Sophisticated with a dash of swagger—these local trendsetters prove that style is indeed a state of mind.
Lauren Friel is a successful restauranteur, natural wine maven and activist.
LAUREN FRIEL
Owner of natural wine bar Rebel Rebel (rebelrebelsomerville.com), culinary events and education space Wild Child (wildchildsomerville.com) and restaurant Dear Annie (dearanniebar.com)
She’s a unicorn in the restaurant industry. Rebel Rebel is James Beard-nominated and Dear Annie, opened with Sara Markey and Andrew Brady of Field & Vine restaurant, immediately found itself on best lists in TheNew York Times and Bon Appeit magazine. Lauren’s magic lies not just in her success, but in the way she lives her life. As a queer woman, she is an outspoken advocate and avid community activist who has been invited to speak for numerous outlets and has raised thousands of dollars for the causes she believes in.
WAKE-UP TIME: With the sun
MORNING SKINCARE: Ursa Major
BEAUTY ESSENTIAL: Evan Healy lip balm
SIGNATURE SCENT: Comme des Garçons
MY AESTHETIC IN 3 WORDS: Modern, utility, outré
UNIFORM: Jumpsuits
SHOES: White leather Converse
BAG: Baggu
JEWELRY: Vintage
FASHI ON ICON: Tilda Swinton
FASHI ON NEMESIS: Stilettos
FAVORI TE HOTEL: The William Vale
WORKOUT: Stacking wine
MOVIE: The Birdcage
TV SHOW: Antiques Roadshow
MANTRA: Pain is temporary
ESCAPE: Maine
WEAKNESS: Dogs
MENTOR: Google
BEST ADVICE: You’re gonna get over it someday. You might as well get over it now.
PHILANTHROPY: Mutual Aid
APP: Chani
SOULMATE: Tilda Swinton (someone tell her)
BEDTIME: Never comes soon enough
BOOK AT BEDSIDE: LA Review of Books
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: Rebel Rebel
FAVORITE WORK OF ART: Tacita Dean
LOCAL HAUNT: Sevan bakery
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: Champagne, popcorn, a friend
YESTERDAY: No thank you
TOMORROW: Yes please
ZODIAC: Capricorn
The actress, playwright, and producer has founded two production companies in Boston.
MIRANDA AUSTEN ADEKOJE
Executive Producer and cofounder of Jagun Fly Productions and the pre-eminent black-owned Beyond Measure Productions (beyondmeasureproductions.com)
Ask her what she does and Miranda will tell you, “I make dope work.” She’s not exaggerating. The Bostonian was a college athlete (and captain of Brown Univeristy’s basketball team), but she pursued a creative career after graduation, enrolling in London’s Rose Bruford College of Drama. She’s acted on and written for the stage - she was a cohort in the Huntington Playwright’s Fellow Program and her artistic training informs her current work. Beyond Measure, the company she cofounded with her brother, recently produced, in collaboration with Embrace Boston, the documentary, Welcoming the Embrace. And she and her husband, the team behind Jagun Fly Productions, produced the short film YE!, currently on the film festival circuit.
WAKE-UP TiME: 7am
MORNING SKINCARE: Clinique
BEAUTY ESSENTIAL: A smile
SiGNATURE SCENT: Jo Malone Scarlet Poppy
MY AESTHETIC IN 3 WORDS: Oversized. Modern. Tweaked.
UNIFORM: Boston Arts Academy t-shirt cut into a v-neck, G-star Raw jeans and Italian brogues
SHOES: Trainers
BAG: Proportional. I’m 6’1"
JEWELRY: Art deco inspired wedding rings
FASHION ICON: Ozwald Boateng
FAVORITE HOTEL: The ’Quin House Boston
WORKOUT: Walking
MOViE: YE!
TV SHOW: Project Runway
MANTRA: Be still and know
ESCAPE: Writing
WEAKNESS: Overcommitting
MENTOR: Life
BEST ADVICE: “Measure twice, cut once," but I don’t follow it
PHILANTHROPY: The Daily Table
APP: Weather.com
SOULMATE: John Oluwole ADEkoje
BEDTiME: 10pm
BOOK AT BEDSIDE: The Story
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
FAVORITE WORK OF ART: RX3L22P18M by MAR
LOCAL HAUNT: Nubain Market
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: The Word. Shady spot. A hammock.
YESTERDAY: Too soon forgotten
TOMORROW: Is a gift
ZODIAC: Water
Elizabeth McGarry at her design studio, MCGARRY&sons, in Boston’s South End
ELIZABETH MCGARRY
Principal and Creative Director of MCGARRY&sons (mcgarrynsons.com)
Between herself and her husband, they’ve worked for all the big names Nike, Reebok, Puma, adidas. And together they’ve created collaborations for giants such as Alexander McQueen, Scarlet Johansson and YO! MTV Raps. They launched a sneaker line and now provide product strategy, creative direction and product design out of their own studio for American sportswear brands, such as Tracksmith and Hoka. But Elizabeth doesn’t simply lend her genius to other’s labels - she’s an outspoken mentor for the next generation of creatives and has spoken on panels and given talks about creativity and empowering women in the predominantly male-dominated sneaker industry.
WAKE-UP TIME: With the birds
MORNING SKINCARE: Currently loving ‘The Routine’ by Oak Essentials
BEAUTY ESSENTIAL: Sleep and sweat
SIGNATURE SCENT: Tonka 25 by Le Labo
MY AESTHETIC IN 3 WORDS: Sensual, functional, minimal
UNIFORM: Always start with sexy lingerie + basic tee + oversized trousers
SHOES: I keep at least 3 pairs under my desk and rotate multiple times a day
BAG: Giant canvas tote by Homme Repair.
JEWELRY: My grandmother’s diamond cocktail ring and my wedding band
FASHI ON NEMESIS: Fast fashion
FAVORI TE HOTEL: El Fenn, Marrakesh
WORKOUT: Yoga with Raquel Marra at Down Under
MOVIE: Sliding Doors
TV SHOW: The Bear
MANTRA: Family first
ESCAPE: 5am bubble baths
WEAKNESS: A great bottle of wine
MENTOR: My first design director, Keryn Francisco
BEST ADVICE: What is it that you love? Then do that.
PHILANTHROPY: Mentoring the next generation of creators with MassArt and Boston Public Schools
SOULMATE: Somehow my husband Mark and I found each other
BEDTIME: 9pm, my night owl days are over
BOOK AT BEDSIDE: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin & my journal
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: Spiegel Im Spiegel is on repeat in my head
FAVORITE WORK OF ART: I love the work of Tschabalala Self
LOCAL HAUNT: Secret coves in the harbor islands
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: My husband and two sons (they are quite handy and entertaining)
YESTERDAY: The best lesson
TOMORROW: A fresh start
ZODIAC: Pisces, I am ruled by water
The CEO of Kréyol collaborates with and provides a platform for artists and artisans in Boston and beyond.
JOELLE FONTAINE
The artist, entrepreneur and CEO of fashion brand Kreyol (iamkreyol.com) uses her platform to globally empower disenfranchised female artisans
The fashion designer and small business owner did not let the pandemic slow her down. In 2020, in partnership with Bloomingdale’s and the Red Sox Foundation, she kicked off her first artisan collection featuring garments, accessories and home goods designed by female makers from around the world. Each season since, she’s featured the collection alongside her designs for Kréyol. And last June, Joelle opened her first brick and mortar boutique in Somerville’s Bow Market.
BREAKFAST: At Yaz’s Table
WAKE UP TIME: 6am
DOPPELGANGER: Jada Pinkett Smith
NEMESIS: Jameson
ESCAPE: Monhegan Island
WEAKNESS: Kahlua cheesecake
UNIFORM: Combat boots
HOTEL: The Standard East Village, NYC
WORKOUT: Pilates
LAST MEAL: Fried fish and diri ak djon djon
SUPPLEMENTS: Iron, vitamin d
MENTOR: God
WORKOUT SHOES: Barefeet
WORKOUT OUTFIT: PYNRS
WORKOUT PLAYLIST: Black coffee/ kaytranada
BEST ADVICE: Be courageous
PHILANTHROPY: Partners in Health
MANTRA: Love deeply
STREAMING NOW: I’m a Virgo
DINNER: Orchid 7
SOULMATE: The sun
BEDTIME: 11pm
ON MY NIGHTSTAND: My journal and Living Buddha, Living Christ
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: Unstoppable by Lianne La Havas
GYM BAG: Did you mean beach bag? :)
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: Water, sunblock, Cohiba
ZODIAC: Virgo
Petra Slinkard is fascinated by identity studied through the lens of fashion.
PETRA SLINKARD
Diector of Curatorial Affairs and the Nancy P. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles for the Peabody Essex Museum (pem.org)
In the five years since Petra joined PEM, she opened the Fashion Design Gallery, (and has since completed a major rotation of the items of view), curated two wildly popular exhibitions, Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion and Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love and was promoted to Director of Curatorial Affairs. This month she travels to Singapore to present a piece she wrote in conjunction with the new retrospective on runway darling Andrew Gn, currently on display at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
WAKE-UP TiME: With the sun
MORNING SKINCARE: Shower followed by vitamin C serum and moisturizer
BEAUTY ESSENTiAL: Mascara
SIGNATURE SCENT: Band of Outlaws by West Third Brand
MY AESTHETIC IN 3 WORDS: Easy, classic, retro
UNIFORM: Jeans, t-shirt, cardigan and booties
SHOES: Wedges
JEWELRY: Large
FASHION ICON: The Helenas (Christensen and Bonham Carter)
FASHION NEMESIS: Waste and sweatshops
FAVORITE HOTEL: Yours Truly, D.C.
ORKOUT: Running & yoga
TV ShOW: Cheers, The Office, Twin Peaks and Six Feet Under
MANTRA: If there is a will there’s a way
ESCAPE: The beach
WEAKNESS: Potato chips
BEST ADVICE: Be yourself
PHILANTHROPY: The Salem Food Pantry
SOULMATE: TJC
BEDTIME: 9 pm
BOOK AT BEDSIDE: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: Songbird by Christie McVie
LOCAL HAUNT: Mercy Tavern, Salem
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: Sunscreen, Motown soundtrack, + 100 must read classics
YESTERDAY: A lesson and a story
TOMORROW: A gift and an adventure
ZODIAC: Scorpio – through and through
Photography by: BRIDGET BADORE; BY IVAN DJIKAEV, MIND ON PHOTOGRAPHY; MAKEUP BY DULCE ANDRADE MAKEUP; BY ASHLEY SOONG. HAIR AND MAKE-UP BY ERICA GOMEZ OF ENNIS INC; VALERIE ANSELME, DRESS BY KREYOL, JEWELRY KREYOL ARTISAN, BAG KREYOL ARTISAN ETANA NYC; BOB PACKERT
