Katy Perry for Interview Magazine

The former Mrs. Russell Brand channels Elizabeth Taylor in an old school gentleman's club boudior for the March 2012 issue of Interview magazine. I honestly wouldn't have known this was her were her name not attached. She looks quite beautiful. I like this side of Katy Perry much better than the blue-haired, doll-eyed pinup look she typically sports. Her face looks soft and dreamy in each shot. Not much facial variety, but that's cool — she's a pop singer, not a model. Well done, Ms. Perry.

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Minneapolis Fashion Designer Amanda Christine

Below is a short profile I wrote on Minneapolis fashion designer Amanda Christine for the January issue of METRO magazine. She's the prime example of an indie designer whose determination, business smarts and artistic talent have enabled her to make clothes full time. It isn't easy, of course, and she hasn't become an overnight millionaire, but her work is sold in boutiques around the country (and even a few in Japan and Toronto), and it's only growing.

Figuring out how to mass-produce designs, hire remote sales reps, balance the books, source affordable fabrics, maintain a showroom AND turn out fresh collections each season is challenging, to say the least. Most designers start and stop at making collections, but Amanda has the right amount of business savvy to become a "real" fashion designer. And she's based in Minneapolis! Pretty cool.

Karlie in Color

Whoa.

I don't know what to love more about this Karlie Kloss editorial from the October Vogue Russia — the modeling or the styling. Both are incredible. The combination of color and layers and print-mixing and clashing and utter chaos somehow manages to look seamless and fluid. The emotion of Karlie's face in each shot, and the amazing shapes she makes with her Gumby-like body, tell a story in each frame.

This is one of those pieces that reinstills my faith in the power of an all-white shoot, which can sometimes seem monotonous.

So inspiring.