Lady Gaga wears Coco & Breezy sunglasses in "Marry the Night" video

Minnesota-born eyewear designers Coco and Breezy have already had their sunglasses worn by the likes of Kelly Osbourne, Ashanti, Nicki Minaj and Kelly Rowland. Now, they've gotten one of their most high-profile placements yet - on Lady Gaga in her new "Marry the Night" video. The "Onassis" sunglasses are part of a collaboration between the twins and eyewear line Selima Optique, which features all one-of-a-kind sunglasses customized by Coco & Breezy. The sunglasses are $425 and available at selimaoptique.com.

Lady Gaga in the "Onassis" Coco & Breezy for Selima Optique sunglasses

"Onassis" sunglasses by Coco & Breezy for Selima Optique

Watch the full video below:

Fashion link roundup: Weekend edition

[Photo by Kiah Brasch]

My Lady Gaga costume review from her show last Monday is up at l'etoile magazine, with photos by Kiah Brasch.

John James Wallace has concert & crowd photos from the Lady Gaga show for l'etoile magazine.

LOL/OMG! has a clip of local pals chatting about meeting Lady Gaga at the Turf Club on Fox 9 News.

Ellen shoots some stylish Gaga oufits at the Lady Gaga show.

Model/blogger Hina Khan and I take in the Needle & Black/Carrier Piegon studio opening last Thursday.

Jane Belfry does a Q&A with designer Danielle Everine on her upcoming "Pale Rider" show with Raul Osorio for City Pages.

Tila Tequila is spotted wearing Coco & Breezy shades. Their eyewear also just got picked up by an online boutique based in Paris.

Local model and ANTM runner-up Reina Hein was purportedly mobbed by paparazzi in Florida.

Fashion/art photographer Benjamin Fredrickson Emily Cm for his femalebenjaminfredrickson blogspot.

Hair Plains Thrifter reviews Savers on Lake Street.

Fashion link roundup: Mid-week edition

[Photo via LOL/OMG!]

Lady Gaga was spotted at the Turf Club last night in St. Paul after her Xcel show - and peeps took photos in the photobooth with her to prove it, reports LOL/OMG! Perez Hilton picked up on the news. (Gaga was also spotted at CorePower Yoga yesterday.)

Stylist Jane Belfry is featured in the latest issue of METRO Magazine in their Self-Styled section. METRO fashion editor Mary O'Regan highlights fall trends in a spread in the issue as well. View the online version of the September issue of the magazine here.

Mary O'Regan reviews the Amanda Christine Pret-a-Porter Fall 2010 runway show for METRO's Fitting Room blog. Pictures from the photo booth at the show are now online.

City Pages reveals photos of Emma Berg's coat commissioned by Xcel as a gift for Lady Gaga, complete with a Q&A with the designer. Allison Kaplan's Alishops.com also has pictures. KARE-11 also mentions the design in their review of the show.

Allison Kaplan has a recap of the outfits on display on show-goers at Lady Gaga's concerts, and a gallery of images, for Pioneer Press.

Cliche announced their fall MNfashion Week event, "Crosswalk," featuring designers Kathryn V., Tender Cuts and Niki English taking place September 23.

Resident men's fashion blog Trnds.com gives props to new local menswear shop BLUEPEG.

High Plains Thrifter gives props to Sew Simple, the alterations service located within Blacklist Vintage.

Elsworth Menswear has photos of their looks on the runway at last weekend's HAUTE event at Brian Graham Salon.

Minnesota Monthly named BlackBlue "Best Men's Boutique" in their September issue.

The August issue of Harper's Bazaar Arabia featured a behind the scenes article on Raina Hein's recent campaign for Symphony AW10. Check out the full spread at Ignite Models' blog.

Fashionista Kara Nesvig is on a red lipstick challenge over at her blog My Fake Eyelashes.

A regional blog reports on Max Lohrbach's installation at the Mantorville Art Guild (with pictures!)

Sohail's Lady Gaga creations

[Photo via ladyvirgin.com]

A lot of people came up with some really fancy getups for the Lady Gaga shows earlier this week in St. Paul, but stylish man-about-town Sohail Justin Akhavein's costumes really took the cake. He studded an entire vest for himself and created a dress decorated with origami shapes for his friend. They were both featured on Lady Gaga's Virgin Mobile photo site.

[Photos via ladyvirgin.com]

View more fancy crowd-goers at Lady Gaga's Virgin Mobile photo site.

Lady Gaga debuts new song at St. Paul show

On Monday night at the Xcel, Lady Gaga brought the house down - and revealed a new song, "Living on the Radio." Lucky us!

MTV, New York Magazine, and Perez Hilton all report on the news.

City Pages has a review by Andrea Swensson and a slideshow of show images by Nick Vlcek and Gaga's little monsters by Ben Clark.

Tony Nelson has a great photo set for Metromix.

Jon Bream offers an outfit-oriented recap of Gaga's show. Chris Riemenschneider also has a pro-con review.

Though not a photographer by trade, Kelly Merchant also has a particularly great photo set on Facebook.

Fashion link roundup: Weekend edition

[Ashlee Walker; photos by Pixie Market, via Refinery29]

Vision model Ashlee Walker was featured in a Refinery29 post on how to style your bangs; the shots are from her recent lookbook for Pixie Market.

Ashlee is also on the cover of Minnesota Bride this month. View the spread here. The print issue of new CREEM magazine is now out. No word yet on when the mag, whose editor-in-chief is local photographer Jenn Cress, will be available for purchase.

Vita.mn has a slideshow of images from the Amanda Christine Pret-a-Porter Fashion Show on Thursday by Claire Molepske; so does Minneapolis2night.com.

Jane Belfry has a great Gaga-inspired shoe guide for City Pages in anticipation of Monday and Tuesday night's shows. Andrew Sullivan also has his tongue-in-cheek, "Best Lady Gaga outfits for..." post highlighting some of Gaga's most memorable outfits.

Local designer Laura Fulk has released an AW10 custom print as an iPhone 4 skin, printed on 3M™ Controltac™ Plus Graphic Film, designed by Melissa Breitenfeldt and Laura Weber. Download the high-res 960x640 wallpaper for Retina Display here.

Check out photos from IamMoody's Green Carpet event last Wednesday.

ANTM runner-up Raina Hein just did a shoot in Beverly Hills with Tony Duran, who has photographed a virtual who's who of the Hollywood and fashion set and is originally from Winona, Minn. (I'll be sure to post pix when they're up!)

MNfashion is partnering with Neiman Marcus for Minneapolis' version of Fashion's Night Out.

the651's Guide to Gaga

[Originally published in "The651's Guide to Gaga" for the651]by Jahna Peloquin

Lady Gaga is bringing her over-the-top stage show to St. Paul for a whopping two-night stand at the Xcel Energy Center on Monday and Tuesday. Little monsters, it's time to get geared up for a Capital City night of epic proportions!

A Night of (Little) Monster Proportions

After the shows on Monday and Tuesday nights, you have plenty of opportunities to party. First hit up the Lady Gaga after parties at Camp Bar happening both nights after the concert. (There will be happy hour specials for ticket holders before the concert, too.) Expect a Gaga-rific soundtrack and hot dance floor, drinks specials galore (including a $5 Gaga-tini all day and a dollar off anything else with your ticket stub, 2-4-1s on taps and rails from 4-6 p.m. and midnight-2 a.m.), plus tons of people-watching opportunities! (490 Robert St. N., St. Paul, 651-292-1844, camp-bar.net‎)

At that point, you'll probably want to make a night of it and stay at one of St. Paul's many hotel options - but the only one fit for a queen of Gaga's stature is the historic Saint Paul Hotel. Hang out in their swanky hotel bar or hop over to the Saint Paul Grill located within the building. Take in the decadent architecture and accoutrements, as well as the impossibly glorious view. (Saint Paul Hotel, 350 Market St., St. Paul, 651-292-9292‎, www.saintpaulhotel.com)

If you still haven't gotten tickets, there are still a few available for the Tuesday night show. Tickets are priced from $51.50 to $177 at Ticketmaster, livenation.com, the Xcel box office and 1-800-359-2525.

Local Connection

[Emma Berg's Lady Gaga sketch]

The Xcel Energy Center usually gives its visiting celebs and performers a Wild hockey jersey or something similar, but in the case of Lady Gaga, they've gotten a bit more creative.

The Xcel has commissioned local fashion designer Emma Berg to create a custom, one-of-a-kind fashion piece for the pop icon and we can't think of a better match. Berg's own distinctive, over the top personal style and fashion design skills make her a natural choice for such a project. The piece (pictured in the above sketch) will be a white swing-style jacket with a tall collar, in white satin with black and pink accents, inspired by the state flower: the ladyslipper.

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Dress the Part

Gaga's show-goers are known to really go all out when it comes to their outfits. Though you probably can't afford her custom couture or designer swag, you can find ways to DIY if you're creative.

Hot Topic has a knockoff version of Lady Gaga's Jeremy Scott/Linda Farrow flip-glasses she wore in the "Paparazzi" video for only $12.99. Or get some big flat-top shades and glue on a bunch of gems for her The Fame cover album look. Claire's and For Love 21 have lace bunny ears, akin to Gaga's Maison Martin Margielas, for under $10. (Or you can make your own.)

Bold hair and makeup is a Gaga trademark. Dye your hair in pink or yellow streaks like Gaga's via Manic Panic hair dyes - or wrap them up in makeshift Diet Coke can curlers a la the "Telephone" video. You can still nab her powdery pink Viva Glam! lipstick at MAC for about $15.

Big shoes are a must. Try Forever 21 or Heartbreaker for some platform shoes - or hit up Hot Topic for some goth monsta-stompas. If you are really daring, take a trip to the local stripper store for some sky-high pumps. Sounds scandalous, but you really aren't going to get taller shoes anywhere else.

Entrepreneurial spirits will want to craft their own Gaga goods. Buy a cheap faux-leather cropped motorcycle-style jacket (Forever 21 has one for $34.80) and hot-glue on your own studs (which you should be able to find at any craft store).

Underneath, a glittery, shiny or see-through bodysuit will do - and try layering tights or leggings underneath if you're feeling a bit body-conscious. American Apparel is the obvious go-to for bodysuits, but they're popping up everywhere lately, from Urban Outfitters to Hot Topic to Forever 21.

Lady Gaga cover story

I wrote a couple of pieces for Vita.mn's Lady Gaga cover story, out today on newstands and online.

My first couple of articles profile a couple of local Gaga superfans - actress Allison True and drag queen Nina D'Angelo.

Nina D'Angelo: When it comes to finding Gaga superfans, you need look no further than the Gay 90's, the downtown Minneapolis club that's home to nightly drag shows. After all, Gaga is a queen's wet dream come true: a dazzling array of wigs, drag-a-licious makeup and elaborate, over-the-top costumes, complete with song and dance routines. And there is one Gaga impersonator in town on the tip of everyone's tongue: Nina D'Angelo. Click here to read more. [Nina D'Angelo. Image: Brendan Sullivan/Vita.mn]

Allison True: Gaga's over-the-top, impractical outfits show her penchant for theatricality, so it's only natural that some of her biggest fans are actresses. Enter Allison True, a regular in Candy Eye Factory's "fashion-fueled" films and the indie theater circuit (Mixed Blood, Park Square and Bryant-Lake Bowl, where she can be seen in "'Miniature Horses Don't Go to Heaven' and Other Plays Inspired by Real News Headlines"). Known for playing saucy and seductive characters with a healthy dose of wacky and donning homemade costumes, True is inspired by everything from a "weird lady at work" to -- you guessed it -- Lady Gaga. Click here to read more. [Allison True. Image: Brendan Sullivan/Vita.mn]

I also did a spread on Lady Gaga-inspired accessories to get you set for the big show(s) on Monday/Tuesday. The spread features Gaga's Viva Glam! lipstick, a one-of-a-kind chandelier necklace by local designer Bionic Unicorn at ROBOTlove, and Jeremy Scott-inspired flip sunglasses.

[Images courtesy Vita.mn]

Emma Berg's sketch for Lady Gaga

In other Emma Berg news, here is Emma Berg's sketch of the jacket she was commissioned by Xcel Energy Center to make for Lady Gaga's Monday-Tuesday concerts there. Sara Glassman covers the story for Star Tribune, as did Allison Kaplan for Pioneer Press.


Emma was also on Lori & Julia's talk show on 107.1 FM today, where she talked about the Lady Gaga gift, mplsart.com and the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine: Shops cover.