Favorite Spot for Monkey Bread Kanela Breakfast Club
(Multiple Locations)
Best Cheeseburger
Small Cheval
(Multiple Locations)
Best Glass Noodles –
Duck Duck Goat
(Location: West Loop
857 West Fulton Market)
FLM
FLM
Fete Lifestyle Magazine
Publisher's Note
We did it! 100 issues. Let me repeat that once more. One. Hundred. Issues. I’m ecstatic and grateful that we’ve reached this milestone, but one thing for sure is that I didn’t reach it alone.
When I first launched FLM over eight years ago, I wasn’t quite sure where the road would lead, but I was up for the journey. I had a few journalists, bloggers, and writers from the U.S. that were gracious enough to contribute their time even though they had other more important projects they were working on. But they believed enough in what I was trying to create that they referred other women that eventually became contributors. That cycle continued and eventually my dear friend Michele Lomax (who referred many of our contributors) graciously accepted my invitation to become my editor and helped bring some structure and organization to the mix making sure that all of our I’s were dotted and T’s were crossed. So, Thank You Michele for committing your time over the years to help make this happen.
During our eight-year run we featured over 50 contributors not only from America, but worldwide from London to Amsterdam, Costa Rica to Mexico, and New Zealand to Australia, and even though our contributors lived on different continents their content still resonated with our readers in over 40 different countries. While on this journey I was able to confirm what I always knew. People are looking to live their best lifestyle and welcome solid advice, tips, and stories of encouragement to help them do just that.
Over the past year I’ve been working closely with James Gustin. As our amazing Director of Photography, James has shot most of our covers over the past year and I’m excited to solidify our partnership with he and his wife Michele and their company (Fig Media) as we continue to elevate Fete Media Group as the premiere digital media resource for consumers. Stay tuned for more to come!
I would be remiss if I didn’t thank my current contributors that help make each issue special. We release a new issue each month and their commitment to meeting our deadlines and creating relatable content is incredible.
Finally thank you to our readers from around the world. I hope that we can continue to release engaging content that will keep you reading for the next 100 issues. As I mentioned. No one can accomplish anything great alone. It takes a village. I appreciate mine. Enjoy our FLM Spring Fashion issue.
D.C.
On the cover:
Janet Mandell
Photography by James Gustin
A Toast to 8 and 100