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FAQTOR FASHION BOOK

SPRING/SUMMER | ISSUE 2 | 2013

ISSN| 2169-5563 (PRINT) 2168-8397 (DIGITAL)

FOUNDER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/CREATIVE DIRECTOR

TEILER ROBINSON

CONTRIBUTORS

Lisa Fifer, Sabel Gonzalez, Bianca Campbell, Alain Allegretti,

Tracey Lear, Samar Khoury, Julian Bern, Natalia Zorita, Ana Soria,

Leticia Pascual, Maria Isabel Garcia, Almudena Barbosa, Jose

Ferreira, Maria Pementel, Joana Belluci, Carla D’oliveira, Noree

Anne Celine, Pedro Hanhausen Vignon, Sylvie Mainville, Helene

Lecomte, Gwendola Guichard

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Table of Contents

5. Mono Mania

19. Trend Report

21. FAQTOR eats with

Alain Allegretti

24. Neon City, Bright lights

37. New Music

41. Accessories

45. Spain’s bright young

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60. Waiting & Wishing

70. Hotel Kalifornia

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Letter from the Editor

Welcome to issue 2 of FAQTOR…

Our first issue far exceeded all of our expectations, thank you to all of our readers

in all of those amazing countries around the world. You are the ones who inspire

this magazine. Issue 2 is packed with SICK editorials from all parts of the world

including London, Portugal, Spain and more.

We are experimenting with many forms of great fashion to find our niche. Thank

you for believing in us.

We have added something for everyone in this magazine, from the sneaker lover,

to the indie music junkie, to the high fashion devotee. I hope that you can find a

little bit of yourself in this issue.

XOXO,

Teiler

IG: thefashionsnob

Twitter: FAQTORfashion

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MONO MANIA

Monochromatic looks are a Spring time hit

PHOTOGRAPHER: SABEL GONZALEZ (STUDIO BLANCO)

POST PRODUCTION: TOM STRATFORD/LISA FIFER

STYLIST: LISA FIFER

HAIR & MUA: MYO MYINT

MODEL: BIANCA CAMPBELL

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FAQTOR TREND

REPORT

Monochromatic looks are a hit for Spring/Summer 2013

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60’s Mod made a comeback

on the Spring 2013 runways.

Spring looks are reinterpreted

with black and white

contrasts, a major change

from the typical pastels and

floral prints

(Intro page) Marc Jacobs

(Top left) Giles, (Bottom left)

Maison Martin Margiela,

(Center) Alexander Wang,

(Right) Marc Jacobs

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FAQTOR eats

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Coquille St Jacques (4 Servings/12 Scallops)

Pomme Puree Ingredients: 5 Yukon Gold B Potatoes ½ Pint of Milk ¼ pound of butter 1 sprig of Thyme 2 pieces of black pepper corn ½ bay leaf 1 tablespoon of salt For Pomme Puree: Cook Potatoes without skins slowly in salted water, thyme, black pepper corn,

and bay leaf. Pass potatoes through food mill. Bring Milk to a boil. Add milk to potatoes and finish with butter. Place aside covered, to keep warm. Basil Pesto Ingredients: 1 bunch of picked and blanched Basil 1 Pint of Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon of Salt For Basil Pesto: Blanch and shock picked basil leaves in ice water bath for 10 seconds. Remove, and squeeze water out of leaves. Put into a blender, and slowly add olive oil until a nice even consistency is achieved. Sea Weed Butter Ingredients: ½ bag of Tosaka multi-colored seaweed (wash off salt) 1 preserve lemon. Cut it in 4s and cut middles out ½ pint of Panko breadcrumbs ½ cup of lemon juice ½ pound of butter Wash salt off of seaweed For Sea Weed Butter: Chop washed sea weed finely. Small dice lemon preserve, and put to the side.

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Take soft butter and whip. Slowly add sea weed. Add preserve lemon, lemon juice, and bread crumbs. Put in a plastic bag, roll, and place in the refrigerator until butter is firm. To Finish: 1 heirloom Tomato Warm Pomme Puree until it is hot. If potatoes are too thick, add milk slowly until it is smooth. Add basil pesto to pomme puree. Keep warm. Season both sides of scallops with salt, and then bring skillet to a high temperature with olive oil. Place scallops in skillet, and sear both sides until a nice coloration is achieved. Slice sea weed butter, put on top of scallops, and put under a broiler or a grill to melt the butter. Cut heirloom tomatoes in 3, and plate with pomme puree, and scallops

Boston Lettuce Salad (4 Servings)

Ingredients: 15 Shallots 2/5 cups of E.V.O.O. 2/5 ounces of Dijon 1/5 cup of Canola Oil 1/5 cup of red wine vinegar 3 Boston lettuce heads 1/10 a cup of Tarragon 1/10 a cup of Chervil 1/10 a cup Parsley 1/10 a cup of chives For Vinaigrette:

Mince a cup of shallots and confit in the E.V.O.O. and cool. Make vinaigrette and put aside. Shallots: Mince another cup, and slice the rest with a mandolin. Bring fryer to 250F, dust shallots with wondra flour in a china cap and place in fryer. If you do not have a fryer, heat up canola oil in a regular pot on a stovetop instead. When the shallots become soft and look to be sweated, reduce heat to 300F and cook until golden. Remove and immediately salt them. Pick Up: Have just leaves of herbs picked and toss in with lettuce, minced shallots, and vinaigrette. Top

with fried shallots.

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NEON CITY, BRIGHT

LIGHTS

Stylist: Lisa Fifer

Shot by Sabel Gonzalez

Makeup: Tracey Lear

Hair: Myo Myint

Model: Samar Khoury

All clothing by Ekaterina Kukhareva

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New Music

Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience” JT’s first album since “FutureSex

LoveSounds” is packed full of dance tracks and soulful ballads. The album has

already celebrated a couple of weeks atop the Billboard charts so far, and his hit

singles “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors” are getting serious airplay on radio stations

across the world. The 20/20 Experience was released on March 15, 2013.

Daft Punk “Random Access

Memories”

Electronica duo Daft Punk is

building up anticipation for their

upcoming album by releasing a list

of collaborators. The Album will

include guest vocals from Pharrell

Williams and Julian Casablancas.

Random Access Memories will hit

shelves and iTunes on May 21,

2013.

French Montana “Excuse my French”

Hip-Hop fans are anxiously awaiting

the release of French Montana’s

latest project, Excuse my French. The

album will include features from

Diddy, Ne-Yo, Scarface, DJ Khaled and

many more. Excuse my French hits

stores on May 21, 2013.

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INDIE MUSIC

REVIEW

Legacy Lamone

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23 year old Legacy Lamone is an aspiring

Hip-Hop artist based out of Virginia. His

edgy, raw and honest music can be heard

up and down the East Coast from the

Empire State to the nightclubs and beaches

of Miami. His life experiences, both positive

and negative, have been a major influence

on the type of music he creates. Tales of

real struggle wrapped in a soul of ambition

is what comes through your speakers when

listening to Legacy. He is currently working

on a new mixtape called “Rhythm and

Poetry.” Listen to Legacy Lamone’s music

online at www.datpiff.com/profile/Legacy_Lamone

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Sneaker notes

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Could there be a third Air Yeezy 2 color in

the works? A few grainy images have

surfaced online recently, and have been

stirring up chatter within the sneaker

community. The rumored third color is a

bright red with a possible glow in the dark

sole and snakeskin is used throughout the

upper. We’ll keep you posted.

In other sneaker news, the Jordan Son of Mars

Low model will make its debut on April 13th. The

first model in the lineup feature a yellow upper,

dark purple laces and cement, black & white

detailing throughout and will retail for $140.

Also preparing for an April 13th

release, the Nike Air Way Up will

make its official debut at select

retailers. The kicks come in three

colorways and come in black/white,

grey/white and red/white.

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Spain’s bright young

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A look at the work of Spain’s young, new designers

Shot by Julian Bern

Models: Natalia Zorita and Ana Soria

Styled by Leticia Pascual

Hair: Maria Isabel Garcia

Makeup: Almudena Barbosa

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Overalls: Yes, you read that right. The 90’s wardrobe staple is

making its return to the looks of street style fashionistas around

the globe

Alber Elbaz for Lancome: The iconic Lanvin designer is lending his

talents to redesign and restyle the packaging for Lancome eye

makeup

Furla Candy “Sunset”: Furla puts an ombre twist on their signature

candy bag this Spring & Summer

Hip Chick Cosmetics shadow: “Can I kick it?” is a hot pink shade,

perfect for bright and bold warm weather looks

Box braids: Also referred to as “Poetic Justice braids”, this 90’s

look is also making its way back to the mainstream being seen on

the heads of Solange, Shala Monroque, Janet Jackson and more

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Waiting and Wishing

Shot by Jose Ferreira

Styling: Maria Pementel

Makeup: Joana Belluci

Hair: Carla D’oliveira

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Hotel Kalifornia

Shot by Noree Anne Celine

Stylist: Pedro Hanhausen Vignon

Makeup: Sylvie Mainville

Models: Helene Lecomte at DMA & Gwenola Guichard at WM

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