Shirley Madhere in a Toteme dress in her home
                                           
WHO ARE YOU—IN A SENTENCE? 
  
A modern-day aesthete and lover of life who revels in wanderlust, seeks learning new things, and feels joy from everything beautiful.
 
 

  
WHY THIS DRESS? 
 
The skin-toned color evoked my openness at the time I chose it. Also, there is something Grecian and goddess-like about it that drew me to it. It reveals a side of my style: playful and effortless elegance.
 
 

   
BORN?
 
Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 
 

  
WHERE'S HOME? 
 
New York City.
   
 

  
AGE: 
 
Ageless.
 
 

   
CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
 
Grateful and positively anticipatory.
 
 

   
WHAT’S YOUR RAISON D’ETRE?
 
To help make the world a more beautiful place.
 
 

  
OCCUPATION?
 
Plastic surgeon, beauty purveyor, wellness expert, podcaster.
 
 

   
HOW DO YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME?
 
In my practice, working with patients.
 
 

   
HOBBIES?
 
Reading, travel, creative writing, fashion, exploring new and different beauty brands, my Forever FAB podcast, and organizing stuff.
 
 

  
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM LIFE?
 
I’m still learning. Thus far, I’ve re-learned that all we need to succeed is within us.
 
 

   
MANTRA?
 
Everything in divine precision.
 
 

   
HOW DO YOU DEFINE BEAUTY?
 
An individualistic sense of total satisfaction with whom one is and the confidence to radiate that outwardly with truth, compassion, and love.
 
 

   
BEST BEAUTY SECRET?
 
Moisturize twice a day.
   
 

   
WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT PLASTIC SURGERY?
 
Helping people to embody the highest and best version of themselves through the language of beauty.
 
 

   
WHAT’S THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION ABOUT PLASTIC SURGERY?
 
It sometimes doesn’t answer all of the questions.
 
 

   
WHY IS FASHION IMPORTANT?
 
Fashion is important to me for a few reasons: as an element of self-expression, a pulse point on my mood, and a radar on my creativity.
 
 

   
WHO’S THE MOST STYLISH PERSON YOU KNOW?
 
My mother.

 

   

Shirley Madhere in a Toteme dress in her home