CONTRIBUTOR


Jessica Marati

Jessica Arriola Marati can't keep still. A freelance writer with photo, video, graphic design and web marketing experience, Jessica was born in San Francisco and raised in the Pacific island of Guam, where she caught the travel bug in the steamy tropical jungle. Subsequently, she has made a mission of delaying the real world, one passport at a time, and has spent the past year exploring the pyramids in Egypt, covering Fashion Week in Paris, diving in Vietnam, teaching at Oxford and Tarzan - swinging through the Amazon rain forest in Ecuador, among other adventures.

Jessica graduated from Princeton University in 2008 with a B.A. in history. She has a passion for magazine writing and has interned at CosmoGIRL!, Quick & Simple and In Style in New York, the last through the American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Internship Program. She has had work published in magazines, newspapers, books and websites around the world.

In her spare time, Jessica enjoys sampling new cuisines, reading voraciously, scouring budget airline sites for new travel destinations and blogging about her adventures.


Feb 2010

It’s your time at Benetton 09 Feb 2010
Spanx for men is finally here 08 Feb 2010
Anna does reality TV? 03 Feb 2010
At the Grammys, gaga for you-know-who 02 Feb 2010
Amorous for AVATAR at Paris Haute Couture 02 Feb 2010
Settling into the most exciting travel destination of all 01 Feb 2010

Jan 2010

Save on carbon emissions: shop online 28 Jan 2010
The wide world of ethical fashion 27 Jan 2010
Exploring the threads of life in Bali 25 Jan 2010
Bali Ha’i, come to me 22 Jan 2010
Who_What_Where?: Wing 20 Jan 2010
Working for a better world at Upasana 13 Jan 2010
A peaceful process at Auromode 11 Jan 2010
A colorful experience at Rangoli 08 Jan 2010
Welcome to Auroville, a universal city in the making 06 Jan 2010
Who_What_Where?: Anu 04 Jan 2010

Dec 2009

A Rajasthani tale of shoes 31 Dec 2009
Jaipur: the birthplace of tie-dye 29 Dec 2009
Gemstones in Jaipur 22 Dec 2009
Fashion notes from Mumbai 17 Dec 2009
Who_What_Where?: Kalya and members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness 15 Dec 2009
Catching wedding fever in India 11 Dec 2009
Sammy Davis takes on the world of vintage fashion 09 Dec 2009
Sarah’s Bag: “stylishly aware” handbags from Lebanon 07 Dec 2009
Invoking the past with ancient Chamorro jewelry 04 Dec 2009
Islandstylin’ in Guam 02 Dec 2009

Nov 2009

Kirsten Muenster: jewelry with a conscience 30 Nov 2009
Who_What_Where?: Nia 27 Nov 2009
Milan N-U-De New Upcoming Designers Project: India 23 Nov 2009
Milan N-U-De New Upcoming Designers Project Russia 20 Nov 2009
Who_What_Where?: Megumi and Aya 19 Nov 2009
Milan N-U-De New Upcoming Designers Project: Colombia 18 Nov 2009
Milan N-U-De New Upcoming Designers Project: Pakistan 16 Nov 2009
Shopping in Alaska’s Inland Passage 13 Nov 2009
“Sustainable Sean” shares his Seattle style secrets 11 Nov 2009
Capitol Hill, Seattle: hard to stereotype 09 Nov 2009
Mad for markets around the world 06 Nov 2009
The “look” of Istanbul: bigger is better 04 Nov 2009

Oct 2009

The headscarf: a highly political accessory in Turkey 28 Oct 2009
Carrie Bradshaw does Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar 26 Oct 2009
In Italy, a new kind of renaissance 23 Oct 2009
Heavenly shopping in Rome’s “clerical district” 21 Oct 2009
Italian fashion on the Via Condotti 20 Oct 2009
Now, that’s fashion (with Viktor & Rolf) 13 Oct 2009
A look back to Paris and the attention to detail 12 Oct 2009
Paris: the world of Tranoï 09 Oct 2009
Paris: fashion with a message 07 Oct 2009
Paris: emergency vintage shopping 07 Oct 2009
Paris street style 06 Oct 2009
Paris: another Fashion Week 06 Oct 2009
Milan: off the runway and to the street 05 Oct 2009
Milan: best seats in the house 02 Oct 2009
Milan: Vogue Talents 02 Oct 2009
Milan Fashion Week: the world’s youngest designer 01 Oct 2009

Sep 2009

Milan: a tribute to the red dress 30 Sep 2009
Milan: as Italian as it gets 30 Sep 2009
Milan: fare la bella figura 29 Sep 2009
Fashion Week, Italian-style 28 Sep 2009
Ecuador: shopping in the Amazon 28 Sep 2009
Ecuador’s pride: the Panama hat 24 Sep 2009
Ecuador: Otavalo market, South America’s largest craft market 23 Sep 2009
Argentina: love for independent design in San Telmo 21 Sep 2009
Buenos Aires fashion week – street style 17 Sep 2009
In Argentina – eyewear reinvented 15 Sep 2009
Re_cuerda stages an urban intervention in Chile 04 Sep 2009
Valparaiso, Chile, has a history of inspiring people 03 Sep 2009
Design for Valparaiso, from Valparaiso 03 Sep 2009