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BAL HARBOUR MAGAZINE THESE DAYS, EVEN THE blindly optimistic may have had a tough time seeing the light. While we would love to have planned this issue under the assumption that we'd all be out and about, sans-masks, by the time the magazine was published, we quickly realized that would not be the case. Instead, we took a step back and placed intention behind these stories so that they may inspire you no matter where you're reading them from. Starting with our covers, we tapped Ruben Toledo to create a limited edition illustration that would capture the journey we're all on together. "If ever there was a time to value the wisdom and design of mother nature it is here and now," he explains of the message behind the image. "We will all have to emerge out of our own special hibernation period when the pandemic allows." Similarly, incredibly talented photographer Brad Ogbonna and stylist Tiffani Williams took their vision to upstate New York in "e Escape Artist," which tells the story of an urbanite who's longing for the space to be herself again. We find her convening with nature in the season's coveted looks from the likes of Miu Miu, Gucci, Akris, Valentino, Alexander McQueen and more, which channel our fantasy getaways. Self-care couldn't be more important, particularly right now, so we checked in with three wellness gurus for their advice on how to lead a more balanced life when just about everything is off kilter. Friends and fellow COVID-time authors, Fanny Singer and Aminatou Sow, catch up about the importance of friendship, which is the timely subject of Sow's new book. We also asked mental health expert and Harvard professor Karestan Koenen to weigh in on the power of resilience and the ways we can each build our own resilience toolbox. Our ability to adapt is one of our defining traits as human beings, and even in this time, we can continue to delight and inspire each other. Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah G. Harrelson Follow me on Instagram, @sarahgharrelson Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah G. Harrelson Publisher/Creative Director Carlos A. Suarez Executive Editor Tali Jaffe Minor Managing Editor Jessica Idarraga Associate Art Director Katie Brown Design Director Adam Turnbull, Time Studio Editorial Intern Rachel Rubi Contributing Editor Mosha Lundström Halbert Contributing Writers Cait Munro, Nick Remsen, Fanny Singer, Shivani Vora, Lynn Yaeger Copy Editor Isabel Flower Accountant Judith Cabrera Pre-Press/Print Production Pete Jacaty Digital Imaging Specialist Matt Stevens Chief Executive Officer Mike Batt PO Box 143912 Coral Gables, FL 33114-3912 786.342.7656 Photo by Pablo Costanzo FALL / WINTER ® MAGAZINE FALL / WINTER ® MAGAZINE Model Lenny Nunes (IMG Models), photographed by Brad Ogbonna and styled by Tiffani Williams exclusively for Bal Harbour Magazine, wears a Miu Miu coat and blouse. Hair and makeup by Adam Maclay. At right, an exclusive cover illustration by Ruben Toledo inspired by the theme of hibernation. WELCOME NOTE 50 BAL HARBOUR

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