Secrets of the City

Le Petit Connaisseur de la Mode looks at this week in Minnesota fashion; more.

With all the publicity about preparations for the Glamorama event held last Friday, it’s fun to look inside the event with Melinda Jacobs, and see some glimpses of the fashions and her interviews of people in attendance. Chuck Olsen, via TC Daily Planet, contributes an interview and profile of the charming Megan Nurnberger, Children Cancer Research Fund’s child ambassador for this year’s show. Inspiration from two very different directions!

Le petit connaisseur de la mode looks at this week in local fashion. A highlight: In other local fashion-related news, Lady Gaga and Kanye West are coming to town for a joint show October 13 at Xcel Energy Center.

In an upsetting move, season six of Project Runway has moved from Bravo to Lifetime (the network for women)and has switched from New York City to Los Angeles, possibly scarring Tim Gunn forever.

This season’s cast includes 30-year-old Shakopee resident Christopher Straub, a visual merchandiser. My lazy Googling has determined that he is the owner of fashion label Cricket Syndicate, which makes underwear out of old t-shirts. He is a 1997 graduate of Edina High School.  Good luck, Christopher!

Apparently, Twins on-the-field fashion is the subject of some debate. Via the Strib: The day’s starting pitcher picks out the uniform for the day, and opinions vary greatly among the Twins’ five-man rotation.

Which uniform do you like?

It just happened. Almost all the sweet deals that crossed our desk and made it to our Deals Page this week are for the shop-’til-you-drop, bargain-minded, design-and-style-conscious crowd. If we missed some Big Deal events, add your comment here!

Danish Teak Classic sale through June 14 MNFashion designer garage sale Walker Shop double discount day Max’s trunk show Grethen House sale

Matro Magazine has launched a new street fashion blog. They discuss it here. The blog itself is here. (Via)

A little cross-promotion with, um, ourselves: Kate Iverson has put together a terrific guide to spring fashion. Where do you shop for your great Minnesota looks?

I still seem to hit up Tatters a lot, myself.

Roxane Battle looks at the way locals dress for Oscar night. And, yes, you may talk about the Oscars in general in this thread. I think Mickey Roarke should have won, not because he was better than Sean Penn, but because the night desperately needed a little more crazy.

I don’t think I am overstating Ron Way’s thesis when I say that he has used the closing of Nate’s Clothing as a jumping off point for arguing that America’s increased lack of formality (which often tips over into public slovenliness) is the cause of a impending apocalypse.

Well, I might have overstated the thesis slightly.