Editorial: "Lady in Waiting" in Minnesota Bride

Bridal fashion shoots can tend to get a bit rote, which is why I rarely feature them on my blog. But a spread in the latest issue of Minnesota Bride is worth taking a look. Local stylist Grant Whittaker took bridal looks from international lines as well as local line Joynoelle and added over-the-top jewelry by local designer Stephanie Lake and black accents. In some shots, I think the effect works, but in others I wonder if all the extra black fabric makes the looks overworked and "too much" - and conceal the beautiful simplicity of the original bridal gowns. (Though I think the headpieces and jewelry pairings are fantastic.) Regardless, it's still good to see something a little bit outside of the box with a bridal fashion shoot.







Via Art of Wore
Photos: Miles Schuster
Production & Styling: Grant Whittaker
Hair & Makeup: Rhonda Jackson
Model: Tennille Stoute

Editorial: Glam of 10,000 Lakes

Local photographer Miles Schuster (a regular over at METRO Magazine) just published a test shoot he did with fashion stylist Grant Whittaker (of Ballet of the Dolls and Glamorama fame) featuring a fresh face in the local modeling world named Kate Potter, represented by Wehmann Models & Talent. How perfectly Minnesotan - gothy glamour on the lakeside.







Photos: Miles Schuster
Styling: Grant Whittaker
Hair & makeup: Allison Jean AuBuchon
Model: Kate Potter

Hot photo: Raina at the library

Digging this trippy, hot photo from a recent shoot Miles Schuster did with former ANTM model Raina Hein. Love that you can see the Uptown Theater sign behind her and the use of the "library" letters.

"Summer in Paris" test shoot

J'adore this recent Parisian-inspired test shoot by local photographer Miles Schuster, featuring Ignite models Lily and Elmira. It's so perfectly summer in the city - if that city is Paris, that is.







And Lily - who I've always called the Russian Audrey Hepburn - styled, of course, as Breakfast at Tiffany's-era Hepburn.

Photography: Miles Schuster
Models: Lily and Elmira (Ignite)
Makeup: Allison Jean AuBuchon