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Stefano Padovani Editor & Ideator production@fashink.com Lucia Capelli Director Cristina Balestrini Creative Director advertising@fashink.com Andrea Tisci Fashion Editor fashion@fashink.com Emilio Bergomi Beauty Editor Stefano Guerrini Fashion consultant Annalaura Giorgio Special Event coordinator Talita Savorani Writer & Accessories contributor Mattia Norbiato Social & Media Giulia Ausani Foreing Consultant Anisoara Constantin Fitness & Healthcare Specialist Michelle Dorrell Baking Master

info@fashink.com STAFF CONTRIBUTOR

Michelle Azzolini, Mario Chiarenza, Elena Gentile, Mattia Norbiato, Samuela Nova, Emanuela Pirrè, Shelly Wahweotten

SEASON CONTRIBUTOR

Franco Durelli, Valentina Lazzarri, Mauro Ferrari, Filomena, Alessandro Gatti, Guido Gatti, Azzurra Kant, Davide Messora, Andrea Perego, Luca Perego, Rodrigo Gaimis Ramos, Fabrizio Scirli, Sonia Sparta, Ivano Tello, Diego Visentin, Tiziana Visentin

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ANISOARA CONSTANTIN

Anisoara Constantin, Romanian raised in Italy, has always been passionate about sport and fitness. She made a career out of her passion and is now considered one of the most talented personal trainers in Italy, where she lives and works.

ELENA GENTILE

Born in Milan 25 years ago, she has always been interested in beauty. After successfully attended the Makeup Academy B.C.M. she started working as a professional make up artist.

She has worked in Italy and abroad with international photographers and models. People are her canvas.

AZZURRA KANT

Italian tattooer and curvy model. She has always been an artist in every form and expression. She reaches to traslate the emotions of her mind in something magic and real both when she is tattooing and when she is posing.Â

EMANUELA PIRRE’

Born in Milan, curious by nature she strongly believes beauty will save the world. Her idea of fashion? A language made of freedom and personal interpretation to express ourselves.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial p. 6 Fashion Moment p. 8

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Mind My Own Business p. 12 We Believe p. 22 Tattoo Icons p. 34

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Minimal Chic p. 54 Smoky Red p. 64

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Regal Prince p. 74 Spy Mode p. 86 Black & White p. 102

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EDITORIAL Stefano Padovani

In Italy we say that hope dies last.

I’m more and more convinced that this is just an excuse for those who can’t (or won’t) look beyond the horizon. What worries me the most is when I hear that proverb uttered by young people, those who should always put themselves on the line, risk instead of standing still, get out of their comfort zone, try and experience. It’s too easy to say that something good or incredible or miraculous will happen. Miracles are just a vision created by our soul to give us the illusion that something good can happen. I believe that joy, pleasure, wellness and success have to be achieved through hard work, by climbing mountains. The Marian apparition is just literature.

To fulfil yourself is a priceless satisfaction. For some, it can be having a family, being successful in their work, being a sports champion or simply running a marathon.

Today, seeing Fashink growing and seeing the results of this dream of mine is a great achievement. Being entrepreneur in such difficult times. Having decided to risk everything I didn’t have for a project in which I believed from the start gives me much strength and energy to carry on with all my typical enthusiasm. Having a staff of a few but very capable young people has given me certainties that even I would have once called hopes.

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Fashion Moment

by Stefano Guerrini Not just drawings and symbols, geometrical or winding lines, allusions to life events, passions and loves, but also words. There are plenty of words in the tattoo world, next to or along with more figurative creations.

Names, song lyrics, personal mottos, quotes and aphorisms carved onto our skin become the language of our experience, a shared expression of our dreams and hidden soul.

born in the 50s in America and then made popular in London, elected the t-shirt as a rebellion symbol.

We are talking about the teenagers, who finally redefine themselves as a powerful social group with tastes and messages to share with the world. They initially choose the white t-shirt for the first Hollywood “wild ones”, Marlon Brandon and James Dean above everyone else. Then they fill the shirt with words to pay tribute to their idols, but also to protest against the Vietnam War, to stand up for peace and feminism. Then, in the 80s, the designer Katharine Hamnett - the first one to ever use organic cotton - will become famous for their catchphrases such as the “choose life” shirt, worn by George Michael at the peak of his success.

While saying this, it’s inevitable to draw a comparison with one of the most universal and democratic gender-free piece of clothing: the T-shirt. Wait, the tattoo just like a T-shirt? Of course! If we consider - as we should - fashion as a magnificent language capable of expressing who we are or who we want to be through what we wear, of highlighting our qualities and flaws, the insecurities we hide, the points of strength we show: then what kind of item can reveal our thoughts more than a T-shirt?

Since the 50s, the t-shirt has carried slogans, love sentences, jokes and song lyrics. The tattoo world and the T-shirt world have developed side by side, often standing up for one another, aware of their communicative power. And the best is yet to come!.

Originally intended as some kind of cheap workwear and not as an embellishment to flaunt, through the years the t-shirt has become an indispensable breaking point.

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It’s been more than ten years since my first tattoo convention in Italy. I was a young artist and tattooist, and not only was I afraid of confronting myself with other talented young artists, but also of not having clients during this important three-day event. I knew everything had to be perfect, so I was well prepared.

I was in an unknown place and I was myself unknown to the people who would have soon crowded the fair.

The morning of the opening there was a large crowd ready to enter as if they were there to meet a famous rock star.

In reality, people were hoping to find artists that could indelibly draw and write on their skin.

I was so full of myself that I decided to select the clients among those who came to me to ask for any tattoo, without considering my artistic style, which I had perfected while working as an assistant for some of the most popular and iconic tattoo artists in the world.

I was lucky to find the help of my friend Stefano, the editor of Fashink: during the convention he led his friends to me; unlike the rest of the public, they respected my

art and creativity, thus making me work on subjects chosen by them but interpreted by me according to my style.

That’s how my adventure started: I went from one convention to the other and soon I became known as a qualified and ethically fair artist, thanks to my attitude and approach to work.

The next year I went back to the same Italian convention, and people queued only to get tattooed by me. It was very fulfilling, because after a year I realized that my being selective and sometimes rude had paid me back. That was the last time I worked in Italy, where today many people still ask for me and my presence.

Many Italian clients come to my studio in London, and they often tell me about those three days when they waited in line just like pilgrims to ask me if I could draw a tattoo for them.

My teachers taught me to always keep my artistic integrity, and this paid me back for all the efforts and sacrifices made through the years for a job that is a way to express what I have inside through the skin of my clients.

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Martina (29), Micol (24) and Matteo (33) have run the hotel & restaurant Sant’Eustorgio in Arcore (Italy) for seven years. Martina comes from the fashion business, where she used to work as comemrcial administrator for some companies; after her studies, Micol trained as a waitress for some restaurants before becoming part of the family business. Matteo, who’s always been passionate about food and recipes, has found his space as chef of their prestigious restaurant.

and awarded Formula One teams and their champions.

FASHINK: How long has the Sant’Eustorgio been active?

M., M. e M.: We stick to tradition by offering a menu with typical Milanese and Tuscan dishes, as my grandmother was from Tuscany. For what concerns the hotel, we offer the chance to stay in a comfortable environment and to relax in the park surrounding the hotel. Everything is managed by a staff of young and creative people.

F: So, could we say your lives started here?

M., M. e M.: For sure, as we were all born here and grew up with our parents running the business. Many of our affectionate clients have stories about our childhood, because they used to come here when we were children.

F: What do you offer to your clients?

M., M. e M.: In 1962 my grandmother bought the place from the great Ferruccio Gilera, founder of the important motorcycle company. She paid with a suitcase full of money, as it was custom those days.

Along with her two sons, my grandmother carefully ran the Sant’Eustorgio, which became an important benchmark for cultivated clients during the economic boom.

Since it’s near the Autodromo Monza, it became a regular destination for the most important

F: How do you split the management tasks among the three of you?

M., M. e M.: We try to be able to substitute one another so that we can face any emergency. Martina 14

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deals with the commercial and bureaucratic part, Micol takes care of the administrative part and prepares amazing desserts that we serve even for breakfast, and Matteo is the chef.

M., M. e M.: To be honest, we have never had problems with our clients because since we were children we have always been part of the life of the hotel and restaurant. It was simply a matter of passing the baton to us.

At first people believed we had the job just because of our parents, but through the years our credibility has strengthened and we are now independent and far from the past.

F: Do you have any precious story or anecdote?

F: Has there been any change from the previous generation?

M., M. e M.: Our parents and grandparents used to be more traditional, whereas we have a more modern and relaxed approach to clients. We are also more focused on the restaurant, which requires more dedication and creativity than the hotel.

F: The three of you all have tattoos: does this affect your work somehow?

M., M. e M.: During the period of Formula One Grand Prix there were particular people and events.

Some clients told us that when the Ferrari team stayed at our hotel and practiced in our garden, people were so curious they climbed on the external walls just to see them working. A story we treasure dates back to when the great Niki Lauda had that terrible fire accident that left him disfigured. When he came back to Monza, we told him we could bring his dinner to his room, but he said he would rather dine near the

M., M. e M.: Absolutely not. In fact, most of the time the clients are curious about them and even ask personal questions, as most of our tattoos are related to our family.

The elders are curious and have a positive reaction, because many years ago tattoos were associated with respectable people, whereas now you don’t have to worry about labels anymore.

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M., M. e M.: Certainly we’d suggest not to be afraid to meet duties and responsibilities while maintaining a bit of craziness, which really helps when you aim at doing something exceptional. In the past years it was inconceivable for three young people to be in charge of a business like ours, and yet here we are.

restaurant’s entrance, in order to make everyone see he was there and ready to race again.

F: What are your future plans?

M., M. e M.: We have many ideas for what concerns our space: we would like to create a meeting point for the Brianza area by introducing new entertainment activities.

F: What would you suggest to young people?

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Alessandro Manfredini Alessandro Manfredini was born 48 years ago in Novi di Modena (Italy).

Since he was a child he has been eccentric in his style, with a creativity and imagination that made him play differently from the other children.

He built clay dolls and animated them in super 8 mm short films.

As he grew up, he started realizing wooden toys and Baroque furniture.

He spent his days fishing and playing in the countryside.

years ago he thought it was due to a lack of concentration. Instead, he found out it was dyslexia.

He always felt fooled around because he had trouble reading and writing. He graduated in ceramic and is an art teacher. He has always been physically thin, and he was exonerated from military service due to his thoracic insufficiency syndrome. He found a summer job in a ceramic company for which he conducted research studies and created trending products. At first, they didn’t want to hire him because of his Mohawk hairstyle and piercings, but they changed their mind as soon as they saw his drawings. He was later hired at Marazzi (ceramic and pavement company) where he still works today. He started with traditional

At the age of 15 he moved to Modena because of his parents’ job.

The first year he found it difficult to get close to the other kids due to his shyness and discretion. He attended the arts institute but decided not to complete his studies because he was afraid he would be forced to read out loud. Alessandro has always had difficulties reading and until a few 22

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drawings and then moved to more technological software products.

He has always loved sculpting, drawing and creating items of clothing for himself. He has often been asked to exhibit his works, but he has always refused.

planning to build his studio, a large kitchen for his friends and a handmade fireplace. Unfortunately, a few months later Alessandro lost everything in the earthquake that hit Emilia Romagna in 2012. He lost his house, his sculptures and his dreams. Since then he hasn’t been able to draw and sculpt.

His favourite subjects are figurative sculptures, usually chubby and weird men and frogs that come right from his childhood, when he used to look for them in the rivers of his hometown.

Today he is not afraid of the earthquake, but he has realized that you can lose everything overnight.

“You feel lost and abandoned by everything and everyone,” he explains with misty eyes that transmit sadness and melancholy.

During the summer of 2011, a Mongolian friend convinced him to visit her home country. It was an improvised trip, he lived with the locals and so this was one of his most interesting life experiences. During this journey, a kite was his trusted companion. In the following years he visited Peru and found Machu Picchu one of the most magical places he has ever been to. Another destination was Yemen, which gave him much energy and the attention to details that can be found in his way of being and thinking and in his style.

“When I came home from work at night, I used to stop and peek through the windows of the houses just to find the comfort of a home and see the people there live the normal life I no longer had.”

Meanwhile, his house is being rebuilt. He doesn’t know if he’ll be happy to go back there, or if he’ll decide to leave. In the past years he has lived in a tent, in a trailer, at his friends’ house - and even if his mother and brother asked him to go live with them, he has preferred to stay close to his home, just like those elders who can’t leave their roots and their lands.

He lived for seven years in Modena, where he bought a house in the old town centre before moving to a restored farmhouse. There he was 27

“I had become a homeless, I stopped eating and washing myself.” This is the reason why he had to give his Italian Pointer Bruna up for adoption. She was used to the comfort and warmth of a home, and it broke his heart not to be able to give it to her. Moreover, he couldn’t afford to feed her and nurture her as he wanted. It was a painful decision, but now Bruna has a new family that loves her and takes care of her.

as he was afraid of travelling alone and had been suffering from panic attacks since the 2012 earthquake.

Six months later they contacted him again for Project60, a photographic project with the portrait of 60 iconic bearded men. It was an important project that could gain him much popularity, but he was still refusing to go. His inseparable friend urged him to go with her, so that he would have not travelled alone. Two days after the photo shoot, his pictures were in every barber shop all over the world, and everybody wondered who this Alessandro Manfredini was. He opened an Instagram account that soon got to 232.000+ followers.

He was still working at the ceramic company, and he carried on with his nomadic life until a friend told him he could no longer go on like that. She rented a room for him, and Alessandro has been living there ever since. She jokingly said that it was already a big improvement to see him without the safety shoes he had started to wear after the earthquake.

Ha has always had a beard, and his hair started turning grey at 27. His modelling career started after a dear friend posted a picture on Facebook.

A company specialised in beard/ moustache care products asked him for the permission to use that picture on their Instagram account.

A week later they contacted him again, astonished because his picture had more likes than their official testimonial, Ricki Hall. They asked him to go to London, but he refused

That’s how his modelling career started, even if he still smiles today when people define him as a model.

He has entered the world top 10 most iconic bearded men, and two years ago he was ranked in the chart for “most handsome future grandfathers”. He has no idea who makes these charts, but he often ends up on them and this really amuses him.

A negative side of his success is that he often gets offers from abroad, which is troublesome as he is afraid of flying. He considers himself very 28

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shy, and has learnt how to pose by watching pictures of “real” models to imitate them - just like in Zoolander, and he jokes about having his very own “magnum” pose.

He sees the tattoo as some kind of armour that protects him from his fears and from what surrounds him.

He has never followed a particular trend or style, but he has always tried to use his body as a temple to be protected by these drawings.

A curiosity? He’s short for being a model, as he is only 172cm (5.6feet) tall - even if he lied about it, saying he is actually 3cm taller.

In the near future he plans to finish rebuilding his house, hoping that at that point he will also be willing to carry on with his project of the kitchen/restaurant. His modelling career is less planned: he simply lives in the moment, seizing the opportunity when it comes. People often recognise him and ask for pictures, but he is so shy that he blushes very vividly, and then he offers to take more pictures just not to give his fans a very embarrassing one.

He has recently posed for a calendar aimed at helping Italian Pointers find a home, a project he really cares about as he had to give her Bruna up for adoption.

His work can bring him huge amounts of money that make him uncomfortable when compared to the salaries of people who get up early every day to go to work.

Anyway, he realizes that his images is exploited even in extreme ways to sell the products he advertises.

Whenever he has the chance, he helps young people with their projects by offering his image if they ask - he jokes about the fact that after all they are the ones who will soon be paying for his pension…

He believes he’s lucky not to have needed model agencies, as they often try to make money out of young people’s dreams.

He says that he might have started getting tattoos as an unconscious defence mechanism against his shyness. He started around ten years ago, with drawings made by himself.

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Alex“Kosei”Reinke a.k.a.TheHolyFox is dedicated to keeping the traditional japanese zen based spirit of kokoro – a simple transaltion would be heart or mind and in the emotional sense spirit, courage, affection and inner meaning.

German born Alex “Kosei” reinke was for long time the only Europena who was taken in as an apprentice of a famous traditional Japanes family lead by the great Irezumi, artis of Yokohama.

Alex just like his former master, only produce traditional Japanese Irezumi tattoo done by machine or by handtool (tebori) on request. He is involved in many other project and his name have travel all over the worldalong side very special exhibitions such as in the Bieannale of Venice, in the Basel museum of cultures and much more.

Diego Lanzone, born in Milan (Italy) on 28th November 1979. His passion for art and drawing led him to the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating, he continued drawing and painting.

In 2009 he decided to stop painting in order to enter the tattoo world.

He started experiencing the art of tattoos in all its forms until he decided to stick with realism, a style that he finds comfortable and secure. After working in several tattoo studios, he finally managed to open his very own tattoo studio: he started with a small shop in the suburbs and then opened a bigger one in the centre of Milan.

The Die’ Tattoo offers mainly realistic black & white tattoos, with subjects such as macabre ladies, desolate landscapes and a lot of skulls. These

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producing something good that will satisfy the customer. The customer may see from your face that you’re not very happy, but the important thing is the tattoo. Experience and books really help.

FASHINK: Have you ever had bad moments?

Alex: I’ve been doing this job for twenty years, which of course means I have a bit of experience.

I’m specialized in Japanese tattoo.

We have bad days, days when we are so tired we can’t perform as we want but we still have to, because we have costumers waiting for us. So yes, I have moments when I’m not inspired, but fortunately I have a large library: books are my inspiration and it’s part of my job to use them as a way to get inspired. When you have experience, you know that even during a bad day you’re capable of

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Diego: There are always bad moments, because it is impossible to be inspired every day. The important thing is to learn from them and use the energy to find a creative way to express my work.

I focus on my art and turn all the black and void that I have in my mind into something real to draw on the skin. I don’t have a particular technique to find the inspiration: it comes at the right moment, I just need to focus on the images.

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F: Is there any particular artwork you would like to do?

up with something new even if it’s a common subject. It’ all about a slow stylistic evolution. Every day is better than the day before.

A: I try to live in the moment as much as I can and I’m happy with my clients. I have already done a lot of quite interesting pieces but of course there are always more things waiting.

I’m surprised by anything that comes in. I listen to the costumers and their wishes: it’s important that I create what the customer wants, and not what I want for them. I’m sure that through experience I will produce better designs - something that I have already done ten years ago (such as a dragon or a Koi) can still be a challenge today. I can come

D: There are a lot of things that I’d like to do, not only related to the world of tattoo but also to music and my other interests.

I want to take some time for myself and go back to painting and sculpting, the hobbies that describe how I am.

Of course there are a lot of more things that I’ve never tried but I’d like to. When you’re too satisfied, it’s the end of everything. An artist has always something new to try and learn.

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F: Do you follow a guideline when you do your work?

D: Not at all, I follow the moment and try to understand what I have inside and turn it into images. Art is feeling, it’s not something that can be planned.

A: Of course there are rules in Japanese tattoos, but I have a certain kind of freedom. I’ve studied traditional Japanese and I follow what I have learned, I don’t want to compromise it.

A lot of people do Japanese style but maybe not traditional: they simply try what looks good or what the customer wants. I try not to be one of them and to be as original as I can. Maybe I will change one day, because change is part of our life, but I dedicated my life to traditional Japanese and I will be faithful to it.

F: Usually, the tattoo artist is a good listener,: have you ever heard any weird story?

A: Nowadays there are too many tattoo artists and maybe they don’t really like people and they don’t want to listen to them. I think this is a shame, because part of our work is the human interaction. Obviously, I’ve heard many stories from people I wouldn’t expect: they tell me about 39

life and my life is my job, so I don’t care how much time I spend with the client: it’s not important how quick I am but what I’m doing. When you are very good, you will touch other people’s heart, and that is the only important thing. The client is not a client anymore: they are more like friends.

D: People open their heart to the tattoo artist: they tell stories and reveal secrets. It’s hard to tell whether a story is weird or not, because everything depends on the point of view and on the experiences of those who listen.

For example, a girl once told me about the provocative way she used to dress to have sex with her man: a sexy nurse, a submissive all tied up on the bed... that was the first time we met, yet she opened up to me as if I were some kind of psychologist.

F: Do you follow some kind of fashion trend?

their jobs, their sexual preferences... but of course everything is confidential, what happens in my shop stays in my shop. Most of the conversations I have with my clients are about life, difficulties, bad events they want to share with others... so maybe you can learn something from their experiences.

Sometimes I can help others, which is nice. I like to follow my clients and not to leave them alone as a lot of young tattoo artists do. My job is my

A: Not really, I always wear black and I’ve always had a beard and long hair. I’m a hipster, but I’ve always been like this: now it’s very popular, and I don’t want to be considered a hipster for that. I stick to what I am and not to trends. I look for quality, so I like fabrics such as cashmere and wool, warm stuff that lasts a long time. Usually, if they have any kind of brand I cut it away. I don’t 40

is much related to music, after all. I only wear black: black is my passion, so I have nothing colored.

I like silver accessories, but they have to be big so you can immediately notice them.

I don’t like to stay in the middle: if black weren’t my favorite color, it would be white. If I were not skinhead, I’d probably have long hair. It’s always all or nothing.

mind what is trendy, I just wear my stuff. If I wear something that is not fashionable I may feel a little weird, but I just want to be myself. I don’t want to change according to the people I’m with. I usually try to stay away from this kind of things.

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by Shelly Wahweotten

Sometimes  I  am  reminded  of  how  comfortable  I  am,  when  challenging  the  edge  of  hobo  minimalism  on  the  road.  For  the  last  few  days,  my  homeboy  and  I  have  been  living  out  of  his  car,  parked  on  the  busy  streets  of  New  Orleans,  while  we  came  down  here  to  celebrate  Halloween.  Voodoo,  creole,  jazz,  skeletons,  parades,  werewolves,  ghosts,  and  us:  just  as  rowdy  as  the  rest  of  them  howling  at  the  moon.

My  coworker  had  mentioned  to  me  a  couple  weeks  ago,  that  he  was  thinking  of  going  to  NOLA  alone,  and  party  by  himself,  for  the  holiday,  I  lol’d  at  him,  but  also  confessed  that  was  something  I  have  always  wanted  to  do,  for  the  same  reason. Â

Recently,  the  tattoo  shop  I  work  at,  gained  another  resident  tattooer,  named  Ben.  He’s  a  seasoned  traveler  also,  and  moved  to  Kansas  &LW\ RQO\ D FRXSOH PRQWKV DJR WR ¿QG D QHZ base.  I  also  had  an  entire  upstairs  room  that  wasn’t  utilized.

In  my  past  living  situations,  living  with  friends  you  hardly  know,  but  have  similar  lifestyles,  seems  to  work  out  the  well  because  you  don’t  have  too  much  initial  judgement  of  the  person,  prior  to  cohabiting.  Fortunately  we  both  work  at  the  same  base  shop,  and  work  opposite  schedules,  so  we  aren’t  in  each  other’s  hair  too  often,  also  making  work  and  pay  guaranteed.  The  house  has  enough  space  that  we  hardly  hear  each  other  when  we  are  home  together,  anyway.  Looking  forward  to  this  long  drive  ahead,  would  give  us  plenty  of  time  to  get  to  know  each  other  more  and  whether,  or  not,  we  can  travel  well  together.  So  far,  we  have  gotten  along  famously,  nothing  but  good  times  and  a  shit  ton  of  laughs.

A  little  chit-­chat  later,  we  agreed  we  were  going  to  do  the  damn  thing.

This  year,  with  Halloween  falling  on  a  Monday,  Saturday  night  was  pretty  dead  at  work,  so  we  set  out  after  shop  closed  and  drove  thru  the  night,  stopping  to  rest  for  a  of  couple  hours,  near  morning,  arriving  in  New  Orleans  by  early  Sunday  afternoon.  His  drive  would  have  looked  pretty  bleak  otherwise,  and  if  we  stuck  around  for  the  local  parties,  nothing  seemed  as  appealing  or  fun,  so  the  drive  to  there  didn’t  seem  like  it  was  going  to  be  too  miserable.

We  stopped  early  Sunday  morning  to  sleep  in  the  car  at  a  rest  stop,  to  continue  the  last  few  hours  of  the  trip  down.  Once  we  arrived,  both  of  us  desperately  needed  a  decent  PHDO EHVLGHV :DIÀH +RXVH DQG WR ZDQGHU around  -­  looking  for  things  to  do.  Ben  picked Â

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a  place  he  knew  had  good  food.  I  ordered  a  FUDZ¿VK SRœER\ KH KDG MXPEDOD\D VXSUHPH Although  i  do  not  eat  most  meats,  i  do,  however,  eat  all  the  seafood  you  could  imagine.  I  was  rather  jealous  of  how  good  his  was,  when  i  tried  around  the  sausage  and  chicken  in  his  rice.  Man  it  was  spicy!  YUM!

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We  both  split  up  from  time  to  time,  to  wander  around,  or  do  other  things,  and  partied  until  we  both  crashed  in  the  back  of  the  wagon  parked  on  the  street. Â

My  agenda,  more  or  less,  was  to  live  thru  my  senses  while  there.  I  wanted  to  taste  foods,  smell  handmade  soaps  in  the  French  Market,  smoke  cigars,  make  friends  with  locals  and  their  pups,  sleep  in  the  park  with  coffee,  see  street  art,  read  Huxley  in  the  bar  at  7am,  after  sleeping  in  a  car  on  the  street  for  a  few  nights.

Monday  morning,  I  woke  at  630  am,  ready  to  get  coffee  from  one  of  the  places  I  smelled  around  the  corner,  yesterday.  But  it  was  too  early,  so  I  walked  around  the  quarters,  while  clean  up  crews  were  sweeping  the  streets.  It  would  probably  be  at  least  another  hour  before  things  started  reopening.  Instead,  I  found  Checkpoint  Charlie’s,  a  24-­hour  bar,  that  was  open  and  serving  full  menu  foods,  drinks  and  coffee,  but  not  good  coffee,  mind  you.  “Not  at  this  dive,  honey!�

At  least,  that  is  how  it  all  started.

After  foods,  we  wandered  around  the  French  Quarters,  hung  out  in  the  park  in  front  of  the  Cathedral  for  a  while,  with  a  couple  cigars  i  had  bought  earlier,  and  people  watched  everyone  in  costumes.  The  sun  was  slowly  setting,  and  little  goblins  and  ghouls  were  still  walking  the  streets  with  their  parents,  some  dressed  like  devils,  and  cats.  We  wandered  around  thru  the  Cathedral  and  smoked  in  the  park. Â

I  sat  inside  reading  Huxley  for  a  couple  hours  while  my  phone  charged.  The  bartender  and  I  chatted  occasionally,  between  partons  and  another  of  her  friends  ended  his  shift,  and  came  in  to  get  breakfast  for  he  and  his  pup,  who  sat  on  his  lap. Â

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We  all  chatted  a  bit  about  this  city,  that  city,  work,  puppies,  patrons,  locals,  and  other  things  we  like  doing  for  a  bit,  until  I  needed  to  get  out  of  the  beginning  busy  time  over  there.  I  sat  in  the  shade  on  the  side  of  one  of  the  buildings  and  napped  out  a  little  more  until  Ben  checked  in  to  see  if  I  had  found  coffee  yet.  I  hadn’t,  obviously.   I  linked  back  up  with  him  in  the  streets,  and  we  walked  towards  one  of  the  good  places  that  had  the  coffee  I  kept  smelling  as  we  walked  by.  We  got  a  couple  of  Iced  Russian  Coffees  with  extra  shots  of  espresso  in  them  and  walked  to  another  park  and  lounged  under  some  shady  trees  for  a  bit,  catching  up  a  bit  on  our  devices.

Halloween  night  in  New  Orleans,  I  will  have  to  say,  was  a  great  success.  I  am  not  particularly  a  fan  of  huge  festivals,  OLNH 0DUGL *UDV EXW WKLV ZDV GH¿QLWHO\ WKH speed  i  was  craving  for.

We  both  went  pretty  hard  thru  the  night,  and  the  next  day  was  a  bit  more  than  hell.  'D\ RI WKH 'HDG ZDV PRVW GH¿QLWHO\ DQ appropriate  title  for  how  we  felt.  I  lost  some  personal  money  towards  the  end  of  the  night,  we  left  town  a  little  later  than  expected,  and  both  suffered  stomach  problems  for  the  entire  13  hour  drive  home.  I  couldn’t  sleep  IRU DQRWKHU KDOI D GD\ DIWHU ¿QDOO\ DUULYLQJ home,  from  the  sickness.  )RXU GD\V ODWHU L KDYH ¿QDOO\ VKRZHUHG 7KH entire  ride  home,  as  sick  as  we  were,  I  kept  thinking  that  we  smelled  like  hot  garbage,  who  had  been  sleeping  in  the  street  for  3  days. Â

Moving  along,  we  wandered  the  French  Market,  for  foods,  and  every  time,  I  died  a  little  bit  more  for  pleasing  my  senses.  Homemade  crafts,  paintings,  fantastic  smelling  soaps,  colorful  fabrics,  dresses,  costumes,  gifts,  street  art  everywhere,  voodoo  camps,  shops,  SHUIRUPHUV $ OLWWOH ELW RI HYHU\WKLQJ ÀDYRUIXO %HLQJ WKDW WKH GD\ LV RI¿FLDOO\ +DOORZHHQ and  it  being  hot  and  humid  there,  we  wanted  to  wait  til  dark  to  change  and  paint  our  faces.

We  hung  around  until  sunset,  then  circle  around  the  wagon  like  a  couple  dorks,  changing  and  trying  to  paint  our  own  faces  in  tiny  vanity  mirrors,  laughing  the  whole  time  about  how  dumb  we  look.  Once  we  were  all  said  and  done,  we  did  it  right  and  looked  pretty  tight! Â

But  I’ll  just  have  you  know,  we  were.  It  was  worth  every  second.  Even  the  miserable  ride  home. Â

There  were  parades  of  people  out  and  about,  some  marching  bands  in  different  areas  playing  tunes  and  dancing.  Giant  monsters,  lots  of  freaks  and  vampires,  and  we  cut  in  and  out  of  them,  all  wandering  place  to  place.  As  hot  as  it  was,  our  makeups  didn’t  last  forever,  but  long,  and  well,  enough  that  we  had  no  cares. Â

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by the Fashink Group photo by Stefano Padovani

NICOLAI LILIN I was born in the Soviet Union and decided to move to Western Europe. I traveled across many countries and decided to stop in Italy where I started working and then writing my stories: today I’m a writer and a storyteller. My books are based on my personal experiences in Russia and probably that’s why I’m so successful.

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I was raised in Transnistria, in a small town where many criminals end up living due to political reasons. They experienced the deportations under Stalin’s regime, so they had many stories I was eager to hear. I lived their adventures through their stories: I was just a kid, but in my mind I was one of the clan. I was very respectful towards them and interested in their values. At the same time, I was disgusted by the world around me: the other guys didn’t bother with ancient traditions, they were just interested in the Western world and consumerism. They only cared about Hollywood and glossy magazines that told them what to wear and how to cut their beard.

I was very scared by drugs: the Western invasion didn’t bring just the latest pair of trousers, music or literature, but also the worst things such as drugs and other synthetics substances. Most of the time it was impossible to distinguish the good things from the bad ones, and common stereotypes influenced our behavior. For example, I used to listen to metal and rock music, genres that are commonly associated with drugs. I’ve always stayed away from them but it wasn’t easy, and most of us were not strong enough.

At the end of the day, they end up devastated.

A friend of mine died because of drugs. Seeing the effects of drugs on the body and mind was a real shock, and it prevented me from falling victim to the drugs myself. I was alone because I wasn’t part of the herd.

Tons of cool stuff were born in the Soviet Union and then the rest of the world copied them. I wanted to try to avoid any contact with the world of my peers and so I tried to stay with old people. Tattoos always fascinated me, so I became the apprentice of an old criminal tattooist. For me it was possible to assist while he was working and learn just by looking. In the Soviet Union, the tattoo was related with crime, and the person who drew the tattoo was not seen as an artist. Tattoos were prohibited by law, because they were considered damage to the person, and hence to the public realm. The soviet citizen was property of the State, just like a car. The sentence (for tattoos?) was up to seven years in jail.

I was a criminal: at only 14 years old I entered the Russian fraternity, a criminal organization with several tests to pass before entering. It was extremely important to me; it meant finding my own place and being like my ancestors.

In Russia we have different criminal “castes”, each one with its traditions regarding tattoos. The same symbols can have different meanings according to which organization one you belong to. Our tradition, the Siberian one, is very ancient: a mummy dating back to 5000 BC was discovered with some symbols on her body.

In Russia everyone copied us and started getting tattoos. In some groups there are subjects that can or cannot be tattooed. For example, we don’t tattoo naked women or parts of them. We use sacred symbols and a lot of weapons: the Virgin Mary with guns, Jesus Christ with a Kalashnikov in his hands and images like these. Or again, our personal saints: the people who had to become criminals to protect their families and fight against the Tsar.

I learnt this ancient code and one day received the blessing to be a tattooist. The modern term is ‘tattooist’ but we like to use the 48

word ‘storyteller’ because his work consist in understanding the past and the present of the people, and transform it into symbols.

It’s about meaning, not aesthetic.

The lines are often rough, we want to avoid to be overpowered by the beauty of the drawing. I tried to stay in the middle. I tried to give a certain kind of harmony without losing the original idea. The oldest Siberian tattoos they are very ugly and crude.

When I ended up in juvie, I used to tattoo the other prisoners, so it was easy for me to have many contacts once I got out. Prison is the university of the criminal world. When I got out, I decided to travel all around Russia and get in touch with other criminal tattooists to learn from them.

After my eighteenth birthday, I was a bit tired of the criminal world: there was a lack of values, there weren’t rules anymore but just a modern, corrupted society. Even the police was corrupted. I was faithful to the old regulations against the system: being criminal was not a way to be rich, you were allowed to rob banks or institutions but not a person.

At first, drugs weren’t present in our streets because the criminals wanted to safeguard their world, but eventually they became a new form of money: instead of cash they used to give you white dust or pills. I went away, I had the opportunity to enter the Russian Federation that was fighting in Caucasus. A lot of young guys with problems with the law like me found in it a possibility of rehabilitation in the society.

The Federation was the possibility of a new future, a better sanitary insurance and maybe a social house.

A lot of young boys managed to reach a honest life.

I did two years and three months of service and the I decided to go back to a normal life and became a soldier. I met a lot of honest people, and that’s why I always keep this environment on my heart.

In my new life I started working as a security guard: it was a sort of army against terrorism, we rescued or hunted down missing people, and did everything concerning private services. I worked for an agency connected with Israel and it was common to deal with terrorists, offer money for a human life and risk our safety.

One day, when I almost lost my ankle, I decided to give it a rest and quit. I came to Italy because my mother moved here after the 1992 war in Transnistria. The collapse of the Soviet Union made it difficult to live in our lands, because the laws didn’t let us live as Russians. We wanted to preserve our language and our culture without external impositions. The rest of Europe and the world doesn’t recognize Transnistria: we have our army force, we are independent from Moldova but NATO don’t consider us as a State, we are linked to Russia but we are dived from it by Ukraine.

After the war, new clans rose to power, so it was dangerous to continue to live there: my father moved to Greece, my mother to Italy and I stayed with my grandpa in Transnistria. Seeing my mother again after ten tears made me decide to stop traveling around, so I started to work as a security guard again before becoming a writer.

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Sometimes I stop and realize how famous I have become, with many bestsellers and a movie. I’m so much focused on my projects that sometimes I fail to realize what there is around me. My first books are based on my personal experiences, a bit romanticized but always real. My new book will be a story of criminal tales, the ones that my grandfather used to tell me.

When I was a kid I thought there was just this kind of stories and then I realized that there was another world outside for European kids. My stories tell about corruption and the Tsar, they are about the world of my grandfathers. Most of time they were stories about an ideal Robin Hood, someone who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

At first I didn’t want Educazione Siberiana to become a film. I received many important proposals from major film directors such as Martin Scorsese, but I just wasn’t sure he was the right choice, as I was afraid it would become a new Gangs of New York settled in Siberia. I found a compromise with Cattleya, an Italian production company: the contract allowed me to have a say in the choice of the director and in every stylistic choice. So at the end I was the director in the film as in my book.

I’m very proud of all the cast, from the great John Malkovich to Peter Stormare. Arnas Fedaravicius was chosen for a coincidence, as he was just accompanying a friend to the cast. He used to fight as a boxer and now he has a completely different life: he lives in Moscow as an artist.

I continue to tattoo but I like to describe myself as someone who’s both a psychiatric and a priest. I’m not a modern tattoist, I don’t simply draw something: I create a connection, I’m a confessor. one day, eight hours since you then need to shoot and the models are exhausted (they have to stay still why you paint on them). The challenge is to be able to do, in eight hours, something very beautiful and very difficult. I am trying to do my best. Clearly, there will be people that will make more beautiful things, and with more fantasy: everyone finds and follows their path in any kind of art.

Now with the photographer Stefano Padovani, who has a particular love for tattoos, we decided together to make a series, a trilogy of bodies painted with tattoos in a very artistic and elegant form: not foregone tattoos, not vulgar ones, not stupid ones; Inspired by some of the best tattoo artists in the world. Despite this new project, personally I would never get a tattoo. It is too definitive as a choice. But this is my personal choice. I still find the tattoo very beautiful; in the same way I find that street graffiti are sometimes very invasive, but I can say when they are just as beautiful. Tattoos, when they are well made, when they have their own culture and research, are incredible. This is why me and Stefano have chosen to make three kinds of ethnicities: the white, the oriental and the black. Ethnicities are all mixed and, by the way, mixes of ethnicities often give better results. Indeed, the chocolate skinned girl that I have painted, along side with my daughter Ginevra, who made the makeup and hair for (she is very good at this) and Stefano has shoot, is a mix of ethnicities: this is where this amazing colour came from. We then work with a Russian girl with a very delicate, angelic white skin. She has some very strong tattoos in contrast with her beauty. Last we have painted an oriental girl, also very beautiful. She is from Korea and she was decorated as if she was a Chinese Ming jar, a white and blue ceramic. We accomplished a great result and we will exhibit our work in Milano at the beginning of September.

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by Ani Constantin

Anisoara Constantin, fitness model and personal trainer, was born 28 years ago in the beautiful region of Bukovina, Romania, and has always been very passionate about sport.

She is one of the top international fitness models and personal trainers. In the past 10 years, Ani has become an icon in Italy, where she lives and works as a fitness model.

She will give you suggestions to live a healthier life

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1. Russian twist Lie down on the floor placing your feet under something steady or ask a partner to hold them down.

Elevate your upper body so that is creates an imaginary V-shape with your thighs. Your arms should be fully extended and perpendicular to your torso: this is the starting position.

Twist your torso to the right side until your arms are parallel with the floor. Breathe out while doing this.

Hold the contraction for a second and move back to the start position while breathing out. Now move to the opposite side and do the same.

As you get more advanced you can hold a weight with both arms for resistance.

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2. Russian step up Start with one foot on the ground and the working foot on a raised surface.

The working thigh must be parallel with the floor.

Contact working thigh and drive up.

Do not help with non-working leg.

When you get to the top, drive the knee up to your chest.

Stand as tall as possible before returning to start.

This is an awesome exercise for targeting the lower body in a very natural movement pattern. It is really close to the movements used in a sprint. Here is a quick work out to go with it: 60 sec left and 60 sec right | 45 sec left and 45 sec right | 30 sec left and 30 sec right 15 sec left and 15 sec right Even if you have only 5 minutes, keep your metabolism pumping and get your blood moving.

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3. Plank It’s very important to do planks every day. Start with the plank position, with your forearms and toes on the floor. Keep your torso straight and rigid and keep your body in a straight line from ears to toes, with no sagging or bending.

Your neck is relaxed and you should be looking at the floor.

Hold the position for 10 seconds to start, then try to keep it up to 30, 45 or 60 seconds.

Planks are ideal for abs because they engage all the main core muscles.

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4. Inner thigh Stand with your feet together.

Step wide with your left foot while bending your right knee in a lunge.

Keep your right leg straight as you go lower towards the floor.

Maintain your upper body in an upright position.

Push back with the left foot and bring both feet together.

This exercise provides a unique training will shape your butt from every angle.

Do 2-4 sets of 8 to 12 reps Rest for 2-3 min.

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“Chocolate chip cookies”

I’m Michelle Dorrell, i am tattooed mother from England.

Ever since i was a very young girl I developed passion for cooking and tattoos. portrait by The Fashink Group in collaboration with teatro7|Lab 118

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ink CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES You Will Need Serves 24 Ingredients 225g Butter, Softened 200g Caster Sugar 225g Dark brown Soft Sugar 2 Eggs 1 Dessertspoon Vanilla essence 375g Plain Flour 1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate Soda 1 Dessertspoon Hot Water 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 350g Dark Chocolate Chips Baking tray Method for making 1. Preheat the oven 180 C / gas Mark 4.

2. In a large bowl cream together the butter, caster sugar and brown sugar until smooth.

3. In a jug beat the eggs and add a little at a time to the sugar mix to create a batter, stir in the vanilla.

Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the hot water and add to the mix along with the salt.

4. Stir in the sifted flour and chocolate chips to create a dough.

Drop large spoonfuls of the dough onto an ungreased baking tray.

5. Bake in the centure of the over for about 10 minutes or until the edges nicely brown Place on a wire cooling rack.

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Inspired by Dante’s Divina Commedia, it represents the flames of hell. Mezcal, chilli liquor and paprika give the drink a spicy and smoky flavour.

Inferno 3 tablespoons mezcal 1 tablespoon paprika syrup and black pepper spirit 1/2 tablespoon chilli liquor A pinch of Ferro-china liquor 6 drops of grapefruit bitters

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by Talita Savorani

Current winter issue of Fashink Magazine will satisfy your “tattoos” needs for sure!

Let’s enter this chill weather even if it’s cold outside.. I’m sure that your house and your wardrobe will be on fire for those news! A perfect present to celebrate your best friend’s birthday or your parents’ anniversary with Pug Yeah cardboards. Leave your beloved totalblack look behind and enjoy Kokon To Zai’s apparel with a unique leitmotif and traditional/old-school prints on skirt, jackets and unisex clothing. Give fuel to your partner wearing something cool, this bra and panties set by Freya lingerie is for tattoos-lovers only!

Last but not least an incredible human being called Pedro Barrail spreads his art and his love for tattoos on furniture.

Tired of total-black but not interested in turning into a colorful maniac? Here’s a chance to increase your winter wardrobe by adding something crazy. http://www. kokontozai.com/ will make you and your boyfriend - or brothers - happy. They offer special and traditional tattooed-hoodies, vintage skirts and fashionable printed fabrics.

Crop tops, pins, patches and leggings, that’s what they got! They start from a Japanese and minimal look always based on black, adding tattoos drawings, cameos and white demon worships. Keep your head up and show the world who you are wearing what you are inspired by!

Looking for the perfect cardboard for that kinky present? Something funny for your shy sister who loves dogs? Pugs are on vogue at the moment and they’re so fluffy and fashionable! Give a look at their lovely website http://pugyeah.com/ and fall in love with adorable pet cards. That fresh look and tattooed pets such as pugs - of course -, dogs, cats and other domestic animals would be perfect to match your present and give a glance on your personality to others. Pink yours and love pets!

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Only for girls section: do you know Freya lingerie? Maybe you don’t but here I am to introduce it to you. She’s making cute and pastel lingerie set for ladies and women but what inspired this article is the Ada bra and panties set. Ada shows its behavior with its playful tattoo design and prints. Satin bows, cute embroidery and that striking fashionable look. This range is designed with a plunge bra, lower in the front with adjustable straps, to give support and comfort to your breast.

It has a great fit all the time and it’s available from cup B to cup H. Lower part matches the same lovely pattern but can be choose in three different designs: thong, shorts and brief.

Let’s show a crazy architecture artist obsessed by tattoos: Pedro Barrail from Paraguay. His most notable work is a series of wooden furniture covered with tattoo designs burned into the surface by members of the Pai Tavytera tribe. This work tells the story of a culture and evoke traditions from the old South America. This secluded tribe and Pedro’s got the same aim: representing with tattoos the visual language of tribe’s history.

Breakfast tables, chairs, coffee tables, mirrors and furniture are included in this huge series too.

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