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Volume 37 Fashion Issue
Gary James Mcqueen A D I G I TA L D E S I G N E R T O WAT C H
ZAAF Collection Full story on page 8
CONTENTS bespoke designers on the rise: ZAAF Ethiopian Luxury, Designing with Gold Konstantina Mahlia,
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Denise Reddy Sustainable Choices, Dreu Beckemberg Luxury Defined
digital designers to watch: Nesa Gholipoor Flying into the Future, 3D Gets Real
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Gary James McQueen, Ambiguity Collection Anthony Browning, Grace Moore Animalistic Gradients
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TECH HIGHLIGHT: Handsfree Phones The Way of the Future
CULTURE: Award Winning Artist Liz West Dazzling the World with Color, Beauty in the City Archer Hotel New York, Kelsi Davies Influencer to Watch, Nova Lorriane Unleash Your Supernova
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ART IN BLACK AND WHITE: Through the Lens of Celebrity Photographer Vital Agibalow, Photographer
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HOME AND DESIGN: Letting Nature In A Modern Home of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner,
Mark Harris The Human Landscape, Taking the Art Scene by Storm Katerina Christina
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Photos provided by Abai Schulze/ZAAF Collection Written by Abai Schulze
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AAF was founded in 2014 with the goal of creating economic empowerment to African artisans and a new perspective and standard of global luxury. Their vision is to create unique products people love and want to buy as this is the most sustainable of approaching economic development. Building on their prize–winning and internationally recognized work established in Ethiopia, ZAAF is developing long-term growth opportunities across Africa. They are partnering with skilled artisans to develop high-end designer products that celebrates the boundless depths of their continent’s ancient cultures, designs, and natural wonders that have laid the foundation for the next wave of incomparable creativity, luxury, and style. Abai Schulze is the founder and creative director of ZAAF. Her life journey has taken her from an orphanage in Addis Ababa to the United States
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reu Beckemberg is a luxury menswear brand created by founder and creative director Dreu Beckemberg. After migrating from his birthplace in Kingston, Jamaica to the United States as a teenager, Beckemberg began working as a barber in Brooklyn, New York. Endeared and trusted by his clients, he discovered he had a talent for styling and quickly became an image consultant to his regular clientele and friends. Made For You, which is his custom suiting line, came into fruition in 2011, when Beckemberg began creating custom looks for his friends. He quickly gained a coveted client roster of NBA players, clergy, civil servants, and celebrities alike.
In 2015, Dreu launched a contemporary RTW line called the Beckemberg Cricket Club, which is centered on the art and love for the sport of cricket, a game he played as a child back in Jamaica. The Dreu Beckemberg collections are designed with an edgy take on classic looks for men who dress well for every occasion around the world. Each collections’ fabrics are sourced from the finest mills across the globe. Dreu Beckemberg’s footprint can be seen on primetime TV, red carpet, fashion magazines, and your everyday style connoisseur. The Beckemberg man is a discerning gentleman with class, edge, and elegance who enjoys life to the fullest.
Nesa Gholipoor
FLYING INTO THE FUTURE
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Nesa Gholipoor is 32 years old and from Iran. She studied fashion costume design and has experience working in theater costume design. She’s a big fan of Alexander McQueen, and would consider herself inspired by him as well as nature in her costume designs. The name of her collection is Flight. Nesa does not have a company and works as a freelance designer. At the time of making her collection, Nesa was very upset and sad. She believes that her best work is made when she’s feeling depressed. The goal of this collection is to show that despite the fence (struggles) surrounding humans, there is still a way to fly.
Photos Provided By Liz West @ _lizweststudio
Photo by Jamie Woodley
Gallery exhibit: Aleksi Nurminen/Andy Stagg
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Unleash Your
SUPERNOVA An Interview with Author Nova Lorraine Photographer- Vital Agibalow, Hensel Ambassador Makeup - Andrea Hidalgo, Artist Makeup Academy Hair - Willa Ferreira Stylists - Chantel Ostheimer Assistant Stylists - Yuliana Tsapar, Aspen Littlejohn, Sage Littlejohn Shoes - John Ashford Location - Archer Hotel New York Nova is wearing Albion Vu
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Born in Jamaica and raised in Connecticut with her five siblings, Nova Lorraine is an award-winning fashion designer, author, speaker, and a branding advisor for fashion, lifestyle brands and startups. Nova's debut fashion collection earned her Best Haute Couture Designer of the Year, and her designs have been featured on The View and in Essence and Vogue Italia magazines. Nova founded Raine Magazine in 2007 and has interviewed Mark Cuban, Kendall Jenner, Ben Carson, Nicky Hilton and Priyanka Chopra, to name a few. Nova is a poet and storyteller at heart and has found success in her newly released book and podcast, Unleash Your Supernova. Nova is a two-time podcast award nominee, including Podcast of the Year as well as the People’s Choice Best Podcast Host. Nova has expanded her creative and fashion pursuits into the Metaverse to include NFT’s, DAO’s, and digital experiences such as the Pink Kangaru Podcast Network. Nova spends her free time guest lecturing, writing fiction, and cheering at sporting events for her four children. What was the initial spark of creative inspiration that led to you starting work on the book? After sharing a story with a friend to help advise him on a new venture, he suggested that I include that in a book along with other pieces of advice I had previously given him over the years. He was so moved by what I had recently discussed with him, he then said to me, “Why don’t you write a book. You know, you could really help a lot of people. You have so many wonderful stories, of which have helped me so much; you should really write them down and have others hear them too.” At that moment, I just became quiet and really began to seriously think about it. After a couple of days, I began to get real excited that with a book, I can offer to others what I didn’t have for so many years- authentic guidance from someone who would share the good, bad and ugly of entrepreneurship. What would be your first piece of advice for someone looking to pursue creative entrepreneurship as a career? Seek out a mentor that is an expert in operations within the area you focused on. A mentor can guide you on the execution of your ideas, introduce you to a valuable network, and teach you new skills that compliment your current ones. I met my mentor after being an entrepreneur for eight years, and the role he played in my life was invaluable. Unfortunately, after just three short
Nova is wearing Marina Micanovic Shoes - John Ashford
years after meeting, he passed unexpectedly. However, seven years after his untimely death, his knowledge and support still inspires me to this day. How do you hope your life story and advice offered within the book influences your readers? I want the readers to see that with persistence, patience, and flexibility, it can help you accomplish anything you desire. There were so many times while on my journey that I wanted to give up due to a failure or frustration, but something inside kept me on my path and I am very grateful for the nudges along the way that I didn’t give up. Sometimes all one needs is a nudge. If we take it one day at a time, one month at time, and one year at a time, we can reach each and every one of our goals. Where does the book fit in within your personal brand? Unleash is about tapping into the infinite potential we have inside of us. I feel that I have been walking the walk by discovering new and exciting things about myself while trying things that seem impossible or far reaching. For example, I decided to start professionally acting two years ago and got a lead role in an Agatha
P H O T O G R A P H E R
MARK HARRIS The Human Landscape
LETTING NATURE IN A MODERN HOME OF
JOE JONAS AND
SOPHIE TURNER
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“Learn to appreciate the journey because at the end, that is the only thing that matters.” -Nova Lorraine
Unleash Your Supernova The Book
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