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VOLUME 17 | AUGUST 2022

CHIC IN THE HEAT 5 WORK TO WEEKED STYLE SECRETS

KITX 2022 READY-TOWEAR COLLECTION

MARINA TSVETANOVA

YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE IF YOU DRESS FOR IT.

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THE ECLIPSE SERIES

Watchmaking, the art which combines aesthetics and mechanics. On one hand, the aesthetics on the dial of the timepiece, and on the other hand the mechanic which is the heart of the timepiece. An exquisite combination of both creates a luxury watch. The new series that is represented by Antonio Boggati is inspired by the eclipse phenomenon.

An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body is temporarily obscured, bypassing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer.

The term eclipse is used to describe a solar or a lunar eclipse which is either total or partial. In this case, the designer Antonio Boggati immortalizes a partial solar eclipse during which the moon covers a part of the sun in an annulus creating a luminous ring. How beautiful and unique, one of the most impressive phenomena of space to be depicted on a watch dial that inhales art and exhales luxury.

"The Eclipse Series" is a series that combines exaggeration, elegance, and luxury. It is a series based on the first series of the brand, "Couple La Paris Series", maintaining the asymmetrical and modern design that is the identity of the Antonio Boggati brand. The series "The Eclipse Series", is a limited edition, with a Swiss movement, sapphire crystal, premium leather, and 316L high-quality steel. All the details inside the watch are embossed with special patterns to create the feeling of space. In order of making it much more stunning, the brand designer added a touch of a pair of two asymmetrical Swarovski elliptical curves to the watch case, creating a work of art.

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High Jewelry Signature Collection Lion

Gabrielle Chanel was born under the sign of Leo, her birthdate August 19, 1883. Like the lion, Mademoiselle was majestic, instinctive, radiant, powerful and fiercely protective of the things that were hers.

LION BROOCH A profusion of white diamonds creates a handsome frontal lion, while carefully calculated volumes ensure the most flattering portrait. Handcrafted in 18K white gold*, this High Jewelry brooch represents Leo, Mademoiselle’s zodiac sign. *White gold plated with thin layer of Rhodium for color.

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In 1919, Gabrielle Chanel fled Paris to Venice, the city of the lion, devastated by the loss of her great love, Boy Capel. While there, under the watchful eye of the Lion of Venice, Coco found new inspiration and the courage to go on.

LION RING The ring's majestic pavé-diamond lion, handcrafted in 18K white gold*, stands boldly upon the summit of an internally flawless, custom 5.28-carat Marquise-cut diamond of radiant and staggering beauty. *White gold plated with thin layer of Rhodium for color.

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Throughout her life, Mademoiselle always kept figures of lions, the emblem that would be engraved upon the buttons of tweed suits.

Forever protecting Mademoiselle, the lion is the spirit of CHANEL High Jewelry.

LION NECKLACE A transformable lion necklace begins with a river of diamonds encircling the neck, creating a classic style when worn on its own. The detachable lion is added for a longer, bolder necklace, the Leo sign emblazoned with diamonds, amidst a constellation of pear­cut, oval­cut and cushion­cut diamonds and handcrafted in 18K white gold*. *White gold plated with thin layer of Rhodium for color.

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VOLUME 17 | AUGUST 2022

Fashion

GRETA CONSTANTINE FALL 2022 READY-TOWEAR

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ARE YOU BEAUTIFUL? YES I AM

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WEAR MAKEUP OR NOT! THAT’S COMPLETELY ALRIGHT

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Oribe's New Hair Alchemy Collection

14. INTERVIEW 30. DAVID KOMA 38. LOOKBOOK 50. IRIS VAN HERPEN 54. TONY WARD

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Marina Tsvetanova PHOTOGRAPHER- KIRIL ALEXANDROV

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INTERVIEW

Hi, could you start by telling us a bit about yourself?

Hello! My name is Marina Tsvetanova from Sofia, Bulgaria. I am a model, TV host and owner of a fashion brand in Bulgaria.

Tell us about your journey so far.

In 2019 I became Mrs Bulgaria. After that, I started to member of charitable organizations and a lot of photoshoots. I participated in many fashion shows also. This year I was a participant in the international beauty competition Lady Universe 2022 with national director Tsvety Razlozhka- Moskova. There I became the first runner-up.

After that, I travelled to Dubai for the world beauty competition Grand Queen Universe 2022 and took a special award for style.

How would you describe your style?

In my daily life, it is sporty and elegant but I love to wear elegant dresses the rest of the time.

Tell me about your experience as a model.

I started 6-7 years ago with professional modelling. I was a model at many runaways in Bulgaria, also in Milan Fashion Week and Dubai Fashion Week. I am an advertising face of a number of fashion brands.

How has your life changed since then?

It is very important that a person does what he loves so that it happens in the best way.

Modelling is a part of my life, that I adore.

A lot of your influence comes from social media. That’s great because it allows you to control your image. But is it also limiting, because it’s so one-sided?

In social media you have complete freedom to express yourself that's the best part. I don't see limitations, on the contrary.

How would you describe your talents to someone who doesn’t get it?

I don't like to be understood. I want to do what I can and love.

2020 has been the strangest of years, how did you find lockdown? Any lessons or discoveries?

2020 was one of the most stressful and difficult years of my life. I was able to understand what is really important and valuable in life. thanks to the lockdown, I started spending a lot more time with my family - something I didn't find much time for.

During the lockdown, I realized that if you don't have health, you are not capable of doing anything.

Who have been some of your favourite collaborators so far in the industry?

I try to do my best in every collaboration, so I can't single out a particular favourite.

Perhaps the best is yet to come.

What first piqued your interest in fashion and modelling?

The truth is that I didn't choose fashion, it chose me. I discovered this industry quite by accident and it turned out to be the thing that gives me the greatest pleasure in life.

What is the biggest highlight of your career so far?

Maybe my participation in Vie Fashion Week in Dubai this year.

Do you have a favourite designer or high street brand?

Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld and Balenciaga.

What is your greatest strength?

To do so many things at once and that I would not give up my goals and dreams for anything in the world.

What are your goals as a model?

My family is not musical. My mom is into finance and my father is an engineer. But they love music and always joining me for every my concert .

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GRETA CONSTANTINE FALL 2022 READY-TOWEAR

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ARE YOU BEAUTIFUL? YES I AM Each one of us doesn’t accept ourselves as we are in spite we keep on seeking more flaws in ourselves.

There is no perfect definition of beauty as beauty is always perceived differently by each individual - as it says “beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”. The term beauty is always shaped by the people of our society which is absolutely vague. But this standard which is framed by people actually has affected the true standard of beauty. Every one of us just blindly follows the standard beauty without realizing the actual meaning of beauty. Social media has also played a vital role in shaping beauty standards. It has always been shown that to be beautiful one has to be fair complexioned without any spots and have a perfect body shape. The media has always portrayed the ideal body type in magazines and television programs. And people who have freckles, cellulite, stretch marks, are overweight, thin, tall, short or any other flaws are regarded as ugly or unattractive.

These unrealistic beauty standards are taught to girls to achieve from a very young age. They grew up following these standards and it gets so into their mind that they can do any possible way to achieve that unrealistic ideal type. In order to achieve that they may suffer from various physical and mental problems like - eating disorders, and dysmorphia.

After attaining a certain age girls go for various kinds of cosmetic surgery like - botox, chin surgery, cheek lift, chemical peel, cosmetic dentistry and many more in order to look perfect. While going through these dangerous and painful processes it may sometimes go wrong which in turn makes them suffer more. They also go through mental issues like - anxiety, and depression. They mentally break down so much that it hampers their other important things in life education, relationships with family members and friends. They can’t perform well in any way, lose interest in everything and also become unsocial.

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While growing up everyone faces their share of criticism and so do I. Each and every person I came across has reminded me of how improper I was which deeply affected my self-esteem and also hampered my self-confidence. I was always referred to as “skinny” and “dark” which makes me feel like I don’t fall under this so-called perfect beauty standard. It keeps on hitting my mind that I was different and ugly. But I was unaware of the fact that being different is what makes one beautiful. Each person is different and beautiful in their way in this world. It takes a while to accept the way I am. I started to love my underweight skinny body, the colour of my body and each and every imperfection which makes me perfect.

There are different ways for each one of us to help ourselves to encourage that we are not less than anyone else. We are beautiful the way we are. We have to define the definition of beauty in our way because there is no such strict definition of women’s beauty. It always varies from person to person. The media and society will always play their role to convey messages of unrealistic beauty but we have to help ourselves by defining beauty in our own way.

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others are what make us beautiful enough. Though recently beauty standards have changed. The media is portraying individuals with flaws in magazines, and television programs. It's a relief for the coming generation as they don’t have to deal with the unrealistic beauty standards of society. It is so encouraging to watch famous personalities and influencers promote beauty standards by not following the ideal beauty type.

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WEAR MAKEUP OR NOT! THAT’S COMPLETELY ALRIGHT Is makeup the only thing that makes one look beautiful? I guess most of us will say NO! There are many reasons why people wear makeup. There could be a lot of reasons but I will be mentioning the one that I came through. The reasons I am going to mention, maybe everyone out there will agree, it's just that what I have come through these years I am sharing.

The first reason is that makeup makes one feel confident. This statement may not be applicable to everyone but there are individuals for whom makeup is a blessing. This is something which actually covers all our flaws like blemishes, acne, and dark spots and makes us look more beautiful and appealing.

Looking good is not bad, if someone is feeling great after covering or hiding their flaws then it's completely all right. It's their skin, they can do whatever they want and however, they want to carry themselves. Sometimes it's

easy to say that a natural look is what people should show and not by covering themselves under makeup but that’s not true. There are individuals who have faced and been facing a lot of flaws in their faces. They are so conscious about their barefaced that they lose their confidence and it is because they face bullies about their imperfect faces. So for survival if they feel like wearing makeup can make them feel better then I would say just go for it. I can give examples of dramas where it has portrayed how much girls had to face bullies if they were born with imperfect faces. I will mention Korean dramas ( True Beauty, My ID is Gangnam Beauty, Birth of a Beauty, She Was Pretty) as I have seen quite some of them in this context. There must be more movies and dramas on this theme which shows the ugly side of being imperfect, how to suffer being born with an imperfect face and the only survival becomes makeup which hides their flawed face and gives them the power of confidence. But

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as I have mentioned, it's fine to be without makeup and accept the way we are. Be you, be beautiful.

The second reason is that makeup is an art. Not everyone is good at the art of cooking, writing, painting, singing or dancing but makeup is an art in which women can do good with just a little effort. This is a form of art in which you can do a lot of exploration from bold to very basic one. There are no limitations to this form of art. This is also not genderbased, all genders can explore the art of makeup. You can see women, and men wearing makeup for magazines and show to drag queens and kings. Makeup started just to hide or cover facial imperfection and now it's just doing wonders through crazy explorations.

The last reason is that makeup has become such an important part of everyone’s life that it’s really sad that individuals have forgotten the true natural beauty which is being in your own imperfect skin. It's not always covering up your flaws to look perfect, it's about how you look beautiful being different with your flaws. It has become so important for everyone that no one gets out of their home without wearing makeup - it may be a basic one or a heavy one but playing an important part in every individual's life.

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Even popular celebs don’t go out without makeup which influences the younger generation on how important it is to look perfect and hide your imperfection.

The reason may be whatever, it's totally up to you whether people out there wear makeup or not, everything is valid till you feel good about it and does not hurt anyone’s feelings. If it makes you feel best then go for it or if not then be in your own skin that’s also completely all right. It's your happiness which matters at the end of the day. So just do whatever makes you feel beautiful, look beautiful and most importantly make you feel confident.

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Oribe's New Hair Alchemy Collection

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If your hair seems more fragile than normal, you're not alone. Breakage and fallout is all too common, which is why Oribe's latest collection, a three-step system targeting resilience called Hair Alchemy, is designed to get to the root of the problem.

"I'm finding that 30 percent of my clients are noticing more breakage and shedding, and are looking for ways to combat those issues," Oribe's global educator, Christian Ceja-Compin, says.

Hair Alchemy's shampoo, conditioner, and treatment serum aim to prevent breakage before it even starts. "Prevention has always been a main category in skin care, and now is starting to make its way into hair care as consumers become increasingly more savvy," Gabriella Raccuia, Oribe's product development manager, explains.

"Prevention from hair breakage is important, because unlike your skin, which can regenerate itself, hair breakage is irreversible."

In the era of COVID-19, and its high levels of stress, the hair category has come under particular scrutiny with complaints of hair thinning rising to the fore. As you attempt to thicken and grow out your hair, you might find the strands to be particularly fragile and difficult to rehabilitate. This makes it nearly impossible to reach longer lengths, healthy shine, and body, with rough texture and split ends plaguing hair in the interim. But this is just one type of hair woe that the collection seeks to address; as mentioned, its beauty is in its preventive line of approach.

WHAT CAUSES HAIR BREAKAGE? "There are a few factors that can cause hair breakage," Ceja-Compin says. "The most common include heat styling, aggressive brushing, and wearing hair in a tight ponytail." For these types of behavioral causes of hair breakage, he recommends using creamy products that protect against heat damage (the leave-in Fortifying Hair Serum provides protection from thermal damage up to 450 degrees), detangling gently, sleeping on a silk pillowcase, and using preventive products.

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