NELLE & Ogge debut capsule collection of screen-printed clutches

After a successful holiday capsule collection this past December, NELLE Handbags designer Laura Nelli is once again collaborating with Ogge, the independent textile line by screen-print designer Luci Kandler of Calpurnia Peach fame on a line of limited-edition, screen-printed clutches. The floral lace-print hard-case clutches will debut during l'atelier couture's grand re-opening runway show and party on Thursday (which will feature a fashion show with bridal designer Peter Langner. While not open to the public, you can view the clutches in NELLE's in-house showroom anytime following the party at l'atelier, by appointment only.

Vita.mn spotlight: NELLE + Ogge launches & the World (Craft) Fair

I write about the NELLE + Ogge launch and this weekend's World (Craft) Fair in this week's issue of Vita.mn:

A NELLE Holiday Launch, Holiday Event & Cyber Monday Sale

Lots of big news in from local handbag designer Laura Nelli this weekend. The designer of NELLE handbags has announced a just-launched collaboration line of silk, screen-printed holiday skirts and clutches with textile designer Luci Kandler (who you may remember from Calpurnia Peach), called NELLE + OGGE. The print collection was inspired by the designers' shared appreciation for Frida Kahlo’s irreverent personal style. Priced from $150 to $190, the limited-edition collection can be found online at nellehandbags.com, ogge.bigcartel.com, or in-store at l’atelier couture (l’atelier couture, 219 N Second Street, Suite 404, Minneapolis, 651-602-9492 (appointments required), lateliercouturebridal.com) & Details Style Lab (Details Style Lab: 346 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, 651-251-8700, www.detailsmn.com).

[A NELLE + OGGE clutch]

What's more: on Monday, November 28, NELLE will host a Cyber Monday Sale at nellehandbags.com, offering 20% off plus free shipping on the entire NELLE Collection. And finally, December 1 marks the kick off of the NELLE & HAROLD Holiday Event at l'atelier couture. The month-long cash-and-carry event features NELLE's holiday assortment of handmade clutches and accessories.

Local line Nelle to be carried at Anthropologie

Minneapolis accessories designer Laura Nelli of Nelle has exciting news - national chain Anthropologie has made a deal with Nelle to carry her Just Bowtiful belt collection for its new wedding label BHLDN (short for beholden). The belts run for $60 and come in shades of navy, blush and soft white. The collection will debut on bhldn.com on Friday, March 26. Look for exclusive designs by Nelli for BHLDN in the future.

Locals appear in Glamour Magazine street style shoot

Last December, a crew from Glamour Magazine came to town to shoot Minneapolis street style. The resulting feature showcased some familiar faces, including METRO Magazine fashion editor Mary O'Regan, NELLE handbags designer Laura Nelli and Casey Carlson of The CW Twin Cities (and former American Idol contestant). Plus, one of the stylish Minnesotans featured wore a striped skirt by local designer Anne M. Cramer:

[Image courtesy Glamour Magazine]

METRO Magazine announces its METRO 100

METRO Magazine's October issue offers its annual METRO 100 list - the 100 coolest/best things about the Twin Cities.

LOL/OMG!, a social media gossip blog of which I'm a contributor, made the list, calling it "Page Six for cool kids."

[Annie Larson pictured in one of her own designs; photo by Annie Larson]

In the fashion realm, nods went to:

• Men's store BlackBlue, "The perfect shop for stylish guys on a budget who recoil at the sight of a bedazzled t-shirt"
  
• Knitwear designer Annie Larson, whose "bright colors and geometric shapes make (her) knit leggings, bags and sweaters impossible to resist"

[Raul Osorio design; photo by Ingrid Werthmann]


• Men's and womenswear designer Raul Osorio, of whom they say, "No one blends feminine and masculine elements quite like Raul Osorio"
  
• Rewind Vintage in Northeast
  
• Designer resale shops like Gh2 and June
  
• Andrea Oseland's bold jewelry line Cocoquette, available at Cliché
  
• Nelle Handbags designer Laura Nelli
  
• Men's shop martinpatrick3