Style blogging has been around for as long as the weblog itself, but it really began to take off in the mid-2000s with the advent of street-style blogs like The Sartorialist, hel-looks.com and Jak & Jill. In the past couple of years, personal-style blogs, like The Style Rookie and Sea of Shoes, have found acceptance from tastemakers and mass audiences alike -- not to mention the ever-popular personal style aggregator Lookbook.nu.

Now a few Minnesotans who blog daily about personal style have also found themselves an audience that spans far beyond their back yards. They're part of a global network of bloggers showcasing their own style - or in the case of street-style blogs Minneapolis Affair and the Minneapoline (by Vita.mn contributor Ellen Dahl Lawson), the style of others. You may have spotted some of them on Lookbook.nu, on national blogs or even on the pages of Glamour.

We hand-picked five of the best blogs, and asked Minneapolis Affair to photograph the people behind each. Despite the varied formats and content of the five sites -- from street-style to personal-style diaries to pop-culture diatribes -- each makes a uniquely Minnesotan statement while participating in the global community. Blogger Kitty Cotten perhaps put it best: "[Minnesotans] have to put function over fashion sometimes. But it's fun because it makes it a challenge."

  • Minneapolis Affair
    www.minneapolisaffair.com
  • The blog: Impromptu street-style photography on the streets of Minneapolis.
  • The bloggers: Wynona Grey and Reed Herreid (self-portrait shown).
  • Founded: November 2010.
  • Ages: 25 (her) and 29 (him).
  • Live in: Uptown Minneapolis.
  • Camera: Nikon D700 with a 50mm f/1.4G lens.
  • Day jobs: Portrait photographer (her) and commercial real estate agent (him).
  • Favorite blog: The Sartorialist.

On Minnesota style: The duo recently took a monthlong trip to Santa Monica for a break from the cold, but they cut their trip short because they missed shooting in Minneapolis. "The people in L.A. felt they were already famous," Grey says, "but the people here, it makes them feel good." Herreid adds, "We've gotten to know people here. We feel like we're part of the community."

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