Issue link: https://www.balharbourdigital.com/i/1461738
NICK REMSEN Nick Remsen is a writer who has lived in Miami since 2017. Much >Ãi`Ài>Ã>LÕÌi>Û}]iw`ÃÌ>ÌÜiÀiiÃiÃiiÃÌ match the Magic City's people, activity, outdoor living perks and, maybe most importantly, sense of endless intrigue tinged with a distinct tropical frisson. His interview with Chef Makoto Okuwa on the eve of his restaurant's reopening reminded Remsen how much he longs to visit Japan. "Following a two-week digital detox in Okinawa, I'd love to visit Nagoya, Makoto's birthplace, after hearing him talk about a particular ramen dish that inspired one of the restaurant's most popular items." YALE BRESLIN Yale Breslin is a creative producer living in New York City by way of Toronto. His contribution to the issue brings his connection with Bal Harbour full-circle, having visited the Shops for years whenever in town on a winter holiday. "I regularly return to Florida when I need to escape a harsh New York winter," he says. With a focus on menswear and wellness, Breslin interviewed Adam Brown ("the man behind my favorite brand of swimwear") and Ivan Pol ("whose Beauty Sandwich method is the talk of every editor and beauty >wV>`ëi>Ì°»® NICK MELE ÀÃwÀÃÌBal Harbour assignment, Nick Mele captuerd one of his "favorite people and subjects," Sarah Wetenhall, at The Colony Hotel. Mele is a lifestyle, fashion and interior design photographer known for his whimsical take on American luxury and elegance. His images—which have appeared in Town & Country, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Vanity Fair—have been said to evoke feelings of both old-world }>ÕÀ>``iÀÀÀiÛiÀiVi°ÃwÀÃÌL]A Newport Summer, is due to be published in May by Vendome Press. INGRID SCHMIDT Ingrid Schmidt is a Los Angeles-based style and lifestyle journalist. She regularly contributes to The Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times and CNN, covering everything from fashion, beauty and wellness to art and V>>LðÀiÀwÀÃÌVÌÀLÕÌÌBal Harbour, Schmidt went behind the scenes to interview supermodel and multi- hyphenate Debra Shaw, our cover star. "It was a great honor to speak to Shaw, who is a role model and icon—not only for her greatness in the fashion world, but also for her long- time advocacy for diversity in the industry and for AIDS/H.I.V. treatment and prevention. She even has her own band!" Contributors 52 BAL HARBOUR