Style star: Melissa Anne Murphy

By ELLEN DAHL LAWSON

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
March 30, 2011 at 7:06PM
Melissa Anne Murphy
Melissa Anne Murphy (Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MELISSA ANNE MURPHY

28, museum interpreter for the Minnesota State Historical Society

Seen at: First Avenue.

What are you wearing? My fair flower is a costume piece from Walking Shadow Theatre's production of "Drakul," pearls from a local estate sale, vintage dress from Tatters, coat from a garage sale (it was a $4 dollar steal), Steve Madden shoes.

Describe your style: I love feeling elegant and feminine, and I am inspired by screen sirens of the past. Some days it's Grace Kelly, and others it leans a bit more toward Rita Hayworth.

If your style were a song, what song would it be? I'm old-fashioned. Ella Fitzgerald.

Name something in your closet that you couldn't bear to throw away. Every piece is special. However, I couldn't bear to get rid of anything that belonged to my mother or grandmother or great-grandmother.

What are your favorite clothing shops in the Twin Cities? Tatters, of course. Also, My Sister's Closet, Via's, Blacklist and spring garage sales.

ELLEN DAHL LAWSON

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ELLEN DAHL LAWSON