July, 10th 2015
Drai’s Beachclub was smoking on top of The Cromwell last Sunday, July 5th as the long anticipated Ultimate Bikini Championships kicked off for week 1. It was only fitting that after America’s most cherished national holiday, 16 of the most beautiful women from all over the U.S. flew in for the chance to…
Model: chef Taylor Erickson
Images by Dreamstate Photos
Taylor Anne Erickson is an American model and chef. By the age of 18, she was living abroad in Greece, France and Italy pursuing her lifelong dream of being a model. During her overseas travels, she was having lunch at a small, humble restaurant (that was very subtle in decor and character) and that is…
SOCIAL Magazine (SOCIAL) announced today that they will be joining The Ultimate Bikini Championship (UBC) as the event’s official magazine sponsor at Drai’s Beachclub this summer. SOCIAL will be the official news source for 10 week long event, providing the weekly UBC recap every Monday. In addition, the magazine plans to feature the winner of…
Something big is happening at Gigmor, the newest networking platform for musicians. Thanks to Title IV of the JOBS Act and the just-approved Regulation A+, individual investors are now able to become shareholders in exciting new startups before they launch an IPO. Gigmor has partnered with StartEngine, a Kickstarter for technology startups, to raise a…
Photographer: Marcel Zuurmond
Model: Laura van den Ende
Wardrobe styling: Lily Houben
This may sound crazy but Las Vegas just landed a bikini contest with a conscience. The Ultimate Bikini Championships at Drai’s BeachClub not only makes sure that every model who participates gets paid every week, but a portion of the sponsorship proceeds are going to the National Breast Cancer Coalition .
The contest is the…
Photography by: Lindsey Trimble
Contouring is one of millennial's favorite makeup tricks. What woman doesn't want beautifully highlighted cheekbones and a glowing complexion? We've all seen the drastic changes contouring can do to the face, making noses appear slimmer, jaws more defined, skin more radiant, etc. But unfortunately learning to accomplish the look is an art and we have seen…
What do you get when you mix two D.C. kids, some dubsided records and a lot of J Dilla? Nadastrom, that’s what. Acclaimed by the pages of Rolling Stone and Spin, Dava Nada and Matt Nordstrom have been turning out revolutionary sounds for over a decade and SOCIAL couldn’t wait to hear their newest album,…


