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WHEN THE BALL DROPS!

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It has been quite a year and busy as ever!! We' always look forward to New Years Eve! This year, in addition to it being the day that our DEC ISSUE #108 will drop before the ball does, we also love planning whatever we’re going to do that night. There are a number of options whether it’s going out with friends to our favorite restaurant, a party, standing in Times Square or staying in - there are a number of ways to celebrate. A classic standard whatever we end up doing is watching Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. This year, Rita Ora will also be hosting! The festivities begin at and we can’t wait for Teddy Swims, T-Pain, Alanis Morisette and more.

It’s always fun throughout New Years Eve to see celebrations that take place all over the world as they step into the New Year. Here in NYC, it’s fun to see what happens here, performances that talk place on this ABC show across the country and to stay up that much longer to ring it in with our friends in LA when it finally brings them into the New Year.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

And just like that, we’re at the end of the year! We have a few days left that will be a blur of activity whether you’re wrapping up projects, expanding your party calendar, or getting more rest. Here at Athleisure Media, we have enjoyed sharing stories, experiences, and more with you and can’t wait to continue as we move into the New Year! We thank you for joining us whether it’s from this year or from the very beginning in Jan 2016! Here’s to many more and Happy Holidays!

THE INTENTIONAL ONE | BOZOMA SAINT JOHN

When you think of a brand, you think about its ethos; products it makes; how it engages with those who purchase it as well as their followers. As you delve deeper, there are campaigns, collaborations, how it presents its assortments and how it is seen in terms of how it changes our lives and the way that we move.

This movement and exchange takes place with thoughtleaders and we're thrilled that this month our cover is with the former CMO of Netflix, Endeavor, CBO of Uber, and Marketing Exec at Apple Music, PepsiCo, and Beats Music - Bozoma Saint John. Without a doubt, she is a badass in the boardroom and she is bringing her brand of creativity on S14 of BRAVO's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a full-time castmember which premiered on Nov 19th. We can't wait to see her navigate her season. We wanted to talk with her about her fingerprint on some of the most innovative brands on the planet, how she approaches her work, the launch of her hairline Eve by Boz, and being on RHOBH!

ATHLEISURE MAG: All right, so I mean, I followed your career for a number of years and have been blown away by just the Innovative companies. Just things I couldn't have imagined as a kid growing up to see you doing that. What led you to that journey to work with these Innovative companies?

BOZOMA SAINT JOHN: Well, I don't really believe in the 5 or 10-year plans. I don't even really believe in like a 2-year plan. I think you have to follow you know, the feeling of the moment. We're always in a state of evolution and so it's more important to understand like where you are and what you're trying to achieve than it is, where you're actually going. Because in hindsight, it will look like you had a plan.

I don’t know if I can answer that there was a plan in working for the innovative companies. I believe I’m an innovative person and therefore the companies found me and my job style.

AM: Do you have key moments that you're really proud of that you did at these companies?

BSJ: Yeah, of course. I don't know that there's a company I've ever worked for where I didn't feel proud of something I did there. You know, I think that as long as you know your focus on doing your best work, that there can't be a bad job.

AM: Right.

BSJ: You know, there can't be a bad work experience and so I could rattle off a whole bunch. I mean, it's like when I was working for Spike Lee (School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X), working on Carmen the commercial for PepsiCo featuring Beyoncé (Dreamgirls, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Lemonade), who had her first solo gig was great.

When I was at Mountain Dew, working on the, AND1 Streetball initiative, it was amazing. That was the first time any of the big companies paid attention to these Black men who were playing on concrete. It was also the first time we ever created a brand lead film called First Descent using Mountain Dew and obviously, I also did the Super Bowl Pepsi Halftime Show featuring Beyoncé, followed by Bruno Mars, followed by Katy Perry, followed by Lady Gaga and those were big.

Then at Apple, I mean that was creating Apple Music.

AM: Yeah.

BSJ: You know, as the biggest thing probably because it just changed the way that we listen to music in the way that people consume it.

At Uber, it was working with LeBron James, on his production company because he was trying to break out of, you know, just playing basketball and trying to branch out and nobody wanted to give him a job because they didn't believe that athletes could do that kind of thing. And then we made this amazing piece of content which it was said he should just shut up and dribble. Which led to his own transformation in terms of his vocal presence and what he felt like he should be able to say and that he's more than an athlete. That's where it was coming from.

At Endeavor, it was working on Miss Universe and crowning Zozibini Tunzi as the first Black South African with the crown and that same year, all five beauty queens, who are black.

AM: Yup.

BSJ: So you had Miss Universe, Miss America (Nia Franklin), Miss USA (Cheslie Kryst), Miss Teen USA (Kaliegh Garris), and Miss World (Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica). Who were all black. (Editor’s Note: In 2019, Black women won all 5 major beauty pageants for the first time in history).

AM: That was incredible and I had the pleasure of styling Nia Frankin for an editorial shoot during her reign and it was such an amazing experience.

BSJ: Oh nice.

Of course, my good friend Cheslie Kryst unfortunately, lost her life to suicide.

AM: She was lovely. I had the pleasure of interviewing her and was so sad to hear of her passing.

BSJ: Then at Netflix, it was you know, making the world understand that content can travel. You know, it's been the long-held belief that you can't use content from Spain in France or French content in Nigeria or Nigerian content in the US. I proved all of those people wrong especially because we used the pandemic as the way to do it. So a show like Squid Game would never have been possible. without that moment in time.

AM: 100%

BSJ: You couldn't have predicted that show. I mean, the creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk had been trying to sell it for 12 years!

AM: I didn’t know that until after the series came out which was incredible.

BSJ: You couldn't have sold it without the pandemic, without me being a global citizen. A true global citizen understands that language is actually not the barrier, it's the access and so if you break down the walls of access then people will be able to enjoy other cultures.

AM: I mean, I have to say Love is Blind, I've watched every edition of it starting with the US, Habibi, Japan, etc and going through the various countries.

BSJ: Yeah!

AM: Prior to watching Squid Game, I didn’t watch shows in subtitles. But after I got hooked on Squid Game, I realized that there was so much content that I was missing that I wanted to enjoy and I haven’t stopped since. I realized that if I watched that, why can't I enjoy the Swedish thrillers on Netflix, true crime etc?

BSJ: Yeah! A weird, violent, and comedic drama!

AM: We're actually going to a VIP Editor Event at Squid Game: The Experience as guests of Johnnie Walker tonight after spending time with you and I can’t wait to kind of get into the game ahead of the second season launching next month!

BSJ: Yeah, you could never predict that, that would work.

AM: I just love hearing all the different things that you've talking about. You’re also an author and you released your book The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival, which is a powerful memoir. Why did you want to share something like this as it is so vulnerable, and so amazing.

BSJ: Because leaders are just supposed to be fierce. They're supposed to be behind the corner office, behind a very heavy desk without showing any vulnerability without showing their humanity. Oftentimes, I think people think that if you go through something difficult that somehow, then you can't rise to the top.

AM: Right.

BSJ: That your traumas have to stop you. And that's not true. And so, if more leaders were able to share their humanity and have more empathy about who they work with and how they work, how they show up and we probably would have a better culture all the way around, not just even corporate culture, but in politics and in social reform and in charities, If we would just show more of our humanity, perhaps we just have a better world anyway.

AM: When I read your book, it was the first person that I knew that looked like me that could be both. Like, you're clearly very fierce, but the fact that you can still embrace these other elements was intriguing to me as I continue to learn to be more vulnerable as I figure out how to apply it for me. I commend you for that.

BSJ: Well I'm only fierce because of my vulnerability - just because of the things I've been through. You know, you don't become fierce because you sat in one place and everything was peachy keen, you know. So, I actually don't understand that dichotomy. I don't understand it when people think that like, your vulnerability is weakness.

AM: Right.

BSJ: You know, I think you say that, you know, there's so many catchphrases that people use that they don't actually understand.

AM: Right, it’s like a whole retraining. I find myself at 45 examining and thinking about how I look at things and seeing that you can be this and this and that one doesn’t deplete the other.

BSJ: Exactly! People like these catchphrases, but don't actually apply them! Like vulnerability is strength so yippie, yippie yippie, but you don't actually show your vulnerability - so how are you strong?

AM: Yeah.

BSJ: The way that people think about these phrases that have become a way of being - almost like a badge.

AM: Yeah.

BSJ: But don't actually apply life to it. They say, you know, be unapologetic, but yet you are apologizing – you’re afraid to show up as exactly as you are because you are apologizing. You may not want to say that. Because it's embarrassing. It makes you feel like you're not. But don't say that you are if you aren't behaving in that way.

AM: You are a woman who never stops. You have a hairline and as we were in prep for this cover interview and I was watching your IG even more than I already do, that’s when I saw what your new company is Eve by Boz. Tell me about this and why did you want to create it?

BSJ: Yeah, well I think as much from my business acumen you know being a Black woman in Corporate America obviously means that most of the time I'm one of one or one of few and our hair is always a topic of conversation, even if we don't want it to be. So having had the experiences in corporate where, you know, people have often said stuff about my hair you know whether it's like oh I know you know Boz is going to be crazy today if her hair is white. You know, where she's gonna be more reasonable because her hair is straight.

And it's not even just like from white people. A lot of people do that and so it's like well-meaning well-intentioned, who say things like, oh you're going into a board meeting, you should probably pull your hair back so that it's, it's not too much.

AM: Exactly.

BSJ: And then you have, you know, the legality of it all with like The Crown Act and having to find ways to just simply exist without the threat of being fired or the threat of being kicked out of school or whatever places you have to be where you just simply are trying to exist as your natural self. I remember when I got on the Apple keynote stage and yes, I was the first Black person but also, besides look, I'm a Black woman and I'm going to show up that way. Steve Jobs built that stage. Everybody knows that he showed up in the black turtleneck and his jeans and everybody has followed suit since. Maybe it's not a black turtleneck but it sure is a blue button down and maybe some cargos that were switched out from the jeans.

AM: Which is still the same look in essence.

BSJ: It was the same white tech boy look. For me, it was how do I do that, but in my own way? Truth be told, for me it was like, look, I want to wear something that makes me feel my most comfortable and most powerful, which meant that I was wearing a pink Mimi Plange dress, and my pink Louboutins with the little puff on the back. My hair was in a curly afro and very shortly thereafter, there were Tweets and comments both positive and negative about my hair and that's just one instance where I made a deliberate choice to wear my hair a particular way.

AM: Yeah.

BSJ: When I got my job at Uber and I was a Chief Brand Officer, I did decide to show up with my braids down to the back of my kneecaps, because it was like look where else are you gonna see anybody in the Chief seat like that.

At the time that I became the Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, I was the only Black C-suite executive with budget in any of the most profit companies on the planet. The only one man or woman. It was important to me, then also to show up with my hair however, the hell I wanted to show it.

Now the challenge has been that I happen to like hair and wearing numerous ways. Whether I have somebody fabulous like Nikki styling my hair or I'm at home. I have made wigs. I have cut my hair, I have - well, Nikki, has had to take care of some of my cuts – that’s fine and we won’t talk about that - ha! But the point is that, regardless of what I'm doing, I've always had to manipulate the hair so that it matches my texture, so that it matches my complexion, so that it feels more like me. Why do I have to do that when 80% of the consumer base is Black or women of color? The product that is being made is being centered around white women. That doesn't make any sense as they are under 20% of the of the market. Now I can see makeup companies - I understand. You are focused on white women even though they happen to be 50% of the marketplace or whatever, because you know that's quote unquote majority. But is it a majority because wasn't it just because it wasn't available?

AM: Exactly.

BSJ: So you change that dynamic and you make it available, then shouldn't the numbers increase? So that goes for makeup, other beauty products, skincare etc. But when we talk about hair, the numbers already exist. It's not as if we're saying, oh do this, and they will build this and they will come. They are already there, you're just not even serving them.

AM: Right.

BSJ: So it was Innovation like lace color. I mean right now I just have 3. Can you imagine if I had 40?

AM: Wow!

BSJ: And I'll get there. Right now, we have 3. You know, can the textures not be named these ridiculous names that don’t have anything to do with us?

AM: That part!

BSJ: No disrespect to the Burmese, but why am I wearing Burmese curly?

And who named it Yaki Straight?

AM: Liteally was just going to say where did Yaki come from?

BSJ: Was it an actual yak? What are we saying? What are we talking about?

AM: When you were there with the names, I was literally like, what about Yaki?

BSJ: I know right? Where did that come from?

Why does everything have to be Kinky?

AM: Exactly!

BSJ: So my point in the building of the company was yes, both from a product standpoint and being Innovative in that way because of lace, textures, etc. But also because I want the narrative to change. So what we call the hair and where it's produced. So it's very important to me that every tag had created in Ghana. So meaning that the hair is still sourced from Asia, because that's the number one market and it's very difficult to change the supply chain from there, but manufacturing doesn't have to be done there.

AM: Right.

BSJ: So manufacturing in Ghana, using ingredients that are found on the continent, whether that's Moringa, Baobab Tree Oil, Rose hip, Shea Butter, Palm Tree Oil – these are all amazing ingredients that are found all over the continent. We've been using it for a Millennia and so some of the big, you know, companies are already using that in terms of, soaps, lotions and things like that. You'll see a lot of Shea Butter, and Moringa is starting to make its way into the marketplace. But it's still not used in hair and it's not treated. So most of the time, what people do when they purchase these units, is that whether it's wigs, closures, bundles - they're getting it out of a plastic bag first of all. It stinks to high heaven because it hasn't been washed and hasn't been processed in a way that's healthy for us. So, I changed all of that, including the packaging that you receive the hair in, it's fabric. It's actually a bonnet.

AM: Oh, wow!

BSJ: It’s a bonnet that is used as the bag to put the hair in.

AM: That's smart.

BSJ: The fabric I made myself at GTP which is Ghana's first textile company was founded by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, who was Ghana's first president. And they're established and their mission was to also showcase the patterns of Ghana to the world. So why not follow in those footsteps? On top of that, it's like the hair products that go to treat the hair – by the way, we don't have any that are specifically formulated for extension hair and so I did that.

AM: Oh wow!

BSJ: I partnered with a Black woman chemist, Jerry Watson, who is amazing. She's worked at all the big companies before. She has a few patents herself and I wanted to formulate new products that I could then own the formulas and also use for these specific products that I'm making. So that meant shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner. A hair perfume which is my favorite of the line. In three scents, Genesis, Rose of Eden, and Earth Bomb - those use Baobab Tree Oil, Rosehip and Moringa Oil respectively. I made a Goddess Paste which is an edge control.

I have this product called Native Skin, which is innovative because it hides the lace. So it's like a paste that you put on the lace to camouflage it again in three colors so that you can match it to your shades. And It just felt to me like once I was going, there was no stopping. The truth of it is that I think I made this for myself because I made it for anybody. You know which is just like I've been in the spotlight, and doing my hair and all kind of ways for a long time. Sometimes I want to pick out some hair and go!

AM: And how many SKUS would you say you started with?

BSJ: I have 166 SKUS.

AM: Wow.

BSJ: Yeah, so big.

AM: My background is in wholesale so listening to you talking about the assortment and how a number of them fall into 3 shades, I felt that it was 100+ maybe even as high as 210 – 250.

BSJ: Yeah exactly!

AM: Do you envision going to HSN or QVC down the road? I created a collab line with a footwear brand it being able to be on that platform to talk about the brand as well as the designs I created was a great way for consumers to become engaged and to drive sales.

BSJ: Oh right, right, right! You know, I don't know if I want to do HSN. Maybe. My primary concern is that I'm in control of the entire chain. So I don't know that I want to go in that direction. Right now, I have direct to consumer (DTC) via the website, the only retail location actually is in Ghana at my headquarters, where if you're in Ghana, you can come to the store and purchase.

AM: Okay.

BSJ: I plan to own my own retail, so I don't plan to, you know, sell through any big box. If I have a big box, it'll be my own. So right now, it's like I want to be able to build the consumer base to understand the product first and then create the demand to have retail myself.

AM: It’s really interesting to hear about Eve by Boz and the innovation that is built into it and how it is structured! I can’t wait to see how it continues to move forward!

How did you decide to come to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?

BSJ: That came after the fact in my sabbatical while writing my book, I was trying to consider where else to go. You know, what else I wanted to do, what company I want to work with. There wasn't anything that was really drawing my attention. I had a few meetings that were great companies but just nothing that I felt passionate about, and then I made the decision to start my own and build my own.

Which was scary and all of the things. Because it's just like, oh my gosh. I could just comfortably, go and sit in somebody's seat, get paid a lot of money and just keep doing that, you know? But starting my own thing felt like such a departure from anything that I thought I ever wanted to do. And so, when I got the call about the Housewives, it almost felt like just keep going.

AM: Yeah!

BSJ: You know, in the same direction where it's like, look, I'm not ignorant to the fact that it's a huge platform that people are excited about that other women have created businesses off of, but you know, not for nothing. I don't believe that there are any, who have started the way that I'm starting, right with the kind of purpose that I have.

AM: Well, that was the thing that caught me by a surprise. I've been watching Housewives since the very beginning starting with the Orange County and I have watched every franchise and there is generally a very specific type of woman and I'm like but you're coming out completely different. All anyone has to do if they have not followed you previously is to Google you!

BSJ: Right! I already exist! I appreciate that because also you know, how do I say this? In my entire career, it has been about quote unquote representation.

My entire career. I can't remember a time when I was working where it was just like, oh I'm just Boz to be Boz. I don't remember a time. It's always been like, oh, you're representing this entire group of people and then it got worse and worse and worse as I became more and more and more successful, it was like what if I had failed on that Apple stage - we all know.

AM: Of course.

BSJ: There wouldn't be another one. You know it!

AM: Facts.

BSJ: I don't even have to explain it to you and not only that, it's like every space has had to be shattered. We've had to represent it every single space. So on this show, I look at it and I'm just like but then why not represent here? You know it's like what about the corporate baddies who look like me, who act like me, who don't care about wearing a gray suit, who want long claws, and weaves down to their asses. What about them?

AM: 100%

BSJ: Why not have the self-made girl down there? You know it's like I've been a widow for 11 years, 11 years. That’s a long time. My daughter was 4 when my husband died. I at the time I wasn't like it just the whole future looked so far.

AM: Yeah

BSJ: Everything just looked like it was just too far to get to and now she's 15 and a half. We're talking about colleges and it's remarkable to me that I've been able to come as far as I've come and so again, this is not a knock to anybody who's done a different way.

AM: Right.

BSJ: I'm just saying there's some of us out here who've made it ourselves. Who like when you see the success and what we came through, everything have our claw marks on it.

AM: That part, I’m feeling that in my soul right now!

BSJ: Because we climbed ourselves. Nobody gave this to me. So there's not a single day that goes where I'm just like, oh my gosh, I'm so like, oh, what if this happens? No, I've seen the worst already. I've been to the bottom already and I climbed out and so there's nothing that scares me about anything. And so that's why it's like I'm like what about those women? Like where are they in this lineup of people that we see or are they not important enough to be represented? They're more of us and they're all done.

So my hope is that being on this show is yes both about getting a platform for my business, but also doing what I've always done which is simply represent for those who are not represented.

AM: I love hearing this.

Are there any other upcoming projects that we should keep an eye out for?

BSJ: I know, right? You never know. Tomorrow I could be like – Anita!

AM: I have followed you for so many years. I've awalys been impressed by you with everything that you've done. The fingerprint that you have left across industries, verticals, and projects is amazing and has left significant and dynamic impressions! So I know that there is always more out there!

BSJ: But that's what I find is so beautiful about life. Again, just going back to why I live my life the way that I live it. You know it's I think again it's so cliche when people say like carpe diem.

AM: Right.

BSJ: Because they don't even know what they're talking about. I know I look pretty, but I'm a Latin student, you know, High School and in College, I took Latin the entire time. Carpe diem doesn't mean Seize the Day. It actually means A Plucking of the Day. It's more delicate and intentional, so carpe diem, quam minimum postero credula means pluck today - trusting as little as possible into the next one.

AM: Ooo.

BSJ: That's the whole thing. So the idea that you will trust tomorrow.

AM: Right.

BSJ: That you trust what's not yet seen.

AM: Right.

BSJ: Versus making today, the most important thing, the most powerful thing. It's crazy to me. And so that's why I'm living this life this way. You know, I'm taking everything that I can, I'm making everything as I go. It's like tomorrow I might wake up and have a new idea and I'll go do that.

AM: Exactly!

BSJ: You know? But I'm not worried about what's to come, because I'm so excited about the life that I'm living today. So there is no need for me to worry about what comes or when I go from this planet because I'm gonna live the best one that I can. It's not it's not flippant to me. So again, people say these words and they say them without knowing. They're like, “oh live like today's your last,” are you really though? Are you truly? Are you waiting until six months from now to be the thing that you want to do? Are you waiting a year to ask for that raise? Are you still in a relationship that you shouldn't be in? Because why? You're gonna wait five years until your kid gets a little older? I don't think so. So for me, it's like if you're really gonna live this life to its fullest then you have to start actually living a true story!

AM: Wow.

I think back to Paul and I sketching out this magazine in the Summer of 2015 and then we dropped the first issue in Jan 2016. In addition to thinking about concepts and flow, I made a list of 10 people that I wanted as a cover and you were in that list of 10 and here I am talking with you as our cover for our 107th issue!

BSJ: Girl really? I didn’t know that! Oh wow that’s amazing!

AM: I just appreciate you being out there and being all the positions that you did where who else would have done something like that and for you to be the first to leave that door open in other areas for other people it’s a legacy that you can proud of.

BSJ: Oh thank you. That means a lot and I really appreciate that.

AM: When you’re navigating from point A to point B, you do look up and out to see what other trailblazing is going on. So seeing all the things and where you continue to go, I'm just so happy to see somebody that's like this. Then when you were announced on the show, it became next level and I was just like, ok, she's gonna shake some shit up.

BSJ: Exactly. No, that's just it. I mean no I really really really appreciate you saying that though because I do think it's it's really so important for us to be seen. And the thing is like, you know, in addition to us seeing each other, I want other people to see us you know? It goes back to like even the company where I'm just like man, I do not see us.

AM: A lot of times we don’t.

BSJ: How are we centered? Because if you actually saw us, you would talk to us.

It's like, look, we need more opportunities to be seen in more beautiful ways and more intentional ways. You know, it's like it can't just be one note or one-dimensional.

AM: Exactly.

BSJ: And so that's why I also find it really important that, you know, both from just like I don't take the image to be superficial at all. It's like people often do that, like, what's the big deal about clothes and I'm like, no, it's very important.

AM: It’s huge.

BSJ: When you’re out, when people can spotlight you and say that one. So that's why it's like even in doing this I'm like okay you know we just got to make sure that it looks the way it's supposed to.

AM: Yeah, I'm a very first show every show.

BSJ: This, we are on the same wavelength! I can't! I don't I understand it when people show up halfway it just makes no sense!

AM: It's just not how I was raised. I come from people who did multiple things within their careers and I know that it is possible to be able to navigate that, but it has to be done right!

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We enjoyed being able to sit down with Boz to talk with her about her career, outlook, RHOBH, and more while we were in the midst of shooting her cover editorial for our NOV ISSUE #107! Our shoot included looks that can be worn in Fitness, Out + About, WFH/Lounge, and Night Out.

THE INTENTIONAL ONE COVER EDITORIAL | TEAM CREDITS

PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Farkas | FASHION STYLIST + CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kimmie Smith | MUA Ashley | HAIR STYLIST Nicky Newland |

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THE INTENTIONAL ONE COVER EDITORIAL | STYLE CREDITS

FITNESS LOOK | PG 16 - 26 | SKIMS Bandeau | GORWEAR Progress Thermo Bib Tights | DEEPA GURNANI Lalika Earrings |

OUT + ABOUT LOOK | PG 29 + 30 | PANTORA Florence Jacket + Florence Pants | WOXER Rib Tank Top | SIMONE I. SMITH X MISA HYLTON The Misa Doorknockers |

WFH/LOUNGE LOOK | PG 33 - 42 | PANTORA BRIDAL Taylor Robe | ATHLEISUREVERSE LUXE Lace + Tulle Deep V-Neck Adjustable Tap Pant Bodysuit | PONO BY JOAN GOODMAN Azalea Clip Earring + Mini Barile Maria Necklace |

NIGHT OUT LOOK | PG 44 - 54 | HWIT Red Gown | DEEPA GURNANI Teresa Earrings | MIRIAM HASKELL Necklace |

THE INTENTIONAL ONE COVER EDITORIAL | PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

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Our cover editorial took place at 77 Greenwich PH. This luxurious space was the perfect setting to showcase the looks and the vibes for this story. We sat down with the team at 77 Greenwich to find out more about the property and specifically the penthouse unit.

ATHLEISURE MAG: When did this residential condominium open, how many units are still available, and can you tell us about the neighborhood that it is located in?

77 GREENWICH: 77 Greenwich officially opened in 2020, and it has quickly become one of the most sought after addresses in Lower Manhattan. Out of its 90 luxurious homes, there are a variety of unit types still available for purchase, most notably the Cloud Club Residences on our uppermost floors, which we just released. Located in the heart of Lower Manhattan, the building is on the west side of the Financial District overlooking the Hudson River and Battery Park. Our pocket of Lower Manhattan is a burgeoning but off-the-radar neighborhood that has rapidly transformed into one of the city's most convenient and vibrant places to live. Aside from the 80+ acres of waterfront parks at our doorstep and Manhattan’s newest Whole Foods Market a block away, we’re adjacent to nearly every subway line, and we can walk to a dynamic mix of cultural hubs such as the new Perelman Performing Arts Center. Lower Manhattan has also developed an award-winning dining scene, from Michelin-starred restaurants to the newly made over Tin Building at The Seaport. Residents of 77 Greenwich overlook all of this and soak in expansive views of New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. This "New Downtown" offers the perfect combination of contemporary living with historic charm, and is one of the most desirable places to live in the city.

AM: Who are the architects/developers that are involved in 77 Greenwich and what can you tell us about them and how they came to this project?

77G: 77 Greenwich was designed by FXCollaborative, a renowned New York-based architecture firm celebrated for its sustainable and innovative designs, with interiors by Deborah Berke and Stephen Brockman of TenBerke. The vision for the tower was to create a structure that blends seamlessly with the historic neighborhood while offering a refined, luxurious lifestyle. The building’s pleated glass curtain wall is a testament to FXCollaborative’s ingenuity, maximizing natural light and framing breathtaking views of the New York Harbor and Freedom Tower. FXCollaborative is known for its commitment to green building practices, and this project was designed to meet LEED certification standards, reflecting their dedication to sustainability.

The development of 77 Greenwich was spearheaded by Trinity Place Holdings, a respected name in real estate known for revitalizing and creating exceptional properties. Trinity Place Holdings aimed to make this project a cornerstone of Lower Manhattan’s transformation into a vibrant residential and cultural hub. Their vision encompassed more than just luxury living, and thus incorporated a new public elementary school to foster community growth and strengthen neighborhood connections.

AM: 77 Greenwich has 42 floors and 90 residences. What are the community amenities that are offered in this building that residents can enjoy?

77G: The amenities at 77 Greenwich have been thoughtfully designed to enhance every aspect of residents’ lives, from wellness and leisure to entertaining and convenience. The highlight is Cloud Club 77, located on the penthouse level and rooftop, which offers breathtaking views and exclusive spaces, including an art-filled lounge with a fireplace, a private dining room with a catering kitchen and a double-height fitness center. Families enjoy the fully-supplied children’s playroom, while fitness enthusiasts utilize the training studio and the multipurpose game room with direct access to an outdoor terrace. Outdoor areas, crafted by Future Green Studio, include a rooftop garden with a grassy lawn, a meditation deck, grill stations, dining spaces and a play area for children. All of 77 Greenwich’s residents have access to these top-floor amenity spaces. Additional outdoor features include a Japanese rock garden, pergolas, a dog run and a zen garden on the 12th floor, providing another tranquil retreat above the urban setting. Practical amenities include a 24-hour attended lobby, dedicated storage spaces, bike storage and a package room.

AM: This property is clearly luxurious, what can you tell us about the environmental sustainable elements that are here?

77G: 77 Greenwich is designed to meet LEED standards, emphasizing environmental responsibility and sustainability. The building incorporates energy-efficient systems, including high-performance windows and advanced HVAC systems that reduce energy consumption and are private to each residence. The use of sustainable materials throughout the building is central to its design, and the inclusion of green rooftops and gardens provides both aesthetic appeal and environmental benefits. These features, combined with its energy-efficient infrastructure, make 77 Greenwich a model for luxury living that is also ecologically responsible. The building integrates green design seamlessly, ensuring that its residents can enjoy an elevated standard of living without compromising on sustainability.

AM: Tell us about the outdoor space which was designed by Future Green Studio.

77G: The many outdoor spaces at 77 Greenwich, designed by Future Green Studio, are a standout feature. This Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm is known for its innovative designs that integrate nature with urban living. At 77 Greenwich, they have created multiple outdoor spaces that offer both relaxation and recreation. The open-air rooftop garden spans 3,600 square feet and includes a grassy lawn, a play area for children, a meditation deck and grill stations. The design promotes a sense of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. Additionally, the Cloud Club level features a Japanese rock garden and lounge areas, offering residents a peaceful space. Below, a 2,350-square-foot terrace on the 12th floor includes pergolas and a dog park, catering to the needs of families and pet owners. The outdoor areas are thoughtfully designed to make the most of 77 Greenwich’s sweeping views while offering residents an intimate and serene escape within their building.

AM: We’re thrilled that our cover editorial took place in the penthouse of Greenwich 77! What can you tell us about the floorplan of this unit that was designed by TenBerke.

77G: The Penthouse at 77 Greenwich is a stunning example of contemporary elegance, designed by TenBerke, with recent customization options led by Stephen Brockman. Spanning 3,531 square feet, this four-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom, plus home office residence is truly one of a kind. The design prioritizes open space and natural light, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows framing breathtaking views of the New York Harbor. The penthouse features an expansive great room with southern, eastern and western exposures, offering panoramic views of the city’s skyline and waterways. Finally, the Penthouse includes a private loggia terrace, adding 219 square feet of outdoor living space overlooking New York Harbor. The design emphasizes both stylish functionality and timeless elegance, with sleek materials like Blue de Savoie marble countertops and custom fumed sycamore vanities. There are very few newly constructed homes of this size available in Downtown New York City.

AM: For those that may be interested in buying this unit, what options do they have to customize this space?

77G: The penthouse at 77 Greenwich is a customizable masterpiece. Led by Stephen Brockman of TenBerke, customizations are available for buyers, offering options to tailor the space according to their individual tastes. From custom millwork to bespoke finishes, the design team allows for personalization across the home.

Buyers can choose from a range of high-end materials and finishes, such as custom cabinetry and flooring options. Whether it's altering the layout, adding additional built-in features, or refining the color palette, the options available enable prospective buyers to create a truly personalized residence that fits their lifestyle and aesthetic.

AM: What are some of the key features of this property that our readers should know about?

77G: 77 Greenwich offers an extraordinary blend of modern luxury, thoughtful design and a location that captures the essence of downtown living. The building features 90 residences, ranging from one to four bedrooms, each outfitted with high-end finishes and appliances. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame breathtaking views of the New York Harbor and iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, offering an unparalleled living experience in Lower Manhattan.

All of 77 Greenwich’s residents can take advantage of its top-floor Cloud Club 77 suite of amenities, including the Cloud Club lounge private dining room and a double-height fitness center overlooking the Hudson River. The rooftop garden, designed by Future Green Studio, offers residents a peaceful outdoor retreat with a children's play area, meditation deck and spacious dining areas with grill stations. There is also a multi-use game room and a fitness center with terrace access, making it a perfect blend of relaxation and active living.

The location of 77 Greenwich places residents in the vibrant Lower Manhattan area, close to a wealth of cultural, dining and entertainment options. Nearby, Manhatta offers elevated dining experiences with panoramic views, while the Perlman Arts Center in the World Trade Center complex provides world-class performances. With its proximity to world-renowned restaurants, shopping and cultural landmarks, 77 Greenwich offers an unmatched lifestyle.

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The penthouse also comes together with its impeccable staging which was done by ARTEFACTO a 3rd generation Brazilian firm that manufactures its own furniture as well as supplies a cohesive look in an array of properties! We wanted to know more about the inspiration behind how they staged 77 Greenwich PH, the history of the company, their recently launched showroom here in NYC, and more. Pietro Bacchi shares this and more with us.

ATHLEISURE MAG: We enjoyed shooting at 77 Greenwich St PH and as we have spoken to the building about this particular unit, we’re looking forward to speaking with you as well. We wanted to know more about your business and the staging that you did at the penthouse, which is beautiful. Before we delve into that and the staging that was done there, can you tell me about ARTEFACTO as a firm, its history, and what you guys do?

PIETRO BACCHI: ARTEFACTO is 48 years old and it’s in its third generation. The firm was started by my grandfather in São Paulo Brazil. My father formalized the corporation and brought it to the United States via South Florida. We quickly became market leaders in Florida, and throughout South America and now, we want to kill it in the Northeast. I run the New York operations with my twin brother, Bruno. We're very happy about this New York expansion.

AM: Did you always know that you would work in the family business?

PB: In the beginning, I wasn't really sure, to be honest. When I started seeing all of the components together from the design to the manufacturing and delivery, it gave me a whole different scope. I started thinking about how big this business could actually be. I got to see the real craftsmanship and quality of work that goes into every piece. We have about 1 million square feet of manufacturing and showroom space including the recent New York expansion. That’s 1 million square feet under one roof. We do absolutely everything from upholstery to woodwork to leather and suede.

AM: Wow.

PB: Yeah, from designing SKUS on a computer, to making prototypes to launching a whole line.

AM: What are the kinds of projects that are of interest to your firm when you're looking to add things into your portfolio? You were talking about obviously you have the manufacturing but then you also have all of the staging that you do as well.

PB: We have quite a few different streams of business that we've been adding to our model in the last four or five years. One of them is a staging. The reason that we do staging is because it's beneficial for all parties.

AM: Right.

PB: It’s great for ARTEFACTO because our products are displayed in a beautiful apartment instead of sitting in a warehouse waiting for delivery. So it's kind of an extension of the showroom. Obviously, the developer can show the unit more beautifully and the idea behind it is that it actually sells completely furnished which happens about 80-85% of the time. So that's a huge model for us. We really specialize in residential, but now we’ve branched off into the commercial sector as well. We just finished Casa Cipriani in New York City, I don’t know if you have been there.

AM: Yes, it’s lovely.

PB: We just finished that project. That was one of our bigger commercial projects. And we have a lot in the pipeline, but of note, we did the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc in the South of France for their 150th year anniversary.

AM: Nice!

PB: So that that's kind of the key piece of why we work so well with the real estate sector. You can't really do that at that level of customization if you don't have the manufacturing component. It’s not the most beautiful part of the business, but by far one of the most important.

AM: Tell us about your Madison Ave.showroom.

PB: We got super lucky. We found the perfect corner on 32nd and Madison with double-height ceilings on the first floor. There’s a tree that we blew the ceiling out for so you could see it from the first and second floor. The first floor is more of a museum-styled concept; all of our new collection living room sets. Upstairs, we have distinct spaces designed: living, bedroom, dining six times over. We have different fabrics available for customization and everything you see on the showroom floor is ready for immediate delivery in two weeks.

AM: Wow, that’s amazing!

PB: That's one of our big selling points because, you know, everybody knows how long you wait for furniture especially after COVID.

AM: A 2 week turnaround is phenomenal because we have friends that are still waiting for their couches and it's been 8 weeks.

PB: I've heard eight months at one point!

AM: Yikes!

So what's your role at the company as well as your brother to get a scope of the kind of the things that you are involved in.

PB: My brother handles the complicated and important backend… manufacturing, the warehouse, and logistics. I handle business development, the PR teams of course, marketing and product development. But together, we're working on this big United States expansion.

We picked Miami as our first showroom in the United States - my analysts looked at, from the American public point of view - because Miami is the bridge into the United States.

Whereas New York is known as the bridge to the rest of the world. In New York, you have the best architecture and developers. The restaurants are amazing and the culture is next level as well. So it made sense as a solid move. Believe it or not, it's very similar to São Paulo with its character, and similar kind of aesthetic in interior design, fabrics, etc.

AM: We get that. Recently we watched a few thriller series on Netflix that take place in São Paulo and the similarity is interesting.

In looking at the penthouse at 77 Greenwich as a point of reference, when you take on a new project or you partner with a residence or developer, can you walk us through like, how you stage a property from where do you start, and what's the inspiration? There were just so many details and elements of that place that really came together beautifully.

PB: Absolutely. I mean, I’m definitely very proud of our projects. Usually, we hear from the Sales Team of the building if it's a new development. We listen to the problems that they're having and usually the number one problem is that the clients can’t visualize themselves in the space. They don't have an imagination in terms of what a dining table of 8 people or 10 people will look like in a space. How many people are in the living room? Especially in these bigger apartments - it's especially difficult. So then, we look at the floor plan and we dissect it. We look at the mood and the feeling that we're going for. Obviously our Miami line is completely different from our New York line, and that’s completely different from our Hamptons line.

So we have quite a few pieces to choose from and then basically, they pay me a deposit which is one-third of the staging package furniture process. But the reason the developers love it so much is because the remaining amount is paid after the property sells. It's about marketing property and so it's an investment on both sides essentially.

AM: Right.

PB: It's an investment for us because obviously, it's the products that would probably be sold and shipped out from the warehouse. It's also an investment on the broker’s part or the developer because there is a deposit. They are trying to maximize those profit margins, so it gives them an opportunity to do that.

AM: What are the some of the key elements that you added into 77 Greenwich St PH that you would like to highlight, especially?

PB: I think the double-size sofa. It’s a beautiful touch there by the window.

AM: I love that piece. It makes such a statement.

PB: And that's kind of why we put that oversized mirror on that wall, because anywhere, you sit in the apartment and you get the view of the water and the Statue of Liberty. I think the most important thing that we think of when we go to stage an apartment is, what are the first five seconds of a person who's going to buy? What is the reaction going to be? That's why we make it as big as possible and as grand as possible. We really try to invoke all five senses! We have the music playing, the aromas in the air, the lighting is correct. I think it's a huge part of it.

AM: From start to finish for this Penthouse unit for example, how long did it take for you to Stage it?

PB: So between getting floor plans and preliminary estimates and that kind of thing, that takes about a week - week and a half.

AM: Oh, wow!

PB: Then once the client is ready to move forward, it takes about two weeks to install and deliver.

AM: That's pretty quick. Wow!

So, for developers that are reading this, how can they begin to work with you or reach out to you so that they can talk about their project?

PB: Yeah, whatever they prefer. I think the most important thing ever is to come into the showroom on Madison that we just built because it is - and it's not because we did it - jaw dropping from every angle!

AM: We definitely want to drop by to see your showroom for ourselves.

For those that have their own homes who are also reading this issue, are they able o go on your website and buy their desired pieces a la carte like they would at another furniture or interior design store?

PB: Yeah, we do have an online presence. But for the high-end furniture realm that we're in, it’s more common for them to come into the showroom so that they can come in and sit down on the furniture and actually see it. We also offer a design service where the clients come in and the designers and the architects come, they bring their floor plan and make sure everything's in sync. We do a full presentation of swatches and fabrics to marble, and art as well as accessories. We really try to make it a turnkey solution.

AM: Wow, that's amazing.

PB: Right, for these clients and architects.

AM: It’s been great to find out more about ARTEFACTO and its scope. What has it been like for you to be involved in this business that has been around for three generations?

PB: I mean, first off, I couldn’t be more happy to do this! We have had a lot of positive feedback even though we have only been open in the New York showroom since September. There have been a lot of clients walking in, a lot of people hearing about the brand for the first time, which is amazing!

I think Brazilian furniture definitely had its time back in the day, you know, with Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues, and other designers of the world and then it kind of died down. So Vèr - our new collection - is our fresh take on the community.

Vèr really pulls from The Mid-Century Modern design that Brazil had to offer with all the natural woods and natural lines and what we've created is completely different than anything you see on that entire block.

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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM ATHLEISURE TRENDS IN 2025?

The athleisure space is heating up as top brands develop innovations impressive enough to dominate the market. The McKinsey State of Fashion Report predicts rising challenger brands that have the power to knock brand leaders off their pedestals. The “Big Four” brands no longer hold the majority of the market. Challengers are predicted to swallow more than half of 2025’s profits. Activewear must be more functional than a double breasted suit, after all. In 2025, athleisure will track heart rates, measure body temperature, and even offer feedback on exercise form. Let’s take a close look.

Tech-Infused Athleisure

Smart textiles are already clearing a space for themselves in the coming season. Digital enhancements are turning athleisurewear into interactive, responsive tools fitted with powerful sensors and actuators. They can detect health problems, notify you of bad posture, and offer personalized monitoring.

Customized Fits

Every body is different, so 2025’s trends will include interchangeable details like removable pads and pockets. Brands are even starting to give their clients the ability to choose their own mix of fabrics, textures, and colors. If you’re not feeling the season’s vibrant hues and leopard prints, custom branded activewear will give you the aesthetic you love most.

Agile Production

It’s easy enough to produce adouble breasted suit, but customization is time-intensive and expensive. To meet personalization goals, brands are looking for pocket-friendly strategies that don’t compromise on quality. Agile production strategies can provide exactly that, so CMTs are becoming more adaptable than ever before.

Data Analytics

Machine learning and AI are touching every aspect of the business world, and athleisure is no exception. With the help of predictive analytics, brands can understand their customers’ tastes and customization preferences. Fashion houses won’t be the trend setters they’ve been in the past. Generative AI will help them develop the styles their customers adore. Users will, at last, become the trend setters they were born to be.

Athleisure is more intelligent than ever before. Everyday people expect the same degree of personalization as professional athletes, so leading brands are offering exactly that. Fashion houses are still working towards sustainable production, but it’s no longer the core focus. This year’s fashions must be as digitally-enhanced as a smart house or smartphone, contributing to healthcare along the way. Who says fashion can't be healthy?

FULL CIRCLE MOMENT | WALTON GOGGINS

This time of year is an exciting one as we begin to close one and look ahead to the next one. While we maintain our normal schedules, we also infuse it with the Holiday season - it’s great to share with friends and family, exchange gifts, increase celebratory moments, and so much more! We all know that they are key dates coming up that are focused on the exchange of gifts as well as obtaining them at various points. We took a moment to chat with Walton Goggins (Preadators, The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained) to find out about why he partnered with Walmart for the holiday season, what he loves about this time of year, and upcoming projects that he is involved in!

ATHLEISURE MAG: Obviously, we're going to talk about your amazing partnership with Walmart and what's going on with that. But we have a few questions to ask you because our readers are so excited that we're able to chat with you.

WALTON GOGGINS: Okay, okay, alright, fantastic!

AM: We've been a fan of yours since - you have too many things to name - Justified, Righteous Gemstones, George and Tammy, and the list can go on in film as well as in TV. We find you to be such an amazing actor who plays immersive and diverse characters. When did you realize that you wanted to be an actor?

WG: What a great question! I don't think that there was like a bolt of lightning that happened. I think it happened over the course of a very long period of time. I was raised mostly by women and a lot of interesting characters were around in my childhood and all of them just happened to be really interesting great storytellers.

AM: Right.

WG: So I'm listening to a lot of stories and then once I was given the microphone to start telling my own stories, you know, I had a natural kind of built in audience that just kept saying, “no, keep talking Walt."

So, you kind of have that encouragement, you know, right out of the gate. It's hard to kind of do anything else. I genuinely just wanted to see the world. That was the main thing. Then it just - one life kind of dovetailed into the other and the opportunity to see the world, and to be able to be a storyteller was just something that fit. You know, how do any of us really go about things? What are the decisions that any of us make that lead us on the road that we're going to be on for the rest of our lives? You know, is it fate or is it an accident?

AM: Mmm.

WG: What is it? That I don't know. But I'm so grateful for my life and grateful for the opportunities that I've had to tell the stories that I have!

AM: Absolutely!

WG: Including Walmart Black Friday Deals!

AM: Exactly! Without a doubt!

Why did you want to be connected to this amazing project and tell us more about it.

WG: Well, first and foremost, Walmart is a part of American culture. It’s not the whole culture, but it's certainly part of American culture. It is a corporation that has been in all of our lives for such a very long time! And where I come from on Fairburn Road, a lot of my friends as we got older, we started to work there and I had the good fortune - I'll tell you a little bit about my history with this company.

AM: Please.

WG: I was a poor kid from the South and I made really good grades and I had the opportunity to go to school. But we didn't have a lot of money and we had to pay the rent. I got a small Scholastic Scholarship, you know. But in addition to that, there was a gap of funding that we just couldn't make that square around that square if you will and my mom, you know through our friends or whatever, heard that Walmart, had a grant.

AM: Oh wow.

WG: It was a sizeable amount of money and when I went you know in 1988 or 1989. I’m dating myself, don’t tell anybody!

AM: Ha! That's okay!

WG: My mom encouraged me to write this essay, you know, to the Walmart. That's how it works and that’s what I did - and I won!

AM: Wow.

WG: The money that I, I desperately needed, you know, my first year in college and in addition to that incredible opportunity, this company gave me - they also printed an 8x10 picture of me. I don't know what it was. I think it was a headshot. It was my first headshot, I think that's what it was. They put it up in their store, you know, for the better part of 6 months. People would call me because you know we didn’t have cell phones then, but they would leave these stupid messages on my answering machine, “saw your picture in Walmart, Walton. Are you part of the Walton family?"

So anyway, that's kind of my history with this company. This opportunity kind of came along and they sent this script and I thought, “wow, what a what an interesting way to sell things, right?” You know, it's a hybrid between entertainment and doing what we're gonna do anyway, which is to find things for our loved ones at the holidays. Black Friday deals have been around for a long time. They played an important role in my family's ability to buy things for Christmas and it does for a lot of people in this country and all over the world and I thought, what a cool thing to be a part of. I'm so happy that I did it. There's all these wonderful actors that I work with like Ian Somerhalder. There are others like Lisa Rinna, Taye Diggs who I've known for a while, Anthony Ramos and it’s great folks and it's 10 stories. These stories are vignettes if you will. There’s a supernatural genre, action genre, mine is a Western genre!

AM: Shocker!

WG: But you know what? I've done action!

AM: Of course!

WG: I have done a lot of genres in my time, but this is one that they saw me in and invited me to kind of come along this journey. We had such a great time filming it. You know, it was just so much fun and they’re such a great company to work for and work with. So, when I think people will watch them and they'll see the things that they want to buy and some things featured in a way that makes them laugh. It brings a smile to their face and so it’s a great way to go about it!

AM: Well, do you know when your episode will drop, do they all drop at one time? Like what's kind of the flow?

WG: Well you know, there are ten. I’m not exactly sure when they all drop. I know mine will drop towards the end of November which is, which is kind of very, very exciting because it's getting close to Dec. I think more will be revealed as it goes on. The first one drops on Nov. 11th-17th. I think that’s the first block and they're kind of rolled out from there.

AM: Wow it’ll be great to see them!

What do you love about the holiday season?

WG: I just love the opportunity to commune with family and friends. You know, we all have our rituals right? We all have the things that we do but the thing that I do that I've been given the opportunity to do is I don't really watch a lot of sports. I’m not that guy even though I played a bunch of sports growing up.

I make a fire and I sit around that fire with my family and with my friends and I have a glass of wine and I listen to music. And I just commune. What better thing is there than that and to tell people that mean something to you how much you love them?

AM: That's really nice and very sweet!

You're always working on so many projects. I can't wait till White Lotus comes out and I know that you have a bunch of other stuff as well. Is there anything that you would like to share with us, that you're working on that we can keep an eye out for?

WG: Well, you know, I think you said it, you know, I got a bunch of things that are coming out. I have a few movies that are coming out. My wife has a movie that she wrote and directed called The Uninvited, which is dropping pretty soon.

Then there is The White Lotus and we just finished the new season of The Righteous Gemstones!

AM: So excited for both of those shows! I'm really excited for The Righteous Gemstones.

WG: So good. It's so good.

AM: Everytime I watch that show, I grew up in the Midwest with an Evangelical and Pentecostal background and there's just so many things that happen on that show and my boyfriend will ask, “Is that real?” and I'm like, “yes!”

WG: Oh yeah! That’s real and that one is real too!

We're going back to Fallout here pretty soon. And then, kind of beyond that, reading and waiting and seeing what the future brings everybody else! But right now, Walmart!

We enjoyed sitting down with Walton to talk about his career and the Christmas campaign that he is involved in. You can check out his videos for this campaign Something's Cooking and Can't Handle the Heat as well as an array of celebs that participated in Deals of Desire.

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HER RING OF TRUTH | SARAYA

As avid readers know, that have enjoyed reading our issues have included a number of wrestlers who performed in the WWE in their career. Saraya, who was known as Paige when she was with the WWE was one of our favorites that we enjoyed seeing in the ring as well as seeing her on E! Total Divas where we got to know more about her between each ring experience as well as how she connected with her fellow Superstars.

Even after leaving the WWE, Saraya continues to embrace her passion for wrestling as it is a family business. We wanted to know more about how she came into the industry, what it's like when she is going into the ring and out of it, currently wrestling with AEW, and upcoming projects that she is involved in!

ATHLEISURE MAG: It's amazing that your family runs the World Association of Wrestling promotion, your mom owns and operates the Bellatrix Female Warriors, and your brothers wrestle as well. What led to you eventually participating in the sport as originally it wasn't something that you, thought that you would do.

SARAYA: I’ve been surrounded by wrestling my whole life. I’ve often made the joke that I have been wrestling since I was a fetus. My mum was pregnant with me and didn’t realize and was having matches with me all snuggled up in her womb haha. I’ve always loved it, but I was stubborn and tried to fight it since my whole family was in it. I tried to rebel into a different field instead. But one day my dad was one woman short in a match, she had not turned up, so he asked if I could fill in and I already knew a few moves since I grew up in the business. I said to my dad “Yes, but my brother has to wrestle in the match too so I’m comfortable.” So my brother dressed in a pink Power Ranger outfit. He threw on a padded bra, I did the match and the rest is history!

AM: We know that you come from a wrestling family, but when did you fall in love with wrestling?

S: When I was 13. Once I had that match, I knew there was nothing that would make me feel the way the adrenaline of wrestling made me feel.

AM: When did you realize that you wanted to do it as a career?

S: Also when I was 13. My dreams of becoming a vet or a zoologist quickly left my brain after that first match. (Thanks dad).

AM: I remember when I saw you on the E! show Total Divas where we got to follow you along with other WWE Superstars to see about your life in the ring and outside of it! What did it mean to you to be part of the WWE and to share your life on the E! show as well?

S: WWE was always my dream. I always, from the very beginning, wanted to be a WWE Diva. They were so beautiful yet so bloody badass!! That was so inspiring for a little girl like me.

I never thought I would get in, though. I looked very different to the women back then but that didn’t mean I was gonna give up trying. When I finally got signed my life changed forever. I remember Triple H coming up to me on the side of the stage and saying “welcome aboard” and shook my hand. Then a hell of a rollercoaster ride started.

I loved being asked to be a part of Total Divas. I was younger and a little more wild so it was good TV and the producers always make sure you have a drink in your hand haha, but I had a lot of fun with the girls and got to bond extra with them because not only were we on the road every week of the year but during our days off we would be filming together. It made for great lifelong relationships and memories!

AM: While at the WWE you had a number of accomplishments from being the youngest female champion in WWE history, a 2X WWE Divas Champion, and the inaugural NXT Women's Champion as well as being the only woman to hold both a WWE and NXT Women's Championship simultaneously. When you look back at your time there, what are you most proud of?

S: All of that!! Haha those would be my most proud moments. I would say my merch numbers too. I got my first merch tee, which said “Think Again” on it and it sold out quickly. I believe that gave me leverage to get on the main roster because they were like… “Hang on this girl that isn’t on Raw or Smackdown is selling numbers like that??”

I’m always proud that I remained myself. The weird little pale emo kid, that helped me big time with the fans I believe.

AM: You currently wrestle for AEW and you were the AEW Women's World Champion! How has your time at the AEW been and what does it mean to have acquired a title there too?

S: Being at AEW has been a lot of fun. I love love love the women’s locker room. They’re all so supportive of one another and everyone gets along so well. Being in another larger company at first was hard. Even though my contract had come to an end, I had some guilt like I betrayed WWE, but I didn’t do anything wrong! Haha. Then being out of wrestling for so long made it difficult to adjust to the newer fan base. They can get pretty toxic these days and I remember thinking, “Did I make a mistake coming back?” But AEW has treated me so wonderfully and I’ve loved my time here so far. And to win the Woman’s Championship on top of all that?? Incredible. I never thought I would wrestle again so I cried when Tony Khan told me haha.

AM: What are some upcoming matches that you can share with us that we can keep an eye out for?

S: I’ve actually been taking a short break the end of this year. Just for other projects and to take care of my mental health a bit. I never give myself time off, so it was much needed. But I will say to look out for someone else and that’s Harley Cameron! She’s the full package and an all-around amazing person!!

AM: We know that as a wrestler, you spend a lot of time on the road. What is an average week like for you in terms of travel, training, resting your body etc.?

S: WWE days were more hectic with live events. But these days with AEW, for me personally, they have given me a more relaxed schedule. Which I appreciate. I fly Tuesdays, work Wednesday and fly home Thursdays and will have the odd PPV at the weekend. I try to eat as good as possible and I should be in the gym more than I am if I’m being honest haha.

AM: Before you go into the ring, do you have any routines that you do to prepare for your fight and are there things that you do when you come out of it?

S: I pee lol and go into a corner and relax for a second. I get very, very nervous beforehand and need that time alone. When I come back out from the match, I hug whoever I wrestled and thank them, shake my producer and Tony Khan’s hand and then go to the locker room and just sit for a second.

AM: Outside of the ring, you're a board member for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Why is this so important to you?

S: It’s important because abuse is not just physical. It’s financial, mental, and verbal too. If I can use my platform to save someone’s life, I will absolutely do so.

Domestic Violence is extremely common and being part of something like that and also knowing so many women and men who’ve gone through something like that is heartbreaking. I’ll always use my platform for good.

AM: You shared your story in Fighting with My Family and you have a memoir that is coming out, Hell In Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives. Why did you want to share your story and what does the memoir cover that we may not know about from the film?

S: Well my movie was the PG version haha. I want people to know exactly what I’ve been through since birth to now and hopefully be inspired. It’s not for the faint of heart though.

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THE ART OF THE SNACK | MOON RABBIT

In this month's The Art of the Snack, we head down to our nation's capital in Washington, DC to Moon Rabbit which is known for their fine dining Vietnamese cuisine. We took some time to chat with Chef Kevin Tien to find out about his culinary background, the accolades that he has received as a noted chef, and what we can expect upon our next visit at this restaurant whether we're stopping in for lunch or for dinner. In addition, we wanted to know more about the ambiance of the space as well. Finally, we also look ahead as we're a the beginning of the holiday season to see how we can begin planning to close this year.

ATHLEISURE MAG: Chef Kevin Tien, can you tell us about your culinary background, where you trained, kitchens you worked in and what brought you to Moon Rabbit.

CHEF KEVIN TIEN: My culinary background started when I was a child. My mother worked in Vietnamese Cafes and would bring me to work with her as a child. I wasn't allowed in the dining room, but the chefs took a liking to me and taught me in the kitchen about food. I continued to work in restaurants in college while earning my bachelors degree and graduate degree. I eventually moved to DC to work for amazing chefs such as José Andrés and Aaron Silverman.

AM: You have received a number of accolades that have included a 4X James Beard Foundation SemiFinalist, 2024 JBF Finalist, Food & Wine BNC 2018, Esquire Best New Restaurant 2021, and 2024 New York Times 50 Best Restaurants in America. What does it mean to you to be recognized for your work and craft in this industry?

CHEF KT: As a young chef, I really began the industry as a way to make ends meet. Over time I found a love for it and dedicated all of my time and really immersed myself into food. For a long time I would always want to be like other chefs, but receiving all of these awards and recognition proved to me that there was a space for my type of cuisine that blended my Vietnamese background with Louisiana roots.

AM: What is the meaning behind the name, Moon Rabbit?

CHEF KT: Moon Rabbit refers to a Vietnamese folklore about a Rabbit who sacrificed itself to feed others earning itself a spot on the Moon with the Gods.

AM: What can you tell us about the ambiance of Moon Rabbit and what diners can expect when they come in for their next meal?

CHEF KT: Moon Rabbit offers a fun relaxing atmosphere in a bright contemporary space. You should feel like you are dining in my home and expect big, bold, and familiar flavors. But presenting in unfamiliar ways.

AM: What are the spices and flavors that are indicative of Vietnamese food?

CHEF KT: Vietnamese food has all of the flavor profiles in its dishes. It will always have a balance of sweet, salty, spicy, umami, and acid. I love the use of pepper, star anise, cloves, and cinnamon. Lots of ginger and garlic as well.

AM: Can you tell us your modern approach to making traditional Asian cuisine?

CHEF KT: I have to be careful when using a modern approach because I don't want to end up making something where it would just be considered fusion cuisine. It can happen so easily. We focus on depth of flavors a lot by fermentation, making our own misos, and various cooking techniques to add a lot of flavor into what can be a simple bite.

AM: I like the layout of your menu. For lunch, From the Earth can you tell us about 3 dishes that you suggest that we should enjoy with friends and family?

CHEF KT: Banh Beo, Cai Lan, and Banh Tam Bi Chay. They have such a different flavor profile on each dish, that you get a great taste of what we have to offer.

AM: What are 3 dishes From the Land that you suggest that we should think about?

CHEF KT: Bo La Lot, Nem Nuong, and Bo Luc Lac. These are my favorite dishes to order when dining out at a Vietnamese restaurant.

AM: From the Sea what are 3 that you suggest that we should have in mind?

CHEF KT: Goi Cuon Ca Ngu, Tom Nuong, Ca Kho. They are such great riffs on the traditional dishes.

AM: Can you tell us about the 3 dishes from The Endings for us to end our meal?

CHEF KT: Chef Susan is such a talent that we have here at Moon Rabbit. The three desserts do a great job of showcasing her techniques through my absolute favorite items to get at an Asian pastry shop. Layered soft sponge cake using pandan and tropical fruit, takes on traditional egg tarts from dim sum but with flavors of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and a fun cream puff that tastes like an Asian banana cream pie.

AM: For dinner, you have the same breakouts that exist in the lunch menu. Are there offerings that are unique to the dinner menu that you can suggest?

CHEF KT: Yes! My favorite items from each section are Goi Cuon (Summer Roll), Canh Chua (Roasted Golden Tile), Chim Cut Chien (Fried Quail and Tomato Rice).

AM: Tell us about Chef's Visit to Vietnam!

CHEF KT: The Chef’s Visit to Vietnam is the best way to enjoy Moon Rabbit. You come in, let us know if you have any dietary restrictions, and we will curate your whole dinner for you. You will get snacks that are rotated often that are off menu, and I will pick some of my favorite items that I am loving at the moment to send throughout dinner. You’ll finish with Chef Susan’s favorite desserts and some extra sweet bites at the end.

AM: What are 3 dessert items that are unique to the dinner menu that we should know about?

CHEF KT: Our Dau Hu (Tofu Cheesecake with Nardello Pepper Jam), Sau Rieng (Durian Mouse with White Chocolate), Rong Bien (Pandan Panna Cotta with Confit Seaweed).

AM: Can you tell us about your cocktails as you have a number of categories that sound like a great journey to sip through.

CHEF KT: The cocktail program is curated by our beverage director Thi Nguyen. We focus on procuring Asian Spirits to build our program, and adding a lot of savory notes throughout.

AM: For those that are interested in beer, wine, or cider, what do you suggest?

CHEF KT: Personally I really like our wine program, because of a great balance between classic and modern/natural styles of wine. I like them both equally, but find myself leaning towards the natural wines on our menu.

AM: Can you tell us about the Thanksgiving Take Home Box which was only available for the holiday?

CHEF KT: We love doing holiday boxes at the restaurant. It's what I would make at home for my family for the holidays. So essentially, you’ll eat like the chef! This Thanksgiving we did an andouille stuffed turkey breast, pho gravy, miso mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie with curried candied cashews, coconut milk creamed spinach, and lots more!

AM: Will there be other boxes for Christmas, NYE, etc?

CHEF KT: We are definitely doing a box for Christmas and are leaning towards a Sichuan Cumin Rubbed Prime Rib.

AM: Will you have a NYE event or other winter holidays that we should know about?

CHEF KT: I think NYE would be the best night for joining Moon Rabbit. We are offering a tasting menu starting at $95 with plenty of add ons for how fancy you want to get. Lots of caviar and bubbles of course.

AM: For those that are interested in private dining, what options exist for those that are looking to book for their own party/events?

CHEF KT: We love doing parties and private events! We make each event unique by doing a custom menu and experience for each guest. No 2 private events are ever the same. You can do our private dining room that seats up to 42 people, or even book the whole restaurant for up to 130 people. And for those that want a extra space, our rooftop has a great view of DC with private bar.

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@moonrabbitdc

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BINGELY STREAMING

EMILIA PÉREZ

Netflix Original

Netflix

In Emilia Pérez, we follow 4 amazing women in Mexico that are on the path to finding what makes them happy. Throughout this movie, you'll enjoy songs, dancing, and vibrant visuals. We meet Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) who is a cartel leader and brings on Rita (Zoe Saldaña) who is a lawyer that feels that she is unappreciated as she is stuck in a job that is going nowhere. She is asked to work with her to fake her own death so that the cartel leader can finally lead a life where she can be her true self. In addition, the cast also includes Selena Gomez (Selena + Restaurant, LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change, Only Murders in the Building), and Edgar Ramirez (The 355, MaXXXine, Borderlands).

CRUEL INTENTIONS

Prime Video Original Series

Prime Video

Growing up, many of us enjoyed seeing the original Cruel Intentions film that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Clerks III, Dexter: Original Sin), Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, The Morning Show, Big Little Lies), Ryan Phillippe (Crash, Shooter, Big Sky), and Selma Blair (The Sweetest Thing, Hellboy franchise, American Crime Story: Monica Lewinsky) which focused on elite highschoolers in NYC in a modern retelling of the 1872 novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Throughout this movie, we see how a pair of step siblings create havoc through their circle and social scene by manipulating others, having sex, and their use of drugs.

With the cult success of this movie, it's not a surprise that it has come back with the same focus in an updated way on Prime Video. This iteration of Cruel Intentions takes us to another elite social scene in college with a number of the antics and scenarios that appeared in the film.

Do you need to see the film in order to enjoy the series? No as the two can be enjoyed independently. Of course, if you have seen the film, you'll see certain iconic shots in the film, you'll enjoy the modern updates that have been included in this one and you can see how the plot has a bit of a different look and feel as it applies to the collegiate set versus when it focused on those in highschool. It's still a great watch that you can enjoy especially as we head into the holiday season.

THE BINGE CRIMES: LADY MAFIA

Sony Music

Spotify

We always enjoy a great true crime podcast and this is one that really lets you have an indepth look into the female Bernie Madoff as well as the Anna Delvey of the OC. We get to meet Sara King, who is known as Lady Mafia. We get to know more about how she got into this world of crime, her historic rise, and her inevitable fall as a loan shark. We get to hear how she made quickly and deals that were seen as shady at best in The Binge Crimes: Lady Mafia presented by SONY Music Entertainment.

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BINGELY BOOKS

BAYOU: FEASTING THROUGH THE SEASONS OF A CAJUN LIFE

Artisan

Melissa M. Martin

In Bayou: Feasting Through The Seasons of A Cajun Life James Beard award winning author of Mosquito Supper Club, Chef Melissa M. Martin takes us back to the Louisiana bayou and looks at big and small celebrations that take place in Southern Louisiana. With 100 recipes that include diverse humble ingredients like vegetables as well as shrimp and crab.

These recipes include Carnival Crawfish Boil and Etouffee Ring for the New Year leading to Carnival season. Afterwards, Lent brings fresh foods like Cabbage Slaw and Fried Fish Collars. As you continue into the Summer, it's all about shrimp season. With the Fall, there are boucheries, Cracklins and Back Bone Stew. For the Holidays, enjoy Fried Turkey, Holiday Dressing, and Red Velvet Cake.

CONVIVIR: MODERN MEXICAN CUISINE TO CALIFORNIA'S WINE COUNTRY

Harry N. Abrams

Rogelio Garcia + Andréa Lawson Grey

Michelin-starred Chef Rogelio Garcia brings over 150 recipes for traditional Mexican cuisine with the agricultural and artisanal bounty of California's Napa Valley! In Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California's Wine Country.

In this cookbook, Chef Garcia takes us to the local farms, ranches, sustainable fisheries and so much more. We also get to learn the technique for making homemade tortillas and tamales! There are modern approaches when it comes to making tacos, tostadas, sopes, and more!

We already have our tastebuds excited to make and enjoy Pork Rib Carnitas and Carrot Tamales with Spicy Carrot Salsa; Wild Mushroom Tacos with Al Pastor Sauce; and Prawn Ceviche with Choclo, Garnet Yams, and Pears.

You will also find variations to make the dishes, wine-pairing suggested, and curated menus for your next meal.

THURAYA: RECIPES FROM OUR FAMILY'S KITCHEN IN JORDAN

Nadeem Mansour

Nadeem Mansour

In Thuraya: Recipes From Our Family's Kitchen in Jordan, you delve into Jordanian and Middle Eastern cuisine with rich flavors that are filled with traditional family-style meals that Nadeem Mansour grew up eating in Amman, Jordan. Recipes include those that are passed down in families. Over 120 of these images are shared through vibrant pictures and are also accompanied by stories. There are small and large dishes that are included to perfectly compliment your meal across dietary cuisines whether you eat meat, are a vegetarian, or are vegan.

These dishes will be perfect to add to your next festivities or when you're looking to have an amazing dinner when you're having friends over for a perfect gathering.

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ATHLEISURE LIST | CASA SOL AT MAXX ROYAL BODRUM RESORT

It's officially time to think about planning our vacations for 2025 and we can see staying at Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort in Mugla, Turkey and eating at Casa Sol which opened in May of 2024.

Casa Sol is a concept collaboration between the resort and the F&B team with Corporate Chef Naoki Katori leading culinary and Shavinraj "Sha" Gopinath along with global consultancy Proof Creative which focuses on the drinks. The design of he bar and restaurant was led by GEO_ID.

This concept is situated just steps from the beach with dazzling views, Casa Sol transforms from a tranquil scene for a quiet breakfast into a relaxed locale for lunch in between dips in the ocean and a sophisticated nightlife venue as the sun goes down and the vibes pick up. The venue is entirely al fresco, with a mix of bar and restaurant seating for all group sizes.

The cuisine at Casa Sol is progressive Latin, merging traditional recipes with original elements to create an eclectic mix of dishes. The Chef de Cuisine José L. Castañeda Neri is an accomplished chef with a passion for innovative, high-end cuisine and has over a decade of experience in luxury hospitality.

For Breakfast, we suggest: Chilaquiles, which are corn chips cooked in a rich molcajete tomato sauce topped with sour cream, white cheese, avocado, cilantro and fried egg. For Lunch: Pescado Zarandeado, which is grilled seabream rubbed with chilies adobo served with citrus micro salad. For Dinner: Blackened Rib Eye, which is ribeye crusted with recado negro served with roasted eggplant puree, broccolini, roasted onion, chiles toreados & tortillas.

Casa Sol’s signature cocktail menu is split into two sections Sun Hats (lighter, more refreshing daytime options) and Shoulder Pads (features slightly more complex, spirit-forward drinks designed to enjoy into the evening), a nod to the 1980s beach town nostalgia felt throughout the offerings.

We suggest their Canta-Trio, a blend of tequila blanco, a citrus trio of grapefruit, lime and orange, agave and a spiced salt rim, The Balmy Cobbler with Pisco, pineapple, balsamic and berry shrub and lemon, and The Runway, a clarified milk punch with aged rum, banana, house-made grenadine, lemon, mixed berries, orange and a house spice mix.

If you're interested in hosting an event at Casa Sol, they offer a range of options from small gatherings to full buyouts. Their team can provide detailed information to tailor it to your needs.

CASA SOL at MAXX ROYAL BODRUM RESORT

Gölköy Mah, 312 Sk No:3, 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Türkiye

maxxroyal.com

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PHOTO CREDITS | Casa Sol at Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort

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THE BACHELOR S29. E0. | MEET GRANT AND THE WOMEN ON HIS JOURNEY

PHOTO CREDIT | ABC/The Bachelor Key Art

On Jan 27th, we will be glued to our screens to enjoy S29 of ABC’s The Bachelor which is being helmed by Grant Ellis who was on Jenn Tran’s S21 of The Bachelorette! We watched him navigate his relationship with her until he was eliminated in week 6 right before Hometowns!

A few weeks back, a first look of the women competing in his season was provided via ABC’s The Bachelor Facebook account! (where you can see videos that include more information on him as well as sneak peeks on the upcoming season!

As we do each season, we have shared these images (we’ll update their ABC gallery images) and we’ll begin to make the best guess on who will be going to Hometowns! We can’t wait to see how Grant and Jesse Palmer will vibe as he continues through the season and what surprises will be along the way.

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Golden Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE THINK WILL GO TO HOMETOWNS

ALEXE

ALLIE JO

ALLYSHIA

JULIANA

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THE GOLDEN BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

ALEXE

ALLIE JO

ALLYSHIA

ANDREA

BAILEY

BEVERLY

CAROLINA

CHLOIE

CHRISTINA

DINA

ELLA

J'NAE

JULIANA

KYLEIGH

KELSEY

LITIA

NATALIE

NEICEY

PARISA

RADHIKA

REBECCA L.

REBEKAH G.

ROSE

SAVANNAH

SARAFIENA

VICKY

ZOE

ATHLEISURE LIST | HEARTY & HEALTHY

This month, we hop down to the East Village to Hearty & Healthy which opened this month for those with a wide range of options that are great for guests with diverse dietary preferences (vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, gluten-free) who want to dine together, along with creative cocktails and mocktails. Chef/partner Eder Hernandez first launched this concept 3 years ago as a pandemic virtual kitchen that has since delivered over 300,000 meals. With such demand for healthier comfort food in the area, he and industry veteran Andee Rosario opened this brick-and-mortar restaurant and bar.

For lunch, we suggest that you try the Signature Harvest Salad with roasted butternut squash, quinoa, apples, avocado, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and kale; Blackened Salmon Salad with avocado, tomatoes, quinoa, feta cheese and lemon vinaigrette; and BLTA Sandwich with smoked crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickles and chipotle aioli on sourdough.

For dinner, we have our eye on the Black & Blue Salad with 100% certified grass-fed steak over organic mixed greens, tomatoes, avocado, carrots, crumbled blue cheese and Caesar dressing; Seafood Stew with clams, shrimp, scallops and mussels; and vegan baked Spaghetti Squash with house-made marinara, spinach and tofu cream.

Our favorite meal of the week is Brunch and we're thinking about their Hangover Benny with crispy smoked bacon, prosciutto cotto ham, and hollandaise; Chorizo Skillet with scrambled eggs, Mexican chorizo, queso fresco, jalapeño, salsa, guacamole and soft tortillas; and Vegan Pancakes with seasonal berries, blueberry compote and maple syrup.

As we transition into colder weather keep these on your radar: Grandma’s Chicken Pot Pie; braised Short Ribs with mashed potatoes and carrots; fresh pasta with house-made Grass-Fed Beef Bolognese; and vegan Eggplant Pot Pie with basil tomato sauce, mushrooms, quinoa, chickpeas, cashews and tofu cream cheese.

The bar program highlights mezcal, house infusions like jalapeño tequila, spicy cinnamon whiskey, limoncello vodka, and spirit-free cocktails. Creative, aromatic drinks include Sunrise Mezcal with mezcal, ginger syrup, fresh lime and pineapple juice; Tequila Road with tequila blanco, housemade chile morita syrup, fresh lime and grapefruit juices; plus mocktails like Little Miss Pumpkin Spice with pumpkin puree, fresh apple and lemon juices, and cinnamon syrup; and Rosemary Paloma with fresh grapefruit juice, rosemary-infused syrup and lemon off the fun What To Drink When You’re Not Drinking menu.

HEARTY & HEALTHY

103 1st Ave

NY, NY10009

heartyandhealthynyc.com

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9LOOKS | DONNA KARAN

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9DRIP | SARAYA

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9LIST STORI3S | TAYE DIGGS

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AWARDS SEASON | CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Earlier today, the television nominees for the 30th Critics Choice Awards were announced as we are in the early stages of Awards Season (film nominations have been added to this post as of Dec 12th)! The show will take place on Sunday, January 12th and will air on E! Our predictions are in bold, the ones we correctly identified as winners are in bold italics and winners that we didn’t predict are in italics.

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best ACTOR IN A DRAMA Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who (Disney+)

Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video)

Best ACTRESS IN A Drama Series 

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)

Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)

Shanola Hampton – Found (NBC)

Keira Knightley – Black Doves (Netflix)

Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Anna Sawai – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Best SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Michael Emerson – Evil (Paramount+)

Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found (NBC)

Takehiro Hira – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

John Lithgow – The Old Man (FX)

Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A Drama Series

Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Nicole Kidman – Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)

Skye P. Marshall – Matlock (CBS)

Anna Sawai – Pachinko (Apple TV+)

Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

Best COMEDY Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

English Teacher (FX)

Hacks (HBO | Max)

Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)

St. Denis Medical (NBC)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best ACTOR IN A COMEDY Series

Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher (FX)

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC)

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Series

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)

Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max)

Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV+)

Best SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY Series

Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO | Max)

Asher Grodman – Ghosts (CBS)

Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)

Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Series

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX / Hulu)

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO | Max)

Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher (FX)

Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along (Disney+)

Annie Potts – Young Sheldon (CBS)

Limited Series and Made for Television Movie Awards

Best LIMITED Series

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Disclaimer (Apple TV+)

Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)

Mr Bates vs the Post Office (PBS)

The Penguin (HBO Max)

Ripley (Netflix)

True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)

We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)

Best MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

The Great Lillian Hall (HBO Max)

It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)

Música (Prime Video)

Out of My Mind (Disney+)

Rebel Ridge (Netflix)

V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder)

Best ACTOR IN A LIMITED Series OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Colin Farrell – The Penguin (HBO Max)

Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Tom Hollander – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

Kevin Kline – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)

Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)

Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix)

Best ACTRESS IN A LIMITED Series OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)

Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)

Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall (HBO Max)

Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO Max)

Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind (Disney+)

Naomi Watts – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

Best SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED Series OR MADE FOR TELEVISION

Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer (HBO Max)

Hugh Grant – The Regime (HBO Max)

Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)

Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu)

Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple (Netflix)

Treat Williams – FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans (FX)

Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED Series OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Dakota Fanning – Ripley (Netflix)

Leila George – Disclaimer (Apple TV+)

Betty Gilpin – Three Women (Starz)

Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin (HBO Max)

Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)

Best FOREIGN LANGUAGE Series

Acapulco (Apple TV+)

Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video)

La Máquina (Hulu)

The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix)

My Brilliant Friend (HBO Max)

Pachinko (Apple TV+)

Senna (Netflix)

Squid Game (Netflix)

Best ABIMATED Series

Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)

Bluey (Disney+)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)

Invincible (Prime Video)

The Simpsons (Fox)

X-Men ’97 (Disney+)

Best TALK SHOW

Hot Ones (YouTube)

The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC/Syndicated)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best COMEDY SPECIALS

Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)

Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Hulu)

Kevin James: Irregardless (Prime Video)

Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO Max)

Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special (Netflix)

Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (HBO Max)

Best PICTURE

A Complete Unknown
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked

Best ACTOR

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic

Best ACTRESS

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance

Best SUPPORTING ACTOR

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet

Best ACTING ENSEMBLE

Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best DIRECTOR

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Sean Baker – Anora
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers

Best ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Best CINEMATOGRAPHY

Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys

Best PRODUCTION DESIGN

Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two

Best EDITING

Sean Baker – Anora
Marco Costa – Challengers
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5

Best COSTUME DESIGN

Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II

Best HAIR AND MAKEUP

Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two
Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man

Best VISUAL EFFECTS

Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
Visual Effects Team – The Substance
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Best ANIMATED FEATURE

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best COMEDY

A Real Pain
Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma

Best FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best SONG

“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Miley Cyrus
“Compress / Repress” – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez

Best SCORE

Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

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