Whether you're a longtime fan of local designer Annie Larson (whose ahead-of-the-curve designs first debuted at Voltage 2007) or fell in love with the colorful knitwear seen at February's "New Land of Milk and Honey" event, here's some exciting news for you: the designer's collection of spring and summer knits is for sale at her brand-new e-shop. The mini collection of knit tank tops, sweaters, skirtalls and bike shorts in colorful striped patterns are lovingly machine-knit by Larson herself.
Pictured: "Sum Sum Skirtall"
It's the first time the designer has put her knitwear up for sale, and the first new Annie Larson's designs for sale since Fall/Winter 2008. The collection runs from $75 for a knit racerback tank to $200 for knit skirtalls.
Pictured: "Coney Box Top"
Pictured: Annie Larson in "Checker Stripe Bike Short"
Last week, Fashion Fight Night 4 hit the Twin Cities, Calpurnia Peach showed their Spring 2010 collection, New Land of Milk and Honey astounded and enthralled, and Christopher Straub appears at the Home & Garden Show.
Recaps and photos
[Fashion Fight Night 4; Photo by Marshall Franklin Long]
METRO Magazine's Fashion Fight Night 4: 2.27.10 at Uppercut Boxing Gym
Check out former local model Eve Rydberg in the spring 2010 campaign for Chicago-based designer Reddoll by Tatyana Merenyuk
Twin Cities Livevisits Aveda's corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Blaine and found that it took one man’s experiences in Japan, France, and Minnesota to make one of their products happen.
Iconic supermodel and Minnesotan Cheryl Tiegs visits Twin Cities Live last week and judges some local models.
-I'm simply in love with Carrier Pigeon's brand-new matchstick earrings on etsy. -Faatemah Ampey gives her predictions on the remainder of the current season of "Shear Genius." -City Pages' latest edition of Freestyle Fashion includes Cliche's Avoid the Grey fashion show, the Hot Pants dance party, and the (In)sight U of M senior fashion show. -Cute lil' writeup on l'etoile magazine editor-in-chief and Secrets of the City arts editor Kate Iverson in Star Tribune's How I Got That Job feature. -Pioneer Press has an article on Christopher Straub creating dresses out of Home Depot items for the Home & Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Friday. -The Project Runway game for Wii will hit stores this Tuesday, March 2 and features local contestants Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman and Christopher Straub, as well as others from season 6. -Project Runway season six is now available on DVD. [Via Amazon.com]
Social media updates & uploads
Check out Christopher Straub's dress made from Cambria countertop tiles for the Home & Garden Show last weekend.
Christopher Straub makes a big announcement: He'll be showing his first full men's and women's clothing collections will be shown April 25 at St. Paul Hotel during MNfashion Week.
Christopher Straub gives a sneak peak of handbags from his spring 2010 line - a few of which should be popping up in Voltage alongside lines by Emma Berg and PFT Couture.
How local designer Joynoelle would dress the female US athletes for the Olympics closing ceremony.
Ashley Lebedev announced via facebook her work will appear in a national mag featuring America's Next Top Model contestant Raina Hein.
Local hairstylist Adam Livermore styles backstage at Giorgio Armani at Milan Fashion Week.
[Dress by Kerry Riley; Image by Robb Long]
-Local designer Kerry Riley designs a dress for the movie poster for a film called "Samurai Girl."
Voltage 2010 designer Raul Osorio updates us on the status of his Voltage collection - and fellow Voltage designer Kevin Kramp offers his feedback.
Local designed looks featured in the show include JoyNoelle (shot by Alli Jagoda), and Niki English, Rachel DeLange and Jenny Carle (shot by Robb Long). I especially love the red dress by Jenny Carle, as worn by model Tearra.
LOL/OMG! has a smattering of Tweets from Fashion Fight Night 4 in their Weekend Twitterings.
Vision Models posted this shot, courtesy of models.com, of Vision model Blake Kuchta (right) backstage at Perry Ellis during New York Fashion Week last month.
A performance art meets fashion show meets art installation, New Land of Milk and Honey is an ambitious project from a trio of designers. The press release has the group exploring such seemingly unrelated topics as communal living, electronic sleep, synesthesia, technicolor, prenatal learning and chronobiology. A bit out-there and lofty, sure, but designers Annie Larson, Brett Smith and Erin Smith all have sturdy reputations. Larson, a onetime Target designer and Voltage alum, is well regarded in the local fashion community for her innovative designs and impeccable construction skills. She'll debut her all-new line of brightly colored, multi-patterned knit sweaters, leggings and onesies (think Gap on crack). For their part, it's a sure bet that brother-and-sister team Brett and Erin Smith will bring their skills as sculptor/installation artist and product designer, respectively. Opening reception 7-11 p.m. Sat 2/20.
For the second installment of the Midnight Movie Society, Vita.mn once again teams up with DJ Jake Rudh to present a cult film, drinks, a themed soundtrack and prizes for best dressed. Next up is sexploitation director Russ Meyer's 1970 "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," regarded as a cult classic for its equal doses of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The movie, which originally received an X rating from the MPAA, centers around an all-girl rock band that goes to Hollywood to make it big, a goal that quickly dissipates into endless nights of decadence. Think lesbian sex scenes, women masquerading as men and plenty of pill-popping. Dress up as your favorite character for a chance to win prizes, take in a "Dolls"-inspired soundtrack by Rudh, and get your photo shot in the Vita.mn photo booth. A complimentary midnight champagne toast and truffle popcorn are included in the price of a ticket.
Fashion meets pop art in Margaux Lange's Plastic Body Series, an art jewelry collection that incorporates parts of plastic Barbie dolls in quirky but cute configurations. The line has a cheeky sense of humor -- take the "Have-a-Heart Bust" pendant, which features the doll's chest cut into a heart shape ($180). Year-round, Lange donates part of the proceeds of the Have-a-Heart Collection to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Other pieces from the self-professed "art jeweler" include the doll's arms, legs and face fitted with sterling silver and pigmented resins.
and the Local Jewelry Trunk Show at Parc Boutique today, featuring Liebling Designs among five others.
Six local jewelry designers welcome spring this weekend with all-new collections. The latest work by Liebling Designs, known for delicate, retro-inspired beading and floral motifs, is decidedly bold while staying true to its ladylike aesthetic. Candied Yams combines semi-precious stones (turquoise, onyx, agate) into configurations fitting for a modern-day flower child. Those collections and four others will be priced 15 percent off during the trunk show.
At Le Petit Connaisseur de la Mode:
[Vision model Diane Johnson in Threeasfour at New York Fashion Week]
Pictured: "Sum Sum Skirtall"
