Sleeves Magazine November-December 2016 | Page 5

Letter rom the Editor Dear Readers, The November Issue is "perhaps" the last issue you will get for this year. No, the magazine is not folding, God forbid. As some of you may not know, my company, Merryquant Agency, is composed of three segments: the advertising photography, the model agency and the magazine. It is becoming more and more difficult to cope with the volume of work if the magazine continues on a monthly issue. Unfortunately, I have no big staff like New York Times' or L'Osservatore Romano. Therefore, starting January, Sleeves Magazine will be issued every two months. Hope this is not a heartbreaking news for the thousands of likers, if not readers, we have on Facebook and Instagram. Not to worry, some "Update News" will be added in every bi-monthly issue so there is really no reason to think that we are neglecting you while waiting for the next issue to be published. Would that be fair enough? Now to the current issue. I am proud to have Jakob Loiper to be our Cover Boy for this month. He has been with our model agency for awhile and working together with him is always a pleasure. Don't miss the interview with him on "How To Approach A Girl". He is the fourth model who has taken the risk to be funny so as to entertain our readers. But as always, this magazine is here to provide fun. For those who have not heard of Kevin André, he is the promising R&B Soul Artist from Munich. I do wish him the best of luck in his career as a singer/composer. I won't be surprised if one day he gets a Grammy. Thanks to the British Fashion Council, Design Hotels and Acne Studios for providing me the materials for this issue. They have always been part of our work. Special mention to the designer "Sewing Boundaries" from Korea whom we are also showcasing this month. I always make sure Asian Designers do get featured in Sleeves Magazine as a sign of solidarity. I come from Asia, too. So folks, enjoy reading! And please do send us your comments. Cheers, Joel Jose Emilio (Joel) de Veyra SLEEVES MAGAZINE Sleeves Magazine