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Christy DeSmith
Specialties: Fashion, lifestyle trends, cultural criticism
Neighborhood: Uptown, Minneapolis
Current Obsession: Vintage signature label coats from bygone local department stores such as Schlampp's and Young-Quinlan
Inspiration: The New Yorker's occasional installments of On and Off The Avenue by Patricia Marx (as well as the classic versions by Lois Long), old copies of Vogue and Flair magazines, Dorothy Parker, Joni Mitchell, Beyoncé
Can't Leave Home Without: An enormous bag packed with notebooks, pens, lip-gloss, cell phone, at least one magazine and/or book, and a digital camera
Necessary Extravagance: Biogel mousse from reVamp
Guilty Pleasures: Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, reciting from my encyclopedic mental catalog of '90s rap lyrics
Friday Night: Orchestra Hall, followed by a late dinner at Vincent—A Restaurant
Saturday Afternoon: Running, reading, or rummaging
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Melissa Colgan
Specialties: Fashion, Beauty, Retail, Décor.
Neighborhood: Elliot Park, downtown Minneapolis.
Current Obsessions: Michelle Obama’s personal style; super high heels; layering pearls; travelling.
Necessary Extravagances: Marvis Jasmin Mint toothpaste; too many magazine subscriptions.
Current Inspirations: Jane Birkin circa Blowup and Marc Jacobs spring/ summer ‘09.
Can’t Leave Home Without: Lots of jewelry and one spritz of perfume.
Preoccupied with: Jumpstarting the economy.
Things I want but don’t need: A cozy velvet chair for my bedroom; an oversized vintage watch; a Chanel 2.55 in black lambskin; a plane ticket to Cartagena, Columbia, Stockholm, Sweden, or Cape Town, South Africa.
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Shawn Gilliam
Specialties: Architecture and home-design trends; furniture, housewares, kitchen/bath, and specialty home-improvement/hardware stores
Neighborhood: East Harriet, Minneapolis
Current Obsession: 1970s and 1980s Inuit prints
Inspiration: Design museums, book-filled rooms, rainy and snowy days
Can’t Leave Home Without: My digital camera
Necessary Extravagances: Belgian beer, car seat warmers, overseas train, and road trips
Guilty Pleasure: Crazy British comedies
Friday Night: Sushi and a show
Saturday Afternoon: Late lunch at French Meadow, an hour at a small bookstore
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Abby Van Ness
Specialties: Shop Talk, Sales + Events
Neighborhood: Northeast Minneapolis
Current Obsession: Super high heels
Has An Excess Of: Cheap (but chic!) jewelry from For Love 21 and trendy BCBG
Can’t Live Without: Aveda hair products
Guilty Pleasures: Reality TV, especially Project Runway
Favorite Cocktail: Blackberry Mojito Martini from Chino Latino
Preoccupied With: Finding the perfect cocktail dress
Looking For: A great sale or bargain
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