WTF! December 2016

Traditions Issue #36 December 2016

LEMBAS JEWELRY

6

Isabel Green & Makalya Glasgo

WINTER IS COMING

20

Maxine Barber

DESIGNER FASHION

26

Amy Sherman Kimberly Rose Givan

TRIBUTE

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Martin Dow Nicholas Tellez

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CREDITS

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Photographers

Boutiques and Designers

Don Poling www.polingphotography.com

Rent The Runway www.renttherunway.com

Lake City Photography www.lakecityphotography.com

Lembas Jewelry www.shoplembas.com/

Barry Coon www.commphoto.com

Graphic Design

Scott Martinez www.scottmartinezphotography.com

LAF Designs www.facebook.com/laura.feasline/ Myk Crawford www.facebook.com/mykcrawford

Hair and Make Up Tim Pierson www.castofthousandsstudio.com

Model Management Mitchell Artist Management www.wearemam.com

Glen Dow Academy www.glendow.com

Contributors

Others 1899 House Bed & Breakfast www.1899house.com

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Traditions : Passing on the flame...

Fire gives off warmth and it also provides illumination. If it is under control, the benefits are numerous. However, when it is out of control, it is a monster that can consume everything in its path.

There are those who don’t think it worthwhile to celebrate any of these “traditional days”. Perhaps because they do not share the same enthusiasm and happy memories associated with these celebratory days.

Fire is indispensable to life. We need the heat that it provides during the winter months and we need the illumination it provides during the dark days of winter.

Be that as it may, the majority of society, continues to uphold traditions and values that help sustain the culture empowering and enriching it further, moving onward to the future.

Traditions, like fire, matters.

We may come to the conclusion that traditional ways have no more value because we may have found new ways of doing things, maybe perhaps doing them in a better way.

The value of tradition lies not in the old ways but in the remembrance of who we are and where we came from.

We hate rules because they constrain us. We hate being shackled and contained but at the same time we need to be rooted and grounded in order to progress to the next level of our achievement.

The value of fire lies in the fact that you can spread its warmth and illumination while keeping it under control to benefit you. Once the fire does down and the flames are put out, there is nothing left but the embers and the hot coal which will eventually cool down. The value of that experience is being able to remember the warmth and illumination that sustained you over a dark and cold night.

Because, possibly, without that fire, you would not have survived.

Traditions are the glue by which we experience the uniqueness of our humanity and our culture.

Christmas comes but once a year and every year we celebrate it along with Easter and Thanksgiving.

Imagine a world without fire. Yes, stop and think about it for a while.

The local fashion community in Spokane has lost two men who were devoted to their craft and their art. Martin Dow, teacher, mentor, and owner of Glen Dow Academy, who we featured in our first anniversary issue passed away suddenly a month or so ago and just recently, young Nicholas Tellez, actor, model, and artist also passed away.

These were men who were passionate about their craft and their art who engaged in the local fashion community, taking advantage of every opportunity to contribute, to be part of something bigger than them.

As a tribute to their contributions, we are featuring a collage of images taken by friends, families, and colleagues to remember them and also as a reminder that in the word of the German musician, Gustav Mahler...

“Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame” Let their life and the remembrance of what they have done while on this earth, be an encouragement to all to pass on the flame.

1899 House Bed & Breakfast www.1899house.com 1728 West First Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-301-1377

Models: Isabel Green Designer: Lana Rose Hair: Mackenzie Valero Make up: Sadhvi Babu Makeup Photographer: Don Poling

LEMBAS J

JEWELRY

Models: Isabel Green Designer: Lana Rose Hair: Mackenzie Valero Make up: Sadhvi Babu Makeup Photographer: Don Poling

Models: Makayla Glasgo Designer: Lana Rose Hair: Mackenzie Valero Make up: Sadhvi Babu Makeup Photographer: Don Poling

Models: Scott Mackay, Amy Sherman, Maxine Barber Make up: Kayelee Schmidt, Mae Zarate-Berish Photographer: Eric Barro Lighting: Barry Coon

Models: Scott Mackay, Amy Sherman, Maxine Barber Make up: Kayelee Schmidt, Mae Zarate-Berish Photographer: Eric Barro Lighting: Barry Coon

Models: Makayla Glasgo Designer: Lana Rose Models: Amy Sherman Hair:Make Mackenzie Valero up: Mae Zarate-Berish MakePhotographer: up: Sadhvi Babu Makeup Eric Barro Photographer: Don Poling Lighting: Barry Coon

WINTER IS COMING

Model: Maxine Barber Photographer: Eric Barro

Model: Maxine Barber Photographer: Eric Barro

Model: Maxine Barber Photographer: Eric Barro

Model: Maxine Barber Photographer: Eric Barro

Model: Maxine Barber Photographer: Eric Barro

SHOP LOCAL Support your local merchants

Audrey’s A Boutique 3131 N Division St Spokane, WA (509) 324-8612

Katze Boutique 176 S Howard St Spokane, WA (509) 838-5724

Swank Boutique 4727 N Division St #100-D Spokane, WA Spokan (509) 468-1839

Echo Boutique 1033 W 1St Ave, Spokane, WA Spokan (509) 747-0890

Jigsaw Boutique 601 W Main Ave #103 Spokane, WA (509) 835-3517

Zipperz 913 W Garland Ave Spokane, WA (509) 315-9033

Lolo Boutique 319 W 2nd Ave, Spokane, WA (509) 747-2867

Jema Lane Boutique 613 S Pines Rd Rd, Spokane Valley, WA (509) 321-2330

Fringe Boutique 12208 N Division St Spokane, WA (509) 315-8138

White House Black Market 808 W Main Ave #104, Spokane, WA (509) 624-4001

Cues 108 N Washington St #104 Spokane, WA (509) 838-5837

NanaMacs Boutique 2018 N Main St, Coeur d'Alene, ID (208) 889-1444

Veda Lux 1106 S Perry St Spokane, WA (509) 475-1674

Tiffany Blue 404 Sherman Ave, Coeur d'Alene, ID (208) 765-2583

SHOP LOCAL Support your local merchants

Dezining Shearz 21 S Thierman Rd, Spokane Valley, WA (509) 927-9870

Glen Dow Academy 309 W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA (509) 624-3244

House of POp 227 W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA Spokan (509) 443-5353

14th and Grand Salon 1337 S Grand Blvd, Spokane, Spokan WA (509) 624-7263

Lavish Salon 1021 W 1St Ave Spokane, WA (509) 368-9800

Zen Hair Studio 42 E Wellesley Ave, Spokane, WA (509) 483-3936

Salon Sapphire 309 W 2nd Ave. #101 Spokane, WA (509) 474-1306

Jaazz Salon 421 W Main Ave #102, Spokane, WA (509) 838-4995

Vida Salon & Spa 1105 N Lincoln St, Spokane, WA

Patti Usselman Hair Company 14 E Mission Ave #5, Spokane, WA (509) 723-9827

Urbanna Natural Spa 168 S D Division St, Spokane, WA (509) 747-7076 Alexander York 628 N Monroe St. Spokane, WA (509) 624-4936 Purabella Salon & Spa Pu 6704 N. Nevada Unit 5, Spokane, WA (509) 484-7003

Fratelli Salon 601 E Front Ave #103 Coeur d'Alene, ID (208) 664-4043 Hayden Creek Salon & Spa 8270 N Government Way, Hayden, ID (208) 772-4600 Bling 277 W Prairie Shopping Center, Hayden, ID (208) 762-3382

Designer Fashion

Model: Amy Sherman wearing Sidecar Gown $785

by Monique Lhuillier Photographer: Eric Barro

Designer Fashion

Models: Maxine Barber Model: ShermanSchmidt, wearing MakeAmy up: Kayelee Black Lace Retro Sleeve Mae Zarate-Berish Sheath $418

by Jill StuartEric Barro Photographer: Photographer: EricCoon Barro Lighting: Barry

Designer Cover GIRL Fashion

Model: Amy Sherman wearing Rouge Pepkum Model:Rosalind Alexandra CollinsGown $695 by Badgley Mischka Photographer: Eric Barro Photographer: Barro Lighting: Scott Eric Martinez

Designer Fashion

Model: Kimberly Rose Givan wearing Crimson Shine Gown $860 by Pamella Roland Photographer: Eric Barro

Designer Fashion

Model: Kimberly Rose Givan wearing Shania Flutter Sleeve Romper $90 by BB Dakota Photographer: Eric Barro

Designer Fashion

Model: Kimberly Rose Givan wearing Black Frances Dress $189

by Stylestalker Photographer: Eric Barro

309 West Riverside Spokane, WA 99201 509-624-3244

Model: Sadie Clemenson Swimwear: UjENA, Made in the USA Photographer: Eric Barro

www.makewavescollective.com

“Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame�

-- Gustav Mahler

TRIBUTE : MARTIN DOW { EDUCATOR | MENTOR | CREATIVE | FRIEND }

OWNER OF GLEN DOW ACADEMY and LONG-TIME SUPPORTER OF MISS SPOKANE ORGANIZATION

“No one is truly lost when they remain in the hearts and minds of those who love them” --Kirsten Beyer, Children of the Storm

“I interviewed Martin for an article and asked him about Glen Dow’s competition and he looked at me in a quizzical way and said -What competition?”

--Editor

TRIBUTE : NICHOLAS TELLEZ { ACTOR | MODEL | CREATIVE | FRIEND }

“The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.”

-- Rob Liano

“When I first worked with Nick, I had to ask him if he was really over 18 years old because he didn’t look like he was. He assured me that he was over 18.

He doesn’t seem to age.”

--Editor

“Tradition is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame�

-- Gustav Mahler