Rain Hein for Camelia Skikos

Represented locally by Ignite, Minneapolis model and America's Next Top Model runner-up Raina Hein has been prolific since her stint on the show. She's been keeping busy with L.A. and San Francisco-based work for the past few months, most recently as the lookbook model for up-and-coming San Francisco designer Camelia Skikos's F/W 2011 line. Visit the designer's website for more photos.

All photos by Claudia Goetzelmann

Local fashion link roundup

[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.

Hot photos: Raina Hein

A little eye candy to get you through a dreary December day: these new colorful, punchy photos of Ignite model Raina Hein (who you may remember as being a runner-up for last season of America's Next Top Model).




Photographer: Baokhanh Hoang

Local fashion link roundup

[Raina Hein. Photo: Charles Lucima]

Minnesota-bred model (and America's Next Top Model runner-up) Raina Hein is looking gorgeous in a new shoot by Charles Lucima.

Check out this collection of International Klein Blue items in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's spread inspired by the Walker's ongoing Yves Klein exhibition in its October issue.

Mpls.St.Paul also shines the spotlight on totally-awesome designer toy shop ROBOTlove.

Former Minneapolitan hairstylist Kelsy Osterman (also my business partner in stylist collective Eclecticoiffeur and longtime Voltage lead hairstylist) has been making waves since her departure to NYC to work for Cutler Salon. She just got a fab review in Beauty News NYC, and it's a great read for anyone who's ever known Kelsy.

One of my favorite Twin Cities models, Lily Adriana, is making a splash in NYC. Check her out on the runway of NYC Bridal Fashion Week.

New local fashion blog alert: local It girl and sometime model-and-stylist Ines Kovacevic's new blog Merci Mon Cheri is a whole lot of pretty.

Juleana Enright interviews Emma Berg about her upcoming showing at the MNfashion-sponsored MIA Third Thursday event for l'etoile magazine.

Raina Hein at Symphony grand opening in Dubai

[Photo via dubaidolldiary.com]

Hometown model Raina Hein (of ANTM fame) signed autographs at the Symphony Style opening in Dubai yesterday. Hein - who is the face of the Dubai-based luxury department store's Fall 2010 campiagn, appeared alongside Christian Siriano, Whitney Port, Camilla Skovgaard, Rupert Sanderson and Erin Fetherston for the opening.

[Raina with Erin Fetherston; Christian Siriano, foreground; photo via symphonystyle.blogspot.com]

Fashion link roundup: Mid-week edition

[Photo via LOL/OMG!]

Lady Gaga was spotted at the Turf Club last night in St. Paul after her Xcel show - and peeps took photos in the photobooth with her to prove it, reports LOL/OMG! Perez Hilton picked up on the news. (Gaga was also spotted at CorePower Yoga yesterday.)

Stylist Jane Belfry is featured in the latest issue of METRO Magazine in their Self-Styled section. METRO fashion editor Mary O'Regan highlights fall trends in a spread in the issue as well. View the online version of the September issue of the magazine here.

Mary O'Regan reviews the Amanda Christine Pret-a-Porter Fall 2010 runway show for METRO's Fitting Room blog. Pictures from the photo booth at the show are now online.

City Pages reveals photos of Emma Berg's coat commissioned by Xcel as a gift for Lady Gaga, complete with a Q&A with the designer. Allison Kaplan's Alishops.com also has pictures. KARE-11 also mentions the design in their review of the show.

Allison Kaplan has a recap of the outfits on display on show-goers at Lady Gaga's concerts, and a gallery of images, for Pioneer Press.

Cliche announced their fall MNfashion Week event, "Crosswalk," featuring designers Kathryn V., Tender Cuts and Niki English taking place September 23.

Resident men's fashion blog Trnds.com gives props to new local menswear shop BLUEPEG.

High Plains Thrifter gives props to Sew Simple, the alterations service located within Blacklist Vintage.

Elsworth Menswear has photos of their looks on the runway at last weekend's HAUTE event at Brian Graham Salon.

Minnesota Monthly named BlackBlue "Best Men's Boutique" in their September issue.

The August issue of Harper's Bazaar Arabia featured a behind the scenes article on Raina Hein's recent campaign for Symphony AW10. Check out the full spread at Ignite Models' blog.

Fashionista Kara Nesvig is on a red lipstick challenge over at her blog My Fake Eyelashes.

A regional blog reports on Max Lohrbach's installation at the Mantorville Art Guild (with pictures!)

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.

Raina Hein nabs international ad campaign

Former ANTM contestant (and Minnesota-born model) Raina Hein has just wrapped her first international ad campaign, for new luxury multi-brand boutique Symphony, based in Dubai. The Fall/Winter ad campaign is so exquisite I couldn't help but post all the images, via Ignite Models' blog.








Styling, Creative Direction and Concept: Salama Alabbar & Holly Williams
Photographer: Susanne Spiel
Hair & Make-up: Sophie Chudzikowski
Production: Capital D Studio

Hot photo: Raina at the library

Digging this trippy, hot photo from a recent shoot Miles Schuster did with former ANTM model Raina Hein. Love that you can see the Uptown Theater sign behind her and the use of the "library" letters.

Glamorama 2010 in Uploaded Photos

Mimicking the format of LOL OMG!'s The Week in Uploaded Pictures, here is a picture post devoted to last Friday's Glamorama.


Joy Teiken of Joynoelle uploaded this cute pic of herself with Raina Hein of ANTM fame before Glamorama on Friday. Raina's wearing a Joynoelle dress made from OfficeMax supplies. Cute!


Designer/curator Emma Berg gets shot on the street, pre-Glamorama, by Ellen Dahl Lawson over at The Minneapoline.


Minnesota-born models Greta Sundquist and Luke Gulbranson pose for a backstage shot at Glamorama.


Glam afterparty-goer Paul Saarinen has an awesome photobooth pic.


Model/photographer Kiah Brasch poses in Christopher Straub F/W 2010 with the designer at a Glamorama pre-party.


Here's Pioneer Press' Allison Kaplan with Macy Gray in the VIP photo booth. Macy Gray sure is tall!


Emily Utne shot this Gaga-esque couple at the after party. (via City Pages)

Preview: Raina Hein in Harper's Bazaar Arabia

Here is a preview of the spread featuring local model Raina Hein (runner-up in last season's cycle of America's Next Top Model) in Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Look for additional shots to come at www.rainahein.com.