Local fashion link roundup: 3.23-3.29

Here's the week in local fashion links and news.

[Via Art of Wore]

METRO's Mary O'Regan gives a stunning behind-the-scenes look from a recent shoot for one of Tiger Oak's various bridal magazines for her blog, Art of Wore.

METRO Magazine has outtakes from their spring men's fashion shoot.

National design blog Typekit gives props to local web design group Sevnthsin for their work on the Voltage: Fashion Amplified website.

Personal style blogger Chloe Ahlf gives her closet a spring rehab.

I report on new retailers coming to Mall of America, including Michael Kors and Armani Exchange, for Vita.mn.

Tickets are now available for the MNfashion Week Shows.

"Distortion" U of M senior show in review

On Saturday, I attended the U of M senior fashion show, "Distortion," and reviewed the show and took photos for Vita.mn. Check out the entire photo set here.

Other media coverage and photos from the show:

[Photo by Amy Gee]

Amy Gee photographs her favorite hair and makeup from the show, by designer Laura Henslin. She also took some great runway shots for her blog, Flash Revolutions.

Lauren Gantner reviews and shoots the show for l'etoile magazine.

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan does a photo post of her favorite looks from the show on her personal blog, Art of Wore.

Carla Ray Thompson reviews and shoots the show for The Minneapolis Examiner.

Stacy Schwartz shoots the show and Patrick Strait reviews it for City Pages.

Jay Gabler spotlights junior designs from the show for Twin Cities Daily Planet, and recaps Kathryn Sterner's line. More content on the show to come.

Stylist Hollie Mae Schultz (in a Niki English design) and her assistant AJ Lund take in the show; Hollie recaps.

Rod Hasse also shoots the show. He also did a photobooth at the show.

Twin Cities Fashion also reviews the show.

la fille facétieuse reviews lines by Laura Henslin and Carol Lee.

Locals appear in Glamour Magazine street style shoot

Last December, a crew from Glamour Magazine came to town to shoot Minneapolis street style. The resulting feature showcased some familiar faces, including METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan, NELLE handbags designer Laura Nelli and Casey Carlson of The CW Twin Cities (and former American Idol contestant). Plus, one of the stylish Minnesotans featured wore a striped skirt by local designer Anne M. Cramer:

[Image courtesy Glamour Magazine]

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[Photo: Louie Aguila]

Minnesota native model Raina Hein (of America's Next Top Model fame) is gets dreamy in this shoot by Pasadena photographer Louie Aguila.

Local photographer Eliesa Johnson shoots fall fashions from haute men's shop BlackBlue.

Ellen Dahl Lawson shoots the crowd at the Shanghaied New Year's Eve party at Graves 601 Hotel for Vita.mn.

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan details her favorite product photography for her blog Art of Wore.

Mary O'Regan also lists the Twin Cities' best-kept shopping secrets for METRO.

Sohail Akhavein, a frequent fixture of my weekly "muses and and lenses" feature, just announced he will be having a photography exhibition (with l'etoile and Voltage project manager and painter Natalie Gallagher) at Umber Studios on January 22.

Crooked Teeth Magazine (a new, local, crafty-cool style publication) just announced their release party on January 15 at the Coffee Shop NE.

Glamour Minneapolis street style preview

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan was among the locals chosen for Glamour's Minneapolis street style spread, to be featured in their March 2011 issue. Mary received a preview of the image they're using (and unfortunately it's very tiny):

[Photo: Mark Leibowitz for Glamour]

Sneak Peek: Minnesota Bride shoot

[Photo courtesy art of wore]

Yesterday I had the privilege of styling a bridesmaid shoot for Tiger Oak Publications' Minnesota Bride. Under the direction of Fashion Editor Mary O'Regan, I selected bridesmaid dresses with a chic cocktail feel versus a more traditional look, and thanks to the amazing talent of photographer William Clark, Vision model Elle Williams, and the modern design of the aloft Hotel, the shoot was definitely more editorial and high fashion than one would expect. Here's a preview shot and recap courtesy of Mary's art of wore blog, featuring a dress from Christopher Straub's Spring 2011 collection.

Local fashion link roundup

It's time once again for a local fashion link roundup!

[Annie Larson in her studio; photo courtesy Secrets of the City]

Secrets of the City visits (the amazing!) knitwear designer Annie Larson's adorable studio and has a great interview and slideshow from the visit.

Jay Gabler of Twin Cities Daily Planet has a new Q&A feature, "Who IS That?" Kicking it off is an interview with METRO Magazine fashion editor, the delightful Mary O'Regan.

Kerry Riley of Needle & Black has added new t-shirts and leather accessories to her e-shop.

Designer Laura Fulk has made her F/W 2010 collection available at her newly-launched e-shop. Read my review and see images of the collection at Le Petit.

City Pages' Stacey Tuthill Rammer asks leading local hairstylist Jen Hughes about the latest fall hair trends.

METRO's Mary O'Regan launches fashion blog

[Photo via artofwore.com]

Ever wondered how fashion spreads come about? METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan just launched a new blog that gives you a glimpse into her creative process - including inspiration tears, and national fashion news. Add artofwore.com to your blogroll now.