Tucsonista

Perhaps more so than any other season, Tucson fashion lovers look forward to Spring 2011 as a break from our odd weather patters. Arizonans will be inspired by bold colors, floral prints, stripes as well as maxi dresses. And we can’t think of a better way to become enveloped in the 2011 spring trends than by attending, “Rock the Runway” on Saturday, March 19  from 6 to 9 p.m. at La Encantada in Tucson.

Vintage fashion trends are followed widely among Tucsonistas, but often times making a vintage piece look contemporary can become a challenge. The solution: Amber Mortensen; a local Tucson stylist, writer, designer and model. Amber Mortensen has been writing about fashion for more than four years and has been featured in many various publications including, but not limited to Elle.com, Urban Outfitters.com, Lucky Magazine as well as national ad campaigns for the Gap and Crossroads Trading Company.

This morning over breakfast my mother decided to show our holiday house guests photos from 32 years ago when she was married. As we sat there passing around her treasured kodachrome memories I dreamed about how my fantasy wedding would be. Of course I’m lacking in the fiancé department, but can’t a girl dream? And dreaming is just what girls do when they attend the Tucson Bridal Expo in January of 2011.

I first met Philip Manus in 2008 when I was asked to model his pieces for a charity fashion show. Before then I would have never guessed that he was the man behind some of the most feminine and sophisticated clothing I have ever seen in Arizona.