LOCAL Houston | The City Guide NOVEMBER 2015 | Page 6

LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR

BEHIND
THE COVER
This familiar image is from the film "Le Voyage
Dans Le Lune" (A Trip to the Moon) 1902.

ARMED WITH NASA-APPROVED IMAGES TAKEN
FROM OUTER SPACE, PHOTOGRAPHER CODY
BESS PROCEEDED TO PROJECT OUR BACKDROPS FOR OUR SPACE-INSPIRED FASHION
SHOOT. PAGE PARK MODELS SHELBY BULLARD
AND VALEN CUSTER HAD A NATURAL CHEM-

W

ISTRY SINCE THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE BEST
FRIENDS. STYLIST MARZI PETRIS COMPLETELY
Photography by Gabriella Nissen

CAPTURED THE VISION WITH HER CLOTHING
SELECTIONS. WE WERE ALL IN AWE OF THE
GORGEOUS VALENTINO GOWN (WHICH
COSTS AS MUCH AS A SMALL CAR). MAKEUP
AND HAIR RULED SUPREME WITH BIANCA
LINETTE RIVAS AND CHAD LANDRY WORKING
THEIR MAGIC. INSPIRED BY A MOD FEEL, THE
TWO PUT THEIR MODERN TWIST ON TWIGGY
SO AS NOT TO FEEL COSTUME-Y

ho doesn’t love fashion + style? There is so much
beauty in the self-expression of how we dress. I have always loved seeing
people express the things that give them confidence, bring them joy and the
interpretation of their life influences through personal style.
One of our fashion profiles in this issue, Jay Landa (I like to call him the godfather of local jewelry as he has been holding forth for the last 16 years in
the Rice Village with his store J. Landa) likes to call this “your story.” And it
really does sum up what I am getting at. Daily, we share our personal stories
to the outside world through what we wear and how we wear it.
In this issue the stars aligned in so many ways to share a woven story of local style
+ fashion. I am over the moon that NASA allowed us to share their amazing
imagery (which is now available to the general public) in the backdrops of our fashion shoot.
NASA is also a huge part of this year’s Cinema Arts Festival from November
12–19. Read about the festival on page 42 in Sarah Gish’s column and
about the collaboration with NASA on page 46.
Enjoy this month of thanksgiving with the people you love!
Carla

Carla Valencia de Martinéz
Editor-in-Chief

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David Koma white dresses at Sloan Hall | Alexis Bittar yellow necklace at J. Landa