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Don Benjamin is a rapper and model and winner of VH1’s “Scared Famous”. He just released his latest single,“No One” feat. Liane V and released the music
video for the song on January 14. As a model, his credits include serving as the face for Guess,True Religion, Pink Dolphin and more. He’s best recognized
as a finalist on the 2013 season of “America’s Next Top Model” and as Ariana Grande’s love interest in her hit music video, Into You. Musically, Don captures
an R&B vibe within the framework of hip-hop.You can hear it within the likes of “Doin’ It Well” and his track,“Across the Sky” [featuring Nikki Flores], which
saw placements on “Big Brother”,“America’s Next Top Model”, and various MTV programs. It also landed in the iTunes Overall Top Songs chart.

In his free time, Don runs a YouTube account with his girlfriend, model, musician and actress Liane V, where the two talk relationship topics.

RAINE:Talk a little more about yourself and what it was like being a contestant on “Scared Famous?”
BENJAMIN: It was fun! I love scary movies, so doing it, I felt like i was a part of an actual scary movie. I also loved being able to compete for a charity was
amazing as well to be doing something for others!

RAINE:The show is pretty hilarious.What was a funny moment that you can share with fans?
BENJAMIN:There were so many honestly.The funniest time for me was when the clown hopped out on me, and I broke the closet door.

RAINE:What was it like winning for your charity on “Scared Famous”
BENJAMIN: It was amazing! Dealing with domestic violence fist hand as a child and being able to give 100k to a charity knowing how much it will help people
out in need is a great feeling

RAINE:Talk a little more about the charity that will receive
the $100K prize that you won.
BENJAMIN: The charity is Peace over Violence, and it
helps people dealing with domestic violence and other
forms of abuse. Including victims and children that witness
it in the household.

RAINE: What has it been like being an independent artist
in the music industry?
BENJAMIN: It has its up and downs. You don’t get the
help of a power house label behind you, but you get the
freedom to make all of your own choices and get all profit
yourself without having to give majority of it up.

RAINE: When will you drop your album or EP? Or will
there be a few more singles next?
BENJAMIN:Where can fans go to support you? I’m drop-
ping an EP end of January that I’m super excited about!
All my music is available on iTunes and Spotify. If you type
Don Benjamin, it will all show up.

RAINE: One piece of advice that has helped you on your
journey?
BENJAMIN: Trusting the process and not trying to rush
anything. It takes time to be successful in this industry.They
say a overnight success takes 10 Years.

RAINE: What’s it like working with your girlfriend Liane
V on “Forever Us” and your collaboration for “No One?”
BENJAMIN: It’s amazing to be able to work with the per-
son you love. Lianes is my best friend and we love doing
all the same stuff so it works out perfectly.

RAINE: How did the idea for “Forever Us” come about as
well as the inspiration behind “No One?”
BENJAMIN: We’ve been wanting to start a channel for
a while together, and I recently bought her a promise
ring. The ring is called “Ever Us”, so we thought it would
be cool to call the channel “Forever Us”. As far as the
song, we were just in the studio vibing with our producer
Soundz, and the song kinda just came to us quick. Her and
Soundz came up with the hook, and I put my verses to it.
The rest was history!

RAINE: What has been the most rewarding part of your
career to date?
BENJAMIN: I think the most rewarding part is being able
to take care of my mother and her not having to worry
about any financial problems anymore.

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DEVRANSTATS:
Name: Devran Perkins
Age: 20 53
Height: 6’1.5
Agency: ANTI Management

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Photographer: Craig Macleod

FRESH FACE | MUSIC

LexiAtkins

Photographer: Marie Forleo Lexi Atkins is a Los Angeles based artist on the rise. #PURR is
the first single off her upcoming debut album, slated for release
in 2018.
Lexi Atkins launched her music career in 2015, and has since
shared the stage with notable artists including Daya, Travis Scott,
and Diplo. She has been covered by top media outlets: InStyle,
Flaunt, and Teen Vogue (to name a few)—and is joining the ranks
of female indie pop artists who are speaking their minds through
their music, and captivating the Gen Z audience.
Aside from her music career, Lexi is an established actress and can
next be seen in Netflix’s highly anticipated sci-fi drama “Altered
Carbon” (2018). In 2015, she appeared in Universal Pictures’
thriller, “The Boy Next Door,” opposite Jennifer Lopez and Ryan
Guzman. She also starred in the indie films, “Zombeavers” and
“Some Kind of Hate,” while having a supporting role in the film,
“Ted 2,” opposite Mark Wahlberg and Amanda Seyfried.

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RAINE:Talk about your inspiration for the single really am a huge fan of all genres. I think lately RAINE:What would be your dream role for the
#PURR off of your forthcoming album. though I’ve really had a big crush on Kehlani big screen?
ATKINS: My producers and I would meet every and SZA. ATKINS: Wow, that’s a tough question! I have a
weekend to write records for the projects. One RAINE: Talk about your upcoming role in lot of goals and aspirations when it comes to
of the nights we were at my place brainstorming NETFLIX’S “Altered Carbon.” roles I want to play! Getting to work alongside
different ideas and my cat has always acted so ATKINS: I’m SO excited for this show to Meryl Streep and Will Ferrell would definitely
funny around them. Each time they’d call to come out! When I first read the pilot before be on my bucket list though! 
her she didn’t want anything to do with them, auditioning, I instantly thought I’M GOING to  
and whenever they weren’t paying attention of watch this show whether I’m on it or not! It’s RAINE: What are some goals that you have
course she’d want all the attention in the world. also based in the future which I love. I have a big outside of your acting career?
We started talking about the similarities she has obsessed with all things futuristic/aliens/space/ ATKINS: To keep releasing music/projects so I
to how I feel we can be in relationships and etc.  can further my career in that realm of my life.
from there the song started manifesting.“Blame   I’d love to go on tour in the near future. But in
it on the purr” was one of the first lines [laughs]. RAINE: Are you a big fan of the sci-fi genre? my opinion, each “career” path I’m on all works
ATKINS:YES, definitely!  in tandem. 
RAINE:What does #PURR mean to you?    
ATKINS: PURR to me means SO many things. RAINE: What is one piece of advice that has RAINE: Acting or Music? If you could only
Like I said before it was inspired by my cat served you best in your career? pursue one or the other, what would it be and
named 12, and the similarities I think girls have ATKINS: Stay true to yourself! why.
with cats in general.... but I could go on forever   ATKINS: I would say music.... because I have
about what each phrase can also relate too. At RAINE: What has been the most rewarding more creative control. Visuals are also a really
the end though, I think it’s just such a fun record part of your career to date? important part of my music/art so I still get to
for both guys and girls! PURR! ATKINS: I think just the sheer fact that I’m still in a sense act in my videos etc. I get to create a
  out in LA following/living my dreams.  new world within my own visually, and musically.
RAINE:What other artists have influenced your   It feels like the best of both worlds. 
music?
ATKINS: I’m influenced by SO many artists!! I

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It’s not about ideas.
It’s about making

ideas happen.

–Scott Belsky, co-founder of Behance.

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LDAEDVDYNE’RS PHOTOGRAPHER: Benjamin A. Peterson
CREATIVE DIRECTION AND STYLING: Opé Majek

HAIR AND MAKEUP: Sarah Fiorello
MODEL: Devyn Abdullah | One Management

Earrings: Haus Of Topper
Stole: Lilly E.Violetta

Shirt: Haider Ackerman
Skirt: Nicole Miller
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Stole: Lilly E.Violetta
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Coat:Yves Salomon
Tee: Alysi
Skirt: By Malene Birger

Jacket: Haider Ackerman
Tank: Maje

Pants: Haider Ackerman

Stole: Annabelle
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Dress: By Malene Birger

Dress: Jay Godfrey

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RAINEMAKER

All Blazers & Vests: Bluejacket A J AG R AWA L

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AJ Agrawal is the Founder of Verma Partners, a leading

marketing consulting firm in San Francisco that focuses

on partnering with disruptive technology companies.

In the past 2 years, the firm has grown to over $5M in annual revenue and over 25 employees. Clients include crypto speakers at the World Economic
Forum, multiple Forbes 30 Under 30 Alumni, and several EY World Entrepreneur Alumni.
AJ has written about the marketing strategies he’s used to help companies 10x their growth in outlets such as Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune,
Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur,The Huffington Post, and over a dozen more outlets. In 2016 alone, he created over 500 pieces of original content around
growth marketing.
AJ has also won several awards for his digital marketing success, being called a marketer who carries serious weight by John Lincoln, marketing
instructor at UCSD, and recognized as a top influencer marketing expert by both The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur magazine.
Before dedicating his career fulltime as a growth marketer, AJ served as Chief Executive Officer at a 500 Startups company that acquired over
100 major University clients in less than 2 years.
AJ has written about marketing for Forbes, Fortune, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur,The Huffington Post, and over a dozen more outlets. In 2016 alone, he
created over 500 pieces of original content around growth and branding.
AJ has also won several awards for his digital marketing success, being called a marketer who carries serious weight by John Lincoln, marketing
instructor at UCSD.

RAINE: Describe the moment that you realized that you wanted to be an RAINE: How does your company differ from its competitors?
entrepreneur? AGRAWAL:
AGRAWAL: I think I realized it when I had my first internship at a bank. I A) We focus on disrupting technologies (Crypt,AR,VR,etc) are just a few examples
noticed that I really loved selling, networking, and working with a team. What B) Our team is way more experienced than other firms
I didn’t like, however was the bureaucracy. I felt trapped in a system that I C) We’ve structured our business to a long with the times (We’re remote,
wanted to innovate. guarantee results, and never waste our clients time).
From there, starting my own company just became an addiction. When I was
younger, I’d play video games for 12-18 hours a day in the summer because “It’s always an iterative process, as
it was so addicting. In a weird way, entrepreneurship feels like one giant video there’s always something broken in
game to me now. your business.The key is just to keep

RAINE: As this is not your first trip down entrepreneurship lane, what was tackling one problem at a time.”
the most helpful tips that you carried over from your prior experience?
AGRAWAL: A few major takeaways: RAINE: What are some exciting developments that are on the horizon?
A. Don’t obsess about raising money. While it looks sexy from the outside, on AGRAWAL: We’ve built an entire team for Crypto companies
the inside it’s a huge waste of time, pressure, and makes you soft. Building your Our revenue is growing close to 30% month over month
business from sales will always be the best way. We’re hiring 5 to 10 new employees a month
B. If you’re getting caught up on internal fires early on, you should rethink your
business.The best teams flow together naturally. RAINE: What words of wisdom can you share with other rising entrepreneurs?
C. Don’t chase ideas that are popular, chase ones where you have an unfair AGRAWAL:
advantage A) Stay humble. In the words of Ryan Holiday,“Ego is the enemy.”
D. Build a solid routine in your life that you can follow everyday. Keeping B) Build a routine. Routines are the back bone in achieving any goal in life
normality is the best way to stay sane as you go through the roller coaster ride C) Treat your employees like family and equals. You’ll build a better business
of entrepreneurship and have way more fun along the way.
E. You almost 100% are charging too little early on
F. Bring on a team of advisors and use them as much as possible
G. Hire people that will work hard for you, and make it a goal to never let
them burn out
H. Understand that your business in one part of life, but it’s not your entire life.
Don’t forget about working on your health, relationships, and personal goals as
your build your business. In a weird way, they all connect together.

RAINE: What is the secret formula from going from zero to 5 million in
two years?
AGRAWAL:

A. A lot of boring routines that we do everyday over and over again.
B. Having a really strong sales team
C. Guaranteeing results and then producing them, that’s how you can build
lifetime customers

RAINE: What was the most challenging aspect of your journey and how did
you overcome your obstacles?
AGRAWAL: Scaling is really really hard. Problems never stop when building
a business, they just change and become more complicated. Getting to $1M
ARR is no easier or harder than $5M ARR in my opinion, it’s just different. I
think we’ve tried overcoming the scaling issue by hiring really smart people, and
also not trying to grow too quickly without sacrificing our quality. It’s always an
iterative process, as there’s always something broken in your business.The key
is just to keep tackling one problem at a time.

RAINE: Who has been the most influential person in your success and why?
AGRAWAL: My grandfather, definitely. When I was really young he told me
I’d build a successful business one day. He’s always been my biggest fan. I think
when you have someone like that at a young age, it makes you more willing
to make risks.

Photographer:Vital Agibalow RAINE: In your own words, what makes you a Rainemaker - an innovator on
the rise?
AGRAWAL: I think the fact that Verma really wants to revolutionize how
marketing firms work is such a big goal that it fits what being a Rainemaker is. A
lot of our clients are really doing disrupting things. We have companies raising
$2.5B, speaking at the world economic forum, and building the technologies of
tomorrow. Being able to be a part of that journey is truly amazing.

RAINE: What are some tools, gadgets or software that has been a lifesaver
in doing business?
AGRAWAL:

Slack
Trello
Google Docs
RAINE: What’s your brand’s mantra?
AGRAWAL: The Marketing Firm Of The Future

Success doesn’t come from
what you do occasionally.
It comes from what you

do consistently.

–Marie Forleo

TRAVEL + CULTURE

WANDERLUST. ART. BOOKS. LUXURY LIVING

VAIL,72 HOURS IN COLORADO



72 HOURS IN VAIL, COLORADO AT THE
SONNENALP HOTEL
While most people go to Vail for the epic ski conditions, the locals will
tell you that they came for the winter and stayed for the summer.
Vail is famous for its extraordinary Back Bowls, fabulous ski school
programming, endless fine dining options and European flair. With 72
hours in the Vail Valley here is a perfect itinerary.

DAY 1

8:00 am-9:00 am: Start your day off with a bountiful European style buffet at Ludwig’s. Breakfast is
served on the beautiful glass enclosed terrace surrounded by Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
9:00 am-9:30 am:Take a moment to sit back and relax by Sonnenalp’s Tranquility Pool and enjoy
Vail’s iconic views and crisp mountain air.
9:30 am-12:00 pm: Explore the town and shop through Vail Village enjoying favorites such as
Valbruna and Gorsuch.
12:00 pm-1:00 pm: Bring your appetite to Vail’s landmark spot, Pepi’s Restaurant, which has been
opened for over 50 years.This vintage eatery serves up Old World Classics as well as a variety of
unique meats such as boar, elk, venison and caribou, all carved tableside for those looking to enjoy
some local delicacies.
1:00 pm-3:00 pm:Treat yourself at one of Vail’s top rated spas- Sonnenalp Spa. Rejuvenate your
mind and body with an array of unique treatment options.You can try the Bavarian Body Polish,
which incorporates a full body scrub and a relaxing moisturizing treatment or the 80-minute
Detoxifying Mud Wrap. Locals love to freshen it up with a Vitamin C Fresh Peel that leaves your skin
immediately softer and smoother with noticeable improvements in skin tone and texture.
3:00 pm-5:00 pm: Relax in your luxury suite, recently renovated and boasting unique amenities
including oversized bathrooms, Bavarian decor and lovely fireplaces.
5:00 pm-7:00 pm: Wine and dine on European cuisine in a classic-Swiss style setting at the Swiss
Chalet, offering guests the ultimate alpine dining experience.Traditional Käse Spätzle (homemade
Swiss dumpling topped with cheese and crispy onions) and delicious fondues all make your dining
experience quite delectable. Save room for freshly made desserts like their Austrian apple strudel
and chocolate fondue.
7:00 pm-9:00 pm: End your night at the King’s Club offering nightly live entertainment. Enjoy a
specialty drink from the top shelf selection, a glass of wine or German beer while you relax by the
fireplace and listen to great music from local musicians.

Images courtesy of Sonnenalp Hotel

DAY 2

8:30 am-9:30 am: Begin the day with something sweet at Big Bear Bistro like a nutella and banana
crepe or enjoy something savory instead.Try the delicious wild-caught, smoked sockeye salmon
served freshly on a toasted bagel.
9:30 am-12:00 pm:Take advantage of Vail’s epic terrain by spending your morning on the slopes
and experiencing Vail’s famous Back Bowls.
12:00 pm-1:00 pm: Round-up friends and family and head over to Bully Ranch for a fun casual,
western-style lunch.The Southwestern and American menu includes their signature chicken wings
and famous Bully Burgers.Take a seat outside and enjoy a cold beer. Dogs are invited too.
1:00 pm-4:00 pm:Take a tour of the Rockies via snowshoe with one of Sonnenalp’s guided
adventure tour guides like Kara Schmidt.They have complete intimate access to some of the most
beautiful trails in the Vail Valley.With miles of trails, this experience will be a great way to get a work
out in and also see the scenery.
4:00 pm-6:00 pm: Unwind from the day and begin your evening with a specialty cocktail by the fire
at the Kings Club.
6:00 pm-8:00 pm: Dinner at Mountain Standard is a must do on every trip to Vail and a definite
local favorite. Enjoy some shrimp and grits and rocky mountain trout at this gastropub boasting a
lively crowd and open kitchen.
8:00 pm:Vail Ale House has over twenty local beers on tap. Hop on over and enjoy the evening as
live DJ’s spin the night away or grab a flight at the 10th Mountain Whiskey and Spirit Company.



DAY 3:

8:00 am-9:00 am: Fuel up on a mean cup of coffee and get down on some Southern style food
such as Alpenrose’s biscuit and gravy dish - complete with their famous house-made sausage gravy.
9:00 am-12:00 pm:Take some “me” time at the Sonnenalp Club utilizing their state of the art gym
equipment and new aerial yoga classes. In the summer you can use Sonnenalp Club’s 7,100-yard
championship links style course. It sits in the sun drenched valley of Edwards, 16 miles west of Vail
Village. Or, if golf isn’t quite your thing - try Sonnenalp’s morning stand up paddle-boarding class
followed by a riverside lunch.
2:00 pm-3:00 pm: Exercise your creativity with a poolside pottery class. Sonnenalp offers this
unique opportunity to paint outdoors and decorate your own personalized souvenir to take home.
Selections include but not limited to picture frames, flower pots or coffee mugs.
3:00 pm-4:00 pm: Need a boost of energy? Sonnenalp’s Oxygen Bar is the perfect fix. Choose
scents like eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, wintergreen and lemongrass.The oxygen treatment
also aids in symptoms related to altitude sickness including: shortness of breath, lightheadedness,
dizziness, headaches, fatigue, weakness, and nausea.
5:00 pm-7:00pm:Treat yourself to something fancy this evening and take the gondola ride up to
Game Creek. You’ll be treated to a private multi-course tasting menu featuring unique and tasty
international fare such as lamb tartare, rabbit with purple potatoes and venison with red onion jam.
7:30 pm: Have a glass or two at Root and Flower from their extensive list of wine-by-the-glass
selections or signature craft cocktails.
9:00: End your night with the locals at The Red Lion enjoying live music reminiscing about your day
with friends.



T OGETHER
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LUXURY LIVING

CELEBRITY HOMES AND LUXE DESIGN

EVERYTHING BIGGER IN TEXAS:

A 100 MILLION DOLLAR MANSION

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More sellers of luxury properties are taking the auction route to market and sell their properties.  There are a number of reasons that it makes sense, especially
when buyers shopping at the top level of the market are so few.  Auctions get wider attention and the larger auction houses understand the value of advertising
globally to reach the major wealth centers rather than restricting themselves just to the U.S.  Another reason is the uniqueness of most high-end real estate of which
there are few comparables for establishing a fair market price which the bidding process helps to establish that level.  Some of the most notable home auctions
have been the elegant Gianni Versace Mansion on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida in 2013 which sold at $41.5 million to the Jordache Jeans family and the
Virginia Klug Winery, which Donald Trump purchased for $6.2 million at a foreclosure auction in 2011.  Trump was also the second highest bidder on the Versace
Mansion.  Another luxury auction is on the horizon when Dallas’Walnut Place begins the bidding process on December 19.
In the Mayflower Estates section of Preston Hollow, Walnut Place is one of the most architecturally significant estates in the southern U.S., designed in
1938 by world-renowned architect Maurice Fatio.The Swiss-born Fatio was well known for his projects in NewYork and Florida where he designed over 200 homes,
many built in Palm Beach for the super rich including HaroldVanderbilt, Marjorie Merriweather Post and E.F. Hutton. He was so famous in the 1930s that Cole Porter
wrote:  “I want to live on Maurice Fatio’s patio.”  Walnut Place was Faito’s last work; he died in 1943 from lung cancer.
Walnut Place was commissioned by Italian Count Pio Crespi and his American wife, Flo Crespi.  He had been sent to Dallas by his family to establish
trade for their cotton empire.  Money was no object to stand in the way of creating the Crespi’s Texas palace.  Once in residence, the Crespis entertained lavishly,
playing host to presidents, celebrities and dignitaries from around the world.  The male guests were entertained by the count in his silver-leafed art deco bar room
and enjoyed after dinner cigars and brandy in the 19th-century Italian-burled walnut library while the ladies gathered in the elegantly appointed main rooms.  The
Crespi family lived on the original property on 12 acres and the main house until 1997.
The next owners set about a complete restoration and expansion that took three years and 250 designers, builders and artisans to complete.  They
doubled the size of the property to 25 acres  making it the largest single residential property in central Dallas.  They also expanded the original 10,000-square-foot
mansion to 28,000 square feet, added a two-story 6,300-square-foot guest house, a separate 7,200-square-foot three-bedroom family home with separate entrance,
a large recreation complex, a large outdoor living area, tennis court, greenhouses, rose and vegetable gardens and added landscaping to a wooded lot along the creek.
Originally listed in 2013 as an off-market pocket listing at $135 million, it was later dropped to $98 million but did not sell.  The owner relisted at $100
million with a different agent, Allie Beth Allman, who made the listing public.  After only nine months, she sold Walnut Place in a cash transaction of undisclosed
amount to mega investor, banker, mathematician and poker player Andrew Beal.  

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Photographer: Adrian Anz All dressed up and ready to welcome a new Rat Pack, crooner Dean Martin’s former Beverly Hills Trousdale estate is now ready for the festive sounds of champagne bottles
being uncorked.
Owned and enjoyed by Dean with his Hollywood buddies and a slew of other friends from 1988 until his death in 1995, it was his bachelor pad after three unsuc-
cessful marriages.  He purchased the house a year after his son Dean Paul had been killed in an airplane crash, and though he had been a teetotaler most of his life, in opposi-
tion to his drunken stage image, in depression over the loss of his son, turned to alcohol and heavy use of prescription drugs.  By now the original Rat Pack, consisting of Frank
Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, had grown smaller and evolved into the Summit and by the late 1980s, the Clan.  Sinatra and Davis were wor-
ried about Martin and decided to get him out of the house and functioning again by designing a tour that would include the three of them, called Together Again.  Scheduled
for 29 dates, Martin only managed to perform through five of the sold-out shows claiming illness. Liza Minnelli was brought in to take his place.  He returned to his Trousdale
home, which at the time was the epitome of 1980’s glamour, where he lived  the rest of his life.
In 2014, developer Patrik Mirahmadi purchased the estate.  Unlike many developers, Mirahmadi was very sensitive to the property’s Dean Martin legacy and
wanted his renovation to express its illustrious past, but in 21st-century style.  Stripped of all its outdated materials and opened up to flow gracefully throughout, he created
a grand contemporary entertainment space using the most elegant marbles, tiles and other surface materials that would stand out against the clean sharp lines of the interior
that opened seamlessly to the outdoor living and entertaining area.
Sited on a knoll on almost an acre overlooking the canyon and Pacific sunsets, the modern mansion is accessed via a long gated drive creating both privacy and
security.  At 10,047 square feet, it houses five bedrooms, twelve baths and an attached see-through, three-car garage.  Moats have been used to accent the entrance walkway
leading to the large walnut pivoting front door and again surrounding the elegant dining room on two sides which also has a temperature-controlled wine room enclosed
inside a glass wall that displays up to 450 bottles.  The long gallery with its skylights is a perfect space for an art collection and motorized glass walls at the end of the open living
space recede to open the entire house to the outside entertainment area with pool, dining and lounging area and a full outdoor kitchen.  With both indoor and outdoor bars
large enough to seat over 100 guests, along with the expansive seating areas for living and dining, while the house is ideal for large scale entertaining, its warmth also invites
intimacy.  The listing agent is Jade Mills of Jade Mills Estates through Coldwell Banker.
Three years in the making, Dean Martin’s former home is priced at $27.95 million or rented for $125,000 per month.  

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The Kardashian’s Hollywood Home

A Southern California home that has been seen by more TV viewers than just about any other home in recent years is for sale. Modeled after an Italian
castle, Palazzo Dei Sogni has served as the fictitious home for several television shows including ten seasons as the home of the Kardashian-Jenner family.
Palazzo Dei Sogni, which translates to Palace of Dreams, has been the vision of set designers for the HBO shows True Blood, Entourage and
Rome, as well as for E!’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, in which the front facade and grounds were used from season four of the program as the
Kardashian-Jenner family home. Located in Studio City in the Hollywood Hills, it has played its own starring role for up to two million viewers a week
checking all the boxes for location, privacy and over-the-top opulence.
Built in 1983 and extensively remodeled in 2005, the 7,800-square-foot, seven-bedroom, eight-bath, Italianate-style residence is sited on almost
an acre of meticulously kept grounds in the Fryman Estates community - neighbors to George Clooney, Miley Cyrus and Bruno Mars. Its design, inspired
by the Medici Castle in Florence, is flush with ornate woodwork, Venetian plastered walls, ceiling and wall murals by artist Giorgio Tuscani, 17th-century
chandeliers in almost every room, sconces imported from the Paris Opera House and a centuries-old stone fountain. Public areas of the mansion include a
two-story foyer, formal living and dining, paneled den, a screening room with 12-foot screen, a billiards room and 2,000-bottle wine cellar. Both the indoor
and outdoor kitchens include Viking appliances and casual dining areas both inside and on one of the many terraces. The very private gated and hedged
grounds include rolling lawns, mature landscaping, a salt water swimming pool with waterfall and parking for ten cars.
Palazzo Dei Sogni, the palatial residence chosen by set designers to star as the backdrop for many hit television programs, is now for sale asking
$8.995 million. Robert E. Howell of Keller Williams Beverly Hills is the listing agent.

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No one is you and that is
your super power.

–Elyse Santilli

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RAINE MAGAZINE - VOLUME 31 PHOTOGRAPHER: Cesar Balcazar
ASSISTANT: ChrisJan Giraldo

DIGITAL RETOUCH:Victor Muñoz @
Mister Raw Studio Styling. Inside Studios
Styling Team. Carolina Albarracin, Florencia
Cañete, Maida Alvarez, Melani Santander

for Inside Studios
HAIR AND MAKEUP: Olivia Velasquez

Metallic Dress: Laurel Dewit
Top: DAMA

Chocker : Vintage

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Dress: Mango
Tights: Adidas
Boots: Zara

Top: DAMA
Skirt: Romulina
Vinyl pants: DAMA
Earrings: Laruicci
Sneakers: Adidas Originals

Bodysuit: Mandfredonia
Necklace: Laruicci
Boots: Zara

Dress: Mandfredonia
Jacket: ChiChi Von Tang
Earrings: Laruicci

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