Weekend wrap-up: Local fashion links

[Amy Gee photographed by Ellen Dahl Lawson for Vita.mn]

Ellen Dahl Lawson of The Minneapoline snaps the stylish crowd at l'etoile magazine-hosted Project Runway premiere party and screening at Thom Pham's Wondrous Azian Kitchen's Caterpillar Lounge. Screenings continue weekly, including tonight. Click here for details.

I cover this weekend's Jenny Carle fashion show at Design Vertigo and the High Heel Dash in this week's issue of Vita.mn. For more fashion events and sales, check out l'etoile's Guide to Sales & Shopping.

Hairstylist Mark DeBolt of South Minneapolis salon HAUS has been named a finalist in the National Trend Vision Awards for hair product brand Wella. He'll be competing in Wella's national hair competition next month.

Check out behind-the-scenes images from a new shoot to be featured in local arts and fashion publication Crooked Teeth Magazine.

Photographer Eliesa Johnson posts behind-the-scenes and favorite images from her recent shoot for Anne Kristine Lingerie.

Local writer Coco Mault documents a talk from the writer of a new book In the Mood for Munsingwear: Minnesota's Claim to Underwear Fame, documenting Minnesota-born underwear company Munsingwear back in May at the Minnesota History Center, where a Musingwear exhibition is currently on display. It also includes a video featuring a former Munsingwear employee speaking about his time with the company.

Beauty blogger Kara Nesvig has kicked off her "30 days of red" lipstick project with Armani Rouge d’Armani in 400.

METRO Magazine's Mary O'Regan shares the weirdest, most hilarious and most unnecessary fashion products she's received in the mail.

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Allison Kaplan takes a sneak peek of the new Drama store at 50th and France.

Fashionasty's Jake Thompson waxes poetic about cropped tops and Clueless.

Local arts/fashion mag Crooked Teeth releases third issue

Upstart local arts and fashion magazine Crooked Teeth has just released their third issue, and it features street photography blog Minneapolis Affair, digital photography artist Sohail Akhavein, stylist/blogger Shannon Licari of Dirty Hair Halo, and local jewelry designer Annika Kaplan. Click through below to view.

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

Preview: Crooked Teeth Magazine, issue 3

Locally-published magazine Crooked Teeth is releasing its third issue next week, and they're previewing the cover image by editor-in-chief Caitlin Angelica, with Ignite models John-Mark and Alexandria, clothing from Rewind Vintage styled by Caitlin Angelica and Shannon Licari of local style blog Dirty Hair Halo, and hair and makeup by Kristin Olson and Julie Lam from Faces, Inc.



Here are some behind-the-scenes shots taken by Shannon Licari:




Click here for more behind-the-scenes images by Shannon Licari.

Crooked Teeth Magazine's second issue now online

The second issue of locally-produced print and e-magazine Crooked Teeth is now online. The magazine founded by the 16-year-old Caitlin Angelica focuses on art and fashion photography by locals and fledgling photographers from around the world. It includes a charming spring spread styled by Angelica featuring Rikki of Ignite Models, as well as a story on local street style blog Minneapolis Affair.

Click through below to view the March/April 2011 issue.

Preview: Crooked Teeth Magazine issue 2

New local arts and fashion photography magazine Crooked Teeth, helmed by 16-year-old editor-in-chief Caitlin Angelica, just released a preview of their second forthcoming March/April issue. Photographer David Mendolia shot Ignite model Rikki at Saint Anthony Main in Minneapolis in a spread featuring soft peach and neutral vintage pieces. Look for the issue to launch later this week. (Styling: Caitlin Angelica and David Mendolia.)

First issue of Crooked Teeth Magazine now online

After a Saturday launch party, the premier issue of locally-produced arts and fashion photography publication Crooked Teeth Magazine is now online. It features photography by national and international photographers and is compiled by a very young group of six local photographers and artists (the editor is only 16 years old!) Check it out online below:

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

Local fashion link roundup

[Photo: Louie Aguila]

Minnesota native model Raina Hein (of America's Next Top Model fame) is gets dreamy in this shoot by Pasadena photographer Louie Aguila.

Local photographer Eliesa Johnson shoots fall fashions from haute men's shop BlackBlue.

Ellen Dahl Lawson shoots the crowd at the Shanghaied New Year's Eve party at Graves 601 Hotel for Vita.mn.

METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan details her favorite product photography for her blog Art of Wore.

Mary O'Regan also lists the Twin Cities' best-kept shopping secrets for METRO.

Sohail Akhavein, a frequent fixture of my weekly "muses and and lenses" feature, just announced he will be having a photography exhibition (with l'etoile and Voltage project manager and painter Natalie Gallagher) at Umber Studios on January 22.

Crooked Teeth Magazine (a new, local, crafty-cool style publication) just announced their release party on January 15 at the Coffee Shop NE.