Seeking Love | Finding Overalls

As if I couldn’t dig this girl’s wit and love of overalls more, she’s written Man Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls (Release date: September 10, 2013).

Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine, one of Fast Company’s | 100 Most Creative People In Business 2013 has penned her woes re: fashion and the fashion that most notably, “repels men”. Can’t wait to pick this up!

Shelby Knot Collection | By King Brothers Clothiers

Last week I met Don Shelby at the Martin Patrick 3 debut of his new tie line: Shelby Knot (by King Brothers Clothiers). The event was a success and I was fortunate enough to get to know Don and learn not only about his line but how he patented the “Shelby Knot”.

How-To-Tie and famous “Shelby Knot”:

Don shared a story with me about his youth, where he loved trying on his mother’s heels, hence his love of style and how he was so comfortable starring in The Rocky Horror Show | Minneapolis two seasons ago!

Not quite ready to book a trip to Shanghai? Time to add it to your list. Hugo Boss has launched their media campaign for their Autumn/Winter 2013-14 runway show under “Shanghai Affairs”.

Shot against the stunning backdrop of Shanghai, this is product-placement done well…including drama, flirtation and seduction.

Tune in May 30, 2013 for the debut global premiere.

Spring 2013 | On Point

Could this Chloé leather ballet flat look any more like a real pointe shoe? I love when my worlds collide and bring me back through time!

Homecoming: Alex Davis of The Cobra Society

Last week I attended the trunk show for The Cobra Society, by the well-traveled and well-versed Alex Davis (a MN native). Entrepreneurial by nature, her superior shoes and bags have pieces woven by villages of women in the mountains of Morocco!

HMStyling loves supporting local artists! Looking forward to using The Cobra Society for future shoots!

Beijing Vintage Ride

We’re in love with the idea of tying classic-tweed to a spring bike ride! Because it’s Beijing, it’s east-meets-west and style makers abound!

Credit: Serk

Get well soon #russwest44!

Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf’s

Branding 101 tells us that we need to reinvent our brand to stay relevant. Enter the documentary era of glitz/glam, behind-the-scenes chatter and celebrity designers. We’re loving the double-dip of business and brand-savvy!

This Friday, Bergdorf Goodman debuts their much anticipated documentary: Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf’s (by documentarian Matthew Miele). The glitzy trailer recalls the history and the elitism of an aesthetic known around the world as simply: Bergdorf’s.

If fashion had a home, this would be its address

About The Movie | It’s the most mythic of all American emporiums – and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind the backroom doors and into the reality of the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories from Bergdorf Goodman’s iconic history in Matthew Miele’s Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s. The legend, the parties, the fashion idols, the windows, the women, the buyers and shoppers — and most of all, the quintessentially American dreams of New York’s high-fashion hot-spot – all come to life in an ode to a realm where creativity and commerce reign equally supreme. With a light touch, Miele explores not just the glamour but the passion behind the daily creation of this luxury mecca in a film as dynamic, lush and intimate as the store itself.

Flashback Friday | Behind The Scenes

One of my favorite places on earth and one of the best behind-the-scenes photos. I absolutely love shooting on-site at the farm of talented animal wrangler, photographer, and friend Barbara O’Brien.

(Barbara took this photo a few years ago when we were on location at her farm shooting this spread for MN Bride. I am so happy she captured the goat and I - we became BFF’s by the end of the shoot: This is where you go to meet the friendliest animals on earth!)

HMStyling Shout Out | Sandy Simmons

I’d like to give a shout out to my fashionable friend who’s one of the hardest working women I know! This woman is the bomb!

Sandy Simmons is a Minneapolis socialite at its best and is always in attendance at every local fashion or charity event.

Tomorrow night she’s producing the 6th Annual ARENA Bikini Neon Glam at Calhoun Beach Club. Keep rockin’ it girl!!!