Bal Harbour

Contributors Nick Remsen Nick Remsen is a Miami-based writer. He has contributed to titles including Vogue, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and more. When he was a student at the University of Miami, he had a blown-up poster of a Balenciaga campaign on his wall. For his assignment, "Social Studies" he says "Balenciaga has been one of the most thought- provoking fashion houses for a while and Demna Gvasalia, its current creative lead, has only upped the ante. I like that what he does is so well-considered. He doesn't stir the pot just because he can. He's acutely engaged in the dynamics between high fashion and everyday life, including life's mundanities." Ruben Toledo Artist Ruben Toledo has been celebrated for his illustrations since the 1970s. Commissioned by numerous luxury brands in the decades that followed, including Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co., Ruben and his wife, the late fashion designer Isabel Toledo, have been the subject of several museum exhibitions, and a major retrospective of their work is planned for the spring of 2022 at the SCAD Museum. Toledo served as a mentor for the inaugural BHS Creative Challenge, celebrating fashion illustration, and created a limited edition cover. "My wife and I have always been fans of Bal Harbour for its ability to create a fantasy bubble of pure delight," says Toledo. "It's a garden of Eden for design, and a perfect melding of fashion, art and architecture." Tiffani M. Williams Whether classic or contemporary, masculine or feminine, Brooklyn-based stylist Tiffani Williams has the unique ability to combine different looks to create art through fashion. The New York native, with a stylish socialite for a grandmother, grew up witnessing the matriarch of her family express herself through fashion. Williams' clients include A$AP Ferg, Lion Babe and Babyface, and has styled for Harper's Bazaar (Bulgaria), GQ (Asia), Office, Lady Gunn, Traffic, Fantastics, Monrowe, Creem and Schön. She styled this issue's cover story, "The Escape Artist." "This shoot satisfied a four-month itch to play dress up! I couldn't have asked for a better team." 54 BAL HARBOUR

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