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June 19, 2013
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Alina Kulesh

Toronto, Canada

Alina is the editor of frank by The Genteel, freelance writer and occasional portrait painter. 

Andrew Adebowale

London, United Kingdom

Andrew contributes to The Genteel from London. 

Cristina Fei

Rome, Italy

Cristina reports for The Genteel from Rome. She is a professional freelance journalist with ten years of experience.

Semmi W.

Toronto, New York,

Semhar Woldeyesus is writer whose primary reporting interests include design, music and culture.

Erin Ridley

Madrid, Spain

Erin hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, but has called Madrid home for the last four years.

Olga Kwak

Toronto, Canada

Olga Kwak is a Toronto-based jazz singer, who contributes to The Genteel on all matters fashion and music. 

Irene Kim

Toronto, Canada

Irene Kim is a co-founder and COO of Geeky Chic, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of The Genteel.

David Walmsley

Vancouver, Canada

David is an East to West coast Canadian currently skulking through the streets of Vancouver.

Katie Aske

London, UK

Katie is a Ph.D researcher studying at Loughborough University. She has a flare for fashion and loves writing.

Valerie Lam

Toronto, Canada

Valerie Lam contributes to The Genteel from Toronto.

Amanda Coen

New York,

Amanda is a photographer and writer with a love for travel, fashion, design and adventure.

Louise Willis

Brisbane, Australia

Louise is a British born, Australian raised English Literature and Art History student from Brisbane.

Lisa Xing

London, Canada

Lisa Xing is a television and radio journalist who also pursues her love of current affairs, arts, culture and society through photography, poetry and features writing.

Briana Palma

Dublin, Ireland

Briana Palma contributes to The Genteel from Dublin.

Rashida S. Arsiwala

Mumbai, India

Amanda Coen goes from Brooklyn to SoHo to Savile Row to uncover how several devout, young Orthodox Jews are offering personalised, contemporary fashion that respect cultural traditions.

By Amanda Coen

There's something about a rose. Poets, playwrights, painters and perfumers have been paying homage to the flower for centuries. More recently, 20 international photographers captured and reinterpreted the rose's myth and allure for Lancôme's Rôses by… exhibition.

By Julia Parfenyuk

When indie opera company, Against The Grain Theatre, approached Toronto-based couturier, Rosemarie Umetsu to design a "hipster" wedding gown, she turned to the devilish charms of Marie Antoinette for inspiration. Alina Kulesh chats with Umetsu about her creation.

By Alina Kulesh

For many of today's wearers, the hijab is more than just an expression of religion. Flo Mills Lyle chats with British photographer Sara Shamsavari about her exhibition, London Veil, which highlights the fashionable reality of modern day hijabs in London.

By Flo Mills Lyle

Light My Fire, a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario points a portrait lens on the gallery's treasured collection of over 40,000 photographs. Alina Kulesh visits the exhibit and reports on the creative storytelling capacity of portrait photography.

By Alina Kulesh

Parisian women have long been regarded as the ultimate symbols of elegance and chic. But is this, in fact, a reality? Photographer Baudouin (yes, a one name wonder) sets out to uncover the world of Parisian women, resulting in the eclectic photo series, 75 Parisiennes.

By Alina Kulesh
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