KCFW Designer Interview: Hannah Kristina Designs
Q: This is not your first KCFW experience. How has the planning process differed this season specifically because of the pandemic? A: It’s been different because all correspondence between the KCFW team and with my models has been completely through email. It made it a bit challenging for me personally as I would always come down to KC for rack check, so that I could use that time to fit all my models to make sure I could adjust the dresses perfectly. Luckily, I still had most of my original roster from March that were able to participate in t…
Revisiting Berry Acres | Sunset Wedding Styled Shoot
Last spring, B and I met with Kansas City wedding photographer Elizabeth Golden of eGolden Moments to help her bring to life her vision of a beautiful sunset wedding at Berry Acres , a full-service wedding and event venue situated on 20 acres outside of Kansas City. Unlike most styled shoots that I've participated in, Berry Acres was relatively simple. We had permission from the venue, the talented Alysen Lauridsen as our single H/MUA, a beautiful bouquet from Eden Floral + Events , and I wore my actual wedding dress from David&#…
Runway Ready: Preparing for KCFW
It's one of my favorite weeks again - and it only happens twice a year -- Kansas City Fashion Week! This season, I'm walking for Mikayla Tjeerdsma wearing her Kalon by Kayla collection. I've already seen the pieces and have had my initial fitting and let me tell you this collection is stunning . The colors, the textures, the fabrics, ALL OF IT! You'll have to wait for after the show for photos from the runway, but what I can share right now is how I prep for the KCFW runway. Meet the Designer: Kalon by Kayla! Mika…
KCFW F/W '18 - Saturday Night
This past Kansas City Fashion Week - yes, the one back in March that I never wrote a post about - I had the privelege of walking for one of our sponsors, Dillards at Oak Park Mall, on Saturday Night at the Grand Hall at Power & Light . Union Station, where Fashion Week is held in the fall, is much larger venu but there's something about the European-style runway and the details of the Grand Hall that makes it my favorite venue for KCFW. Photos by Tou Yang Because it was Easter Weekend, a local church made Easter baskets for…
Where to Find Kansas City’s Coolest Wall Art
The cold didn't keep us inside this weekend! Between a family dinner with one of our New York cousins and a church service that took too long to leave because we couldn't stop talking about all the craziness that is this week it feels like we barely saw the inside of our apartment. Because we were avoiding cabin fever, we took a drive through downtown Kansas City to 4 well-known murals all of which would be easy to get to from Main Street using the KC Streetcar. We did these in a loop, starting and ending in the River Market. But …
Berry Acres Styled Shoot
He did it! He finally did it! B modeled for a photoshoot with me! On April 30th we braved post-rain mud and freezing wind to recreate & capture our wedding moments as directed & styled by photographer Elizabeth Golden of eGolden Moments . Elizabeth coordinated with Berry Acres to arrange a venue, florist Eden Floral + Events to provide a stunning bouquet, and makeup artist Alysen Lauridsen to style my bridal glow. Berry Acres' bridal suite has all kinds of accommodations -- beauty bar, remote-operated A/C control, fl…
Florals for Spring?
I visited this Kansas City must-see a few weeks ago on a drizzly Wednesday morning after a 1 Million Cups presentation by one of our amazing Genessee clients. Side note -- if there are 1 Million Cups presentations in your city I highly recommend attending a few. They're a great way to network with professionals and entrepreneurs in your community and they're fun . Back on track. The gardens were open that cold Wednesday morning, but spring had not sprung yet. I took a quick trip around the perimeter and saw that everything w…
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