Image of the day: Valentine's smooches

In honor of Valentine's Day, here's a cheeky bit of fashion romance courtesy of local stylist Hollie Mae Schultz of HMStyling, featuring a Spring 2012 gown by local designer Emma Berg:


Photographer: Michael Haug
Creative direction & fashion styling: Hollie Mae of HMStyling
Hair & makeup: Kate Erickson
Model: Beth from LA Models
Styling Assistant: Amy Shetler
Dress by Emma Berg, available at June Boutique
Vintage Eyewear from Visionary Optical

Editorial: "The Drift of Things"

The creative power duo of local fashion stylist Hollie Mae Schultz and hair and makeup artist Kate Erickson are back with yet another editorial spread, this time for the February/March issue of online publication VÉCU Magazine.

Editorial: Alexandria Brouhard in "Cream of the Crop"

Ignite face-of-the-moment Alexandria Brouhard stars in this gorgeous editorial from the Spring 2012 issue of Minnesota Bride, photographed by the esteemed William Clark and styled by Hollie Mae Schultz. It's one of the final shoots creative directed by former Minnesota Bride editor Mary O'Regan, who recently departed to Seattle for an editorial position with Nordstrom. Her vision, eye and passion will be missed, but you can follow her adventures to come at her blog, artofwore.com.






Minnesota Bride Spring 2012 | "Cream of the Crop"
Model: Alexandria
Photographer: William Clark
Fashion Editor: Mary O'Regan
Senior Art Director: Janet McLaughlin
Stylist: Hollie Mae Schultz
Hair and Makeup: Andrea Holton
Photo Assist: Heather Byington

Editorial: "All A Glow"

Check out this gorgeous spread from the minds of local stylist Hollie Mae Schultz of HM Styling and hair and makeup artist Kate Erickson, as shot by Michael Haug. It features fashions by local designers Max Lohrbach, Emma Berg, Caroline Hayden, and Jenny Carle, plus boutiques June and Houndstooth, as well as Guthrie and Children's Theater costume shop CostumeRentals. It's fantastic to see this level of talent being showcased in the Twin Cities. For the full fashion spread and a behind-the-scenes video click HERE.









Credits:
Crew: Photographer - Michael Haug | Photo Assistant - Soua Vue | Videographer - Shane Nelson of Omni-fusion | Video Assistant - Carl Hansen | Stylist - HM Styling | Hair & Makeup Stylist - Kate Erickson | Prop/Set Stylist - Matthew Stenerson | Prop Assistant - Katherine Price | Assistant Wardrobe Stylist - Amy Shetler | Assistant Wardrobe Stylist - MaryLynn Shapiro | Assistant Wardrobe Prep Stylist - AJ | Photo Editor - Brenda Manthe | Model - Kelley from Wehmann Talent | Model - Natalie from Wehmann Talent | Model - Kara from Ignite Models | Location - Ground Zero/The Front Nightclub

Wardrobe Sources: Max Lohrbach | Emma Berg | Caroline Hayden | Jenny Carle | June | Houndstooth | Costume Rentals, a combined project of the Guthrie Theater and The Children’s Theatre Co.

Local inspiration: muses and lenses

Another round of local fashion muses and fashion photography via Facebook uploads and the blogroll - a little taste of local inspiration.

Graphic designer Eric Timothy Carlson snaps an arty pic of girlfriend and collaborator, fashion designer Annie Larson.

Photographer Benjamin Fredrickson lounges for a self portrait.

Photographer Amy Gee shows off a thrift find and her new creepers. (Click here for more photos.

Photographer Stephanie Hynes does the lookbook for local designer Gina Marie Vintage's Fall 2011 line with Vision model Elle Williams. (Hair & makeup: Bethany Brihn. Styling: Jane Belfry. Click here for the full lookbook.)

Wardrobe stylist Hollie Mae Schultz goes abstract in a scene shot by photographer Serah Sauser. (Hair & makeup: Kate Erickson)

Wardrobe stylist Hollie Mae Schultz goes face up. (Photo: Serah Sauser. Hair & makeup: Kate Erickson)

Interactive producer/mplsart.com co-director Kristoffer Knutson has a quiet moment.

Ignite model Kara looks like she just stepped out of an '80s music video. (Photo: Billy Rood.)

Style blogger Chloe Ahlf gets her '90s grunge on.

It's all in the details for style blogger Shannon Licari Walling.

Style blogger Shannon Licari Walling dresses up her friend Whitney.

Photographer Sara Kiesling shoots some comp card shots for Ignite model Berit Birkeland.

Photographer Brandon Werth does a whimsical wedding test shoot featuring an Emma Berg dress and Stephanie Lake Jewelry. (Production & Styling by Chelsea Paul. Click here for the full photo set.)

Photographer Sohail Akhavein gets ritualistic.

Serene Enloe gets her goth girl on.

Eyewear designers Coco & Breezy go for a ride.

Ellen Moodie gets animated in the Playatta photobooth at the RECESS dance night.

Stylists styling stylists: Vote now!

Last month, I shared behind-the-scene photos of a really fun shoot I had the opportunity to be a part of for METRO Magazine. The concept: local stylists styling one another. I was styled by Molly Roark, and I styled fellow stylist Cindy Warner. You can vote for the best styled at www.metromag.com, and the winner gets to style a future METRO spread. See all the images below:

Cindy Warner, styled by me:


Me, styled by Molly Roark:


Molly Roark, as styled by Hollie Mae Schultz:


Hollie Mae Schultz, as styled by Grant Whittaker:


Grant Whittaker, as styled by Cindy Warner:

Visit www.metromag.com to vote.

Photos: Marshall Franklin Long. Hair & makeup by Rhonda Jackson and Jen Santoro Rotty.

Behind-the-scenes: METRO's stylists styling stylists shoot

On Monday afternoon, I had the opportunity to participate in a unique styling challenge: styling stylists stylists. Five local stylists - Grant Whittaker, Cindy Warner, Hollie Mae, Molly Roark and myself - were challenged to style each other in a photo shoot that will appear in the November issue of METRO Magazine. METRO fashion editor Mary O'Regan snapped some behind-the-scenes photos of the shoot:





View more over at Mary's blog Art of Wore.

"A Masked Affair" NYE fashion show images up

Images from the Ignite-produced New Year's Eve 2010 fashion show "Crystal Ball: A Masked Affair" just went online, and it looked to have been quite the show. Stylist Hollie Mae Schultz of HMStyling did an impeccable job of culling costumes from the Guthrie Theater's costume shop, CostumeRentals, and crafting unique and elaborate masks. Here are some of my favorite shots:





Click here for the entire photo set.

Photos: Josh Stokes
Styling: Hollie Mae of HMStyling
Styling Assistants: AJ Lund and Amy Laliberte
Hair: Rocco Altobelli Salon and Day Spa
MUA: Kate Erickson