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It’s time to celebrate the 100th article published!

 

We (Dona&Imo) started the project “Déshabillé Magazine” on January 2014 after discussing how we envisioned our future-to-be digital platform. Digital yes, but we wanted something warm that could represent our passions: people, fashion, trips, food, culture. Four years later, we are still here, we attracted a universe of special talents and met a lot of beautiful souls around the world. New people are working together with us with passion and enthusiasm, and it is also important to stress that we are all strong, beautiful and passionated WOMEN… Is this another PINK WAVE?
Never mind… we are ready for the next challenge!

 

 

 

 Imo
Co-founder

 

ImoI am a freelance social media manager and a copy writer but that’s a small part of my life, it’s just what I do. I love being dynamic and active. I love laughing and be easy, not superficial tho. Let’s say that life wants us to be happy, so when it’s possible I try to give HER the best of me. Déshabillé Magazine gave me the opportunity to meet a lot of talented young people, while bouncing from one corner to the other of this wonderful planet we have, who need definitely more exposure, so this is our next goal… grow the audience and connect more souls!

 

 

 

Dona
Co-founder

 

DonaThat’s me in my ideal environment: traveling around the world, at one with nature and animals, discovering new cultures. I do travel for pleasure everytime I can, and also for work. I love evertyhing that is far away phisically and culturally from my world. Another great passion is writing, above all for Déshabillé Magazine, our little darling! My specialty are second- hand shops: it doesn’t matter where I am, I always look for one, they provide me the key joke to understand the people. Second- hand fashion is sustainable, and I love to think that my joy can also help the environment.

 

 

 

Chanoa Tarle
Freelance Contributor

 

ChanoaI’m a copywriter (and occasional magazine contributor) specializing in fashion and luxury goods/ lifestyle.

I love contributing pieces to Déshabillé Magazine, especially emerging designer interviews. For the next 100 articles, I hope to see more views, more traction, more exposure! The Déshabillé team is a passionate and inspired group- the more people who know about their work, the better.

 

 

 

Francesca
Editor and Graphic

 

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Well who Am I? I must say this is one of the most difficult answer i had to give. I’m a global citizen, a passionate photographer and a graphic/digital content optimizer. My biggest passion (beside photography obviously) is travelling cause it broadens the mind and feeds the soul, I feel all the humanity’s power and the nature’s grace while connecting with both, discovering and sharing new cultures. I firmly believe that DM will be a new way to look at fashion, style and design  evolving  a respectful, conscious and open minded interpretation.

Oh, and plus with a girl team 😉

 

 

Ida
Editor

 

Ida (1 of 1)I am an Epidemiologist based in Dallas, where I investigate infectious diseases. When I’m not being a detective, I love to explore new places, hang out with friends, binge on a great TV show and listen to good music – I love music from all parts of the world as long as it sounds good! Occasionally, I review articles for Déshabillé, this gives me a great opportunity to read about great people doing amazing things all around the world.

I’m excited to see all the talent that Déshabillé will uncover!

 

 

 

Lyn
Food Blogger Contributor

 

Lyn I am based in Kuala Lumpur and having previously lived and worked across 8 countries, owner of a chain of Chinese Restaurants, Ruyi & Lyn, YU and a Western eatery Monte Carlo in Kuala Lumpur. I am currently incubating a local startup project for culinary students, and building an online platform for the global food community.

Relationship status? Married to food and champagne this is why I love writing about everything connected to the food industry at Déshabillé Magazine.

 

 

 

 

A special thanks to the following women who are special for us. They wrote, shot and hunted talents for Déshabillé Magazine in the one-and-only jungle of London.

 

 

Alina
Photographer and Marketing Manager Contributor

 

I have an eye of photographer and the mind of marketer. Absolutely passionate about art and believe that artists should always stay together supporting each other. Déshabillé magazine always gave me support that I needed and I tried to give my support to it as much as I could.

Even though now I cannot participate in the magazine I will always feel for it and hope to provide support in the future again!

 

 

 

Azuka Wayfora
Videographer and Editor Contributor

 

AzukaMy name is Azuka Wayfora I’m 31 and currently work in a photo and film studio as a booking manager but I’m working on  making my debut in the film industry as a screenwriter-director. Needless to say, movies are my passion and have always been since I can remember (literally). However, there is another aspect of my life that will pop out inevitably once you get to know me, which is my passion for the Japanese culture. Oh and lets not forget music in general that just the blood that flows through the body of life!

よろしくお願いいたします!

 

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Donatella

GIUSEPPE MARANO PH

“To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart.” 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

 

Tell us about yourself!

My name is Giuseppe Marano, a Sicilian-born photographer, grown up in the province of Catania, between Misterbianco and Valcorrente countrysides. I love the Light, Nature, Scents, my Land, the dream I have to get where I want, I love the music and in general perceptions, senses… I like to lose myself in the joy that it is possible to discover in an smell, or to discover a music that makes me travel with the mind. Photography is for me the synthesis, the opportunity to try to capture everything, this world, in and out of me.

How did your passion / your job start?

My passion is a bit the sign of fate. The encountered with it started in a laboratory of photojournalism at the Humanities University of Catania. During the fascinating lectures of the photojournalist Angelo Di Giorgio from Catania, listening to the stories of the great photographers of the past (William Eugene Smith above all) I felt that feeling in my stomach that made me say: I want to do this. Until then I had never had awareness of the photographic medium that soon would have become a major language to know and discover parts of me that I ignored.

Why weddings?

Marriages were a natural evolution of my need to tell stories. Many people think they are a second-best, I see them as an important part of my vision and my need to photograph. Thanks to continuous weddings I can travel to Italy and abroad and I have met stories and exceptional people. It fascinates me so much the anthropological aspects that hide behind weddings. I love to observe people’s behavior and the differences that I discover at each new location. They are a mix of tradition, habit, ritual and religion.

Your biggest achievement so far / your biggest disappointment

There are several achievements in the recent years, which surprised and excited me. I can not choose one, but there are several moments that feeded my dream: from the scholarship that brought me to New York to the articles published recently by “Huffington Post” and “La Repubblica”, through the selection of one of my projects (“Finché Morte non Ci Separi”) to Tbilisi Photo Festival, up to the trip that brought me in November to shoot an amazing wedding in the Caribbean, in the Turks & Caicos where I had the honor to follow important filmmakers.
The biggest disappointment? I do not know, again I do not remember one in particular, but several discussions where my expectations were revealed highest of my ability to do. They have been key moments where either I could give in or find the spirit to move forward and go beyond. I never gave up.

In your wonderful photos there is the true Italy, the one with countrysides, the antique furnitures and houses that recall the tradition… a deliberate choice? and if it’s so, why?

Years pass and I realize I have a strong melancholy mark inside me. I love life and I wish I could keep alive all those feelings that I find in my path. After all photography it’s needed for this reason, to take care of our fear of losing important moments. Objects and subjects of my photographs are a consequence of this desire, I am never fully awake of it when I click, often the meaning of what I do comes later, and there are cases in which it takes years before I understand the meaning of a given photo. I think those photos are the result of my desire to be always in touch with my origin, my roots, a way to remind me who I am and where I come from.

The morning you wake up and what is usually the first thought?

Often, very often it is a thought projected into the future, wanting to find out where I can still get and what this new day sets aside. My mother instilled me this need to look ahead and never settle for anything less in life: the risk is to never be satisfied, but when you find the balance then you discover that this is the driving force of wanting always improve itself.

There is a phrase that you repeat like a mantra when you’re in trouble or to go on?

Particularly when I am under pression, maybe because of an important job, I try to reconnect myself to that most intimate and instinctive part of me that, for some reasons I can not explain, at the end allows me to make the photos I make. I try to transmit confidence repeating to myself: you just have to watch what is happening around you.

I look at your photos and I see poetry and the past, the delicacy in representing moments of normal life that seem rare paintings… How much work is behind it and how much love it takes to get such special results?

The first years I did many researches: I read portfolio reviews, books, I visited different exhibitions. All these have helped me to understand that it was necessary to become estranged from everything and try to connect me with myself, understand what my “obsessions” that are the outcome of this personal historical moments in which we live. Several times I was told: I do not see Giuseppe Marano in these photos. Then I worked trying to give an answer to that question, that was my biggest thought. The rest is the result of a lot of determination and perseverance, fundamental elements to accomplish their dreams. I have worked hard over the years to simplify and release, that ideal path mentioned by Cartier-Bresson: eyes and heart.

“To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart.”

How to face life and work?

I always try to face it head on, not looking for escape routes and I like to deal with problems and solve them, not leave them aside or avoid them. I am since always sure that only improving as a man could make me been a better photographer, so even before making workshops or photography courses, I took care to keep the peace within me, figuring out who I am and where I want to go.

“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.”

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Mind’s Eye: Writings on Photography

Discover more about Giuseppe Marano: maranovisionart.com

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Donatella

Fiorella Migliore, more than an actress

 Fiorella Migliore actress for Deshabille Magazine

When did your acting career started and what are the emotions that have you experienced at the beginning?

As far as I remember, I started when I was in school, in a Romeo and Juliette’ s scene I had to play 2 characters (somehow dressed as male and Juliette, while Romeo was interpreted by the boy I was in love with at the time!). Then I studied acting in Paraguay as a side activity of being a girl.

I can feel so much fun now that I think about those experiences, even now, if I have to be honest, every time I have to play a character or host, I feel (a lot) nervous..! That’s my fuel to perform, I guess.

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Both theatre and cinema gave you the privilege of turning into different persona on stage. How does this contribute to your professional and personal growth?

Interpreting a character is always a big lesson for me. Not only because I have to go through emotions, do research on the personality or creation of my character but the most important thing I’ve learned is not to judge. You learn to put in someone’s shoes even if he/she’s a person you’d consider a “bad person”… then you travel to their personal experiences that led them to be that way… you definitely learn to be more empathetic.

 

Fiorella Migliore actress on the stage
Photo courtesy of G. Nunez Photography

How is working in Television and cinema throughout so many different countries in South America, Italy and US? What have you learned from so many diverse backgrounds?

From my own personal experience, they’re three very different levels in all senses, almost like 3 different dimensions interconnecting somehow. So hard to explain without a personal perspective. I learned that no matter where you are, if you give 108% of your effort, you’ll have good results. What I learned the most is to KNOW and FEEL what I want in my path. What is my goal, rather than if I want to be known in the whole world or only a small town. That’s my personal fuel. Today I don’t have a programmed “American Dream” as my North but my personal purpose in life that guides me to manifest where I want to be, what project I want to be in, the people I want to work with and the message I want to spread with my work.

 

 

              Fiorella Migliore Sicilia Family

The Shameful Story is a new documentary that presents you as an essential co-star who interpret the role of herself. It is, without any doubt, an introspective experience. This last job has deeply connected you with your Italian roots. Would you like to tell us more about the impact that this doc had on you?

Omg yes. As soon as I read this question, I have in mind a specific scene we filmed with the Sicilian musician Alfio Antico inside an antique castle in a charming Sicilian village. It was a moment where I could feel my grand parents’ emotions… while listening to his music. There was something in the air as well as his voice… All my experiences filming The Shameful Story was like time-traveling. We also did a scene where I walked down the stairs of my grand mother’s childhood house. I felt their hands running down as kids while touching the same handrail… This project is so special to me. Specially how we connected with Italian director Nella Condorelli who has Paraguayan roots somehow. Amazes me how everything is so interconnected. I could go on… it’s just so special to me.

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Fiorella the actress, the model, the chef, the tv host, the musician, the activist… in what other field would you love to challenge yourself? Do all these professional aspects of yours enter in conflict with each other or do they positively overlap?

I feel all of them together (and all the other versions of myself that are yet to come) have a voice in my everyday life. All of these paths taught me something and keep teaching me a lot. Not only for the inspiration they all bring when I express something but the discipline they all brought to my life. All of them. I may say I would love to master being a good partner and friend, a good sister, a good daughter, a good mother. My personal life is very important for me. And that leads me to go deeper into becoming a better human being everyday, using all the tools I’ve learned and continue learning in my professional paths.

 Next milestones planned?

To combine all paths with audiovisual projects. To Manifest my dream, to apply all I’ve learned either as actress, TV presenter, chef, activist… in projects to spread urgent messages to the humanity in the world. My dream, which is coming true, is to unite the Spanish speaking world with the English speaking world, and share a common message proving that diversity of languages and cultures are incredible excuses to get closer to each other.

As an actress, what are your dreams and the goals to be reached?

I want to be useful to projects that have a message to be spread. Today, my art and my expression, aren’t mine anymore. They belong to a project, a person, animals… that have something urgent to say. I feel acting is a lifestyle; that taught me to  speak a language of people I need to reach, a story I need to tell, a message that needs to be shared. I’m just a channel.

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We enjoyed this cheerful chat with Fiorella, you can find more information about her career and projects just right here, have a look: Fiorella Migliore Official Website

The day I told myself: “I am an artist”.

 

 

                                                                                      I never thought of myself as an artist.

                                                                                      I never believed in the concept of “talent”.

                                                                                      I never thought that photography was an art.

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What I truly believed in, however, was hard and tough work. My life as a photographer can easily be divided into two phases: The one where I believed photography was a technical profession with no room for art, and the phase where I came to the realisation that photography is indeed art. So let me tell you first how I got there.

“To convey your soul into your work. Art is about an emotion, an idea, a message.”

At the University the way I studied photography was very technical. We didn’t talk too much about abstract art or what a particular photographer wanted to say through his pictures. Instead we discussed lights, lenses, composition, physics, chemistry and much more science. After all these years at Uni I realised that I was learning almost anything by just analyzing other photographers’ works. By observing closely any portrait work , I could tell precisely how many lights a photographer used, what kind of soft-boxes were chosen and, after a few years of practice, I could even tell how he implemented his post-processing.

“The key is to integrate our art into our life, not the other way around.”
― Brooks Jensen, Letting Go of the Camera: Essays on Photography and the Creative Life

And that’s when I started to work. At the beginning of my career I was doing a lot of photoshoots to whoever agreed posing for me – my friends, my colleagues, my classmates. Then, one by one these pictures reached social media. People started asking who was behind those shots and so I pushed myself into the position of no-stop-working forgetting about weekends, 8 to 14 hours a day. Too much? Right. But at that time, I believed that I needed to practice and practice, in order to shape myself into the professional I wanted to be. The funniest thing is – I didn’t know yet who I wanted to become. I believe I pushed myself into that corner by focusing on portrait photo-sessions and wedding photography. My work was totally commercial and technical with no space for artistic expression, also so oriented on the satisfaction of the client that I stopped enjoying the profession just after 4 years of being a freelancer.

And then I moved to London.

“The eye should learn to listen before it looks.”
― Robert Frank

It is really hard to believe, but I couldn’t touch my camera for another 2 years. I have had a huge passion for photography my whole life, but then I was not able to touch the camera anymore. Working in the apparel industry shop for 2 years led me to a huge depression because I abandoned what I love doing.  That’s when I started to reflect on my life, finally. But now, looking back I’m really thankful for that provisional break-up with photography.

It made me realise something very important:

We all are artists.

This is the truth.

Every single person sees this life very differently. And that’s the most amazing thing. You don’t need to wait for inspiration to create the greatest work of art of your life. You don’t need to be special. You are special! All you need is to look inside of you, listen to yourself and express it in the way you can. Some people create music, some paint and some take pictures. In the past, I was looking at other peoples great works and couldn’t understand how they managed to create it. Sometimes I listened to my friends tips or I looked for the idea somewhere else, both the wrong sources, this is why I couldn’t find what I was pursuing for so many years. But, when I focused in the inside, when I listened to myself that’s when all of the creativity and ideas started blooming.

“All my images are self-portraits, even when I’m not in them.”
― Nuno Roque

Currently I’m working on a portrait project which I’ll call Nature Portraits. My idea is showing the beauty of nature and human being. The combination of both to show natural interaction of human and nature. I virtually set these beautiful faces into different kind of natural environment – bushes, flowers and leafs. I collaborate with Make Up artists to create a reflection of nature on the models’ faces. And then I’ll capture this artistic combination. You will judge yourselves how poetic and delicate the outcome is. I have another great upcoming project in mind guided by a very strong message. What I will promise to you from now on is to tell you different lessons which I have learnt in my career, followed by some valuable advices on how to avoid the same mistakes I did.

Today’s pearl of wisdom: “Listen to no one, but yourself. All greatest things are inside you”

“Photography is my other kind of music.”
― Romi Florea

Alina Agarkova Photographer

Alina Agarkova

www.alinaagarkova.com

RAVE REPUBLIC

WHAT A SENSATIONAL DUO!

Rave Republic

Beijing. Nanchang. Changsha. Shangai. Guangzhou. Foshan. Xiaoshan. Zhenzhou… and more.

Oh, yes… so much more!

RAVE REPUBLIC is now touring China with 12 different shows covering 11 different cities, a tour that last one month.

“China is  huge; we have been to Shangai and Beijing, both amazingly futuristic and very cosmopolitan. Nanchang, instead, presented itself as a developing city but a wonderful place to play. We are also heading to small cities. All everything is very diverse and exciting in this country!”

What do you like about the Chinese audience?

It has been different from the English speaking Asian countries for instance Singapore, where English is the first language. We had to adapt to the unique situation we encountered in China. If you think about it, the rest of the world listens to the same music; Latin inspired or English music, but here there is no way you can really have access to those songs from Europe or the US because services like Spotify don’t work. If we drop an Ed Sheeran’s track somewhere else we definitely provoke a huge reaction with people screaming, but if we do it here in China the people would be a bit confused, so we needed to change our style.

Why did you decide to leave your countries?

Matt: My father was transferred when I was 16 so I followed my family to Singapore, I finished my high school and university education and from there I transitioned into DJing. I also obtained an MBA but instead of following the business, I followed my passion.

Stas: Born in Russia and grew up in Australia. I moved to Singapore 9 years ago, I was a brand manager for Procter&Gamble, working full time, almost 10 hours per day. I started DJing on the side but eventually it became quite big. So, I decided that since I was still young, it was necessary to give it a go and see what happened… and it was amazing.

Could you have the same fame in your country?

No way! One of our biggest appeal in China right now is that we are two western guys, we stand out here! In Europe we would be just normal. It’s like developing any brand in the market; you have to be different from the norm and stand out. In a market like China this is even more obvious, they look for something really different, of course talent is required.

Three words to define your life.

Flexibility: Something I did not have before as I am coming from a corporate world where I had to work 80 hours a week.  Now, I can freely manage my time, we are DJing 2 or 3 times a week, and finally we can pursue our hobbies.

Airplanes: We spend a lot of time on airplanes, every 3 days we are on a flight!

Self Motivated: It’s a key in this job. It’s very easy to get lazy and sit back, to hope that all things will come to you but it does’t work that way. We don’t have anyone telling us what to do and when, being self-motivated is fundamental. We keep growing our brand by networking and marketing, researching and creating new music, hustling basically.

Be self motivated otherwise you fail!

How did you meet? How did you know that  you were right for each other?

It was just one night. I had a pretty bad breakup with my ex-girlfriend and it was Wednesday, a day I usually don’t party on. Matt was Djing at this club which I also often Dj at but I wanted to have some fun and being noticed a bit.

“Yo Matt, let’s play back to back!”

Rave Republic Dj

That night we decided to play together. As Djs it’s difficult to find someone compatible, we started with a 10-minutes jam session and we ended up playing all night together. We developed it and eventually we came up with the concept of Rave Republic!

Déshabillé Magazine girls, are definitely waiting for Stas and Matt to party  in Europe. It was a great chat with these two rising and amazing DJ’s!

 

DJ Duo Rave Republic: Mathias Schell and Stas Madorski, Singaporean at heart!

Since they formed in 2014, the duo have had club residencies in Singapore and have performed across the region, including Japan, China, Australia, Hong Kong and Philippines, they shared the spotlights with some of the most talented and popular DJs as  Skrillex, Alesso, LMFAO, Far East Movement. 

Can you feel the energy?

THAT SENSITIVE TOUCH

Our project comes from the desire of a new team to test itself. We are professionals women with diverse backgrounds, united by the passion for fashion photography. This shooting is part of a wider project in which we wanted to bring to light three various kind of femininity. This last photoshooting, resulted very sophisticated for the utilization of lightweight garments designed by the Fashion Designer Manuel Ferrari. The shooting was taken both in the studio and in the house of the artist in Reggio Emilia where the retro- style furnishings contributed to create a romantic mood. The model is Tanya Davolio, an Italian and Venezuelan beauty. Get to know the team:

 

GIULIA MARGHERITA FERRARI     Manuel_Ferrari©Alessandra_Calo36 Manuel_Ferrari©Alessandra_Calo38

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E-commerce stylist. Still life and lookbook stylist, dresser, shooting coordinator, visual merchandiser.

She graduated with a degree in architecture. Her style favors clean lines with repeated references to art and food.

 

 

 

 

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ALESSANDRA CALO’

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Photographer.

 She creates artworks between contemporary art and photography.

In her works, she brings to light ancient printing techniques and she re-interpretes pre-existing material such as family portraits and archival documents.

So romantic as we love!

 

 

 

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KAMILLA MARKINDORF

 Make Up Artist and Hair Stylist

As a professional make up instructor she teaches the art of cosmetology to students in Formart. She collaborated with Sky Italia, Rai Italia, AGIDI Production Company, several artists as Vinicio Caposela, Paolo Rossi, Lucia Vasini, Antonella LoCoco, Le Donatella, and the Italo-American  production team of the movie “Romeo & Giulietta”. She currently works for Max Mara Group and other Fashion Companies as Make Up Artist and Hair Stylist.

 

 

 

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MANUEL FERRARI

Haute Couture Fashion Designer. He designs ready-to-wear poetry for women. Aside from his private collection, he works for Twin Set Fashion Company.

 Discover His Story on DM and contact him HERE .

DAVIDE SIMEONE

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”

― Anne Frank

 


Davide Simeone

Avvocato, 32 anni, vivo a Lecce.
La mia prima pubblicazione è avvenuta nel 2003, a diciannove anni, con il romanzo Come dico Io, premiato l’anno successivo alla V Biennale del Premio La Lama.
Nel 2005, con la mia seconda esperienza narrativa, Quattro, ho conseguito il Premio Ignazio Ciaia – Nunzio Schena e nel 2007 ho realizzato il mio terzo lavoro, il romanzo L’alba di domani.
Nel 2013 ho pubblicato il romanzo Rewind, premiato dall’Associazione Asterisco.
Dal 2014 collaboro con il blog letterario Inchiostro di Puglia, per il quale ho realizzato il racconto breve Caterina va a Martina.
Ho un mio blog su WordPress e collaboro come social media manager con alcune piccole realtà imprenditoriali pugliesi.

“La scrittura resta: va sola per il mondo”
– Sylvia Path

Sono nato in quello che Wikipedia definisce un ridente paesino, ma in realtà ho scoperto che c’è poco da ridere: e così ho iniziato a leggere, senza sosta. E poi ho iniziato a scrivere, perché sono troppo emotivo per tenere tutto dentro e credo sempre che finché una cosa non è scritta non esista realmente. Ho una paura folle di diventare, un giorno, razionale, schematico e maledettamente noioso.

  “La lettura rende un uomo completo, la conversazione lo rende agile di spirito e la scrittura lo rende esatto.”
– Francesco Bacone

Il mio romanzo omaggia il Salento: il mare, il sole, il barocco e i silenzi di ogni scorcio. E’ la prima volta che un paesaggio diviene coprotagonista di un mio lavoro, ho sentito forte questo legame durante la mia esperienza a Milano, e credo che molti ragazzi che hanno lasciato questa terra troveranno nelle mie parole un modo per riconciliarsi con il proprio passato e con scelte di vita dolorose: partenze e addii.

“Uno scrittore è un mondo intrappolato in una persona.”
– Victor Hugo

Il problema attuale in Italia? Tutti scrivono e nessuno legge! A complicare ancora di più le cose, la crisi del settore editoriale impone prezzi un po’ troppo alti per un lettore medio, e così ogni autore è costretto a scegliere la scorciatoia del blog, oppure ad affidarsi ai lettori forti, quelli da un libro al mese, per intenderci. E inoltre, purtroppo, i nuovi schemi del web impongono letture veloci, nell’attesa di una metro o che sia il proprio turno in sala d’attesa, e questo va a discapito della creatività di un autore, costretto a cercare sempre più la frase a effetto che il contenuto elaborato.

“Io voglio che alla baionetta sia equiparata alla penna”  
– Vladimir Majakovskij

Il libro si ispira al bisogno che tutti abbiamo di trovare un posto che possiamo chiamare casa. Il mio protagonista è tormentato da un passato ingombrante e incapace di trovare una sua serenità interiore: vagabonda tra Milano e il resto del mondo, ma è troppo inquieto per vedere davvero la sua strada… prendo il lettore per mano e lo porto in questo viaggio dentro se stessi.

A seguito di un attentato terroristico, il nevrotico Stefano Randi, autore di fiabe per bambini, si ritrova bloccato per quattro giorni nel Salento, a pochi chilometri dal suo paese natale.
Grazie alla sua amica d’infanzia Chicca, ragazza madre della piccola Camilla, Stefano verrà introdotto nella piccola comunità di contadini e pescatori di Monterrino: accanto ad Al e Giuliana, anziani coniugi sposati da oltre trent’anni, e a padre Randall, ex migrante e guida spirituale del paese, Stefano riscoprirà il valore delle piccole cose e della vita semplice del Sud.
Alice, la sua incantevole musa, lo aiuterà a superare ansie e paure con dolcezza e pazienza, in una lenta e sorprendente accettazione di se stesso, con tutti i suoi limiti e le sue deliziose imperfezioni.

Davide Simeone

Lawyer, 32 years old. I live in Lecce. I was 19 years old at the time of my first publication in 2003, the novel was called Come dico Io, it obtained La Lama Award at the V Biennale.
In 2005, with my second book, Quattro, I received Ignazio Ciaia – Nunzio Schena Award and, in 2007, I completed my third book, the novel L’alba di domani.
In 2013 I published the novel Rewind, awarded by Asterisco Association. I have been collaborating with the literary blog Inchiostro di Puglia since 2014, for which I have written the short story called Caterina va a Martina.
I also have my own blog and I work as Social Media Manager for some small reality businesses in the region of Puglia (Apulia).

 

“You can make anything by writing.”
– C.S. Lewis

I was born in what Wikipedia describes as a charming and pleasant village, but there was nothing to be pleased about, and so I started reading without ceasing. Then, I started writing because I am too emotional to keep everything inside and I believe that until something is not written down, it does not really exist. I am very scare to become, one day, rational, schematic and darn boring.

“A word after a word after a word is power.”
– Margaret Atwood

 

My novel pays homage to the Salento Region: the sea, the sun, the baroque style and the silences that fill every corner. It’s the first time in which a landscape becomes a join protagonist of a work of mine, I felt that this bond was really strong when I left for Milan ( in the far North of Italy), I am convinced that many young people who had to leave our land will find in my words a way to reconcile with their past and with some painful life choices: departures and goodbyes.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
– Maya Angelou

Being a writer today in Italy is problematic: everyone writes but nobody reads. In addition, to make things more complicated, the crisis of the publishing industry compels higher prices to the average reader, this leads authors to use shortcuts as blogs, or to rely on the “one-book- a-month” readers. Furthermore, the web nowadays imposes ultra-quick read times at the expense of the creativity of an author, forced to pursue always and continually a catch-phrase instead of an elaborate content.

“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.”          
– Martin Luther

The book is inspired to the need of each one of us to find a place we can identify as home. My main character is an author of stories and fables, Stefano Randi, tormented by his past who wanders restlessly between Milan and the rest of the world… but he cannot see its own way. Thanks to his dear friend Chicca, he will be introduced to a small community of farmers and fishermen in Monterrino. Eventually he will meet the muse of his life, Alice. She will support him and drive him into a new brighter life where he will be able to accept himself, his limits and his flaws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Davide is here, talk with him: DAVIDE SIMEONE FACEBOOK PAGE

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”

― William Wordsworth

VICTORIA SMALL, MISS BARBADOS UK

A Pageant Story: a Woman’s Sparkle is Enhanced by Lights, Cameras and Love

Growing up, many girls dream of winning a crown because we understand that pageants are not just about inherent beauty, but also confidence, intelligence, and celebrating a woman’s power. We met with Miss Barbados UK 2015, the stunning Victoria J.P. Small to learn more about her journey into the pageant world, along with self- discovery and confidence.

Victoria Small met Azuka Wayfora for an interview, to talk about her dream of walking up the ramp and cameras flashing. As we discovered, however, it wasn’t a dream she had grown up with and held on to, but a dream that reached out to her — over twitter.

vict5When the pageant’s representatives reached out to Victoria, she wasn’t initially on board. Having gone through sexual abuse, she recalls herself as being intimidated and shy in front of cameras and eyes pointed at her. “My mum asked me to pray over it” Victoria shared her decision making process. “I had a dream of looking at a girl walk the ramp, confidently towards the stage, and within the dream I realised, I was looking at myself in a beautiful yellow dress.”

It’s easy to see what she saw, looking at her nail this photoshoot with our photographer, Alina Agarkova. As I sat down to pen this article about Victoria’s (so tempted to say victorious, but I’ll resist) journey, I realised how easy must have been for someone to see her profile and think ‘that is a pageant queen’. Looking at her look towards the camera with extreme confidence and yet exude warmth, it is hard to believe that she did not consciously bring herself where she is today. In fact, a former coworker had begun calling her “Miss Barbados” before all of this realised.

Our make-up artist Pamela Hernandez got the beauty ready for the shoot. Victoria’s ability to carry off the bold-yet-wearable golden smokey eye to match her dress, designed by the talented, DIANA PIATEK (look her up! she’s amazing) and regal attitude goes to show exactly why she is where she is today.

As she smiles for the camera, her beautiful skin lights up, as do our hearts.vict7

Victoria’s kindness is felt by those working on this shoot as well as the camera. So it is no surprise when she tells us that she was inspired by the motivation to set up a good example for the younger girls at her church. “I wanted to regain my confidence and prove myself again”, she references her tough experiences.

Born to immigrant parents in England, Victoria exemplifies beauty, grace and compassion along with unity. After winning the Miss Barbados UK, she is all set to partake in the upcoming Miss England pageant this April — she told us exclusively, the winner of which competes in Miss World. Her resilience and strength, accompanied by her beauty shines through. It shows us the power of believing in women, and the power of a women’s beauty pageant that gave one her confidence back.

 

 

Victoria also runs a youtube channel to inspire other women to feel powerful and feel like “the queens they are”. Follow her for more and here is to wishing Victoria all the luck for her future endeavours!  VICTORIA’S CHANNEL

Follow… The Victorious Life

Inspiration, Beauty, Fashion.

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Written by: Puneet Dhaliwal

 

 

L_’s music

Luis Fernando Araujo Silva

 

Date and place of birth

Brasilia, January 25

When did your passion and career begin?

Started as a child – my parents always listened to Brazilian artists and erudite music (Ravel, Beethoven, Bach and etc.). As a teenager, I already had a band, influenced by bands shoegazer… an indie band, that was even for a ten years.

Why have you chosen to be a DJ?

It was a natural change… As much as my music is instrumental, I can express myself much more in this way… as if they were soundcapes!

In which countries have you performed and where would you love to perform?

I’ve played in Germany – Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Ausburg and Bavaria. My dream is to play in New York and London.

DJs that inspire you and why?

Not necessarily DJs (neither do I consider myself a DJ, but an artist who makes music using computers), my biggest influences are Aphex Twin, Plastikman, Autechre, Brian Eno, Steve Reich and more… I’d rather not quote that much, because when people try to discover listening to the music, only the music.

Déshabillé Magazine loves to inspire the readers, we would like you to share some encouraging words.

Listen to music, all kinds of music… read books… watch movies… absorb culture to the fullest… do not give up on your plans… set a goal, a deadline and focus on it.

More about Luis?

He has just released his second album – digital and vinyl by label of Berlin Antime. An album influenced by David Foster Wallace and isolation. His new single – “Hello, I’m Richard Clayderman” – has a video produced and directed by Max Luz – you will remember him as director of videos for Moderat, Evvol.

The video was by Vice Premiere (Germany). The record is having positive reviews from specialized sites in Czech Republic, California, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, Germany, France, Canada.

We bring you some good vibes, click here to listen the LIVE SET RADIO NOISE

Wanna Know more?! Ok…
^L_ is the nickname of the Brazilian sound artist and producer Luis Fernando. ˆL_ (Luis Fernando) produces Eletronic Music and released his debut album “Love Is Hell” in 2014 through the Berlin- based Antime imprint. A series of remixes and several compilations made by Luis attracted much attention, most notably “Hy Brazil Vol. 7” which was hand- selected by Chico Dub, one of the most important figures in the Brazilian electronic music scene.
Together with his label mate Antime AAAA, L_ decided to embark on a successful, two-weeks long tour Germany in 2015. While in early 2016 he released the dancefloor- orientated EP ‘The Outsider’. But Luis is not only about producing music, he also organizes workshops on sound design with a focus on film and radio works. Luis Fernando focus more on digital work and swing between acidic Techno, film score- inspired sounds, noise and abstract electronic music.

 

Outsider – ˆL , Antime from Luisa Dale on Vimeo.

Photo credits: Pedro Lacerda

Listen more music produced by ^L_ via SOUNDCLOUD

 
 
 

AURIHELEN PAIVA: YOUR MAKE UP ARTIST

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Hello! I am Aurihelen Paiva, Brazilian by birth but Italian by adoption!

My passion and job?

In 2007 I started my adventure as a fashion and beauty blogger, in addition, I manage a make-up school for beginners and professionals called Make-up Recruiting.

What professional collaborations made me gain the experience that I have today in Make-up ?

I had the pleasure to work with Gucci on the launch of the beauty line of the brand. I was in charge of the styling of the fashion show of Parakian Paris brand, Jo Santos, Cartier, La3 TV channel, Cielo Tv Channel, Sky, Rai 2, Miss Italia Emilia Romagna.

My specialization?

I am specialized in baby make-up, cutaneous dyschromia, bridal make-up and photoshooting make-up, I have several certificates from Brazil and online obtained with the most known London and Australian Make-Up artists.

                Visit me: Viale Don G. Minzoni, 142/ 41125 – Modena

Call me: +39 340 4266767

Write me: aurihelen@gmail.com

Follow me: @deshabille_magazine / @makeuprecruiting

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Aurihelen Paiva, brasiliana di nascita e italiana di adozione, dal 2007 fashion e beauty blogger.

Nel 2014 apro Make-up Recruiting, scuola di trucco per principianti e professionisti, dopo una lunga carriera nel mondo della moda e del beauty.

Ho collaborato con i più importanti marchi make-up, l’ultimo lavoro svolto è stato con GUCCI per il lancio della linea beauty del brand.

Ho maturato esperienza sia nell’ambito della moda che nello spettacolo, curando la sfilata del marchio Parakian Paris ma anche collaborando con Jo Santos, Cartier, TV La3, Cielo, Sky, Rai2, Miss Italia Emilia Romagna.

Sono specializzata in baby make-up, discromia della pelle, trucco per le spose e shooting fotografici, ho ottenuto vari certificati in Brasile specializzazioni anche online con i più rinomati Makeup Artists londinesi ed australiani.

Seguitemi e vi mostrerò i miei segreti!

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