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SEPTEMBER FASHION + BOOKS ISSUE

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September is traditionally the Fall Fashion issue for magazines and we’re thrilled to be celebrating fashion with supermodel Nicole Trunfio gracing the cover in a vintage Adolfo skirt and top from Bonnie's, paired with a heart Bottega Veneta bag and a red Stetson hat! So much more than a pretty face (and legs for days), we’re in awe of Trunfio’s passion,

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compassion, work ethic and the successful companies it’s birthed – in addition to being mom to three children. We talk about it all in this month’s cover story interview. We also sat down with Kate Falchi, daughter of iconic handbag designer Carlos Falchi, who along with her mom is making bags for a new generation of consumers, and our resident fashion columnist Stephanie Coultress O’Neill spoke to alice + olivia founder Stacey Bendet about her new store that opened in August on Music Lane! And, because we think books are necessary accessories and always in style, this month we caught up with Austin-based authors Sarah Ivens, Lorena Junco Margain and Atticus, who all sent us through a series of emotions as we read their books that each tug at your heartstrings in different ways.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2021

FEATURES 12 We Love Lovard Kate follows in the footsteps of her iconic father with successful handbag (and jewelry) line Lovard

20 Behind the Couture with Nicole Trunfio Modeling provided the perfect runway to pursuing creative passions

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28 From the Bookshelf (and Beyond) with Genevieve Padalecki Genevieve’s monthly book picks and TOWWN tips

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L O V A R D

CARLOS FALCHI WAS A RENOWNED HANDBAG DESIGNER

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Some differences are the addition of jewelry, which Kate

MADONNA AND SARAH JESSICA PARKER. When he

says “came along because we’re gals and we were doing

passed in 2015 his wife and eldest daughter Kate continued

hardware for the bags anyway so decided to try our hands

the family tradition – but made it their own.

at jewelry,” and the impact of Kate’s move to Austin (her

We caught up with Kate Falchi at her vibrant Austin home,

mom is based in Dallas).

where every art-filled wall tells a story, much like the bags

“Being in Austin has been a huge source of inspiration,”

she and her mom now create under the brand name Lovard.

she says. “It’s really effecting our designs in a great way,

“It’s a family name from a Texas relative who’s male but

being around people who love color helps. You find yourself

was a very early feminist and we like the idea of celebrating

being more bold because people of Austin especially get it

women and people celebrating women,” Kate says of the

and that’s helpful because it makes you feel more confident

name, admitting, “We also just it.”

about taking those chances in your design work.”

There wasn’t too much of a learning curve launching

Kate, who says she’s known she wanted to get into the

Lovard. She says, “My mom and I design the whole line

family business, “Always!” says like her dad’s collection,

and we worked together for my father’s company forever.

Lovard is “Colorful, bright and bold.” And the color palette

When he passed away we still had something to say and

is very much by design. “The collection color is the most

it was very easy because we’d already been working

important and all of the color is custom, nothing is bought

together for so long.

off the rack,” she says. “We spend a lot of time developing

“It’s funny because at my dad’s company there were

the custom color palette and trying to find the in-between

always times my mom and I would come up with a bag and

colors that make it really feel special. That’s the thing that

think ,‘this doesn’t fit the collection at all, like this isn’t Carlos

makes a bag stop someone on the street, because they hav-

Falchi at all.’ Looking back on it those were the origins of

en’t seen it before, and that’s the kind of moment we try to

Lovard, that vision that was uniquely ours that never fit in

go for every single time.”

to my dad’s collection. The only commonality with Carlos Falchi and Lovard is color and fabric, the python.”

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DR. SARAH IVENS ROOTS MAY BE FROM ACROSS THE POND, BUT IT’S ONLY MADE HER A STRONGER WRITER. The Austin-based author (and frequent Austin Life contributor) says, “I write with a mixture of British humor and honesty and American positivity and drive.” Sarah’s written 10 books! Her first was at 26-years-old and she says, “I’ll never forget the ON GET REAL SARAH SAYS…

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there that tell women to have it all, be it all and

audience.” Her latest book, Get Real came out

do it all without really looking at what’s import-

August 31 and her next one, The Zen Mama, will

ant, and what can safeguard our sanity. This is a

be out later this year!

BS-free zone, it’s a memoir-manual to help read-

We caught up with her in her rainbow-col-

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likes to write, and even that has a story. “It was

that really doesn’t matter. There’s lots of useful

a dingy space the previous homeowners used

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to house their two miniature pigs and their

I got through heartbreaking events like a divorce,

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infertility and broken relationships with friends

now it’s filled with my pens!”

and family without hating or doubting myself. We need to learn to be kinder to yourselves.” ON THE ZEN MAMA… “It’s a motherhood book. I’ve got two children – William, 10, and Matilda, 7, and as I was learning to become a mum, and watching my brilliant, beautiful girlfriends struggle with guilt, doubt and feelings of inadequacy, I knew this was a subject I had to research and build a blueprint for. It’s not a parenting book, it’s a mothering book for women to say no, stay strong, and ignore the competition and criticism that so often flies towards moms. Sarah says each book takes her about a year and her favorite part of the process is, “Being on my own, with my notebooks and my laptop and having hours to get in the zone. It’s almost meditative. I’d still keep writing for my mental health

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MODELING PROVIDED THE PERFECT RUNWAY TO PURSUING CREATIVE PASSIONS

2020. While many were binge-watching TV shows, catching up on sleep and consumed by the news cycle (all of which is okay), Nicole Trunfio birthed her third baby, started two businesses and launched Chef Trunfio. The serial entrepreneur already had found success with her line Erth Jewelry and in the last year expanded it, added a sustainable swim line (made from discarded fishing nets!) and a line of maternity and beyond clothes that make dressing a pregnancy bump chic. While a prolific creator, you likely recognize her from her time in front of the camera. The Australian-born Trunfio has modeled since she was scouted in her native Australia at 15 and went on to win “Supermodel of Australia” and become a finalist in “Supermodel of the World” before signing with Ford Models and moving to New York City at 16-year-old. Since then she’s worked with designers including Chanel, Versace, Christian Dior, Gu cci, Fendi, Missoni, Valentino and Dolce & Gabbana. And, although she still has fun donning gorgeous designer looks as she did for the Austin Life shoot all around the grounds of the Commodore Perry Estate, she says these days she often falls asleep and wakes up in a Bumpsuit and barely bothers with a beauty or workout regimen because she’s happiest spending the time with her family (children Zion, Gia and Ella with husband Gary Clark Jr) at their ranch, or creating.

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Over lunch at Joann’s Fine Foods, around the corner from a new office/creative space where she’ll host piercing parties and do appointments for custom jewelry, we caught up to talk ranch life and all of her many endeavors. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN AUSTIN? Seven years. We moved here when my husband was doing his second album and I was pregnant to do the album and have the baby. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR HUSBAND? Friends in New York set us up and we got married at Coachella because that was the only time he had time off, a week between Coachella weekends. But, we really fell in love at Coachella, it’s when we knew we were going to be together forever, so it’s a sentimental place for us. HOW DO YOU LIKE RANCH LIFE? I love it. It’s a lot of work, but I come from a very hard-working family, so I’m up for the work. HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO HOW YOU GREW UP IN AUSTRALIA? It’s really similar. The area is similar to where my family is now, down in wine region in Southwestern Australia. It’s all wineries and breweries, olive oil factories and chocolate factories. It’s really fun and very scenic. When Gary came to visit my family in Australia he was like, ‘I know this place, it’s like where I’m from.’ And when we moved out to wine country where we live now, it’s the same. It’s the same terrain, just no ocean, which is a big bummer for me, but I can live without it. Where I was born and raised when I was younger was the outback, the middle of Australia. It was like 200 people, very rural, wheat farmers, mostly aborigine. Our Main Street had a post office, a hair dresser, a grocery store, a shoe shop and a clothing store for men, women and children, just one warehouse store with everything. The liquor store was attached to a hotel that was miles away, there wasn’t anything else really.

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DID YOU LIKE THAT? Yeah. I’m from a really big Italian family and family

a local podcast called Therapist Uncensored that’s a

is everything. We didn’t really do anything else. I didn’t

group of female therapists.. Someone recommended

even know who Nicole Kidman was, when I grew up

it to me because I’m so interested in the human con-

in Australia. My dad was a musician. He played in a

dition and all of that stuff. I love the drive. Otherwise, I

cover band and I used to play the tambourine for him.

would never have time to listen to books or podcasts.

When we moved to the coast, to wine country, when

My kids have learned to love it too. I stay off I-35 and I

I was in grade school, we were driving in the car and

always go the back way. It’s better energy and a lot of

The Doors came on and I said, ‘That’s my dad’s band,

people in Austin probably don’t even know we have a

and someone said, ‘No, that’s not, that’s Jim Morrison.’

beautiful wine country out there.

I had no idea, I was very sheltered. Not on purpose, we just had our own world.

AND YOU’VE GONE FROM MODEL TO SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR…

AND NOW YOU LIVE RURAL ON A RANCH AND DRIVE YOUR KIDS AN HOUR TO SCHOOL. Every morning.

My intention was never to be a model. I’m having so much more fun working behind the scenes and collaborating with women. I know my life and career is in front of the camera but I much prefer being behind

WHAT DO YOU DO TO PASS THE TIME?

the scenes and the creative.

We read books. Recently, “How to Raise Successful People” by Esther Wojscicki. We read Michelle

YOUR FIRST COMPANY WAS ERTH JEWELRY…

Obama’s book and “The 5 Love Languages” and

I started the jewelry in New York. I never wanted

we’ve been really loving Chris Bosh’s book “Letters to

to model, ever, so I always filled the rest of my time

a Young Athlete.” We also listen to all sorts of music,

with something. I studied sociology and 20th Century

we love listening to Joe Rogan’s podcast and I love

Literature remotely at The New School and I studied CONTINUED >

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jewelry art in school and became obsessed with it. I used to go to the jewelry district to an amazing Italian model maker and sit with him and we would create jewelry together, old-school carved metal. Then I started the business there. AND YOU RECENTLY RELAUNCHED THE UNIVERSE BRACELET… Yes. It’s a ritualistic solid gold bracelet to empower women because you have bracelets like the Cartier Love bracelet where the concept is for men to have a screwdriver, lock the bracelet and then take the screwdriver away, so it’s like a chastity thing for women, which isn’t very relevant to these times. The Universe bracelet is meant to empower women. You engrave your favorite mantra, quote or affirmation into it and as you’re screwing the charm in you repeat it over in your head. You can also take it off by yourself when you want. It’s so beautiful. We have a new gold weight. Usually it’s a 60-gram gold weight which is really chunky and heavy. The new Universe bracelet is an 18-gram gold weight so it’s much more wearable and accessible with the price point. THEN EARLY 2020 YOU STARTED BUMPSUIT… Yes, and it has exploded, which is really fun. Each company is different and has its own personality. Bumpsuit is a needed item. At the time I had a couple of babies, I was on my third and I hated what I was wearing when I was pregnant. I always felt like I was squeezing myself into something that didn’t fit or wearing clothes that had been butchered and had an extra part in it for a bump. I didn’t want to buy maternity clothes because I thought it was wasteful because you throw them away afterward and I’m not

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really good for post-partum recovery. It’s modeled

PREGNANT, SO DO MANY PEOPLE WHO

after Ayurveda binding of the stomach to bring the

AREN’T PREGNANT BUY THEM TOO?

organs back in and take away the vata energy. After

So many. I wanted to create a line you can wear if

you have a baby you lose so much weight of the baby

you’re not pregnant - and then it might make you preg-

you feel like you’re flying, like when you get off a boat.

nant because you look so hot in it. Everyone needs a

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Bumpsuit, they’re so comfortable and the most but-

all that weight, so the waist trainer helps ground you

tery soft material. We also have shapewear, not like

again and support all the organs coming back in.

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AND MID-2020 YOU LAUNCHED SUSTAINABLE ERTH SWIMSUITS… There’s so much waste in the ocean and being I Australia we’re so aware of that so when the opportunity arose we did a few classic staples made with good ethics from abandoned fishing nets. But the fabric is still super high. It’s amazing what they can do with recycled goods these days and we should really be focusing on that. SO WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY FOR YOU? Wake up. Snooze my alarm like three times, cook my kids breakfast, drive into town, work all day in my office, pick my kids up, go for a swim, play outside, do some ranch stuff, maybe go fishing, then do bath time, bed time, go to sleep and do it all again. Then I spend my weekends in Wembley or wine country. My life now is pretty consistent and basic. It used to be jetsetting and three countries in a week and I’m so much happier now. I love routine and simplicity and I’m not want for anything. Just the chance to keep being creative, that’s all I really want. *And because Trunfio does too much to fit into one Nicole in one of her Bumpsuits

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From the Bookshelf (and Beyond) with Genevieve Padalecki The Husbands by Chandler Baker

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it all (including incredibly supportive

she’s going to share some of her favor-

husbands). What she uncovers is

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the secret to having it all and what it

voracious reader), tips from TOWWN (her

may take to get there.

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project sharing ways to Take Only What We Need) and other gems she finds while navigating the wild world of parenting and urban homesteading in Austin, Texas. In addition to books and sustainability tips, in any given month she may be highlighting healthy reci-

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on how to get your kiddos thriving from childhood and beyond. She recognizes the struggles and pitfalls of the modern world and suggests

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reducing time on the screen (I am certainly guilty!!) and encourages fun activities and sensory play to help kids build developmental skills. Ticktin walks through all 9 senses and explains the roles of each and ways to engage them.

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Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne

This one isn't a recent release but it’s an important one. Odds are if you’re reading this you're already a local, thinking about being a local or love this city as much as we do. Then you need to read this book. It centers around the Comanche that used to reside right here, and in particular Quanah. It's a beautiful important historical novel that provides insight into the history of Texas.

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THE HELPING HAND HOME WAS FOUNDED IN AUSTIN IN 1893 AND PROVIDES A SAFE HAVEN FOR CHILDREN HEALING FROM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR ABANDONMENT. They deliver a continuum of services that include therapeutic residential treatment, education at an on-site charter school, a foster care program, an adoption program and family support programs. This spring they broke ground on a 25,000-square foot campus expansion that will increase capacity by more than 40 percent and enhance the model of care for children who have never experienced safe home environments. The annual HHH Crystal Ball Gala (which took place July 10 at Palmer Auditorium) helps fund these efforts. Chaired by Leslie Davenport and Suzanne Nash the event was attended by 1300 people! Prior to the gala there was a fashion show luncheon where debutantes were presented and parents and their adopted children, dressed in clothes bought from Nordstrom, walked the runway, with help from sponsorships by The Baer Family, The Jacob Family, The McKay Family and The Pitts Family. Davenport said, “Helping Hand Home is a wonderful organization advocating for the most vulnerable children in our commuGala Chairs: Leslie Davenport and Suzanne Nash.

nity. I am grateful we were able to hold the luncheon and gala this year and honor our foster adoption families, our participant families and members who with their time and resources support the Home.”

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life through the lens of

Lorena Junco Margain HER BOOK ENVELOPES READERS IN HER STRUGGLE AND FORGIVING SPIRIT ARTICLE JENNIFER BIRN PHOTOGRAPHY LORE MARGAIN JUNCO

WIFE, MOTHER, ARTIST, OPTIMIST, ROLE MODEL, SURVI-

With the book done Lorena says, “I’m working

VOR, AUTHOR, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE LABELS

very, very hard on creating a lifestyle of love.”

FOR LORENA JUNCO MARGAIN, A WOMAN BIGGER THAN A

She’s embarking on this with Pay It Forward

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boxes and care kits for the caregivers of chron-

If you read her debut book On the Way to Casa Lotus you’ll get a

ically ill patients. “Since I’ve been hanging out at

glimpse into why. After a tragic medical mistake changed the course

the hospital quite a lot I realized my mom and my

of her life, she chose to shed the bitterness, pivot and grow and the

sisters were the least tended because they would

book is her way of showing people the way to do the same.

be feeding me or making sure I was not cold, but I

Released May 25 with an event at Easy Tiger co-hosted by Camila Alves McConaughey and Women of Today, Lorena’s book achieved

was always worrying they were hungry or cold so I want to honor the caregivers,” she says.

best-seller status by late June. “I grin from ear to ear, “she says, “I

She also has a line of handbags (on sale at

never expected good things to come from a tragedy and I’m happy

Estilo Boutique) that feature the third eye and

to be able to morph this energy into something positive that has an

says, “I have a thing with intuition and how we

impact on patients and doctors all over.”

all process everything through our own lens”

Writing the book was therapeutic for Lorena.. She says she binged journaled since she was a kid and it’s how she came to

and she and her husband Eduardo Margain co-own Austin FC!

peace with everything that happened to her, but says, “It was

“Being Mexican you bleed futbol and it’s

important for me to speak up for the ones who don’t have the

a very passionate game in my hometown

support system behind them.”

Monterey. I grew up fiercely loving soccer, so it’s

Her favorite place to write? Her closet! She explains, “An episode

so exciting,” she says, adding, “But, the biggest

of my podcast, On My Way, where I narrate things I’ve done to

reason we did it is to bring people together and

reconstruct my life after the tragedy, is on keeping your closet clean.

have a connection through a sport where you

I read Marie Kondo and it was cathartic for me to have control of

can be from anywhere and still speak the uni-

that because my life was chaotic. So, I made a little altar space in my

versal language of futbol. Soccer.”

closet and that’s where I sit down and know my kids won’t find me that easily and I’m not bothering anybody.” 34

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meet...atticus ARTICLE JENNIFER BIRN | PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ATTICUS

ABOU T:

WHAT I ’ M R E ADING :

ATTICUS IS A NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WHO HAS

+ A Gentleman In Moscow/Amor Towles

PENNED THREE BOOKS OF POETRY: THE DARK BETWEEN STARS, THE TRUTH ABOUT MAGIC AND LOVE HER WILD. It’s been said he’s the most tattooable poet, with tens of thousands of people permanently engraving his words on their bodies, he lives in Zilker Park and likes to write in Barton Springs. But, you wouldn’t know him if you saw him sitting with a notebook beneath a tree because he’s successfully chosen to remain anonymous. Although, the reason isn’t to conjure mystery, as much as preservation of himself and his work. “When I first started writing I didn’t want it to blur into the rest of my life and I felt I could be more vulnerable and honest and write better if I stayed anonymous,” he shared

+ Wall & Peace/Banksy + Mating in Captivity/Esther Perel + Band of Brothers/ Stephen E. Ambrose + The Last Lion/Winston Churchill by William Manchester

with Austin Life, adding, ”Around the time the (Instagram) account grew and I was getting more recognition I lost a friend who struggled with the problems of fame and it became apparent and important for me that while I wanted to spread the art of Atticus, I don’t want the fame and recognition. Fame’s a fickle friend.” Atticus began writing poetry about 5 years ago after a trip to France where he met actor Michael Madsen. “He and I became friends and he told me a lot about his life and his struggles with fame and addiction and he said poetry saved his life, that opened up a whole new world for me because here was this American badass writing poetry. It gave me permission to explore that more vulnerable and poetic side of myself and that’s when I started writing.”

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+ Bukowski had a good suggestion when he said ‘Don’t try.’ What he meant was don’t worry about writing the most profound piece of poetry that’s ever been written, write for the wastepaper basket and enjoy it because the magic will come out of that.

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TREND SETTER ARTICLE STEPHANIE COULTRESS O'NEILL

TA L K I NG T O S TAC E Y B E N D E T ...THE WOMAN BEHIND WHIMSICAL FASHION BRAND ALICE + OLIVIA

“I’M SO, SO EXCITED TO BE OPENING IN AUSTIN!” Stacey Bendet, owner of fashion favorite Alice + Olivia exclaimed just seconds after we got on the phone. “I love Austin. We did a charity event there one year with Matthew McConaughey for his foundation (JK Livin’). I went with my daughter and we had so much fun. After I started to hear about retail opportunities and I knew I had to do it because Austin is so our girl. The energy of Austin, the youthfulness, the lifestyle, it’s a powerful place and it’s fun and it’s modern and so the Alice + Oliva woman.” Alice + Olivia opened their first Austin store August 5 at Music Lane and I had a chance to chat

For Fall Bendet says, “I think girls are going to be bold, sexy

with her just before the big day. A+O has always

and edgy. Spring/Summer was floral and romance and I think in

been a big seller at my store (Estilo Boutique)

the Fall people are going to want to go out and look hot,” add-

and Bendet was quick to say, “Historically when

ing, “We’ve been selling so many dresses now but in August and

we open stores in cities where there are other

September we gave it a punky edge because I think there will

stores that carry our clothes, they do better too

be a feeling of freedom and edginess and more rocker chic.” In

because it creates more of an energy and vibe

general she says of her often colorful clothes, “I try to make the

around the brand.”

year into a rainbow. You can’t put every color in every delivery

And while we’re super excited to keep selling the fun frocks and perfectly tailored pants, we’re

but every month I look at having a strong color to give women something fresh and fun to wear.”

looking forward to seeing what they do at their

If you’re looking for fashion advice, Bendet says, “My advice

store. “I love the way the city is developing and

to people is recognize who you are and allow your clothes to

what Austin authentically is,” Bendet says. “Our

express that rather than chasing a trend. At your core, how do

customer likes to go in and shop and we want to

you feel like the best version of you? Is it in a fancy dress? Is

do a lot of parties and collaborate with local musi-

it in a pair of bellbottom jeans? Really recognize that and make

cians and artists and charities and be involved in

your fashion choices around who you are. Your clothes are your

the community. I open in places where I feel like it’s

self-expression, they are tools that allow you to share the best

our world, our squad and the energy of our brand.”

version of you with the world.” We agree.

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