About Us: Contributors

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Attilio D’Agostino, Editor In Chief/Cofounder
Most Likely to Get Arrested for Trespassing
Favorite Song: “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (Bo & Hope’s love theme from Days of our Lives)
Favorite Store: Radio Shack
Can’t Live Without: Corduroy
Celebrity Crush: Heather Lockear. My favorite episode of T.J. Hooker is “Carnal Expresss” when Heather (Officer Stacy Sheridan) goes undercover as an exotic dancer.
Sign: Scorpio on the cusp of Sagittarius
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: I will have a big-screen projection TV and own a chain of family portrait studios.
On Twitter: @stlfw_attilio

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Jill Manoff, Executive Editor/Cofounder
Most School Spirit
Favorite Album: The Go-Go’s, “Beauty and the Beat”
Favorite Store: Contempo Casuals
Can’t Live Without?: L.A. Gear tennis shoes, Jane Fonda’s Workout, banana clips, tee ties
Celebrity Crush: Billy Idol, Kirk Cameron, Rob Lowe
Sign: Scorpio
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: After successful runs as a permanent guest on “Dance Party USA” and head captain of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, I want to replace Downtown Julie Brown as host of “Club MTV”.
On Twitter: @stlfw_jill

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Megan McCalla, Editor
Most Likely to Make a Sarcastic Remark that Makes Others Look Dumb
Favorite Song: Queen, “Another One Bites The Dust”
Favorite Store: Vintage; I hate looking like everyone else.
Can’t Live Without?: Cigarettes and/or booze
Celebrity Crush: Matt Dillon
Sign: None of your business
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: Working as a wildly-successful film producer, and then calling everyone in high school who ever made fun of me. Yeah, bitches, look at me now.
On Twitter: @meganmccalla

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Marylyn Simpson, Editor
Most Likely to go to Jail for Stalking Scott Baio
Favorite Album: Scott Baio, “Scott Baio”
Favorite Store: Esprit
Can’t Live Without?: My life-size cut-out poster of Scott Baio
Celebrity Crush: Scott Baio
Sign: Virgo
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?:
Married to Scott Baio and living in a villa off the coast of Montenegro with our 7 half-Italian, half-Greek babies.
On Twitter: @mfsimpson

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Kris Cunningham, Contributing Writer/Stylist
Best Dressed
Favorite Album: Rick James, “Street Songs”
Favorite Store: Chess King
Can’t Live Without?: Curl activator
Celebrity Crush: Kelly LeBrock
Sign: Scorpio
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: Starting my own line of curl activator.
On Twitter: @kristmas86

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Moira Dorsey, Contributing Writer/Stylist/Hair Artist
Best Hair
Favorite Album: Whitesnake, “Slide It In”
Favorite Store: Merry Go Round
Can’t Live Without?: My bitchin ‘83 Camaro, frosted lipstick, hairspray
Celebrity Crush: David Coverdale, Sebastian Bach, Tommy Lee
Sign: Cancer
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: My dream would be to tour with Whitesnake. More likely I’ll be store manager at Oaktree or Camelot, but only if I stay on the right track. Crossing fingers…
On Twitter: @cousinmoira

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Denise Gurganus, Hair Artist
Best Dressed
Favorite Album: Prince, “Purple Rain”
Favorite Store: Montgomery Ward
Can’t Live Without?: Tab
Celebrity Crush: Ralph Macchio
Sign: Peace
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: I want to be a beautician for a hair band or in Hollywood.

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Marie Heilich, Contributing Writer
Least School Spirit
Favorite Album: Super Tramp, “Breakfast in America”
Favorite Store: Big sister’s hand-me-downs
Can’t Live Without?: Fruit snacks
Celebrity Crush: George McFly
Sign: Virgo
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?:
In a pantsuit.
On Twitter: @mebemarie

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Bob Pitts, Photographer/Makeup Artist/Hair Artist
Most Likely To Succeed
Favorite Album: Procol Harum, “A Whiter Shade of Pale”
Favorite Store: Dick Blicks
Can’t Live Without?: My sliderule
Celebrity Crush: Barbara Eden
Sign: Yield
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: Hewlett-Packard.

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Christopher Rubin de la Borbolla, Web Ninja/Cofounder
On Twitter: @963chris

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Stephanie Ruthberg, Contributing Writer
Best Blush
Favorite Album: Blondie, “The Best of Blondie”
Favorite Store: The Dance Store
Can’t Live Without?: Tulle
Celebrity Crush: Patrick Swayze
Sign: Cancer
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: I want to be a New Wave DJ on KROQ radio in Los Angeles, California.
On Twitter: @stephbruthberg

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Autumn Sij, Contributing Writer/Stylist
Most Likely to Become a Paladin with +18 Charisma and +97 Hit Points by Summer Break
Favorite Album: Styx, “Styx II”
Favorite Store: The Annual Gen Con
Can’t Live Without?: My polyhedral dice. And my night retainer.
Celebrity Crush: Tom Selleck
Sign: Libra
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: I visualize myself becoming a successful Dungeon Master, touring the country and doing readings of my best-selling book “Dungeons and Dragons for the Modern Woman”. All the while, making plans to open my very own D&D theme park complete with hotel, indoor pool and adjoining casino.
On Twitter: @autumnjanenie

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Dee Stemick, Makeup Artist/Hair Artist
Most likely to go to beauty school
Favorite Album: Michael Jackson, “Thriller”
Favorite Store: 5-7-9
Can’t Live Without?: My scrunchie
Celebrity Crush: Tom Cruise (even if he is gay, but I’m not saying he is)
Sign: Capricorn
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: Owning my own totally rad beauty parlor.

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Jennifer Aull, Contributing Writer
Most Influential
Favorite Album: The Ramones, “Animal Boy”
Favorite Store: Musicland
Can’t Live Without?: Nintendo “Donkey Kong”
Celebrity Crush: Michael Schoeffling
Sign: Pisces
Where Do You See Yourself In 10 Years?: Wherever life takes me, as long as there are brewskies in hand and good times following.
On Twitter: @eaumy

Jen Rieger, Web Developer/Cofounder
On Twitter: @riegerjm

Yearbook Pics Created By:
photography + art direction attilio dagostino
lighting + art direction bob pitts
styled by jill manoff + the C40 collective
makeup by Dee Stemick + the C40 collective
hair by Dee Stemick + the C40 collective
assistants: Jennifer Aull, Kris Cunningham, Moira Dorsey, Megan McCalla, Stephanie Ruthberg, Autumn Sij + Marylyn Simpson

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Binge & Purge
2839 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118
314.556.5379
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Retro 101 + Cherry Bomb Vintage
2303 Cherokee Street
St Louis, MO 63118
314.762.9722
retro-101.com

TFA (The Future Antiques)
3229 Morgan Ford
St. Louis, MO 63116
314.865.1552
tfa50s.com

The Vintage Haberdashery‎
3181 Morganford Rd.
St Louis, MO‎ 63116
314.772.1927‎
vintagehab.com