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.

Fashion designer Emily Bryngelson and her boyfriend model for New York label In God We Trust.

Photographer/writer couple Stacy Schwartz & Carl Atiya Swanson get an old-timey photobooth shot at a friend's wedding.

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan rocks a hot pink jumpsuit from Mighty Swell Vintage.

Style blogger Kitty Cotten DIYs her own Alexander McQueen-inspired butterfly sandals.

Style blogger Chloe Ahlf reminds us to enjoy Coca-Cola, and gets interviewed by an Indonesian fashion blog.

Dirty Hair Halo's Shannon Licari dons a harness by Zana Bayne on the railroad tracks.

Sarah Sauser captures Ignite model Alyssa Larson, with hair and makeup by Wendy Zarate and earrings by local line SBG Designs.

Ellen Dahl Lawson of The Minneapoline snaps beauty blogger Kara Nesvig in hot pink lipstick.

Eyewear designers Coco & Breezy find their younger "siblings.".

Trnds.com style blogger Corey Tenold takes a lovely set of photos of his muse (and ladyfriend), Vision model Ashlee Walker.

Shannon Licari of style blog Dirty Hair Halo goes behind the scenes of a test shoot she styled with Ignite model Rikki Roath, photographer Mark Meyer, makeup artist Julie Lam and hair stylist Emmy Ngo.

Street style blog Minneapolis Affair catches the stylish Arta on the street.

Sean Hartman of Moonstone is via Minneapolis Affair).

Minneapolis Affair street style photographer Wynona Grey isn't too bad herself.

Photographer Brad Ogbonna snaps model Greta Sundquist in New York.

Stylist/style writer Jane Belfry discovers her perfect pink lipstick for summer.

Photographer Amy Gee turns around in this self portrait.

Photographer Ben Fredrickson gets a happy accident in this print thanks to the Walgreens' photo specialist.

Vision models welcomes back veteran model Brianne to its roster.

Lookbook: Danielle Everine S/S 2011

Voltage 2011 designer Danielle Everine has just released images from her spring 2011 lookbook collection shoot. It features Vision models' up-and-comer Mary Cann, recently seen on the runways of New York Fashion Week.







Designer: Danielle Everine
Photography: Marshall Franklin Long
Model: Mary Cann for Vision
Underwear by: Jagress Intimates
Styling: Nick LeMere
Makeup: Daniela Serra

Editorial: Greta Sundquist in Gia Magazine

Minnesota native and Vision model Greta Sundquist has been keeping busy since moving to New York a couple of years ago. She just turned up in a new spread for Gia Magazine, which plays on her androgynous look.







Gia Magazine May 2011
Photography: Whalen Bryce
Styling: Hannah Richtman
Models: Greer (Fenton) & Greta Sundquist

Video: Fashion Dance for Life

On Friday night, I unfortunately missed MNfashion Week event Fashion Dance for Life, put on by Jaron Green and John-Mark of Eleve Productions which benefited the Hughes Foundation. The show had a mix of fashion and dance choreography, featuring dancers, models and local fashion from Sina Yi, Mae Rodgers and Tony Eliason, veteran designers Ariel Simone and Anna Woodling. The group did release a gorgeous video which gives you an idea of what the show would've been like.



Peter Holme Photography has photos from the event.

Local inspiration: muses and lenses

Apologies to regular readers of my weekly muses and lenses photo feature - MNfashion Week took over my life (and blog) for the past couple of weeks so I haven't gotten around to posting until now. Here's a compilation of images culled over the past few weeks via Facebook, Twitter and the blogroll featuring local photographers and their subjects.

WERQ, Naures. Bitch knows how to pose. (Photo: Marissa Wetzel)

Danielle Morris gets her Nick and Eddie "mugshot", courtesy of Cindy Ivy.

Little Man's Chris Perricelli looks straight out of the '70s in this shot photographed and art directed by Emily Unte.


Hairstylist Jessie Quast ponders her reflection.

Photog Amy Gee snaps housemate (and beauty blogger) Kara Nesvig posing hard.

Local model Ashley Hawks updates her portfolio.

Photographer Sohail Akhavein shoots style blogger Kara Nesvig taking a glamorous shower.

Amy Gee shoots a sophisticated profile of designer Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman.

Emily Utne goes behind-the-scenes at the Emma Berg promo video shoot with Vision model Mary Cann.

Lindsey Tauer poses for Mighty Swell Vintage.

Ignite Models Inc. debuts new talent Aja. (Photo: Billy Rood)

Photographer Louisa Podlich features the lovely singer-songwriter Haley Bonar as part of her .onethirtyfive. project with writer Christian Dahlager.

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan hangs out on the rooftop.

Photographer Eliesa Johnson does a road warrior-style test shoot, complete with motorcycles.

Style blogger Kitty Cotten wears neon Gojane pumps.

Song of the Exile style blogger Julia wears a blouse by Project Runway season 2 winner Chloe Dao.

Twee Nguyen models a dress from Local Motion, as photographed by Minneapolis Affair.

Dirty Hair Halo blogger Shannon Licari is hippie chic in peach.