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.

METRO Magazine shoots looks from the MNfashion Shows designers: George Moskal, Kevin Kramp, Emma Berg and CounterCouture. (Photo: Marshall Franklin Long)

Photographer Amy Gee previews a behind-the-scenes image from the MNfashion Week promo shoot in January featuring Vision model Elle Williams, which will be appearing on her website soon.

FairShadow Photography shoots a darkly beautiful set featuring Liz Downs. (Click here for the full set.)


Julia of Song of the Exile tries on paisley vintage.

Vision model Elle Williams longs for Ringo. (Photo: Stephanie Hynes. MUA & Hair: Bethany Brihn. Stylist: Katy Davis)


Minnesota native model Lauren Wade (left, now with Ford in Chicago) gets photographed for Chicago-based line Imaginary People's Fall 2011 lookbook in Wicker Park, and leaks a behind-the-scenes shot.


Stylish pals Katherine Lee Echols and Serene Enloe have themselves a tea party. (Photo by Marissa Wetzel)

Fashion designer Danielle Everine offers a preview of her translucent spring 2011 line, debuting at Voltage on April 15.

Photographer Brad Ogbonna visits New York and photographs a pal.

New Ignite model Gemma gets ethereal. (Photo: Nuru Kimondo)

Sohail Akhavein captures Amy Gee on the dance floor of Triple Double.

Vision model Nick Patnode models a necktie from local designer Jared Zachary's spring 2011 line for Freedom From Doubt. The line is available online or at Atmosfere, Bluepeg, Elsworth, Heimie's Haberdashery, or martinpatrick3.

Ex-pat Sarah Ditty (now in London working for a sustainable fabric manufacturer) is looking pretty as a picture.

Dirty Hair Halo blogger Shannon Licari snips a sweater for a fresh spring look.

Zeus Jones partner/interactive marketing guru/rock star Christian Erickson was quite the Duckie Dale in his youth.

Jewelry designer Stephanie Lake looks simply marvelous at the Caterpillar Lounge. (Photo: Robyn Lewis)

METRO fashion editor Mary O'Regan shows off her rings.

Crooked Teeth Magazine editor-in-chief Caitlin Angelica shows off a spring look at lookbook.nu.

Urban Tease blogger Chloe Ahlf is such a doll.

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.

Ellen Dahl Lawson captures Ignite model Tearra Rosario in all her glory at the MNfashion Week buyer event in a Sarah M. Holm swimsuit for The Minneapoline.

Musician/ad agency honcho Christian Erickson and gets a masked kiss from his wife, singer Janey Winterbauer.

Teri Anvid and Emma Berg get leggy at Friday's Walker After Hours, as captured by Kate Iverson.

Sarah Sauser shoots a model in a mask by stylist Hollie Mae, with hair and makeup by Kate Erickson.

Vision model Elle Williams is photographed by Jake Freeman with hair/makeup by Amber Brenke wearing a dress from June.

Amy Gee shoots some moody runway shots at Cliche's Avoid the Grey fashion show on Saturday.

Minnesota-born Ignite model Whitney Fransway (relocated to L.A.) was back in town to shoot with John Wallace and gets spirited away. (Click here for more images from the shoot.)



Sohail Akhavein does a darkly romantic self-portrait series of himself with John Sand.

Ignite model Kristina Lezepekova gets raw for Brooklyn photographer Carolyn Griffin. (Click here for more photos from the shoot.)

Can't get enough of Kristina. Here she is again, this time as photographed by Nuru Kimondo. (Click here for more images.)

Durio shot Minneapolis ex-pats, eyewear designers Coco & Breezy, on the streets of Brooklyn in this recently unearthed photo.

I couldn't pass up the chance to post this adorbz photo of Coco & Breezy behind masks by Brooklyn musician Jaimz Deen.

Photographer Emily Utne is looking pretty with her pooch.

Styling: "The Knitting Factory"

Last week, a spread I co-concepted and styled for l'etoile went online. (I also wrote the lead-in text.) It features local knitwear extraordinaires Kevin Kramp and Annie Larson, styled together with photography from my favorite local photographer, Nicholas Marshall. The layout design is by Sohail Akhavein, production by Natalie Gallagher, creative direction by Beth Hammarlund, hair and makeup by Suzy Martin, as modeled by Ines Kovacevic.

Recap: "colorant,flesh" at Umber Studios

Muses and lenses regular Sohail Akhavein showed his self portrait-style, digitally-edited photography last night in a joint show with painter (and MNfashion/Voltage/l'etoile Project Manager) Natalie Gallagher. I did a recap of the show (among other happenings) for Vita.mn:

[Photo by Leslie Plesser]

First up was the "colorant,flesh" opening at Umber Studios in South Minneapolis. It featured the art of Sohail Akhavein and Natalie Gallagher, two up-and-comers whose faces you'd probably recognize from their regular social appearances. Turns out Natalie is quite the painter, favoring abstract, colorful brushstrokes on large canvases. In contrast, Sohail makes himself the subject of his digitally-modified self-portrait photography. He even had a stack of t-shirts printed with photos of his chest (I nabbed one for a cool $5) and a bucket of masks emblazoned with his own visage for the taking. Click here to read more.

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.

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.

Trnds blogger, Space150 web developer and sometime Vision model Corey Tenold poses with his new gal pal, Vision model Ashlee Walker.

Photographer (and l'etoile's Bachelor of the Year) Tucker Gerrick captures musician Rachel Palmer in a moody scene.

L'etoile founder/creative director Beth Hammarlund (looking stunning in an original Emma Berg design) and l'etoile ad man Brian Gioelli at the Weisman Art Museum for their October wedding. [Photo by Kate Iverson.]

NYC musician Danny Santell shoots musette Cayla Caul Field being snotty.

Cayla gets pretty for photog Ryan Fridley.

Dirty Hair Halo blogger Shannon Licari tastes a snowflake.

Vision model Elle Williams gets wrapped up in fur (courtesy of June Resale). [Photo: Jenn Cress/MUA: Amber Brenke]

Filipe Marques posts some groovy outtakes of his shoot with musician/model/stylist triple threat Hannah von der Hoff.

Former Mpls.St.Paul Magazine fashion editor (and current NYC-based Associate Style Editor of Martha Stewart Weddings) Melissa Colgan gets Fuji film fabulous for New Year's Eve.

Geisha Pearl Vintage seller/style blogger Kitty Cotten strikes a cat-like pose.

Writer/painter/Voltage project manager Natalie Gallagher gets the glitter treatment by Sarah Schiesser and her little sister, Valerie Gallagher.

Photographer/visual artist Sohail Akhavein posts a self-portrait in anticipation of his joint January 22 show at Umber Studios with painter Natalie Gallagher. Get a preview of the show, plus peek into the artists' inspiration, at the colorantcommaflesh Tumblr.

Amy Gee captures stylist/bloggers Kara Nesvig and John Sand looking macabre.

Brad Ogbonna snaps designer portraits (including designer Kathryn Sterner) for the U of M's upcoming senior fashion show, "Distortion," on February 19.

Blogger/model Hina Khan gets ready to hit the road and head to L.A. [Photo: Matt Stenerson]

Jessie Quast shows some leg, via Russell Joslin's lens.