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Editor’s Letter - p.8 Fashion Today, the global trend is nature - p.12 Essential - editorial p.18 The German activist Luisa Neubauer - interview p.32 Cover story: Into the Woods - p.36 ART Lisa Wright and her little forest's guardians - interview p.48 Exhibitions not to be missed p.55 Emma Witter and her art in bones - interview p.56 Dark Ivy - editorial p.64 FW19 Must Have inspired by nature - p.72 BEAUTY Golden Hours - editorial p.78 Beauty products for this winter? The answer is Nature Vibe - p.90 CINEMA From Stranger Things to Doctor Sleep, let's talk with the young actress Chelsea Talmadge - interview p.100 Pretty Bows - editorial p.104 ACCESSORIES A guide to what wear on a snow holiday - p.116
THREE COVERS look for your favourite in stores
La Vita Semplice - editorial p.122 What the Greenwashing is? And how can we crush it? - article p.140 Cold Lake - editorial p.148 Selina Wamucii, the African farmer who's really helping her country - article p.162 The architecture of Future is Green, and Visionary - p.166 Exit - editorial p.172 PARADISE Our sustainable winter holiday. Discover with us 6 top places in northern Italy - p.180
EDITOR’S LETTER 36
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assword: planet earth. With the whole world crying out for the climate scandal, here we are (totally this time) dedicating ourselves to what, personally, is the most emotional in the world, nature. How you can ignore certain topics and not give it importance in your private life is something I will never understand, but if you have a media tool and don't use it to do the right information then it's even worse. Photography is a powerful means for launching messages, so I hope you will appreciate ours in the 10 dedicated editorials, interviews and articles that have lovingly formed this December issue.
Editor-in-chief Facebook: @marta.forgione Instagram: @martaforgione
Marta Forgione
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Editor’s letter
In the time of social networks, trends are running so fast that it’s difficult to keep up with them. Whether this is good or bad is still a matter of debate. Since the issue of sustainability exploded, everyone in the fashion world seems to have put the turbo up and in a couple of years there has been a lot of excitement. Today brands compete to be the greenest in the realm and creative minds are always looking for new solutions to adopt, with the aim of lightening our Mother Earth a little from the weight of their (wicked) children. Greenwashing aside, all this talk about sustainability is certainly a good thing. That the facts correspond to the words is another matter, but it is nevertheless a starting point to be reckoned with. The last month dedicated to women's fashion, September, was dominated by the natural theme, which blossomed, literally, on catwalks and collections, red carpet and evening events. Nature, nature, nature, wherever our eyes have landed they met it. We made a summary of what inspired us the most during the fashion shows, to understand how fashion can actually influence our choices and behaviors, guiding us towards a better future.
FASHION TODAY: THE GOBAL TREND IS
NATURE Words Giulia Greco - up to page 16 Here and opposite: Dior SS20 details | ph. Armando Grillo Opposite: Collina Strada SS20 | ph. Filippo Fior and Alexander McQueen SS20 | ph. Alessandro Lucioni all shots c/o gorunway.com
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The set of fashion shows has always been very important for to define of collections. It is even more important today, because the very high competition that exists in the fashion system forces brands to sharpen their wit and look for innovative solutions to capture the attention of the public. The storytelling that surrounds the collection is therefore essential. Collina Strada has chosen to present its collection in Stuyvesant Square Park, New York. The list of positive hints that this collection has brought to the guests is probably too long to be screened entirely. Most of the garments were made with recycled materials and the designer, Hillary Taymour, declared after-show that all her efforts are aimed at making the brand 100% sustainable: perhaps a long journey, but in which every small step is important.
What really fascinated us was indeed the atmosphere and the feeling, at the end of the show, that even the smallest individual action is helpful for the planet. Starting from the title, Thank You Very Much for Helping Me, and from the notes to the collection, a memorandum of daily actions that are useful to the planet, such as eating less meat, growing your own vegetables and cooking at home. To the small local market located near the runway, where, at the end of the show, the guests "went shopping" for products at km 0: fruit and vegetables, but also bread and flowers. Not just a collection, but a real lifestyle. Like Collina Strada, many other brands decided to act in a practical and substantial way, using recycled materials, waste from archives and warehouses, or innovative fabrics derived from plastic. Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen surpassed all the others and really presented a collection that, besides being incredibly beautiful, is incredibly good. For our planet, of course, but also for the people who made it. All the fabrics used are sustainable: organza, tulle and lace have been recovered from old collections; the linen comes from Ireland and everything, even the smallest production waste, has been reinvented and used to make the damask; wool and mohair are English and handcrafted. Every single piece comes from nature and is for nature, in essence and appearance. And it teaches us that this is the only way towards sustainability, the authenticity of natural things, made according to tradition and with the love that only genuineness can have.
Essential “Ton-sur-ton of earthy colours create minimal and extremely chic outfits. Also because of the materials: leather, cotton and viscose. Rigid and full consistencies, which do not overwhelm the figure but exalt it. Natural beauty comes from inner strength and is enhanced by the right combinations. Above all, natural beauty makes us feel good about ourselves, because it does not require any kind of commitment or fiction. It simply is. Essentiality is the greatest value, and the most difficult to achieve. Beauty does not lie in adding, but in knowing how to remove all that is superfluous.�
Photography Frank Widemann Style Marcello Bona Model Yvonne Wegener c/o A-Management & Next worldwide Makeup, Hair Style Bianca Hartkopf c/o Nina Klein using Dior Post Production Bird Imaging
Luisa NEUBAUER Interview with this German Activist who's really trying to change the world words Giulia Greco
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The new generations are not afraid to raise their voices, especially when it comes to important topics like climate change. Perhaps because, with the youth, they also possess a good dose of hope, resourcefulness and boldness. Or perhaps, more easily, because the future belongs to them and they have no intention of loosing it. We decided to ask one of them directly, to confront ourselves with the ideas and hopes shared by young activists of Friday for Future, the scholastic strike movement that takes them to the streets once a week, fighting for the climate. The movement started with Greta Thunberg in August 2018. Since then it has expanded, both geographically and for the number of participants, giving life to a peaceful and resolute entity, which can no longer be ignored. Luisa Neubauer is a 24-year-old German activist who, following Greta's ideas, started student strikes in Germany. With her we talked about science, moral duties and education, but also about fast fashion and environmental impact. And we have discovered that each of us makes the difference, every day, and that everything always starts from believing in ourselves.
ph. ©Jörg Farys - previous page ph. ©Wanda von Bremen
When did your start with the Friday for Future and what were your expectations when organizing the event? I started organizing Friday for Future in Berlin in December 2018 and, before the first strike, I was actually scared because I had no idea how to plan it and what to expect from it. I was scared nobody would turn up. I did not expect to be still striking ten months later.
The media attention is huge in all ways. I think there's a tendency to kind of glorify hate, as in "you need to get through this, you have to deal with it because it's part of the game" and I think there's literally no reason why it should be glorified. Hate is not normal and should never be normalized, so this is the first way of online hate I experienced. Us from Friday For Future had no idea how to deal with this, but I quickly found out that I didn't want to just let it be and to accept it. For this reason, I started working Were you not afraid - or are you afraid together with an NGO that sues people if they use now - of the responsibility you have, being the language that's not legal anymore. I'm trying to find leader of such a movement? a good balance of the amount of time that I spent on No one ever asked you if you want to be a so-called social media when not organizing and obviously I've leader or whatever that may be. So I think you’re become more conscious about what am I saying, kind of jumping into the water, which is good. I what language I use and how inclusive it can be: I wasn’t told before what it could mean for my life, but try to use non violent language as much as I can. I guess it’s okay. The distance between my public image and private life is difficult to handle in terms of social media. On Since all of this started, you’ve been subjected Instagram, people feel like they are part of your life: to media attentions, both in good and bad they know you, so they would say hi to me on the ways. This is part of the game but how does it street asking me how my weekend was in Berlin, affect your daily life? Do you try to keep some knowing that I've spent it there, whereas I wouldn't distance between your public image and you even know who they are. That's difficult and I think private life? this distance is kind of blurry nowadays.
Into THE WOODS “Mount Ida, in Turkey, has a long mythological history. Homer talks about it several times in the Iliad. The name derives from an ancient female divinity that then coincides with the well-known goddess Demeter, the Mother Earth. Today it returns at the center of the debate, because thousands of trees have been uprooted in search of gold. And the God of money, so modern and ruthless, seems to win again, drastically replacing any other beliefs.”
COVER STORY Photography Oliver Beckmann c/o MN-Creative Style Elke Dostal c/o Nina Klein agency Model Günce Gözütok c/o M4 models Style Assistant Olivia Dahleiden Hair Style, Makeup Christian Olivier c/o Uschirabe Using Balmain Hair And Chanel Casting Nicholas Forbes Watson Postproduction Retush
Coat Salvatore Ferragamo
THE SMALL FOREST'S guardians of
Lisa
WRIGHT words Ludovica Mucci
all images courtesy of Lisa Wright
LATEST INTERVIEW
On the occasion of the Centenary of Forestry England, the largest association to manage British national parks, two artists joined for the celebrations, putting on a nature set in the middle of Thetford forest, the largest pine forest between the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk. Tom Piper, designer, and Lisa Wright, painter, have created a magical atmosphere in which small children, guardians of the forest, protect its ecosystem. In this December issue we find out more about artist Lisa Wright and her creative process. Known for her original paintings portraying childhood figures not yet adolescent, Lisa studied at the Royal Academy schools in London, then moved to Cornwall, where she still lives and works. Nature, with its seductive colors, is very often an inspiration of hers, as is the age of childhood and prepuberty, a period in which there is a change that cannot yet be defined as such, an age so fleeting and for this so pure and simple. We will discover how the collaboration for Forestry England was born and developed and what was the purpose behind the centenary celebration, a moving moment to feel in communion with nature. Through Lisa’s words we enter into her world for a moment, accompanied by the curious eyes of her creations to discover the threads that connect the past to the future passing through the present and the role of art in bringing out an emotivity free from the chains of adulthood in symbiosis with nature. p.49
LATEST interview words Giulia Greco
Emma Witter is young and brilliant and her career as an artist developed quickly, since her early years in college. Many contemporary art critics have been interested in her work and have assured her, to date, a place at the Sarabande, the Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation that continues the will of its founder and offers support and opportunities to talented and, above all, brave young artists. Emma Witter fits perfectly into this description and her work, though delicate and fragile in appearance, has a special expressive force. The solo titled Remember You Must Die was held last September at Sarabande, the Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation in London. It was the second solo in the artist's career, after BLOOM at the Hix Art Gallery. Two important events, not for the artist only but for the public as well, because being in front of her works is a cathartic experience. Emma Witter realizes floral sculptures with animal bones and, if the idea can be at least unusual, the final result is amazing. Along with the sculptures, Witter also exhibited a series of related photographs. We had the pleasure to interview her for you and this is what we found out about her fresh point of view on a “stale” topic.
Emma Witter: on life’s renewal p.57
"Lights and shadows, like those who alternate in a clearing in the woods: there is something insidious in nature around us. Indomitable and revengful: more than a benign mother, she is a lover with whom we must learn to come to terms. It 's beautiful in most cases, but it can turn into our worst nightmare if abused or undervalued."
Dark Ivy
Photography Kevin Alexander Style Kimmi Ade Model Madhulika Sharma c/o MUSE NYC Photography assistant David Gannon Cinematography and lighting Joel Wolter Lead hair style Nicole Higgins Hair style Graham Nation Makeup Brad Van Dyke Set design Luciano Sandoval Jr
Gown Whisper Bridal Coat Victoria Hayes Necklaces R.J. Graziano Opening: Dress Cessani Earrings Victoria Hayes Boots Dr. Martens
must have words Giulia Greco
Every respected artist takes inspiration from the world around him. People, landscapes, situations and emotions are the lifeblood of a work of art and fashion is no exception. Designers walk around the world and compose their aesthetic vocabulary, then return to the lab and create. This is true today more than ever, because Nature is the great theme to which all (yes, all) have been inspired from for the last two seasons. Sea and mountains, forests and lavender fields, we really saw everything. Some designers preferred to get to the heart of the discussion starting from the opposite side: urban landscapes and curated gardens are the places where nature is domesticated by man, but it is not less interesting. Fashion today has an absolutely central role in the debate on eco-sustainability. Not only from a purely factual point of view, where greener policies in the production system can change the environmental impact of the sector for the better. But also from a cultural point of view: how far can the work of man go? What is the point where our actions become harmful and where instead our intelligence can actually benefit the environment? The only must have of the coming seasons will be sustainability, everything else takes a back seat. As a result, we let ourselves be inspired by natural landscapes to define what will be trendy in 2020. The urban jungle of lights and buildings seems to be our natural habitat in the 21st century: structured dresses, maxi shoulders and materials made to shine come directly from the 80s and suggest a new optimism for the union of our forces. The flower fields become prints and invade clothes and suits, the transparencies look like clear sea water on the skin and allow the see the lingerie underneath. Finally the snow on the mountains invite us for an apre ski party on the slopes, including knitted sweaters and scarves. From the sea to the mountains, with a simple change of outfit. Trends fall winter 2019/20
ARCHITECTONICAL SHAPES
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A good coat is always the best investment. This year it is a real cult piece able to define the whole outfit. Good quality, with large proportions and exaggerated shoulders, it needs nothing else. The rigid lines remind us of the modern geometric architecture of the metropolis. This one by Saint Laurent also shares with the city the shades of gray. Combined with the jumpsuit by Marine Serre and the ankle boots by Balenciaga it is a look of great impact, able to accompany us around the streets. Very modern.
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Balenciaga boots seen at netaporter.com
1. JW Anderson FW19/20 Runway show | Ph: Alessandro Lucioni / gorunway.com 2. Sain Laurent coat seen at mytheresa.com 3. Marine Serre - jumpsuit seen at mytheresa.com
Gucci sunglasses seen at mytheresa.com
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“There’s a precise moment of the day when, if the sky is clear and the horizon is limitless, the golden light of the setting sun lays on the objects and everything takes on the same color: a ocher yellow with millions of shades and tones, which glitters and sends flashes all around. In that very moment, when, like gold, everything is melted and liquid, then you feel part of it all and feel a lightness of mind that is difficult to describe in words. For this reason we need images, to understand what words cannot say.”
Golden HOURS
Photography Eva Schwank Model Bianca Henry c/o Premier Models Makeup Kristina Vidic using Nars, Skincare Omorovicza Hair style Abra Kennedy using Maria Nila
Beauty products for this winter? The answer is
Nature
Vibe words Giulia Greco
Photography Aleksandra Buca Style Paulina Biernacka Model Maja c/o United For Models Makeup, Hair Style Susanna HelĂŠn
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This is the last month of the year and soon we will say goodbye to 2019 to enter the new year. To do it the best we have collected the latest beauty trends, we have carried out cross-searches on the best products in circulation and, yes, we have also experimented on ourselves to draw up a mini list of beauty must haves for 2020. Last September was obviously a prolific month: between fashion shows, street style and red carpet we got our refill of inspiration and from there we started. Surely the general dominant trend, not only in fashion but in lifestyle, is the return to what is natural and as pure as possible. This also applies to beauty and hair. Personal care is the biggest trend of recent times and will mark the years to come. Everything starts from the products we use every day, which must be our allies to preserve and improve what genetics has already offered us. Skin and hair are left free to breathe and "to be themselves", because perfection has not been fashionable for a while now and what makes us special are our, unrepeatable, peculiarities. Winter, like the other seasons, hides its pitfalls. The cold, humidity and the parenthesis of the holidays can be an obstacle, but if you follow our advices you can preserve your beauty without problems. On the other hand though, if naturalness and minimalism are so fashionable, for some brands make up and hair style have been the ground for experimentation. They played on the eyes with colored eyeliner and glitter, extra long eyelashes and eyebrows thanks to extension (yes, extension even on the eyebrows! See the Gucci fashion show). Elaborate hairstyles, braids - many braids - and accessories of various types dominated the street style and the front row. Also the manicure has returned to the center of interest: there are those who have brought the French manicure back to the catwalk, directly from the 1990s, and those who have instead proposed extravagant nails, with shape, color and exaggerated 3D applications. Natural beauty or experimentation, these are the two poles among which the beauty world swings today. But here are the trends that you absolutely must try in the coming months!
LATEST BEAUTY l mondo della cosmetica è ultimamente protagonista di un cambiamento molto lontano dall’essere
Foto by Daria Shevtsova
Smart Mirror - HiMirror
Shirt Marni p.133 p.114 p.59 p.97
CHELSEA TALMADGE From Stranger Things to Doctor Sleep, let's talk with this rising young actress words Ludovica Mucci
All images in this interview © Ben Cope p.100
Cristina Celestino: acknowledged as one of the smartest minds of contemporary design, her creativity is constantly spurred by curiosity. Indeed, being curious is what she defines as “the positive side” of any project she works on: it helps her look beyond difficulties and raises her expectations when passing from designs to prototypes. Curiosity also makes her feel free to explore past and future in their continuous coexistence between old and new. It is what makes her works the highest artistic expression embodying the combination of retro and avantgarde styles.
Let’s talk about Stranger Things: how was the experience on the set? Incredible. I continuously sing The Duffer’s and Shawn Levy’s praises. They always gave us the freedom to play; “do whatever feels right” was a phrase I remember hearing often on set. I’m extremely grateful to have been a part of it. Can you tell us more about the movie “Doctor Sleep” coming out in November? Can you describe who your character is? Yes, Doctor Sleep is The Shining sequel. I don’t want to say too much, as I don’t want to give any spoilers for those who have not seen it yet, but I play Deenie and have an encounter in the film. How did you feel working alongside such famous actors as Ewan McGregor? Working with Ewan McGregor was definitely a checkmark off the bucket list. He was immediately welcoming and inviting, I felt as though I had known him my whole life. I learned so much from him on set and we shared a lot of laughs. Where does your interest and passion for acting come from? Do you have any anecdote related to one or more of your acting experiences? My family has a bit of a history in the industry, I grew up around a lot of music. My great great uncle Sid Talmadge was president of Record Merchandising Co., responsible for the distribution of several motown artists and A&M Records. My aunt, Crickett Haskell, was talent agent and partner to Jim Gibson at The J. Carter Gibson Agency and her husband, my uncle Peter Haskell, was a fellow actor before his passing in ‘10. Even as a child, I’ve always been drawn to the entertainment world. My mother took me to see “The Wizard of Oz” when I was only three years old and she would tell you I was completely mesmerized.
Music is another part of you that you could experiment with your song “Love Bites” contained in Ice Nine Kills’ album “The Silver Scream”. How did this collaboration start? I met the lead singer Spencer Charnas through a mutual friend. We all ended up at a karaoke bar and I gained enough liquid courage to sing “You and I” by Lady Gaga. Afterwards, Spencer had shown interest in a collaboration. I didn’t actually think anything would come of it, but a couple months later he reached out with a track and that’s how I ended up recording on the album.
y tt e r P Bows Analog Photography Mattia Pasin Style Letizia Maria Allodi Model Emma Frick c/o Milk Management Makeup Chantal Amari Hair Style Kei Takano Photo Asisstant Luca Strano Special Thanks Cre8 Studio London
For those working with art, the best advice is "keep your eyes open". Observe everything, reflect on everything, draw inspiration from everything. After all, this is good advice for everybody. Mother Nature is the most benign dispenser of inspiration we have. Bows, ruches and drapes imitate the sophistication of flowers and the lightness of butterflies.
White cotton shirt, Pale silk top Cari2ie
A guide to which accessories wear on a snow holiday
Glam WINTER
Reinvigorating, icy gusts of wind in a romantic and snowy atmosphere in the mountains, sipping hot chocolate, walking through the woods, ice skating, showing off ski skills on adventurous trails and end the days, spending wonderful evenings in elegant chalets. The perfect holiday on the snow must necessarily be complemented by the right accessories, functional ones, suitable for sports activities, but also those livelier and more eclectic, suitable for elegant evenings under the shadow of a warm fireplace.
All show images courtesy of gorunway.com | All products images courtesy of the reference brand and modaoperandi Here: Fendi ph. Armando Grillo, Louis Vuitton ph. Andrea Adriani FW19 show Opposite: Kenzo show ph. Alessandro Lucioni | Versace sunglasses | Casadei and Chanel Boots | Burberry, Loewe, Max Mara sunglasses
words Ludovica Mucci
The autumn-winter runway shows 2019 have suggested many ideas and suggestions of style that vary between minimal trends to others more extravagant and eclectic. Also, the accessories fall-winter 2019 are colored of various shades, favoring the dry and clean style on one side and accentuating the more eccentric, colorful and exuberant one from the other, widening the spectrum of an aesthetic that is increasingly reminiscent of distant ages and simultaneously faces the future. Scrolling through the archives of the fashion shows fall-winter 2019, the Latest team has found some of the essential accessories for a perfect snow-covered holiday and here is a guide including some essential travel companions. On the snow you know, the first rule is to be well protected, so why not start with a nice pair of glasses? In addition to be an accessory able to define and enhance the shape of the face and display a certain allure, glasses are both functional as they protect against UV rays and other external agents that could damage our eyes. For a holiday in the snow, it becomes a must-have not only of style, but of practicality and safety. The autumn-winter 2019 collections presented some options that can be adapted to cold and snowy atmospheres. The perfect shape for winter sports is definitely the mask, which for the autumn-winter 2019 collection has been interpreted in different shades of color. Exemplary is the model signed by Emilio Pucci with shades of pink and the most aggressive and sporty of Emporio Armani in total orange. For a touch of femininity there are Givenchy and Fendi with their subtle lenses and shaded colors. For a post-skiing look, a pair of glasses with interesting geometric shapes could be ideal for sitting in the winter sun and sipping a good hot chocolate in great style. The Zimmerman glasses with nude tones could be perfect, as well as Self-portrait glasses with hexagonal shape in red tones that evokes the aviator style. For those who want to opt for classic-chic a round glasses is what you need to face a day of snow on the ski trail or some mountain path. Zimmerman and Prada’s eyeglasses offer an ideal alternative thanks to their soft colors which are in perfect accordance with natural atmospheres. p.117
LA Vita SEMPLICE Photography Katharina Werle Style Michaela Konz Model Ivana c/o Louisa Models Hair Style, Makeup Adina Hensel
“The search for happiness always takes us on tricky roads and, perhaps, the journey never really ends. After all, the journey is more important than the destination, isn't it? Today, happiness lies above all in the discovery of what is genuine. The grass under your feet and the sky above your head, the sound of the wind in your ears. At least for a weekend, we deserve to breathe the fresh air of the fields, which extend into misty and undisturbed lands. What we wear comes from nature as well, and envelops our body without forcing us. Sweaters and sleeveless vest in virgin wool, white cotton shirts and long dresses. We don't need anything else. Now, enjoy the landscape.�
Blouse Tory Burch | Pants Nobi Talai | Shoes Jimmy Choo
The ECOLONISTA Photography Flavia Sistiaga Style Louis Guimard Model Gabrielle Dubois Style assistant Loic Bourgeois Makeup, Hair Style Helena Henrion
To talk about sustainability has become very easy today. Anyone is willing to listen to you and it is a fertile ground on which to build reputation: a card to play without many risks. Precisely because of this relative simplification of the term it is of vital importance to talk about greenwashing today. To avoid first of all sustainability to become an easy tool with which to deceive the public - all of us included. Secondly, to ensure that there is indeed a positive feedback in the practices and policies of the producers, not only in the fashion field but also in all other sectors. In a saturated market, knowing how to choose what to buy is a moral duty above all. Greenwashing, for those who have not yet come into contact with the term, is the practice of using sustainability as a marketing strategy to increase the number of customers, without having effective feedback on a practical level. In few words, greenwashing is about all those brands that claim to be eco-friendly and make it a flag, making very little effort on a practical level. Or even those who "hide" harmful production practices under positive behaviors that are not strictly related. Misleading advertising, that's what it is in simple terms. It is not difficult to imagine how greenwashing is effectively widespread in the fashion advertising system, today that sustainability is proving to be a crucial value in the choice of consumption by customers, especially the younger ones. It is not difficult to do research and, even in small steps, coming to know how to distinguish between what is good and what is not. Just a little bit of good will and it is done. words Giulia Greco - up to page 147
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"Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me�. Even without looking, I perceive the world around me, because it comes under my skin. I don't need a mental image to know if the sun is shining or if clouds form a layer between me and the universe. I recognise the smell of rarefied air when it is almost winter and I sit in the tall, dry grass on the lake shore. I know what color the stones of the path are. I don't need to see it, hear it, smell it. The world around me speaks my own language and I can feel it.
Cold
LAKE
Photography Jaan Eric Fischer c /o Katrin Hohberg Style Izabela Macoch c /o Katrin Hohberg Model Esme Ham c/o Le Management Makeup, Hair Style Bert Kietzerow using Chanel, Londa professional, Kadus professional
Coat Fassbender | Top Odeeh
Selina WAMUCII the African Farmer who's really helping all her country production words Ludovica Mucci Is called Selina Wamucii, the African company that manages a community of smallholders through a social platform. The objective of the organization is to ensure a high standard of quality of the food produced and at the same time to ensure the integration of small landowners also from remote areas of Africa into the complex system of buying and distributing the agricultural products. According to the company’s estimates, about 60% of food produced from farmers in Africa is likely not to reach the market due to the producer’s residence in remote areas or the lack of adequate certifications to distribute the harvest worldwide, with the risk of losing the crop, wasting high-quality food and worsening the precarious living conditions of farmers. Selina Wamucii’s work lies between the producer and the buyer; indeed, through its platform it will be possible to establish contacts between these two realities and guaranteeing the tracking of the harvest and its quality. Access to the service is via smartphone by contacting a USSD code. p.162
courtesy of Expo2020Dubai.com
By 2025, the company aims at covering every single African farmer
She also guarantees a real training program through which the manufacturer can improve its processing and cultivation process using tools and products that are undamaging for the environment and thus reaching a balance between the development of the economy and a respectful attitude for the ecosystem on which they work. The food produced could correspond to a healthy and complete livelihood, since it concerns every food category, from fruits and vegetables, to fish and meat, spices and herbs, seeds and pulses and other goods including coffee and tea.
important sectors of the continent. In this scenario of innovation and expansion is placed the work of Expo Dubai 2020 and in particular the contribution of Expo Live, the financing program introduced by Expo Dubai 2020, which has indeed established a partnership with Selina Wamucii with the aim of supporting it and accompanying it towards the achievement of this important objective.
The collaboration will include a one-year grant program, in which the association will support At the moment, the system implemented by Selina Wamucii in implementing new features for the organization is dealing with value chain the social platform, including the recruitment of enhancement in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, new farmers and the achievement of the GLOBAL Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar. GAP certification, one of the most recognized and By 2025, the company aims at covering every required certification by many European members single African farmer and therefore cooperating in of the Great Distribution Organized together with the development and growth of one of the most the Organic certification. p.161 p.153 p.155 p.177
ARCHITECTURE OF THE FUTURE?
is Green
The line between dream and reality gets thinner and thinner Climate change, rising sea levels and emissions of CO2 are issues that are being discussed every day and that represent the greatest challenge that humanity has ever faced to try to reverse the course on which it set its evolution.
Hyperions Eco-Neighborhood India | courtesy of Vincent Callebaut
words Ludovica Mucci up to page 171
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“Straight lines and geometrical structures. Who lives in the city knows the regularity of man-made things. A life that takes place on the black and white scale, where nuances and uncertainties have very little space. Here, details become fundamental: like a shirt with floral applications, which brings with it the sparkling chaos of the world outside the walls.”
Exit Photography Christina Kapl
Style Marcello Bona Model John-Lloyd c/o Izaio Management Grooming Stefanie Stürmer Using Oribe and Dior
Sustainable
WINTER
HOLIDAY
Hotel Ice Q |©Rudi Wyhlidal
LATEST Paradise
We have been talking about eco-sustainable tourism for the whole of 2019 and, as you know if you already follow LATEST for a long time, we are very interested in discover all the paradises of the world in which you are able to enjoy the visit in a dream resort, without going to impact with the environment. So, we close the year with he perfect winter green holiday; what better place to go for festivity or, why not, take a break after December which, you know, is never really a month of great relax. In Italy this year was the year of "Slow Tourism", aimed at promoting our own paradises minimizing the ruin of the ecosystems. Car free ski destinations, zero kilometer food, energy solutions and eco-friendly construction, possibility to recharge bikes and electric cars for free. Many countries are trying to do what they canto attract tourists in this new way of doing vacation, succeeding perfectly in the intent. Watch a panorama, eat in a shelter mountain knowing that our needs do not will create problems in the environment of whose hospitality we are enjoying, it really is one good feeling and many people are discovering it. Perhaps the sporting weekend in the cold weather during winter is not for you, but in these magical hotels any walk, even the hardest will be fully repaid from multiple spa and culinary options. So let's see our selection for the perfect one green winter holiday. p.181
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