really organic coming together.”

Jaeger-LeCoultre has not only beoome one of the watch world’s shining stars, but one of the film world’s favorite watches.

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Quality

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There's no

TIME like the PRESENT

ROLEX PATEK PHILIPPE BAUME & MERCIER TAG HEUER TUDOR MOVADO VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY DAVID YURMAN BREITLING G-SHOCK RAYMOND WEIL SHINOLA

Raymond Weil Noemia, $1,895. G-Shock GravityMaster, $250.

Baume & Mercier Capeland, $4,350. Shinola Runwell, $550. Breitling Chronomat 44, $7,775.

TAG Heuer Formula I Limited Edition McLaren, $1,550. Movado Bold, $795.

Not all watches are available in every store. Please call for more information.

800.524.7335

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the test of On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Frank Sinatra is being celebrated worldwide, including by Raymond Weil with a limited-edition watch.

BY KAREN ALBERG GROSSMAN

Raymond Weil’s Maestro Frank Sinatra watch with its signature back and classic face; Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Band

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IMAGE BY OTTO M. HESS MUSIC DIVISION, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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n celebration of the centennial of Frank Sinatra’s birth, the world is focusing on everyone’s favorite cultural icon and his influence on American music, art and fashion.

Among the many events, concerts and lectures around the country commemorating this significant milestone was a recent exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, curated by the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles (where it will be seen beginning in late October). The exhibition features photos, family mementos, rare correspondence, personal items, art and music, much of which has never before been displayed in public.

The exhibition’s quintessential Sinatra quote was given by Bob Santelli, executive director of the Grammy Museum: “Everyone who ever heard him sing felt a little bit better about the world and themselves.”

And as contemporary crooner Michael Feinstein put it, Sinatra specialized in “songs meant to be experienced with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.”

Because he was born on 12/12 (1915), Raymond Weil is issuing only 1,212 pieces of their gorgeous Maestro Frank Sinatra watch.

Featuring a classic design (white face, brown leather strap with brown stitching, thin profile) with stainless steel case, blue color numerals and dials (to reference Sinatra’s blue eyes), and open caseback with visible movement inscribed with his last name and signature top hat logo, this watch is a timeless treasure to pass down through the generations.

In fact, of the 1,212 watches, numbers 1, 2, and 3 will be gifts to Frank’s three children: Nancy, Christina and Frank Jr. That’s life!

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FASHION 2015

WILLIAM HENRY Integration of classic natural materials, precious metals and gemstones, and state-of-the-art alloys. Created exclusively in limited, often unique editions. Knives from $300, writing instruments from $375.

DAVID YURMAN Fused meteorite dog tag, sterling silver, $640. Sterling silver chain, $235, sold separately. Titanium and Pietersite dog tag, $490. Titanium chain, $235, sold separately.

LBG black leather bracelet with sterling silver and magnetic clasp $125.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bands in gold, platinum, woods and alternative metals, starting at $275.

Red enamel moveable lobster cuff links, in sterling silver, $450.

Oval cuff links with black enamel ribbing, in sterling silver, $150.

UConn Huskies cuff links, $60.

interiors

W all Streak

Fancy wall treatments can enliven any room.

extra? Drake and New York-based designer Charles Pavarini love adding eye shadow into paint to create a “strie” effect that, as Pavarini notes, “results in an ever-changing finish that varies in effect as it absorbs and reflects light.” Drake also favors using a topcoat of Japanese microflakes (which are applied with a 19th-century tool called a baby duster) to create gorgeous surface glimmer.

And don’t be afraid to feel that “more is more.” For a room at New York’s famed Kips Bay Decorator Show House this past spring, Pavarini crafted a soaring mantelpiece that was clad in pewter-leafed travertine mosaic tile. Oversized mirrors, bold artwork and beautiful dishes were hung on many walls throughout the mutli-story dwelling. “I never fear hanging art on walls, even those that already have texture or color. I think it adds richness to the room,” says Drake. “You just want to make sure it doesn’t look like a gallery.”

BY BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON From top to bottom: Vertical Stitched wallpaper by David Rockwell for Maya Romanoff Charles Pavarini’s “Midnight in Manhattan” room for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Digital wall covering by Trove

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IMAGES COURTESY OF MAYA ROMANOFF, PAVARINI DESIGN AND MARCO RICCA

our room may boast a gorgeous piece of antique furniture, a beloved family heirloom, or the most adorable photo of your children or pet. But the first thing people may notice when they walk in to that room is the walls. Fortunately, top-notch designers and wall treatment companies are continually finding new ways to make those four walls as visually arresting as possible.

“There are plenty of divine solutions beyond mere paint to give these surfaces character, texture and serenity, all of which are particularly important if you’re dealing with new construction,” says noted designer Jamie Drake, whose clients include former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. “Wallpaper is definitely back in vogue, and patterns and textures have made a big comeback. We also love wallpapers that use digital printing, which can be created on-demand, as well as those that have hand-blocked patterns.”

Indeed, the importance of having handmade wallpaper is also stressed by Jessie Deveraux, vice-president of marketing for Maya Romanoff, the well-known Chicago-based firm famous for its singular wall treatments and collaborations with such important designers as David Rockwell. “Our product development comes from the constant dialogue we have with major designers, and handmade, luxury finishes are really our top priority these days,” she notes.

If you do want to paint the walls, why not add a little something

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Lux Bond & Green is pleased to provide the LBG Preferred Financing Program with the flexibility to help your dreams come true. Our convenient and fast approval process makes it easy and safe to apply online at LBGreen.com or in-store. Let our extraordinary selections, service, quality and values earn your trust for a lasting relationship with us.

EVERY BOX HAS A STORY ™

WARM & COZY This fall itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about comfort with Uggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Home Collection. Sheepskin rugs, leather poufs, oversized pillows and cozy throws create a warm welcoming feeling in the home. When mixed with beautiful handmade Italian pewter accessories by Match and luxurious velvet pumpkins made with authentic stems, the possibilities are endless.

WITH LBG

Go online to LBGreen.com/Events to Check out information about Italian Week coming this November.

Opposite Page: Match Pewter Cheese Tray with wooden insert $420.

11.8 x 9.5” Colorful French Three Piece Cheese Set $95.

UGG Woven Leather Pouf $595. 21 x 16” UGG Sheepskin Area Rugs starting at $245.

Available in grey and natural.

UGG Oversized Knit Pillow $145.

Available in grey, natural, and oatmeal. 20”

This Page: UGG Snow Creek Pillows $65. 20” UGG Duffield Throws $98. 50 x 70” Available in natural, oatmeal, indigo, port, seal and stout. Three-letter monogram available for additional $25. Please allow two weeks for delivery.

Match Pewter Frames left to right: Toscana 5x7” $170. Como 4.8x7” $220.

Lombardia 4x6” $175.

Plush Pumpkins from $18 to $155.

Assorted colors available.

EVERY BOX

HAS A STORY

designers

EXQUISITE

elegance Marco Bicego delivers Italian style and craftsmanship.

BY BARBARA WHEAT

Left: Marco Bicego Paradise collection and Diamond Lunaria collection

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here’s a reason that jewelry designer Marco Bicego embraces “Made in Italy” branding for his contemporary jewelry designs: his work is inspired by his Venetian origins and the area’s natural surroundings. Moreover, having grown up in his father’s atelier in Veneto, Italy, he understands the importance of old-world tradition and fine craftsmanship. No wonder Bicego is involved in every aspect of the production of his handmade creations.

At his state-of-the-art factory in Vicenza, the grated floor serves as a safety net for catching findings and other parts used in the making of his jewelry lines. (The grating is lifted twice a year in order to sweep the floor below, where all of the materials are reclaimed for use.) Inside the factory, the talented artisans who specialize in different areas of the production process carefully craft each component of Marco Bicego jewelry. Some fashion the intricate gold constructions, while others set the many colored stones and diamonds used in the designs. What they have in common is that they all feel the same passion for ensuring quality in every piece of jewelry.

In keeping with the designer’s passion for nature, the signature of his Goa collection is the use of swirling lines and curves combining 18K white or yellow gold with white diamonds. Bicego’s vision can also be seen in his latest collection of 18K gold jewelry and colored gemstones, aptly named Paradise: The New Color Explosion, which features fabulous styles in “sorbet colors.” Layered necklaces of gold chains and colored gemstone drops are the highlight of this grouping. Bracelets and earrings are similarly adorned and crafted with hand-engraved yellow gold elements.

Fanciers of Bicego’s work, notably those who are already familiar with his Lunaria collection of organically shaped gold leaves, will especially appreciate his newly launched Diamond Lunaria collection, featuring hand-set diamonds and bulino-technique hand-engraved links.

Many of these designs boast an exquisite texture, an effect that is achieved by extremely fine hand etching.

No matter which line you purchase, Marco Bicego brings exquisite elegance to every woman’s personal style.

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It’s dining drizzled with

ooh-la-la.

After you satisfy your taste buds at one of our fine restaurants, indulge your good taste at our unique collection of shops. It’s a delicious experience you won’t want to miss.

Call 1.888.226.7711 or visit mohegansun.com.

Shops: Bare Minerals; bluwire; Brewster’s Trading Post; Brighton Collectibles; Brookstone; Chico’s; Clay Pipe; Coach; Dylan’s Candy Bar; The Essentials; Everything Under The Sun; Galina’s; Godiva Chocolatier; Landau; Lush; Lux Bond & Green; Margaritaville’s Smuggler’s Hold; Momentum Trading Post; The Old Farmer’s Almanac General Store; Once Upon A Time Toys; Oriental Fine Arts & Crafts; Robert Graham; Sephora; Spin Street; Sunglasses USA; Swarovski; Tiffany & Co.; Tommy Bahama; Trading Cove; Trailblazer; Yankee Candle Restaurants: Ballo Italian Restaurant; Ben & Jerry’s; Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain; Bobby’s Burger Palace; Bow & Arrow Sports Bar; Chief’s Deli; Dunkin’ Donuts; Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana; Geno’s Bagels, Sweets & Subs; Geno’s Fast Break; Geno’s Pub; Hash House A Go Go; Imus Ranch Coffee; Jasper White’s Summer Shack; Jasper White’s Summer Shack Express; Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville; Johnny Rockets; Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; The Lansdowne Irish Pub & Music House; Michael Jordan’s 23.sportcafe; Michael Jordan’s Steak House; The Original SoupMan; Seasons Buffet; SolToro Tequila Grill; Starbucks Coffee; Sunrise Square Food Court; Todd English’s Tuscany; Wok-On by Geno’s Fast Break Plus: Kids Quest; Elemis Spa; Mohegan Sun Golf Club Coming Soon: Carlo’s Bakery; Pasta Vita; Sticks & Stones

All conveniently located in Mystic Country

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FESTEGGIAMO LET’S CELEBRATE!

To be Italian or to live like the Italians...

LUX BOND & GREEN

ITALIAN WEEK

The Italian culture and its artisans have celebrated fantastic design and quality of jewelry for hundreds of years. Our Italian community "celebra” food, wine, architecture, history and a joy for life as it should be celebrated, with family and friends. Lux West Hartford - November 7-14 Bond & Green has been traveling to Italy for over 30 years to find the best and most innovative designs, superior craftsmanship and Boston - November 14-21 values from our Italian partners and friends. These have always been our favorite trips because we work hard and then get to enjoy all that Italy has to offer. So we will bring a little of the Italian culture to New England.

Come celebrate everything Italian at Lux Bond & Green this fall and holiday season. We have been busy collecting many of the latest designs handcrafted from 18-karat gold and sterling silver from the workshops of Florence, Valenza, Arezzo and Vicenza, and we want to share their extraordinary workmanship and values with our beloved LBG friends. All our senses will be touched with our Italian celebrations including the tastes and smells of delicious wines, waters and culinary treats to complete our Italian festival. Our buyers have assembled fantastic collections from our favorite designers and artisans for everyone to ooh and ah over. The beautiful designs from Roberto Coin, Gucci, Ippolita, Marco Bicego, Roberto Demeglio, Pesavento, Ponte Vecchio, Temple St. Clair and our own LBG Prestige collections will leave you breathless! Our stores this season are filled with the best of the best and they are from Italy with love.

EVERY BOX

HAS A STORY™

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ABOVE

Stuart Parr’s vintage Italian motorcycles match unparalleled design and engineering.

BY DAVID A. ROSE

From left: The MV Agusta

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eople who collect cars or motorcycles don’t always do so for their beauty or even for financial rewards. What they appreciate most often are performance and history. One such collector is Stuart Parr, an internationally renowned architect, artist and film producer (whose recent credits include Southpaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and Nina starring Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo).

Parr currently owns 26 gorgeous Italian motorcycles, including some from Ducati, MV Agusta, Magni, Laverda and other Italian marques, primarily from the 1970s. ”I began collecting Italian motorcycles about 10 years ago, and even though these bikes are in museum condition, I ride them all,” he insists. “In fact, if it’s 36 degrees or above, I’m riding.”

What makes his collection so appealing? “I find the combination of design and engineering on these bikes immensely beautiful,” explains Parr.

“During the era my bikes were made, people would race these magnificent machines on the track, and later show them off on public roads. They’re a perfect combination of speed, balance and beauty.”

Less so for today’s bikes, says Parr. “I don’t especially like the design of

some of the new motorcycles. There are new cars too that I don’t like. Some of today’s designs have radiuses and angles that just don’t match up,” he explains. “I think the Italian motorcycle designers of the 1970s truly understood the need for this concept, and that’s why we have such fabulous bikes from that era.”

While Parr also owns some vintage cars, he finds the company of motorcycle enthusiasts more to his liking. “You can take a car guy out to a bar in Montana where there are a bunch of American muscle cars parked out front, and he or she would likely act a bit snobbish because they’re not Ferraris or Lamborghinis,” insists Parr. “Whereas if you have a group of motorcycle enthusiasts at a ranch where there are a bunch of motorcycles for them to ride, they’d go ahead and jump on any of them and just have a wonderful time.”

With his busy schedule, one might wonder when Parr might actually ride his magnificent machines. He finds the time. For example, when going from one activity to another in New York City, he simply hops on one of his motorcycles. Crosstown travel could not possibly be more pleasurable.

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Underwater PIONEERS Life began underwater. To understand life, we must understand the underwater world. BY DAVID A. ROSE

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TOP: 2014 North American Rolex Scholar Ana Sofia Guerra with a pot-bellied seahorse in Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia CENTER: 2014 North American Rolex Scholar Ana Sofia Guerra with a potato cod at Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia BOTTOM: Crown of Thorns eradication by National Park Service of American Samoa employee in American Samoa

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here’s something comforting about knowing that while we carry on with our daily lives, special people are acting as stewards of our oceans and lakes.

Rolex Watch USA is the founding corporate sponsor for “Our World Underwater Scholarship Society.” They’ve been the organization’s partner since its inception in 1974, with the goal to provide young people with experiences that will lead to their becoming leaders in marine life conservation. During the past 41 years, they’ve awarded 91 Rolex scholarships in North America, Europe and Australia as well as 89 internships. Many of the winners have established careers in underwater sciences, marine research and photography.

Each year, the Society awards three new scholarships to deserving young people, with financial support provided by Rolex and equipment provided by various marine equipment manufacturers. Each scholar’s hands-on work is done side by side with underwater professionals. They travel the world to experience field studies, underwater research, scientific expeditions, laboratory assignments, equipment testing and design, photographic instruction, and other specialized assignments. Each scholar is required to keep a journal and to produce a film of their year, which they present at the Explorers Club in New York City at the conclusion of the scholarship period. Scholars are on the road from spring to spring with very little time at a home base, spending most of the year with the society’s friends, hosts and coordinators around the world.

Michele Felberg from Houston is the 2015 North American Rolex Scholar. She’s always had an affinity for water, but it wasn’t until she took Environmental Studies at the University of California that she discovered her love for the underwater world. Michele and the other scholars received their awards at the New York Yacht Club, where they were presented with beautiful Rolex timepieces. “After I leave New York I go to North Carolina for a week of training, then to the Dominican Republic, the Pacific Northwest and then the Bahamas,” she told us excitedly, explaining that her long-term goal is to get people more involved in marine conservation.

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Dakota Johnson wore Forevermark at the 2015 Academy Awards.

Kristen Stewart wore Stephen Webster in the August 2015 issue of Marie Claire.

Our favorite stars share a love for our favorite brands!

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James Marsden wore David Yurman at the Met Gala.

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Allison Janney wore Ippolita at the U.K. premiere of Spy.

Meghan Trainor wore David Yurman on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Marisa Tomei wore Ippolita at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Dascha Polanco wore Roberto Coin at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Kate Winslet wore Marco Bicego in the April 2015 issue of In Style.

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Fall is a season of peek-a-boo metals, natural gem hues, and body-skimming shapes.

BY LORRAINE DEPASQUE

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ith long, bodygliding necklaces and earrings, gems in nude and nature-inspired hues, and open-work metals that are tastefully suggestive, it’s a jewelry season that’s all about effortless elegance. There’s a sexiness, too, but it’s subtle. “Fashion right now is very focused on ethereal loveliness,” says David Wolfe, creative director of international forecasting agency The Doneger Group, in New York City. “We’re in a sort of backlash movement, with an almost refreshing return to innocence. Fashion and accessories have lots of lacy looks, pastry-icing colors, and plenty of sweetness and light.”

Jewelry blogger Monica Stephenson of iDazzle has seen signs of this lighter mood since the beginning of the year, when she attended fine

jewelry’s VicenzaOro fair in Vicenza, Italy. As website editor of the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group (CJDG), she noted, “Many of the jewelry shapes are distilled down to their essence, simplified and stylized. There are lots of lyrical shapes, like scrolls, open-work and lacy filigree.” As for the notable trending motifs, “Nature rules. Butterflies, flowers, and leaves,” she specified.

What else is new? Says Stephenson: “Negative space is everywhere, with cutouts and open-work in every conceivable pattern. So your skin becomes part of the design, revealed where the jewelry becomes undone.”

Consider adding a few of these contemporary “space-y” styles, starting with a bangle bracelet, ring, or collar necklace.

THAT 70s SHOW IS BACK Everything old is new again. For example, chokers certainly hark back to the 1970s, according to Wolfe. “We’re definitely revisiting the 1970s in fashion,” he notes. “There’s so much fringe—long, short, color, silk—any kind of fringe.” In stores this year, you’ve spotted it on many of those everyday cool-again hobo handbags, right? “Now, it’s hit the jewelry world in a big way, too,” says Edelstein. “There are sexy, swingy, fringy details in all kinds of designs, from simple earrings to major necklaces.

We’re talking tassels, full sweeps and micro-drapes in metal and in stones.

It’s fun and flirty, and the movement is eye-catching.”

Speaking of eye-catching, gems this season aren’t as bold and bright as in cool-weather months in the recent past. Nonetheless, they are a feast for the eyes, particularly because many of the on-trend hues also evoke that fashion-fun era of singers Stevie Nicks, Cher and Donna Summer. “Lots of 1970s colors are being revived, like browns, yellows, caramels and neutrals,” says Wolfe. “So this fall and winter, the same neutrals that you saw in spring, which were light, have now gone dark.

They’re getting pops of color with sunshine yellows and all different blues.” In jewelry, lots of luxe brands have added brown diamonds to their designs and, as in clothing, there are often monochromatic mixes of cream, cognac and champagne.

From top: Marco Bicego 18K gold Goa necklace; Penny Preville diamond and rose gold ring; Roberto Coin Tanaquilla gold earrings with brown diamonds

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With a soft color palette so in-vogue, be sure to add something in opal to your jewelry wardrobe. The gem that exploded onto the fashion scene last year just keeps getting more popular. The whole spectrum of blues, in fact, is something to think about this season. In addition to opal, ask your jeweler to show you some new designs in blue chalcedony, labradorite, blue quartz, aquamarine, Larimar, blue zircon, tanzanite or blue sapphire.

Pretty-in-pink stones are also spotlighted in many new collections, especially morganite and pink sapphire. And now’s the time to ask about the different peachy shades—try light orange sapphire or peach moonstone—which are reminiscent of the 1970s sun-kissed oranges.

THE TOP THREE NECKLACES Wolfe calls the current fashion mood we’re in “one of gentle modernism— Xanax-to-wear. Cool, calm and collected. Relaxed, sublime simplicity.” So how do you keep this easygoing mindset front and center during your jewelry shopping this season? Well, there are three must-have necklaces for an au courant look: Y-necklaces, long station chains and short ‘n’ slim chokers/collars.

“Layering has also reached new lengths,” Stephenson noted on her blog, while previewing luxury collections at the Italian show. “I saw new mid-length necklaces, but they were almost always layered, worn with shorter and longer lengths.” Longer chains with stations, often very inventive and asymmetrical, are also important,” she said, “They’re very versatile—when doubled up, your look completely changes.”

On her blog Cindy’s TrendTracker, Cindy Edelstein, president of the

Fashion right now is very focused on ethereal loveliness. Lots of lacy looks, pastry-icing colors, and plenty of sweetness and light.” —David Wolfe Jeweler’s Resource Bureau, talked about shorter necklaces, saying, “Fashion is definitely ripe for the choker. Maybe it’s a thing that comes and goes with rising hemlines and dipping cleavage.”

SLENDER, SEXY AND SOMETIMES STACKED Despite what Wolfe calls “a pretty fashion period in time, not dominatrix and leathery,” the newest jewelry often manages to call attention to various body parts. As iDazzle’s Stephenson explains, popular designs with negative-space openness allow your skin to show through. Beyond that, however, shapes themselves are super-sensual. Ultra-long Ynecklaces dip daringly downward toward plunging necklines, while lengthy matchstick-thin stiletto earrings slightly and suggestively swing from the lobe, ending just above the shoulder.

If you decide on a great pair of stilettos, Edelstein recommends that “You might want to also think about adding a single stud or ear climber or cuff on just one ear.” Indeed, that’s one fashion-forward way to “layer” earrings. And because jewelry, in general, is about slender silhouettes this year, stacking everything is more popular than ever. Quite simply, it’s one of those years when the more you pile on, the more on-trend you’ll look.

From top: Ivanka Trump Y-necklace in 18K white gold; Penny Preville diamond and gold stiletto earrings; Penny Preville double opal and white gold bangle bracelet

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Clockwise from top: The Polvere di Sogni collection; the DNA collection; Marino Pesavento; Chiara Carli

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beautiful Pesavento offers unique creativity and innovation.

BY BARBARA WHEAT

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reativity and innovation are the hallmarks of the Italian jewelry line Pesavento, which has been experimenting with unusual materials and proprietary jewelry-making processes since 1992 to create bold and vibrant designs. In the early days of the brand, creators Marino Pesavento and Chiara Carli were influenced by architecture, but their current inspiration comes from the multitude of beauty found in their surroundings. Their goal remains the same as it has always been: to put together beautiful pieces that every woman will enjoy wearing, whether on a daily basis or for special occasions.

Each and every Pesavento piece is crafted entirely in Italy and is the result of the combination of the classic workings of the Italian goldsmith’s tradition, innovation and technological experimentation.

Marino Pesavento describes the development process as being quite time-consuming, especially since it includes the actual wearing of the jewelry over several days to “understand the piece and discover ways to fine-tune it.” After any needed revisions are decided upon, the final

prototype is made and worn once again to satisfy the team.

One of Pesavento’s proprietary manufacturing techniques can be seen in the DNA Collection: a process that delicately weaves elastic links into the sterling silver design, giving the piece a soft, flexible property. Like most of the Pesavento collections, DNA rings contain adjustable bars along the interior for easy sizing. Materials include antique pink sterling silver, 18K pale pink gold oxidized with a sulfate, and ruthenium sterling silver.

Rhodium sterling silver dome rings, multi-colored leather and sterling silver-wrapped pieces characterize the Pixel Collection, which also features diamond accents in some designs.

Meanwhile, Pesavento’s “dust” is a proprietary manufacturing technique that utilizes nanotechnology to combine enamel with other natural products. It can be seen in the company’s Links and Polvere di Sogni collections.

Pesavento designs are the perfect additions to any jewelry wardrobe for women seeking an added touch of elegance and sophistication.

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FILMS TO

Watch Hollywood’s leading men have kept wristwatches in fashion.

BY BETH BERNSTEIN

most desirable male stars over the past 90 years.

The Son of The Sheik, 1926

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omen’s jewelry often helps define what we know about female film characters and creates a desire among viewers for similar pieces in real life. Unsurprisingly, watches worn by leading men have done the same. In the past few years alone, IWC has provided character-driven timepieces for Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy and Michael Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; Justin Timberlake wore a Breitling Chronomat 44 as he pursued Mila Kunis in Friends with Benefits; and Matthew McConaughey shared screen time with his Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Chronometer in the title role of the The Lincoln Lawyer. Many companies have even designed special-edition watches for films, such as the U.K.-based specialty brand Bremont, which created three chronometers for the 2014 action film Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth.

Cartier, Rolex and Omega take top honors in the Hollywood pantheon, having made a slew of memorable appearances on some of the film world’s

The first wristwatch ever to be shown on celluloid was the Cartier Tank worn by heartthrob Rudolph Valentino in 1926’s silent film The Son of the Sheik. It reportedly belonged to Valentino himself; indeed, the watch had nothing to do with the costumes and had no place in the story. Back then, men were still flipping open their pocket watches to tell time.

But once Valentino sported the Cartier Tank (which was inspired in name and design by World War I tanks) wristwatches began to replace the pocket watch in popularity. The sleek Tank is now available in approximately 250 variations.

Charismatic Cary Grant, himself a Tank fancier offscreen, wore one as beleaguered ad executive Roger Thornhill in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller North by Northwest. The 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair starred Steve McQueen, one of Tinseltown’s most passionate watch lovers, as a stylishly bored millionaire-turned-jewel-thief who wears a variety of high-end watches, including a Cartier Tank. Strong-but-sometimes-silent Gary Cooper owned the Tank Basculante (the so-called “tipping” Tank), while screen icon Warren Beatty sported Cartier Tanks throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s.

ROLEX Clark Gable personified tough-guy sex appeal, but off the screen he also understood the value of refined luxury timepieces. His vast watch collection included a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ref. 6011, which he wore in the 1953 adventure film Mogambo. When that timepiece went up for auction at

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sport an Omega Seamaster Professional 300m.

Hunky Daniel Craig continues the tradition to this day: He wore two Omega models—a blue Omega Seamaster300m Chronometer and a Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial Chronometer—in his Bond debut, Casino Royale. He is expected to don an Omega or two in the upcoming 24th Bond film, Spectre.

Intriguingly, Omega watches are worn by another character who craves danger: sadomasochistic businessman Christian Grey, who has an Omega on his wrist in E.L. James’ steamy best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey.

Staying true to the book, Grey’s cinematic portrayer, Jamie Dornan, wears an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Chronograph and a black-faced Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Co-Axial Chronograph in the film version released in early 2015. Clearly, it’s a step up from handcuffs.

Bonhams’ “What Dreams Are Made Of” sale in November 2013, it sold for over $28,000.

The dream team of Robert Redford and Paul Newman shared the screen on numerous occasions (including in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), along with their love of Rolexes. Redford wore a Rolex Submariner, model 1680, in his private life and in at least two of his films: The Candidate and All the President’s Men. Meanwhile, Newman caused a stir when he sported a Rolex Daytona with a bi-color dial in the poster for the racing film Winning, which caused collectors around the world to begin referring to this model by the actor’s name.

Talk about dashingly handsome men and you can’t help but think of British MI6 agent James Bond. In the series’ 11th book, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, author Ian Fleming wrote that Bond sees a heavy Rolex Oyster Perpetual on a metal bracelet as he awakens in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, Sean Connery, the original actor to portray Agent 007, wore a Rolex Submariner in the first of the Bond films, 1962’s Dr. No, as well as in the next six Bond films in which he appeared.

Beth Bernstein is the author of If These Jewels Could Talk (ACC Art Books).

FILM FACT: Both Rolex and Omega have been the official watches of James Bond on screen.

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OMEGA In 1995, Omega won the bid to become the new official 007 watch. In GoldenEye, Pierce Brosnan became the first Bond to

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WATCHNEWS

BY BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

There’s always something new in the wide world of watches, from timepieces that commemorate special occasions in history to state-of-the-art technological innovations to books and blogs that let us know more about what we wear on our wrists.

THE WRITE STUFF

Watch connoisseurs who are seeking the most up-todate information on what to wear on their wrists are turning more frequently to the internet to increase their knowledge. Among the most popular sites is hodinkee.com, an eight-year-old online magazine whose popular features include Hands On, which provides all the skinny on the newest watches. Another favorite is watchanish.com, a three-year-old blog that is known not only for its smart text, but also for its super-sharp photography taken all over the world.

Co-founder Anish Bratt gears the writing to both aspirational men and those who are already immersed in the wide world of watches. Meanwhile highly informational site watchreport.com keeps buyers and enthusiasts up on the latest news in the industry, while watchville.com aggregates content from all the relevant blogs and websites.

HISTORY LESSON

Few books live up to their titles as accurately as Rolex: History, Icons and Record-Breaking Models, the lavishly illustrated new tome by Mara Cappelletti and Osvaldo Patrizzi. This stunning 152-page volume, published by the Antique Collectors Club, not only delves into the heritage of the beloved Geneva-based watch company, but also includes technical information on the brand, numerous pages devoted to such timeless timepieces as the Oyster Perpetual, the Explorer, the Submariner and the Daytona, and an entire section on vintage Rolexes that fetched jaw-dropping prices in the auction market. It’s the next best thing to actually owning a Rolex…or adding another one to your collection.

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Fifty years after automotive legend Carroll Shelby won the 1965 FIA International Championship of GT Manufacturers in his iconic A.C. Cobra, achieving a victory that would change the course of international racing forever, history is being made again.

Baume & Mercier, in association with the Carroll Shelby Company, is marking this milestone by releasing a limited edition of Capeland Shelby Cobra timepieces.

These special watches are inspired by the vintage 1948 mono-push-piece chronograph found in the Baume & Mercier museum, and feature retro accents, classic lines, chronograph and tachymeter functions, a polished and satin-finished case and specially crafted hands featuring the Cobra logo. On your mark, get set, buy!

There’s no question you know what you’re getting when you purchase Officine Panerai’s new specialedition watch, the Radiomir 1940 3 Days GMT Oro Rosso, because the back of the timepiece’s case is open, revealing the movement. The front of the watch is equally smart, thanks to a 47mm cushion case which is made entirely of 5Npt red gold, a brown dial treated with a satiné soleil finish which catches the light, and the characteristic Panerai “sandwich” dial, which is formed of two superimposed discs. Moreover, the arrow-shaped central hand of the main dial can be used to indicate a second time zone, for those wearers who are caught between two worlds.

RAISING THE FLAG There’s an old saying that suggests if you want something done right, you must do it yourself. Tudor Watch U.S.A. is taking that sentiment to heart by introducing in-house manufacture movements to two of its most popular models: the Tudor Pelagos, a chronometer-based timepiece, which also now features a blue colorway for the dial and bezel, and the Tudor North Flag, which features a selfwinding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system, power reserve indicator, and a 70-hour power reserve. These up-to-the-second timepieces are definite must-haves for this year’s “in” crowd.

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Shinola sweeps the country with its American-made style. BY BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

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ew companies have made a household name for themselves as quickly as Shinola, the Detroit-based maker of watches, leather goods and sports equipment that has become extremely popular since the brand was launched by Bedrock Manufacturing back in 2011.

(The name derives from a once-legendary brand of shoe polish.)

One reason for its spectacular growth is that the company’s devotion to using American parts and labor, including building an enormous factory in Detroit, is evident in everything it sells.

“Shinola was founded on the belief that American industrialism and craftsmanship can be combined to create beautiful, practical and meticulously detailed goods,” says worldrenowned architect David Rockwell, who designed the company’s flagship retail store in New York City.

For fall/holiday 2015, customers will see even more homegrown goods from Shinola than ever before, says creative director Daniel Caudill. “We have begun making our own watch straps in

Detroit, and started making our own dials here as well,” he says. “Eventually, the whole watch will be made completely in the U.S. Our goal is not to assemble watches, but to build them completely here, which will also create long-term sustainability for our employees.”

Speaking of watches, Caudill says he’s excited about new straps that have the same texture as a football, and a new array of colors for both cases and dials, including oxblood, smoky topaz and dark green.

“We’re using classic colors that we think look particularly beautiful, but mixing them in really modern ways,” he notes.

Shinola is also growing its women’s watch business, although Caudill finds both genders often wear timepieces made for the opposite sex.

“We have a nice assortment of dial shapes, but we also see that some of the more fashion-centric guys are wearing smaller watches, even some made for women, while some of the ladies are wearing the larger ones, perhaps bought for their boyfriend or husband, as a fashion statement.”

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In some ways, the company’s biggest innovation is its expansion of leather goods, now that they have hired famed designers Richard Lambertson and John Truex to oversee the line.

“They have really taken our leather goods to a new level of quality,” says Caudill. “The amount of detail they brought to our brand is astounding.”

Shinola’s complete line of small leather goods, bags, and tech items will be available for spring 2016, although a smaller assortment is ready for fall. “There’s this one tote bag that I’ve been trying to steal the sample of ever since I saw it. In fact, everyone in Detroit wants it. It’s simple, clean, and with beautiful details,” he says.

“But I will have to buy one like everybody else.”

Shinola is also debuting its newest sport ball (in oxblood), as well as a few outerwear pieces created in conjunction with San Francisco’s Golden Bear. And by the end of 2016, expect a line of audio products as part of a collaboration with singer Jack White.

“Every day, there’s something new and exciting going on here,” says Caudill.

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2 8 0 0 B . C . E . : The Egyptians are the first to sport rings, which are made of hemp or reeds like their Neanderthal predecessors’. Over time, they move to iron, and then to gold or silver wire. These rings are worn on the third finger of the left hand, which is erroneously thought to contain the vena amoris: a “vein of love” that runs directly to the heart.

A N C I E N T R O M E : Wives are presented with two wedding rings: an iron piece meant to be worn at home while performing housework, and a gold version to show off wealth when visiting town. The rings are either attached to small keys or feature a key engraved into the band, meant to symbolize that the husband owns his wife.

14 7 7 : The inventive Archduke Maximillian of Austria commissions one of the first recorded diamond engagement rings for Mary of Burgundy, sparking a trend among European royals.

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17 0 0 S : Sentimental Europeans are partial to “poesy” or “posy” rings, which are engraved with romantic rhyming verses to be presented to a lover. Meanwhile, in colonial New England, the demure Puritans opt for a humble betrothal thimble rather than a lavish piece of jewelry—but many women cut off the tops of the thimbles and wear them as rings anyway.

WEDDING RINGS AND BANDS

18 0 0 S : The Victorian era brings the “dearest” ring, a stonestudded band with gems that “spell” out the endearment: Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire and Topaz.

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18 8 8 : Cecil John Rhodes and his investors form De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., which moves quickly to try to control the world’s growing diamond supply.

19 4 7 : De Beers launches the now-iconic “A Diamond is Forever” campaign, dreamed up by advertising agency N. W. Ayer.

(It was recently reinstated.)

19 6 5 : A whopping 80 percent of American engaged couples now choose a diamond ring to mark their betrothal.

2 0 1 5 : In recent years, ring trends have become more varied, says Gizzi, noting that more couples discuss the engagement ring before the betrothal, with women often choosing their own style, or shopping as a couple. Colorful stones like rubies and aquamarines are gaining in popularity, with or without diamonds.

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Wedding jewelry has changed immensely since Neanderthals painted cave glyphs, but the idea of an unbroken circle has continued to resonate with couples throughout the eras. As Amanda Gizzi, spokesperson for Jewelers of America, notes: “Traditions have evolved so much over time. But when you boil down what goes into a ceremony, a ring remains the ultimate symbol of union and never-ending love.”

But boy, has that simple symbol changed over time!

Ancient texts indicate that a caveman supposedly tied braided pieces of grass or reeds to his wife’s ankles, wrist or waist, possibly to keep her spirit from escaping her body.

Over the past 5,000 years, here’s what has happened to show how men and women remain “tied together” for all time.

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PLANNING

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WEDDING PLANNING APPS AND BLOGS ARE BECOMING A BRIDE’S BEST FRIEND.

depending on how you look at it, the fun or

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the stress of planning the big day begins. Like

WeddingWire’s senior editorial

most other things, modern-day wedding

associate, Caitlin Zentgraf Krebs,

planning has gone online. In a survey

shares her secrets for staying

conducted by Mashable and theknot.com, 89

calm and organized while

Congratulations! You’re engaged. Now,

percent of people said they used wedding

planning your big day.

planning apps to make checklists, look for

Relax : Take a step back from the

gowns,

track

stress and remember to keep

countdowns. Of those respondents, 70

stay

organized

and

calm, cool and collected. We

percent started creating Pinterest boards

suggest regularly exercising,

before they even got engaged and 51 percent

eating healthy meals and

became “more realistic with their pins after

squeezing in the spa for a

they got engaged.” Clearly, the need for

mani/pedi. After all, you need your

online organization has become an essential

bling to shine!

part of the process for those planning their

Delegate: Your family and

upcoming nuptials.

friends are there to help. Feel free

There’s no shortage of online wedding

to give them a handful of tasks to

planning tools either. Sites like Pinterest,

conquer from your ever-growing

WeddingWire, Lover.ly and The Knot all offer

to-do list.

unique ways for couples to manage their to-

Have a Plan B : Resist the urge

do lists, keep track of inspirational images

to check the weather every hour

and ideas, host registries and create personal websites, among other things. WeddingWire even launched

on the hour for rain. It will simply

a WedSocial app to help guests stay informed of all the details regarding the couple’s special day. Pinterest has also

cause you more stress. However,

become an essential part of planning because it allows users to bookmark inspirational images, videos and ideas

that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t

on a personal page and/or share with others.

have a Plan B. Have Fun : The entire planning

And while online planning tools aren’t replacing traditional wedding planners, they are acting as

process allows you to get those

supplemental guides. These sites can help brides find

creative juices flowing. There’s no

local vendors, follow experts and be creative. It seems

judgment in having a Pinterest

like the ideas are endless online; the hardest part won’t

inspiration board! Your wedding is

be finding inspiration, but making decisions to narrow

supposed to be a reflection of

down what you really want.

your relationship, right?

Savor It : From the engagement

WeddingWire’s senior editorial associate, Caitlin Zentgraf Krebs, says current wedding trends include

party to the goodbye BBQ, you’ll

laser-cut

feel the love when surrounded by

invitations,

greenery

arrangements,

(especially seeded eucalyptus and succulents), rose

all your family and friends. Be

gold jewelry, temporary tattoos as favors and of

sure to take a moment to step

course, Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud song for the

back and soak it all in.

first dance.

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Wedding presents may be one of the best parts of getting married, but preparing your gift registry can seem like a Herculean task. Fortunately, the days of managing multiple gift registries and receiving (and returning) unwanted gifts are a thing of the past, thanks to modern websites like Zola, which now allow couples to create personalized registries on one website from any retail store. As Zola’s Allison Davis explains, “Today’s couples aren’t just getting married.

They’re also moving, working and have busy schedules, which is why all-encompassing one-stop-shop wedding registries are more sought after than ever.”

Group Gifting: More couples are registering for big-ticket items like furniture, televisions or bicycles, allowing guests to contribute how much they like towards that gift.

Tech Savvy: “Couples are opting for gadgets such as e-book readers, Apple TVs, Mophie juice packs, Nest Learning Thermostats and digital cameras,” explains WeddingWire’s senior editorial associate, Caitlin Zentgraf Krebs.

Honeymoon and Home Funds: Instead of giving a cash gift, guests can help the happy couple save for their honeymoon or the purchase of a home. It’s a more creative way of giving a monetary gift because guests can choose what they’re contributing to. Another option is if the couple is honeymooning in Anguilla (for example), guests might buy them a relaxing couple’s massage at their hotel or a candlelit beach dinner.

New Ways to Entertain: “Couples are moving beyond traditional gifts like china and crystal and opting for things that they will be able to enjoy more frequently in their newlywed life, like camping tents and picnic baskets,” says Zola’s Davis.

Experiential Gifts: Some couples are registering for fun, experiential gifts like cooking classes, wine tastings or rock climbing sessions, depending on their interests, rather than things that might end up gathering dust in the hall closet.

The Gift of Time: It’s the one thing a couple never has enough of: time together. And what better gift for a bride or groom than a beautiful watch to track it with?

NEED TO KNOW Zola shares its best advice for couples who are getting started on creating their registries.

Register Early: Guests will likely want to purchase gifts for prewedding events (e.g. engagement parties, showers), so having a registry early on is beneficial for everyone.

Number of Gifts: The number of presents you should register for is based on the number of guests invited to your wedding. Use the Zola Registry Planner to determine how many gifts you should register for. (That said, it’s always better to over-register than under-register.) Gifts should also be chosen across a range of price points so that you don’t force your guests into a situation where there are no items that they can afford.

Make Your Registry Personal: It should be just as special as your big day! Customize your registry and make it beautiful with notes, special collections, pictures and even a custom URL. Let Guests Know How to Find Your Registry:Your friends and family will definitely want to know where you are registered, so don’t feel rude about getting the word out! First, tell your family and wedding party where you have registered (tactfully, of course), and allow them to spread the word for you. Also, include your registry on your wedding website, or if you feel comfortable, you can even put it on your bridal shower invitations or save-the-date cards.

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SYLVIA WEINSTOCK AND ELLEN WELDON ARE TRUE DESIGNING WOMEN.

Sylvia Weinstock (above) makes fabulous floral wedding cakes.

Before Sylvia Weinstock emerged 35 years ago, the wedding cake was simply a confection. Now, her fanciful dessert creations at Sylvia Weinstock Cakes are elaborate showpieces themselves worthy of celebration.

Meanwhile, Weinstock’s daughter, Ellen, has put her own spin on the family business with

Ellen Weldon Design, offering creative event invitations addressed with elegant calligraphy.

Accent recently caught up with this talented mother-daughter duo to talk personal taste, the differences between celebrities and “regular” clients, and why tradition will never go out of style.

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Sylvia Weinstock: I always say I came into Manhattan at the right time, with the right product and a lot of luck. I was the new kid on the block doing something no one else seemed to offer: a beautiful cake that was delicious too. It started with a birthday cake and it slowly became wedding cakes. In New York, it’s all about word of mouth: I worked with one hotel and they told people about me, then I worked with the next and so on. Our cakes have traveled all over the world: South Africa, Europe, India, Asia. It’s a wonderful business in a lot of ways, but it’s not without its angst.

Ellen Weldon: I got into calligraphy because in sixth grade, I failed handwriting class. It was my first “F,” and I couldn’t believe it! I took classes and it became an intense hobby. Later, my first job out of college was designing stationery for Cartier, and one of my big clients there was Estée Lauder. Later, I went to work for the company and then for Mrs. Lauder personally. After, I branched out and started my own company, doing work for L’Oréal,

HEAD SHOTS BY JULIANNE PEPITONE

How did each of you get into your lines of work?

Ellen Weldon can do everything from hand-calligraphy to digital printing for invitations.

Elizabeth Arden and other cosmetics companies. Now we do weddings, social events and a lot of corporate events. It’s wonderful.

There’s a sense that our culture is shifting to be less formal. Do you ever worry that wedding traditions may be lost over time?

Talk about how your personal aesthetic fits into the wedding experience.

SW: We passed City Hall in New York the other day, and there was a guy in a cart outside selling flowers. That’s something that isn’t fancy, but it’s a wedding tradition. Brides still want to walk down the aisle and have the ritual of the wedding. Some girls still wear the white wedding dress.

EW: One of the challenges we’re having right now is the desire for digital invitations. We’ve been doing more and more of them, but when you’re as passionate as we are about paper— about how important it is to feel the invitation in your hand—it’s hard to get excited. Still, we try to bend to what our clients want.

EW: When brides and grooms come to me, I’m often the first person they see after they book the venue. I try to listen very carefully to their dreams for the wedding day. I had one couple who flew 20 couples to the Dominican Republic and they hung out at the pool. Now, we’re working on a wedding that takes place in Marfa, Texas. It’s a very tiny town, but it’s filled with art galleries. So we made a suite in which each piece of the invitation had a lovely photograph on the back. We want people to feel inspired just by opening it. I want them to look at it and say, I can’t wait for this wedding!

SW: The cake is a showpiece at the wedding.

We’re not inexpensive, but we are worth every penny. The cake is a luxury item, but all wedding items are luxury. You could choose to go off to City Hall, get married and have a hot dog. The great thing is, we have a wonderful team that can carve animals, buildings or anything the couple wants, although florals are our specialty. The main thing is that it has to please both the eye and the palate.

Both of you have worked with major celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez.

How did those experiences differ from working with “regular”folks?

SW: Every bride who walks through our door is a princess. Sometimes this unknown person has been saving up for years to afford us, and her wedding means 10 times more to her than it does to a celebrity who’s been married

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three or four times already!

EW: Do you remember that time some movie star came in and asked you to do a cake for free? Some of them do that! And my mother said, “Oh, sure, let me have everyone in my shop come in and work for free for a week.”

What’s your favorite part of your job?

EW: The people I work with, hands down.

Clients come and go. It’s the people I work with who make me want to come back every day. Oh, and vodka at five o’clock.

SW: It’s getting up in the morning and saying to myself:What wonderful thing is going to happen today? We teach the public to aspire to something that’s unique, perfect and deserving. We show them not to settle for just any old thing, or even for mediocrity. You are giving somebody else a great deal of pleasure and the best memories.

We’re not in the funeral business. We’re in the business of joy. That’s what we do for a living.

How would you sum up in one sentence why being in the wedding business is so important to you ?

EW: We make dreams come true.

SW: For the people who don’t know how to dream, we teach them how.

BY BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

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“I BELIEVE IN USING FLOWERS IN AN ARTISTIC WAY.” — LUIS COLLAZO

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“What flowers did you have at your wedding?” I recently asked a long-married friend whose nuptials I hadn’t attended. “I don’t remember. Something white,” she casually replied. Yet, another friend, who wed over three decades ago, can still vividly recall how she thought her nuptial day was completely ruined because the florist forgot to put one of the blooms she had requested in the centerpieces. (Trust me, I was there, and the wedding was lovely regardless.)

While some wedding guests—and probably most grooms—may believe that flowers aren’t quite as important to the “big day” as the gown, the cake, or the music, there’s still no reason that centerpieces and table displays shouldn’t be everything that the bride wants them to be.

The key to making that happen, say experts, is two-way communication between the bride and her floral designer.

“The first thing I do, before making any decisions, is I really get to know the bride,” says Luis Collazo, owner of New York City’s Lotus 212.

Moreover, experts add, it can be really helpful if the bride can share her ideas with the florist she chooses, either verbally or by bringing pictures from magazines, websites or other people’s weddings, that exemplify the kind of arrangements she desires for her own wedding day.

Still, the smart bride will take advantage of her florist’s expertise. “A good centerpiece has to be suitable for the venue, as well as the formality of the occasion,” says Collazo, who has created everything from vases simply filled with branches to elaborate, multi-colored arrangements.

For example, as much as the bride might have her heart set on white roses, the florist may know of a species that she hadn’t even considered—or heard about. For example, Collazo often uses such lesser-known varieties as Sandersonias (an orange, bell-shaped flower from New Zealand), Rothschild lilies, as well as exotic orchids. “Whenever possible, I believe in using flowers in an artistic way,” he notes. “I love innovation and creativity, so I often look for flowers that are both unusual and interesting.”

Most importantly, certain practical matters can’t be overlooked. One friend recalls choosing a particular lily, unaware that her husband was allergic to its scent (thereby causing him to miss some of the reception). At one wedding at a swanky New York hotel, guests were literally removing the centerpieces from the table before the first course was served because they were too tall to see over. And choosing a flower with a too-short “shelf life” will result in the centerpieces having wilted before the last dance, or even before table photos have been taken.

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spirits Coco Chanel There are two different cocktails named for the famous designer. The first is an unlikely, but delicious, blend of gin, cream and Kahlua. The second is a Lillet-driven libation, variations of which are served at Betony in New York, as well as the Beaufort Bar inside the Savoy Hotel in London (where Mme. Chanel often spent time), as one of their four Character Cocktails. * 1.5 oz vodka * .5 oz Lillet Blanc * .5 oz red wine and blackberry syrup reduction * Moët & Chandon 2004 Vintage Champagne In a mixing glass, add vodka, Lillet and red wine reduction. Add ice, stir well and strain into a flute glass. Top with Champagne.

Hemingway Daiquiri

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Ernest Hemingway reportedly earned the moniker “Papa Doble” after downing 16 double daiquiris in one (very long) sitting. After being diagnosed, not surprisingly, with diabetes, he came up with his own version replacing some of the sweetener with grapefruit juice and reducing the alcohol. Consider visiting one of his Cuban haunts, still in business, like La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana. * 1.75 oz Caña Brava Rum * .75 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur * 1 oz fresh lime juice * .75 oz fresh grapefruit juice * .25 oz simple syrup Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake very well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel and maraschino cherry. If you prefer daiquiris frozen, that’s okay: so did Papa.

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Delirium: AKA The Bill Murray In 1917, the Waldorf-Astoria honored comic genius Charlie Chaplin with an eponymous cocktail. In 2015, Sweetwater Social, a vintage-themed craft cocktail bar with a relaxed vibe in New York’s Greenwich Village, offers up a drink celebrating contemporary clown king Bill Murray. “Now don’t tell anyone you saw me.” * .75 oz Elijah Craig Bourbon * .75 oz Ron Zacapa Rum * .75 oz Laphroaig Scotch Single Malt * .33 oz Demerara Coffee Syrup (or .25 oz maple syrup) * 4 drops Bittermens Mole Bitters Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until wellchilled. Strain into a rocks glass with one large ice cube. Garnish with three coffee beans.

Celebrity-themed drinks go way beyond the Shirley Temple.

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elebrity-themed cocktails have been popular nearly as long as there have been cocktails. In the 1882 Bartender’s Manual by legendary barman Harry Johnson, historic punches are named after British notables who popularized them in the 18th and 19th centuries. Likewise, the Negroni is named after its alleged inventor Count Camille Negroni, and the Royal Highball—a signature blend of Champagne, cognac and strawberry juice created at the Ritz Hotel in Paris—was named in honor of Spain’s King Alfonso XII. Since the silent film era, however, the trend for naming drinks after entertainers has been something of a mainstay that continues to this day. Not every muse will inspire long-lived cocktails. (The “Taylor Swifte” at Jockey Hollow Bar in New Jersey, for example, may not be around by the time you read this.) Here, however, are a few libations still listed on select menus, along with a couple of new “classics,” that show promise for staying power.

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This drink was named for the famed Rudolph Valentino film and first documented in The Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930. Now, New York’s vintage-influenced Astor Room, situated in the historic Kaufman Astoria Studios, is the perfect spot to order it: Rudy shot several films here (and ate lunch in this same location). * 1 oz blended Scotch whisky * .75 oz sweet vermouth * .75 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur * .75 oz fresh orange juice Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake very well and strain into a coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

The Edison The Edison Downtown Bar in Los Angeles has long been one of the foremost craft cocktail lounges in the country. Located in a building that housed the city’s first private power-plant, the bar (and this drink) “celebrates an era of invention and imagination.” This drink effortlessly melds historic ingredients with contemporary technique. * 1.5 oz Woodford Reserve Bourbon * .5 oz pear-infused cognac * .5 oz fresh lemon juice * .25 oz honey syrup In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients. Add ice, shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel or flamed lemon peel.

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Artist Alex Katz remains fascinated by the little black dress. His Black Dress project was first created as a series of paintings done on door panels, depicting standing women in the classic fashion design. He recently revealed his Black Dress, A Suite of New Prints at the Mary Ryan Gallery in New York City. This exhibition centered around nine original screen prints, each rendered at a monumental size of 80 x 30 inches, which mimic the size of the paintings. These prints follow Katz’s signature style of exploring portraiture and monochromatic elements. Among the series’ fans is noted fashion designer Calvin Klein, who wrote: “Alex Katz’s Black Dress series is… modern and wonderful… And despite their apparent simplicity, they’re extremely expressive and perfectly capture the essence of his subjects. You can’t help but notice these women, these beautiful enigmas drawn in bold and certain strokes. You wonder who they are, how they live, what they feel, just exactly what they have going on.”

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t a recent seminar organized by Initiatives in Art and Culture, historian Matthew Hart described a memorable trip to a gold mine at the eastern extremity of Dakar. “It’s an ancient gold production area that’s been recently rediscovered,” he explains. Its history is indeed fascinating: Starting in about 800 A.D., the region supported a succession of empires with fabulous wealth, especially the Mali Empire in the Middle Ages. In fact, Mansa Musa, who was the biggest gold supplier in that part of the world, is said to have been the richest man who ever lived! When he made his pilgrimage out of the desert in 1324, it was a glittering caravan of 60,000 cavalry, 12,000 slaves and 80 camels. But when he got to Cairo, the market was unable to absorb the gifts he was distributing and the price of gold crashed for the next 10 years. Ultimately, the Mali Empire exhausted its gold, unable to maintain the level of production needed to sustain the empire, which morphed into a series of industrial mines.

Why is gold worth anything at all since, unlike copper or iron, it’s not supported by industrial use? Hart answers the question thoughtfully. “At different periods in history, as far back as 635 B.C.E., gold has been used as money.

But that’s not the answer: we should ignore the monetary aspect. More important is gold’s intrinsic beauty, its long history of decorating caves, decorating bodies, creating objects of desire. We are a restless people and seeking beauty is part of our quest. At the brink of civilization, gold was what made us human.”

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