Fashion: Full bloom

Flora met fashion at the Haute-House Garden party, part of the MIA's Art in Bloom festival.

August 17, 2012 at 9:11PM
Clockwise from top - Tashi Yangzom, Dennis Brost, Zoe Wong, Nicky Stein-Grohs
Clockwise from top - Tashi Yangzom, Dennis Brost, Zoe Wong, Nicky Stein-Grohs (Margaret Andrews/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tashi Yangzom

32, compliance officer

What are you wearing? BCBG Max Azria studded belt, Free People kimono top, Akira tank dress, Steve Madden Mary Janes, orYANY lambskin tote, J. Crew arm swag.

Describe your style: A compendium of radness.

How does art influence your style? Art brings an explosion of creativity, edginess and beauty into my life and wardrobe.

Mixing prints -- yay or nay? The rule is that there are no rules.

Dennis Brost

38, personal assistant, gardener

What are you wearing? Vintage Dior shirt from Ragstock, 1960s tie, purple Levi's, Comme des Garçons sneakers, tie clip from Tatters.

Describe your style: Vintage/recycled, with a special fondness for 1970s T-shirts.

How does art influence your style? I try to emulate one of Jan van Eyck's 15th-century monks during the winter.

Favorite thing to wear for summer: Shorts paired with a prized T-shirt.

Zoe Wong

32, hairstylist

What are you wearing: Dress by Milly, BCBG shoes, Marc Jacobs hobo bag.

Describe your style: A '50s housewife gone punk rock.

Mixing prints -- yay or nay? Mixing prints brings whimsy and magic to your dress; it makes you look like an exotic bird of paradise.

Favorite thing to wear for summer: I love to wear skirts and dresses, pants are just too constricting.

Nicky Stein-Grohs

28, software development support lead

What are you wearing? Dress is from a million years ago, shoes are J. Crew and earrings inherited from my mom.

Describe your style: Eclectic. Bright lipstick and boots are pretty much a given, but otherwise who knows!

How does art influence your style? I have some amazing pieces of jewelry, many of them by local designers, that to me are pieces of art.

Mixing prints -- yay or nay? Yay! The more the merrier.

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