Tearra Rosario's music video features local fashion

Tearra Rosario, whom I've long known primarily as a model, has just shot her debut music video for her music project Oso. Turns out miss Rosario is quite the triple threat - model, singer and Bomba (traditional Puerto Rican) dancer. The video for "Stir It Up" is yet to come out, but in the meantime check out these behind-the-scenes stills by photographer Sara Kiesling. Tearra ingeniously cast some of her favorite collaborators - recent Project Runway aufee Danielle Everine (wearing her own design from the recent "Little Black Dress" fashion show), local musician Mayda and MC Longshot as gorgeously styled extras - many of which are in designs by local designers like Everine, Jenny Carle and Arwyn Birch - in addition to model pals Monica Ulrich and Alex Brouhard.









Click here to view more behind-the-scenes photos by Sara Kiesling.

Photography: Sara Kiesling
Talent: Tearra Rosario, Monica Ulrich, Jessica Driscoll, Danielle Everine, Alex Brouhard, Shani Phelan, Amber Brenke, Niki Molinar, Alice Sydow, Mayda Miller, MC Longshot, Elliott Graber, Daniel Handeen
Hair Stylists: Mark Dolan, Lola Teeny, Amber Brenke, Niki Molinar
Makeup Artists: Romeny Chan, Amber Brenke, Niki Molinar
Designers/Stylists: Jenny Carle, Danielle Everine, Arwyn Birch, Alice Sydow (I’ve Got Your Style), Costume the Cities
Location: Mancini’s Char House & Lounge, St. Paul, MN

Local inspiration: muses and lenses

The best in local portrait and fashion photography from local muses and lenses, gathered via Twitter, Facebook and blog uploads from the past week.

Local R&B artist Mayda gets her closeup in jewelry by local designer Stephanie Lake. (Photo: Serah Sauser. Hair & makeup: Allison AuBuchon)

Photographer Benjamin Fredrickson, gets in bed with Chanel F/W 2012 (of course).

Photographer Sohail Akhavein is such a playboy.

Corey Tenold snaps pretty couple Joe of Vision Models and Kelley Havey. Click here for the complete set. (Styling: Ines Kovacevic and Jordan Volness)

Photographer Amy Gee shoots a Polaroid of musician Nicole Brenny for her new music project, Vague-à-Bonde.

Stephanie Hynes does a retro-inspired shoot (with hair and makeup by Allison AuBuchon).

Stephanie Colgan snaps the Handsome Furs on the streets of West Bank in Minneapolis before their show at the Triple Rock last week.

Hannah Silk Champagne of MPLS.TV smokes a stogie like a boss.

Secrets Fashion Agency director Angel Yang hits the Windy City.

Fashionasty blogger Jake Thompson poses on his nice ride.

Julia of Song of the Exile finds her own secret garden.