Coco & Breezy to appear in Vogue Magazine

[Originally posted at Vita.mn]

[Coco & Breezy modeling their "wearable art"]

If there's any more of an indication that Coco and Breezy have become national fashion darlings, it's being featured in what is perhaps the most important American fashion magazine, Vogue. According to a Facebook post the Minnesota-bred twins made earlier today, that's indeed the case. The shoot is said to feature their latest collection of "wearable art" as opposed to their bold, bejeweled shades. In what may be a related post, "Whip My Hair" pint-sized singer Willow Smith posted a Twitpic of accessories that includes three pair of C&B shades (confirmed by a C&B blog post), subtitled "I love photo shoots." Awhile back, Coco and Breezy announced that Smith had inquired about getting some of their shades for her personal use - coincidence, or could this be for the Vogue shoot?

[Photo via Willow Smith on Twicpic]

(Thanks for LOL/OMG for connecting some of the dots.)

My night with a Mad Man

You may have heard that I met Mad Men's Pete Campbell, Vincent Kartheiser, at Clubhouse Jager last Tuesday with my l'etoile and LOL/OMG! cohort Kate Iverson. I did a blog on it for LOL/OMG! with photos, which got reblogged by The Washington Post, Jezebel.com, and Joss Whedon fan blog Whedonesque. I'm a HUGE fan of Mad Men, which is why it was particularly exciting to be the one who spotted him.

I also did a writeup on it for Star Tribune:

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
  

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!)