TisF Dances to the Sounds of Dalida.
Under her real name of Yolanda Gigliotti, Dalida was born in Cairo on 17th January 1933. She came from an Italian family which had emigrated to Egypt, and was the only daughter between two sons, Orlando her elder brother and Bruno, her younger. Their father Pietro, was the Principal Violinist for the Cairo Opera. In her teenage years, she was destined to follow a career as a secretary. In 1951, she secretly entered a beauty pageant. Three years later, she took part in the Miss Egypt contest and won first prize. She was then hired as an actress to make films in Cairo, the Hollywood of the Middle East. There she was spotted by a French film producer. Yolanda, who had become Dalila, dreamt of Paris. Despite her family's misgivings, on 24th December 1954, she caught a flight to Paris. Times were hard. French cinema had no place for her. So in order to make ends meet, she took singing lessons.
She was booked for a cabaret on the Champs Elysées, and later on at the Villa d'Este. She was introduced as the "Revelation of French Song". Bruno Coquatrix had just bought an old Parisian cinema, the "Olympia", where he put on a variety show, "The Number Ones of Tomorrow". Dalila was invited and she chose to perform "Stranger in Paradise". On that occasion, she met two men: Lucien Morisse, Artistic Director of Radio Europe 1, and Eddy Barclay, a record producer. They had decided to discover the pearl that would help them launch both their respective businesses. Dalila, now having become DALIDA, seemed to be the artiste they needed. She recorded her first single on the Barclay label, "Madonna", but it was with "Bambino" that Dalida would make her mark. It was an enormous success.
TisF Finds Fabulous Splendor at Jeni's.
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is an artisan producer of fine ice creams, fresh frozen yogurts and sor-bets in Columbus, Ohio. Jeni Britton Bauer opened her first ice cream business 12 years ago in the historic public market in Columbus. Having worked at a patisserie for many years, she began to apply French pastry making techniques to American ice cream. The result was ice cream that is less sweet, more flavourful with an emphasis on the sublime flavours of real ingredients.
All summer long Jeni's ice cream production kitchen is filled beyond capacity with bushels of heir-loom melons bought at the Saturday market, tiny fresh strawberries in flats, or hundreds of Ohio apples in crates waiting to be made into a juicy sorbet, yogurt or ice cream. Everyday brings Japa-nese cucumbers, black raspberries, or blueberries all grown in Ohio...and all needing to be washed and dried before they can be cooked into a variegate jam, or pureed into sorbet. In the winter, Jeni makes ice cream out of local spicebush berry, goat's milk cajeta, black walnuts and Ohio wines. Throughout the year Jeni sources inspiring ingredients from around the world, such as single origin chocolates from Madagascar, fairly traded vanilla beans from a small farm in Uganda or maple syrup from Saskatchewan. Each of Jeni's shops and website carries 30+ flavours daily depending on season.
TisF spends Five Fabulous Minutes with the Founder of Suresh Beauty.
Suresh Beauty was established in 2002. The company offers customized makeup and hair services along with a growing brand of prestige cosmetics. Specializing in professional makeup and hair artistry for commercial and fashion clients, services also include private makeup lessons, occasion makeup artistry, men's grooming, blow-dry lessons, and professional hair styling for private clients.
Suresh Beauty is headed by Suresh Seneviratne who serves as principal makeup artist. He holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Washington in Seattle along with tailoring and design skills acquired from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. During his ten years in the beauty industry he has received local and international recognition for his superb artistry skills and gentle hand from clients in Asia, Europe and the Americas. He has worked on numerous runway shows and photo sets in New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles for esteemed companies such as Richard Tyler, Oscar de La Renta, and Nordstrom. Among his many hundreds of clients, he has attended to the faces of recording artist Alex Young, model Lauren Bush, and the legendary chanteuse, Etta James. In addition to being a beauty guru, Suresh is an active PETA member and a dedicated vegetarian. He continues to look for fur, leather and animal by-product alternatives.
TisF Finds Fabulous French Style with Noémie K.
Noémie K's passion for fashion started when she worked in French film production, she enjoyed helping others, from celebrities to colleagues and friends, especially during the Cannes Film Festival. Noémie decided to start an independent and creative business focused on personal shopping, bringing out the best in a person. While individuals have their own aesthetic, she helps reveal the full potential of a client's personal style.
Her ability to listen and understand client's needs and finding the right item for each person is what inspires her. She helps clients gain an understanding of their own personal sense of style and it is her goal to make a very customized experience by investigating the right locations and providing an unforgettable experience.
Noémie says that style is very individualist and she wants her clients to stay true to their own style, she is not there to change it but to enhance a client's wardrobe. She has such a great time shopping and ultimately wants the collaboration with her clients to be heartfelt and pleasant..."we are shopping after all!" Noémie says.