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DEC '08 JAN '09 / LUXURY Erwin Olaf Born in Hilversum, Netherlands, photographer Erwin Olaf has worked in Amsterdam since the 80s. In 1999 his worldwide campaign for Diesel Jeans won him the coveted Silver Lion award at the Festival for Advertising in Cannes. For CITY, Olaf photographed Leigh Lezark of The Misshapes for “Luxe Life” (pg. 96). He also shoots for The New York Times Magazine, Elle, and Citizen K. OUR FRIENDS Erin Magner A er spending three years immersed in London’s anything-goes fashion scene, it’s only natural that journalist Erin Magner would develop an obsession with outrageous accessories. Lucky for her, over-the-top costume jewelry is set to make a worldwide comeback, a trend she explored in “Bling” (pg. 78). “For years, designer handbags and shoes were the ‘it’ accessories,” she explains. “But now, costume jewelry is taking the limelight, on a scale which we haven’t seen since the ‘80s.” Now based in Los Angeles, Magner also contributes regularly to Nylon, Angeleno, JC Report, Style.com, and Metromix LA. Tim Bret-Day London-based photographer Tim Bret-Day’s career began when he worked as a rock photographer, touring with such bands as Adam and the Ants, The Stray Cats, The Pretenders, and The Police. Moving to fashion photography, Bret-Day has shot editorial for Harpers and Queen, Marie Claire, Elle, Flaunt, and ID, and advertising campaigns for Harvey Nichols, Adidas, and Oasis. For CITY, he sent us into a dream CITY sequence with “Equus” (pg. 106). Jonathon R. Ramsey Jonathon R. Ramsey’s need for speed is documented in “Destination: Dealerships” (pg. 60), where not only the ho est cars, but the ho est places to buy them are all a part of the experience. To Ramsey, cars are “as necessary as vegetables, as useful as shoes, as addictive as painkillers, as sensuously beautiful as anything by Millet or Brunelleschi, and unlike those other things, they can carry my dog and go 200 miles an hour.” Ramsey writes regularly for Desert Living and The International Herald Tribune. Jennifer Wright Jennifer Wright believes, as did Truman Capote, that “life is very dark and very bleak, that is why all need to drink champagne and stay at the Ritz.” Currently a freelance writer living in New York City, Wright writes for a sma ering of luxury lifestyle magazines, and for CITY this month explored the most expensive menu items across the country in “Let Them Eat Cake” (pg. 42). You can generally ﬁnd her si ing at Serendipity eating a “Can’t Say No” Sundae while desperately hoping that someone will suddenly decide to let her sample the Frozen Haute Chocolate. Alyson Sheppard Alyson Sheppard is a freelance writer, currently stationed in the cobblestone playgrounds of Boston. The Alabama native recently spent a year traveling to the most rural parts of ﬁve developing countries and writing on the cultural eﬀects of globalization. For CITY this month, she proﬁles the enigmatic designers behind DDCLab in “Innovation Gear” (pg. 52) She contributes to an array of publications along the East Coast, including the Weekly Dig and The Daily Free Press. http://www.Style.com

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CITY - Issue 61 Contents Our Friends Action Wanted City Moment Luscious Life Fast Food Inrogue Temporary Contemporary Diary Savania Davies-Keller & Roberto Crivello Pamela Love Sung-Joo Kim Jerome Berard Destination Dealerships Overly Opulent Inside Out Like a Clock in the Heart Qatar’s Crown Jewel BLING Urge to Splurge Just a Splash Luxe Life Solitaire Equus Where to Buy It Cityscape

CITY - Issue 61

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