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From the Publisher Our kids may not be moving back in droves, but someone else’s kids St. Louis. We have visionaries and entrepreneurs starting and will make a home here. I’m certain of it. Tey’ll come from big cities keeping companies here. Answers.com remains headquartered such as New York, like I did — along with half of the other people here after it was founded by a couple of entrepreneurs from in our Central West End condo. Tey’ll come from Austin, where Washington University, and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey my son lives, and from other hot markets such as Seattle, Atlanta launched Square in St. Louis. Now millions of people swipe and Boston, where talented people are seeking opportunities to credit cards on smart phones, tablets and laptops on a device be a bigger fsh in a smaller pond. And they’ll come from smaller conceived of by a proud St. Louisan. And dozens of industry communities, where St. Louis is considered a booming metropolis. leaders live here – even if their business are elsewhere – No matter where they come from, we could use half a million or so, including Arnold Donald, the new CEO of Carnival Corp., because the chance of building an ocean and mountains to attract Jon Epstein, the CEO of Fila USA, and Todd Siwak, who runs people from the coasts seems less likely. Chicago-based Ferrara Candy Co. Can you imagine St. Louis with 500,000 more people? Our We are remarkably diverse. Our gay community is thriving neighborhoods would fll up, and houses would sell as soon as – according to Advocate, we’re one of the 15 gayest cities in they went on the market. People would be eating at restaurants America. Our Hispanic population is booming, and Latin at 11 p.m. Te late shows at jazz clubs would sell out. Cranes culture is thriving on Cherokee Street. We have one of the would dot our skyline as ofce and condo towers rose into the largest Bosnian communities in the world outside of Bosnia. And sky. Developments would pop up in East St. Louis, making it our Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities are the hot place to live with the best views of downtown. growing in the double digits. This kind of diversity makes St. As Morris Sterneck, one of the developers of the Galleria, Louis more attractive to open-minded people, the kind of people once said to me as we walked down a street in the Central West we need to compete not just in America, but in the world. End: “There’s nothing about this corner that 100,000 more Perhaps you, like me, wondered who would fill the people couldn’t fx.” thousands of square feet at the Chess Club in the Central West We are well on our way. End. I am amazed to see chess players – from kids all the way We have some of the most beautiful neighborhoods and to champions – fock day and night to what people in the chess homes in the country, according to nationally acclaimed interior world say is the best chess club in the world. Go online and designer Marshall Watson. He thinks Soulard, Lafayette Square, see thousands of people each week drawn to St. Louis to play Benton Park and other areas are gems waiting to be redeveloped. virtual chess. Tis was accomplished by one passionate chess We have a growing list of nationally recognized chefs, player in less than 5 years! restaurants and artisan purveyors. Turn on the Food Network and For many of the last 25 years, it seemed as if St. Louis’ best you’re likely to see one the hosts raving about Niche, Farmhaus, years were behind it. But of late, I sense we are on the cusp of a Annie Gunn’s, Pappy’s, Bissingers or Companion Bread. St. Louis Renaissance. I can’t wait to see what the next 10 years We have awesome universities that attract students from will bring. Let’s focus on welcoming outsiders to our great city all over the world. Tey enjoy what St. Louis has to ofer, and and on giving them reasons to come back or stay. When they do, they’re just a few years away from becoming doctors, attorneys, in the process contributing to making St. Louis great again, our engineers, financiers, entrepreneurs and teachers ready to kids will follow. change the world. Hopefully, our world. At least that’s what I’m hoping for! We have a booming contemporary arts scene with the Contemporary Art Museum, the Pulitzer, the new wing of the Saint Louis Art Museum, gallerists and fne arts publishers with clients around the world. In fact, my sister in New York recently called to ask me what I thought about a painting featured at Gallery618 . At the end of the conversation, she posed a question: “Who would have thought a New Yorker would be Craig M. Kaminer buying art from a St. Louis gallery?” Publisher St. Louis and St. Louisans are remarkably connected, craig@slmag.net and no matter where I travel, someone knows someone from 26 slmag.net
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In a world where time is a precious commodity, more St. Louisans are fying private than ever before. With a private jet, you can schedule your fight at the last minute, pull your car up to the airplane, avoid security lines and people patting you down, and get where you’re going in a fraction of the time the trip would have taken on a commercial fight. Who wouldn’t want to trade that for the typical commercial experience, where direct fights are few and long lines and a lack of hospitality make travel feel like punishment, whether you fy frst class or coach. A range of private planes and charter companies serve St. Louis, but two stand out as the gold standards, worthy of consideration by Sophisticated Living readers: Spirit Jets and Jet Linx. THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS Spirit Jets, a boutique frm based at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfeld, ofers private jet charters and aircraft management services nationwide. Owners Doug McCollum and Jason Boyd are veterans of the business who have catered to discriminating executives and their families for years. McCollum and Boyd pride themselves on the relationships they have with their clients and on delivering the high level of personal attention, service and safety that their clients demand. McCollum started his aviation career as an aircraft technician and was a corporate pilot for Anheuser-Busch for many years before he started his previous company, JetCorp, in 1981. JetCorp was a multifaceted aviation company with 250 employees that provided technical support, fueling, charter and aircraft management. After owning and operating JetCorp for 25 years, McCollum sold the business in 2006. “Unlike JetCorp and many other aviation companies that dabble in all aspects of aviation, Spirit Jets’ focus is, and always has been, on providing world-class management services and exceptional charter options,” McCollum says. Boyd, who handles many of the daily operations, also started his career as a licensed aircraft technician and learned 28 slmag.net
the industry from the ground up. Over the course of his career, he has been responsible for the management of more than 40 aircraft throughout the United States. “Spirit Jets is a labor of love,” Boyd says. “It’s a 24/7 business, and we’re always available to respond to a client’s inquiry. No two days are ever the same. Our clients are unique people who run some very interesting businesses, and it’s truly a privilege to get to know them and their families at such a personal level.” The firm has options for everything from the occasional charter client to the high-volume client who uses charter aircraft more 100 hours per year for varying missions. Spirit Jets also provides supplemental lift for corporations that need the use of an additional jet from time to time and full-service jet management for clients who own their aircraft and want the safety systems that a large national provider can ofer but prefer a more personal relationship with their aircraft operator. With a feet of light jets (less than six passengers), medium jets (six to eight passengers) and heavy jets (up to 14 passengers), Spirit Jets has very attractive pricing compared to many of its competitors. While some 2,500 charter companies operate in the United States, each with its own niche, Spirit Jets stands apart for its ability to leverage its experience to the beneft of its clients, the quality of its planes (which are owned by St. Louis companies and managed by Spirit Jets), and their elite pilots with familiar faces on every flight. Many clients like knowing that McCollum or Boyd are available and willing to help at any time. McCollum sees private jets growing in popularity and becoming less expensive to operate. “The newer light jets have the capacity of medium jets, and technology is making them lighter and more fuel efcient,” he says. “As people and companies put greater value on their time — and commercial airlines make the experience of travel so painful — more people will use private or semi-private jets, especially as the economy improves. Luckily, St. Louis has three airports with plenty of excess capacity, so landing fees, hangar space and cost per hour should remain very competitive.”
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LAMBERT RENEWED Jet Linx is a members-only private jet company now serving St. Louis. It caters to business owners, corporate executives and afuent families who want to leverage their most valuable asset – time. Jet Linx, which has been in business since 1999, is among a handful of national companies that ofers guaranteed availability and guaranteed hourly rates. Te twist is that the new Jet Linx St Louis operates from Lambert International Airport and is owned locally by St. Louis businessmen Bob Hermann, Keith Harbison and Jim Mauzé. For those who want guaranteed availability of a jet, competitive pricing no matter where they originate or terminate, penalty-free upgrades for fying larger jets, the safety practices of a large national organization and access to Lambert’ new billiondollar runway, Jet Linx is a great option.
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Jet Linx’s terminal is in a former Missouri Air National Guard hangar that the company recently repurposed for its members’ exclusive use. Like Spirit Jets, Jet Linx members can pull up to the aircraft or to the terminal building, where a customer service agent will greet them, park their cars and transfer their luggage to the aircraft. Te terminal will contain a lounge, boardroom, fully stocked bar, wi-fi and amenities that cater to members’ needs. Members are also invited to leverage the Jet Linx private parking lot when fying commercial. Flying couldn’t be easier. Jet Linx offers two competitive Jet Card programs, the Longitude and the Latitude Jet Cards. Longitude, for clients who want access to the guaranteed services annually, carries a onetime enrollment fee of $10,000 and charges hourly for flight time. Latitude is ideal for clients who are starting out or who fy
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infrequently. The program has no enrollment fee but requires a $25,000 deposit for 25 hours of availability, which is held in escrow and applied toward hourly fight time. Te deposit doesn’t expire and rolls over annually without penalty. The cost for hourly flight time is the same with both programs. A unique feature is that there are no wait-time fees or overnight fees for pilots and crew, which can really add up. Based on published rates, Jet Linx is up to 57 percent less expensive than other national organizations ofering similar services. Spirit Jets and Jet Linx are both ARG/US Platinumrated operators, which is the highest safety designation in the industry. Te designation is hard to get and even harder to keep, with less than 3% of operators in the U.S. earning the safety rating. You can be certain that the companies are top fight (pun
intended). Jet Linx also carries an IS-BAO safety certifcation, which is an international safety standard. For corporations and individuals who own their aircraft, Jet Linx ofers an Aircraft Management program that allows owners to leverage the buying power of Jet Linx’s feet. Services include pilots, training, maintenance, hangar, fuel and insurance. And the aircraft’s tracking, logs and recordkeeping are a work of art, available online and printed each quarter, and managed in a way C-level executives expect. Private jet travel is not for everyone, but once you’ve experienced it, fying commercial becomes even harder. For many businesses, using a private jet makes more sense than letting executives wait around in airports. For families, it sure is nice to take your dog to Charlevoix and arrive in 75 minutes. sl
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Italian Wine Tasting
Written by Scott Harper, Master Sommelier
What better way of having a wine tasting than with the wines of Italy. Italy is one of the old-world countries that has a deep culture in wine and food. In Italy, wine is food, and when someone has had a bit too much to drink, an Italian may say they have not had enough to eat. For that reason I always suggest assorted Salumi for easy and tasty accompaniment for a wine tasting; try Prosciutto di Parma Capicolla, Bresaola and Salame. Some cheeses would be Pecorino Toscana, Taleggio, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Fontina, and the important conduit for both the cured meats and cheeses – quality crusty Italian bread. A few things to have ready for your wine tasting: Good wine glasses are the most important part of your tasting, except good wine. Here it is easy to go crazy with glasses made to go with specifc grapes, and granted, I have many of these. But flling your cabinet with a dozen diferent glasses for a dozen diferent wines and trying to fgure out each is hardly hitting the easy button. So, I say have two glasses to start off. Size is probably the single most important factor. Undersized glasses reduce pleasure, while oversize glasses can enhance it. Glasses should be able to hold at least 12 ounces, but I prefer upwards to 20. We all should be drinking more sparkling wine, and when you do, it should be from the tall fute-shaped glass, as you want the bubbles to stay in the glass. Make sure it can hold at least eight ounces. Pour the glasses about a ffth of the way to allow for swirling and to develop the aroma. A bottle of wine holds 25 ounces. With the intent on everyone trying each wine, one bottle of wine should serve eight guests. So, divide the number of guest you have by eight and round up and you will have how many bottles you will need. Most Americans drink white wines too cold and red wines too warm. Overly chilled whites or too warm reds mask the aromas and flavors and alter the structure. Try serving whites around 50 degrees Fahrenheit, sparkling around 45 degrees Fahrenheit and reds around 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Choose your wines. Despite their long and perhaps difcult to pronounce names, these Italian wines are delicious and worth the efort. I have chosen one sparkling, one white and two reds for you. Try them in the order listed for the best experience, as I have listed them from lightest to fullest.
SPARKLING / Brut Cuvée Prestige, Ca’ del Bosco (Franciacorta {Lombardy}, Italy) - Owner Mauricio Zanella took a trip to Champagne in the late 1960s. Tis trip inspired him to eventually start the state-of-the-art cellar unique to this region named Ca’ del Bosco, which means, “house in the woods.” A delicious Italian sparkler, it is dry with an enticing spice favor of allspice and ginger and fruit favors of yellow apple and pear. Its mousse is impeccable with small creamy uniform bubbles that pop out favor in a rich full body. Perfect as an aperitif, it is made from Chardonnay 75 percent, Pinot Bianco 10 percent and Pinot Nero 15 percent. WHITE / Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico “Villa Torre”, Tenuta di Tavignano 2011 (Marche, Italy) - Trough the early 1990s Beatrice Lucangeli and Stefano Aymerich di Laconi, transformed their estate, improving the quality of their vineyards and wine production. Marche is located in east-central Italy on the Adriatic. Very dry, light and crisp, this wine has favors of limestone minerals, straw, lemon zest, white peach and apple. Its color is pale yellow, and it is made from the Verdicchio grape. RED / Chianti Classico Riserva, Famiglia Cecchi 2005 (Tuscany, Italy) - Cesare and Andrea Cecchi are the fourth generation Cecchi’s to be involved in Italian wine. Their ancestor Luigi started in 1893; well-known for having a talented palate, he gained experience as a winemaker, wine broker and exporter. Now the Cecchi family lives and works in the small Chianti Classico village of Castellina in Tuscany, Italy. Made from the Sangiovese grape, this is not a simple wine. Ruby red with an orange rim, it has a fresh nose of violets, ripe red cherry fruit and spice with a dry medium plus body that is round and smooth. RED / Barolo, Paolo Scavino ’08 (Piedmont, Italy) - Enrico Scavino runs this winery that his father founded in 1921, aided by his daughters Enrica and Elisa. Barolo is from the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the Nebbiolo grape, which is arguably one of the best grapes in Italy for red wine. Te color is garnet/ruby with an orange rim; the wine is dry, tannic, very crisp and full-bodied with the favors of blackberries, cherries, leather, earth and roses. sl A Certifed Wine Educator, Scott is one of 118 professionals in North America and 186 worldwide who have earned the title Master Sommelier.
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Curating a Lifestyle: On the Hunt
Written by Amelia and Jef Jefers
Sporting guns such as the over-under shotgun, remain in production today and are sought by gun enthusiasts who use them. Inlaid with a silver deer, this example was produced in the 19th Century by Altoona, Pennsylvania gunsmith J.M. Watson. Sold, Garth’s, $572.
Few other collecting categories have seen such a consistently bullish market as firearms, with buyers today apparently willing to go to any length to win prized examples at auction. Some speculate that the current market is heavily influenced by the political landscape or a powerful NRA (National Rifle Association), but the rise in collectability and value of antique firearms would be difficult to link to either of these factors exclusively. Undoubtedly there is a crossover audience among buyers of modern, functional frearms who may make decisions based on political concerns and the buyers of early, historic examples who are feeding a passionate hobby. Te distinction that could be made is that collectors of antique arms tend to set their sights on historic context, rarity, quality of manufacture and a beautiful design (incidentally, many of the same factors that infuence collectors who purse antique furniture, art and decorative accessories!). Te history of frearms dates back to primitive, hand-held cannon devices in the eastern world; but, for the purposes of discussing the collecting market, we tend to focus on 18th and 19th century arms from America and Europe. Until the Industrial Revolution, the production of frearms was dependent upon cottage industry (albeit some larger than others) of regional gunsmiths who tailored offerings to their audience. Rifles were produced for the long-range accuracy needs of military
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engagement; the shotgun (and its predecessor, the blunderbuss) were generally reserved for sporting and hunting (or, short-range protection). Once large-scale manufacturers entered the scene in the mid-19th century, the arms race was on. Arguably, no other individuals have had more infuence on the frearms industry in the past 200 years than these trailblazers: Samuel Colt, Horace Smith, Daniel Wesson, Oliver Winchester and John Browning. The eponymous companies created by these men have become virtual powerhouses that continue to dominate the feld today, and whose 19th century frearms are the epitome of a seasoned collector’s focus. As fall approaches, and the traditions of hunting and gathering in advance of an annual Tanksgiving feast come to mind, head out on your own hunting adventure for a beautiful and rugged piece of history to adorn the mantle. With a bit of study, you may be surprised by the options available in this broad category for everyone from a novice collector to the frearms afcionado. sl
Amelia and Jef Jefers are the co-owners of Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers, an international frm located outside Columbus, Ohio.
Generally speaking, frearms that predate 1898 are considered to be “antique” and exempt from the Gun Control Act of 1968 under the regulation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (commonly known as the ATF). What does this mean for you? It means that the purchase, sale or transport of antique guns can be conducted by individuals and companies without a Federal Firearms License (FFL) and without a background check and other ATF transfer paperwork and procedures. However, there are some exceptions to this rule, particularly when a gun has been modifed to accept modern ammunition, or in the case of some muzzleloaders that were manufactured in a way that will accept modern ammunition. As with any other collecting category, we always recommend purchasing antique frearms from a reputable and knowledgeable resource.
Te Winchester Repeating Arms Company earned its place in frearms history when their rugged, early repeat-fre rifes became known as “Te gun that won the West.” Tis “Yellow Boy” Model 1866 is aptly named due to the unusual use of a bronze alloy for the receiver. Sold, Garth’s, $7,638.
While a sure-fre option (pun intended) for close-range targets, the blunderbuss (Dutch for “thunder pipe”) lacked accuracy beyond about 15-20 yards due to the spray of the ammunition exiting the fared muzzle, and became obsolete by the 19th Century. Tis English example dates to the late 18th / early 19th Century. Sold, Garth’s, $3,525.
Much like antique furniture, the value of antique frearms can be afected by highly fgured wood, solid manufacturing techniques and overall design aesthetic. Tis special order Winchester Deluxe Model 1886 sold with a letter from the factory in which it was made. Sold, Garth’s, $5,288.
On the verge of bankruptcy due to cotton gin litigation, Eli Whitney applied his concept of interchangeable parts to the manufacture of muskets in the mid 1790’s. After his death, Eli Whitney, Jr. continued to operate the Whitney Arms Company until 1888 when the company was sold to arms behemoth Winchester. Te Whitney-Kennedy lever action rife (manufactured 1879 - 1886) was considered to be one of the most well made of its time. Sold, Garth’s, $4,465. slmag.net
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Ferragamo’s Florence A legacy of legendary hospitality is the foundation for the Lungarno Collection Written by Bridget Williams
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A classic tale of an American dream realized, Bonito, Italy native Salvatore Ferragamo moved to the US in 1915 at the tender age of 16. Young, but certainly not green – he made his frst pair of shoes at age nine for his sisters to wear at their confrmation and studied shoemaking in Naples for a year – he quickly gained a loyal following among Hollywood starlets, including Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn. After studying anatomy at USC to gain insight on how to make his shoes pleasing to both the eye and the foot, he returned to Italy in 1937 and settled in Florence, opening a store in a grand medieval palace, where he extended a hearty welcome to clients that hailed from around the globe.
View of the Ponte Vecchio from a suite terrace at Hotel Lungarno.
Tis history of legendary hospitality and service is the impetus for Ferragamo’s heirs, who have staked a sizeable claim on the luxury travel market in Florence and throughout Italy with the establishment of the Lungarno Collection, encompassing hotels, suites, villas and yachts in the most covetable locales. And, as one would expect from the family of the esteemed atelier, the ft, fnish and attention to detail at each of the properties present themselves as well as the discerning subtleties of a fnely tailored suit. Florence, still the heartbeat of the Ferragamo empire, boasts five properties: Hotel Lungarno (73 rooms and suites), Continentale (43 rooms and suites), Villa Le Rose (a six-bedroom villa), Gallery Hotel Art (74 rooms and suites) and Lungarno Suites (44 suites). While each property is unique and luxurious in its own right, American travelers in particular are drawn to the residential style of Hotel Lungarno, ideally situated on the Arno, the largest river in the region, and offering panoramic views of the famed Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in the city and noteworthy for
the proliferation of goldsmiths and jewelry shops along its span. A well-established hotel prior to becoming part of the Lungarno collection, the Ferragamo family has been sensitive to the property’s history while maintaining its relevancy to the demands of today’s travelers. “Every hotel has a soul – it is born and celebrated, it matures and after some time it may have a face lift and maybe even come out with a new name,” said Valeriano Antonioli, CEO of the Lungarno Collection. “Te very fortunate ones, like the Hotel Lungarno, come to be regarded as Grand Dames.” In Hotel Lungarno’s lobby, touches of saturated navy contrasted with natural linen slip-covered furniture, and creamcolored walls, wainscoting and sailcloth drapery have a cumulative effect of calling to mind the prevailing décor of the Eastern seaboard. Adding to the homey atmosphere are real room keys (versus the electronic credit-card variety) attached to a substantial brass fob that can be left at the front desk when out exploring, as well as more than 400 pieces of art from the likes of Picasso, Cocteau and Bueno that adorn the public spaces and guestrooms.
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Each of the spacious guest rooms and suites are unique and boast period antiques, marble-clad bathrooms with Salvatore Ferragamo “Tuscan Soul” signature bath amenities (the latter is common among all Lungarno properties), direct and indirect nods to Italian fashion, and unique views over the Arno and ancient Florence. Our Studio Arno room opened to a small vestibule with mini bar, and we were quick to notice the original artwork, period furnishings and other subtle design touches that elevated the space to feeling like our own pied-à-terre. A large sitting room with a sofa bed provided comfortable accommodations for my daughter; closing the substantial draperies suspended from a brass rod that divided the two rooms provided ample privacy for both of us. Exhaustive amenities aside, the room’s greatest attribute was no doubt the view of the Arno ofered from the bedroom’s large windows and small balcony.
With just nine tables, breaking bread at the property’s Borgo San Jacopo Restaurant is an intimate and memorable experience. In her fve years as Executive Chef, Beatrice Segoni has garnered acclaim and a cult following of her brodetto (bouillabaisse's Italian cousin), frittura di pesce and Tiramisu made with patabon, a kind of cooked zabaglione. Both the fsh broth (a hit amongst the many Japanese tourists that visit the city) and fried fsh originate from her Marche roots. Lounge Bar Picteau is popular among well-heeled Florentines looking to unwind after work or partake of afternoon tea and gourmet chocolates (we were pleased to make the acquaintance of none other than Salvatore Ferragamo, Jr. on one evening). A hearty breakfast bufet is served each morning in an airy room on the Arno adjacent to the Lounge Bar Picteau.
Lounge Bar at the Hotel Lungarno
Suite at the Hotel Lungarno.
Family suite at Lungarno Suites.
Room key at Hotel Lungarno. Photo by Bridget Williams.
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Exterior of the Fusion Bar & Restaurant at Gallery Hotel Art
Detail from the library at Gallery Hotel Art.
Opposite the Hotel Lungarno on the Arno and known as the first Italian design hotel, Gallery Hotel Art was co-conceived by architect Michele Bönan (responsible for the design of all Lungarno properties) and art expert Isabella Brancolini to have a sole focus on international photographic art. East-meets-west design elements are expressed through a co-mingling of design elements such as fne linen, cashmere, Asian woods and Tuscan stones. Suites on the upper foors, three of which are two-story and seven of which feature a terrace, are named after a symbol of Florence. Ivory walls with thin horizontal banding, dark stained wood foors, black and white photography, and arenite sandstone bathrooms distinguish the American-sized guest rooms. The chic and cozy library also functions as a breakfast room, where early risers can squeeze their own orange juice; a light luncheon spot; and a casual cocktail lounge in the evenings. Capitalizing on the property’s Asian overtones, the Gallery Hotel Art’s on-site restaurant, The Fusion Bar and Restaurant, offers a culinary whirlwind, with offerings
Te Fusion Bar & Restaurant at Hotel Gallery Art.
Lounge bar at the Continentale.
from the Mediterranean to mainland China. An American transplant, Karim, the head bartender, is known to draw a crowd as he whips up inventive cocktails with great fourish. With a hip interior intended to appeal to young couples, the Continentale, located near Gallery Hotel Art, is also apropos for fans of minimalist contemporary interior design with a hint of midcentury modern. It followed Gallery Hotel Art as the second Italian design hotel. Nearly half of the property is comprised of a medieval watchtower punctuated with small square windows, and the transition from ancient to new can be noted where the interior wall goes from smooth drywall to painted stone. Te "La Terrazza" Bar and terrace on top of the Consorti tower provides a bird’s eye vantage over Florence. A recurring theme reflected in the artwork throughout the property is a retrospective of Italian fashion of the 1950s; Florence was the site of the frst fashion show in the history of Italian design, during which luminaries such as Ferragamo, Gucci and Emilio Pucci laid the foundation for the “Made in Italy” mystique.
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Unique interior design details, such as desks that resemble steamer trunks complete with leather handles made by Florentine artists, beds that can be enclosed in sheer white drapery suspended from a ceiling tract, black and white vintage fashion photography, and side tables with large clock face details complement the modern aesthetic. Book the two-level Consorti Tower Suite and enjoy a soak in the oversized tub while gazing at the dome of the Florence Cathedral. "Feet are an important part of the body, they tell a story about the person to which they belong,” said Salvatore Ferragamo. The divine 80-minute White Cloud Signature Pedicure offered at Continentale’s White Iris Beauty Spa by Daniela Steiner, located inside the base of the ancient watchtower, is beftting a house known for its haute footwear. After a gentle exfoliation, a nourishing mask, a massage of the feet and legs, and pedicure, your story will be one people will be clamoring to hear. Te bliss continues with an après-treatment stint in the Tea Room, located on the hotel’s mezzanine level and outftted with plenty of reading material and oversized chaise lounges oriented to take advantage of river and Ponte Vecchio vistas. Fancying the delicate glass orb on the desk in your suite or perhaps the desk itself? You can bring the Ferragamo fourish 40 slmag.net
home by picking up something from the Lungarno Details Store, a favorite haunt of local architects and interior designers and located at the entrance of the Lungarno Suites. Ideally suited for family travel and extended stays, even the smallest room in Lungarno Suites is equipped with a kitchenette, a table for four, a sitting area, dividing sliding doors between the living and bedrooms, and a terrace overlooking the Ponte Vecchio. While the property does not have its own breakfast room, guests are free to dine at other Lungarno properties or take advantage of their kitchen amenities. Tose wanting to try their hand at a “home” cooked meal can have staf grocery shop for them from a provided list. On-site babysitting services are also available for those seeking to experience the romance of Florence sans the kiddos. A stay at the Italian Renaissance-style Villa Le Rose (from €27,000/week) offers the ultimate in luxury and privacy in Florence. Originally owned by the Medici family in the 15th century, the former Ferragamo family home, situated on 64-acres surrounded by rolling hills of olive groves, has been carefully and thoughtfully restored. Requiring a minimum three-day stay for a maximum of 15 guests spread out in six en suite bedrooms, guests stay in the most magnificent, jaw-
Swimming pool at Villa le Rose.
Side lawn and gardens at Villa le Rose.
Library at Villa le Rose
Ballroom at Villa le Rose.
dropping surroundings, resplendent with ornate frescoes in all rooms, grand public spaces, private bedroom suites and an abundance of fne Biedermeier antiques. One of the most impressive rooms, the Salla delle Feste salon, can comfortably accommodate 200 guests and has hosted everything from black tie fêtes to family movie nights. Arguably the best amenity is having the expertise of Chef Donatella Zampoli on-site during the duration of your stay. Working with Zampoli and the on-site property manager, a holiday at the Villa is completely customizable. Whether you are looking to stage a seated dinner for two to 400 inside or an al fresco lunch poolside, the experienced team can handle nearly every request. Te afable Zampoli, a passionate culinary artisan, is also a masterful and patient teacher, even helping a cooking-impaired person like myself to make the most delectable risotto I have ever tasted. Custom experiences available to guests of Villa Le Rose include private visits to the nearby Ducati and Lamborghini factories, private wine cellar tastings in the Chianti countryside with an expert sommelier (including the Antinori and Frescobaldi cellars), and hunting excursions for wild boar, pheasant and other game, with the catch of the day expertly prepared by Zampoli.
Guests of all Lungarno Collection properties receive complimentary access to the Ferragamo Museum (museoferragamo. it), while suite-level guests receive a private tour and access to the limited-edition section of the Creations Boutique Santa Trinita Boutique, where historical Ferragamo shoe collections, accessories and a 10% discount on purchases await. Legend has it that located in the basement of the medieval palace Palazzo Spini Feroni, purchased by Ferragamo in 1938 for his company’s headquarters, there is a well in the cellar where Beatrice, the love of Dante’s life, went to fetch water. Te museum ofers a superbly curated life journey of the “shoemaker to the stars,” with pieces selected from over 10,000 models in the museum’s archives and augmented by biennial special exhibitions that explore contemporary fashion themes through Ferragamo shoes. Ferragamo had the foresight to keep a copy of every oneoff shoe he made, making it truly amazing to ogle examples of footwear considered leading edge in the 1930s, and just as fashion-forward and desirable on the feet of a fashionista today. Florence is a place of eternal enchantment, a feeling best summed up by Antonioli, who remarked: “Florence is a city of love, anytime day or night you will fnd people holding hands or kissing. It’s hard not to have that rub of on you.” slmag.net
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STAY / The Lungarno Collection – lungarnocollection.com SEE / Grab a palm-sized jogging map from a Lungarno property concierge and set out on one of several routes – ranging from 2.3-5.2 miles – that are the favored routes of Massimo and Chiara Ferragamo. The Boboli Gardens (uffizi.firenze.it/en/) – Founded in the mid-1500s by Cosimo I de´ Medici and his wife Eleonora di Toledo, the extensive, manicured gardens are home to fountains, Roman antiquities and a range of statuary dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Galleria del Costume (uffizi.firenze.it/en/) – A hidden gem located in the Palazzo Pitti that’s often overlooked by tourists, this is the only museum dedicated to the history of Italian fashion, with a collection that spans from the 18th century to present day. Museo Stefano Bardini (hmuseicivicifiorentini.comune.fi.it/en/ bardini/) – Housed in the former church and convent of San Gregorio della Pace and named after its founder, Stefano Bardini (1854-1922), the museum contains more than 3,000 pieces of art and antiquities from the personal collection of the noted Italian antiquarian. Galleria dell’Accademia (uffizi.firenze.it/ en/) – Best known for housing Michelangelo’s statue of David, the Galleria dell’Accademia also contains works by Botticelli and Giambologna, as well as a host of historically significant musical instruments, including the original Antonio Stradaveri red spruce and maple “Medici violin.” Convent of St. Francis in Fiesole – A little more than three miles from Florence, extraordinary views of the city are rewarded to those who make the steep climb up the road that culminates at the convent of St. Francis in Fiesole. Michelangelo Square - A little closer to town, Piazzale Michelangelo, built in 1869, offers panoramic city views as well as a bronze replica of David. Santa Maria Novella (smnovella.it) – Celebrating 400 years of uninterrupted business, Pharmaceuticals Santa Maria Novella, is one of the oldest perfumeries in the world. A Lungarno property concierge can arrange for a private
Fountain of Neptune on the Piazza della Signoria.
visit to the visually stunning and olfactory pleasing shop and museum, where you can peruse everything from candles to homeopathic remedies for people and pets. Six months after my purchasing potpourri contained within a reproduction pharmacy jar from 1508, it still emits enough fragrance to conjure pleasant memories of my trip. Lo Spillo – Near Hotel Lungarno on Borgo San Jacopo, this antique jewelry store is so small it can only admit one customer at a time. Boutique Nadine (boutiquenadine. it) – A stone’s throw from the Ponte Vecchio, this vintage shop is a favorite haunt for fashion designers looking to the past for inspiration. Mio Concept Store (mio-concept.com) – Founded by a German-born globetrotter, this design shop offers one-of-akind and upcycled art, furnishings and accessories. DINE / Olio e Convivium – situated in the historic Palazzo Capponi, multiple rooms house a restaurant, cooking and olive oil tasting courses, gourmet Tuscan food market, and wine market with 250 labels from 45 producers. Osteria Tre Panache – A tiny restaurant (just three picnic-style tables with benches) located on Via Antonio Pacinotti in the outskirts of Florence that serves big-time cuisine: think white truffles, veal Milanese and warm cheesecake. La Loggia in Villa San Michele – Feast your eyes on the view while enjoying Tuscan delicacies on the terrace or in one of the artfully restored rooms of the 16th-century former monastery. Cammillo Trattoria – Reservations are a must for this bastion of Tuscan home-style cuisine, located on Borgo San Jacopo. Cantinetta Antinori – The Antinori family has a 600-year history of involvement in the wine industry and their extensive collection of wines is available by the bottle or by the glass. Wine aside, I could subsist quite happily on their Tuscan tomato and bread soup and local, mouthwatering fresh cheeses and artisanproduced olive oils. Osteria il Porcellino – Opened in 1969 and just steps from the Piazza della Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio, my daughter still raves about the filet with balsamic reduction.. sl
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Bibliotaph Immortalized in lyrics by Irving Berlin, the super duper style of Gary Cooper is captured in the frst ever monograph focused on this leading man of the Silver Screen. Compiled of unpublished, never-before-seen personal photographs, shot primarily by his wife Rocky, this book captures the cars, the mansions and ranches, the guns and gear, and of course the endless outfts for every occasion that Cooper ensconced himself in throughout the years. G. Bruce Boyer & Maria Cooper Janis with a foreword by Ralph Lauren - Gary Cooper: Enduring Style - Hardcover, 200 pages, powerHouse Books (powerhousebooks.com).
Model David Gandy's smoldering eyes and chiseled physique attained icon status thanks to an ad campaign for Light Blue, the fragrance of Italian design house Dolce&Gabbana. Tracing Gandy's career trajectory, this homage includes photographs by Mario Testino, Steven Klein and Mainano Vivanco, among others. Peter Howarth - David Gandy by Dolce&Gabbana - Hardcover, 288 pages, Rizzoli, (rizzoliusa.com).
Author JJ LEE is the menswear columnist for the Vancouver Sun and broadcasts a weekly fashion column for CBC Radio in Vancouver. His decision to alter his father's last surviving suit for himself is the impetus for the book, which is part memoir and part social history of the men's suit. JJ Lee - Te Measure of a Man: Te Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit - paperback, 304 pages, Emblem Editions (mcclelland.com/emblem).
A laugh-inducing revisit of a 1908 classic from Te School of Health, complete with excerpts and original illustrations. Alfred B. Olsen, M.D. & M. Ellsworth Olsen, M.A. - Exercises for Gentlemen: 50 exercises to do with your suit on - Hardcover, 128 pages, Universe (rizzoliusa.com).
Te third in installation of a wildly popular series, this book features more intimate moments of male celebrities as seen through the lens of photographer VĂŠronique Vial. Veronique Vial (photographer), Jennifer Beals (foreword) - Men Before 10 a.m. Too - Hardcover, 144 pages, powerHouse Books (powerhousebooks.com).
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bib 'li' o 'taph, [bib-lee-uhtaf, -tahf ]: a person who caches or hoards books A blog-based ode to the confdence and unique sense of self and style that can only be attained through the long lens of a life lived glamorously, Ari Seth Cohen's book is evidence that good taste doesn't have an expiration date. Ari Seth Cohen Advanced Style - Hardcover, 240 pages, powerHouse Books (powerhouseboooks.com).
Supported by outstanding imagery culled from a lifetime as a style maker, this oversized tome celebrates the legendary style of socialite C.Z. Guest. Susanna Salk - C.Z. Guest: American Style Icon Hardcover, 280 pages, Rizzoli (rizzoliusa.com).
Tis book features the stories of 33 women who enthralled society’s artistic geniuses from Man Ray to T.S. Eliot and thus inspired the creation of some of the greatest works of the past two centuries. Farid Abdelouahab - Muses: Women who Inspire - Hardcover, 235 pages, Flammarion (rizzoliusa.com).
A comprehensive look at the frst and most important female super hero of DC Comics, from the Golden Age to the present day. Bob Greenberger - Wonder Woman: Amazon. Hero. Icon. - Hardcover, 208 pages, Universe (rizzoliusa.com).
A collection of images featuring pop culture beauties, looking fabulous, bed head and all. Veronique Vial (photographer), Sean Penn (foreword) - Women Before 10 a.m. - Hardcover, 144 pages, powerHouse Books (powerhousebooks.com).
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria. Kimball Studios, courtesy Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. All rights reserved.
Kimball Studios, courtesy Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. All rights reserved.
957 Ferrari 250 GT 14-Louver Berlinetta sold for $9,460,000, a world record for a Ferrari 250 Tour de France. Photo by Eric Fairchild, courtesy of Gooding & Company.
A 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria, owned by Joseph and Margie Cassini III of West Orange, New Jersey bested 248 historic automobiles from 36 states and 12 countries to claim the Best of Show title at the 63rd annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held along the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. Te Packard Twelve is considered by many to be one of the fnest automobiles produced by Packard and one of the most signifcant creations of the Classic Era. Apart from a 2007 win by the 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster known as the Mormon Meteor, this win marks the frst for an American car in nearly twenty years. "Tat makes this win even more special," said Joseph Cassini III, who also took Best of Show at Pebble Beach in 2004 with a 1938 Horch 853A Erdmann & Rossi Sport Cabriolet. "It's nice to
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see that even the European judges found this car signifcant enough to win Best of Show." The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is most often recognized as the world's premier celebration of collector cars, but an increasing number of new cars also made history here, with more than 20 concepts and new production cars exhibited on the event's "concept lawn"--what is normally the practice putting green in front of The Lodge at Pebble Beach. "We're committed to showcasing the very best of the automotive world, past and present," said Sandra Button, Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. "We want to celebrate the whole of automotive history--and we're thrilled to be making history, too." Impressive performances were recorded among the major auction houses that staged sales throughout the Monterey Peninsula
Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. Kimball Studios, courtesy Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. All rights reserved.
during the week leading up to the Concours, with some estimates placing the total spent up more than 30% over the previous year. Gooding & Company, ofcial auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, realized more than $53.7 million during the frst of its two Pebble Beach evening auctions. Te company sold a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT 14-Louver Berlinetta for $9,460,000, setting a world record for a Ferrari 250 Tour de France. At RM Auctions, another Ferrari – an ultra-rare 1967 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T. Spider – sold for $27.5 million, making it the most expensive car ever sold at auction. The most popular car at Bonhams 16th annual Carmel automotive auction – the longest running sale during the Monterey Peninsula Car Week – in terms of consistent admirers and sales price was a 1931 Bentley 4.5-Liter Supercharged Le
Mans racer from the Charles R.J. Noble Collection. Spirited bidding in the salesroom and on the telephones elicited excitement among the crowd as the car realized $4,647,500 from a private European buyer, resulting in a new record for a production blower Bentley. As the events surrounding the Concours and Monterey Car Week have grown in popularity, the philanthropic arm of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has increased its impact as well, raising more than $1.27 million for its charitable endeavors in 2013, the eighth year in a row that charitable donations have topped the $1 million mark. “We are proud to host an event that not only contributes to the international stage, encouraging automotive excellence, but also returns so much to the local community,” said William L. Perocchi, Pebble Beach Company CEO. sl
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Goodwood Festival of Speed Called “the largest motoring garden party in the world,” the Goodwood Festival of Speed, held on a portion of the 12,000acres of manicured grounds that comprise Goodwood House in West Sussex, England, celebrated its 20th anniversary in July and honored one of the world’s most popular sports cars – the Porsche 911 – as its main Central Feature. Over 820,000 Porsche 911s have been built since 1963, and examples of each of its seven generations were present at the 2013 Festival of Speed. The legendary sports coupe has been featured at every single Goodwood Festival: from the frst event in 1993 when an unexpectedly high 27,500 enthusiasts turned-up, to the record 196,000 visitors that attended the world’s greatest celebration of car culture this year. Commanding spectators’ gazes skyward was a bespoke 911-inspired sculpture prominently displayed outside Goodwood House, the seat of the Dukes of Richmond and home to both motor-racing and horseracing tracks, an organic farm, golf course, an aero club, a sporting and social club, and a hotel. Designed by artist and sculptor Gerry Judah and soaring more
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than 100 feet into the sky – the tallest in the Festival’s history – the sculpture’s three futuristic white, steel “arrows” raced upwards, each with an example of a 911 at its apex: an early Golf Blue coupe from 1965, a Yellow 2.7 RS from 1973 and an allwheel drive “Type 991” Carrera 4. The Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d’Elegance, the Goodwood Hill Climb, Supercar Run, Moving Motor Show, Soapbox Challenge and the FAB1Million project were among the events included under the Festival of Speed umbrella. Nowhere else on earth could fans see two ex-Campbell Bluebird Land Speed Record cars on display, while taking in Bob Riggle wheeling up the hill in his Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda, Peter Fonda waving to the crowds from his Easy Rider Harley-Davidson chopper, two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours and German Touring Car Champion HansJoachim Stuck, current 911 RSR factory team driver Jörg Bergmeister, soap box racers hurtling past Goodwood House, the Vulcan bomber fying overhead, Nico Rosberg doing burnouts in his F1 Mercedes, eight of the current F1 teams, plus
Te bespoke 911-inspired sculpture prominently displayed outside Goodwood House was designed by artist and sculptor Gerry Judah.
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over 150 motor racing heroes: from Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton to Emerson Fittipaldi and Kenny Roberts. Now in its 19th consecutive year, the 2013 edition of the Style et Luxe concours d’Elegance featured 50 headline vehicles from the event’s history selected for their rarity and beauty. After much debate between the judging panel – including Apple designer Jonathan Ive, Oscar-winning film director Hugh Hudson and model Yasmin Le Bon – the overall 2013 Cartier “Best of Show” was awarded to an exquisite 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spyder, entered by J D Classics, a real accolade given the carefully selected competition. Goodwood paid tribute to McLaren on its 50th anniversary, with racing examples of the marque tackling the 1.16-mile hill climb each day. Some 30 supercars sped up the incline, several for the frst time, including the Continental GT3 from Bentley piloted by 2003 Le Mans champion, Guy Smith; Maserati’s GranCabrio MC, GranTurismo MC Stradale four-seater and the new Ghibli, which made its UK debut; and the Rolls Royce Wraith, driven by Justin Law. BMW lined up nine extraordinary BMW racing cars and motorcycles piloted by world-renowned personalities for the hill climb. Te company’s involvement was headlined by two very special anniversaries: the founding of BMW Motorrad 90 years
Ford FF1
ago and Nelson Piquet’s Formula One World Championship win with the Brabham BMW BT52 30 years ago. Bonhams made automotive history at its Goodwood auction when it offered 63 collectors’ motor cars for a staggering £36 million. Tis result made it the highest grossing motorcar auction in Europe. The sale also achieved world auction marque records for both a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix at £19.6m and a 1955 Maserati 300 S at £4m. Te W196 becomes the most valuable motor vehicle ever sold at auction, beating by some distance the previous record of £10,086,400 set by a Ferrari in 2011. The Festival culminated in a Timed Shootout on Sunday afternoon up the hill climb course, which features a mix of twists, turns and narrow straights. Festival favorite Justin Law posted a blistering time of 45.95 seconds in his Jaguar XJR8/9. However, the overall Festival Fastest Time of Day in a nail-biting 45.86 seconds was shared jointly by Gregory Gilvert in a Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak and the Goodwood Hill Climb record holder Nick Heidfeld in a Lola-Toyota B12/60. Fr o m h o r s e a n d b u g g i e s t o t h e h e a r t - p o u n d i n g horsepower generated by the latest-generation performance vehicles, the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Festival of Speed did not disappoint. sl
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Te Great Artdoors Bespoke Global’s leisure line speaks to sporting connoisseurs
Launched in May 2011 as an international e-commerce platform for topdrawer bespoke home furnishings and accessories, Bespoke Global flls an important niche: connecting some of the world’s most talented artisans with visionary consumers who appreciate their unique skill sets. At present, 90 artists and designers are represented, encompassing everything from porcelain and stoneware to casegoods crafted of rare and exotic materials. “Our global artisans challenge, mystify and entertain,” said company co-founder Gwen Carlton. “Teir toil is part playground, part laboratory and part untamed territory. We embrace bespoke for refusing to give in, for all its refned beauty, genius and surprise.” The company debuted a new leisure line in December of 2012 with a lineup of completely customizable kayaks, canoes, falconry hoods, fly fshing rods, backgammon boards and game tables. Te pieces are designed for sporting connoisseurs seeking to add an exclamation of artistry to their activities. Nick Schade’s “strip-built" wood kayaks are a perfect example: built for high performance paddlers, after a day on the water it would be a shame to relegate its storage to anywhere that didn’t let one admire the boat’s exquisite craftsmanship. Te Museum of Modern Art agrees; it has one of Schade’s functional works of art in their permanent collection. Te artisan’s Petrel collection, created exclusively for Bespoke Global, pays homage to the petrel bird, a tube-nosed seabird named after Saint Peter by early fsherman for its habit of futtering along the surface of the water as it feeds. Tough Schade’s "Petrel" is designed to walk on water during late season swells, it is also suitable for futtering across more sheltered waters. For more information, visit bespokeglobal.com. sl 50 slmag.net
featuring Fine Sporting Art, American Paintings and Sculpture
Mary Cassatt (American, 1845-1926) CHILDREN PLAYING WITH A CAT signed and dated ‘1908’ oil on canvas, 32 x 39 1/2 in.
Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917-2009) MARSH HAWK signed tempera on masonite, 30 1/2 x 45 in.
Sir Alfred J. Munnings (British, 1878-1959) GOLDEN GORSE signed and dated ‘1910’ oil on board, 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.
November 20, 2013 Keeneland RAce course lexington, kentucky Fully Illustrated Catalogues Available September 1 www.thesportingartauction.com
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Of Note... Vanity Flair
From Topex Hardware, the Art Aqua collection features a series of scratch resistant, waterproof, and humidity resistant, wall-mounted vanities. Shown is the LEATHER series in dark crocodile (topexhardware.com).
Designed by Barbara Barry for Kallista, the Tuxedo collection vanity top (from $3,094) is cut from a single piece of 2" thick marble. Te console table base (from $2,0601) is available in three fnishes (kallista.com).
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Te Continental Demi-Lune Cabinet by Mariette Himes Gomez for Hickory Chair combines light and dark veneers to create an exquisite vertical striped pattern. Absolute Black Granite top sold separately. To the trade (hickorychair.com).
Te coco freestanding basin from Blu Bathworks, available in round and square shapes, is crafted from blu•stone , a resilient solid surface material that is stain, scratch and impact resistant and specially developed by Blu Bathworks (blubathworks.com).
Drawing inspiration from mid-nineteenth century British Campaign furniture, the Legion single wood vanity ($5,411) is available in either a Tabac and Erin fnish (shown) or Paperwhite (waterworks.com). Te Sterling bow front double sink chest ($3,500) from Ambella Home is crafted from hardwood with a rubbed silver fnish (ambellahome.com).
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Classic Comfort Te new echoes the old in this fne Georgian house and pavilion Written by Barbara Hertenstein Jacobitti Photography by Alise O’Brien “It’s a designer’s dream to work on a house like this,” interior designer Marshall Watson says of the fne brick Georgian-style house in Clayton. “Reviving and restoring this house was one of the high points of my career. It’s everything I love to do in terms of restoration and renovation.” Te original house, built in 1926, was his frst assignment. Several years later came an exciting new project: a striking new pool house whose façade of arched doorways echoes the main house. “St. Louis has a remarkable cache of residential architecture,” Watson says. “Not only in quality, but quantity. In the Central West End, in Clayton, even in some smaller suburbs, St. Louis has beautiful architecture. It really cannot be compared to any other city.” Watson is from Kansas City, so he knows a bit about the Midwest, although he has lived in New York for more than 30 years. Older homes in Kansas City along with his mother’s and grandmother’s interest in design and antiques infuenced his style. Several years working in theater, learning how sets must refect the culture of the play, also informed his design aesthetic.
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In the pool house dining area, Watson chose a banquette with fabric that will stand up to wet bathing suits. Te chairs are upholstered in towels. Walls are covered in poplar placed horizontally.
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In the main house, the neutral color scheme and dark molding give this family room a cozy atmosphere. A painting of a horse hides the TV. Diamond-backed chairs are from Watson’s furniture line.
He admires the proportions of the homes of the early 20th century. The ever popular great room tacked on to the homes of the 20s, 30s, and 40s give the original homes sense of claustrophobia, the scale is of. He says, “when everybody lives in the same large room, life can be chaotic.” Te owners of this house employ every room. “It’s a great house for entertaining,” says the wife. “We’ve held lots of charity events, and it has a great flow. And it’s a warm house, a nice meeting place.” Her children’s school is nearby and their friends often stopped by. Among the well-used rooms in this house is a comfortable family room done in neutrals and dark woodwork. “Te molding is almost black,” Watson says. “It gives you a great sense of coziness.” He chose a variety of chairs to suit diferent people who would be using the room. “Men, women and children sit diferently,” he says. “Men like to sink in and want arms on a 74 slmag.net
chair. Women tend to perch on a chair, and children like to nestle into a chair.” “I think it was Billy Baldwin who said the greatest luxury is comfort,” Watson says, recalling the popular designer of several decades ago. In this room, Watson used several chairs from his furniture line for Edward Ferrell and Lewis Mittman. Te comfortable club chairs swivel. Ottomans can be tucked under the sideboard or pulled out into the room. “Te diamond-back chair was designed for this client. Since it’s in the center of the room, it has to be beautiful from the back,” Watson says. He added a hefty cofee table to hold snacks and “a rug they can spill on.” Above the sideboard he found in the Central West End hangs a painting of a horse that hides a television. “I have had to fnd so many ways to hide TVs,” he says, “behind curtains, mirrors and paintings.”
A high beamed cedar ceiling and light color scheme give the newer family room a more open feeling. A bananaleaf carpet is placed on the parquet foor.
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Te master bedroom was created out of two smaller rooms. It holds a high four-poster bed that increased the vertical feeling of the room. Te curtains are hung on curved rods that soften the hard edges of the windows.
In addition to this family room, the owners added a second family room with a high beamed ceiling. In contrast to the original family room, the newer room is a light-flled space with a freplace, a seating area and individual study areas for their three children. Curtains are a pale Swedish blue, and a darker shade of the same color is on the sofa. One of the most striking rooms in the house is the spacious formal dining room. “My job was not to destroy this room,” Watson says. “Just to stand back and let the room shine.” The Louis 16th -style paneling is accented with white gold molding. Tree large French doors topped with Palladian windows capture natural light from the patio and yard. Watson chose Louis 16th -style chairs and covered them in lavender fabric. He found the dining room table at an estate in Kings 76 slmag.net
Point, N.Y., the area fctionalized by F. Scott Fitzgerald in Te Great Gatsby. Te table seats 14. “Very few dining rooms can hold a table like this,” he says. After living in the house for about seven years, the family decided they wanted a swimming pool and a pool house. Teir frst thought was to create something a little more modern than the house, but in the end, they let the original house be their guide. Tus the three arched doors echo the doors of the dining room at the back of the house. The rear façade of the main house has limestone pilasters and a frieze of Masonic symbols. “It wasn’t going to be as classical, but it changed, so now it feels as if it was built at the same time as the house,” Watson says. Te pool house includes a full kitchen and two baths, men’s and women’s changing rooms and inside and outside showers.
Te spacious dining room features Louis 16th- style paneling highlighted in white gold. Louis 16th- style chairs surround an antique table that seats 14.
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Cabinets in the pool house kitchen are built to the ceiling to provide plenty of storage. Floors throughout are limestone with marble insets.
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Te three arched doors of the pool house echo the doors of the dining room at the back of the house and open on both sides to let summer breezes in. Elsie de Wolfe’s pavilion at Le Petit Trianon in Versailles was one of the infuences for the design.
“It was important to have a very light feel inside,” he says. Te Gustavian Swedish style is refected in the light wood walls and soft blue and white color scheme. Watson has always admired early decorator Elsie de Wolfe’s pavilion at her home in Versailles and kept that in mind as plans for this structure evolved. Architect Lauren Strutman and builder Kevin Sanders, “Did a remarkable job on the limestone façade,” Watson says. Te round table in the entrance can be used as a dining or bufet table. Terra-cotta dolphins fank the arched back door. Watson used poplar placed horizontally on the walls. “I wanted wood planked in the Swedish style,” he says. “Tey copied the French, but did it in their own way. I like to combine rustic and formal details. Elegant but also rough or almost crude, mixed.”
He designed the trestle table and chose a banquette along the wall to make it easy for the children to slide in with wet bathing suits. Light blue towels upholster the chairs. “The towels are from Restoration Hardware, and we had them monogrammed,” he says. “So many people in St. Louis do good monogramming.” For other practical touches, he used limestone floors that aren’t affected by wet feet and dripping towels and kitchen cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling to provide extra storage. “People come in to the pool house and say: “Tis is all I need! I could live here.” sl Barbara Hertenstein Jacobitti is a former style editor, food editor and reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where she covered interior design, the decorative arts, travel and other feature subjects for that newspaper and various national magazines.
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To Be or Not to Be{Spoke} Written by Craig M. Kaminer Photography by Matt Marcinkowski
For my 50th birthday, my wife and kids took me to New York to do all my favorite things. We ate where I wanted to eat. We went to art galleries during the day and jazz clubs at night. And they set me up with a private shopper at Bergdorf Goodman for a much-needed wardrobe update. Te rest of the weekend was perfect, but my hopes of bringing home some great new sports jackets, shirts and casual wear were dashed before I really got started. I was greeted by the store manager and introduced to my private shopper. Both were smartly dressed, well groomed and accommodating; they even picked up the check for lunch before whisking me of to show me a rack of things they thought I would like (based on my wife’s input). Tat’s when I discovered that everything I liked didn’t come in my size, and everything that did (come in my size) I didn’t like. For grins, I looked at a few of the price tags and found out that sports jackets started at $2,000 and suits were priced from $3,500. Another shock. It took my wife weeks to plan this experience, and after just 15 minutes I left Bergdorf frustrated and disappointed. I knew what I wanted, but nowhere in New York could I fnd it at a price or in a size that ft me. I am a bigger guy (46L), so shopping for clothes is never particularly easy. Of the rack, especially in between seasons, is more miss than hit. When I returned to St. Louis, I scheduled an appointment with David Shockley at Savile Row to discuss my issues and show him what I liked. Tat’s when I discovered the pleasure — and afordability — of custom tailoring. First, I learned that Savile Row’s clothes are priced the same or less than designer clothing at better specialty and department stores, and as a result the custom clothiers cater to both easy-to-ft and harder-to-ft clients. I also found that they stock fabrics from Loro Piana, Zegna and Holland & Sherry, so if designer fabrics are your thing, you’ll have plenty to choose from. I discovered that the people who work at Savile Row are career clothiers and know what’s in style, how it’s made and what I already have in my wardrobe… so it’s hard to make a mistake. Te clothes are ready in only four weeks, and their ft can only be described as perfect. And my wife and everyone I meet comment on how good everything I bought looks. So, why would anyone buy of the rack? In fact, fewer and fewer men are. Custom tailoring – casual, business, formal and outerwear – is the fastestgrowing segment of the men’s clothing industry, because men seek more style, selection and ft and are frustrated by what they fnd in shrinking ready-to84 slmag.net
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wear departments. “We sell what’s right for the customer, not what we have in stock,” Shockley says. I also learned that 15 percent of Savile Row’s clients are women who purchase clothing for themselves or as gifts for men. Te frst time I went to Savile Row, many things were on sale. I bought a sports jacket, three pairs of pants and four shirts. I picked a single-breasted jacket with side vents and custom lining, fat-front pants with only one rear pocket and no cufs, and hidden button-down shirts, without pockets but with a monogram and without. I could have customized further, but because it was my frst experience, I thought I would see how it all came out before I went wild. Four weeks later I came in for the fnal ftting, and two days after that I was sporting my new wardrobe with a couple of new ties and a pocket square or two. Sufce it to say that people noticed my new look! Surprisingly, I liked the positive reinforcement I was getting, so I went back and ordered a suit, and later another two jackets and four more shirts. I liked the experience so much that I bought my 22-year-old college graduate a custom tuxedo, fguring he’ll have plenty of weddings, social and business events where looking the best of his peer group will come in handy. And now, every time I go into a men’s department or store and look at the prices, I leave empty-handed and reconfrm my decision to head to Savile Row. In today’s world, anything you see in a store or magazine can be made for you. Savile Row can copy clothes you like or create them from scratch. If you want a black suit, you can have your choice of 50 black fabrics. If you want a tux, you’ll know you won’t look like all the other guys. Shockley says that custom clothing costs less now than it did when he started Savile Row 27 years ago. “Everyone thinks custom suits are $2,000 or more, but the truth is most are less than half that.” The first time you go in, Shockley or one of his capable team will do a thorough set of measurements. Every time you return, they’ll re-measure you and make notes on your chart. Tey won’t comment if you get bigger in certain areas – as my wife does – but they will make sure your chart is up to date. Tat way, if you need something made, they can do it from just a phone call. Tey even can overnight fabric swatches to you or come to your ofce. If you’ve never had anything custom-tailored, you don’t know what you’re missing. It’s one of those experiences that doesn’t cost more, but you’ll see a big diference. Start with shirts or something easy. Get in on one of the sales. You’ll soon be hooked. Te older I get, the less I need. But what I need, I want to be right. I know what I want and what I like. Buying custom is like going to the factory instead of the store. Why choose from a few fabrics and styles when you can choose from hundreds? I like driving, fshing, sailing and collecting – not shopping. Now I can look great and spend my time doing what I like most. sl Te new Fall/Winter fabrics arrive in late August. Stop by and tell David you’re a Sophisticated Living reader and he’ll include a 6th shirt free when you buy 5.
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Companion’s Josh Allen built a business on his passion for baking bread Written by Judith Evans Photography by Carmen Troesser In business as in life, Companion bakery founder Josh Allen has found that improvisation can be a key to success. When an unhappy customer calls, Allen relies on the skills he learned in improvisational acting classes at Stanford University. No matter the scenario, improvisers could not say “no.” “Quite frankly, on the phone with an irate customer, that’s the skill I fall back on the most,” says Allen, who launched Companion late in 1993. Allen, 44, grew up in St. Louis, the great-grandson of Louis Allen, founder of Allen Foods. (Josh’s first cousin Andy Cohen, on-air personality and executive vice president of development and talent of Bravo TV, is another of Louis Allen’s great-grandsons.) “I very much grew up delivering groceries to the back door of restaurants on the way to soccer games and baseball games,” Allen says. 88 slmag.net
The family sold Allen Foods to Royal Ahold NV of the Netherlands in 2002. Josh Allen’s great-grandfather had started in business in 1904, peddling his wares in O’Fallon, Ill., from a cart drawn by a donkey. The business grew to a small group of groceries, and when World War II started, the family branched out to supporting nearby military bases. In 1952, Allen Foods moved to 4555 Gustine Avenue in St. Louis, an address that will sound familiar to bargain-seekers who visit Companion’s Early Bird Outlet (open 7 a.m. to noon on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). Allen Foods, which had evolved into a broad-line food distribution company, moved into a warehouse/retail store on Page Avenue in Overland in 1972. Josh was still a preschooler, but the move – in particular, the fact that the family kept the Gustine facility as a production site for foods including roasted nuts, cheesecakes, dry drink mixes and sauces – would prove signifcant in his future.
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After graduating from Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Allen enrolled in Stanford, which is just south of San Francisco. “I went as far as I could go without hitting an ocean,” he says. Despite his background, he didn’t study business. “I pursued a very, very, very liberal arts degree,” he says, exploring everything from American studies to mechanical engineering. His passion ran to triathlons, so he looked for work he could do at night. He found a baking job in the basement of Palo Alto’s Whole Foods store. “I think you know within three days if you’ve found what you love to do or go screaming from the room,” he says. “Knock on wood, I found it.” He worked in California for a few years after college, picking up baking and business skills that would prove essential to Companion’s success. As part of one job, he was tasked with evaluating sites for a new bakery in San Francisco. To learn what the business would require, he toured bakeries and picked the owners’ brains. His company decided against opening a 90 slmag.net
bakery, but Allen had gained a wealth of information. “We had interviewed bakers,” he says. “We understood the whole model.” While he was unable to fnd the right location for a bakery in San Francisco, one was ready – or at least waiting – in St. Louis. Josh Allen had a concept, sourdough starter and a stone French bakers’ oven. Allen Foods had recently vacated the Gustine Avenue facility. “We tiled the foors and moved back in,” he says. “Twenty years later, we’re still there.” Like his great-grandfather before him, Josh Allen peddled his wares. “I just started baking and knocking on doors. I don’t know what it was as a four-dusted 24-year-old that appealed,” he said – but he (and his breads) did. His timing was right. Artisan breads were on the rise throughout the United States. After fve years in business, St. Louis Bread Co. had just decided to focus on retail rather than wholesale. In Chicago, Corner Bakery had just opened its doors. “A whole micro-vending community was just getting started,” Allen says.
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Chefs were traveling more and bringing home what they learned. “Te folks who were leading the charge in the early ’90s were sophisticated enough to know what was happening around the country,” he said. Cardwell’s was Companion’s frst restaurant customer. Ladue Market and Gourmet to Go soon followed. Companion started with a line of six breads. Today, they bake about 300 different items each month. Just as improvisational actors must pay close attention to every word uttered on stage, the people at Companion are attuned to their customers. “We just spent 20 years listening to customers,” Allen says. “If you shut up and listen to your customers, they’ll tell you how to make it.”
He credits Chef Bill Cardwell, owner of Cardwell’s at the Plaza and BC’s Kitchen, with pointing him toward pretzel bread, now Companion’s second-best seller (after baguettes). “I’ve got to give Bill props for that,” Allen says. Companion turns out 10,000 to 15,000 pounds of bread and pastry each day, and 25 percent to 30 percent of that is various shapes and sizes of pretzel bread. Pretzel’s popularity comes on the heels of the craft-beer explosion, Allen notes, in part because most craft breweries serve pretzels in their tasting rooms. He sees gastro pubs as one of today’s biggest trends. “Tere’s defnitely a casualness in fning dining that’s proliferating in St. Louis,” he says.
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And those restaurants need great bread, whether it’s a bun that serves as the blank canvas for an inventive, delicious hamburger or a long-fermented sourdough baguette offered alongside saucers of dipping oil as a welcome to diners. “We believe strongly that bread is the foundation for food,” Allen says. At the 20-year mark, Companion has about 100 employees and serves about 350 corporate customers, more than half of them restaurants. The bakery’s breads also are served in cafes, hospitals, schools, convention centers and other venues. Like Allen Foods before it, Companion is a family affair. Josh’s sister, Jodi Allen Gordon – herself a veteran of Allen Foods – oversees Companion’s two cafes, located in Clayton 94 slmag.net
and Ladue. Josh Allen has five children, ranging in age from 7 months to 15 years. The eldest works on weekends in the Clayton cafe. He hopes the children will follow in his footsteps in another way as well: “I hope they will go as far as they can go for college,” he says. Allen continues to learn about bread-baking, improvising with ideas at home and reading baking books. “I’ve never woken up in 20 years and thought, ‘I don’t want to go to work today,’ because I don’t view what I do as work,” he says. sl Judith Evans is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, a food blogger and a past president of the Association of Food Journalists.
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THE ART OF PHILANTHROPY Written by Barbara Hertenstein Jacobitti Photography by Matt Marcinkowski Diane Katzman is not a magician, but she can turn a piece of jewelry or a scarf into dollars that beneft dozens of St. Louis charities. Instead of wizardry, she depends on her energy, enthusiasm, creativity and business sense to make it all work. “I use my art as a multiplier,” says Katzman, whose company, Diane Katzman Design, creates jewelry, ties, scarves, art and other items. Some products are made for charities to auction at fundraisers. Others are sold to for-proft companies and the profts are given to charities. She also helps create programs such as art groups for children with cystic fbrosis. “One of my daughters has Crohn’s disease. When she was a child, they had a support group of other kids. But with cystic fbrosis, you can’t do that,” she says. Because germs that can be passed between individuals with cystic fbrosis can cause serious respiratory illness, it’s dangerous to have two people with cystic fbrosis in same room. “We’re doing an art therapy program at Children’s Hospital with the Missouri Art Terapy Association and a Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville art program so children and families can use art to express their feelings,” she says. She incorporates some of the children’s art on items she manufactures. “Kids’ art is very pure. Some of them talked about reaching for the stars,” she says. Katzman used elements of a 10-year-old girl’s designs on ties and scarves that beneft cystic fbrosis charities. “She uses a lot of color and her designs are lyrical and light, with yellow and blue, the cystic fbrosis colors,” Katzman says. “She has a free spirit. Tese children have so many restrictions in their lives. With art she can express her freedom through colors.” Katzman will receive the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Inspiration Award presented by the Gateway Chapter of the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at this year’s gala, Nov. 8. at the RitzCarlton Hotel. The award honors the region’s most active and inspiring community leaders who have made a diference through philanthropic work. Katzman doesn’t limit her work to one charity. She has been presented various awards, including the “Creative Philanthropy” award from the Women of Achievement, and several business awards, including ”Most Infuential Business Woman” presented by the St. Louis Business Journal. To raise money for the College Bound program, she created a peacock sculpture. It was made of fberglass and decoupaged with messages from prospective students. “Tey wrote of their hopes and dreams and what they want to do with their lives.” She used old jewelry and vintage items to create two 5-foot butterfies for BJC Pediatric Hospice’s Wings program. Tey were auctioned for $32,000. She has made ties and scarves for the St. Louis Zoo, the American Heart Association, multiple sclerosis and breast cancer charities, and many others. She believes that when you’re wearing an item that represents a charity, it means more than just writing a check. “It’s important for people to connect and give back, and I have a fresh way to do that,” Katzman says. “I have raised millions of dollars for breast cancer. I don’t have that kind of money,” she says, but she has found a way to donate through her business and her talents. Along the way, she has enjoyed meeting a wide range of people. “The people you meet on the board of Planned Parenthood are diferent from the Lutheran Senior Services. Te United Way people are diferent from the Jewish Federation,” she says. “I am blessed to work with fabulous, talented and generous people.” sl slmag.net
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FOREVERMARK AT NEIMAN MARCUS
On July 9, jewelry designer Maria Canale hosted an invitation-only “Forevermark Diamond Event” in the Zodiac Garden Room at Neiman Marcus, St. Louis. Guests previewed Canale’s exclusive new collection for Neiman Marcus, enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and posed for photographs with Canale’s beautiful jewelry.
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ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL’S NIGHT AT THE OPERA
On June 19, the Arts and Education Council held its ffth-annual “A Night at the Opera” at Opera Teatre of St. Louis. Te event was held to thank its supporters and to showcase Opera Teatre, one of the council’s Sustaining Funding recipients. More than 80 guests enjoyed a wine reception and a performance of the opera “Champion.” Te Arts and Education Council, which has raised almost $100 million in private funding for the arts since 1963, assists about 70 nonproft arts and arts-education organizations each year.
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ST. LOUIS ZOOFARI 2013
On June 21, the Zoo overfowed with fans and friends dressed in creative black tie: striped coats and ties, tails and claws, outrageous animal prints. Te event raised more than $1 million to help save endangered species around the world. Zoofari 2013 was presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, and guests sampled oferings from more than 60 of St. Louis’ fnest restaurants, bars and caterers.
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ELEGANCE, PERFORMANCE, AND PRECISION WITH BENTLEY AND BREITLING
On June 26, Bentley St. Louis (St. Louis Motor Cars) and Clarkson Jewelers hosted Bentley for Breitling at Cafe Napoli in Clayton. Guests got an exclusive frst look at the new Bentley Flying Spur and its exquisite craftsmanship, iconic British design and stateof-the-art technology, and could try on some of Breitling’s newest timepieces. Tis is the 10th year Bentley and Breitling have presented this event.
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On June 29, a ribbon-cutting celebrated the completion of the St. Louis Art Museum’s new East Building and the Museum’s expanded campus. The celebration continued on the museum grounds with “World of Art,” a two-day outdoor festival that included hands-on art projects and performances by a variety of local cultural organizations and arts groups. Te Art Museum’s main building was built for the 1904 World’s Fair.
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On July 4, crowds lined the streets of downtown St. Louis to watch the 136th Annual Veiled Prophet Parade and cheer dozens of colorful foats themed “It’s About Time.” St. Louis’ VP Parade tradition began in 1878. Te Veiled Prophet Organization has raised funds for charitable causes and civic improvements, including a new grand staircase connecting the Gateway Arch with the riverfront and lighting the Eads Bridge.
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RANKEN JORDAN’S 2013 GOLF TOURNAMENT
On July 8, Ranken Jordan hosted its ninth-annual Golf Tournament at Norwood Hills Country Club. Supporters of the pediatric specialty hospital hit the links around noon. Late afternoon brought a reception and silent/live auction, which was followed by a grand dinner. Te day’s activities raised money to help children with brain injuries, congenital defects or complications due to premature birth. Ranken Jordan specializes in bringing together traditional hospital treatment and homecare.
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PUJOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION’S CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC
On July 8, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Matt Holliday hosted the 11th-annual Pujols Family Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic at Meadowbrook Country Club. The event raised money to help children with Down syndrome, to improve the standard of living and quality of life for impoverished children and orphans in the Dominican Republic, and to provide extraordinary experiences for people with disabilities and/or life-threatening illnesses. Albert Pujols has noted that his decision to play in Anaheim, Calif., for the Angels has brought positive changes to the foundation, which has been able to expand nationally.
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NEIMAN MARCUS PRESENTS SAINT LOUIS BENEFIT POLO “CHUKKERS FOR CHARITY”
On Tursday, August 8, 2013, Neiman Marcus and the St. Louis Polo Club hosted the ofcial Glennon Gallop Kick-Of Party at the Plaza Frontenac store. Supporters of Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and St. Louis Polo Club gathered for an elegant evening of fashion and fun. St. Louis’ fnest polo players took over the runway, modeling the latest Peter Millar fall styles. Te Neiman Marcus’ Zodiac Room catered the party, with tasty hors d’oeuvres, fne wine, and cocktails.
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RED, WHITE AND BLUES WINE EVENT FOR THE USO OF MISSOURI
On July 25, Ruth’s Chris Steak House hosted a fve-course Stag’s Leap wine dinner that raised more $15,000 for the USO of Missouri Inc., a nonproft organization that helps lift the spirits of American troops and their families by giving them the support they need and a “taste of home.” FM NewsTalk 97.1’s Dave Glover was on hand and the Rocky Mountain Oysters provided live music.
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