Local designer Terri Martin picked up by Arafina

Local boutique Arafina just announced that it will not only be carrying local designer George Moskal's spring/summer 2011 collection, it's also picked up yet another Twin Cities designer, Terri Martin. Terri made her local debut at Voltage 2011 this past April, and her line of innovative, sophisticated draped circle-patterned knitwear was a standout of the night. Terri graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and interned at Calvin Klein, Martin + Osa and Coach before moving to Minneapolis to work for Target Corporation. Her spring/summer 2011 collection is available now at Arafina, located at the Galleria in Edina.

Local designer George Moskal picked up by Arafina

Over the weekend, local designer George Moskal announced that local boutique Arafina bought half of his S/S 2011 runway collection, and placed orders for additional pieces. This is quite the coup for Moskal and local designers in general - previously, the Galleria store has only sold national lines like Alice & Olivia, Helmut Lang, Milly, Nanette Lepore, M Missoni, Robert Rodriguez, and Tory Burch. It says a lot about the increasing profile, craftsmanship and quality of Twin Cities designers. Let's hope more local designers follow suit.

[George Moskal's S/S 2011 line, photos by Cody Lidtke for METRO. Click to enlarge]