Local fashion link roundup: 4.11-4.22

It's been a busy week for local fashion, to say the least. Reviews and photos from last week's MNfashion Week poured in; Vita.mn released its spring fashion issue (which I styled) with a behind-the-scenes video; City Pages released its Best of the Twin Cities issue, with nods to local shops and a gorgeous mid-century-styled cover shoot featuring Jake Rudh and Jessa Alt.

• Be sure to catch up on MNfashion Week coverage with my comprehensive MNfashion Week review and photo link roundup, including my review of the George Moskal/CounterCouture show and Envision: Artopia for Vita.mn, and my back-and-forth recap of Envision: Artopia with stylist Richard Anderson for l'etoile magazine.
• Also check out my Style Diary of what I wore during MNfashion Week, and the promo videos for Kevin Kramp and Emma Berg's show.
• Find out about this weekend's MNfashion Week events via my writeups in Vita.mn here and here. I also do a Q&A with Seth Aaron Henderson of Project Runway fame in anticipation of Saturday's Sol Inspirations fashion show for Vita.mn.
• Leading up to last weekend's Voltage: Fashion Amplified runway show, l'etoile magazine did a number of in-depth Q&As with some of the show's designers, including Terri Martin, Ivan Idland, Tim & Thom, Raul Osorio, Frances Zerr, Danielle Everine, and Kathryn V.
• Voltage website designers Sevnthsin reveals their Voltage 2011 lookbook ad, which cleverly marks up an ad by fellow Voltage model sponsor Vision Management Group.
• Pioneer Press style editor Nancy Ngo writes a great article on the state of Minnesota fashion, and how it compares to other markets.
• Minnesota-native photographer Benjamin Fredrickson's work was just published for the first time in New York publication Headmaster Magazine, available in Minneapolis at the Walker Art Center.

Local inspiration: muses and lenses

The best in local street fashion, portrait and fashion photography from local muses and lenses, gathered via Twitter, Facebook and blog uploads from the past week.

Local photographer Benjamin Fredrickson poses with his original Andy Warhol.

Painter Natalie Gallagher gets glittery for the "colorant,flesh" promo image by Sohail Akhavein.

Photographer Sohail Akhevein gets shot by Amy Gee at his opening for "colorant,flesh" at Umber Studios on Saturday night.

Ellen Dahl Lawson snaps this lovely lady at last Thursday's MNfashion Week Buyer Event for The Minneapoline.


Dirty Hair Halo blogger Shannon Licari gets over fashion and back to basics - at least for a day...

...Only to get lost in grunge the next.

Photog Cayla Caul Field goes neon.

Ignite model Kristina gets shot by Alyce Tzue for designer Jackie Ayres in NYC.

Trnds blogger Corey Tenold lookin' handsome.

Urban Tease blogger Chloe bundles up.

Photographer Louisa Podlich and writer Christian Dahlager's collaborative blog .onethirtyfive go underwater.

Still out west, street style blog The Minneapolis Affair shoots some stylish folks in Santa Monica. Click here to view more.

muses and lenses: Benjamin Fredrickson photography

Photographer Benjamin Fredrickson is one of the brightest talents to come out of Minneapolis. His work has been featured in subversive, gay-centric photography magazine BUTT and online magazine Oakazine, and he's currently based out of New York and working for e-shop Oak NYC. His photography typically features a lot of nude men and gay sexuality, but here's a smattering of his work that is safe for my blog. View more at www.benjaminfredrickson.com or Ben's Polaroid blog, if you dare.

[Self-portrait]

[Naures]

[Albert]

[Troy]

[Daniel]

[Self-portrait]

He has also occasionally turned his lens onto female muses. Here is a selection from his blog, Female Benjamin Fredrickson.

[Mary]

[Jane]

[Ines]

[Inari]

Local inspiration: muses and lenses

Another round of local fashion muses and fashion photography via Facebook uploads and the blogroll - a little taste of local inspiration.

Photographer Cayla Caul Field goes in front of the camera.

Cayla again, because two are better than one.

Hairstylist Jessie Quast steps in front of the lens.

Stylist/model/blogger Ines Kovacevic shows some bum.

Photographer/stylist/blogger Amy Gee steps into the light during a work trip in Dallas.

Stylista Ellie Schurter gets towel-turban fabulous.

Photographer/fashion designer/blogger Benjamin Fredrickson gets faintly nude.

Stylista/blogger Hina Khan poses at the Rogue Buddha during l'etoile's Jubilee holiday party.


Ellen Dahl Lawson snaps (formerly) local designer Emily Brygelson of Tender Cuts for The Minneapoline.

Ben Fredrickson on Oak NYC website

[Via oaknyc.com]

Minneapolis homeboy/photographer Ben Fredrickson models some accessories for Oak NYC's website. Not that long ago he moved to New York to work for Oak and its self-published Oakazine, where he's had some of his original garments published.

Local inspiration: muses and lenses

Another round of local fashion muses and fashion photography via Facebook uploads and the blogroll - a little taste of local inspiration.

Photographer Amy Gee does a dual self portrait in local designer Raul Osorio's high-waisted bow shorts from his Fall 2010 collection. Because two are better than one.

Raul Osorio photographed by Amy Gee (of course).

Sohail Justin Akhavein photographs Melanie Plucinski - and adds glitter.

Designer Kerry Riley debuted her new patent leather bow belt designs for Needle & Black at a sale on Saturday at her Thorp Building studio. The belts will be available at Cliché in red and black this week.

Kerry Riley hard at work.

Photographer Ben Fredrickson does a self portrait of himself working.

Filmmaker and Vision models associate Elijah Chhum visits India.

Stylish Swedish Max Armstrong shows an uncharacteristic display of aggression.

Jenny Carle posts this dreamy backstage shot of her holiday collection at SCENEaSOTA.

Carly Schoen posts a preview of her dapper baby clothes line that she'll be selling at the CO Exhibitions' First Annual World (craft) Fair next Saturday. This kid looks straight out of The Sartorialist.

l'etoile and mnartists.org scribe Juleana Enright shows off a (possibly black arts-induced) scrape.

Designer/curator Emma Berg shows off her Brian Lichtenstein for Blood Is the New Black t-shirt from ROBOTlove (while I look on) during an Auntie Mame movie night.

Stylist/muse Ines Kovacevic and photog assistant Cayla Caul Field get knifey for photographer Brad Ogbonna.

Ben Fredrickson featured in Oakazine

Many locals know Ben Fredrickson for his amazing photography (he's been regularly featured in national gay mag Butt) and for his distinct fashion sense. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Ben also happens to be a clothing designer, too. The LOL/OMG! blog just reported today that a poncho he made was featured in the new Oakazine published by Oak NYC. Ben recently moved to New York and now works for Oak, and reportedly plans to pursue his photography career and do more fashion-related shoots.

Source: The Fashionisto