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District

YOUR Right TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

Issue No. 7

St. Patrick’s

Day

Bowtiful Life’s Megan

The SpringIssue

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DistrictISSUE NO. 7

Published March 4th, 2015. All views in the magazine are individual and do not show the views of everyone involved in the production of this magazine. All stories are opinion and no stories were sponsored by brands unless otherwise stated. All images have been credited on page 33 to their rightful owner, including the web address. If there is no listing, the photo is District’s property.

Happy March!

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Happy March!

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Editor’s Letter

So March has always been one of my favorite months. Since the age of six I have been going out every weekend in March to perform with my Irish dance group. I always felt like it was just a month of fun. Not only is the greatest holiday {just kidding, but anytime when you can wear that much green and get away with it is a good holiday} in the month of March, but a lot of us go on spring break. We have included some pieces about what y’all should do this season. Our cover girl, Megan is amazing. Personally, I have been following Bowtiful Life for years and her journey is inspiring. We talked Lilly Pulitzer, spring break, St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, and so many other things in the interview. Plus, don’t you love the Lilly scarf she is wearing on page 17? Also in this issue, are 17 facts you did not know about St. Paddy’s Day, what music you should be listening to, what movies you should go see, and what books you should be reading. Personally, I am reading a classic, Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, and I love it. My book club has just begun reading The Girl on The Train which was featured in last month’s District and I could not be more excited to start it! All of us at District wish you an amazing St. Patrick’s day and a wonderful spring break, we will see you next month with even more content! As always, remember to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and that District is “your right to a beautiful life.” Keep It Beautiful,

Hayden PigottEditor-In-Chief

Insta: @hayden213

Tweet Me! @haydenpigott

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CONTRIBUTORS

Hayden PigottEditor-In-ChiefHaute Table

Pacelli IglesiasAssistant Editor

Hannah FrenchUniversity of Texas at Austin Student

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CultureShock

Music

Run // Awolnation // I still sit and listen to “Sail” so when I heard Awolnation had a new album coming out I was all for it. “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” is on this album and it sounds just like them. I love how dramatic their beats are.

Coming Up For Air // Kodaline // My roommate got me hooked on Koda-line and we are extremely excited for their latest offering. We really like their single “Honest” and that is on this album so hopefully the rest is just as good. Warning, their songs tend to be sad so get a box of tissues ready!

Rebel Heart // Madonna // I mean her success is para-mount and we can assume this album will be the same. She has been hinting at this album for months. The single “Living for Love” is on the album {if you have not seen the music video...check that out}. We are looking forward to some of the collaborations on this one too.

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Film

Literature

The Second Best Ex-otic Marigold Hotel // In the sequel Dev Pa-tel’s Sonny is attempt-ing to expand his brand while marrying Sunaina the love of his life. Of course, antics ensue.

Serena // Set in De-pression-era North Carolina, Cooper’s character, George Pemberton’s tim-ber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena, Jen-nifer Lawrence.

Cinderella // Lily James, Hayley At-well, Helena Bon-ham Carter, and Cate Blanchette star in this remake of the classic Disney fairy-tale directed by Ken-neth Brangh.

Cuba Straits // Doc Ford is back to help out an old friend who is smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States. Plus there are letters from Castro involved!

Dead Wake // Larson tells a thrilling tale of the sink-ing of the Lusitania. He switches between the ship’s point of view and the German’s in this fic-tional telling.

A Dangerous Place // Maisie Dobbs is called back from India to Eng-land but gets off her boat in Gibraltar where murders and mystery ensue.

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17 Things You Didn’t Know About...Saint Patrick’s Day, commonly associ-ated with green beer, Irish dancers, and festivals. Some of the lesser known facts are listed below, enjoy!

No1 St. Patrick was British.

NYC has one of the largest parades, since 1762.

In Ireland and Northern Ireland the day is a national holiday.

It used to be a dry holiday, in 1970 the day was converted to not just religious & beer started flowing.

St. Patrick used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introduc-ing Christianity to Ireland.

From 1999 to 2007, the Irish village of Dripsey proudly touted that it hosted the Shortest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the World. The

route ran for 26 yards between two pubs.

In Seattle, there is a ceremony where a green stripe is painted down the roads.

St. Patrick’s birth name was Maewyn Succat, but he changed his name to Patricius after becom-ing a priest.

There is no corn in corn beef. it’s a nod to the large grains of salt that were historically used to cure meats, which were also

known as “corns.”

In traditional Irish folk tales, there are no female lepre-chauns

The phrase, “Drowning The Shamrock” is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking

it. The Irish believe that if you keep the cus-tom, then you will have a prosperous year.

In Chicago, parade day (always a Saturday) begins with a wee bit of Irish magic (and 40 lb/18 kg of

EPA-approved dye) to color the downtown Chicago River the perfect kelly green.

In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear

orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.

The very first St. Patrick’s Day pa-rade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737.

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In Seattle, there is a ceremony where a green stripe is painted down the roads.

No17 The name “leprechaun” has several origins. It could be from the Irish

Gaelic word “leipreachan,” which means “a kind of aqueous sprite.” Or, it could be from “leath bhrogan,” which means “shoemaker.”

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It’s a Bowtiful LifePreppy Chi-O and

fashion blogger, Megan Rogers-Reilley has been blogging since her junior year of high school. She

has turned her love of Lilly, bows, monograms, and

Disney into a business she is working on expanding. District caught up with

Megan on the cusp of her spring break from studying communications studies in Chicago. We talked St. Patrick’s Day, Spring,

Coffee, Jenna Lyons and so much more.

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It’s a Bowtiful Life

Check out Megan on:Twitter: @BowtifulLife

Instagram: @BowtifulLifeFacebook: Bowtiful Life

YouTube: BowtuflLifeAnd always at: www.bowtifullife.

com

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How did you get started blogging? I started blogging my junior year of high school after running intosome health issues with breathing and having to pull myself from myhighly competitive dance team. (Luckily all of these were resolved in just a few months and I am still able to dance to my heart’s content!) After I told my coach and team that I couldn’t keep dancing, I realized I would have a lot of free time on my hands and I decided to start my own blog! I’d been playing around with Polyvore for a few years already, so that’s where I took my first steps to actually share mycreative interests in fashion with oth-ers. I never thought anyonewould actually read it and I didn’t even put my name or face on it forthe first few months!

What is bowtifullife.com all about? Bowtiful Life is a fashion and lifestyle blog which features everything from outfit of the day posts to downloadable desktop backgrounds to monthly Spotify playlists. For me, Bowtiful Life is about expressing myself and then sharing that expression with my readers and followers to connect with them and start a conversation.

How long did it take for your blog to take off?I don’t know exactly when I’d say it “took off.” However, sites like Instagram, Twitter, Face-book, and Tumblr have been instrumental ingaining a following for Bowtiful Life over the last three years. I’d say I’ve noticed a lot of growth in the last year in particular and itconstantly blows my mind when I meet some-one and they’ve alreadyheard about Bowtiful Life!

Are you working on any exciting projects?

I have a few things up my sleeve! ;)!

What do you want to do in the future with your photography & blog?

I don’t know exactly where Bowtiful Life will take me in the future, but I know that I’d love to work with some bigger name brands as well as meet and connect with more influencers in the fashion and blogging industries. That’s one of my favorite things about blogging, con-necting! I’ve gotten to meet so many amazing people because of the blog and I hope that that continues as the blog keeps growing!

What is your favorite thing about March? March is fun because the weather finally starts warming up and we start seeing all of the plants and flowers coming back! Chicagowinters can be long and brutal! It’s also the month leading up to my birthday so it’s al-ways full of planning for that!

What is your favorite thing about St. Patrick’s day?I’m about a quarter Irish, so I have fond memories of get togethers at my grandpar-ents’ house with family and friends around St. Patrick’s day when I was younger!

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Are you planning on using any of the trends off the spring runway?I honestly hardly ever follow trends, I just wear what I like and what fits in with my personal esthetic and style. However, I am a big fan of all white, so I was happy to see that pop up in multiple shows for Spring this year!

Are you going anywhere for spring break? I’m looking forward to spending some time back home with my family and friends who are also on break!

Are you participating in Chicago’s St. Patrick’s festivities? A lot of my friends will be going to the parade that weekend, but I’m actually going to be out of town in New York for a conference with Teen Vogue! I won’t be in Chicago for the majority of the festivities this year, but I’m super excited for my trip!

What are you most excited about this Spring?I’m looking forward to the days get-ting a little bit longer and having more natural light later on in the day. I’m also looking forward to formal season for all of the Greek chapters on my campus! I personally love get-ting dressed up and it’s also so much fun to see all of the pictures of every-one dressed to the nines!

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If you could go anywhere for spring break, where would it be?To give you a slightly cliche answer, I would love to go to the Caribbean for spring break at some point! However, I really want to travel in Europe and spring would be a fun time to do that.

If you had to choose one outfit to wear all spring what would it be? That’s a difficult question because dur-ing the spring in Chicago the weather is all over the place, cold one day and warm the next! For warm days I’d prob-ably be wearing J.Crew chino shorts with a light sweater, but for cooler days I’d go for jeans with riding boots, a long sleeved tee, and a puffy or fleece vest!

If you could have dinner with any fashion designer who would it be?If it could be someone who is de-ceased, I would pick Oscar de la Renta. Otherwise, I would love to have din-ner with Jenna Lyons, the creative Di-rector and president of J.Crew. They both have such vision and are part of extremely success- ful and stunning brands!

What are some of your favorite hangouts in Chicago?I love finding fun coffee shops. One of my favorite things to do is grab a table and a latte and hang out for a few hours to work on the blog, do home-work, and listen to music. Starbucks locations downtown are also a great choice for afternoons like those!

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Megan’sMind

Instagram or Twitter?

Favorite thing to bake?

Fall or summer?

I collect...

Favorite City?

Bloom of choice?

Style icon?

I want...

Favorite accessory?

Nail polish color?

Currently reading?

Favorite movie?

InstagramGhiradelli brownies!

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bowsSweet Home

Chicago

Peonies

I can’t pick just one! Audrey Hepburn,

Lilly Pulitzer, Jackie Kennedy, and Blair Waldorf are all up

therean extra day in the week to get

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a monogram necklace

Fiji by Essie

Love Actually

Re-reading To Kill a

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Most prized possession?

My 13 inch macbook pro

How would you define “preppy?”Everyone defines it slightly differently, but my definition would be “a category of style that is classic, timeless, and consists of an easily mix and matchable wardrobe with an emphasis on looking clean and polished at all times, but also not looking like you’re trying too hard!”What are your three preppy staples?A nice pair of pearl studs, a monogram necklace, and a large Longchamp tote bag!How can we all be more like Megan?A few years ago I probably would have answered this question with “wear bows all the time,” a very boring and simple answer that barely brushes the surface of who I am. When answering this question now, my response is to be yourself, and do so shamelessly. The biggest thing that has ever held me back in life is not being true to myself. I could look back and regret any of these times where I held back some of my personality or tried to fit in because I was worried I’d be judged by my friends, peers, or an one at all; but I don’t do that. Instead, I use those times as a reminder to be my-self because I’ve found that in being 100% authentically me, I’m happiest.

Where in the world would you love to do a fashion photo-shoot?I would love to shoot somewhere in Paris or on the grounds of a castle somewhere in Europe! I love the symmetry of a lot of the old fashioned courtyards, gardens, and ballrooms. Vogue’s editorials in locations like these are always my favorites!

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By, Hannah French, UT student

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9 Ways to Have the Best Spring Break

For many, Spring Break is a much needed distraction from reality. Spring Break is a week to forget about all your responsibilities and relax. It’s a time to try new things, hang out with your best friends, and just have fun. In case you don’t already have some things planned for your nine day break, here are some ideas. Spring Break doesn’t last forever and you should try to make the most of it. It’s a week to let loose and relax. But no matter what you choose to do, always remember to never stop having fun.

It’s time to dust off your apron

and start baking! Scroll through your Pinter-est and pick out that one recipe you’ve had pinned for forever, but never dared to try.

Even if you aren’t a student, these ac-tivities are perfect for any spring day.

Pinterest Bake Day

Gather up your girls and head out of town! Pick a place you’ve never been that’s about an hour or two drive from your home-town and go exploring. You never know what cool places you might find.

Some days are meant for stay-ing in your pajamas with a pint

of your favorite ice cream and watching movies. Spring Break is the perfect time to binge watch all your favorite 80s movies or finally watch all those movies you’ve been adding to your Netflix queue.

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Put aside the textbooks for a week and finally read that book that’s

been collecting dust on your bookshelf.

Start a New Book {or two}

Pack a blanket and a good lunch and head out to the great outdoors. Pick a park you’ve never been to before or a place with a really good hik-ing trail. For even more fun bring a kite and a frisbee.

Spend a Day Outdoors

Go downtown and find a cool mu-seum to check out. Whether it be

an art or history or the world’s largest ball of yarn museum, you’re sure to enjoy yourself and learn some new things at the same time.

Check out a Museum

It’s time to pamper yourself and relax. Go get your nails done, give yourself a facial, or buy that dress you’ve been eyeing for weeks. Do something for yourself and enjoy it.

Treat Yo’ Self

Round up all your friends and head out for a night full of music and dancing. Pick a band you’ve nev-

er seen before or go to your favorite dancing hall. Whatever you decide, make sure you don’t stop dancing ‘till the sun comes up.

Go Dancing

Grab some pillows and blankets and drive until the city lights

are no longer in your rearview mirror. When you find a nice (and safe) spot, pull over and lay on the hood of car. Look up and gaze at the stars. Without the distrac-tion of bright lights, you should be able to see thousands upon millions of stars.

Go Stargazing

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Latest ObsessionsThe Editors Share Their

JanuaryPicks

Prett for Polo // Sail to Sable

When I saw this dress on STS’ instagram I think I cried a little on the inside. I LOVE the color and the

pipping. Plus my spirit group at UT uses navy as one if its main colors so I

could wear it to initiation. Also, I love STS! HAYDEN “

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Francois Voltaire Numero Quatre // Very Troubled Child

I just discovered this site thanks to KJP and I am in love with everything on the site because it is all so twee.

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Varina Wild Flats // Salvatore FerragamoI have wanted Ferragamo flats since I saw Sarah

Vickers of Classy Girls Wear Pearls rocking them. Ever since then it has been an obsession. I love these leopard print ones because they kind of look like tourtoise shell!

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Where to findContributors: http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/2013/03/color-right-now.htmlSpring: http://www.thisisglamorous.com/2014/04/from-instagram-30-images-of-inspiration-1/http://www.thisisglamorous.com/2014/04/from-instagram-a-little-of-our-lately/Culture Shock: Marigold: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2555736/?ref_=cs_ov_ttSrena: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247690/?ref_=cs_ov_iCinderella: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661199/?ref_=cs_ov_ttDangerous Place: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-dangerous-place-jacqueline-win-spear/1119950884Cuba Straits: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cuba-straits-randy-wayne-white/1119859083Dead Wake: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dead-wake-erik-larson/1119739955Rebel heart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Heart_(Madonna_album)Run: http://www.riffyou.com/awolnation-return-with-run-in-march/Coming Up For Air: http://www.clashmusic.com/news/kodaline-announce-coming-up-for-airSt. Patrick’s Day:http://www.shelleyirishdance.com/gallery.htmSpring Break:Baking: http://www.popsugar.com/food/Easy-Cake-Decorating-Ideas-Video-32056158Friends: http://littleremindersoflove.blogspot.com/2011/08/quote-of-week_23.htmlBook: http://stylecaster.com/design-ideas-to-make-every-room-in-your-house-prettier-pinterest/Bed: http://breakfastatyurmans.tumblr.comPicnic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessirivera/5506521005/Stars:c https://www.pinterest.com/pin/532269249684378635/Museum: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/arts/design/impressionism-fashion-and-modernity-at-the-met.html?_r=0Spa: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323501004578388950896385688Latest Obsessions:Sail to Sable: http://sailtosable.com/collections/spring-2015/products/pretty-for-polo?variant=1093056472Flats: http://www.shopbop.com/varina-wild-flats-salvatore-ferragamo/vp/v=1/1587848435.htm?folderID=2534374302024643&fm=other-shopbysize-viewall&colorId=75518&extid=affprg_CJ_SB_US-2975314-rewardStyle-4441350&extid=affprg_CJ_SB_US-2975314-rewardStyle-4441350Bag: https://verytroubledchild.com/product/francois-voltaire-travel-bag-inspired-by-wes-ander-sons-the-darjeeling-limited-movie-made-of-genuine-leather-it-can-be-personalized-with-your-initials-2/

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