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VOLUME XX ---- THE DECEPTION ISSUE

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VOLUME XII --

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5Meobius Stripll One of MC Escher’s optical masterpieces. Escherwas the first artist to incorporate optical illusions

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investigationSkin DeepThe Art of Muscle Tattoos

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innovatorThe Ever Evolving RomanticA Look into the Mind of Dean Sidaway

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fashionAll is FairPhotography by Jeremy TanStyling by Ana Zulueta

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palateFood LabelsThe Organic versus the Natural

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adviceBut It’s Just My NatureZodiac Signs’ Negative Qualities

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fashionJourney into the DarkPhotography by Dylan ShawStyling by Megan Ruiter

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swag hagsEditor’s Alter-EgosAna Zulueta, Katherine Yow, Megan Ruiter, Wallis Tosi, Christy Beard and Emily Mayer

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trend reportTrendingFall/Winter 2013

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emerging designerRefinedPhillip HerroldPhotography by Kelsey HeinzeStyling by Megan Ruiter

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bullett cameraDoll HousePhotography by Candace PerryMake-up by Christy BeardHair by Ana Zulueta

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confessionsNotes from the Broken HeartedLetters of the Deceived

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cultural commentatorExtreme Beauty

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five filmsFool’s ParadiseClassic Hollywood Deceptions

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questionnaireFacial DeceptionORLAN

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behind the curtainHolographic PerformancesThe Evolution and Future ofHolograms in Music

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cover storyEvolution of the White TeePhotography by Rebekah CampbellBody Art by Adriana Arciniegas

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studio visitA Mystical WorldA Look into the World of Elise Mesnard

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it boyHandmade, LadmadeCiaran McGuigan

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFChristy Beard

CREATIVE DIRECTORAna Zulueta

ART DIRECTORMegan Ruiter

IN THIS ISSUE

CONTRIBUTING EDITORSEmily MayerWallis TosiKatherine Yow

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CONTRIBUTORS

ADRIANA ARCINIEGASpainter

JEREMY TANphotographer

DYLAN SHAWphotographer

REBECCA WASHhair & make up artist

JULIAN ROBAIREfashion designer

DOUG ORDWAYcasting director

PHILLIP HERROLDfashion designer

CANDACE PERRYphotographer

REBEKAH CAMPBELLphotographer

CHELSEA LEIGHassistant

WILL FOSTERphotographer

KELSEY HEINZEphotographer

12 The Deception Issue A l t e r E g o Ho e s

fall [must] havesSix of our staff members reveal their alter ego’s favorite fall trends.

THE NEW BOND GIRL

From top: Nars Orgasm Blush, Fresh Lip Polish, Prada Sunglasses, Balenciaga Ring and shoes, Daniel Craig Mine, Prabal Gurung Dress, Martini, Lanvin Trench coat, Suzanna Dai Necklace, Gun

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THE NAUGHTY BIKER

From top: Fifty Shades of Grey, Butter Nail Polish, MAC Plum Lipstick, Whiskey & Cuban Cigar, D&G Jeans, Theory Boots, Alexander Wang Leather Jacket, Harley Davidson Motorcycle


Clockwise from top: House of Waris Crown, Chanel Matte nail polish, Silence Book, Topshop Bracelet, Bottega Ve-neta Clutch, Belvedere Vodka, House of Waris Earrings, Acne Boots, Maison Martin Margiella Dress and mask,Christopher Kane Dress, Rick Owens Furniture

THEENCHANTRESS

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Clockwise from top: LuLu Lemon piece, Essie nail polish, Tocca Candles, Didier Dagueneau Silex Sauvignon Blanc, Alexander McQueen Coat, Mad Men TV show, Eat Pray Love Book, Alpine Skis

THE GETAWAYBARBIE


THE FRANTIC LULU

From top: Hello Kitty Toaster, YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lip Color, Good Luck Treasure Troll, Matthew Williamson Chevron Clutch, Peter Pilotto Printed Dress, Nicholas Kirkwood Pump, Roller Skates, Eddie Borgo Lotus Ionized Ring, Deborah Marqui Lace Bra

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THE BROOKLYN HOODLUM

From top: Rag & Bone Skull Tank, Chloe Loafers, Moon Throw, Essie Nail Polish, Dino Claw Gold Ring, Dylan Kendall Medium Bowl, Mosley Tribes Bower Sunglasses, Dyptyque Candle


How would you describe your aesthetic? It is very inspired by industrial art and work wear. It has grown from a basic portrayal of that to a more refined view of it. I try to be as luxurious as possible.

What designers do you follow and why? I always keep track of the current collections. It is important really to stay current and not do anything thats been done before. I definitely look to other designers for functionality and construction. There are so many types of garments that sometimes you forget and can do a different take on. I love Raf Simons and Alexander Wang Menswear Ready to Wear and Givenchy, obviously, but everyone says that.

Where do you pull inspiration from? I love going to the Mid Manhattan image library. I am also really in-spired by street wear and how clothing is worn in the real world on a daily basis. It is more realistic than a head to toe look from one designer.

What fabrics do you most commonly work with ? Leather is number one. I kind of have a fetish for leather. I love every-thing from thin to thick leathers, and I love doing experiments with leathers and playing around with it. A lot of my silhouettes are more sculptural and boxy and leather really helps that. I like to stay close to tailoring fabrics like wool and maybe throw a silk in there. But nothing too feminine, because that is something you want to stay away from when you are doing menswear because no guy wants to look like a girl. I also like to use silks.

What fabrics and materials do you manipulate to create an illusion or just a totally new look? For my senior collection, I am weaving strips of leather into mesh. Thickly woven mesh. It’s fairly time consuming but it really gives you control of what you are trying to do. so if you can really do any type of leather into mesh even using different types of leather in the mesh really creates a

If your senior collection were a person, where would he trav-el? Munich in the winter.

If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be? I wouldn't, at this point I've learned from it and have accepted it the way it is. I am choosing this path.

Phillip Herrold, a senior fashion designstudent at the Savannah College of Art and Design, talks about his love of leather,staying inspired, and keeping it cutting edge while staying refined for his senior collection

Refinedby Megan RuiterA

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Phillip Herrold, JacketAlexander Wang, Clutch

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Phillip Herrold, JacketBottega Veneta,Backpack

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Phillip Herrold, JacketGivenchy, Bag

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Phillip Herrold, Jacket


Phillip Herrold, JacketBottega Veneta, Backpack

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Phillip Herrold, Jacket


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When most people think about the purpose of a tattoo, they think of something covering up the skin or as an attempt to enhance their body. Anatomy tattoos reveal what lies beneath the skin. They often represent something deeply hidden with in the recipient, who may be trying to express their inner feelings in a non-traditional manner. People are often in-spired to get an anatomical tattoo after a life altering or near death experience. The tattoos show the inner workings of the human body and are a literal depiction of what makes us tick. The ar-tistic standard and expectations for anatomical tattoos are very high. When looking at the detail and craftsmanship, it is hard to believe you are not looking at the actual inner workings of the body. Typically anatomy tattoos have to be done in phases and take a great deal longer to finish than ordinary tattoos. They are such an accurate depiction of real life muscle tissue and various organs in the human body. From a far these tattoos may deceive the eye into actuallybelieving they are looking at part of the body that has been cut open.

by Katherine Yow

Anatomy tattoos have grown very popular over the past few years. Tattoos showing off the inner workings of the human body are extremely common among those who have served in the military. It all goes back to having near death experiences, which can alter the person’s take on life. They use the tattoos to express deep emotions, representing their new appreci-ation for life. Anatomy tattoos are very unique and meaningful to each individual. They are an investment that is taken very seriously and are meant to reflect a certain emotion deep inside the individual.

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The Ever Evolving Romantic

SITTING IN HIS OFFICE UNDER THE STAIRWELL IN ECKBERG, THESAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND

DESIGN PROFESSOR ANDACCESSORY DESIGNER,

DEAN SIDAWAY, GIVES A ME A GLIMPSE INTO HIS WORLD. HIS

WORK HAS GRACED THEPAGES OF PUBLICATIONS SUCH

AS VOGUE ITALIA AND I-D. MORE FAMILIAR WITH DEAN THAN HIS

WORK, I EXPECTED IT TOREFLECT HIS BRIGHT AND SHINY

DEMEANOR. WHILE OURCONVERSATION WAS LOVELY AND LIGHT, HIS AESTHETIC IS QUITE DARK. DEAN DETAILS

HIS INSPIRATION, WORK, AND WHAT’S TO COME.....

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When did you know you wanted to be a designer? When I was young, around the age of 8 years old. I would always be sketching in a note pad and looking at my mom’s magazines. My parents were aware that was where I wanted to go and it was always fashion.

How would you describe your aesthetic?I don’t want this to sound cliché. My aesthetic is Romantic, but not in the typical sense. Romantic in terms of the dark side of romance. I love Miss Hav-isham. She’s somewhat of a muse.

Where do you look for inspira-tion? Everywhere. Shadows on the wall, paintings, film. Anything is really in-spiring.

What does deception mean to you? Film noir, black and white shadows. I’m a very visual person. I think those and the idea of deception of personality and betrayal. That’s my romantic side coming out. The dark romance.

Have you ever hadinspiration come from a dream? No, some of my worst ideas have come from a dream concept. I’ll wake from a

Do you envision your body of work changing?Yes, constantly, aesthetic stays the same but you evolve with each collection. Each time there’s a new inspiration and things naturally evolve. As you see more, you gather more information. I’m currently working on something for February. I’m working with a PR com-pany in New York to show my collection on press days following fashion week.

What’s the best part of being a designer?The creative freedom. I’m not tied to sales and production; I make edito-rial-aimed accessories. I don’t think I’m necessarily an artist, you can take inspiration from artists [like favorites Rothko and Francis Bacon], but I don’t consider designers as artists in the same way. Designers can be artists with color, fabric and silhouette but to evoke such feeling as you get from fine art, sculpture or performance/film is differ-ent for me than that of fashion.

When people meet me, they’re surprised by... What you see is what you get. I don’t re-ally know if there’s anything surprising. I don’t do karate and I listen to bad pop which isn’t that surprising. Maybe the fact that I don’t own a TV. There.

dream and write the idea down then re-read it in the morning and it’s the worst idea. I went to The Dali Exhibit recent-ly. It was interesting how he took ideas from dreams and the ideal of surrealism in general.

What is surreal to you? The world. Sometimes you meet people or you’ll be in situations and sudden-ly you realize just how surreal it is. It wasn’t planned or expected and you just have a moment where it hits you. It can be good or bad.

How do you try to createillusions within your work?By working with amazing photog-raphers and filmmakers. I don’t try to create an illusion within the work itself. My inspiration hopefully comes through in a subtle way, in a way you can associate with the finished concept.

Do you have any continuous themes in your work?Yes, memory. A nostalgia. I love old photos of people. You look at a photo and see a moment in time and place your own ideas within that moment. And romance. (Not romance novels, more like Edgar Allan Poe). There’s an underlying darkness; not knives and blood, just a certain something you can’t quite grasp.


ALL IS FAIRin love & war...

or is it?

A love story inspired by the misconceptions of perfection.

STYLING BY ANA ZULUETA

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEREMY TAN

MAKE UP & HAIR BYREBECCA WASH

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On Him: Suit Burberry, Shoes PradaOn Her: Dress Chanel, Earrings Virgin Saints and Angels, Shoes Diane Von Furstenberg

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Jacket Zoa, Clutch Burberry, Ring Lulu Frost, Skirt Prabal Gurung


Top Julian Robaire, Bracelets Gina Silver, Shirt Zoa, Leggings Alexander Wang, Sneakers Acne

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Top Zoa, Necklace Lulu Frost, Skirt Rebecca Minkoff, Shoes Elizabeth & James


On Her: Blazer Naven, Blouse Theory, Trouser Tibi Bracelet BalenciagaOn Her: Top Prada, Leggings Rag & Bone, Shoes Gucci , Jacket Givenchy, Earrings Marni


the organic vs the natural[food labels]

by Katherine Yow

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Geminis are so great with words and communication, that they can become master manipulators and deceit the ones they love the most. They will say what you want to hear, just to get the truth out of you.

This clingy, moody bitch cansometimes get stuck in the past. When the overemotional and needy crab gets in a mood--watch out!

An Aries will take you for all you’ve got. They know what they want and don’t care the price you pay for it. These people have to be right all the time and are known for beingcontrolling.

The bulls of the Zodiac are known for being loyal however watch because it can turn into straight up possessive. Watch these people don’t become insanely explosive and jeal-ous of the ones they are so loyal to.

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Leo’s arrogance and sharp tongue can get to just about anyone. These people think they can solve other people’s problems when they really should be focusing on their anger issues.

These boring old souls are quiteobsessive and straight up selfish! These conservative virgins can be overcritical and strict. These worry warts need to learn that no one is perfect!

When this people pleaser’s scales aren’t balanced watch out for the emotional and crazed outbursts. Libras are best in relationships, so once their committed these traits can quickly disappear.

The Scorpions of the Zodiac are the most intense, dark, jealous,possessive, secretive, controlling, and resentful. Watch the fuck out for these overly passionate people!

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These water bearers are so emo-tionally unattached that they have no qualms about cheating on their partner and what’s even worse than that, is that they cannot and will not fess up to the crime.

This fish sign is born under the planet of deception -- Neptune. Point blank, it is their nature to be deceptive mainly because of their insecurities and conflicting feelings. Pisces also need to stop living in fantasies and come down to earth.

This fire sign is the most honest, sometimes brutally, but they will not try to deceive you. These free spirits can sometimes becomeridiculously irresponsible and an-noyingly optimistic but their hearts are free from cruelty and deception.

These goats can be so effing pessi-mistic and judgmental. If they just learned to let their hair down and let loose, they would be so much fun!

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Follow the journey of this young woman on her way to become a dark goddess immersed by the dark shadows and spirits of an unknown world. The young beauty must immerse herself in each element of Wicca to truly reach and embrace the dark spirits. Tapping into the next dimension and opening herself up to evil, the goddess must let herself be one with Water, Air, Spirit, Earth and Fire. Beckoning spirit will guide her to twist and turn the dark energies to her advantage. This is just the beginning of her journey to become a master manipulator of the evil spirits.

Journey to the Darkphotography by Dylan Shawstyling by Megan Ruiter

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Phillip Herrold, DressOpposite Page,Julian Robaire, Dress

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Stephen Woodall, CapeOpposite Page,Phillip Herrold andJulian Robaire, Cape


Stephen Woodall, CapeOpposite Page,Phillip Herrold, Dress


Phillip Herrold, Dress

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Julian Robaire, DressOpposite Page, Phillip Herrold, Dress


Phillip Herrold, Dress


EVOLUTION OF THE

WHITE TEEby ANA ZULUETA

photography by REBEKAH CAMPBELLbody art by ADRIANA ARCINIEGAS

THE WHITE T-SHIRT...SO ICONIC.SO CLASSIC. SO EASILY

OVERLOOKED. THROUGH THE TALENT AND

STEADY HAND OF BREAK THROUGH PAINTER ADRIANA

ARCINIEGAS, WE ARE REMINDED OF OUR FAVORITE

CLOTHING ESSENTIAL.


Fun Fact: Brando’s T-shirt in the film had to be made especially for him as a fitted T-shirt did not exist at the time of production. The costume team had to wash the garment several times. Elia Kazan’s screen adaption of Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire transformed style for the 20th Century man. Before this point in time, menswear was formal and rigid. The newly idolized ‘bad boy’ look welcomed a more casual feel to the male ensemble with the acceptance of the white t-shirt and cuffed blue jeans. Brando continued to push his bad boy image in future films such as The Wild One, On the Waterfront, and Rebel Without a Cause. Not that anyone could fill in that white tee just like Marlon Brando could, but James Dean soon after continued his legacy with the iconic rebel style.

The Man that Transformed the Tee

Notorious for his mercurial performances and radiating raw magnetism, Marlon Brando transformed the life of the white t-shirt forever. He is regarded as having had a significant impact on the world of film. An en-during cultural icon, Brando became a box office star during the 1950s, collecting five Oscar nominations as Best Actor. The life of the white t-shirt started in Brando’s role as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Muscular, sultry and masculine, Brando sported his dramatically fitted T-shirt on film during a time that saw this garment as underwear. Wearing a t-shirt in public went hand-in-hand with walking out the door in your panties. Though dreamy and quite possibly every woman’s fantasy, Brando was not the one getting the most attention from his role. The white t-shirt, was catching everyone’s eye. Before hand, this garment was worn under the uniform of soldiers and Marines. It was also seen as a cheap alter-native to the button up since it was the uniform of a farmer during the Depression.

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ELISE MESNARDUpon entering the small studio space, works of art, old and new, make themselves apparent. Some finished, some in the process of creation. An eisel and two chairs with stacked blotches of paint form the center of the workspace. Joyful and full of wonder, Elise brings her pieces to life with an impressive recreation of distant worlds...some from the past, some fictional. Other creations within the crowded space were marked with beautiful line drawings or half-done portraits. In an interview, Elise unlocks her secret behind her mystical creations.

A MYSTICAL WORLD BY ANA ZULUETA

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Typical question, when did you start creating? It was great, I think my mom always really encouraged me to do it.. she didn’t do the whole soccer mom thing and pushed me to do what I wanted. I remember I was really younger and suddenly had this urge to paint on my wall and I painted this scene with a rose and flowers and clouds. Midway through I wondered what possessed me to do that… I didn’t know, I never knew. I was thinking “Oh no, I’m going to get in trouble’, then I was like, “oh no my mom likes what I paint!” She wasn’t mad at all. From that point on I realized it’s okay to create and be creative. I didn’t really start making my own work cerebral in content until college, before, I painted vampire and other things that were not as deep. When you really start exploring what you’re interested in and what makes you unique as an artist, as well as the individual quirks you have, your work starts to flourish.

What are some of your main inspira-tions?Chief among them are esoteric mysteries, symbols, reminders of our mortality, and the pull of civilizations long gone. Ancient

forms of superstition and protective ritual are endlessly fascinating to me as I feel that through them we are able to witness a closer glimpse of the people of that time and realize how similar we are. It connects us as creatures of the world, regardless of religion, time, or space. Though we’ve never met, loved, laughed them we are able to witness a closer glimpse of the people of that time and realize how similar we are. It connects us as creatures of the world, regardless of religion, time, or space. Though we’ve never met, loved, laughed or cried with them, we are connected through our very existence on this earth and its claim to our bodies once we are gone. The myths and legends of cultures across the world whisper in a code and language I can only ever hope to start deciphering by grasping in the dark at the intangible abstracted spirits that creep up in my spine when my mind brushes across them. I attempt to translate these sensations, memories, and ethereal artifacts into physical manifestations through my art. It is in this vein that I create work and, to my deepest core, am intrinsically tied to it.

So you were saying that you get a lot of inspiration from books?

Yeah, I think stories that cultures tell and that survive through time, there is some-thing to be said there. It is like creating an il-lusion with words, and so I do the same with paint when creating an image. Sometimes those images create a story, whether they are folk tales or actual classical literature.

When you re-create these situations or stories, do you ever manipulate the story to fit your vision?I think for the most part all artists put their own spin on things. It depends on what is driving you to create work, what is inspiring you. Creating an im age based on a story, that’s an illustration. But then you take it and add your own depth to it, then you use it to convey your message or your own story. I think to just represent exactly what is described in a story is less inspiring. I am more inspired by the themes of these stories, also, by the messages and the common thread that tie these things together. Artists in general, myself included, will weave their image how they want it.

“I’m interested in telling a story. I’m interested in visually creating a world that people can fall into for however

long they are looking at it.”

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What is going on in your paintings, Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso? (on right)This trio is based on Dante’s Divine com-edies. Dante is traveling through these places and ending up in this kind of sphere of enlightenment. This was my first abstract piece. I had to keep working and see what I hit, once I hit something meaningful, I was like ‘Alright let’s go!’”. I saw a lot of connections in my work to this piece, so I decided to add aspects that would make it more meaningful in relation to Dante’s divine comedies.

These pieces are really beautiful and almost give you opposite feelings to the mood of the story. That’s what makes it work… Purgatory isn’t this horrible inferno that people imagine, its actually a place of absence and drifting. Its described as this place where people don’t know salvation because they weren’t exposed to it or have not been born yet. Christian iconography doesn’t normally appear in my work but this was such a monumental series that just happened to deal with a subject I loved. There’s so much symbolism in it. Its just a hazy atmospheric world. I guess its hard to create a beautiful work that really is conveying a different message but that’s what makes it fun.

Talk to me a little more about your series, Tria Prima, Salt, Sulphur, & Mercury.The three elements in each painting are all conceptually driven. They are represen-tational objects but they have a concep-tual meaning behind them. Each symbol corresponds with the individual painting’s name. One is mercury, one is salt, one is sulfur. And the representational object on the bottom is an object that can be associat-ed with the mortal and pestle with salt and with earth, and everything. With the skull, the omnipresent spirit of life and death, and that entire cycle. And Mercury has an empty vile and its this high and low, liquid and solid. And two of the plants are super poisonous, the other is not but they’ve all been used in rituals in various cultures. I like the idea of the paintings being like pages.

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DOLL HOUSEphotography by CANDACE PERRY

make up by CHRISTY BEARDhair by ANA ZULUETA

Step into fantasyland, as model Katie Holian explores her two of her opposing personalities.

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Eyeshadow in Styledriven, Lips M·A·C 'Candy Yum Yum' Lipstick


Earrings LanvinFace Smashbox “Camera Ready” BB creamCheeks M·A·C 'Taste Temptation' Powder BlushEyes YSL ‘Shocking’ Volume Effect mascaraGorgeous Cosmetics 'Mischievous' Faux LashesSmashbox 'Photo Op' Eyeshadow Trio

Lips Lipstick Queen 'Medieval' Lipstick


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EXTREME BEAUTYby Emily Mayer

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Body modification has been part of many cultures through-out history. Whether it was elongating the neck in Africa or corseting the waist in England, there has always been the idea that a feature can be changed to make someone more beautiful. Today the limits have been pushed and there is no sense of when enough is enough. Extreme beauty is a concept that has been popping up left and right as time progresses. The way people alter themselves through hair, make up, and plastic surgery is the ultimate deceit. With extreme and some-times irreversible measures taken to alter one’s self, the viewer often can’t tell what’s real anymore.

Just when we think we’ve seen the most outrageous makeover transformation, another one comes along that baffles us even more. When botox, injections, and implants of every sort are readily available, people are abusing it left and right. We’re seeing faces explode to new dimensions that make features hardly recognizable and distorted. A recent WebMD article states that many surgeons are buying into this trend and offer-ing discounted rates and payment plans when patients receive multiple procedures encouraging clients to take advantage and have many features augmented. We’ve also seen the trend in plastic surgeries being broadcasted on countless tv shows. Why are shows like The Swan and Extreme Makeover made, and why are people taught that if the way they look isn’t good enough, they can always change it through surgery? The trend has become unnecessarily glamorized and popular as the years go on.

Perhaps one of the most remarkable and deceitful transforma-tions is that of 21-year-old Valeria Lukyanova. She has been nicknamed “The Russian Barbie Doll” and the resemblance is uncanny. There is great speculation of which surgeries she has had to transform herself into a Barbie. The Barbie Doll has been criticized for years for her unimaginable proportions with a large bust line, impossibly tiny waist, and incredibly long legs. Lukyanova mirrors the extreme proportions, but claims all she has done to alter herself are breast implants. As for her Barbie facial features: Make up. Anyone can watch a YouTube tutorial of her transforming her face into extreme dimensions. Her nose is contoured to appear tiny with aggres-sive highlighting and her eyes are expanded with piles of eye shadow to make them seem large and doll-like. In pictures, she stands perfectly still and mimics Barbie’s stiff plastic body. The images force the onlooker to take a second look as she doesn’t even seem real.


We’ve seen too many people take the surgeries way too far in the last decades. With lips growing, breasts, and cheek-bones becoming more defined, many have altered themselves into creature-like state. It becomes some sort of obsession to achieve the perfect look. Countless stories and unbelievable pictures are popping up everywhere of people going under the knife to fix something. Often it starts with just one surgery, like a nose job, but the idea of achieving perfection often takes over and the obsession grows. Justin Jedlica hated his nose since it was “astronomically huge” and went in for a rou-tine surgery. $100,000 later, he’s still operating on his body to achieve the perfect Ken Doll look. He has admitted to undergoing 90 surgeries and injections and while he’s close to perfection in his mind, he’s not done yet. Jocelyn Wildenstein is another name that comes to mind when it comes to ex-treme surgery. The 72-year-old socialite’s mission was to make herself appear more cat-like. She’s dropped over $4 million in the past decades in hopes of transforming herself to look like some of her favorite exotic cats. While she certainly looks less human, It’s tough to say she looks more like a cat. If nothing else, she has earned herself a new nickname, Catwoman.

Celebrities are also guilty of abusing plastic surgery. Perhaps the most famous example of extreme lengths to achieve “beauty” is Michael Jackson. Although he only ever admitted to having 2 nose surgeries, his doctors said otherwise. One doctor reported he had his nose, cheek bones, chin, and eyes totally overhauled. It was said that his nose was made so small that it eventually had to be filled back out by a dermatologist. Heidi Montag is another prime example of surgery taken too far. With her quick rise to fame on The Hills, Montag claims to have got caught up in it all. She says she started to believe the hateful comments about her “horse face” and wanted change. After consulting with a plastic surgeon during her pursuit of perfection, Montag underwent 10 surgeries in a single day. When she woke up, the pain was, “excruciating and unbearable” and she nearly died as her breathing slowed to 5 breaths per minute. While she got her perfect ears, chin, nose, brow, cheeks, breasts, and thighs, the reality star says she regrets it all.

So when will enough be enough? In a society where we can and will change anything to achieve “perfection”, will people ever get tired of the endless pursuit? With stories of people regretting it all when they’ve risked their lives for beauty, hopefully people will catch on to the dangers of this trend. At some point it becomes an obsession that will never fully be quenched. We can only hope that some day in the future, it will be just fine to love your features for what they are and that changing them won’t ultimately bring you happiness.

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A BEAUTIFUL ILLUSIONby MEGAN RUITER

photography by WILL FOSTER

THE AWARD WINNING ACCESSORIES DESIGN STUDENT, SOPHIA WESTON,

DIVES DEEP AND BRINGS THEDECEPTIONS SHE CREATES TO THE

SURFACE. THROUGH HER WORK, THE ARTIST, DESIGNER, MUSE, STUDENT,

INTERN AND INNOVATORMANIPULATES ANY AND EVERY

MEDIUM INTO AN ILLUSION.


Whether its a Wes Anderson film or a long, Sunday afternoon drive with no direction in mind, Sophia Weston finds inspiration from anything andeverything. Born and raised in Manasquan a small, close-knit beach town alongside the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey, Sophia is finishing her senior collection at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Sophia considers herself an artist first and foremost, with designer and everything else falling after. She puts creativity and art ahead of practicality andfunctionality, however when she meshes thesetogether, she is able to produce insanely, beautiful and interesting shoes and hand bags. She says,“Practicality comes after creativity. Figuring out how to be practical or choosing not to be”.


“I consider myself an artist first and foremost, designer second. For me, practicality comes after creativity. Figuring out how to be practi-

cal or choosing not to be.”

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Growing up with an English painter as a father, she naturally inherited the artist gene. As a young girl, he taught her how to paint her face with make-up. He showed her how to apply a cat eye gives the illusion her eyes are larger and where to apply blush to make her cheekbones look higher. However, nowadays he mainly inspires her work ethic and pushes theconcept of “whistling while you work”.

The senior collection Sophia is currently working on is based on being fully submerged in the depths of the ocean, the feeling of utter silence and theimmersion of flowing sea water. Sophia re-creates this feeling when she cannot physically be in the ocean. She dims the lights, relaxes, meditates, and clears her mind in the bathtub. The collection is mainly made of neoprene and leathers. Sophia is working on making a full collection of hand bags and shoes for both men and women.

Sophia will graduate in 2013 with a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has spent the past two summers interning in New York City for The Frye Company, Irregular Choice, and Senso. She claims, “I make shoes, but I am not a shoemaker.” She still considers herself a student in the craft of making accessories because she explains it is a craft that takes over twenty, if not forty, years to master. Bullett believes this it girl is about to explode once she moves full time to New York City, Brooklyn to be precise.

98 The Deception Issue F i v e F i l m s

Fool’s ParadiseOur very own, Wallis Tosi, takes a look at some of our favorite classics and reviews how deception takes place in different forms. These films became iconic and classic through their enticing use of plot deception. Characters depicted in each film use trickery and manipulation for their advantage.

by Wallis Tosi

The American classic with its mem-orable story and colorful characters, The Wizard of Oz (1939) still enchants children with the Oz’s world of won-der. With its deceptive simplicity, the story hides deep truths even possibly inspired by Theosophy.

The Wizard appears to be a rude, cruel, and unwise being though he conceals his true identity until Dorothy arrives to see him. Towards the end of the film, the Wizard is charlatan who scares people into worshiping. He really could not have helped Dorothy, the Scare-crow, the Lion, or the Tin-man in their journey

The Wizard of Oz’s success confirms America’s real spiritual principle. Written during the 1890′s, when most Americans were conservative Chris-tians, Baum’s story anticipated the pop-ulation’s progressive abandonment of traditional religions and the embrace of a new form of spirituality.

The two lovers in a 1950’s high school from Grease (1978) provide an illusion of what love is made up of as summer lovers. In the summer of 1959, local boy Danny Zuko and vacationing Sandy

Olsen meet at the beach and fall in love. When the summer comes to an end, Sandy—who is going back to Austra-lia—frets that they may never meet again, but Danny tells her that their love is “only the beginning”. Danny is a member of the T-Birds, consisting of his best friend Kenickie, Doody, Sonny, and Putzie at Rydell high school. After her parents decided not to return to Australia, Sandy enrolls at Rydell. Oblivious to each other's presence at school, Danny and Sandy tell their re-spective groups the accounts of events during the pair's brief romance. Upon learning Danny is Sandy's sweetheart, Rizzo arranges for the two to reunite, but Danny is forced to maintain his bad-boy attitude in front of his pals, upsetting Sandy. Danny betrays Sandy by completely pretending as if he did not know the guy she had met the pre-vious summer. By the end of the plot, Sandy goes to get a complete makeover to look and be Danny’s ideal girl. Home Alone (1990) is the classic American Christmas tale of the child who gets left home alone while his family leaves to go on vacation for the holidays. He takes care of himself but manages to catch the attention of rob-bers who are breaking into the neigh-bor hood homes. Fortunately, there is an old man who lurks around the homes and church though the boy is frightened of him. The old man ends up saving the boy from the robbers when they finally catch him in his home. One cannot always judge a book by its cover because it may be just the one you need at the time to save you.

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Cruel Intentions (1999) truly embodies a movie where characters all deceive one another. Kathryn makes a bet that her stepbrother, Sebastian, won’t be able to sleep with Annette (a virgin, who wants to wait until love). If he loses, Kathryn gets his Jaguar, and if he wins, he gets Kathryn. Writer, Philip Dick stated, “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipu-lation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” This shows how important communication plays as a role in how deception and manipulation are effective. The movie’s characters embody this with how com-munication may be altered and impact situations. Each character effectively deceives one another in order to get their way.

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (1966, 2000), based on the children’s story written by Dr. Seuss in 1957, is the classic holiday movie where the Grinch deceives Whoville with his awful, and scary appearance and plot to steal Christmas. He succeeds in taking all of the presents and takes his sleigh to a precipice of the mountain, and prepares to dump all of the Christmas presents into the abyss. As the sun rises Christmas morning, he expects uproar from Whoville but instead hears them singing joyous Christmas carols. It dawns upon him that perhaps Christ-mas is more than presents and feasting: "Maybe Christmas, he thought, means a little bit more." The Grinch's shrunk-en hearts grows and he soon returns all the gifts to all of the Who’s who warmly welcome him.

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