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December 2012Vol. 1 Issue 4
The art of graffitiDANK
Guest columnist Burkatron ‘nails’
the occasion
Who’s
watching You?
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What a year 2012 has been! With the launch of our brand-new magazine and the excitement making the shortlist for the Digi-tal Magazine Awards (DMA) last month, 2012 has been a wild but enjoyable ride.
We want to congratulate all the winners in their categories. To be shortlisted with such legend-ary publications within the first few months of our first issue has been a true honor. Even though we did not win it, I am grateful for what we accomplished being so new to this industry and look forward to what 2013 holds for us..
Wishing our readers and staff a joyous and safe holiday season and a very Happy New Year.
Yours Faithfully,
Editor’s NotE
Thelma Lay
2012 exciting year for MANIERA
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HAPPY BIRtHDAY YAsMINA ROssIA timeless beauty 18COMINg tO A WALL NEAR YOUThe artistic talents of Dan Kitchener 31
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14 NOVA CHIUThe designer behind ‘Bon Voyage’ - and then see ‘Bon Voyage’ for real 42REgULARs
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JuLIETTE LORDMANIERA STAFF
The 2009 Formula One Grand Prix winner Jenson Button may seem an unlikely source of inspiration for a jewellery designer but then Poppy Porter is no ordinary artist. Back in 2005 she witnessed up close the com-bination of style and power that is a Formula One racing car, and she was hooked.
Fascinated by the complexity of these awe-inspiring machines, Porter began photographing and sketching racing cars, taking every opportunity to be close to the real thing to take in the finest detail of their design.
Drive shafts and gearboxes, how-ever, are not the stuff most women dream of hanging around their neck. Fortunately, a visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London provided a counterpoint inspiration for Porter.
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Poppy Porter Connections Cocktail Ring |ANGELA CHAN
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“A visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London initially to see their fashion section turned into an epic sketching session in the Japa-nese Galler,” she says “The kimono patterns and fabrics they have there blew me away, so perfect and so gor-geous and so complex.”
By combining the delicate art of Japan with the glossy technology of a racing car, Porter produces excit-ing cutting-edge statement pieces of jewellery which are unique not only in design but also in the way in which they are constructed. Creat-ing a process which involves a fusion between lacquer and inlay - a clear or coloured wood finish and a deco-rative technique of inserting pieces of contrasting coloured materials into depressions, respectively - Por-ter manages to create “jewels” from photographs.
“I suspend a silvered photo-graph into sheet titanium using resin in a process inspired by the lay-up of carbon fibre in Formula 1 car de-
sign,” Porter explains. “The titanium is anodised (electrically coloured) then I use my technique to create a jewel from a photograph, the end ef-fect is a little like a butterfly’s wing”
Porter works with digital images she has taken and employs these im-ages in both two- and three-dimen-sions. She then combines this self-developed photo-inlay technique with titanium, precious and other reactive metals to produce pieces of what can only be described as wearable sculptures. The results are astounding: vibrant statement pieces which are simultaneously delicate and bold. The oriental influence is clear, beautiful chrysanthemum- shaped pieces in a variety of hues are both avant garde and beautiful.
Poppy Porter is available to make specially commissioned pieces, details of which can be found on her web page along with her full range of ready to wear collections.
For more information on Porter, visit poppyporter.co.uk.
From left - Poppy Porter draws inspi-ration from the most unlikely places. One such work, right, is influenced by Asian culture and named “the Flowing Kimo-no”|ANGELA CHAN
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CLOCKWIsE from UPPER LEFt - Porter spends a lot of time in her workshop working on pieces such as these two necklaces - the Podium Neck Wreath Blue and Podium Neck Wreath gold.|ANGELA CHAN
JuLIETTE LORDMANIERA WRITER
Sometimes it feels like somebody’s watching me…
We have become used to being observed by surveillance cameras. Each time we enter the public sphere, we become extras in the grainy-im-aged drama of closed circuit televi-sion (CCTV). At the railway sta-tion, Metro and high street, the ever vigilant camera eye relays what it sees to a team of people who are paid to ensure that nothing untoward is hap-pening under its watchful gaze. Inside retail outlets, more cameras focus in
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on the shoppers, attempting to iden-tify potential shoplifters and provid-ing a digitized record of the comings and goings throughout the day.
A new generation of digital speed cameras watch us as we drive, recording our speed and automati-cally sending the relevant informa-tion to a control centre which, once the car has been identified from its number plate, can send out a notice of intended prosecution – the first stage towards fining motorists and putting points on their licence.
Attitudes towards CCTV are split between those who consider CCTV helpful to policing and main-
taining law and order and those that regard it more as a means of social control. Privacy and CCTV has been the subject of considerable de-bate in the media and in academia, but most of us go about our daily business without giving the cameras as much as a second thought.
As consumers, particularly on the Internet, we are also becoming used to our spending habits be-ing recorded by companies keen to discover customer profiles. Loyalty cards, company-sponsored Internet competitions, online surveys and market research questions are all methods of gathering customer pro-
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file information. Customer profiling is based on building common defini-tions that groups of people will fit into. These are based upon age, race, income, housing choices, household structure and more. Basically they are looking for who spends how much on what, all of which adds up to valuable marketing information.
Internet cookies are also a way of gathering information about web users. A cookie is a piece of text that a Web server can store on a user’s hard drive. Cookies allow a website to store information on a user’s machine and later retrieve it. For example, a cookie can provide information on things you have selected on the site, pages you have viewed from the site, information you have given to the site in online forms, etc. All of the infor-mation is stored in the site’s database, and in most cases, a cookie contain-ing your unique ID is all that is stored on your computer.
Now imagine a smart camera that not only watches but also analyses your behaviour and profiles you as a consumer.
Imagine that this camera is hiding behind the blank stare of a store man-nequin and you have the new $5,000 bionic “EyeSee” dummy courtesy of Italian-based company Almax. The mannequin uses the same type of facial recognition software that is used to identify criminals in a crowd, and they are designed to cre-ate consumer profiles using the same categories used by online merchants. This information can then be used by the store to better design their show window, store layout and thus ultimately improve sales. If most of a store’s clientele are found by “EyeSee” to be young mothers with children,
moving the children’s wear section to the front of the store may make good business sense.
It is most likely, given the cost of these hi-tech mannequins that they will only be employed by high-end luxury stores seeking to better profile their customers shopping habits.
“Any software that can help profile people while keeping their identi-ties anonymous is fantastic,” Uché Okonkwo, executive director of consultant Luxe Corp, told Bloom-berg Businessweek. “It could really enhance the shopping experience, the product assortment, and help brands better understand their customers.”
Images are not stored by the man-nequins. The mannequin translates the image into digital data that is then stored and analysed but nevertheless this covert surveillance of custom-ers walks a fine ethical line for many people.
Although all data is anonymous, U.S. and European Union regulations while allowing the use of cameras for security purposes, do require retailers to display notices advising customers they may be filmed. Moreover with the mannequins there is no element of consent involved, no form to sign, indeed you will more than likely be unaware that the data is being gath-ered at all.
Although currently the man-nequins are deaf, there are potential plans to include speech recognition technology to record customer com-ments on specific items.
So next time you are out shop-ping, and you get that strange feeling that you are being watched, take a closer look at that dummy next to you, he may not be quite as dumb as you think.
Imagine a camera
hiding behind a
blank stare of a
mannequin
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Happy Birthday,
yasmina Rossi
MANIERA’s Juliette Lord talks with Yasmina Rossi as she reaches her 57th birthday about her career and remaining strong, beautiful and vibrant.
It is hard to believe that the beautiful Yasmina Rossi will cel-ebrate her 57th birthday this month. Most people will recognise her by her now signature long silver hair, stunning cheekbones and glowing skin, which would be the envy of many women 20 years her junior.
What strikes me however is just how genuinely nice she is, as I ask her the question she must have been asked a thousand times: just how does she manage to look that good?
She tells me there are no secret creams, pills or potions; no miracles; just a few simple rules she follows which embody her philosophy on life. Her diet includes fresh organic produce, meat, fish and olive oil which should come as no surprise given that although she now resides in the USA, she originates from the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. She emphasises the importance of making food look attractive saying “Put colorful things in your body ...pleasure your eyes before your stomach.”
Tranquility and sleep are also important. Rossi has not owned a television set for over 30 years and stresses that the secret to a good night’s sleep is a peaceful de-cluttered bedroom. She does exercise but advises that exercise should be gentle and fun, rather than a grueling regime focused on weight loss. In fact, fun and pleasure are pivotal to the Rossi way of life.
“Pleasure is a major key in a great life; be connected to your inner child,” she said about her philosophy, “Don’t forget him, he will be nice to you and give you this youthful appearance... it is in the eyes that you can see if a being is connected with the inner child and gets energy from him. Gratitude is a key for happiness... make life lighter and elevate your vibration that attracts light experiences. Enjoy and love your body, not in a narcissistic way, but in recognition of the wonder that it is, he will give it well back to you... here again importance to have gratitude toward him; he is your best friend.”
This focus on the playful is important to Rossi as is the con-cept of being yourself, without feelings of guilt or fear of what others may think. It is very clear that this is a woman who is very comfortable in her own (albeit very beautiful) skin and a woman who is very generous with her time, despite her busy schedule.
She admits that her levels of self-confidence and self-assurance have risen with age, and that she now finds modelling much easier than she did in her 20s because of it.
What many people may not know is that Rossi is equally com-fortable behind the camera as in front of it. In fact she tells me that she prefers “to be back of the camera as a photographer, where I can completely forget myself and be there just for the model himself , honoring life through him.” She is particularly fond of portrait photography, where she manages to capture the emotion behind the eyes, bringing the image to life.
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“Portraits are one of my favor-ites because of the magic contact
eyes to eyes... soul to soul with another living human being, so
precious, mysterious and rich. You are touching a timeless dimension.”
She also has a great eye for landscapes, often focusing on what may to some appear bleak wil-dernesses, but which to Rossi are a source of great beauty.
“Beauty is everywhere, I am in love with simple
things that surround me, they inspire me just by see-
ing them, very present in the moment. Love is the inspiration
and love to share is important to me, so I catch what makes me vi-
brates to share with others that beauty that feeds me.”She cites Ansel Adams as a major influ-
ence on her work. Adams was a 20th century American photographer famous for his black and
white images of landscapes, and the wilderness in par-ticular, capturing America’s wild and scenic areas on film for
posterity. Rossi says of Adams: “what he caught is simple but in a very noble and deep way, very rich and timeless, just pure beauty at work.”
Rossi loves to work with light in her images and expresses a “passion for light and shadow and how they enhance each other , ...it is this secret in that wedding between light and shadow that operate in the magic of pho-tography that fascinates me.”
The child-like fascination and wonderment of Rossi is evident in her photographic work, the focus on a small detail that many may overlook, the ability to see the beautiful surrounding her, her eye for the special amongst the ordinary. This fascination is something most people lose as they get older but perhaps if we want to find the elixir of youth, we should look in-side ourselves rather than to the cosmetic counter or plastic surgeon. Rossi gives her greatest beauty tip ever when she tells us:
“Allowing myself to be connected to the energy of the little girl who loved a stone, a light, a turtle, a fruit, was fascinated by all these simple beau-ties in simple things of daily life,” she said. “It is what keeps you young.”
For more of her work, visit yasminarossi.com.
Yasmina Rossi modeling Eileen Fisher.|MARTIN BONE
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Yasmina Rossi has taken several different types of photos ranging from human interest to fashion to landscape, producing emotional response.
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coming to a wall near you“Demon” covers the side of a huge 60 foot wall June 2012 UPFEST street art and graffiti art festival.
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Y ou may not necessarily be fa-miliar with the name, but any-one watching Paul McCartney
play his set at the Queen’s Diamond Jubi-lee concert outside Buckingham Palace earlier this year will have seen some of Dan Kitchener’s art. Kitchener, or DANK as he is often known, provided the stop frame animations which played behind McCartney on stage.
According to DANK, it was “a definite highlight of my career.”
This multi-talented artist is equally at home with a spray can or a computer producing some incred-ible works of art. The sheer volume of work he has produced is astonish-ing, including digital art using both photographs and original sketches, music videos, stop-frame animation, stage visuals, video games, graphic novels, television commercials and his large-scale street art.
“I love the freedom and the scale that graffiti and street art allows, from initial sketches in my sketch-book to huge 60-foot monsters that everyone can see,” DANK told MANIERA. “It’s a medium I’ll never get bored of!”
DANK only paints legal spaces, approaching companies with a wall to spare to request permission to paint, or more likely as word of his talent spreads, commissions from both individuals and companies
who want to visually enhance a space.
“It’s great having a wide vari-ety of surfaces, locations to paint, keep my imagination going and my interest,” DANK explained. “I do get noted very quickly and strive to create bigger and better things every time I paint!”
Originating in Essex in the South of England, which is prob-ably better known for its love of spray tans as opposed to spray cans, DANK has been painting and draw-ing for as long as he can remember.
“I find it funny that someone can just start doing art, street art, etc.,” he said. “I have done this for my whole life, it’s all I know; it is all I have ever done. I spend every day drawing and painting and have done ever since I was able to hold a pen/crayon, and I am lucky that this is now my job / career.”
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“trench siren” - A spectre formed in the deepest darkest trench bunkers, formed from mustard gas mists, hunt-ing a seeking out life. Created by iPhone photograph of a sketch, then coloured on Mac book pro in photo-shop, with final touches on the move on the iPad 2 in sketchbook pro.
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DANK’s “the Watch-ful” was the winner of Open Art in sou-thend, Essex a few years ago.
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He attended school and college in Essex, then completed an illustra-tion degree at Portsmouth Univer-sity. This education in art formed the bedrock of his talent but as he points out “You never stop learning and experimenting.”
DANK uses a vast array of me-diums and techniques to produce his art, including a wide range of computer software for digital art and
animation. How-ever, underlying all of it is his beloved sketch book.
“I feel strong-ly that drawing is a fundamental to all forms of art, for me it is,” DANK said. “Everything I do starts on my sketch book from a drawing.”
He cites a variety of influ-
ences on his work including the comic books he avidly collected as a child. He also has a love for science fiction and old black and white war films. These influences are clear in much of his work which includes enormous alien monsters, mythical beasts and gorgeous women. The product of his work is what he calls a “visual memory bank,” created by soaking up as much imagery as he can and absorbing things from his environment, which he then dips into to create something new and unique.
The artists who DANK admires include, James Jean, Ashley Wood, John Martin, Paul Delvaux, Mr
Jago, Georgio de Chirico and Simon Bisley. This extraordinary range of influences from the comic book ani-mations of Wood who has worked for Marvel comics and Dreamworks amongst others, to the 19th century painter Martin who was known for painting fantastic religious inspired subjects such as The Last Judgement and The Garden of Eden may ap-pear unusual bedfellows. But it is the quality of the drawings which attract DANK. He is “inspired by artists that can draw well.”
Although a lot of DANK’s street art is in London, because of its geo-graphical proximity to Essex, he has also done murals in Barcelona and at Villa Friekens, which is a traveller-type community just outside Am-sterdam.
Walls and large-scale street murals only began to form a major facet of DANK’s work over the last six years. Discovering spray paint made him appreciate that he could turn his paintings and drawings into huge street based illustrations, which is something that still excites him creatively. DANK relishes the large scale opportunity street art provides, and the impact these pieces, which can be up to 60-feet in length, have.
“I don’t feel restricted by medi-ums or techniques,” he said. “It’s all out there to try and be used; street art, large scale murals, spray paint, it’s just another tool for me, another technique to use, it suits the scale of the work I want to produce.”
More of DANK’s work is avail-able to view on his Facebook; il-lustrations: Showreel; paintings / canvas work and murals and large scale artwork. His work can also be purchased at his shop.
“I love the freedom and the scale that graffiti and street
art allows, from initial sketches in my
sketchbook to huge 60-foot monsters that everyone can see.”
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“Expectations” is a digital painting, one of DANK’s personal favourites.
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When Nova Chiu took to the runway with her “Ready to Wear” by Bon Voyage Spring/Summer 2013 at London Fashion Week, she brought with her the signature explosion of colour with which she is identified. Vibrant pinks, blues, purples, green and yellows in tie-dye style prints made this easy-to-wear collection really stand out.
Leggings featured prominently, as did looser fitting pants, which were cropped just above the ankle. These were worn with long-line jackets and deceptively tailored, draped tops. The show also featured short, sleeveless cocktail style dresses which could be worn from daytime through to the evening. The entire range is extremely versatile and can be dressed down for a casual holiday wardrobe or dressed up for a night on the town. This time the designs are “concentrated on creating a more wearable and versatile col-lection... the minimalist tone taken embodies a clean, flattering and func-tional collection with simple, yet beautiful structured shapes,” according to a release from Nova Chiu.
Chiu loves to play with both colour and texture, mixing prints and pat-terns. It is hard to believe that this talented woman only graduated from the London College of Fashion in 2011, when her Shangri-Ladida collection took the world’s fashion industry by storm, winning her “Collection of the Year” and a first class honours degree. Much of Chiu’s influence comes from the southwest China province of Shangri-La. This area of China boasts a large forest area, one of the 10 sacred Tibetan mountains with a plethora of fauna and flora. Due to its relatively isolated location the traditional lifestyle is still much in evidence, and has now become one of the most popular tourist destinations within China.
Chiu’s boyfriend and business partner, Jeff Archer, whom she met whilst working as an intern with Anna Sui, has added some of his influence to the designs to produce what is an astonishing fusion of East and West.
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Designer Nova Chiu and boyfriend and business partner, designer Jeff Archer (middle) Nova Chiu ss13 catwalk at Vauxhall Fashion scout, London. |PHOTOGRAPHY COuRTESY OF NOVA CHIu
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JuLIETTE LORDMANIERA STAFF
British-based jewellery and dress designer Jan Knibbs has a lifetime of experience in a wide range of traditional crafts, including textiles, embroidery, knitting and theatre costume. One look at her amazing designs will tell you that the standard of craftsmanship in her pieces is second to none.
Her superlative embroidery skills have been recognised in a number of contests over the last 10 years. In 2001 she took first place in the embroidery category in the British Bridal Awards and in 2009 after completing her Master of Arts Degree at Bath Spa University, Eng-land, she won the Swarovski Prize and took second place for embroi-dery in the prestigious, international Hand and Lock Prize.
But Knibbs’ work is so much more than that of an accomplished needlepoint expert. Her quirky almost eccentric designs have a cou-ture edge and a unique individual-ity which elevates her to an entirely different league. She manages to
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combine a vibrant mix of art, craft and high fashion.
“I have slowly developed my own personal signature style of rich hand-worked embroidery incor-porating delicate floral designs in appliqué, ribbon embroidery and beadwork especially Swarovski crystals but also lots of vintage finds (fabric, lace, costume jewellery etc.),” Knibbs said. “I suppose I’m just a bit of a magpie and a complete hoarder!”
Her fascination with collecting delicate scraps from vintage pieces makes her designs ecologically sound as she up-cycles the old into new exciting creations, allowing clients to buy into new luxury with a clear conscience and enjoy a unique range of ethical embroidered gar-ments, accessories and statement
jewellery.She cites her major influences as
“nature and the changing seasons as well as more quirky things like tat-too imagery and militaria.”
Knibbs also loves to work with other designers and recently col-laborated with UK-based, Iraqi-born fashion designer Reem Alasadi who creates stunning one-of-a-kind handcrafted pieces. Many of Ala-sadi’s pieces are reinvented from salvaged vintage items.
Knibbs’ most recent collection is for sale at the Reem pop-up shop at LaForet, Harajuku in Tokyo and the collaboration with Reem is set to continue under the label “Jan Knibbs for Reem”
She is constantly on the lookout for new designers with complemen-tary design aesthetics to collaborate
Jan Knibbs in her studio.
with, and is hoping 2013 will see some new and exciting partner-ships coming to fruition.
Knibbs still thoroughly enjoys entering competitions and contests where she often produces her best work. Last year she employed all her theatrical costume experience to produce the “Cirque de la Nuit” creation for the annual Art Couture at Painswick festival (UK), working alongside fellow designer Anne Selby who provided the pleated fabric. Knibbs will be entering the Art Couture Painswick 2013 contest which will be held July 14, 2013 as well as taking part in Bath in Fashion Week (April 15-21, 2013) and a runway show at Cardiff Castle (Wales) in Febru-ary 2013 and Cheltenham Fash-ion Week in September.
Knibbs told MANIERA that in the future she would love to “work with some of the top French couture houses as I’ve been told that my style of em-broidery is very French.”
While she does modestly say this might be just a pipe dream, she notes she has never backed down from dreams.
“I have been following my dream all my life and who knows what may happen through per-severance and tenacity!” she said. “When I was young, my natal horoscope said that I would be successful through my talent in later life so I’m just waiting!”
Knibbs is available to make bespoke pieces and can be contacted via her website at janknibbs.com
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Health and Beauty
Once the black outlines are finished, add some small black dots and circles in the gaps to add depth to the pattern. All you have to do now is seal the nails with a
clear top coat to prevent chipping!
This month MANIERA is de-lighted to include a special cel-ebratory nail art tutorial by guest writer Caroline Burke. Caroline is the creative force behind the fabulous “Burkatron” blog, which is a mixture of Caroline’s latest fashion styles, favourite fashion and beauty items and wonderful nail art tutorials. Based on the MANIERA logo colours of black and gold, these nails would be perfect for the upcoming party season!
If you would like to discover more creative nail art ideas and easy to follow instructions on how to achieve the look, then check out Caroline’s blog at burka-tron.com or follow her on Twitter at @burkatron.
1 2 Paint your nails with two coats of a glossy metallic gold base coat.
Using a white nail polish simply dab random circles onto the gold
base.
Using a black nail art pen outline the white with black broken
circles.You can be quite abstract with the outline it
doesn’t have to be perfect; leopard print is a naturally occurring pattern after all.
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Two-style combo pack - nails and lashes
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BY THELMA LAY One thing most women in all walks of life desire
is long, beautiful eyelashes. Long thick lashes can change a woman’s eyes giving her a more alluring, sultry and expressive look.
False eyelashes were originally made in the early 20th century for the glamorous emerging movie starlets but became widely used by women from all walks of life during the ‘50s and ‘60s. This trend has recently resurfaced with a wide range of products now available , from the over-the-counter synthetic lashes to the individual human hair lash extensions
Back in 1916 renowned Film Director D.W. Griffith was making the epic movie “Intolerance.” He wanted to have screen siren Seena Owen to have more of an alluring look - one that brought out her eyes and give more impact. Griffith, along with a studio wigmaker, came up with the idea of false eyelashes which were made from interwoven hu-man hair with gauze applied to the lash area.
In the 40s and 50s, human hair with gauze application false eyelashes were attached to a fringe base but also during this period we saw the introduction of synthetic eyelashes emerge, such as nylon and a nylon/rayon fiber mix. The ‘60s brought the big doe-eyed look made popular by Twiggy wearing long, spiky exaggerated lashes.
Today we see many options from over-the-counter do-it-at-home to the more upscale professionally-applied lashes. False lashes can be synthetic ranging from $3 USD to human hair or more exotic mink - like Velour Lashes’ 100 percent mink - which start from $50 USD. Whatever your budget, there is a lash for you. For more information on false eyelashes and brand comparisons, visit falseeyelashessite.com.
It’s time to bat those eyes and lash out!
Velour Mink
Lashes“Doll Me Up”
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Most men only really grapple with a bow tie when the occasion demands it, but if you can get
over the association of a bow tie and a tux, you could add some fun and flair to your wardrobe.
To be completely honest, tying a bow tie is not particularly easy and requires some practice. Although a real silk bow-tie looks great, it may be easier to begin with something rather more robust such as satin polyester, which also tends to remain in place better than silk. Of course you could always opt for a pre-tied version or even a clip-on one, there are a vast array of all types available online.
For the purist, however, a self-tied bow tie is the only option. If you imagine tying your shoelaces, then tying a bow-tie is fairly similar in principle. If you follow the steps below, and with a bit of practice you should
be able to master the art.If all this gets too much you can always
go for the sexy, casual untied bow tie look, which really only works with a suit. Bow ties are really a statement piece. They sug-gest a slight eccentricity and someone who
is not following the herd. How you wear them is criti-cal to the image you wish to portray. You can wear them with a variety of collar types, not just formal wing collared shirts.
Famous bow tie wear-ers include such diverse characters as Sir Winston Churchill, Korean rapper Psy, the 11th Dr. Who (as well as the first, second and third, although the third had a preference for a cra-vat), Groucho Marx, Krusty
the Clown, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Duck and, of course, 007 James Bond.
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Step 1: First ensure that the bow tie is the correct length
by tightening using the sizing hook on the tie. The tie should be taut.
Step 2: The left hand side of the bow tie should be ap-
proximately two inches longer than the right.
Step 3: Cross the longer end over the shorter and pass
it up through the loop.
Step 4: Fold the shorter end in two to create the base
loop for the tie as well as the left side of the bow.
Step 5: Drape the longer end over the centre of the
half bow you have just made.
Step 6: Hold everything together in one hand by pinching
the loop and the half bow together.
Step 7: Double the remaining long end to create an-
other half bow and pass it through the loop that is behind the bow tie.
Step 8: Tug on the ends to tighten the tie and make
sure the centre knot is straight.
the art of the
bow tie BY JuLIETTE LORD
Man Style
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Located approximately 75 miles south west of Adelaide, Kangaroo Is-land is the third largest island off the mainland of South Australia, close to the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Approximately 95 miles long and 35 miles wide, with a population of less than 5,000 people the island is a 30 minute flight from Adelaide, and is also accessible by a sea ferry operat-ing from Cape Jervis.
Although early European set-tlers found the island uninhabited, Aboriginal people were living on the island at least as long as 16,000 years ago (before the Island was separated by rising sea levels) and as recently as 2,000 years ago. Why the islands were subsequently abandoned is un-clear although mainland indigenous peoples refer to it ‘Karta’ or ‘Land of the Dead’. In the early 19th century sealers, escaped convicts and run-away sailors settled on the island.
The island boasts spectacular
scenery, with a diverse range of natural habitats including dense bushland, wetlands, sand dunes and pristine white sand beaches. KI as it is known to the locals, is an all year round delight for wildlife enthusi-asts. The summer season between December and February sees the birth of young kangaroos, wallabies and koalas inland, while on the beaches New Zealand fur seals and Australian sea-lions give birth to their pups.
Due to its isolation from the Australian mainland, which has felt the impact of European settlement, KI has managed to retain much more of the indigenous vegetation and been spared the importation of foxes and rabbits thus allowing a thriving bird population free from predators. Over a third of the Island is declared Conservation or National Park thus ensuring the protection of the natural environment. It is esti-mated that there are almost 900 spe-cies of native plants on KI, including 46 which are unique to the island, and 60 different species of orchids.
The island is also a paradise for birdwatchers. Penguins and pelicans can be found around the coastline, and if you are lucky you may catch sight of the very rare Glossy Black Cockatoo.
The seas surrounding KI are home to dolphins and between June and August the Southern right whales pass the shores on their mi-gration from Antarctic waters to the Great Australian Bight to calve.
In addition to the wildlife KI prides itself on its gourmet cuisine and natural produce which include olive oil, native berry jams, smoked fish, regional cheese and honey
Kangaroo ISLAND
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Kangaroos, above, and sealions are popular animals at this unique location surrounded by oceans.
Kangaroo Island has lush displays of wildlife, with 900 species of native plants, in-cluding 46 native to the island.
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produced from the local Ligurian bees, which are unique to the island. The seas surrounding the island are a rich source of fresh fish, including oysters, prawns, crayfish. snapper and garfish. In 2001 KI was declared a wine region and there are now approximately 30 growers produc-ing 18 separate home-grown wines. Between the 25 –30 April 2013 the Kangaroo Feastival (sic) will be hosting over 15 wine and dining events around Kangaroo Island.
There are several art galleries and craft shops on the island some of which allow visitors to watch the artists at work.
One of the best ways of getting around the island is to book a tour with one of the local tour firms, such as Kangaroo Island Wilderness Tours, an operation run by husband
and wife team Paul and Mandy Brown who have lived on the island for over 35 years and have been involved in tourism for the last 10 years. There is a vast array of ac-commodation available from luxury boutique hotels to beach lodges and economy hotels. They provide a range of tours and the emphasis is on small groups in a luxury 4 wheel drive and a flexible personalised approach to their tours. You are free to book anything from a single day tour to lonegr stays with KIWT organising the whole package for you including flights, transfers and accommodation should you so wish.
Further information can be found at wildernesstours.com.au or email [email protected].
One of the dif-ferent species of plants on the is-land is Ficafolia flowers.
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As the northern hemisphere slips deep-er into winter, across the globe in Australia summer is in full force, ripening the exclusive fruits native to the conti-nent. We are all familiar with Australia’s unique wildlife: the kangaroo, koala, wallaby, wombat and duck-billed platypus. We are less familiar with some of the other natural riches, however, in the form of bush fruit that Australia has to offer. Ne-glected by mainstream chefs for too long, these foods consumed by the Aboriginal people for thousands of years are now find-ing their way into gourmet cooking.
The Wild Finger Lime, or Citrus australasica, comes in a finger-like shape and wide variety of colours from the palest green to deep ruby red. Inside, the fruit’s caviar-like spheres give the fruit its nick-name of “citrus caviar.” Finger Limes are ideal with any seafood, such as Thai, Malay and Japanese cuisines, salads, cocktails, dressings and desserts. They are also widely used to produce chutneys, jams and other condiments.
Quandongs are another versatile ab-original fruit that is high in vitamin C. Out-
side Australia it may be difficult to obtain the fresh fruit, but it is easy to replace these with the dried variety which are reconsti-tuted by soaking in water. The general rule of thumb is about 1-cup of quandongs to
1-litre of water. They will generally swell to more than twice their dried size. Place in saucepan and heat until fairly hot, but do not bring to the boil Simmer for about 15 minutes then leave overnight in the fridge. These fruits have a
tart flavour and will require sweetening to taste.
The Davidson plum has a deep dark purple skin and vibrant dark red flesh. The delicious tangy acid taste of this fruit makes it perfect for jams and wines but for those who appreciate a sharp tasting fruit it is also delicious eaten fresh.
For more information on purchasing these fruits and other fantastic aboriginal food products, go to outbackchef.com.au. Outback chef Jude Mayall currently ships her wide range of bush foods all over the world and is happy to answer any specific queries at [email protected]. For more information on Finger Limes please, visit wildfingerlime.com.
BuSH FRuITS
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three bush fruit recipes from Wild FInger Lime and Outbackchef.
com.au.
One of the pop-ular bush fruits is Davidson Plums, above.
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