tarte issue 3

TARTE vol. 1 issue no. 3

FLOWER CHILDRENa first look at

Katie Eleanor’s newestcreations, plus

an exclusive interview

UNITED FOR THE ORCHESTRAwhy Manchester Orchestra

is still rocking our socksclear outta here

TULLE-Y GORGEOUSTarte finds the prettiest

styles for those lazy, hazy dog days of summer

SIREN SONG we snag an interview with

SIRENS AND SERENADES

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WELCOMETO YOUR

THIRD ISSUE OF

TARTE.vol. 1 issue 3 TARTE 03


REGULAR FEATURES

Third time’s the charm, right? Three issues

in and it seems like I’m finally getting a hold

of things here at Tarte. More interviews,

more photography, and an all-around more

visually appealing magazine.

This is defintely our most exciting is-

sue yet -- it’s chock-full of talented artists

Letter

Editor

and it’s finally starting to shape up into my

original vision for Tarte.

Thank you to all of our talented con-

tributors, helpers, and a huge gracias to the

lovely readers!

Welcome to your magazine!

Emily Traver, Editor in Chief of Tarte ▲

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perfect for late summer days.

IMPENDING AUTUMN

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THE CITY

Tarte is now based in Toronto, and your

magazine is about to get a huge injection of

new people, artists, and (most importantly) a

seriously cooler new scene. Not that

working out of a 10,000 people-strong town

isn’t great...

MOVING ON

Moving out, moving up, and moving on... With

so many of you going to your new University

homes and all these changes going on, you

know something exciting is in the air.

YOU!

We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again... Tarte

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CONTENTS

CONTENTSVOLUME 1 ISSUE NO. 3regular features 4

4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

5 WE LOVE

8 CONTRIBUTORS

9 BEHIND THE SCENES

fun stuff 10

12 MAKE YOUR OWN TARTE

14 CRUSHING ON

16 NO HANDLEBARS

music 18

20 SWEET SOUNDS

22 MUSICAL MUSINGS

24 THESE WORDS

26 SIRENS AND SERENADES


FUN STUFF

Dead and Divine is a five-piece

band hailing from Burlington,

Ontario (about 20 minutes away

from my own hometown!). They

discovered immediate success

in Metalcore with their 2005 EP

What Really Happened at Lov-

er’s Lane with Verona Records

– a label created by themselves

DEAD AND DIVINEArticle by Emily Traver

CRUSHING ON...and Shane Told of Silverstein

fame.

The band resigned to Distort

Entertainment in 2008, joining

the likes of Alexisonfire, Cancer

Bats, and Architects. They re-

leased The Machines We Are in

August 2008 and went on a Can-

ada-wide tour with their equal-

ly brutal friends, Straight Reads

the Line (haven’t head of them?

You’re doing yourself a disser-

vice). The album reached #18

on the Canadian Neilsen Sound-

scan Hard Rock charts, and

#39 on the Canadian Neilsen

Soundscan Alternative charts.

They were nominated for Favou-


rite Punk/Hardcore band for

the CMW Indie Awards along-

side Alexisonfire, Propaghan-

di, and Comeback Kid. The

band kicked off their first Euro-

pean tour with well-established

group The Chariot.

Their newest album will be

titled Antimacy, and is due for

release on August 2, 2011.

I was recently lucky enough to

see Dead and Divine (along

with Architects, Counterparts,

and Texas With a Dollar Sign)

in Ottawa. I actually went to the

show mainly for newcomers

Counterparts, but was blown

away by Dead and Divine’s

set – they were as energetic,

crow-pleasing, and heavy as

anyone could have asked for.

And while I’ll always have a

soft spot for Sam Carter of Ar-

chitects (when accosted for a

picture, he was the epitome of

a British Gentleman), this sea-

son we’re crushing on Dead

and Divine. ▲

Current Members:

Vocals – Matt Tobin

Guitar – Chris LeMasters

Bass – Kellan Lindsay

Guitar – Sebastian Lueth

Drums – Kelly Bilan

MUSIC

20 TARTE vol. 1 issue 3 vol. 1 issue 3 TARTE 21

SWEET SOUNDS

ChairliftYou might have

heard their hitsong, Bruises, on

an Apple commercial.

But what you don’tknow is just how

catchy, sweet, and endearing

their entire discography is.

Our personal favourite,

Does You Inspire You, packs all the

charm of any trendy indie band - but with a hard-to-find meaning and

depth. ▲


MUSICTARTE: Your new album! How is it different

from your older material?

ALLAN: The new album is above and be-

yond the old material, and musically so much

better! For me, it’s finally something we can

be really proud of and look forward to the

release.



PAGES 14,15

PAGES 20, 21

PAGES 26, 27


CONTENTS VOLUME 1 ISSUE NO. 3art & photography 34

36 EDITOR’S ART

38 KATIE ELEANOR PHOTO-

GRAPHY

52 THINH LE PHOTGRAPHY

56 CLARA NEBELING PHOTO-

GRAPHY

59 “GO OUTSIDE!”

fashion & beauty 60

62 TARTE HEARTS TULLE

70 TARTE IS PRETTY

72 IN THE BLOGOSPHERE

76 ALL THE PRETTY BIRDS

world 78

80 A VERY TARTE LIBRARY

82 CINEMATIC SYSTEMATIC


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CONTRIBUTORS

Contributors

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Contriburing WritersEmily Traver

Featured & Contributing Photographers

Katie Eleanor, Thinh Le,

Clara Nebeling, Emily Traver

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fancy free


FUNSTUFF

Lemon meringue pie is a defi-

nite summer favourite -- cool,

fresh, and just plain tasty! This

old fashioned recipe is perfect,

and incredibly easy to make. It

can sit for a few days in the

fridge, so it’s great cake/cup-

cake alternative for impress-

ing friends, too!


FUN STUFF

make it

Make Your Own Tarte

1 Place the white, granu-

lated sugar, all-purpose flour,

cornstarch, water, freshly

squeezed lemon and lime

juices and grated lemon zest

in a saucepan.

2 Turn the stove top heat

to “medium-high” and blend

the ingredients thoroughly

using a wire whisk. Allow the

lemon filling mixture to come

to a full boil.

3 Whisk the butter and

egg yolks into the filling mix-

ture. Continue boiling the mix-

ture, stirring constantly, until it

thickens.

4 Pour the lemon filling

into the baked pastry shell or

a crumb crust, depending on

your preference. Preheat your

oven to 325 degrees Fahren-

heit.

5 Make the meringue top-

ping by placing egg whites into

a metal or glass mixing bowl

and beating them with a whisk

or electric mixer until they are

foamy. Add white sugar and

vanilla extract and continue

beating until the mixture is

stiff. Pour the meringue over

the lemon filling and spread it

out so it seals the edges of the

crust.

6 Bake the pie for 10 to 15

minutes, or until the meringue

topping is golden. Garnish the

top of the pie with fresh lemon

peel twists or a sprinkling of

yellow sanding sugar.

Courtesy of www.ehow.com.

1 1/2 cups & 6 tbsp White granulated

sugar, separated

2 tbsp All-purpose flour

3 tbsp Cornstarch

1 1/2 cups Water

1/2 cup Freshly squeezed

lemon juice

1 tsp Freshly squeezed

lime juice

2 tsp Grated lemon zest

3 tbsp Butter

3 Beaten egg yolks

1 9 inch baked pas-

try shell or crumb

crust

4 Egg whites

1/2 tsp Natural vanilla ex-

tract

Lemon peel twists or yellow sanding sugar,

for garnish

Saucepan

Wire whisk

Metal or glass mixing bowl

Electric mixer ▲


you’ll need


FUN STUFF

Dead and Divine is a five-piece

band hailing from Burlington,

Ontario (about 20 minutes away

from my own hometown!). They

discovered immediate success

in Metalcore with their 2005 EP

What Really Happened at Lov-

er’s Lane with Verona Records

– a label created by themselves

DEAD AND DIVINEArticle by Emily Traver

CRUSHING ON...and Shane Told of Silverstein

fame.

The band resigned to Distort

Entertainment in 2008, joining

the likes of Alexisonfire, Cancer

Bats, and Architects. They re-

leased The Machines We Are in

August 2008 and went on a Can-

ada-wide tour with their equal-

ly brutal friends, Straight Reads

the Line (haven’t head of them?

You’re doing yourself a disser-

vice). The album reached #18

on the Canadian Neilsen Sound-

scan Hard Rock charts, and

#39 on the Canadian Neilsen

Soundscan Alternative charts.

They were nominated for Favou-


rite Punk/Hardcore band for

the CMW Indie Awards along-

side Alexisonfire, Propaghan-

di, and Comeback Kid. The

band kicked off their first Euro-

pean tour with well-established

group The Chariot.

Their newest album will be

titled Antimacy, and is due for

release on August 2, 2011.

I was recently lucky enough to

see Dead and Divine (along

with Architects, Counterparts,

and Texas With a Dollar Sign)

in Ottawa. I actually went to the

show mainly for newcomers

Counterparts, but was blown

away by Dead and Divine’s

set – they were as energetic,

crow-pleasing, and heavy as

anyone could have asked for.

And while I’ll always have a

soft spot for Sam Carter of Ar-

chitects (when accosted for a

picture, he was the epitome of

a British Gentleman), this sea-

son we’re crushing on Dead

and Divine. ▲

Current Members:

Vocals – Matt Tobin

Guitar – Chris LeMasters

Bass – Kellan Lindsay

Guitar – Sebastian Lueth

Drums – Kelly Bilan


FUN STUFF

NO HANDLE BARS

Modified bicycle from Urban Outfitters,www.urbanoutfitters.com/


We know, we know -- the

hippest of you are shouting

at the virtual-page because

fixies are old news. And be

that as it may, it was never

the trendiness that turned us

on to them. Between ever-

increasing gas (and rent,

and food, and clothing, and

school) prices, the state of

our sad little ozone layer, and

our pathetic activity level,

we like bikes because,

well, they’re smart.

Check out Urban Out-

fitter’s undeniably fun

create-a-bike shop

on their website, and

then flip on over to

the new and im-

proved Google Maps,

which now has dedi-

cated bike routes for

most cities (and some

smaller towns).

Don’t forget your helmets,

kiddies! ▲

you chooseyour song

and i choose

mine

MUSIC



MUSIC


SWEET SOUNDS

ChairliftYou might have

heard their hitsong, Bruises, on

an Apple commercial.

But what you don’tknow is just how

catchy, sweet, and endearing

their entire discography is.

Our personal favourite,

Does You Inspire You, packs all the

charm of any trendy indie band - but with a hard-to-find meaning and

depth. ▲


MUSIC

musical musings

ALBUM Simple Math

ARTIST Manchester Orchestra

YEAR/LABEL ‘11/Favorite Gentleman

Their third studio album, Simple Math main-

tains Manchester Orchestra’s tried-and-true

indie rock sound while still progressing as a

group. Lyricist/vocalist Andy Hull states that

Simple Math tells a story of his life as a young

adult, covering issues that we can all relate

to. After the fame he garnered from his solo

project (which, by the way, we loved), we’re

happy to see Manchester back in action.

musical musingsUNITED

for the orchestraArticle by Emily Traver


ALBUM Prophets

ARTIST Counterpards

YEAR/LABEL ‘11/Verona Records

An under-20 metalcore band hailing from

Hamilton, ON, Counterparts is known for

their professional and outstanding perfor-

mances, songwriting, and execution. Any

fan of the genre should give Prophets a try.

ALBUM Scurrilous

ARTIST Protest the Hero

YEAR/LABEL ‘11/Underground Ops

There’s a problem with Scurrilous that was

hard to nail down; Protest the Hero is loved

for their constant progression and change.

Scurrilous, while not at all bad, is not espe-

cially different or improved from Fortress.

ALBUM More Monsters and

Sprites

ARTIST Skrillex

YEAR/LABEL ‘11/Big Beat, Atlantic

Oh yes, he did. Skrillex wows us again - with

more remixes, drops, and WUB WUB WUB.

This album needs no evaluation; we all know

that it’s a must for any dubstep afficianado.

ALBUM One Reality

ARTIST Texas in July

YEAR/LABEL ‘11/Equal Vision

It’s hard to believe that One Reality is only

the second album to come from Texas in

July; they are a remarkably established

band, and for good reason. If you were a fan

of I Am, you’ll love their new tracks. ▲


MUSIC

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Right away great captain

I’ll go where you need me

The banks of the north shore

Or the hills I’ll go fleeting

Just give me one minute to tell

my wife good bye

I loved her so dearly but it’s time

to take real flight

On a dark desert road

Or a middle sized fake show you

lead me to. (It’s so dark in there)

Well right away great captain

I’ll surely leave everything

God damned I love it

But God you mean more to me

than any three hole punched

fake scripture could come from

me

These

Wordsmusic is emotion

at its finest

Just know that I love you

But love’s such a simile

For pearl gates of gold

I will do my best to meet you

there half way

Or the whole way

On a high way you know

Where the ending will take place

so beautifully

So beautifully

So beautifully…

Right away great captain

I’ll go where you want me to

Don’t make it much harder

than what I have gone through

If you’ve got your systems ill tear

down these walls

You haven’t seen devils till

you’ve felt them all

You’ve got to be strong

I’ll take it back, if you want me to

On a highway you know

that I will do my best to meet you

there

Please don’t leave

I wish you’d say please don’t

leave me

But darling I am leaving

TITLE: Right Away, Great

Captain!

ARTIST: Right Away, Great

Captain! (Andy Hull) ▲


MUSICTARTE: Your new album! How is it different

from your older material?

ALLAN: The new album is above and be-

yond the old material, and musically so much

better! For me, it’s finally something we can

be really proud of and look forward to the

release.


MUSIC

MEMBERS:

Phil Andrews – Guitar

Jacob Clarke – Guitar

Allan Branje – Vocals & Bass

Matthew Roberge – Drum &

Vocals

GENRE: Post-hardcore

HOMETOWN: Almonte, ON

LABEL: Unsigned

Article by Emily Traver

Sirens and Serenades is a

post-hardcore group from Al-

monte, Ontario. Hailing from

a town with a population less

than 5 000 strong, they’ve

come one heck of a long way.

S&S is on their third year,

and is stronger than ever.

They’ve played with some

of their greatest inspirations,

and have been rewarded with

positive words from their own

idols. In the words of Karl

Schubach of Misery Signals,

“You will make it, you have

what it takes.” We talk to Ja-

cob, Phil, and Allan to get the

deets on their new album, up-

coming tour, and more.

WE HEAR SIRENS

▲▲


TARTE: What got you into mu-

sic? Give us a brief history of

how S&S formed.

PHIL: I personally got into mu-

sic because I had nothing else to

do. My cousin played guitar and

I thought it looked fun, so that

Christmas I bought myself my

first electric guitar from Radio

Shack. I always loved music, but

I really got into it when I realized

LEFT: Phil Andrews

RIGHT: Jacob Clarke

LEFT: Alan Branje

RIGHT: Matt Roberge

making my own sounds was way

more fun than the radio!

ALLAN: Just a thought among

friends that being in a band

would be fun and awesome. It

started with liking bands like The

Offspring and Weezer; we all

started to learn instruments and

by the end of grade seven we

got our little band together. We

called ourselves Red Morning

and played really terrible, crappy

songs -- but hey, we were young!

My transition to heavy music

came with groups like Limp Bi-

zkit, and after being in that ini-

tial band for two years my friend

Garrett Fitzgerald (currently in

the band Hemispheres) started

to enlist members to form what

is now Sirens and Serenades.

Early on we acquired Matt, and


MUSIChe is (along with me) the only

“original” member. Starting out

as a more metal band, and then

morphing into metalcore, we

quickly found our spot as a light-

core band.

TARTE: Who are your biggest

and Silverstein -- bands that can

gain great success but still stay

true to the fans and their music.

(TARTE: We would have to

agree!)

JACOB: Slash, Carlos Santana,

Black Sabbath, Randy Rhoads.

“

ALLAN: Things were going well,

and then I left to attend school

and manage the band from four

hours away. When I came back

I used what I learned in school

to help organize our Sound the

Sirens tour. Then we got hooked

influences?

PHIL: 30 Seconds to Mars, HIM,

Sum 41, Blink-182... and a few

others. Different eras of my life

have come with different musical

tastes.

ALLAN: The likes of Blessthefall

TARTE: What would you say

was your “big break”, when

things suddenly got real for the

band?

PHIL: When we played the label

showcases at the Opera House

in Toronto.

up with the Metal Kombat tour

over the summer, and a fall tour

that I unfortunately can’t say

much about – but we will be all

over the place!

TARTE: What inspires you to

write new material?

”MY BIGGEST INFLUENCES COME FROM ... BANDS THAT CAN GAIN

GREAT SUCCESS BUT STILL STAY TRUE TO THE FANS AND THEIR MUSIC


PHIL: Everyday life. Some art-

ists look at events around the

world and write songs about

war or the government system

and things like that. For me I

just think about what made me

happy that day; or sad or angry

or whatever the case may be.

Sometimes just playing a guitar

is enough inspiration to write.

ALLAN: In S&S, a lot of our mu-

sic is written by Matt and Phil.

Once they have the song down,

I come along and put lyrics to it.

Lyrics come very easy to me, I

definitely use past experiences.

Some songs I can just sit down

and write straight away. But the

day someone takes the time to

read our lyrics, I think they will

see a new side of the band and

of me.

JACOB: I’m often inspired to sit

and watch Matt bring out a mil-

lion ideas in a few seconds. It’s

slightly awesome.

TARTE: You’re also kicking off

an Ontario tour on July 15; what

is the best part about a tour? The

worst?

PHIL: The best part about tour

is the exploration of all the cities

we visit. The worst is definitely

sleeping in the van. My neck

was sore enough already from

the last show!

ALLAN: The best part of tour is

meeting people at shows and

getting our name out there, re-

ally last tour was just to get our

name out enough to be able to

tour this summer and each tour

we hope to grow in fans until our

name is recognized for all our

hard work and dedication. The

worst part of tour would have to

be lack of being clean, I don’t

know about you but I like to be

clean! Being showered every

day is sometimes a tough task to

do, but at least we have our rule

in place that whoever has been

in the band longest showers

first. That means I get the most

hot water, Matt goes next, and

Phil and Jacob get what’s left!

[laughs]

JACOB: The best is playing

a ton of shows in a row. The

worst? Being stuck with a bunch

of smelly men in a van, and Phill!

TARTE: How do you get ready

for a show?

PHIL: I like to get ready for

shows by meeting the people. I

try to get to know a few people

in the crowd and have a more

intimate show with the fans and

kids in the crowd, you know? I


MUSICdon’t really get nervous at all anymore in terms of

playing on stage for people. I get nervous about

other things, like “What if an amp stops working or

a guitar cuts out?”

ALLAN: I’ve now played every instrument in the

band except drums, so my pre-show routine has

changed a bunch. This will be my first tour on bass

as well as lead screams, so where before I only

needed to warm up my voice now it’s tune the

bass, vocal warm-ups, warm up the band’s tune

and go on stage! Of course I get nervous; not ner-

vous that I’ll screw up, but if people will like us. But

the second we kick into our set it all goes away,

there’s no time to worry any more -- you just have

to give the people their money’s worth!

TARTE: What’s your favourite show you’ve played

so far?

ALLAN: This year in February we played North

Bay, and it was a room packed to the ceiling with

metal heads and girls who screamed lower than

I could even dream of. And then when we start-

ed our set we had this electronic intro and glow

sticks, but the second it started everyone was into

it... probably one of the most fun times I’ve had on

stage.

PHIL: Agreed -- we showed up, and then a bunch

of metal heads showed up, and we thought we

would be this odd band out that doesn’t belong.

Then we played our set and right at the start of the

first song we had a mosh pit going and it was a

really good time.

TARTE: Have you ever slipped up at a show?

PHIL: We were playing the Opera House and

my guitar strap ripped during a guitar spin and

snapped the head of my guitar! [laughs] It’s still

on YouTube I believe!

(TARTE: Check out

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nk7QF91F1w)

TARTE: What can we expect from S&S in the

near future?

PHIL: More shows, more tours, and even more

energy and fun! This is all we want to do and

were going to keep doing it!

ALLAN: Tour, tour, and more tour really, we got-

ta get our name out so we have to do anything

it takes to make this work. ▲


Now do your homework and check out more

Sirens and Serenades www.facebook.com/sirensandserenades?sk=info

www.myspace.com/sirenscorewww.twitter.com/#!/sirensserenades

www.sirensandserenades.bigcartel.com/www.youtube.com/sirenscore

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY


a picture is worth

one thousand

words


ART & PHOTOGRAPHY


ART


Inky’s RevengeBy Traver

Flower ChildModel: Miranda Read-WilsonHair and Makeup: Alice MoorePhotography: Katie EleanorClothing: Kee Boutique


PHOTOGRAPHY


“Pure, raw, and writhing imagina-tion. I like nar-ratives, I like stories. If I’m not looking into myself and my own imagination then I’m looking to illustrations, romantic poetry, or avante-garde fashion photog-raphy for ways to execute the things that haunt my brain.”

PHOTOGRAPHY

Katie Eleanor Interview by Emily Traver of Tarte Magazines


Are you self-taught?

I count myself as self taught on

many levels; I taught myself ev-

erything I use personally on my

own shoots, my techniques and

retouching skills, and remained

solely that way for three years.

Last September I came to a col-

lege where I could study pho-

tography, and it has given me

access to things like large and

medium format film, black and

white and colour darkrooms, and

a large studio space that I would

not have access to otherwise.

Do you tend to prefer film or

digital?

I shoot in film as much as I physi-

cally can, it’s beautiful and it suits

me. I shoot in digital for clients

because I have to and to build

my retouching skills. If it were

my way I’d shoot everything on

film, every lookbook and every

editorial, that’s what I hope to do

one day.

What selection of cameras

do you use for your photo-

graphs?

I have a small collection of film

cameras, my favourite being my

Zenit-B, (who I named Vladi-

mir,) and I currently work with a

Canon 500D for digital work, al-

though I am saving a hopefully

upgrade next year.

How did your career in pho-

tography start off? Did you al-

ways see yourself doing this?

When I was a child I saw myself

growing back into the ocean and

remaining underwater, a sea

creature in my own right. I be-

gan taking photography serious-

ly when I was fifteen years old

and I shot for my first small cli-

ents and an agency, since then

I have never seen myself doing

anything else.

And finally, what advice would

you give to aspiring photogra-

phers or other artists?

Give into yourself, in every way

possible, give into the deepest

darkest sides of your imagina-

tion and see the new muses you

uncover there. ▲


PHOTOGRAPHY

Thinh LeStraight from a fairy-tale book, these ethereal, saturated images are trademark of this talented young photographerSite: cargocollective.com/thinhlephotographyAll images © Thinh Le. All rights reserved.


PHOTOGRAPHY


PHOTOGRAPHY

Clara NebelingSweet, feminine, and mysterious, Clara’s photography captures her environment,her subject, and then someSite: flickr.com/people/claraphotography/All images © Clara Nebeling. All rights reserved.


PHOTOGRAPHY


PHOTOGRAPHY

Go outside and ride our bikes like the other kids?

SO, WHAT HAS TARTE BEEN UP TO ALL

SUMMER?

Besides giving you all a fan-freaking-tastic

new issue, we’ve been wasting a lot of time in

between apartment viewings, packing, draw-

ing, and all the other usual suspects.

Check out www.veer.com for their awesome

array of free swag including wallpapers, fonts,

images, and texture.

The best part? www.veer.com/products/free

gives us a selection of Activity Books that you

can print off and feel really hip doing.

That’s right -- the friendly folks at Veer have

given us a really good reason to stay indoors

amidst the heat, and look like a graphic design

insider.

And tell us, what more could you want in a

summer?


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TULLE FOR 2


ABOUT TULLEAt its heart, Tulle has always aimed to design vintage inspired

modern clothing. The word itself – tulle – conjures up classic

notions of femininity and creativity. Tulle fabric has been a

basic building block of gowns, veils and, of course, ballet tu-

tus - all beautifully simple silhouettes that are simultaneously

designed with great attention to detail. We strive to capture

he essence of tulle”and reflect it in all that we create.

With a desire to start a young contemporary collection at an

affordable price point, Tulle was launched in 1999. We began

with a small collection that focused on outerwear and sweat-

ers. Since then we have grown and now Tulle offers a full

sportswear collection of tops, skirts and dresses. Our formula

is simple: we soak up our love of vintage fashion, mix it up

with vintage and modern silhouettes, and have fun playing

with classic and contemporary prints to create a distinctive

brand that is both feminine and sweet. Perfect for a day out

on the town that can easily be carried into the evening.

Tulle has become an editorial favorite of magazines such

as Lucky, In Style, Marie Claire, Real Simple, Glamour and

For our full list of press and celebrity sightings checkout

our press section.

People Style Watch. Aside from being featured in popular-

magazines, Tulle is also a favorite of many celebrities.

Tarte Hearts TulleAND YOU WILL TOO!



ABOUT TULLE’S CHARITY WORK

AS AN ONGOING EFFOR TO HELP, TULLE DONATES 5% OF THE AMOUNT ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SPEND (SUB-TOTAL) TO A NONPROFIT CHARITYTHAT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TULLE.

TULLE HAS BEEN DONATING TO NON-PROFIT CHARITIES FOR OVER A YEAR...

TULLE SUPPORTS ANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS MAKING A BETTER COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT MAY BE FOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, CHARITIES, OR HELPING THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

IN THE PAST

TULLE DONATED 50% OF THEIR SUB-TOTAL EARNINGS ON VALENTINE’S DAY IN HAITI RELIEF EFFORTS ▲

Charity Involvement



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FASHION & BEAUTY

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TARTE

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Physician’s Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Powder$11, physiciansformula.com

“Smells yummy and re-ally brightens your face without looking heavy!”Benefit My Treat Lipstick

$18, benefitcosmetics.com


Image copyright Thinh Le


FASHION & BEAUTY - BLOGOSPHERE

Beauties in the Blogosphere Mode D’Amour - Annemiek Kessels

TARTE: How does it feel to go

from blogging about your style to

being featured and interviewed

by major names in the industry

(among the likes of Vogue Girl

Korea, Vogue.de, Refinery29)?

AK: It’s awesome! But sometimes

it’s still strange to see myself in

a fashion magazine, or read my

own interviews up on the internet.

I would have never thought that

blogging would bring so much op-

pertinities for me, but it definitely

encourages me to keep blogging.


TARTE: Do you have one “go-

to” piece that tends to make

more appearances in your

wardrobe rotation? Why do

you love it?

AK: I love to wear my silk Acne

jacket with almost everyting.

It’s the first item I take with

me when I leave the house

and I’m not wearing a jacket

already.

Pictured at right.

TARTE: We all have a few

pieces that end up in the back

of the closet, tags fully at-

tached. Do you have any tips

for avoiding these impulse

buys?

AK: I think that everyone has

one of these buys once in a

while, but I think that the best

way to avoid impulse buys is

to think about how you are

planning to combine them with

the rest of your clothes before

buying them! ▲

TARTE: We love your more

wearable takes on unique,

trendy pieces. What are some

tips for sampling a trend while

still staying true to your own

style?

AK: Don’t buy something the

first moment you’ve seen it

without thinking about it. I al-

ways think before I buy some-

thing new if I can easily style

it with the rest of my wardrobe

before buying.menswear trendacne top, zara pants, zara heels

animal print trendzara jacket, COS top, COS jeans


FASHION & BEAUTY - BLOGOSPHERE

Beauties in the Blogosphere Style Expert - Jess Zaino

Homegirl needs no introduction -- Zaino’s blog

keeps us posted on what’s nouveau in the

fashion world, with a fun mix of beauty, style,

and everything else fun and girly. We catch up

to get the goods on prolonging summer trends

and maxing the sunshine hours we have left.

TARTE: What are your tips on transitioning all

those summer dresses, wedges, and blouses

into the fall?

JESS ZAINO: I love the idea of keeping my

favorite Summer dresses and adding a fitted

dark blazer and colored tights or leggings, if

the cooler Fall weather calls for it. My Fall ob-

session? High heel penny loafers with tassels

Image courtesy of jesszaino.blogspot.com

with my Summer floral sundresses.

dress @ asos, shoes @ lulu*s


TARTE: By the time late-sum-

mer heat rolls around, what’s

one “go-to” piece that you

couldn’t live without?

JZ: As we’ve seen all Sum-

mer, to look cool in the heat

are rompers! rompers! romp-

ers!

both @ free people

TARTE: What do you recom-

mend packing for a day in the

sun?

JZ: A favorite tote bag, towel,

a book, SPF, water, fruit... and

my Summer beach staple, the

Tommy Bahama beach chair

available at Costco for $25! ▲

designer silk scarf. You can

pick a great one up cheap at

a local thrift store and rock it

as a headscarf with oversized

sunglasses and red lipstick

ala vintage 1950’s or... as a

cover-up for a one of kind

beach bunny ensemble.

tarte’s favourite: inject some

casual boho style! scarf @

h&m

TARTE: How can we observe

trends and inject some indi-

viduality into the typical biki-

ni-and-sunglasses beach en-

semble?

JZ: I love the idea of a bright,

sexy cover-up. It’s left stores

by now, but the Calypso for

Target collection can be found

online on Amazon and their

turquoise tunics are still per-

fect to make a stylish state-

ment on the beach or by the

pool. I also suggest a unique,


FASHION & BEAUTY

MODEL STATS:

Height 5’ 9.5”

Hair Brown

Eyes Brown

When did you begin modelling

professionally?

In my hometown I would model

for stores advertisements or

spreads, but it didn’t get very

serious until last fall when I was

introduced to Peggi Lepage and

Mario at Velocci. So I guess it

started there!

What do you think about the

decision many girls are mak-

ing to launch one’s career at

a very young age (think Elle

ALL THE

Fanning, Lindsey Wixson)?

I think the girls who start when

they’re 14 or 15 end up growing

up too fast and don’t really get

a chance to become an individ-

ual.. It’s great that they’ve been

given the opportunity, but at the

same time I’d wonder if it was

something they themselves truly

wanted.

What has been your favourite

photo shoot to date?

My favourite shoot was either a

Spanish-Matador themed one

with photographer Sylwia Bo-

bryk, or a look-book i did for

friend Jayson Araja.

Being on the other side of the

camera, what tips can you

give photographers?

I always like when the photogra-

pher gives feedback or yells at

you to do something or move a

certain way. It’s good to see en-

thusiasm and that they want to

turn the project into something

beautiful. ▲

BIRDSpretty

Image copyright Jayson Araja

SARAH LIPSIT

left: Elle (13), Right: Lindsey (at 16)


MODEL STATS:

Height 5’ 7.5”

Hair Blonde

Eyes Brown

What got you into modelling?

I have always loved fashion!

When I was a little girl I would

put on my mom’s shoes and

walk the runway (our hallway)

and pretend to be a model but

I always thought it was just a

dream. Then a couple of years

ago I met Peggi Le Page at the

Eaton Center and she changed

my life. Peggi got me my first test

shoot and took me to Cynthia

Cully at Spot 6 Management.

Without the help of these two

women I don’t know if I would be

modeling today.

What do you wish you could

change about the fashion in-

dustry?

The fashion industry -- and mod-

eling in particular -- can be very

tough. There will always be a girl

thinner, taller, and younger than

you. You have to love yourself,

flaws and all. It really helps to

separate the job from the person

you are. If I could change one

thing, I would make sure that

girls who are modeling and es-

pecially girls who travel to model

should be at least 18. It’s really

hard at 19 to be away from your

family and friends and deal with

the fashion world, but at 16 I

think it would very easy to lose

your way.

What tips can you give to de-

signers or stylists when at a

photo shoot?

Stylists should always consider

the girl they are dressing. They

usually have a vision of what

they want to achieve but its im-

portant to make adjustments to

suit the model. I Iove it when a

photgrapher gives me feedback.

If the photographer doesn’t say

much it’s hard to know if you are

on the right track and giving them

what they want. I love a photog-

rapher who enjoys their work,

and we can have fun but still get

the job done. I actually think that

the best thing about the fashion

industry is the people that you

get to meet! Most of the people

I’ve worked with are wonderful

creative people that are excited

about their work! ▲

ARIEL BOK

Image copyright Renata Kaveh, Toronto; first appeared in LUSH Magazine.

life ishere and there andeverywherein between

WORLD



WORLD


TARTE LIBRARY

tarte libraryTITLE Harry Potter and the

Philosopher’s Stone

AUTHOR J.K. Rowling

Come on... We had to. Now that the mov-

ies are done, we’re all craving more Potter,

and for many of us, that means re-reading

the novels -- starting from the first. I’ve gotta

TITLE Eating Animals

AUTHOR Jonathan Safran Foer

It’s said too often, but this book really is life

changing. Written by a “sometimes meat-

eater”, Eating Animals outlines the special

type of forgetting that is required to eat meat.

Foer scripts this delicate topic in a way that

TITLE A Tale of Two Cities

AUTHOR Charles Dickens

Look who’s all fancy, finally checking out

their high school reading list! This read might

seem scary, due to its admittedly slow-mov-

ing start and oldschool status. But A Tale

of Two Cities is a great summer read, with

TITLE The Golden Compass

AUTHOR Philip Pullman

This novel is, by far, my all-time favourite.

Pullman draws the reader in from the first

few pages, and keeps our (typically short)

attentions until the very end. The characters

and plotline are as full and ruch as you could-

say, while not the

best, this has a soft

spot for me. There’s

that “I know what’s

next!!” feeling of good

times to come.

pleases vegetarians,

vegans, and even

many omnivores (no-

body is carnivorous,

deal with it). This one

deserves a try.

all the romance, gos-

sip, and scandal that

could be expected

from a modern girly

paperback. Upgrade

and thank us later!

want. But warning

-- the end of the last

installment, while ex-

cellent, will piss you

off.


CINEMATIC

cinematicFILM Cowboys and Aliens

STARRING Olivia Wilde, Daniel Craig

RELEASE July 23 ‘11

Starring Thirteen and James Bond, Cowboys

and Aliens is poised to be the next big thing,

compared to Transformers in its summer

blockbuster-y-ness and with a great video

game-like quality. Is it intelligently scripted?

Maybe not. Is it thought-provoking? Srsly

now. But Cowboys packs a crowd pleasing

punch with its awesome premise (Cowboys!

Aliens! Holy sh*t!) that we thought would

only ever exist in our jumbled toy boxes.

FILM Captain America: The

First Avenger

STARRING Chris Evans, Tommy

Lee Jones


Back with his fancy-ass vibranium sheild and

family friendly patriotism, Captain America is

the newest in a line of gritty comic “graphic

novel” reboots. The film takes a Spiderman-

like approach, showing the Captain as a

scrawny soldier before his transformation.

Will he get the girl? Save a puppy? You’ll

have to watch to find out. (SPOILER: Duh.)

FILM Friends With Benefits

STARRING Mila Kunis, J.T.


So, after gaining (current) recognition

through Black Swan, Mila Kunis freaks us all

out by doing the exact same role that Natalie

Portman did in her own post-Aronofsky rom-

com, No Strings Attached.

...

Was Black Swan real life? Are Natalie and

Mila one person? Does Natalie resent Mila’s

sass? Will Mila’s slightly saucier knock-off

rock our socks off? We can only hope.

FILM Horrible Bosses

STARRING Jason Bateman, Charlie

Day, Jason Sudeikis, etc


Every summer needs one comedy that stars

a slew of popular actors/actresses, has a

slightly off-kelter plotline, and leaves us all

a little bit unsatisfied. Horrible Bosses was

funny, but it lacked depth beyond “Man, our

bosses suck.” This is still worth watching,

like most silly Hollywood fluff.

(Pompous criticizing aside, I did indeed

laugh my ass off.)

FILM Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows Pt. 2

STARRING Daniel Radcliffe, Emma

Watson, Rupert Grint,

Ralph Fiennes

RELEASE JULY 2011

Everybody is still batshit over Potter. And

who can blame them? I don’t just say that

because I have been a more-than-loyal fol-

lower of the entire entire novel and film se-

ries -- the whole crew has seriously pulled

out all the stops in the final two installments.

How we were all lucky enough to watch three

child actors grow, as opposed to lose any tal-

ent or charm over the course of a decade, is

beyond me. Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley)

shows a particular heart (and talent) when

compared to the existing films; Radcliffe and

Watson, as usual, do their characters proud.

However, it must be said that the very best

part was the contribution of the smaller char-

acters; those actors playing Molly Weasley,

Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood

added to this film’s staying power. ▲


POTTER PERFECT

And here, Alan Rickman. Betcha weren’t expecting ol’ Snapey to make the cut as covergirl.

But anyone who hasn’t read the books, watch out for this fella -- plot twists that would catch Shyamalan by surprise!

Image courtesy of WB Pictures.

SPECIAL THANKS


Photo copyright Clara Nebeling

Special Thanks



Allan Branje, Matt Roberge,

Phil Andrews, and Jacob

Clarke

www.facebook.com/siren-

sandserenades

KATIE ELEANOR PHOTO-

GRAPHY

Katie Eleanor

www.shuttermade.com/ka-

tieeleanor

THINH LE PHOTOGRAPHY

Thinh Le

www.cargocollective.com/

thinhlephotography

CLARA NEBELING PHOTO-

GRAPHY

Clara Nebeling

www.flickr.com/people/clara-

photography

VEER CREATIVE

www.veer.com

TULLE

Kahla Finley

www.tulle4us.com

PEGGI LEPAGE MODEL-

LING AGENCY

Peggi LePage, Ariel Bok,

Sarah Lipsit

www.peggilepage.com

MODE D’AMOUR

Annemiek Kessels

www.modedamour.com

JESS ZAINO

Jess Zaino

www.jesszaino.blogspot.com

UNTIL NEXT

TIME...

Photo copyright Clara Nebeling


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