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36 BAL HARBOUR Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she has organized more than 20 exhibitions since 1997. Steele combines serious scholarship (and a Yale Ph.D.) with a rare ability to communicate with general audiences. She is author or co- author of more than a dozen books, and in this issue, sits down with celebrated fashion curator Judith Clark to discuss her upcoming installation series at Bal Harbour, "Fashion Project." "Iris van Herpen and Darwin. She is one of the most brilliant fashion designers working today and very interested in art, science and technology." Born in Dallas, Texas, James Macari studied photography at the University of Oklahoma, then moved to New York to work under photography masters Richard Avedon and Patrick Demarchelier. During these apprenticeships, Macari forged his perfection of light and technique. His easy-going personality means he is able to form a connection between camera and model, giving his work a sense of intimacy and a closeness to the subject. His work has been featured in Vogue Germany, Vogue Russia, Vogue España, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Details, I.D. and V Magazine. Contributors "If you could put two collaborators in a room together, who would they be and why?" Fashion editor and stylist Sarah Gore Reeves was born and raised in Manhattan. She began her career in the fashion industry as a model for Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, but quickly learned that her creativity would be best put to use as a stylist. She has collaborated with photographers such as Patrick Demarchelier, Mark Seliger, Ruven Afanador and Norman Jean Roy. Gore Reeves has worked with celebrities and top models, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Karolína Kurková, Gisele Bündchen, Cindy Crawford, Carrie Underwood and Heidi Klum. She's also the fashion director of Vogue México/Latin America.