Creative Pursuits: Building Stories With Alexandra Turshen

MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ALUMNAE QUARTERLY

"My father passed away my senior year at Mount Holyoke. We had always talked about my going to law school, and I still carried some guilt around not going. When I got this role, I had to laugh, because, in a way, I did become a lawyer who went to Harvard! It felt so good."

Photo by Heather Moore

A Very Bossy Tribute To Way Bandy

TWO BOSSY DAMES

His techniques hold up. Fifteen years ago I would have though the contouring was completely over the top, but while I don’t contour, I know how it works and so does anyone with a passing interest in makeup at this point. The only currently mainstream technique he thought was too over the top were false eyelashes for day to day wear and, well, Way, lashes are WILD now.

Who Was The Real LL Bean?

GRUNGE

It was the need for well-made, water resistant shoes for outdoor use that inspired Leon Leonwood Bean to go into business and build one of the most iconic American brands of all time.