Vita.mn + STAYcation + l'etoile for 6.11.09-6.17.09

The big swimwear spread I styled and wrote for Vita.mn is out today, along with a behind-the-scenes video for which I talked about all the looks and swimwear trends for this summer. Peep it below:

[Photo by Carlos Gonzalez / Styling by Jahna Peloquin / Hair by Charlie Brackney / Make-up by Ashley Kilcher / Modeled by Ashley VO of Vision]

VITA.MN

Watch the behind-the-scenes of the photo shoot video at Vita.mn, StarTribune.com, or on Channel 23 (the local CW network) at 10:30 p.m. on the CW Twin Cities Beat show. (Yep, I'm officially going to be on TV!) Local designers Calpurnia Peach and Red Shoe Clothing Co. are featured as well as Benetton and Everything But Water from the MOA, Belle Reve, Opitz Outlet and Lula's Vintage Wear with parasols by local designer Rebecca Sullivan.

Also check out my t-shirt - it's by Brian Lichtenberg for Blood is the New Black from ROBOTlove.

View the full spread and story online at here. It's also featured on the front page of StarTribune.com today.

More swimwear trends - and how to wear them.

Fashion: 5ive Years of Love: Cliche 5 Year Anniversary Show 6/11 at Plaza Verde

[Dress by Cliche designer Brianne Jones for Kelson/Image by Ryan Cloutier]

Crawl: A Steampunk Pub Crawl 6/13 in Northeast Mpls

Crawl: E&G Boutique Outlet opens + Jewelry by Blasphemina's Closet

[Headpiece by Blasphemina's Closet]

Music: Hip Hop Against Homophobia6/13 at Bedlam Theater

Performance: the SCREEN/the THING and RadioBrain 6/11-6/14 at Southern Theater

ST. PAUL STAYCATION

Nightlife: "We're on a boat!" (a review of the Moon Goons boat party and other boat party options)

Music: Jazz, St. Paul style: Jay Epstein Trio CD Release + Hot Summer Jazz preview 6/11 at the Artists' Quarter

L'ETOILE

Check out the Weekend What's What for 6/11.

Also be sure to check out the local premiere of Valentino: The Last Emperor, opening Friday at Oak Street Cinema and the Theatres at Mall of America. The new film documenting the life and career of legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino very nearly didn’t make it to Minneapolis. Fortunately, the film lovers behind the Oak Street decided to take matters into their own hands and were able to secure a two-week stint. The feature-length film was made in the wake of his 2008 retirement from the company he founded more than 45 years ago, and shows all the goings-on behind the scenes as the designer prepares to send his final couture collection down the runway. The film is only coming to a handful of U.S. cities, so consider yourself lucky.