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LIFESTYLE LETTER

SEPTEMBER 2020 PUBLISHER

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Paris. London. New York City. Eden Prairie. Fashion!

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Dani Moore

HELLO EDEN PRAIRIE LIFESTYLE READERS, At first glance, one might not think of Minnesota as a leader in fashion and design. This could not be further from the truth. Minnesota is in fact one of the shiningest gems of the style and fashion world – and Eden Prairie and the surrounding area is no exception, representing very well in this space. In this issue we feature two of Eden Prairie’s own preeminent fashion designers. Neha Kapil creates lavish streetwear that at once encapsulates and modernizes her own South Asian heritage. The vibrancy which this inspired young woman pours into every one of her garments is enough to heat a room. Hazel Matthys’s own designs are similarly fiery, although fortunately only figuratively so. Her woven silks flow with the same grace as the ice dancers who wear them. Not to make people who live outside of Eden Prairie too jealous of our aesthetics,

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

we also feature Bill’s Toggery of Shakopee and Metro Interiors of Minneapolis. We

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

are also delighted to feature SCHEELS, whose arrival in Eden Prairie has provided

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

the perfect store in which to feed your passions for sports, hunting, fishing, camping, and so much more.

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2020

FEATURES 12 Metro Interiors Change Your Space, Change Your Life

16 Bill’s Toggery Fine Menswear in Downtown Shakopee

20 SCHEELS Where Your Retail Adventure Begins

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26 Neha Kapil In South Asian Fashion

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

Metro Interiors ARTICLE DAVID SCHELLER

CHANGE YOUR SPACE, CHANGE YOUR LIFE UNTIL I SPOKE WITH JULIE ANN SEGAL OF METRO INTERIORS, I HAD THOUGHT THE ONLY ENERGY IN MY HOME THAT MATTERS IS THE SAME REASON I NO LONGER DO MY OWN ELECTRICAL WORK. She deals with another kind of energy entirely. As a master of interior design and feng shui, Julie Ann will not only make your home look beautiful. She may harness the energy of the universe itself to improve your life in profound ways.

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From the perspective of a man who believes a Garfield piggy bank really ties his living room together, the rooms that Julie Ann has taken her hand to look brilliant. Airy, yet intimate, with thoughtful details that draw the eye along satisfying lines. Colors selected to add warmth and character without ever bordering on obtrusive. But there is more to Julie Ann’s work than meets the eye. “As a feng shui consultant, clients often ask me what it means to have ‘good energy’ in a home, and how I create it,” said Julie Ann. “In the simplest terms, energy is defined by how your space feels. If you have clutter, have neglected your furniture’s design or arrangement, or just feel that something doesn’t resonate within your living space, then its energy might be off. “Even when I was a little girl arranging the toys in my room, I understood that our surroundings impact us – that our living space is a living, breathing entity of its own, and we’re very much connected to it. It wasn’t until I began studying interior design, however, that I encountered feng shui. It’s an ancient philosophy that holds there is a circulating life force, or ‘chi.’ Depending on how well chi is channeled, it can harmonize people with their surrounding environment. “You can easily tell when a room’s energy is off. It does not only affect how you feel. It can gradually impact your health as well! A woman I spoke with the other day told me she recently returned from a trip to discover her husband had rearranged all of the furniture in her home. She showed me a picture of the long corridor he created, which looked almost like a bowling alley. Chi has a physical movement pattern, and this arrangement essentially channeled it straight through the house and out the window! She was relieved to learn exactly why her husband’s new touches were so awful – and to have a way to explain that to him. “Feng shui is an incredibly deep philosophy which revolves around a map called the ‘bagua.’ Each of the nine areas of the bagua corresponds to a different part of your life, including love, knowledge, creativity, even fame. I learn which areas of their lives my clients hope to improve on, and implement ancient – and modern – theories of design to create environments that best foster the energy for them to thrive in. “One of the beauties of feng shui is it doesn’t necessarily mean making really big changes or investing lots of money. Even moving things around a little and adding a few new pieces can dramatically improve a room’s energy. Simply hanging a crystal can calm a room’s energy. Sharp angles, which are known in feng shui as ‘poison arrows,’ can greatly hinder the flow of chi and should be avoided. Adding a water fountain to an entryway creates a ‘mouth of chi’ that channels good energy inward. A water fountain placed in the front yard can be especially powerful at drawing in wealth and abundance. And importantly, your front door should be a different color from everything else in your house. I personally recommend red, a color that nourishes love.

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“If you like current trends, then by all means use them, but don’t let them overpower your own personality. Consider which colors and patterns resonate with you on a personal level, and keep them first in mind when you’re creating the best space to flourish in.” The tenets of feng shui certainly inform Julie Ann as she brings her clients’ visions to life, although she is not bound to any aesthetic dogma. If a living space can be conceived, Metro Interiors can create it over a range of budgets. Metro Interiors mercifully provides every material a renovation of any depth could require, so Julie Ann’s clients don’t have to deal with third parties for furniture, lighting, flooring, window treatments, or the contractors who install them. Metro Interiors has transformed countless rooms throughout the Twin Cities into what are effectively works of art. To see a great sampling of Julie Ann’s past work, request her expertise on any matter of interior design, or sign up for a virtual consultation, please visit metrointeriors.com. 14

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LOCALLY OWNED

Bill’s Toggery FINE MENSWEAR IN DOWNTOWN SHAKOPEE

ARTICLE DAVID SCHELLER

IF YOU HAVE GONE TO SHAKOPEE

Bill’s Toggery. This place has always felt

IN THE PAST 89 YEARS, YOU COULD

like an extension of my home. Even as a

HAVE

MENSWEAR

little boy I’d play here, hiding in the cloth-

FROM WILLIAM WERMERSKIRCHEN.

ing racks and pretending that the changing

Depending on the decade he may have

rooms were caves.

BOUGHT

FINE

been the original William Wermerskirchen

“The pandemic might have hurt business

and founder of Bill’s Toggery, his son

a little bit, but surprisingly enough the inter-

William, or his grandson Billy.

net hasn’t. Fact is, men will always want to

If you mention Bill’s Toggery around Billy’s

look good when they dress for an occasion.

son William, the cheerful five-year-old will tell

When someone orders a suit online and it

you he enjoys playing in the store’s big empty

looks terrible on them – and it always does

boxes. Perhaps Shakopee will always have a

– they’re going to come to us to have it fixed.

William Wermerskirchen in place.

And once they’ve experienced the expert

“My grandfather took a big gamble open-

touch they’re going to keep coming back,

ing up a store during the Great Depression,”

because real men’s fashion experts are

said Billy. “He started out running dry clean-

becoming harder and harder to find.

ing back and forth to Minneapolis, grew to

“There’s a lot you should know before you

sell men’s suits and hats, and eventually

buy a suit, and most people don’t even know

invested in his own dry cleaning facility. He

their measurements. We’ll take them and

did it all from the same downtown corner

keep them on file, so whenever you need a

where Bill’s Toggery sits today.

suit you can simply give us a call. We’ll help

“My dad was one of six kids – and the

you choose the right fit, make sure your jacket

only son. Growing up I guess he always

drapes the right way, and our full-time tailor

assumed that he’d take on the family busi-

Shelly will make any alterations your clothes

ness one day. My dad encouraged me to

might need. We dress men of all sizes, from

go off to college and do whatever I wanted,

34 short to 60 extra long. We even do free

but in the end what I wanted was to run

gift wrapping.

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“Any store like Bill’s Toggery is going to take care of a lot of men who are getting married. No one really owns a tuxedo, so we offer formal wear rental. Men who decide to tie the knot wearing a suit can get anything they’d like custom-made for their big day, and their groomsmen can rent similar matching suits. “I don’t want to knock the big name chain stores, but they just can’t tailor their busi-

“ O w n i n g a t h i r d g e n e r at i o n b u s i n e s s l i k e m i n e f e e l s as m u c h l i k e I ’ m pas s i n g d o w n a l e g a cy as I a m w o r k i n g a j o b .”

ness to their customers like we can. I don’t sell clothes I wouldn’t also wear myself, and I won’t try to sell you something just because it’s on our rack. “Owning a third generation business like mine feels as much like I’m passing down a legacy as I am working a job. I’ve read that the odds of a business lasting as long as Bill’s Toggery are ten against one. I’ve kept up with modern times without sacrificing the small store feel that my customers like. At the end of the day, the secret to selling men’s clothing boils down to the Golden Rule: Treat people the way you want to be treated yourself.” Bill’s Toggery dates back to an era when men’s suits were broad as barn doors, with great lapels and long jackets. While Billy could certainly still dress you like Gary Cooper in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, his store also caters to the modern gentleman with its wide selection of clothing. When the occasion doesn’t call for a hand tailored suit and dress shirt, you can still count on Bill’s Toggery for high quality sportswear, casual wear, jeans, and running shoes. Pull a sport coat off the rack and you may find Billy’s son hiding behind it. “Does he have the makings of a men’s clothing man?” Billy asked rhetorically. “Well, he still has a little time left to decide for himself.” Bill’s Toggery is located at 138 Lewis St S in downtown Shakopee. They are open Monday through Saturday as well as by special appointment. You may learn more about the local men’s clothier at billstoggery.com.

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SCHEELS FEELS AS MUCH LIKE AN AMUSEMENT PARK A S IT DOES A PLACE TO SHOP FOR SPORTING GOODS, CLOTHING, TOYS, CAMPING GE AR AND VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING ELSE AN ACTIVE MINNESOTAN C O U L D W I S H F O R .” A GREAT PALACE OF A STORE HAS ARISEN IN EDEN PRAIRIE. SCHEELS has just reopened with a quarter million square feet to shop in, 85 specialty departments in all. SCHEELS feels as much like an amusement park as it does a place to shop for sporting goods, clothing, toys, camping gear and virtually everything else an active Minnesotan could wish for. They offer a shopping experience with the zeal of Willy Wonka. It is heartening to see a SCHEELS from the outside, an aspiring tower in the prairie circled by bronze monuments to sports legends, and know that it all began in Minnesota. Frederick A. Scheel opened the first store that would bear his name in Sabin, Minnesota in 1902. The German immigrant plowed $300 he had made in the potato fields into a little hardware store and the rest followed. Today SCHEELS has nearly 30 locations, including the largest sporting goods store in the world – in Texas, naturally. SCHEELS continues to impress before you enter. A 16 thousand gallon saltwater aquarium forms the store’s entryway, replete with bright corals and hundreds of tropical fish. Electric blues and yellows and reds dart up and down columns and around the ceiling itself. One particular fish seemed out of place, but I was informed it was in fact the diver who maintains the tank.

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Tropical fish are very nice, but what would a sporting goods store be without a Ferris wheel? The ride rises 45 feet tall in SCHEELS’ airy concourse, glowing with lights as it turns under a plate glass roof. From this vantage point I spotted Fuzziwig’s, an old-fashioned candy shop brimming with sweet things. Inside a little girl used tongs to pluck up cellophane-wrapped gems. Her nearby mother eyed fudge. SCHEELS is full of things for children to adore. A giant Lego statue of Viktor the Viking stands watch over the Lego department, surrounded by a thoughtfully placed barrier against little hands that might try to loosen his bootlaces. A video arcade, an increasingly rare thing, bleeps and bloops beyond Viktor. Here is something remarkable that I hadn’t seen in ages – an animatronic plinking gallery, the kind where you hit the little target under the bear to make him start frantically picking the banjo.

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I had not expected to meet Football Hall of Famer John Randle at SCHEELS. Well, his robot proxy at least, set to come to life and dispense a champion’s words of wisdom as you approach. Just next to him stands hockey legend Herb Brooks, Mister Miracle on Ice himself. I will remember what he told me if I ever compete in the Olympics. Growing up in New England I was always excited to go shopping at Ames with my mother, who I knew would give me a quarter to spend at the plastic egg vending machine. I don’t know if my little heart could have handled a wonderland like SCHEELS. Hands down, this is the best store to take your kids to. But that’s to say nothing about what you can shop for! SCHEELS’ selection of sporting goods could fill this and the next five issues of Eden Prairie Lifestyle. Whatever sport you play, the store has got every preemi-

WE GIVE BACK MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF OUR PROFITS TO LOCAL CHARITIES AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH LETS US MAKE EDEN PRAIRIE A BETTER PLACE THAN WE COULD AS A SPORTING GOODS STORE ALONE .”

nent brand’s best equipment to play it with. In a stroke of brilliance there is a separate entrance for cyclists to bring their bikes through for repair, and even a synthetic ice

SCHEELS is a destination for the well-dressed

skating rink to test out new skates on. My tailbone ached

Minnesotan as well. They have clothes to train in

just looking at it.

by brands like Nike, Under Armour, Patagonia and

I, an aristocrat, naturally gravitated toward the golf

Champion, but also styles to wear when you don’t mean

clubs. There a sales rep welcomed me to test out a futur-

to break a sweat. SCHEELS apparel perfectly nails that

istic driver in an equally futuristic golf simulator. I had

style I like to call “lake cabin chic,” and their own Eden

my suspicions before, but this feat of technology proved

Ruth line of professional wear covers the basics from

absolutely that I am terrible at golf. The sales rep was

blazers to pants.

gracious and sympathetic.

By this point I could only gush about SCHEELS when I

The outdoor activity departments gave the perfect ref-

met Jason Heintz, the Eden Prairie location’s store leader.

uge to nurse my pride in. Here is an extensive collection

Most of all I wanted to know why the sales rep I had met

of animal mounts and trophies, from the majestic elk to

earlier seemed so much more invested in my shopping

the ever so slightly less majestic muskrat. Browsing the

experience than usual.

camping section I could plan my autumn excursion to

“We love to hire people with passion,” said Jason.

the Boundary Waters, and I found a grill by Traeger that

“When you come to SCHEELS for a fishing rod, we want

should be in my backyard.

a fellow angler to help you out. The guy who showed

SCHEELS carries an extensive selection of products

you that driver is actually an avid golfer and loves to

named after men like Remington, Ruger and Browning. I

get out on the course. These are people who know our

was happy to find ammunition from Federal Premium, who

products inside and out because they use them during

are headquartered just down the road from us in Anoka.

their free time.

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“We also have a program called SCHEELS University, where our staff joins industry experts to test out new equipment in the field. You might imagine the University is pretty popular with our sales reps, who get to go away for four or five days at a time to try out kayaks, wakeboards, fishing rods, and rifles. And when they get back, they can tell our guests how they’ve used everything in their departments before. “We are not a typical big box store. Sure, it’s great to have everything you could want all in one place – especially during the pandemic when you might not want to drive to several different stores. But we’re also an employee-owned company with strong ties to the local community. We give back more than ten percent of our profits to local charities and other nonprofit organizations, which lets us make Eden Prairie a better place than we could as a sporting goods store alone.” Scheels is located within the Eden Prairie Center at 8301 Flying Cloud Dr. You may learn more about them, browse online, and order curbside pickup at scheels.com.

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The Sign of Success.

Lyndon Moquist Managing Broker

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Extraordinary custom designed and built 2 story walkout with a private estate like setting, Where else can you find this much space inside and out that is so close to amenities and the cities. This can be your urban cabin, private retreat and home all wrapped into one! Sitting on 20+ acres yet convenient to everything. Beautiful decor and high-end finishes; spacious open floor plan with magnificent vistas; Luxurious main flr Master suite; top of the line center island Kit; cozy Sunroom, 3 BRS, 3 baths plus bonus rm up; awesome walkout w/ Family rm, lg bar, theater rm, exercise rm and 5th BR. 4 fireplaces, In ground pool and great landscaping; 960 sq ft timber barn; land allows horses+ more. Exceptional value, the cost to build this as new could exceed $3 million.

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Eden Prairie Woods is a recently finished-out subdivision of 52 houses, developed by a nationally acclaimed luxury home builder. The home shares a short cul-de-sac with 4 other homes and is across the street from the association playground and swimming pool. The rooms are extraordinarily spacious with a welcoming grand foyer featuring a turned staircase, a gourmet kitchen with a Palladian window combined with a 2-story Great Room. The backyard is an entertainment oasis. Heidi & Brian Weissner 952-200-2229 • HeidiandBrianWeissner@edinarealty.com

11345 Wetzel Lane $1,400,000

8002 Island Road $725,000 Lakeshore Eden Prairie home with 4 bedrooms on one floor, private beach and dock situated in an ideal location. Enjoy views of Mitchell Lake from every room in the house. Grand Master Suite with bathroom, walk-in closet and separate deck to view the lake. 3 season porch and large cedar deck make entertaining fun. Large walkout lower level recreation room includes a custom built-in bar, home office and bathroom with shower. The lake is well into a multi-year water quality improvement project and is stocked with fish including walleyes, bass and crappies. Lake recreation is ideal for pontoon boats, canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.

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Enjoy this beautifully designed, tastefully updated 2 story walkout home! Great room a dramatic focal point with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, striking 2 story wall of windows. Gorgeous white enameled kitchen with large granite center island, stainless steel appliances. Main floor features hardwood flooring, large office with bay window, separate formal dining room, 1/2 bath, spacious laundry/mudroom, maintenance-free deck with built in lighting. Wonderful flat backyard with mature trees, quality landscaping. Luxurious owners suite with tray vaulted ceiling, large walk-in closet, spa like jacuzzi tub with walk-in shower. Family room in walkout lower level with beautiful 3 sided fireplace, wet bar, billiard area along with fourth bedroom and 3/4 bath. Don’t miss this pristine home in terrific cul-de-sac neighborhood. Top rated Eden Prairie schools, easy access to major highways.

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EONS OF INDIAN STYLE BEAT WITHIN NEHA KAPIL’S HEART. A daughter of immigrants, the Eden Prairie artist and fashion designer grew up inspired by her South Asian ancestry. “I had a culturally positive upbringing,” said Neha. “Bollywood movies and Indian television played all the time in our home. We grew up participating in local cultural festivals on a regular basis, and took trips back to India frequently. “Growing up immersed in Indian culture let me appreci-

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ate how rich our art styles are – and how ancient. Our art forms have been passed down for ages through textiles, embroidery, painting, and many other mediums.

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“What inspires me most about Indian art styles is their intricacy. India is a diverse country with a lot of customs that vary greatly from state to state. From textile practices to styles of dress, no two areas are exactly alike. One state might have developed a tradition of block printing in their fashion practices, another will specialize in woven textiles, while others became renowned for their embroidery styles, bead work, or various dye techniques.

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“As all of these traditions mingled over thousands of years, they each came together to create a vast array of expertise that contributes to an incredibly rich and complex sense of artistry. If an artist can find inspiration in the depths of our diversity, they will find endless outlets for self-expression. “As an artist who loves details, I have never wanted to conform to a single professional label: ‘just a designer,’ or ‘just an illustrator.’ I believe art is fluid, and that creatives should interpret the world through however many outlets feel right. “This is what led me to fashion. As an art form, it was the one path I could take that would allow me to create a platform where all my many artistic interests in photography, illustration, styling, graphic design and makeup could coexist as one. Fashion is also the single form of creativity that will ultimately allow me to present my culture to the mainstream. 28

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“Typically, South Asian fashion in North America falls at one of two

“With AGNI there’s a responsibility and a desire to fight for

extremes. At one end you have traditional formal wear consisting of

representation, while also creating designs that instill confi-

saris, lehengas, and kurtas – all beautiful in their own right, but similar

dence and encourage a sense of cultural appreciation rather

to what you can find at clothing stores in India. At the other end you

than cultural appropriation.

have merch lines attempting to modernize Indian fashion into simple

“Ultimately I hope to grow AGNI into a large enough platform that

T-shirts and sweatshirts. This is fine too, but I feel like it somewhat

it can be universally accepted and celebrated, without the stigma

limits the essence of what makes South Asian fashion so distinctive.

of Indian style elements being passed off as something ‘foreign.’ I

“With my AGNI label, I’m creating a new middle ground in Indian

would like our vision to shift the dynamics of fashion.”

American fashion – high-end streetwear that is casual, yet inspired, and not so minimalistic that it reduces art to just a logo. I put the

You may admire and order Neha’s clothing designs at agnistyle.com, but

colors, the details, and the embellishments that make Indian clothing

they tell only half of her story. Neha is also a talented painter who depicts

so beautiful on display in a way that is very different from what you’re

wondrous heroines and goddesses. Please visit nehakapilart.com or visit

used to seeing, but still has the same nostalgia of all the past silhou-

her on social media at @itsnehalicious.

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IT IS CURIOUS HOW DIFFERENTLY PEOPLE DRESS DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY’RE ABOUT TO DO ON THE ICE. Most Minnesotans would wear heavy padding or flannel while they’re on the ice because their plans include hockey bothering walleye, respectively. But synchronized skating and figure skating demand something far more elegant. It would be a sin to put shoulder pads on an ice dancer’s lissome frame. Eden Prairie local Hazel Matthys is a highly specialized type of fashionista. Her models wear blades of steel instead of high heels. They dart around ice in woven silks that were tailored not only to their bodies, but to the music they are dancing to itself. Hazel dresses skaters. “I only learned how to skate during high school,” said Hazel, “and never anything fancier than doing laps around the rink at the park. If you told me back then what I would do for a living, I’d have thought it couldn’t be.” Hazel grew up on a small farm in southwest Minnesota. Cottonwood still isn’t the kind of town where you can find stylish clothes, so as a child her access to fashion was limited to photos in magazines. As part of her farmhouse upbringing Hazel was taught how to sew. She used her mother’s lessons to replicate as best she could what the models wore in Vogue and Glamour. She no doubt attracted some jealous stares from her classmates. Had hunting or snowmobiling won Hazel’s heart then she could have stayed in Cottonwood. Instead she moved to Minneapolis to study at the Lothian College of Fashion, graduating in 1998. Naturally Eden Prairie, a city second only to Paris in terms of its significance to the fashion world, needed so talented a young seamstress’s skills. Hazel answered a help wanted ad to go and create dance, ice skating, and cheerleading outfits for The Line Up.

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After four years with the store Hazel submitted to the allure of having a thousand bosses instead of only one, so she went into business for herself. Like a hairdresser who leaves a salon, she took several clients with her. But the eventual rise of the internet coupled with the decline of local

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interest in figure skating soon demanded that Hazel take a different approach to her business. “By the end of last decade I had already dressed some highly regarded skaters,” said Hazel. “The Braemar City of Lakes Figure Skating Club, who are based in Edina and whose outfits I designed, were becoming famous for competing throughout the world. I decided to take advantage of their recognition (in the most positive sense) by cold calling skating coaches across the country – to tell them who I was, what I had done, and what I could do for their teams next.” Perhaps their utter shock at receiving a cold call which didn’t pertain to auto insurance or free ocean liner tickets stunned the coaches into accepting Hazel’s services without hesitation. Her phone campaign ultimately earned Hazel a widespread client base including the Skyliners in New York City, the Starlights in Chicago, and the Northernettes here in the Twin Cities. Last year alone she dressed 565 figure skaters. “Here is what makes me different,” said Hazel. “I don’t make ‘costumes.’ I create pieces of dress. By applying old-school sewing and tailoring techniques to athletic wear, my clothing provides the stretchiness of a swimsuit with the look of a garment worthy of its own page in Vogue.

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“I make my skirts out of woven silk. The drape and softness of the natural fabric let it accompany a dancer’s motion with a certain grace that synthetic fibers will never mimic. Silk helps an audience – and especially judges – to fully appreciate the fluidity of an ice dancer’s movements. “I dress a skater to conquer the piece of music they are dancing to. This means tailoring their clothing not only to their body, but to the piece of music they will be dancing to as well. As I listen to the music I envision its color and its movement, and translate that artistic vision into a single athletic gown. In a sense I’m creating a new fashion line with every song I tailor to. “The over-the-top, heavily sequined garments that Blades of Glory ridiculed are a thing of the past. So are stuffy theatrical dresses. The modern figure skater should look as natural on the ice as she would on a runway.” Hazel was gracious to grant an interview with Eden Prairie Lifestyle. She knows it is unlikely that a great many of the magazine’s readers will spring up out of their chairs upon finishing this article to go and place their orders for her dresses. But should you ever need one of our country’s preeminent figure skating dress creators, you need look no farther than Eden Prairie. You may learn more about Hazel Matthys at hazelmatthys.com.

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