Back again. Say goodbye 2010.

A new beginning from an end.

The things I did in 2010.

#1. I did hair. Lots of it.

For more than half the year you could easily find me at my home away from home, Hairpolice, making locks longer and more beautiful by the minute.

One change in 2011 is that I will for the first time in my life work there 3-4 days a week as to make room for more fashion and domestic projects I have up my sleeve. Look for jewelry and accessories on the horizon!

#2. I did freelance shoots and shows.

For the fun of it and to build my portfolio I took part in photo shoots, shows and fashion competitions. I styled, designed, coifed, and made up some beauties, and even had a different rendition from this shoot on a billboard in Uptown for the Lyndale Tap House.

#3. I designed a RTW line.

This was my first ready to wear line for Oishiimomo. I typically do more couture stylings, but it was fun to make some more wearable pieces for the I Feel Love show. Look at older posts in my blog to read more about that line and show.

#4. I got my own piece of NY in MN.

This little morsel drove all 20+ hours from The Big Apple to The Minapple to shack up with lil' ol' me on December 24th 2009. The poor thing even had to shovel within the first few hours of her arrival to this frozen tundra. I'm a lucky girl to have her close by every single day. Long distant relationships can suck it!! (lol)

#5. I got engaged!

Well, we got as close as we could to legally get married in the state by signing our domestic partnership papers and getting some very nice promise rings. Now as we all know that doesn't equal the same thing as an actual heterosexual marriage in MN, but we're doing the best we can so far We have started planning the actual wedding which is incredibly exciting for me! :) This will be the biggest style event of my LIFE!! I have even picked out my engagement/wedding ring and ordered my shoes already, which I will feature in my next blog.

So 2010 was pretty eventful for me, and 2011 doesn't look too shabby so far! Here's to wishing you all a fashionable and prosperous New Year and hoping mine will be too! XO to all of you!

Online LookBook for F/W2010 Lovemonster for Oishiimomo

Photo's by Emily Utne
Hair + MU by Miyagi
Models by Vision
Plushies by Lauren Roberts
Jewelry by Bionic Unicorn
Stlying by Jane Magnitude
Hair Bows and Apparel by Oishiimomo (ME)

T's are available at Robot Love along with Bionic Unicorn's Jewelry.
Skirts and dresses are available for a limited time at Cliche Boutique.
If you want any of these styles or similar commissioned email me at Mackenzie.Labine@gmail.com

L'étoile Review of I Feel Love

Sorry so late but I'm still catching up on life. And slowly planning a possible REAL RTW line to be produced with a new rep!! Keep in touch... I might surprise you. Here is the L'étoile Review of I Feel Love

And we have video!!

Here is the video produced by Anthem Heart A/V for our I Feel Love event last Saturday.

I Feel Love Fashion Show from Anthem Heart A/V on Vimeo.

Thanks for watching!

City Pages Slideshow of I Feel Love

Here is a slideshow from CityPages.com for my show, I Feel Love , last night!
The photos are HERE

Thank you everyone who came out an made the show a success. I will post more pictures, videos and links later as they come.

Are you feelin it yet?

I Feel Love is coming up this Saturday!
If you haven't bought your tickets yet get to Cliche immediately and get hooked up!! Tickets are $5 for standing room, $10 for a seat, and $20 for VIP.

This show is sure to please! Come check out my ultra femme ready to wear line, and I'm personally excited to see what our sweetheart Maritza Ramirez has put together for her menswear inspired line. So check out this video posted by TimeSquid as a little teaser for our show.

I Feel Love - Fashion Show June 12th Minneapolis from Time Squid on Vimeo.

I even dream about jewelry...

I just had a dream where I was given a black velvet box with a pair of small gold looped earrings in it, each had a dark polished stone dangling from it and were priced at $100. When I looked closer into the stone you could faintly see that there was a tiny silvery human skeleton crouched in fetal position in each one. They were suppose to be ancient and to have special powers. It was the coolest find and I bought them immediately. Now as I wake up I do find this to be very macabre in nature but still amazingly creative and unique, even if it was just a dream.




Also I remember seeing all sorts of other jewelry around, some of which was made of colorful paperclips set into intricate flower and almost damask looking designs for statement necklaces, bracelets, belts, and earrings. I used to make jewelry out of such things for fun as a kid, I wouldn't be surprised to find this actually out making a debut in a Marc by Marc Jacobs show next S/S. I almost feel compelled to make some myself!

My fashion show, 'I Feel Love' June 12th

Tickets have just been printed and are now available at Cliche!!

This is all I have been doing with my life other than working full time at the Hairpolice and keeping up my home. So please come and enjoy the show with me!

Cliché Boutique and l’étoile magazine present I FEEL LOVE, a multimedia fashion show produced by Angie Hanson, Ken Hannigan of Anthem Heart & Maritza Ramirez of Sceneasota. Creating an immersive environment through sound and visuals, I FEEL LOVE will transport attendees into a wondrous world of cutting edge art and fashion. Featuring new collections from two of the Twin Cities’ most innovative fashion designers, Maritza Ramirez and Mackenzie Labine (Me) of Oishiimomo; accessories by Kristin Berwald of Bionic Unicorn and Jared Zachary of Freedom From Doubt; live video art by The Lovemelts, Time Squid and Jesse Draxler in collaboration with Anthem Heart; and live italo disco vocal stylings from Camille Bourgerie and Alina Lindquist - plus an interlude performance by electro duo The Night.

I FEEL LOVE is the first collaboration in production by Angie Hanson, Ken Hannigan of Anthem Heart, and Maritza Ramirez of SCENEASOTA. Sponsored by Cliché , l’étoile magazine, Vision Model Management , Miyagi Salon , MN fashion and Citypages , this production features models from Vision Model Management and styling by Jane Belfry. Runway italo disco music provided by The Nightstalker. Promotional photography by Emily Utne in collaboration with artist Jesse Draxler and Anthem Heart. Additional pieces by Jesse Draxler will also be on display at the event.

Sunset Reception from 9:00-10:00
Runway show at 10:30

Tickets: $5 standing room, $10 seated, $20 VIP
Available at the door and at Cliche Boutique beginning 5/22

Garments from each designer’s collection will be available for sale at Cliché starting Sunday, June 13th. For store hours and more info. on Cliché, call (612) 870-0420 or visit www.clichempls.com

I'm starting to feel the love.

Just a small preview:

The first pic is one of our favorite models, Mary C. from Vision in my dress from our promo photo shoot last week. (these photos were taken with my Blackberry so sorry if they are a bit fuzzy.) The other two pics are the prints that were designed by Angie Hanson aka HautePants (not for long) and printed by Ken Hannigan of Anthem Heart for my line "Love Monster" that will be shown at our show "I Feel Love" on June 12th @ the MN fashion space in NE Mpls.

I have no other life other than working on this show after hours and making people beautiful at Hairpolice during the day. I really hope it all pays off! Keep your heads up and eyes open and prepare for I Feel Love!!

Transformation

Well hello there.

It's been ages.

I have realized that things are changing. I know I keep repeating this, but I really haven't recognized this person that has emerged from the wreckage. I have made a transformation. Came out of the proverbial cocoon if you will. And I am becoming a beautifully color saturated butterfly. Not the drab moth dancing in a world of vivid hues as I imagined my myself in the years past.

Today I wake up with the urge to make heart shaped pancakes for my boo while listening to Au Revoir Simone and loving the early morning sunlight on my face. I don't get inspired by the darkness of my crisp navy taffeta or lush black velvet fabric remnants thrown about my sewing studio. I find myself shopping at Anthropology before Hot Topic, buying fancy things like antique wall hooks and sparkling hourglasses and I drool over tiny cotton sleeveless dresses adorned with snaps and grommets lacquered in red and pink. I close my eyes and I can see the perfect pair of red-orange kitten heels that I must have to complete the ensemble.

It's strange, I can't even imagine the places to don the dark couture costumey creations I have made in the past. I can only conjure up the art openings and dinner parties that the new conceptions of my new mind bring to me. I see the colors: yellow, red, pink, peach, lilac, beige, white and light gray. These will be modeled by fashionable ladies accessorized by vintage purses and frou frou hair pieces. This is a world that is new to me. Like Alice crossing through to the looking glass, is this imaginary or real? Will it all disappear in blink of an eye like so many other fleeting images have passed through my cerebellum? All I know is that I am delighted by this universe of iridescence and it seems that love might have been the catalyst; thank you Liza.

So yes, LOVE, love has conquered the shadows of the past, along with age.... I think I have finally moved on.... to a new domain... prepare for ready to wear.