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{contents}BALANCE4. Introduction6. A Note from the Editor by Geneva Gleason8. Inspirations by Kaitlin Abrams, Darla Stabler, and Mary Rippe

STYLE14. The Paradox of Choice by Joey Quintero28. Acid Washed by Ruzica Puskas38. As Above, So Below by Danielle DeBruno48. Simplicity//Glamour by Cinthia Contreras52. Geometry by Alejandro Cabezut

FASHION CULTURE60. Role Model//Emily Tebbetts by Geneva Gleason66. NYFW//Behind the Scenes by Hannah Rahel70. Montreal Street Style by Georgia Gleason

FAREWELL80. Thoughts by Geneva Gleason

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of ISSUE 22: BALANCE

GENEVA GLEASONEditor-in-Chief

Georgia GleasonPhotography Director

PublisherTAP Magazine

TAP is currently accept-ing photography, poetry, and article submissions for publication. Please send submissions to tapzine@

gmail.com

For advertising informa-tion, subscription informa-tion, and other inquiries email tapzine@gmail.com.

© TAP Magazine 2012. All rights reserved.

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{Balance, by definition, is a state of equilibrium. But no matter how hard we try, it seems that no amount of yoga, tea, chocolate, naps, or combination of it all ever manages to bring us balance in life. Thus it seems imperative to ask, is it balance that we really want? An emotionless void of go-ing through the motions can’t pos-sibly be the goal. But being a neu-rotic wreck with too many goals and too little time can’t possibly be the goal either. Throughout this issue, we explore contrasts of all kinds. From masculinity and fem-ininity to vibrant and monotone, fashion allows us to find balance in a multitude of situations. Street style photographers often develop an eye for the best of juxtaposes: all black, minimalistic attire with piles of jewelry piled on top; piles of girly pink tulle accompanied by brogues on the feet. In fashion, it seems that finding the balance between caring and not caring is what truly gets you noticed. But in life, it should be examined that total balance can lead to numb-ness. Perhaps it is the recognition of these contrasts that leads to true equilibrium.}

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INSPIRATIONS

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THE PARADOX OF CHOICE

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ACID WASHEDPhotographed by Ruzica Puskas, styled by Red, accessories styled by Bee Foxy,

makeup styled by Nicole Marie Whitehall, and modeled by Natalie Hessler.

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AS ABOVE,

Photography by Danielle DeBruno, styled by Rachel Moore, makeup styled by Natasha Chamberlin, hair styled by Eden Walton for Square Salon Las Vegas, modeled by Alexandria Finley and Rachel Moore.

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SO BELOW.

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SIMPLICITY//GLAMOURPhotography by Cinthia Contreras, makeup styled by Evelyn Garcia,

and modeled by Arlette and Lisbeth Rodriguez.

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ROLE MODEL//EMILY TEBBETTSA 20-year-old New Jersey native studying at Northeastern University, Emily Tebbetts is one of the few young photographers with a cause that goes beyond the lens and talent to spare, currently working full-time at Susan G Komen North Jersey. by Geneva Gleason. All photos courtesy of Emily Tebbetts.

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How did you become interested in photography and how did that translate to the business you now run?I always liked taking photos, but it wasn’t until I start-ed posting my photos online and seeing what other photographers my age were doing that I really got into it. I challenged myself to do a paid fashion shoot for a clothing designer for my Senior Project (at Westfield High School), just a couple months after starting to take pictures of people. From there, I’ve had so much fun, gone so many places, and met so many people that it’s just continued to unfold for me! Besides photography, what is your chosen form of art expression?I love to paint. I’m not bad but I’m not good either. I’ve found that I simply love the actual motion of painting, and I prefer to paint without any set goal. So I’m not sure you could really call that art! But I love it, and I do it when I can. Your favorite subjects to photograph are fashion and portraits. Why?People are so interesting and there’s so much you can

do with them. The photos I like best have people in them, and I think it’s because of all the different emo-tions you can show and the stories you can tell.

Tell us about your experience raising money for the cure and shaving your head last year.My mom constantly battled Breast Cancer since I was 9. It spread to her lymph nodes, lungs, liver, brain, and spine (brain several times). It was always coming back, and she was very public about it and very posi-tive and inspiring. She was coming up on her 10-year anniversary of her original diagnosis, and I wanted to do something to show her how much I cared and ap-preciated her fighting to stay alive for my sister and I all these years, while at the same time helping the cause. So, I decided to do a fundraiser where if I was able to raise $5,000 for my local Susan G Komen Af-filiate by Thanksgiving, I’d shave my head. That came quickly thanks to the generosity of those around me, and my cousin volunteered to shave her head too if I could get to $10,000 by Thanksgiving. Again, thanks to the generosity of those around me, I ended up ex-ceeding that by nearly $3,000! I was so glad to be able to show my mom how much I cared about all she had

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{march/april 2012}been through, and I loved feeling like I played a sig-nificant part in helping others fight the disease while propelling amazing research that will hopefully lead us to a cure. I was so grateful to have done this when I did, as my mom was told she was terminal about 2 weeks after I shaved my head, and died early February 2011. I have been so fortunate in many things in my life, but it would be a lie if I said that my mom’s battle with breast cancer didn’t affect me profoundly in less than wonderful ways. I don’t want other kids to have to go through the same thing. I don’t want other moth-ers to have to worry about not seeing their kids grow up. Since then, I’ve been very involved with Susan G Komen. It makes me feel good to do something in my mom’s memory, knowing that her battle wasn’t in vain. She’s in everything I do.

What do you work to capture in every picture you take?Aesthetics, if I’m being truthful. Photography lately for me has been purely therapeutic, not as much about meaning or even a story. It’s just about finding beauty. I think that these past 1-2 years have been extremely difficult emotionally for me, and I’ve been using pho-

tography as a way to cling to the beauty that is in the world; to create my own daydream. I do hope that as I continue healing from my mom’s death, I will start to challenge myself once again to create photographs that are much more about the thought that goes into them than simply shooting for pretty-ness. Who is your dream client?Hmm. I don’t have a dream client, but I think I’d love to photograph Taylor Swift. On the night Harry Potter 7 (the book) came out, I was in West Virginia at my Gran and Gramps’ house. We went to the town square, where the bookstore was, and Taylor was performing in the square (for free). No one had really heard of her yet, and my sister and I really liked her voice when we heard her sing. There was this adorable couple that danced in the middle of the square as she sung. Soon after Teardrops on My Guitar became popular. It was so cool! Anyway, that night was magical for me, and since that night, I’ve had a soft spot for her. I also think she has a fairytale kind of feel to her music, and that my photographs would compliment that. Plus she seems like a sweetheart!

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What are your primary inspirations?The photographers I admire, daydreams, the model/environment, passion, stories that I can’t articulate through words but know and love. Does your work ever interfere with your educa-tion? Your social life?Hmm. Actually, work and education usually interfere with photography! I work a LOT as well as being a full time student, and many times that comes first, as much as I’d love to shoot more often. As far as my social life, I think it’s mostly complemented it. I’ve made a ton of friends through photography! What advice do you have for aspiring photogra-phers? What is the most important thing you’ve learned in your photographical journey thus far?I think it would be not to be afraid of approaching peo-ple you don’t know. When starting out (and even now), I’d Facebook message girls from my high school that I thought I’d like to shoot but didn’t really know. Most times people were really excited (who doesn’t want nice photos of themselves?), and I ended up making a lot of friends that way, too. It’ll help increase your confidence and build your port. I’d also say, just keep shooting!! You’ll get better and better, and when you get into a rut (which we all do, multiple times), just keep shooting through it. What does balance mean to you? What are the hardest things to balance in your life? To me, it means finding a happy medium between re-sponsibilities- like work, school, health, family, and friends, things that make you happy that are easy to do, and things that make you happy that are harder to make yourself do. I think what’s hardest for me is doing the things that make me happy that take moti-vation... like getting exercise, going horseback riding, reading (sometimes easy, sometimes hard), going to a Sumba class, et cetera, instead of sitting around on the computer, which is relaxing and satisfying at the mo-ment, but not in the long run. It’s definitely something I’m working on!

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February 10th11am: I went downtown to Bleecker St. to do a write up on the KARL pop-up store. Karl Lagerfeld designed lim-ited edition merchandise for the pop-up store that will be up till August. Every-thing from KARL motorcycle helmets to KARL iphone cases is available for sale. My favorite was piece in the store were the KARL canvas bags, that were only $25 (and only 500 of them were made)!!2pm: I headed to the Rebecca Taylor fashion show at Lincoln Center where I got to see a collection of very flow-ing bohemian pieces mixed in with silk

dresses, tweed coats, and leather jackets. The perfect fall collection if you ask me.3pm: Next I made a quick dash for the Rebecca Minkoff fashion show, also at Lincoln Center. I got to watch the show with TAP Magazine’s very own Ge-neva Gleason! We were very excited to see Theophilus London open and close the show live with his hit song ‘I Stand Alone’. He honestly had the whole room in awe. The fashion coming down the runway wasn’t too bad either! Some of the looks included oversize boyfriend blazers, biker jackets, studded pants, and sheer t-shirts.

NYFW//BEHIND THE SCENESBlogger Hannah Rahel of Below The Seam shares exclusive coverage of her favorite Fall/Winter 2012 New York Fashion Week experiences.

Photos courtesy of Lauren Kristin.

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February 11th12pm: I made a quick run to Columbus Circle where the Goodness Lounge was being held during fashion week. I did a review on the new Lancome rouge and vernis collections which were absolute-ly beautiful. I then met up with blogger Ryan Charchian of fashion blog Cash-mere and Tweed, and we headed over to Lincoln Center.2pm: I watched the Mara Hoffman show at Lincoln Center which was one of my favorite shows of the week. The pieces in this collection were a mix of color-ful knits and sheer chiffon garments and separates.3pm: I headed to the Herve Leger show with Ryan Charchian. The show was completely overbooked, but the dresses were, without doubt, perfection. I in-stantly fell in love at first sight with eve-ry piece coming down the runway! The basic bandage dress was the staple to each garment, which was then adorned in leather harnesses, leather belts resem-bling corsets, fringe, feathers, and hard-ware accents. The actual fashion show was quite the scene as well. Celebs like Camila Alves, Coca Rocha, Nina Do-brev, and Rumi Neely sat front row.

February 12th11am: I made a quick trip to the Empire Hotel before catching my flight back to Miami to check out the new collection of jewelry from the Lia Sophia line at their penthouse lounge in the hotel. The “Zingara” collection is inspired by chic destinations around the world, so the collection is full of rich colors, designs, and details. I loved how the collection had sort of a ‘gypsy’ influence to it.

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