New designer spotlight: Hackwith Design House

A new local clothing line quietly surfaced last fall in local shops around the Twin Cities. The St. Paul-based Hackwith Design House offers an easy-to-wear selection of lightweight cotton tops, dresses and skirts for ladies, plus tanks and tees for guys - perfect for the muggy, hot summer days of the Minnesota outdoor festival season. The line is available locally at Design Collective and Parc Boutique, plus shops in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and more, plus Netherlands-based e-shop Frou Frou's, and Etsy.

Local photographer Eliesa Johnson just posted this gorgeous new portfolio editorial piece on her website, and it features clothing by new local line Hackwith Design House, styled with jewelry by Cocoquette, on Ignite stunner Whitney Fransway, and Abe Reddy.











Credits:
Photography: Eliesa Johnson
Clothing: Hackwith Design House
Jewelry: Chris Chookiatsirichai
Talent: Whitney of Ignite Models, Abe (independent)
Hair: Micah Savage
Makeup: Dayo
Assistants: Liz Hardt, Josh Anderson

Click here for behind-the-scenes images from the shoot.

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.

Musician/actress Hannah von der takes a trip to the railroad. (Photo: Miles Schuster & Filipee N Marques. Wardrobe & hair: Susanne Huber. MUA: Mary K Flaa.)

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan goes nautical on the rooftop.

Photosynthetique shoots Chelsea B. getting pirate-gothy.

Song of the Exile style blogger Julia goes ghostly.

Ignite model Whitney Fransway gets haunting (as photographed by Jeffrey Baum).

Dirty Hair Halo style blogger Shannon Licari works a garter belt into her outfit in an unexpected way.

Musician Nicholas Huber gets his motorcycle on.


Minneapolis Affair snaps Fashionasty blogger Jake Thompson on the street. Click here for more photos.

Style blogger Hina Khan snaps a model in a Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman design at last weekend's Sol Inspirations eco-fashion show. (Click here for more behind-the-scenes photos.)

Ellen Dahl Lawson of The Minneapoline catches Vision model Elle Williams in a quiet moment backstage at Voltage: Fashion Amplified.

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 fashion designer/arts curator/mplsart.com director Emma Berg
gets painter Nicholas Harper's study treatment via this piece entitled "Beau Monde."

Singer Sarah Bischoff gets photographed, Stevie Nicks style, by Daniel Cordell in this Claudette Gacuti-art directed shoot after she sang at the recent Fleetwood Mac tribute at the Turf Club. (Click here for more images.)

Now based out of L.A., Ignite model Whitney Fransway gets shot by Jeffrey Baum.

Local style blogger Julia of Song of the Exile visits New York. (Click here for more photos.)

Ignite model Kristina Lezepekova springs into spring. (Photo: Heather Talbert. Click here for more photos.)

Dirty Hair Halo style blogger Shannon Licari gets shot by her new partner in crime, fellow style blogger Kitty Cotten. (More at Dirty Hair Halo)

In turn, Shannon Licari photographs Kitty Cotten. (More at Dirty Hair Halo)

Ellen Dahl Lawson captures this retro cutie in the Turf Club photo booth for The Minneapoline.

Ignite model Rikki shops for vinyl at Shuga Records. (Photo: Stephanie Colgan. Styling: Alison Hoekstra. Makeup: Kate Erickson. Hair: Susanne Huber.)

Local street style blog Minneapolis Affair shoots Doreen Hoff's '80s shoulders on the streets of Minneapolis. (Click here for more recent Minneapolis Affair posts.)

Chloe Ahlf of personal style blog Urban Tease gets into the supporting Japan movement with style.

Preview: Juut promo shoot featuring Emma Berg

I have recently unearthed some photos that were shot for Juut Salonspa's S/S 2010 campaign. I was enlisted by then-Juut creative director Charlie Brackney (now co-owner of HAUS Salon) to style the shoot culling pieces by local fashion designers, with airiness, lightness and pale being the key words. Though the photos were never used, I'm excited to add these images to my portfolio. Here is a preview of one of the looks, featuring a commissioned design by local designer Emma Berg:


Photo: Matthew Whitcomb
Creative Director & Hair Lead: Charlie Brackney for Juut
Dress: Emma Berg
Model: Whitney Fransway of Ignite Models

Whitney Fransway for DJ Premium

[Image courtesy DJ Premium]

Whitney Fransway, a Minnesota native represented locally by Ignite Models, has been making waves since hitting L.A.

Her latest campaign: L.A.-based online retailer DJ Premium, which carries such brands as Diesel, Sass & Bide, Charlotte Ronson, Cheap Monday, and L.A.M.B. I'm looking forward to seeing more of Fransway, now signed with Factor (formerly ELITE), in the coming months. Visit Ignite Models' blog for more on Whitney.