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s we put together our Spring issue, we were fueled by all of the excitement at Bal Harbour Shops. In a nod to its position as the premier shopping destination, Barneys New York announced that it will be opening a flagship store (and its signature restaurant, Freds) at the Shops; Saint Laurent is set to unveil a new two-level flagship in a few months; beloved eyewear brand Linda Farrow just opened a stunning outpost and Balmain, under the direction of wunderkind Olivier Rousteing, will open later this year. The energy is palpable. While fashion is always guiding us—and we have packed the issue with more than 30 pages of fashion editorials from the beaches of Islamorada to the studio in New York with photography legends Greg Kadel and Diego Uchitel—we like to shine a light on some of the personalities who are shaping, inspiring and informing fashion. In this issue, we turn our attention to some of the powerhouse women who have no reservations about their message. At the helm of The Cut is Stella Bugbee, who has created the online platform for a new era of feminists to be heard. She is candid with executive editor Tali Minor in “In Stella We Trust” about how her team navigates the new media landscape and reflects the most pressing conversations of the moment. And from another corner of New York, the legendary Ruth Reichl, who basically rewrote the rules of culinary journalism, shares some of her fondest memories, (and photos), from her early days in the kitchen with Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck and Thomas Keller. And speaking of legends, the inimitable artist Ruben Toledo shares how he developed his signature style in an essay that introduces our portfolio of fashion illustration. For this special feature, we dug into our own magazine archive to revisit some of the great illustrators whose work we have celebrated for more than a decade. As we spring ahead, it’s always important to take a moment to look back, too.
Here with Linda Farrow’s creative director, Simon Jablon; from the issue: India Hicks, model Dasha Maletina wearing Chanel, the newly redesigned Graff boutique by Peter Marino and my daughters, Audrey and India, with Ella Rubell at Bal Harbour’s Ice Cream We Love event.
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah G. Harrelson
Bal Harbour Magazine Publisher/Creative Director Carlos A. Suarez Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah G. Harrelson Executive Editor Tali Minor Associate Art Director Katie Brown Contributing Fashion Director Sarah Gore Reeves Contributing Writers Kate Betts, Leslie Camhi, Jackie Cooperman, Amanda Eberstein, Mark Ellwood, Emily Holt, Ted Loos, Jessica Michault, Degen Pener, Bee Shapiro, Alyssa Shelasky, Lynn Yaeger Contributing Photographers Nico Bustos, Anthony Cotsifas, Chris Craymer, Fumie Hoppe, Dean Isidro, Russell James, Greg Kadel, James Macari, Kristian Schuller, Diego Uchitel Director of Marketing Marissa Cornejo Broennle Editorial Assistant Jessica Idarraga Editorial and Marketing Assistant Simone Sutnick Copy Editor Robin Shear Pre-Press/Print Production Pete Jacaty Digital Imaging Specialist Matt Stevens Marketing Coordinator Maria Rion Accountant Judith Cabrera Chief Executive Officer Mike Batt 34 BAL HARBOUR
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