The health and fitness industry has exploded in the last 10 years and social media has played an important role in changing the collective psyche of global society and how we perceive fitness. As Instagram exploded with images of fit people, and those fit people learned they can make careers out of posting pictures working out and flexing in the locker room mirrors, it suddenly became a trend for millennials and Gen Z to go to the gym, iPhone and selfie stick in hand. Forget

At some point, we’ve all been “the new guy” or “the new girl.” Equally as likely, you’ve been on the other side, dealing with new leadership or members joining your team. This can be an awkward and uncomfortable situation. New ideas and procedures, new perspectives and personalities – fitting into a new environment can be a difficult process. Change is unsettling, but oftentimes, change is necessary to obtain long-term success and team development is a vital part of the proce

The last few years have been unlike any others in our lifetimes, and truth be told, they have changed most of our lives in big ways. Life events caused by the pandemic have altered our professional and personal situations dramatically, and the most challenging part about it is that we have little or no control over the situation. As we go through this epoch of uncertainty, one thing is for sure: as we exercise caution, we are increasingly forced to isolate and spend more time

In a nutshell, wine is a result of a magically simple, yet wondrous, natural process: the juice of ripe grapes, abundant in natural sugars, attract micro-organisms of yeast, which themselves cannot help but feast on all that sweetness and convert it into alcohol while exporting copious amounts of CO2. How much simpler and more straight forward can it get, right? Why then, one can ask, in our modern social culture of wine making that wine itself has become such an involved and

Loyal Polo Lifestyles readers know our deep connections to Haiti. Our publisher hails from the country and this publication began as an avenue to shine a bright and positive light on Haiti, its people, and yes, its national polo team. The last several weeks have been tough to witness. The 7.2 magnitude quake that struck the southern peninsula of the country on August 14 was like a gut punch, or more accurately, like an illegal gut punch after having already been knocked down

The growth of the podcast industry comes at a time when human innovation is arguably at an all-time high. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the world were forced to stay home and had to find new creative outlets and entertainment. In the first six months of 2020, 13.2 million podcasts episodes were published, compared to 16.6 million in all of 2019. Moreover, modern technology has made it not only possible, but extremely easy, to create a podcast and publish it.

An original take on a classic form – whether you’re vying for a top spot on “Making the Cut” on Amazon Prime or in somewhere in your final year of art school, it’s the assignment that makes designers either cringe or beam from ear to ear. In the case of this month’s Vernissage feature, Stefan Jacobs and L’Ecurie de Marcelo, this designer is a solid beam-er, as demonstrated by his very unique and imperfect pony sculptures taking the collectors’ world by storm. L’Ecurie de Marc

Creative Director of Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello, will curate an exhibition of original works by Jean-Michel Basquiat in collaboration with the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Galerie Enrico Navarra. The exhibition contains a silkscreen, 18 original lithographs, several drawings, and ceramic plates which belonged to Andy Warhol. There is also a spoon, and a denim jacket from one of the first AIDS auctions ever. As a tribute to the artist’s work, and to support th

The CFDA and IMG Announce a Directive Requiring Proof of Vaccination for All NYFW Show Participants As if fashion needed another good reason to fully vaccinate, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, who in their partnership with IMG oversee New York Fashion Week, have announced that all individuals entering show spaces during the event will need to be vaccinated. Everyone involved in the events, including guests, staff members, models, and more will need to show proof

New car inventories, strained for months by a global semiconductor shortage and supply chain disruptions, aren’t expected to begin recovering until September -— and will remain well below their pre-pandemic levels through next year, according to Goldman Sachs. Automakers in recent weeks have sharply revised down their production schedules as they struggle to work around the shortage of computer chips, which control dozens of functions in all modern vehicles. In a report in Au