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GET TO KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION AUDREY KITCHING STARLETS ON THE RISE: CARLY ROSE SONENCLAR AND DEBBY RYAN OLYMPIAN GABRIELLE DOUGLAS SHARES THE GUTS AND GLAMOUR OF ELITE GYMNASTICS
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AFTER 5 STYLE Photos by Jason T. Jaskot, Photo Assistant: Cameron Rose Stylist: Renessta Olds Model credits: Moses for Top Choice Models, Taylor for Q Models Fashion Editor - Renessta Olds Fashion Assistant - William Shiseer James Wardrobe: Blanc di Chine, Robert Graham, Ninh Nguyen, Raf Simons for Fred Perry.
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FROM HOLLYWOOD TO MILAN… T H E R I S E O F B L O G G E R S E N S AT I O N
Audrey Kitching By Nova Lorraine
Who would think that sharing their thoughts with the world would a few years later, lead to a creative empire? Certainly, Audrey Kitching didn’t – once a teen blogger, now, an Internet and style sensation. It’s impossible not to notice her. Audrey’s signature pink locks may draw you in, but it’s her entrepreneurial spirit that makes her a standout. Kitching found herself in the spotlight as Buzznet’s Style Editor-at-Large, but that’s not her only claim to fame. She also displays her incredible talents as a model, designer, fashion journalist, jetsetter, and stylist. Between collaborating on designer lines, writing a cookbook inspired by her vegan lifestyle, and being featured in Italian Vogue, Kitching has her many fans waiting on the edge of their seats to see what amazing project she’ll deliver next. How does this Rainemaker do it all and make it look so good? RAINE: How did you get started in fashion and blogging? KITCHING: I’m from Philadelphia and I was brought up where being creative was normal. My mom is very creative and made my clothes as a child. As I got older, I started designing my own clothing. When I was 16, blogging platforms started popping up. It was great to have a virtual diary to let off some steam. After leaving high school to work for AVEDA, my musician friends invited me to tour with them as their stylist. I moved to Los Angeles and I blogged about my experiences and gained a lot of popularity from fans interested in a behind-the-scenes glance at their favorite bands. RAINE: When did you break into modeling? KITCHING: My hair was originally long, curly, and reddish brown and my hair salon was always asking me to model for them. I went to modeling school in the city for two years and got to spend my Saturday mornings playing with make-up and taking pictures. I went to my first convention and it was horrifying: there were thousands of other girls. I ended up winning petite runway, most photogenic, and best portfolio, but I remember thinking I shouldn’t have won anything. Hot Topic contacted me to model for them. I transitioned into art directing shoots with myself as the model. I decided to be independent and see what would come and people started hiring me for my persona. I was recently in Italian Vogue. I consider myself an unconventional model and I feel I am so lucky I get to do what I love for a living.
RAINE: How did your partnership with Buzznet start? KITCHING: Buzznet reached out to me when they were just starting out after coming across my blog. I started writing and producing videos for them. RAINE: What new projects do you have in the works? KITCHING: I’m re-launching a limited edition clothing line this Spring. I’m only making fifty of each piece, so they will become collectibles. My first line grew so fast and got so crazy, so I decided to start fresh this time. The style is comfy casual wear: girly, edgy, and fun. I’m transitioning into writing something people can take away from. One of my current writing projects is a fashionista budget bible which will show people fun things you can do without a lot of money: how to take an old pair of shoes and make them look new, how to travel on a budget, at-home spa treatments and a lot of other really cool stuff. I am also working on a cookbook with vegan recipes and hope to finish it in the next year. I’m also doing a lot of collaborations. I designed a pair of sunglasses with a company called Bon Look. I’m working with a shoe company called Carol D and I’m going to Milan to shoot their campaign in the Spring and will design a couple of shoes in the collection that I am modeling. There are a million different branches of Audrey Kitching, for example, I just launched my metaphysical shop in Feb. 2013 and sold out of inventory in just 24 hours. I feel like my followers are very creative people and I want to give them more then just modeling photos and celebrity blogs: I see Audrey Kitching as a Lifestyle Brand. RAINE: What do you want your fans to know about you? KITCHING: I am a crazy organized neat freak. I am a hard person to live with so, my boyfriend deserves a medal for dealing with me. I don’t really like trains or buses or flying and I’ve never been outside the US. It’s a struggle for me to travel a lot. I love to travel but absolutely hate the process of getting there. I consider myself a fashion writer and stylist, but I’m trying to learn to allow myself to also embrace my role as a model. RAINE: What do you love about being an entrepreneur? KITCHING: I can do everything from a cookbook to a blog; I’m even in training to be a Reiki Master. I’m very lucky: whatever I do, my followers embrace.
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Corsica Hollywood’s Little-Known Jewel of the Mediterranean By Jesse Nash, with Barney Lehrer
Where do actors George Clooney and Kathy Bates, singers Tom Jones and Alicia Keys, and even socialite Paris Hilton (just to name-drop a few of Hollywood’s elite) go to escape the rigors of being in the spotlight day in and day out? Why, the tiny island of Corsica, that’s where. Every day we read stories of Hollywood’s crème de la crème going on holiday to such destinations as the tony island of St Barth’s in the Caribbean, Hollywood’s backyard playland, Cabo San Lucas in Mexico’s Baja Penninsula, or the chi-chi ski slopes in Aspen, Colorado. But now a discreet group of Hollywood stars have discovered the crown jewel of the Mediterranean. This writer has known about this enchanting island for over 20 years when there was only one automatic car on all of Corsica, and it was reserved for yours truly. Well, I knew my secret couldn’t stay hidden forever... 76
Corsica is a rock-hard, fragile paradise. It’s for beach lovers, hikers, divers, and culture buffs alike, combining dazzling white beaches with dramatic mountain ranges and picturesque old towns. There’s plenty of activities for your body and some rich history to engage your mind. Just off the coasts of France and Italy and jutting out of the Mediterranean Sea like an impregnable fortress, Corsica resembles a miniature continent, with astounding geographical diversity. Within half an hour, the landscape morphs from glittering bays, glitzy coastal cities and fabulous beaches to sawtooth peaks, breathtaking valleys, dense forests and beautiful hilltop villages. The scenery that unfurls along the island’s crooked roads will have you constantly stopping to whip out your camera. Napoleon’s birthplace boasts breathtaking views and a plethora of charming corners. Take a boat out of the resort village of Porto to see the bright white Calanques,
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steep-walled bays with their dramatic backdrop of stone cliffs rising up over the sea. Visit the thirteenth-century Calvi Citadel, then wind your way on mountain roads toward the tiny village of Calvi for a romantic dinner before heading out for a morning excursion on the scenic Route de Bavella. Although Corsica has officially been part of France for over 200 years, it feels different from the mainland in everything from customs to cuisine, music, language and character -- and that’s part of its appeal! Hollywood Loves Corsica! And now a select few of America’s most famous celebs have discovered this magical island. This past August, George Clooney and girlfriend Stacy Kiebler joined friends for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle adventure around the entire island. The couple hooked up with friends, including Clooney’s business partner and collaborator, Grant Haslov, and were spotted all over the island during their one-month getaway. Singer Alicia Keys married boyfriend Swizz Beatz near Corsica’s charming port town of Portovecchio, which will host the first leg of the Tour de France bicycle race this year. The wedding ceremony was performed by Deepak Chopra, and friends Bono (of U2) and singer/
actress Queen Latifah were there to lend their support. And Keys, fully pregnant at the time, was seen there in a bikini, which had paparazzi from around the world trying to capture the next hot tabloid cover. Stooges rocker Iggy Pop performed in the village of Patrimonio, where they also happen to make some of the best red wine on the island. Pop was so smitten with Patrimonio he openly mingled with the locals and visited a few restaurants in the area in the days after his concert. Actress Kathy Bates stayed for a year in Saint Florent, a quaint fishing town close to one of Corsica’s most beautiful beaches, before receiving the bad news that she had breast cancer and had to have a double mastectomy immediately. Now the actress, who has a hit TV show called “Harry’s Law,” has expressed her desire to “friends” that she would like to return and spend some more quality time in “the heart of paradise.” Singer Tom Jones is a regular vacationer on the island. He fell in love with Bonafacio—a spectacular fortress town high on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean--in the 1960s, while at the peak of his career. “Right after ‘It’s Not Unusual’ came out, a friend took me on his yacht and we went to Calvi. What a beautiful island and I keep coming back year after year.”
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By Laura Tingo
Photo by Rebekah Cartrett Courtesy of Dina Gustin Baker. Portrait Photo by Laura Tingo.
For Dina Gustin Baker, painting is “poetry without words, music without sound and freedom without loss.” Through that personal quote, her abstract paintings convey her true self: a woman who is steadfast, strong, and absolute - and an artistic force. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baker’s career began in the early 1940s with conversations with Dr. Barnes of the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, having been awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City, and soon enough surrounded by the true greats of their time – Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willlem de Kooning, the list goes on. “It has been my life and I work every day,” said Baker, who enjoys painting in her West Palm Beach studio. Both Baker’s earliest works dating back to the 1940s, and works created throughout her expansive career have been featured in various prestigious national and international spaces, and many of her works are on display in several lauded permanent collections. Among the many galleries and museums that have featured Baker’s works are: Walter Wickiser Gallery, Inc., The Ezair Gallery, and the Adlung Gallery, in New York City and Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah. In Germany, her works have been featured in the Amerika House in Hamburg, Munich; and the Regensberg Museum, in Regensburg. Baker’s works, housed in permanent collections, are on display at The Boca Raton Museum of Art, in Boca Raton; the Bergen Museum, in Paramus, New Jersey; Barnes Foundation, in Merion, Pennsylvania; and Rutgers University, in Piscataway, New Jersey. Baker has been honored with several distinguished scholarships to several prestigious art colleges and institutes. She attended the Temple Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and The Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania; The Art Students League in New York City; Atelier 17, in New York City; The Edward MacDowell Fellow Program, in Peterborough, New Hampshire; and The Virginia Center for The Creative Arts, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Raine Magazine - Volume 15
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