MAMi Magazine Holiday 2013 Issue

FASHION, MUSIC & ART EDITION CELEBRATING OVER 10 YEARS OF HAUTE PHOTOGRAPHY

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MAMiMagazine CONTENT 7 9 KUSHINDA LITTLE: MODEL STEPHANIE MATTHEWS: DESIGNER RED FIRE Kushinda? Yeah.. she’s from another planet.. but she is here on earth Stephanie Matthews: Photographer Extrodinaire. temporarily while her craft gets repaired. FEATURES 12 PARTY TIPS Party tips for apartment dwellers 16 BIZARRE CHICK EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDGAR RAPHAEL 24 KITHE BREWSTER Fashion Stylist and Designer Mr. Brewster has worked with the best in the industry. 40 MACK WILDS Mack Wilds from the Wire is out to Own It! 42 RED FIRE Fashion Editorial from Stephanie Matthews 54 Vera Juliet Fashion Designer / Model Vera Vee Juliet discusses her career. MAMi Magazine 6

MAMiMagazine 13 17 EDGAR RAPHAEL 2014 BMW GRAN COUPE A newcomer to MAMi Mag.. welcome Edgar Raphael! This has to be the most gorgeous BMW in a while. EDITORIAL: Postojna Cave ostojna Cave is the best- by the local cave lamplighter known cave in the world. Luka ČeČ. During preparations PIt is also the greatest for the Austrian emperor’s vis- tourist attraction in Slovenia it, he wandered off from the and one of the world’s largest group of workers in charge of karst monuments. 21 km of the ceremonial decoration and passages, galleries and magnif- illumination of the front part cent halls offer a unique experi- of the cave with the Great Hall. ence of the underground world. Climbing a wall, he found a so The Postojna cave is defnitely far unknown passage. When one of the most diverse cave he returned, he cried out to his systems in the world. The en- friends: “There’s a new world trance portions of the cave here, a paradise!” must have seen their frst visi- tors in the 13th century, but the largest part of its interior was discovered on 14 April 1818 MAMi Magazine 7

MAMiMagazine MAMiMagazine Content 62 new Human Editorial by Edgar Raphael 68 Postojna Cave Mihaela Nicoleta Micula Interviews 78 Kushinda Little Model / Owner of Yummy Honey Swimwear 92 Brandon Bermudez Fashion Editorial by Aaron Stallworth 96 BMW M6 Gran Coupe Oh what a feelin’ . all content copyright 2013 MAMi Media may not be used without written permission. MAMi Media, LLC 86 Vance Avenue Sicklerville NJ 08081 856-302-5264 MAMi Magazine 8

MAMiMagazine MAMiMagazine Algie deWitt IV Publisher MAMi A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM editors Asia Nicholas Mihaela Nicoleta Micula Vee Vera Ochia All that we see or seem Kushinda Little Is but a dream within a dream. Business Dev. Bobby Paulino A Dream Within A Dream Graphic Designers MAMi Media Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow- You are not wrong, who deem Advertising/ That my days have been a dream; Business Dev. Yet if hope has fown away In a night, or in a day, I stand amid the roar MAMi Media In a vision, or in none, Of a surf-tormented shore, Is it therefore the less gone? And I hold within my hand All that we see or seem Grains of the golden sand- Manager Is but a dream within a dream. How few! yet how they creep Through my fngers to the deep, Anthony Paulino While I weep- while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? Marketing O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? MAMi Media/IMC Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? Edgar Allan Poe MAMi Magazine 9

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MAMiMagazine TIPS FOR 8HOLIDAY partment dwelling can be challenging especially during the holidays. With little space and plenty of guests we PARTIES Acompiled a list of Holiday Party Tips. tHURSDAY We got a call Last week, asking us 1 for holiday party tips. At frst, we didn’t know what to say, but then . Avoid planning a party for Saturday. Thurs- days are best. Fridays are good. we got rolling... MAMi Magazine 12

GUeSt LISt enJoY YoURSeLF Balance couples and singles Mix it up: invite old and new friends Not too big: small parties are more Enjoy yourself. If you do, your guests will MAMiMagazine too.Play great music while you prepare 2rewarding 5Dress up. Costume and glamour set the tone (this IS leather pants and glitter season,) 3 Set UP APARtMent FIRSt Have your preparations done before guests ar- Set up your apartment before you prep food and drinks: Get PReP Done rive. This means no last minute parties. Shop a a. shop b. decorate c. cook d. drinks. If you run out of time, .you want your work to be in only one place: the kitchen. 6 day ahead and get home early to set up. This in- sures that not only do you enjoy yourself, but your guests will be happier as well. You should be “hosting” your party, SMALL FooD 4 7ettes to fully taste the cheese. Proscuitto and BUY PLentY oF ICe Tasty, easy, small food is best:Cheese, stinky and soft, is essential. Use plain crackers and toast- salmon are everyone’s favorite.Bowls of mixed olives are attractive and tasty.so. netWoRK Don’t get stuck at the edge of your own party. Work the room, and keep heading back to the 8front door so you can greet and say goodbye to guests. Remember, you’re the host. SeARCHInG FoR tHe PeRFeCt InteRnSHIP? DRInKIn tHIS SeASon? HoPe not MUCH.. BUt JUSt In CASe. Always choose experience over money. As you read this, you are probably shak- ing your head thinking, “How can I take an unpaid internship and still have spending money?” Regardless of the pay, the purpose of the internship is to pro- Do us all a favor (including yourself) and party smart. Be responsible. Pace your- vide you with experience. If you shy away from unpaid or lower wage internships self if you choose to drink, and avoid hard alcohol or other drinks that are pow- you could be missing out on an opportunity that could help you grow profes- erful and have fast efects. (And remember that drunks = easy targets.) Also be sionally and personally. Use the connections and resources you have available. aware of alcohol poisoning. According to a University of Wisconsin study, 75 per- Your professors, family and friends want to help you succeed. Reach out to your cent of college males and 43 percent of females reported being intoxicated on network and inquire about internship openings or even if you can use them as a a daily basis during spring break. If you do decide to drink, know the liquor laws reference to attest to your work ethic. Also, take time to speak with your career of wherever you’ll be vacationing. Drinking & driving is always a dangerous situ- services department. Not only can they help you tailor your resume, but they can ation, so avoid this by having your safe mode of transportation home planned direct you to your school’s online job resources and possibly introduce you to before you go out. recruiters from companies you are interested in interning with. MAMi Magazine 13

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MAMiMagazine DRInKIn tHIS SeASon? HoPe not.. BUt JUSt In CASe. Do us all a favor (including yourself) and party smart. Be responsible. Pace your- self if you choose to drink, and avoid hard alcohol or other drinks that are pow- erful and have fast efects. (And remember that drunks = easy targets.) Also be aware of alcohol poisoning. According to a University of Wisconsin study, 75 per- cent of college males and 43 percent of females reported being intoxicated on a daily basis during spring break. If you do decide to drink, know the liquor laws of wherever you’ll be vacationing. Drinking & driving is always a dangerous situ- ation, so avoid this by having your safe mode of transportation home planned before you go out. MAMi Magazine 15

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MAMiMagazine BIZARRE CHICK... VINTAGE...FREAKS Photographer: Edgar Raphael Model: Ania Parii @WeareModels Fashion: Tiago Ferreira assisted by Maria Féria Make Up: Sara Marques Hairstylist: Elsa Brandão Photo Assistant: Pierre Mollier Special Thanks: Tiki Kustomz MAMi Magazine 17

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MAMiMagazine Celebrity Stylist/Designer KITHE BREWSTER MAMi Magazine 24

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MAMiMagazine MAMiMagazine KITHE BREWSTER KITHE BREWSTER to style the stars. by, Algie deWitt IV erhaps one of the most intriguing things about Mr. Q-Why did I go to Paris at early age Brewster is his ability to make celebrities look awsome.. A- at 17 I worked for my uncles fashion business on Pand he has worked with the best. fashion avenue he and his then partner owned a fashion We had the opportunity to speak to Kithe Brewster in asso- showroom for designers from the European markets it ciation with Cheryl Wadlington and her J’ADORE LA MODE... was there that I got my real taste of the behind the scenes The 4th Annual Fashion Gala to Beneft The Evoluer House of the garment business! I was in town to pursue acting happening on December 13 at the University of the Arts. [see and dancing career! Deciding to abandon my studies to facing page] pursue my own curriculum was risky but thank God it vre. With just a book of test photos of my styling ideas,I paid of! I foated from art museums to shows at the Lou- landed an agent who’s philosophy on life changed my perspective on life! Absorbing all of what Europe had to ofer enticed and educated my taste sensibilities ! Which ultimately was a great decision! MAMi Magazine 26

“I’ve worked with some of the greatest beauties of all times they continue to inspire me from afar I took MAMiMagazine all the diferent women I’ve worked with into consider- ation when I was devising my own design philosophy. ” Q-2 Your resume is extensive with magazine work. tell me i can imagine there are many.. but who are your muses in about the diferences in working for publications like the industry. who inspires you? Flaunt vs large ones like Vanity Fair. I’ve worked with some of the greatest beauties of all times Working for independent boutique publishers has proven they continue to inspire me from afar I took all the difer- to be more rewarding for me because I am able to fully ent women I’ve worked with into consideration when I execute my role as a fashion Director I must be able to was devising my own design philosophy. Juliann Moore, execute fully the vision of the Photographer as well as Iman, Cate Blanchet Nathalie Portman so many to name my own! Which is most times challenging to say the least! but having worked intimately with so many men and However the exposure level is greater for the work you do women you take a bit of inspiration from all to encompass with publications like Vanity Fair ect. I did the frst cover all! of Drew Barrymore with photographer Warwick Saint and we did many many other covers and lead stories pushing tell me about your weight loss journey. celebrity editorial to a new limit I saw for my own eyes Wow is all I can say I woke up to having gained excessive the impact of our work change the game literally it signi- amount of weight and had health issues I have maintained fes the shift from only supermodels and the occasional a perfect blood pressure since shedding a unprecedented celebrity cover to every mag becoming celebrity covers 125 lbs in ten months time using the diet plan for duke almost always! Working with great makeup artist like university’s diet center no pills no surgeries diet and ex- Kevyn Aucoin the faunt covers and their exceptional art ercise, best thing I’ve done for myself and others to show direction led the way to the celebrity crazed world we live you can do it and after that incredible transformation I in today! Slowly I watched all of the other stylist in NYC knew design was in my future I’ve completed wardrobe for who thought the work I did dressing Alist celebrities was a several flm projects and many others in near future. joke start to follow suit as I was already cemented and had learned about all women’s bodies! Which is why my work whats in the future for Kithe Brewster? on red carpet has been extremely successful! Knowledge Writing a passion that I shared with my belated partner of ft very important. RyanSinglton Brewster we wrote several things and I plan to publish books on and about the wonderful life I’ve lead! Is working in print advertising much diferent than maga- And I’ve just become fashion Director of a American pub- zine editorial? lication called New You! Fans of my styling work will follow this innovative journal! And to hopefully lead a peaceful Yes it’s a very diferent yet exciting process as it requires and continuous creative existence! same level of creativity to be able to bang out your work and precisely hit the storyboard mark as well as achieve when and where can your collection be purchased? Artistic and creative satisfaction is the mark of a profes- sional ! It can be purchased only in New York thru my atelier inquiries to [email protected] we create tell me about your collection. custom made to order. My designs and I have worked with all sizes and I love it I have a great clientele of women from I’m enjoying the total creative visionary role one takes around the globe they get a one on one consultation from on as designer, my designs are a mix of all the ideas and me it’s proven to be quiet successful! ways that I have interpreted fashion for over two decades a combination of empowerment in a garment it’s freedom from restricted clothing and fow of life my garments fow and work on many shapes and sizes! I am launching soon, a less expensive line. MAMi Magazine 27

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MAMiMagazine MACK WILDS “The city is like a beautiful struggle, a place where roses grow through the concrete” the 24-year old singer says of his native New York City; the inspiration for his debut LP New York: A Love Story They say you never forget your on HBO’s “The Wire” and CW’s Growing up, Mack saw his father At around the age of 13, after pu- frst love and when Mack Wilds “90210” respectively, but before sing in local bands. He looked to berty hit, Mack noticed his voice frst fell in love, he fell hard. “The he hit Hollywood, Wilds dreamed follow in his dad’s footsteps by began to change and he then city is like a beautiful struggle, a of a career in music. “I don’t re- practicing around their home in added rapping to his repertoire. place where roses grow through member a time in my life when Stapleton housing projects, the “The music has always been my the concrete” the 24-year old music wasn’t a factor in my life,” same housing projects that pro- frst love,” he says, even though singer says of his native New York the Staten Island product says. “I duced numerous members of his teenage years were spent act- City; the inspiration for his debut was immersed in what music was Wu-Tang Clan. Wilds’ earliest mu- ing on television and in flms like LP New York: A Love Story. in the ’90s. Everything we heard sic infuences were Stevie Won- 2008’s “The Secret Life of Bees” in hip-hop, I could look outside der and Marvin Gaye, but he also with Queen Latifah and Dakota Tristan Paul Mack Wilds is best of my window in the projects and took to hip-hop idolizing MCs like Fanning and in 2012’s “Red Tails” known for his acting roles as see it going on.” Jay-Z and Nas. alongside Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Michael Lee and Dixon Wilson Terrence Howard. “I don’t remember a time in my life when music wasn’t a factor in my life,” MAMi Magazine 40

MAMiMagazine “Even with all of the accomplishments, I still feel like I haven’t scratched the surface of where I’m supposed to be,” exciting. Mack complements the bring her home,” Mack describes. “Even with all of the accomplish- boom-bap with his whispers of Mack’s tale begins in the club, but eventually moves to the bedroom. ments, I still feel like I haven’t sweet nothings to his dream girl, It’s the detail in his story which makes the album so special. “We can scratched the surface of where with promises of a lavish life. take it back to my crib, we can get away no photographs,” he sings in I’m supposed to be,” Mack says. true heartthrob fashion on “My Crib.” The firtatious thump of “Henny” Then immediately after on “Don’t Turn Me Down,” Mack tries to per- Mack hooked up with Gram- and the seductive allure of “My suade his cold-footed lover to give in to his advances. my-nominated music producer Crib” both provide balance mix- Tracks like “Land of the Wild Things” featuring Mack’s fellow Staten Salaam Remi in 2012 and signed ing calming melodies over harden Island-native Method Man add to the authentic feel of the album. with his Sony-distributed Re Mi hip-hop sound beds. While New Fa record label. Together the two York: A Love Story weaves a ro- recorded New York: A Love Story, mantic tale, sonically it’s a nos- a 1990s hip-hop-centered, R&B- talgic reminder of the Big Apple’s laced tale of love and loss. most defning sounds-- suited for 2013 of course. The album’s frst single “Own It” is produced by Salaam and written The storyline takes place over the by Mack and R&B superstar Ne- course of several songs and be- Yo. Backed by a kinetic drum track gins with the in-the-club anthem and a feel-good groove “Own It” is “Henny.” “First off, it’s Hennessey, reminiscent of a throwback party partying and wilding out and then New York: A Love Story when hip-hop was fresh, new and you meet that girl and you want to NEW MUSIC FROM Aside from Salaam, celebrated NY beat architects DJ Premier, Pete Rock and Havoc lend their pro- MACK WILDS duction efforts, while Ne-Yo, Rico Love, James Poy- ser, Bink and James Fauntleroy collaborate on the writing side. Mack of course adds fowing harmonies over the pounding tracks. “The main thing that we wanted to do with this album is show that New York City is back and who better to do it than the people who made it what it is in the frst place,” he says of being able to work with such an esteemed team of producers. “This is that full-on, old school, New York, boom bap that we’ve been waiting for. This sound isn’t just old school; this is what is in our blood. It’s bigger than a ’90’s feel, this is New York.” MAMi Magazine 41

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