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ellie + jason // malibu engagement photos

This engagement session has totally stolen my heart! These kind of whimsical and dreamy sessions are just my favorite and it was so inspiring to photograph this sweet couple. Wide open yellow fields, oak trees, rocky beaches, flowy skirts galore, and a couple with playful hearts who are oh so in love. What more do you need?

So excited for their Cafe Pinot wedding next month!

Tags: beach engagement photography, field engagement photos, fine art engagement photos, like film engagement photography, los angeles beach engagement photos, los angeles engagement photos, malibu beach engagement photos, malibu engagement photos, nature engagement photos, yellow field engagement photography

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Source: http://www.adriennegundeblog.com/2016/06/malibu-engagement-photos/

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Sneakersnstuff Opens NYC Bar

Kristopher Fraser

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Friday, May 17 2019

Sneakersnstuff has opened the Sneakersnstuff bar, the brand's inaugural hospitality location in the U.S.A. Inspired by NYC nightlife, the 2000-square-foot space incorporates hues of purple, blue and gold into elements of the bar to create a relaxed atmosphere. The furniture and light fixtures pay homage to Sneakersnstuff's Scandinavian roots with objects designed by Swedish, Finnish, and Danish designers. Long and wide blue and purple couches designed by Swedish designers Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius wind throughout the space, with a focal point circular couch at the center of the room

The design and interior space of all Sneakersnstuff stores are based on and inspired by their host cities. When opening up a new store, Sneakersnstuff does their research on the history and heritage, both past and present, as well as on local influences around the host city. These elements becomes the inspiration for the concept and interior of each store. This process results in well thought out stores with custom made interiors, furniture, details that are unique to SNS both as a retail destination and to the cities that they’re in.

The bar is owned and will be programmed out by Sneakersnstuff, and is designed collaboratively by Sneakersnstuff and Jenny Askenfors of Bofink Design. The bar features a solid drink menu with the concept of "shitty drinks made great", paying homage to classic NYC cocktails with a new twist. Addtionally, the SNS Bar will also offer beers, some light food and snacks while evening and resident DJs, events and activities will host on a daily basis.

As fashion brands look to expand their business, many are looking beyond opening traditional retail stores. Food and dining establishments are slowly becoming popular. Just look at the success of the Ralph Lauren Polo Bar, which has become one of New York's foremost dining establishments and a major tourist. Nightlife in New York is a consistent business, although not without its challenges. New York isn't a hard city to sell a drink in though.

photo: courtesy of Sandrine Charles Consulting Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/retail/sneakersnstuff-opens-nyc-bar/2019051727870

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New California governor hits brakes on high-speed rail to LA

During his first State of the State address Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed plans to dramatically scale back plans for a high-speed rail project, putting into doubt the train’s eventual arrival in LA.

“Right now there simply isn’t a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego—let alone from San Francisco to LA,” Newsom said Tuesday.

The governor argued that delays and cost increases made it necessary to reduce the project’s scale, at least temporarily.

“Let’s be real,” said Newsom. “The current project, as planned, would cost too much and respectfully take too long. There’s been too little oversight and not enough transparency.”

In the works for more than a decade, the project was billed to California voters in 2008 as a rail line allowing riders to travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco in under three hours. Now, under Newsom’s revised vision for the project, passengers may only be able to ride between Bakersfield and Merced.

“I know some critics are going to say that’s a train to nowhere, but I think that’s wrong and I think that’s offensive,” Newsom said Tuesday.

He argued that a rail line through California’s Central Valley could cut down on the region’s notorious air pollution and give new options to commuters living in cities along the rail route.

“Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield, and communities in between are more dynamic than people realize,” Newsom maintained.

In 2008, when voters approved a bond measure funding the project, officials estimated it would cost $40 billion. But cost estimates have risen dramatically since then, and a business plan released last year indicated that connecting San Francisco to Anaheim would cost more than $77 billion.

The Southern California phase of the project alone was expected to cost up to $28.65 billion.

Newsom stopped short of ruling out the possibility that the rail line would eventually reach San Francisco and Los Angeles. He said that environmental review of the project would continue and that state officials would keep seeking federal dollars to fund more of the rail line in the future.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the project’s initial cost estimate was $40 million. That should have read $40 billion.

Source: https://la.curbed.com/2019/2/12/18222292/high-speed-rail-california-newsom-los-angeles-update

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226 Apartments to Replace Church in Santa Ana

Developer Legacy Partners could replace a small church near the South Coast Plaza shopping mall with a multifamily residential complex, according to a presentation to the Santa Ana Planning Commission.

The project, slated for a 3.59-acre property at 651 West Sunflower Street, calls for razing the nearly 10,000-square-foot church to make way for the construction of a five-story, 226-unit apartment building wrapping around a six-level parking structure.  The Legacy Sunflower development would offer a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom dwellings, served by 452 parking stalls - or approximately two spaces per residential unit.

A rendering depicts a contemporary design for the project, with proposed finishes including metal panels, stone veneer, and brick veneer.  The proposed building would incorporate on-site amenities such as a dog park, a swimming pool, and multiple courtyards.

Construction of Legacy Sunflower is expected to occur over approximately 24 months.  An exact timeline has not been announced.

According to a staff report to the Planning Commission, the Sunflower property is located in an area which is already developed with multifamily buildings that are "more intense" than the proposed project.  It does not abut single-family dwellings, and includes transitional height on its eastern elevation, which faces a neighborhood of duplexes.

The proposed development requires a general plan amendment, and must maintain an access easement to an adjacent school after completion.  The staff report recommended that the project should be approved.

The existing Sound Four Square Church, citing decreased attendance in recent years, initiated contact with Legacy Partners regarding a potential development of its existing site.  The sale agreement for the property includes ownership rights for church administration, and assistance for relocation in Santa Ana - preferably near the city's Downtown area.

Source: https://urbanize.la/post/226-apartments-replace-church-santa-ana

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Abu Dhabi’s ties with Goldman Sachs sour amid 1MDB scandal

Abu Dhabi’s ties with Goldman Sachs sour amid 1MDB scandal

The state investment company is halting new business with Goldman

Tim Leissner and and Roger Ng (Credit: Getty Images)

Abu Dhabi’s state investment company has hit pause on new business with Goldman Sachs, which has been embroiled in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal tied to Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

The moves increases pressure on the bank and threatens to affect its broader relationships in the region, the Financial Times reported. Goldman had become a top investment bank in Abu Dhabi and worked on the merger of two major state-owned real estate companies.

“We have suspended any activities with Goldman Sachs pending [the] outcome of the litigation,” Brian Lott, a spokesperson for Mubadala Investment Company, said in a statement. “The only exceptions are engagements signed prior to the litigation, which will continue as per contractual terms.”

Goldman declined to comment to the FT.

The International Petroleum Investment Company, a Mubadala unit and former partner of 1MDB, sued Goldman in November, accusing the U.S. financial institution of bribing its officials during a “massive global conspiracy,” the report said. And Malaysia has filed criminal charges against Goldman subsidiaries and two former bankers — Tim Leissner and Roger Ng — accusing them of helping misappropriate $2.7 billion from 1MDB bonds.

Malaysia’s charges came after the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Leissner and Ng. Leissner has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering and bribe foreign officials. In 2015, IPIC guaranteed billions of dollars of bonds arranged by Goldman and issued by 1MDB. DOJ alleged that $4.5 billion had gone missing, the report said. After the Malaysian fund defaulted, the government in Kuala Lumpur at the time agreed to repay IPIC in a settlement, which has the new government has since challenged.

For its part, Goldman has disputed all the allegations and said it would defend itself against them, the report said. The bank also said the previous Malaysian lied to the bank about how the bond proceeds would be used.

Meanwhile, Jho Low, the alleged mastermind behind the scandal, is wanted by the Malaysian government and believed to be hiding in China. He allegedly used the funds to finance his lavish lifestyle, and invested in Steve Witkoff’s formerly-owned Park Lane Hotel, where Mubadala owns a stake.

Professional services firm Deloitte has also become embroiled in the scandal. The UK-based firm was fined $535,000 by the Malaysian government after it allegedly failed to report irregularities found in audits of companies linked to the 1MDB fund. [FT] — Meenal Vamburkar

Source: https://therealdeal.com/2019/03/15/abu-dhabis-ties-with-goldman-sachs-sour-amid-1mdb-scandal/

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SAPICA, Business and Fashion

SAPICA is the most important international trade fair for footwear and leather goods in Latin America and the second most important in the Americas. It is the largest commercial showcase in the Mexican footwear and leather goods industry, with over 97,000 products exhibited across 10 pavilions.

This prestigious trade fair, which is the pride of León, Guanajuato, brings together the best manufacturers, and allows hundreds of brands to gather in one place alongside 90% of the national footwear offering. 

The event showcases a large variety of lines with countless models and styles, including cowboy boots, casual boots, tennis shoes, flats, sandals, moccasins, school footwear, specialized niche footwear, such as orthopedic and clinical footwear, footwear for diabetics, slippers, safety shoes, as well as sport shoes for golf and cycling.

With regard to leather goods and clothing, SAPICA also brings together the best of jackets, pants, vests, skirts, bags, backpacks, briefcases, wallets, belts and other accessories.

The diversity of materials is also another attractive aspect of the fair, since one can find products for all tastes, ranging from those made from calf, goat or pig skins to more exotic skins, or those manufactured with synthetics and textiles.

International Fair

SAPICA has become the commercial force for internationalizing the Mexican footwear and leather goods industry, as it is the best opportunity for international buyers from different distribution channels to discover what manufacturers have to offer in terms of quality, flexibility and capacity to respond to their needs. To this regard, the exhibition has created strategies with different focuses:

• The internationalization of our industry through the involvement of a guest country every year, with the aim of strengthening business relationships with countries with market potential that can develop business settings within the Mexican industry. The guest country for both events this year is Canada.

• Promoting Knowledge, which adds value to the experience of national and international exhibitors and buyers. Thanks to the Knowledge Pavilion, SAPICA has become a true Footwear Convention, a meeting point for discussing mutual topics of interest for the entire production and supplier chains of leather goods, footwear and their trade, bringing the most important added value for business: knowledge and generating new ideas for business development.

SAPICA is also a synonym for Fashion and Design. The fashion shows create a great platform for promoting talent of brands with innovative proposals linked to Mexican designers. At this event, our main fashion show México es Moda will include brands such as Armando Takeda, Bernarda and Simple by Trista. This show, that is a launchpad for footwear, has now become of one of the most important events in our city and is a valuable experience for our national and international buyers.

When SAPICA first began, it was a roadshow that took place once a year. Since 1982, the Organizing Committee has hosted two annual events, one to exhibit Spring-Summer seasonal trends and another for the Fall-Winter season.

Now 45 years and 80 events later, the Leather and Footwear Fair has 45m2 of exhibition space, 850 exhibitors, over 2,000 stands, 9 pavilions with different types of products such as haute couture, casualwear, women’s dresswear, sportswear, developing companies, children’s wear, western wear and leather goods, as well as the new Knowledge Pavilion.

SAPICA is an important international forum for business meetings and a detonator of economic development of the region and strengthens the growth of the Fashion and Footwear Cluster in Mexico.

This trade show will continue to take place as the result of the combined efforts and intentions of countless people, and as a reflection of a united, innovative and competitive industry.

We look forward to seeing you August 27 – 30 at Poliforum León, Guanajuato, Mexico!

Did you know?

61% of buyers that attend SAPICA want to learn about new trends.

56% are looking for new suppliers

44% are looking for a variety of products

36% are looking for a variety of brands

92% of buyers intend to return to the next SAPICA event.

The country’s most important clients buy an average of 54% of footwear with manufacturers that exhibit at SAPICA.

32% of buyers attend SAPICA with 80% of their available purchases budget.

An average of 200 international companies visit SAPICA, mainly from the USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Spain, France and Japan.

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fairs/sapica-business-and-fashion/2019081329411

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Launch of Australasian Circular Textiles Association (ACTA) means business for sustainable fashion

21 March 2019 - In fashion and philosophy, the beauty of a circle is marked by an absence of a beginning and an end.

Launching in 2018, the Australasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA) harnesses this principal, but with a very clear end goal: zero textile waste.

The ACTA is the market’s first organisation offering to act as the voice of Australia’s fashion industry, which has shown a proven desire to evolve towards sustainability.

It’s the next step for fashion brands looking to turn an eco-ideology into a feasible, manageable, and – best of all – successful business model.

Founder Camille Reed says ACTA is “a national body association to support the fashion industry in transitioning from a linear take-make-waste model, to full circularity.

“We encompass a lot of directional tools around new resources, education platforms, and particularly a textile take-back program, and addressing textile waste.

“We’re the facilitator and the aggregator to help join the dots to save industry, and the entire vertical supply chain that’s connected with industry, time and money to facilitate sustainability,” said Camille.

Per capita, Australians are the second largest consumers of apparel worldwide. Businesses serving this market are now more conscious than ever of their responsibility to reduce – and ultimately eliminate – textile waste.

A sense of accountability in product stewardship is triggered by a growing number of alarming statistics.

Every 10 minutes, Australians send 6 tonnes of textile to landfill.

The fashion industry contributes to nearly 7 percent of the global climate impact. Shockingly, we’re the world’s second-largest polluter behind coal and oil.

Consider, if polyester was replaced by recyclables, the fashion industry could save almost half the amount of carbon dioxide that it’s responsible for every year.

What’s more, brands are waking up to the commercial value in sustainability.

In less than a year, ACTA has already attracted more than 300 industry professional, including 3 founding partners and a tier-one consultancy firm.

It’s no longer an industry secret that recovering, reusing, and recycling materials is cheaper than sending goods to landfill or incineration, with 95 percent of all textiles available for repurpose.

Circular textile management makes economic sense in acknowledging that nearly 30 percent of all purchases returned to stores are never sold, becoming “dead stock.”

Unsurprisingly, brands with a commitment to sustainability also earn themselves esteemed credibility in the eyes of consumers.

Simply by virtue of their eco-ethos, Lush, Patagonia, Kathmandu, and RM Williams are among companies which have successfully generated a loyal consumer base, with the knowledge more than half of all customers want to shop more sustainably.

With this growing awareness, the fashion industry is on the brink of a flood of new policies and import regulations.

Widespread change affecting the entire vertical supply chain is expected over the next five years, bringing into question the institutional role and liability of industry and waste.

ACTA helps its members to proactively develop and address its stewardship responsibilities, and the national body the industry can turn to in times when policy overhaul inevitably arrives.

More than this, ACTA is the bridge connecting industry to recycling companies, while ensuring its members benefit from the monetisation of textile waste.

The Association’s already in partnership with the Australian Packaging Covenant, and charities that collect pre-loved garments, as key solution providers to operate closed-loop recycling. This is a unique service that is not otherwise available for the Australian fashion industry.

Finally, ACTA’s model of circular innovation taps into an Australian industry worth more than $22 billion. By 2024, ACTA expects to boast more than a quarter of Australian fashion industry as members, along with more than 110 fashion retailers in New South Wales and Victoria. This means that, at a conservative calculation, ACTA will be worth close to $4 million dollars.

Based on these projections, ACTA will be responsible for cutting 90 percent of all polyester currently destined for landfill, and will have saved nearly 680 million kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions – that’s the equivalent to the electricity used by 102 thousand homes in one year.

Join ACTA, the movement that makes circular textiles a practical business reality.

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/launch-of-australasian-circular-textiles-association-acta-means-business-for-sustainable-fashion/2019022526338

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What About Sam?

Much of the talk as these dog days of the NHL off-season drag on is that the next order of business for Edmonton Oilers’ GM Ken Holland is to find himself a third-line centre. I wonder, might Sam Gagner be a reasonable facsimile if Holland can’t find the pivot he’s looking for?

Until somebody not on the roster now comes along, assuming that Holland can make a move, I think Gagner might be that guy or, at the very least, get a long look along with Gaetan Haas and Jujhar Khaira for the job. At this point in his career, Gagner, who will turn 30 on Saturday, is a bottom-six forward. That much we do know. The question is where he fits.

Is Haas, 27, who signed out of Switzerland, and is billed as a very good skater who can play a two-way game and tallied 15-23-38 in 50 games with Bern SC, the answer in the three-spot? I don’t know. What about Khaira? He can play on the wing or at centre, but he didn’t take the kind of step up some hoped he would last season, scoring 3-15-18 in 60 games after going 11-10-21 in 69 games the season before.

Are either one of them better candidates than Gagner, who returned for an encore when he was traded by Vancouver for Ryan Spooner and produced 5-5-10 in 25 games? Gagner doesn’t get around as well as Haas or Khaira, which matters in today’s game, but he’s a more proven player. And, while he’s been decidedly mediocre on the dot with a career mark of 45.6 per cent, he’s coming off his best season in the circles — 51.6 in his 25 games last season.

MUSICAL CHAIRS. It's been less than five years since the Edmonton Oilers traded Sam Gagner after the 2013-14 season. Gagner returns to Edmonton with just one player, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, remaining from that team.

— Robin Brownlee (@Robin_Brownlee) February 16, 2019

“You learn every day you have to prove yourself in this league,” said Gagner, who is back where he started his NHL career in 2007-08 as an 18-year-old. “It doesn’t matter if you feel like you’re a mainstay, you have to make sure you come prepared and come ready to earn your job again. That’s kind of my mindset but at the same time, I think when you can be comfortable and have some familiarity, it definitely helps.”

Gagner spent seven seasons with the Oilers before he was dealt to Tampa Bay for Teddy Purcell and moved on to Arizona by the Bolts. Gagner’s coach in Arizona that season, 2014-15, was Dave Tippett. Gagner tallied 15-26-41 and played 17:15 a night in 81 games. Different time and a different team — Gagner saw lots of power-play time in the desert, which isn’t in the cards here — but he’s no stranger to the new Oilers’ coach, and that helps.

“I’ve always been a guy who is more successful the more I have the puck but I think I made a lot of strides that year in terms of my defensive game, my play away from the puck and doing what I can to get the puck back,” Gagner told EdmontonOilers.com. “He’s done a really good job taking the rosters he’s had and maximizing the talent of the roster.

“I think we’re in a different situation in Edmonton than we were in Arizona. We have some high-end talent on our team. In terms of offensive success, I think he’s going to let the top guys do their thing offensively and also cut down on our goals against and help out the goaltenders that way. It’s going to help us go a long way. I’m excited to see how everything goes.”

Like I said, Gagner isn’t going to get the kind of ice time or minutes on the power play he enjoyed under Tippett in Arizona, although he’ll certainly be an option on the second PP unit no matter where he ends up in the line-up. It’s unlikely he’ll replicate the 41 points he produced with the Coyotes — he’s had at least 40 points seven times, including a career-high 50 points with Columbus in 2016-17.

That said, just short of turning 30, Gagner is hardly Father Time. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to believe he could manage 30 points if he’s given third-line minutes at centre and secondary power-play time. That’s not a big number, but it’s one that just four forwards with the Oilers — Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Alex Chiasson — reached last season.

Maybe Holland gets something done to fill that 3C spot — he’s interested in UFA Derick Brassard, but if his asking price is $4 million, it’s too rich for the Oilers — and the possibility of Gagner, Khaira or Haas getting the shot becomes a moot point. Until that happens, I wouldn’t dismiss Gagner as somebody who can provide some much-needed bottom-six scoring and not only be a viable 3C option, but a very good one.

After having such a blast over the past two years, we absolutely knew that we were going to organize another golf tourney for the summer and, after a few months of planning, we’re psyched to finally be able to launch our third annual golf tournament.

When – August 29th, 2019 (Thursday). Tee off at 2 p.m.

Where – Cougar Creek Golf Resort

How much – $1000/team

Teams – Groups of Four (4)

How – Book your team here

As always, a portion of all proceeds from your ticket purchase will be donated directly to a local charity. This time we’ve partnered up with the Gregor Foundation to make sure that our kids are at their most handsome.

Previously by Robin Brownlee

Source: https://oilersnation.com/2019/08/06/what-about-sam-gagner/

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10 Fun Things To Do TODAY in L.A. for October 29, 2018

You know what’s handy? Waking up in the morning, firing up your phone/computer and being able to scan a super quick (but curated) rundown of the best of what lies ahead. So here it is, our list of fun things to do in Los Angeles for today, Monday, October 29, 2018.

May it lead you to adventure!

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1. [2 p.m.] Merchants on Olvera Street will celebrate Dia de los Muertos for nine days starting through November 2. The festival will include altars on display, children’s workshops, face painting, and live entertainment. FREE

2. [6 p.m.] Players Wanted: Heroes & Villains – A Halloween Game Night at Scum and Villainy Cantina.

3. [6 p.m.]  Nights of the Jack is a half mile trail filled with thousands of hand-carved and illuminated Jack O’Lanterns. Family friendly and located in Calabasas, the experience is filled with pumpkins carved into notable animated characters, movie stars, sports heroes, and many more. Happening all week until Halloween.

4. [6 p.m.] HorrorWorld is a collection of three separate haunts in one location presented by horror FX company Bone Yard Effects. Mazes include Into the Black, The Psycho Sanitarium, and The Fleshyard. Happening all week until Halloween.

5. [7 p.m.]  Head to Frogtown’s artist-run space Tin Flats every Monday and Tuesday now until Nov. 27 for a free drive-in movie screening curated with some very special programming. Presented by The France Los Angeles Exchange, this project presents films, performances and exhibitions from artists in the program, as well as a film that echoes their own work. FREE

6. [7 p.m.] The Wiltern will host a back to back screening of classic spooky films. This Monday they’ll screen Beetlejuice and the next day (Tuesday) Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Both nights will include DJs spinning spooky music, a costume contest, a small but scary maze and loads more.

7. [7 p.m.] The Haunted Hayride returns September 29-October 31 at The Old Zoo in Griffith Park featuring four different Scare Zones, including trick or treating in a blood-curdling neighborhood and riding on the Scary-Go-Round and taking a ride on the main attraction the Haunted Hayride. Happening all week until Halloween.

8. [8 p.m.] Jill Soloway in conversation with Hannah Gadsby at at The Moss Theatre at New Roads School

9. [various] The 4th Annual Asian World Film Festival will screen Oscar-submitted films from across Asia from October 24 to November 1 at Arclight Cinemas in Culver City.

10. [various] L.A.’s Grand Park will host a week-long celebration of Día de los Muertos starting on Saturday, Oct. 27 and running until Sunday, Nov. 4. The event will hold a variety of events with 50+ altars and art installations up in the park the entire time. This Saturday, enjoy the ceremony of Noche de Ofrenda, honoring the dead led by the local indigenous community plus live performances. FREE

DEAL OF THE DAY: $37.50 tix for The Nightmare Before Christmas live with Danny Elfman at The Hollywood Bowl

Want more ideas for upcoming things to do in L.A.? Check out our Los Angeles events calendar.

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Organised closet, organised life: What a career as a wardrobe stylist looks like

Anita Krizanovic is a successful stylist. On her website, one can see numerous fashion shoots for magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Elle or Vogue and she styles TV shows, influencers and artists as well. Apart from that, she recently launched a new project: fashion illusion. As a wardrobe stylist, she helps her clients organise their closets and thus translating to an organised life. As her career shows, success does not necessarily have to be defined via a straight forward career path. FashionUnited spoke with her about her work.

How did you become a stylist?

When I was 16, I worked as a temp for Buffalo Boots in Frankfurt, Germany and in five years, I not only worked in the stores but also at fairs. That was my first connection with the fashion industry. After that, I reached my current styling career via detours. After graduating from high school, I trained as a fashion PR consultant - at a time when editorial was still sending out fax messages! After that, I studied marketing communication in Cologne and worked for various companies, among them Bread & Butter Berlin. In my late twenties, I finally fulfilled my childhood dream and studied fashion design in Berlin.

During my studies, styling was the topic when presenting my own collection; I started networking with colleagues and people in the industry and realised first projects already while still at university. During our practice semester, I had the opportunity to work for the first episodes of the TV show „X-Factor“ and that convinced me to make this my profession and start my own business as a stylist.

What does it take or what does one need to do to be successful as a stylist?

It is important to enjoy the profession and networking is also essential. The creative industry is constantly changing; especially social media has changed much in recent years. And one has to continuously assert oneself and keep at it. The most important thing is never to lose trust in oneself and the most beautiful feedback is happy customers. In the end, that it what defines success most clearly. More than anything else, those who want to work as stylists have to be realiable. Because one has to first gain the brands' and agencies' trust before one can borrow a collection. And of course, at the end of the day, one has to be good at one's job, and apart from creativity and networking, one has to know designers and trends, be good at organising and not lose the fun in fashion.

A few examples please: Which projects were you in charge of as a stylist?

Most exciting was working for a daily styling TV documentary that we shot all over Germany for a few years. I was in charge of styling and organsing more than 130 candidates and had to manage my own styling team. Here, we captured real women with real problems who got help with various wardrobe and styling problems.

Apart from TV, I worked as a stylist on editorials for Elle or Vogue, advertisements, music videos, e-commerce or celebrity outfits. Every job requires tackling it in a different way. One meets so many different people; after all, that makes the job so special, intense and diversified.

Which ones were particularly fun and why?

Particularly fun are projects with colleagues who bring a certain kind of energy along and who make sure that work does not feel like work. I like to remember my cover shoot for Elle Slovenia with photographer Suzana Holtgrave who lent me wonderful Chanel pieces. The whole process is always terribly exciting, from choosing the look via the enquiry and acceptance to delivering the actual production. Every time I am excited like a small child when big brands say yes and I open the parcels like Christmas presents.

Apart from the whole process, the biggest joy is the finished product, the completed music video or to see the celebrity on the Red Carpet or to open a magazine with your editorial in it or the happy private client who looks at you happy and content after your visit.

And what are the disadvantages of the job that nobody thinks about?

As is the case with most creative professions, work is omnipresent. There are no fixed timings to work or relax and one has to learn to take self-care breaks and to stick to them. As soon as I accept a job, my brain goes on overdrive and I start visualising the looks and prepare lists of what has to be done when; there is no off button for that. Also by now, I have many colleagues who have become friends so we talk about work even outside of work. I don't see this as a real disadvantage but one has to know one's limits and learn to know when they are reached.

I do see it as a disadvantage of how spontaneous one has to remain in this job. That also affects one's private life. Many times I have to cancel plans because a job has come in on short notice. I am very grateful to my friends and family for understanding this.

Recently, you launched your new project "Fashion Illusion". What prompted you to do this?

I first had the idea more than 15 years ago when I read an article about Kate Moss' wardrobe stylist at the time. The idea to organise closets for others, to shop for them and to style them fascinated me. I already saved the website name „Illusion Fashion“ many years ago and used it initially as a blog. Last summer, I remembered this moment and I said to myself 'if not now, then when?'.

The concept for Fashion Illusion was already there; I just had to tweak it and feed content to the website and since the beginning of the year, the wardrobe service is now online.

I realised how unsure people are when it comes to fashion and that I wanted to be closer to the end customer and help them.

What exactly do you do?

My motto is 'to have a well organised wardrobe is the beginning of a well organised life'. That means gaining confidence through analysis, clarity and structure and becoming the master of one's wardrobe. I offer different service packages; mainly it is an in-home service, meaning I come home to the clients and go through their wardrobe together with them. That also includes weeding out and gaining an idea of what is there and what is actually needed.

The most exciting part is the clients' wow-effect when they realise the connection between a lack of a clear view and purchase decision that are not smart or the surprised expressions when seeing the many potential looks that their wardrobe offers. According to their insecurities, I help them with type of figure, new job, new phase of life or occasion to find something that fits and more than anything to feel good for a long time.

Often, less is more. I do not want to primarily push new purchases or encourage consumerism but to first "shop" in one's own closet.

And to those who are already confident in their style or generally have less time, I offer services like personal shopping or cleaning out their closet. With my different packages, I have tried to cover all needs.

You have been called the German Marie Condo; how do you feel about that?

Marie Condo helps people clean out their past; I help people design their future. Marie Condo provides structures, how to best clean up; I, however, help people keep their own style and needs in mind and give each client individual advice.

What can each one of us do to consume fashion more sustainably?

Sustainable consumerism does not only mean switching over to organic qualities but to wear the clothes that one owns as long as possible and to make future purchase decisions more consciously. Because even a jeans made out of organic cotton takes 8,000 litres to produce.

Of course, one should not take the fun out of certain trends and can buy something that one does not really need but that should not always be the case and when buying something new, one should not buy impulsively.

As part of a TV documentary, I was at the second largest recycling plant for textiles in Germany and it is simply horrifying to see the heaps of clothes, partly unworn, that end up in collection bins.

This is why I help my clients select purposefully, advise about repair and care and depending on the state, suggest selling on various online portals or at the flea market. Or I help them make the right decision for donating the clothes, making sure they end up with people who need them. Regardless of what one decides to do, it is important to extend the clothes' life span.

Photo: Anita Krizanovic

This article was originally published on FashionUnited DE; edited and translated by Simone Preuss.

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/organised-closet-organised-life-what-a-career-as-a-wardrobe-stylist-looks-like/2019052828030

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LA’s housing crunch leads affordable developer to fast-track Westlake complex

LA’s housing crunch leads affordable developer to fast-track Westlake complex

SRO Housing Corp. wants to expedite construction with the help of a state law

SRO Housing CEO Anita U. Nelson and a rendering of the Ingraham Apartments

SRO Housing Corporation’s affordable housing development in Westlake may rise a little faster than usual.

The Downtown-based affordable housing developer filed plans for the 120-unit, seven-story Ingraham Apartments at 1218-1232 W. Ingraham Street, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.

SRO is filing to expedite the approval process through a state law. Called SB 35, it requires cities that lack housing do what they can to quickly approve housing projects. The law allows developers to skip the city’s often arduous and years-long environmental review and approval process.

All 120 units are planned as 400-square-foot studios, according to SRO Housing’s website. Like other single room occupancy developments, all of the units are reserved for low-income tenants or people experiencing homelessness.

A 2018 state report found Los Angeles is one of 500 municipalities that haven’t approved sufficient housing, qualifying it for SB 35. The law was passed in 2017.

L.A.’s housing shortage is among the worst in California. Landlords have converted an average of five affordable units back to market-rate each week since 1997.

SRO Housing is also beefing up the Westlake project with Transit Oriented Communities incentives. The city program provides density bonuses and other incentives for projects with affordable units built near transit options.

Eligible residents are formerly homeless, chronically homeless people with incomes 30 percent or below area median income, homeless veterans, and individuals with incomes below 60 percent of area median income. [LABJ] — Dennis Lynch 

Source: https://therealdeal.com/la/2019/04/01/las-housing-crunch-leads-affordable-developer-to-fast-track-westlake-complex/

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Modern log cabin in Elysian Heights asking $1.5M

The hilly section of Echo Park known as Elysian Heights is well-stocked with quaint cottages dating back to the early 1900s. But within the tract you’ll also find a pair of log cabins built in the early 1980s, one of which is now on the market for the first time in 35 years.

Constructed of solid logs made from Idaho lodgepole pine, the rustic-modern residence contains three bedrooms and two baths within its 2,485 square feet. Notable architectural features include a two-story atrium, multiple skylights, a river-rock fireplace and staircase wall, French doors, casement windows, and an expansive deck.

The home also comes with a rooftop solar panel system and a two-car garage.

Per the listing, the 7,500-square-foot property includes the adjacent undeveloped parcel of land and is zoned R-2, allowing for the construction of an additional dwelling unit.

Asking price is $1.499 million.

Source: https://la.curbed.com/2018/12/5/18125940/modern-log-cabin-elysian-heights-echo-park-for-sale

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Leaders in Law 2018 In-House Counsel of the Year Finalists: Dan Tepstein

Chief Litigation Counsel

Oath, a Verizon Company

Daniel C. Tepstein serves as Chief Litigation Counsel for Oath, a Verizon company that owns and operates Yahoo, AOL, Tumblr, and HuffPost, among other leading online properties. Tepstein has served as an in-house lawyer since 2007. At that time, he joined Yahoo—one of his then-clients—as a senior litigation attorney managing complex commercial litigation. This decision was driven by his passion for technology, the internet, data privacy, and the excitement of creating new law in an emerging area that courts were just beginning to understand.

He managed hundreds of disputes and litigation matters while at Yahoo and was promoted to serve as Yahoo’s chief litigator in 2012, garnering several awards and the recognition of the company’s executive leadership. Tepstein and four of his colleagues received Yahoo’s Superstar Award—the company’s highest honor—for their work on a high-profile litigation matter in Mexico City, referenced above. In each year the company ranked achievement by percentile, he earned the highest performance percentile of top 10%.

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Source: http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/nov/05/leaders-law-2018-house-counsel-year-finalists-dan-/

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Luxury is less about wealth, more about mindfulness, says report

Luxury is shifting its focus from material wealth to a new appreciation - and appetite - for the experiential. A global report published by Euromonitor says mindfulness is the new luxury, with millennials driving spending on experiences, rather than personal goods.

Global luxury performance

There is no slowdown in the demand for luxury. Global performance of luxury goods grew 14 percent online and 5 percent in-store, with a total value in excess of 1 trillion dollars.

Global sales remain driven by Asia Pacific, with China spending 68 percent of Asia-specific sales. Western Europe saw a slowdown, due mainly to politcial instability in key markets.

Regional outlooks for growth show the strongest growth forecast for Asia Pacic, which saw 9 percent growth in 2018. Eastern Europe is also on the rebound with resurgent spending in Russia. North America continues to underperform, while Latin America is seeing more positive growth due to Mexico and Brazil.

Political instability impacts luxury

The regional takeaway is political instability and terrorism could mean a cull on global travel spending, which impacts luxury sales.

New sectors within luxury are gaining traction, including hospitality, experience and luxury cars. This is underscored by the LVMH acquisition of luxury hotel group Belmond this week. Experience luxury is expected to grow 27 percent over the next five years.

In the UK tourist spending on luxury goods has increased 41 percent since 2014. The Chinese are the biggest single international spender on luxury goods in the UK, favouring designer fashion and accessories.

China is further set to overtake the US and German to be the world’s largest source of outbound tourism, and many luxury brands and retailers will look to continue to benefit from Chinese tourists desired to travel and shop for luxury.

Disruptors in luxury

There is a shift in consumer attitudes and buying habits, with wellnes, ethical living and experiential luxury becoming key industry drivers. In a shift in market frontiers, there is a demand for unique trips, such as the SpaceX trip around the moon in 2019, estimated to cost 35 million dollars per ticket.

Exclusive yet inclusive

There is more room for affordable luxury and premiumisation, with many middle class households not seeing improvement in their living standards.

Furthermore, there is a fundamental shift in consumer values towards luxury experiences over things that bring happiness and wellbeing. Brands are going authentic, local, immersive, stimulating and social. They are embracing their imperfections to help counteract over-choice.

The world's interest in luxury shows no sign of slowing down but will be less about wealth and more about mindful luxury.

Photo credit: Louis Vuitton store interior by Gzen92, WikiMedia Commons, license free; Article source: Webinar Luxury Goods: Global Trend Watch, December 2018, Euromonitor International

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/luxury-is-less-about-wealth-more-about-mindfulness-say-report/2018121425138

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Las Vegas oddsmakers forecasting high-scoring divisional round

In New England, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers will look to avenge postseason losses to Brady in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. The then-top-seeded Chargers bowed out after a 14-2 regular season at home in the first meeting and again to the then-unbeaten Patriots, 21-12, in the AFC championship game while Rivers played with a torn knee ligament and star running back LaDainian Tomlinson left the game early with an injury.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-odds-20190106-story.html

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Immigrating To The U.S.? Get Ready For A New Gut Microbiome (And Maybe More Pounds)

A lot changed for Minnesota-based chef Yia Vang's family when they fled persecution in Laos and resettled in the American Midwest in 1988. For one, "I think my parents realized they don't have to go out and kill one every time we want to eat chicken," Vang says. "So Tyson chicken tenders were always in the freezer."

But it's not just the way they lived and ate that changed — the bacteria that lived alongside and inside them probably changed as well.

Moving to the U.S. can seriously mess with immigrants' microbiomes, according to a new study that tracked the digestive health of refugees coming to Minnesota from Southeast Asia. "We found that when people come to the U.S.A., they almost immediately begin losing some of their native microbes," says Dan Knights, a quantitative biologist at the University of Minnesota and the study's senior author. Some of the strains they lose are ones that help them break down and glean nutrients from fibers found in southeast Asian staples like wild greens, coconut, and tamarind.

The study, published in the journal Cell on Thursday, is "the first evidence that moving to another country — especially to the states from a developing nation — does cause you to acquire more of an American microbiome," says Knights — one that tends to be less diverse, featuring fewer strains of bacteria. "And while we don't know whether this loss of diversity is causing obesity, we know that it's at least associated with more obesity," he says.

Knights and his colleagues arrived at these insights by analyzing the intestinal bacteria of about 500 ethnically Hmong and Karen women living in Thailand and in the U.S., including first- and second-generation immigrants. (The researchers focused on women because more Hmong women than men resettled in the U.S.) The scientists then compared the immigrants' microbiomes to those of Caucasian Americans. The researchers also followed a group of 19 Karen refugees as they relocated from Thailand to America, tracking how their gut microbiomes changed during the transition.

Among the group of 19 refugees, researchers noticed that a Western bacteria strain called Bacteroides began to displace the non-Western strain Prevotella within their first six to nine months in the U.S. But they lost more microbes than they gained — "so the diversity in their microbial communities decreased," Knights says. "And some of the Prevotella bacteria they lost were the ones that helped them digest fiber from plants and greens."

Among all the immigrants, it became clear that the more time they spent in the U.S., the more their microbiomes diverged from those of ethnically similar people living in Thailand. Second-generation Hmong- and Karen-Americans — born in the U.S. to parents who moved from abroad — had microbiomes that were most similar to those of Caucasian Americans.

By tracking everyone's food logs, the researchers found that an Americanized diet — featuring less fiber, and more processed sugars — played a role in disrupting immigrants' microbiomes. Some of the bacteria in our guts feed, and survive, on particular fibers found in grains and greens — and die off when they don't get enough.

But changes in diet didn't explain all — or even most — of the change in immigrants' microbiomes. "It could be that other factors, like exposure to different medications, especially antibiotics or changes in the quality of water they're drinking, are also affecting their microbiomes," says Pajau Vangay, a researcher at the University of Minnesota who co-authored the study. In any case, Vangay notes, researchers are still untangling the influence of diet and microbiome on obesity. Doing so could help explain why immigrants and especially refugees are particularly vulnerable to rapid, unhealthy weight gain.

"In speaking with community members, we also realized that for them, the biggest concern was obesity," says Vangay. "Because they had observed in themselves and their relatives and friends that when they moved to the U.S., they gained a lot of weight. And in some cases, they hadn't really changed too much about their diet."

This new study is a good first step in solving that mystery, says M. Gloria Dominguez-Bello, a microbiologist at Rutgers University who wasn't involved in the research. "I strongly believe this whole topic needs to be studied more rigorously, in more immigrant groups and people all over the world," she says. "Because one thing is clear: Human populations are migrating, and they are increasingly Westernizing. We need to know how those changes are going to affect our health."

Further research could also reveal what immigrants — and all Americans — who are struggling with obesity can do to improve their health. In the future, perhaps researchers may be able to develop probiotics that immigrants could take to compensate for microbes they've lost, Dominguez-Bello suggests.

"For now, our study may not provide any obvious solutions for obesity," Vangay says. But rather than leaving the community members hanging, she's working with community leaders and local health care providers to educate people about the value of hanging onto traditional ways of cooking and eating.

Last year, she worked with chef Vang — who in his adulthood has laid off the frozen chicken tenders and embraced traditional Hmong cuisine at his pop-up restaurant Union Kitchen — to teach a series of nutrition and Hmong cooking classes.

"Growing up, like when I was in high school, me and my siblings we'd be like 'Mom, we really want spaghetti, we really want that that American food,' " Vang says. "Now, it's Hmong food like steamed fish or braised vegetables — that's the stuff that revives my soul; it's my comfort food."

But unlike a lot of American comfort foods, he says, "I know it's good for me. I don't feel heavy when I'm done."

Source: https://www.scpr.org/news/2018/11/01/86905/immigrating-to-the-u-s-get-ready-for-a-new-gut-mic/

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"The Return of the Living Dead" Actor James Karen 1923-2018 Memorial Video

James Karen (born Jacob Karnofsky; November 28, 1923 – October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Karen was best known for his roles in Poltergeist, The Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars, and in The Pursuit of Happyness. Karen was also known for his recurring television role as Tom Bradford's boss, Eliot Randolph in Eight is Enough. He also appeared in commercials for Pathmark which earned his nickname "Mr. Pathmark." He was nominated for a Saturn Award for his 1985 role in The Return of the Living Dead. He was married to Susan Reed, the former actress and folk singer. They divorced in 1967 and in 1986, he married Alba Francesca. Karen had one son Reed. Their son's godfather was Buster Keaton. Karen was a good friend of Keaton. Karen died on October 23, 2018 at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94. The cause was cardio respiratory arrest.

Source: http://lamorguefiles.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-return-of-living-dead-actor-james.html