Style + Beauty

A Fundae with Holly Gallard

Chicago’s Shoe “It” Girl on Style, Sustainability & Self-Care Article by Valerie Caballero | Photography by Annette Patko Step inside Fundae , the eco-conscious luxury shoe brand redefining chic, customizable footwear for women. In her multifunctional showroom-meets-studio at Chicago’s Bridgeport Art Center, founder Holly Gallard shares what it takes to build a brand as a solo entrepreneur. Balancing material experimentation with intentional craft, she centers both women and the planet in...

Health + Wellness

Val Oliveira

Turning Family Tradition Into Wellness Sanctuary Article by Valerie Caballero | Photography by Alexis Goettsch  Do people living in fast-paced cities ever truly know when to slow down? When the skyline is buzzing, when ambition becomes a kind of oxygen, when success demands everything—what does it mean to pause? To breathe? To honor the body that carries the dream? If you ask Val Oliveira, CEO and Founder of Brazilian Lymph Spa, slowing down isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifestyle. It’s...