PARK Magazine

PHOTO BY JOAN JEDELL
Letter From
Editor-at-Large
George
Wayne
I
t should not at all surprise you, dear reader, that GW
here would be the first to insist that our luxe glossy, PARK,
has been an instant hit! Three issues old and already
PARK is an instant classic that’s the talk of every elite
media circle. And GW is hardly surprised. There has not
been a magazine launched in this media capital of the
world that has captured the hearts and minds and
delighted the city’s tastemakers after only three issues.
So, this magic carpet ride is one you will want to jump on.
It’s on now and I cannot wait to hear what you think of
this issue.
For this month, PARK further explores the savoir-faire
and cultural footprints of an icon or three. The Hollywood
legend Bette Davis is back from the dead, one could quip,
with a riveting interview with PARK’s Editorial Director
R. Couri Hay from 1972.
Bette discusses her still unforgettable 40-year feud
with her arch-nemesis, Joan Crawford, of whom she once
so viciously slurred, “She’s slept with every leading man on
the MGM lot except for Lassie.” Bestiality may have been
too much of a low blow for even the incorrigible
Bette Davis, but rest assured this profile is one for the
ages. Further tales from a remarkable woman flow from
the peerless blue-blood beauty Cornelia Guest. The society
swan who in her heady ‘80s razzle-dazzle party girl days
was dubbed, ‘the debutante of the decade.’ Without
Cornelia Guest there would be no Paris Hilton, simply put.
And the spectacular fashion essay in which she stars from
the lens of the amazing Stewart Shining is what makes this
issue yet another timeless, coffee-table keeper.
We celebrate the 20 years of the New York fashion
house, Libertine. We are even introduced to ‘the Liberace
of the Millennial crowd,’ Micah McLaurin, and the 21st
Century supermodel, Kylie Vonhamme. We also feature a
stunning fashion shoot set in exotic Rio-de-Janeiro with
the iconic Brazilian superstar, Alessandro Ambrosio.
It takes a particularly prescient journalistic mind such
as that of the seasoned masterclass that remains Michael
Gross who was in the midst of penning an update on the
model world sleaze ball Jean Luc-Brunel, when the latter
decided to end his life by suicide in the notorious French
prison, La Sante, where he as awaiting trial. As they say in
the biz - timing is everything. We also feature a salient
conversation with world famous chef, Daniel Boulud.
We escape from the desolate beauty of Iceland for the
glamor of, still the coolest hotel in Hollywood, the Sunset
Marquis hotel, and on to Aspen with a slate of topflight
travel writers. We check out buzzy new foodie spots such
as HaSalon, which is drawing the crowds to its chic Tel
Aviv vibes on Manhattan’s west side.
And GW saves the biggest kudo for our incredibly
brilliant and supremely talented Art Director,
Paul Crawford, who has dazzled from the get-go with his
elegant yet dynamic look for this book. Clio Award
Winning Magazine design if you ask me.
Lastly, every three months we create a timeless take on
the zeitgeist, and we love to laud heritage and pedigree
and the chic nostalgique. We know that print still holds
the magic. Thank you for taking the ride with us.
This is GW. And I will be in touch.