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We must admit, it is still freezing outside. But every now and then we think about the hopefuly hot summer that is coming, and we can't help but think about the cute new clothes, music and acces-sories that come with a new season. Just imagine, you and your friends hanging out on the beach. The newest Young The Giant CD is blasting out your stereo, you are wearing your new vintage sunglasses and have a tasty, refreshing cocktail in your hand. Mouthwattering, isn't it? Thinking about summer. So, we decided to give you a sneakpeek at our ideas for summer. In this issue you will find all the musthaves for summer. Find out about a new rising star, the s/s 2012 shows and much more!

Have a lovely summer!

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be me

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be fabulous

Summer Shows

BE AN EGYPTIANat Topshop Unique

BE MINIMALISTICat Philip Lim 3.1

BE A GLADIATORat Vera Wang

BE OUT OF PROPORTIONSat Céline

BE GIRLYat Cacharel

BE SPORTYat Alexander Wang

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BE EASY GOINGat Acne

BE COLOURFULat Rodarte

BE NOSTALGICat Dries van Noten

BE FEMININEat Chloé

BE BLACK 'N WHITEat Chanel

BE FROM THE '60at Marc Jacobs

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"Not all those who wander are lost"- Anonymous

- Anonymous

KATIE CLAUSEN

be arty

Katie Clausen is an artist from New Zea-land. "I grew up on a small farm surrounded by ponies and all sorts of beautiful cuddly animals", she tells us. She can't remember when she started drawing but she does re-member that it would get quite messy with her felt tips and pastels. "I've wanted to be a million things, from a professional horse rider to Paris Hilton's assistant, but I've always known that I was going to do something with art."

Katie is starting her first year of Art School this year, which she finds quite terrifying at just sixteen. "I'm not quite sure what I am going to do yet. Whether it will be illustra-tion, paiting or maybe even photgraphy. But I know, at the end, I will come out of it with a degree and I'll be doing something arty and fabulous, just like I have always expected".

Besides drawing, Katie also has a blog which is visited and followed a lot. She posts main-ly fashion photos, but she also posts and sells her drawings online. After looking at a couple of her drawings we are even more amazed by her talent than by her charac-hter. Most of them are fashion-like pictures, but you will also find some bearded men and some nudes. All her drawings have one thing in common: all of them are full of char-acter, which is hard to capture. We just can't believe that she is only 16 years old.

She probably doens't even knows how amaz-ing her work is, but no matter what happens, we are sure that she will make it.

BRING ON THE SUNthink big, retro and wear them in a billion different colours

Asos$15

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All vintage $30-$60

"All of my dreams are in your hands, You -Matt Corby

hold all of my dreams and know my plans"

MATT CORBY

be a fan

Matt Corby is an Australian singer songwriter. Matt started his music career aged 16 on a TV talent show in 2007. Unfortanetly Matt didn't win but it didn't stop him from doing what he loves. He decided to do something completely different than he used to and it paid off.

In 2009, he releases his debut EP named ‘Song For…'. After ‘Song For…’ Matt signed with UK label Communion. This label is owned by Ben Lovett, a member of Mumford and Sons.

People often compare Matt Corby to Jeff Buck-ley and Nick Drake. His songs are unique and very mature for his age. He can silence a room full of people with his voice and guitar.

After releasing his second EP, Transition To Colour (2010), Matt was busy with performing. In 2011 he played sold out shows in London and in Texas. In Australia he played a couple of very intimate shows called “Secret Garden Shows”. He played in fans’ backyards. He also joined Elbow (band from the UK) as the main support on their national tour, which was also completely sold out.

In 2011 Matt released another EP named Into The Flame. He worked with producer Tim Carr. Especially the song ‘Brother’ was a huge suc-cess in the UK and Australia.The raw lyrics, bluesy melodies and his soul-ful voice makes his music so incredibly amaz-ing. You can see that music is everything to him which is hard to find now-a-days.

Unfortunately Matt has not got any shows planned in The Netherlands yet, but we’ll keep our hopes up!

You can now purchase Matt Corby's EP Into The Flame on his website mattcorby.com

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be a critic

LISTEN TO MUSIC

Benjamin Francis LeftwichYou probably never heard of him, but Leftwich just released his first album called 'Last Smoke Be-fore The Snowstorm'. We guess he likes long na-mes? That is also the only bad joke we can think of. His music is very layback and it doesn't involve any form of auto tune. Just a dude and his guitar, something we really miss. His music videos are pieces of art so make sure to check those out too.

Lana Del ReyWe love the album photo, but that is about it. Every mu-sic artist seems to love her music but we just don't understand why. It is just an album full of about the same. We can't listen to this for more that ten minutes, but everyone likes different things I guess. We can see that Lana Del Rey had more than enough talent to make amazing music but unfortunately she chose to make an album full of auto tune crap.

Young The GiantYoung The Giant is the debut album by American indie rock band Young The Giant. The band was first known as The Jakes. Their songs are summery and the lyrics are amazing. Including the indie style, the catchy sound and the cute lead singer, we are sure that we will hear much more from this band

Ed SheeranEd Sheeran's album '+' is a huge success, with songs like The A-Team and You Need Me Man, I Don't Need You. His music is a nice mix of English guitar music and hip-hop. There is just somehting about his voice and music. It's just different, in a good way. It's nice music for a Sunday morning in Spring, with a cup of tea in your hand. We like it.

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I CRAVE YOUsome items we absolutely adore, buy, buy, buy!

Blue backpack, Monki $30, Desert shoes, Clarks $80, Gold Watches, Marc by Marc Jacobs $250, White bag, Monki $30, Black 'n silver neckless, Monki $15

INK YOUR SKIN

be informed

It doesn’t matter who you are or what your profession is. It doesn’t matter where you are from or how old you are. Having a tattoo is now accepted in the largerst part of society, ofcourse the are a few expections like some religious people. Just look around you, you see them everywhere. On wrists, in necks, on shoulders and so on. But what is the rea-son for this sudden acceptation of tattoo's?

Could it be possible tattoos are less mean-ingful nowadays that they are acceptable? Could it be that body art has increased in popularity, perhaps people get tattoo's to be interesting instead of boring? Some people think (like New York Times columnist David Brooks), that people try to show and discover their wild side by getting tattoo's. Tattoo's are mostly associated with bad guys like bikers and gangsters, and people try to find their in-ner gangster with tattoo's. People also want to show that they're less dull than everyone things and that they're actually free spirits.

David Brooks (New York Times) thinks that middle class people want to be edgy. Wheter they are pretending to be edgy or if they really like the idea of a picture on their body, no one knows. One thing we do know is that the trend is growing.

Another reason for the sudden love for tat-too's is that the society accepts more than they used to. People get more and more used to crazy stuff so a tattoo isn't that spe-cial anymore. "Normal" people get inked now, because there are more people who approve, probably not inclueding grandma..

According to an article, “The Chang-ing Cultural Status of the Tattoo Arts in America” on tattooartist.com, The cul-ture status of tattooing changed over the years. In the 1960s tattooing was seen as an anti-social activity. In the 1990s tat-too's became a trendy fashion statement.

You could also see this change in maga-zines. In the '60s you wouldn't have seen a tatooed girl in a magazine but in the '90s magazines were full of pictures of tat-tooed people. In the '60s tattooing was seen as ruining your body while in the '90s (and now) it is seen as self expression.

According to a survey that was done in Amer-ica in 2006 24 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 50 have a tattoo. That’s one in four, a huge number compared to the 10 percent of Americans who were inked in 1936. According to scientists the tattoo mar-ket is one of the fastest growing markets in the world, together with mobile devices.

Tattoo's are so popular in fact, that of-ten employers don't think twice about getting one. Even a couple of compa-nies (Yahoo, Google, Ford) don't mind if their employees have showing tattoo's, but still a lot of companies don't accept it.

Tattoo's are probably also more accept-ed by society because of the TV Shows on tattoo shops like Miami Ink by TLC.

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People are probably less scared if they know what is actually going on in a tattoo shop. Even though, I wouldn't take a tattoo because of people who are on some lame TV show.

A market research firm found out the five top reasons why people even get tat-too's. It makes tham feel sexy, rebel-lious, attractive, spiritual and strong.

Tattoos, though capable of making people feel unique, are not all so unique themselves. According to ezinearticles.com, the most common tattoos are tribal images, lower back designs, dragons, Celtic motifs and olden-day images, like anchors and swallow birds.

So while some people believe that those who relieve tattoos do so in order to revamp their identity, you may just want to mark your body with something of special significance - like your mother’s birthday, your favorite 1950s pinup girl or a symbol you’ve created yourself. But the most important thing of be-ing inked is that it is personal and special. Don’t get just anything. Get something that stands out and will mean something for-ever - not just in your college years. The name of your college girlfriend tattooed on your wrist may not be so funny in 20 years.

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STREETSTYLE

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NEW IN TOWN

Name: Daphne Groeneveld

Age:

16

Hometown: Leiderdorp,

The Netherlands

Known since: December/January cover of

Vogue Pairs 2010

Walked for: Everyone, including Valen-

tino, Chanel, Dior and Miu Miu

Awards: Best Dutch Model, Marie

Claire Netherlands Fashion Awards

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