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I took my first fashion steps as a young girl, looking up to my mother who worked in a clothing industry.

That made me happy, but I considered fashion as a hobby, and I completed my master’s degree at the University of Economics, still considering fashion onlynas my hobby. I started to study hard about fashion, on myself and on my improvement. Today fashion design is a professional calling for me. There are many proofs I did the right move choosing this profession, such as numerous successes I have achieved since the first time I appeared

on the fashion scene.

My first fashion show “Step forward” took place in 2015 and since then my career has been progressing at a breakneck speed. The first fashion show followed by another one called “Dare to Wear”, when I won one of the biggest awards, after that the Miss World 2015 contest where I represented my country in China. For all these years of my work and over 30 fashion shows behind me, I was lucky to cooperate with the biggest Montenegrin brand “Plantaze”. Due to my accomplishments, I received one of the biggest recognitions in the fashion world,

an invitation to participate in the NYFW, in September 2016. It was the first time that my country had its own designer representative at such an important and prestigious fashion event where I presented my fashion collection. I left a good impression on the runway, made many acquaintances, such as with Fadil Berisha who is one of the greatest photographers and there we made the most beautiful pictures together.

It was an incredible feeling to come as a young designer from such a small country like mine, with not too much experience at the time and stood aside with greatest world designers, waken up morning after the fashion show and read the newspapers and portals which wrote about me and about my entire collection in the whole world, in China, Italy,

Russia, USA…

This event was the tailwind for me and a proof that I was on the right path while I was certain.

I wanted to continue to be a part of American fashion scene. In September 2017, once again.

I presented my fashion collection at NYFW, where I placed well on the market and got an invitation to participate at Los Angeles FW, and I presented my fashion collection there in October 2017.

I would underline my participation at Miss World Tourism, where Kristina Djurkovic won the price as Miss Tourism of Europe. At this occasion I had the honour to design for such a prestigious competition representing Montenegro.

The most recent honour for me was a cooperation with Emina Cumuljaj who came to Montenegro and gave her support on Montenegro Fashion Week (MNFW) where I received an award and had an opportunity to close MNFW while beautiful Emina wore my collection.

The last presented fashion collection had a very special story for me – I became a mother in 2021 for the second time. The Corona virus stooped us in business completely and I had a great desire when everything passes by to dedicate myself to this collection. Filled with love form my family, with my experience from all these years and the desire to make this collection special, finally came true. I have chosen materials very carefully based on modelling which is the most important when creating a fashion piece, therefore I emphasized

the woman’s silhouette adapting the models to be wearable at the most and yet special while leaving my personal mark on the whole collection.

I am 7 months pregnant now, while I am still planning to present on the international fashion scene again. Until then, I will enjoy as a mother, with my family while I will continue to create new designs for future challenges.

A success from me was not just a coincidence, above all, it was a pure talent and great love to design my collections and a huge investment of myself in fashion design story. I only do a business in high fashion and unique design pieces. It is a bit more difficult path of creating my dresses, but as a recognized designer I think that it is the right path to reach the world fashion scene.

Perhaps, my desires sometimes sound strange, but I try to turn them into reality working hard all these years. When I created my first dress, I had a vision where I wanted to show them and where I wanted them to be one day. From that day till today, I have been working

on it and trying to promote Sanja Bobar’s brand in the world. My dresses are products of

deep feelings and inspiration and I always listen to what “my heart” tells me to do, and that’s how I create collection after collection. My guiding star follows me on my path and always

helps me to notice “the right” signs along the way. My country is small, and we do not have

many opportunities or support from the government in order to show our collections. We are

left alone to fight for ourselves.

Nothing lasts forever” is so much more than just a line written by the sonneteer, Axl Rose. Fall marks a seminal moment of change, not just in terms of weather, but also when it comes to your wardrobe, makeup, and even the fragrance with which you fill your home. Whether you’re burrowing down for some much-savored alone time or gathering with friends, an aromatic candle can set any kind of autumn mood. Selecting the right candles, whether a seasonal favorite for yourself or a timeless scent for a friend, is always an easy task. We’ve compiled 15 of the finest, timeless, and just-released fall candles for your review—as you set your mood and spirits into cozy mode.

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Famous for its denim, G-Star is exploring new rebellious jean styles in collaboration with Cara Delevingne in the G-Star RAW Hardcore Denim campaign.

Always working with unique talents, the Dutch denim brand chose the British actor and model Cara Delevingne to introduce two new styles which also represent the talent’s outspoken character. „The Stray“ jeans, reminiscent of 50’s girl gangs rebelling against austerity, captures Delevingne’s edgy and youthful side with a straight leg and a high-rise fit. Reimagining classic G-Star styles, the „Type 49“ jeans are unisex with a high-rise waist and relaxed fit, showing the brand’s approach to always trying to push boundaries. 

This is also represented in their campaign set in an abstract world with surreal cities, playing with dimensions and gravity, which visualizes the Hardcore Denim collection challenging our reality.

Antonio Lopez once said, “All I have ever wanted to do is paint what is in my heart.” One summer day in 1960s Spain, Lopez reflects on his love affair with painting while a woman stands ever so elegantly in the centre of a marble room, paint brushes scattered beneath her artistic voyeur. Welcome to “The Masterclass”, where archival remnants of Lopez’s eclectic passion for life drawing meet Fendi’s kaleidoscopic exploration of the iconic Sixties Lopez Girl. A love letter to Lopez and his illustrations, Fendi’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection, in collaboration with The Estate and Archive of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, brings the artist’s drawings to life through pastel colour schemes and sharp silhouettes.

For W’s annual The Originals portfolio, we asked creatives—pioneers in the fields of art, design, fashion, comedy, activism, and more—to share their insights on staying true to themselves. See this year’s full class of creatives here.

Prior to becoming an activist, you were living in New York, working in nightlife and real estate. Then, in June 2016, the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, changed the trajectory of your life. Can you speak about that?

It was a defining moment of our queer generation. I came out in 2009, in what I now understand to be a sort of twilight moment of queer progress: Obama was president; Lady Gaga was making her ascent; it was all It Gets Better and Glee! Through a mixture of ignorance and tremendous privilege, I had sort of assumed that because every year things got better for queer people, it would just continue that way. I cringe thinking about it now. But after Pulse, I was truly shocked. I couldn’t get out of bed until I joined a group called Gays Against Guns, and I quickly started doing their social media. Later that year, when Trump was elected, I think a lot of people realized that fascism-free life was not guaranteed. In the chaos of that early Trump era, my voice was able to cut through, because I had a six-month head start on using social media as a way to organize people. By using social media to provide hope and tangible ways to fight, I feel like I was really able to meet that moment.

What are some of the most significant ways your life and work have changed since then?

In 2016, I was hyper, overwhelmed, and constantly moving. Instead of feeling and processing what was happening around me, I’d post, organize, work, or seek work to keep myself distracted. Putting off feeling my feelings caught up with me, and I experienced some serious burnout. So now I’m trying to home in by throwing my support networks and what I’ve learned behind folks and causes I really believe in. When asked, I’ll step in to help with communications, social media strategy, and press. Now I make my living primarily through consulting—mostly for fashion brands, but media brands, too. I consult on messaging, how to connect more authentically with young people, where donations should be made, and the best ways to go about doing that.

What does originality mean to you?

It’s about doing something in a manner that is so you that nobody could really replicate it—even if they tried. For example, the French author Édouard Louis is not the first queer person to write about their own story in a way that unites people and pushes our movement forward. Yet he is, appropriately, hailed as an original. The same is true of other queer icons, like Janet Mock, Abby Chava Stein, Edmund White, and Leslie Feinberg, whose stories came to represent something greater than themselves. Originality is when you can remove whatever that thing is that’s preventing you from bringing your whole self into the world.

How does your Jewish heritage inform the way you operate?

I do my best to bring the Jewish principle of “Kol Yisrael arevim zeh bazeh,” or “All Jews are responsible for each other,” to the queer community. Being Jewish, being queer, or being both means that you are a part of something greater than yourself. And that means you’re never alone. This idea is fundamental to all of the work I do.

We often talk about the axiom that change is the only constant. What is not in flux for you? What is something you know for sure—at least for now?

I know that I will fight for the idea behind my first book, The New Queer Conscience—that queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere. That I’ll always fight for intersex rights and to end nonconsensual intersex surgeries. That my work will always be about trying to make the queer community a more diverse, welcoming, and kind place, especially as it pertains to the very real racism, ableism, and transphobia that exist today. That I’ll never be part of any space, movement, or moment that doesn’t welcome my transgender and gender nonconforming family for the blessing that they are.

Brad Pitt is moving on up. Well, up the coast of California, at least. According to The Wall Street Journal, Pitt splashed out $40 million for a historic home in the quiet cliffs of the unincorporated Carmel Highlands area (think Big Little Lies). While Pitt still owns a 50 percent stake in the French chateau Miraval, and is still believed to own his longtime home in the Los Angeles area, the new purchase adds a seaside retreat to Pitt’s property portfolio.

But this isn’t just any old home. Alternatively known as “Seaward” and “The D.L. James Home,” the pad is an architectural marvel with an intriguing history that involves cameos from former residents Jesse James, Charlie Chaplin, and Joan Didion.

Construction on the home began in 1918 at the behest of its original owner, Daniel Lewis “D.L.” James, Sr. James was a wealthy businessman specializing in fine china and silverware who originally hailed from Kansas City. The man also had some creative aspirations. He wrote plays on the side, some of which were staged in New York.

Despite his respectable status, James’s father was first cousins with the infamous Jesse James (and his outlaw brother, Frank). As history tells it, the more proper wing of the James family never talked about their connection to the Confederate gangsters.

While not next-door neighbors, Pitt’s new home is in the same area as the one used to film the home scenes of Nicole Kidman’s Big Little Lies character, Celeste. (The same home was also used in the filming of Basic Instinct.) According to Google Maps, the properties are just a two-minute car ride away from each other. In fact, the BLL home is actually currently for sale as well—for a cool $29.6 million.

Carmel Highlands is far closer to San Francisco than it is Los Angeles, though the nearest incorporated towns are Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey (where most of BLL was filmed). Celebs like Clint Eastwood and Betty White have also owned homes in the area.

Pitt is widely known as an absolute architecture nerd. So you know he’s not interested in just any slapped-together McMansion. Although Pitt is known to have a few favored architectural styles, he’s particularly interested in the American Arts & Craft style. Seaward is generally considered one of the masterworks of the California architecture firm Greene and Greene, one of the definitive cultivators of the Arts & Craft movement.

When the original D.L. James passed, the home was inherited by his son, D.L. James, Jr. While Senior was a noted businessman, Junior turned out to be something of a creative gadabout rich kid and Communist sympathizer. After college, he moved back to Seaward and was actively involved in the local theater community there.

Junior eventually became friends with Charlie Chaplin, and was an assistant director on The Great Dictator (Chaplin, of course, was a guest at Seaward from time time). He also wrote some screenplays for monster movies under the pen name Daniel Hyatt (including one that would directly inspire Godzilla). His work in Hollywood, notably, got him called before the House of Un-American Activities Committee at one point. He was also friends with the married writers John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion.

In later life, James turned to novels. Writing under the new pen name “Danny Santiago,” he published work about Mexican-American characters. His novel Famous All Over Town was well regarded. When it was eventually revealed in the ”80s that Santiago was a fictitious name and James was not actually Mexican-American, you can imagine the controversy. It was Dunne that had encouraged James to come forward.

The younger James died in 1988, and his widow continued to live in the home until her own death in 1998. In 1999, a holding company associated with the Chicago-based financier Joe Richie bought the home. Richie died earlier this year—perhaps explaining why it was for sale.

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