Kevin Kramp named a finalist for international fashion competition

2011 is really adding up to be Kevin Kramp's year. Hot off a stunning MNfashion Week showing, plus recent exhibitions at Paris Fashion Week and Antwerp fashion musueum MoMu, the Twin Cities-based knitwear designer was just named one of eleven fashion designer finalists amongst 850 applications for the tenth anniversary edition of ITS# (International Talent Support), the most important and influential global fashion design competition for new designers in the world. As part of this project, Kevin will be showing in the ITS#10 fashion show in Italy on July 15 and 16, where a winner will be selected

[Kevin Kramp photographed by Emily Utne]

As part of the show, prestigious fashion house Maison Martin Margiela will challenge the fashion finalists with a project that re-elaborates iconic items from the house. The winner of the MMM Award will receive €5,000 and will be offered an internship at the prestigious fashion house.

Jake Rudh and Jessa Alt cover City Pages, "Mad Men" style

The cover and spread for this year City Pages' Best of the Twin Cities issue is Mad Men-fabulous. This year's cover models, mid-century modern fans DJ Jake Rudh and Jessa Alt, look simply stunning in their late '50s/early '60s styling in this spread shot by Emily Utne. Though I have to say, City Pages sort of stole l'etoile's idea to use the two as models in mid-century styling - we did the same thing for our Jubilee holiday party promo images last year. But ain't they adorable?








City Pages also has a fun little outtake slideshow of the duo. Here are a few:







All images by Emily Utne

Test shoot: Louise P. by Jane Belfry + Emily Utne

Local stylist Jane Belfry's new test shoot with photographer Emily Utne, hairstylist Theo Nguyen, and NYC-based model Louise P. According to Utne, "These photos haven't a stitch of editing and this girl is perfection!" The images are indeed lovely in their simplicity.

Take a look:

Glamorama ladies in Joynoelle

I had the honor of getting to wear a Joynoelle piece to Macy's Glamorama earlier this month - and I wasn't the only one. Melissa Colgan (Mpls.St.Paul Magazine fashion editor), Sara Rogers (Mall of America trend specialist) and Raina Hein (America's Next Top Model runner-up) also donned looks by designer Joy Teiken.

[Image courtesy Macy's]

Here's Raina and I in the VIP photo booth at the after party, both in Joynoelle-designed looks.

[Image: Emily Utne/City Pages]

And Raina in her Joynoelle dress, crafted from OfficeMax materials (the green stripes are rubberbands) as part of the OfficeMax sponsorship.

[Image: Emily Utne/City Pages]

Here's Sara Rogers in Joynoelle Spring 2010; her own belt added a different edge to the look.

[Melissa Colgan, Image: Ellen Dahl Lawson/Vita.mn]

And Melissa Colgan in a Joynoelle design I haven't seen before. The tomato red and minimalist lines are lovely.