Preview: Creem Magazine's third issue

The third issue of New York-based magazine Creem is on its way, and they just leaked the forthcoming cover image. The magazine was founded by Minneapolis-based photographer Jenn Cress and features regular Minneapolis contributors such as photographer/layout designer Sohail Akhavein and hairstylist Adam Livermore. Look for it in print form and online at creemmag.com soon.


Photography: Michael Donovan
Styling: Katerina Simonova

CREEM magazine NYC launch party photos

[CREEM editor-in-chief Jenn Cress and local Vision model Greta Sundquist]

NickyDigital.com has party photos from the CREEM magazine launch in New York's Motor City on September 2. The new high-end print fashion magazine's got strong local connections - its editor-in-chief is local photog Jenn Cress, its marketing director is former Minneapolitan Dustin Helgeson, and many of its photo shoots use local talent. A local launch party is planned for September 24 in Minneapolis (location TBA). Jump the link to see more photos of notable locals who attended the party.

[CREEM cover model and local Vision model Diane Johnson]

[Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Steve Marsh, left, and former Vita.mn events director Gretchen Williams, far left]

[MNspeak founder Rex Sorgatz]

[Model Diane Johnson, far left; Jenn Cress, center; Dustin Helgeson, second from right]

See more photos here

Fashion link roundup: Weekend edition

[Ashlee Walker; photos by Pixie Market, via Refinery29]

Vision model Ashlee Walker was featured in a Refinery29 post on how to style your bangs; the shots are from her recent lookbook for Pixie Market.

Ashlee is also on the cover of Minnesota Bride this month. View the spread here. The print issue of new CREEM magazine is now out. No word yet on when the mag, whose editor-in-chief is local photographer Jenn Cress, will be available for purchase.

Vita.mn has a slideshow of images from the Amanda Christine Pret-a-Porter Fashion Show on Thursday by Claire Molepske; so does Minneapolis2night.com.

Jane Belfry has a great Gaga-inspired shoe guide for City Pages in anticipation of Monday and Tuesday night's shows. Andrew Sullivan also has his tongue-in-cheek, "Best Lady Gaga outfits for..." post highlighting some of Gaga's most memorable outfits.

Local designer Laura Fulk has released an AW10 custom print as an iPhone 4 skin, printed on 3M™ Controltac™ Plus Graphic Film, designed by Melissa Breitenfeldt and Laura Weber. Download the high-res 960x640 wallpaper for Retina Display here.

Check out photos from IamMoody's Green Carpet event last Wednesday.

ANTM runner-up Raina Hein just did a shoot in Beverly Hills with Tony Duran, who has photographed a virtual who's who of the Hollywood and fashion set and is originally from Winona, Minn. (I'll be sure to post pix when they're up!)

MNfashion is partnering with Neiman Marcus for Minneapolis' version of Fashion's Night Out.

CREEM Magazine preview

You heard about new NYC-based magazine CREEM - now here's your first preview of a spread from the brainchild of Minneapolis-based photographer Jenn Cress.


Local It Girl Ines Kovacevic posted this page from the spread on her facebook page in which she was model (Cress did photography and Amber Brenke did hair and makeup).

A lovely taste of what's to come, I'm sure...!

New NYC mag CREEM features some local talent

The newly-launched, NYC-based fashion quarterly CREEM has some local connections. Its marketing director is Dustin Helgeson, a retail/fashion veteran who recently relocated to New York, and its editor-in-chief is Jenn Cress, a Minnesota-based photographer. Cress also did the shoot for the lead-off image currently on the mag's website, which stars Vision model Diane Johnson, now based in New York, with makeup by Romeny Chan and hair by Adam Livermore.

[Image by Jenn Cress for CREEM]

The magazine launches in New York with a September 2 launch party. Stay tuned to the mag's facebook page as details emerge.