Kerry Serene Riley, owner and designer of Needle & Black, has been working with aspiring teen designers, serving as a mentor to help them develop their own fashion installation for Minnesota Design Diaries. MNfashion Week had a chance to get to know a little more about Kerry and her involvement with Minnesota Design Diaries. You …
Meet Grant Whittaker
If you attended MNfashion’s Spring Style Dash at Mall of America, you probably saw the talented Grant Whittaker showing off his amazing styling skills. You have another chance to see Grant, along with fashion, dance and theatre at Fashion Ball 2011. As the producer and wardrobe stylist of Fashion Ball 2011, this German-born ‘glamour guru’ …
Meet Steven Berg, the Chief Creative Director and genius behind StevenBe
Meet Steven Berg, the Chief Creative Director and genius behind StevenBe. The StevenBe Knitwear Runway Rockshow will take place tonight- don’t miss this chance to see the hottest knit trends! StevenBe… is the Glitter Knitter – Chief creative director and glitter knitter extraordinaire. is obsessed with fashion, trend and being “seen.” is fluent in fabulousness. …
Q&A with designer Lucie of LucieLu
As promised, here is our Q&A with designer Lucie of LucieLu. See her spring collection at Bombshell on April 16! What was your inspiration for your collection? My inspiration for my collection is right now–what can I wear today? I’m not yet thinking of strapless maxis & killer tanks–that’s coming, but seems like a world …
Meet Designer Maggie Dayton
Meet Maggie Dayton, one of the designers featured at the Children’s Hospital Association Benefit Fashion Show! Enjoy an evening of fashion, food and fun all benefitting a great cause. Where did you go to school/what formal training have you had? How has your schooling/training influenced you as a designer? I earned a BA from Bennington …
Meet designer Seth Hardin
Meet Seth Hardin, one of the designers featured at the Children’s Hospital Association Benefit Fashion Show! Enjoy an evening of fashion, food and fun all benefitting a great cause. Where did you go to school/what formal training have you had? How has your schooling/training influenced you as a designer? I began my training as a …
Meet the designers of Envision: Artopia Spring 2011!
ENVISION: Artopia Spring 2011 DJ’d by DJ Shiek will feature Ignite Models and top local Twin Cities designers including: Amanda Christine, Arwyn Birch, Cece Vang, Dawson, Jenny Carle, Kjurek, Niki English, Russell Bourrienne, Sydney Ilten and YQY by vivian. Read below to learn more about this year’s designers. Amanda Christine Amanda Christine is a Minneapolis-based women’s …
Spotlight on Kimberly Jurek
If you’re looking for gorgeous new garments for spring, mark Cliché’s Open House and Trunk Show on your calendar! Local designers Kimberly Jurek and Amanda Christine Natzel will showcase their spring collections on April 8 at Cliché. Get to know a little more about Kimberly Jurek and her collection in her Q&A’s below! Kimberly Jurek, Designer …
Spotlight on Amanda Christine
If you’re looking for gorgeous new garments for spring, mark Cliché’s Open House and Trunk Show on your calendar! Local designers Kimberly Jurek and Amanda Christine Natzel will showcase their spring collections on April 8 at Cliché. Get to know a little more about Amanda Christine and her collection in her Q&A’s below! Amanda Christine Natzel, …
Spotlight On: Sara Rogers, Trend Specialist, Mall of America
With warmer weather on the horizon, it’s time to break out your spring wardrobe! Sara Rogers, Trend Specialist for Mall of America, will fill you in on the latest trends as she co-hosts Spring Style Dash at Mall of America on March 26. Read below to see what inspires Sara and come to Spring Style …