obsessed.

Dear Fashionista's, 

My latest fashion obsessions have come to halt in order for me to write about them, I've been on these sites everyday religiously since I found them. Pose.com & manrepeller.com !

Now pose is this new fashion epidemic taking over the internet, it's kinda like twitter in the sense that you can follow other people and see what they post, but then it's kinda like Facebook in the sense that you can "love" other people's posts. Except on Pose, their not "posts" their "pose's" and you post nothing but fashion related content! It is by far the best source of inspiration, if ever your doubting what to wear or wondering what to pare what with, go on here and feel inspired by all of the incredible fashions. What is cool about pose is that when you make your account the first step is to answer their little quiz (I know what your thinking! Eww a quiz) but it's not the typical quiz! They ask you fashion related question and post photos for you to choose out of, so they know your taste and will give you suggestions on who to follow in terms of your taste of style.

My last Pose.

And well Man Repeller is my love, the author of the blog is Leandra Medine, a lovely and hilarious New York City girl. She talks all about fashion and her personal style of "repelling men". Most fashion forward ladies will tell you it doesn't always sit well with the opposite sex when your dressed to your best high fashion self, which is why Leandra came up with the term man repeller. Here's the definition: 

man·re·pell·er¹  [mahn-ree-peller]

–noun

outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I leave you with that. Make sure to follow me on my Twitter and if you guys ever find cool fashion sites that you think I should know about let me know! 

Love,

Jess

the good, the bad and the ugly.

Dear Bargain Girls, 

Beware of the sale rack, some people are automatically drawn to this section of a store. Which is totally normal who wouldn't be drawn to a 10$ shirt but sometimes you don't always find the best things on these racks, but because your brain see's that it's on sale it will pretty much ignore the fact that it doesn't look good on you. Let me elaborate, working in a clothing store for about 2 years I've come to notice the journey that the clothes make before getting to the sale rack. The one thing you must know is the clothes that are on sale are there because they don't sell, plain and simple right? But no because there can be different reasons as to why it didn't make it into the shopper's bag. 

 Number one reason, it's ugly plain and simple. 

The second most common is because it doesn't flatter the typical body type (aka if you have some sort of an ass or boobs this item won't look good on you). 

The third would be that the item didn't appeal to a broad audience, sometimes the piece of clothing is simply too fashion forward for the average folks (this will happen in smaller city's). 

The forth and final reason would be that the item sold so well that the company would have gotten over stock and wasn't able to sell the rest of the bunch. (This will also happen in smaller city's, only a certain amount of people can own the same thing without it becoming an epidemic.)  

 

So if your smart you'll be able to guess what item's you should look for... 3 and 4! But ladies don't be mistaken, I am only talking about a sale section that is there day by day. Promotion's are different, store will have these to get rid of some last season items or simply just to be nice and make more sales. Now go shop like a true bargain hunter and make me proud.

Love, 

Jess 

trends.

The Collar Shirts...

In the past season's we have seen the collared shirt make quite an appearance! Not only was it adopted on the runways but also in everyday life, celebrities all around smelled the fresh scent of the 50's rising and wanted in! If this trend seems a bit forward or out of your comfort zone, make it your own.


(Boho Chicky's) try leaving the collar open and adding a little shrug/kimono and accessorize to make it your own. Find a shirt with a print and earth tone colors!

(Preppy Girls) Leave your shirt buttoned up to the top, I suggest adding a statement necklace. Wear it with skinny pants and or skirt with a blazer, or with a high waisted wide leg trouser and letting the shirt be the statement.

(Vintage Lovers) if you are a vintage lover you already know what to do with this trend! Commit to it full on 50's!

(Sporty Peeps) try out a more baggy shirt and leave your collar open, pare it with belted shorts and comfy flat shoes. Tuck in your shirt and you'll feel right at home!


This trend is so on fire were seeing it every where's. In the latest collections, Jill Stuart, Miu Miu, Paul & Joe, Chloe and many more!

Here are a few runway pics to get you inspired. If you have any questions on how to pull this trend on with your wardrobe the comment button is below for just that. I love hearing from you guys.

Lots of Love,
Jess

 My interpretation of the collar trend...

Chloe

Jill Stuart

Jason Wu

Stella McCartney

style icon.

Dear fashionista's, 

Say a nice warm bonjour to my latest fashion obsession, Yasmin Sewell! She is a fashion retail consultant, creative advisor for fashion brands and a trend forecaster. Yasmin also owns a Boutique in London called "Yasmin Cho". She is an incredible fashion icon, being able to forecast any upcoming trend is a talent I'm sure we'd all love to posses. Not only does Sewell excel at her job but is an amazing fashionista herself! I added some pictures of her rocking all of the major trends, and pulling them off might I add.

Make sure to check out her blog and learn a little of her wisdom!

http://www.vogue.co.uk/blogs/yasmin-sewell?page=1 

Love,

Jess

    

trends.

Peplum!!

Not only is this word fun to say but man does it ever look gorgeous on anyone! The peplum cut is universally flattering to any figure, it hides any belly and hip insecurities, what more can a girl ask for. This trend has appeared in so many designer's recent collections, the 50's cut/mad men inspired looks are pulling the peplum out of it's shell. And am I ever glad it did, whether it be a peplum skirt, dress or top it's the easiest thing to wear. With this trend you should sport tight fitted clothing and let the pep be the only flare in the outfit, it'll show off your awesome curves! I don't know how long this trend will stick so hurry up and get some pep ladies!

Oh and I've changed the font for this post, thoughts? I'm thinking of making this one permanent...


Lots of love,
Jess 

 

 

new discoveries.

Dear hipster's,I have always been a fan of Urban Outfiter's but as I was browsing the site today I came across there Appartement lines. This section has so much cool appartement stuff it's amazing!! My best friend and I litterally sat there for an hour looking and reading all the funky stuff. When I move out I swear half of my stuff will come from this site.

Well guys enjoy and shop for some fun stuff! :)

Love ya,
Jess

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?id=A_FURN_FURNITURE



Below are my favorite pieces! (I'm getting the band aids, hehe!)

trends.

Runway to Real Way

Here is a recently awakened trend, I think with all this nice sunny weather people are getting the summer itch so summer trends are popping up sooner this year... the trend is floral prints!! With all the digital technology these days fun funky prints are easier to come by, so these bold prints are making a big statement on the fashion industry. Floral was seen a lot on the Spring runways for example Diane Von Furstenberg, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton and many more collections this season featured the floral trend.


















































I personally love this trend for the spring because it's very fun, flirty and it's cool to play around with. You can dress it up or down, floral skinny's with a blazer, or a floral blazer with harem pants, which ever way you choose to wear this trend it'll benefit you gracefully.

















































For my curvy girls I would stick with a medium bloom not to over whelm your figure we want to accentuate your curves the right way so you look like a goddess! For my petite girly's if you are to wear print floral pants, I would stick a skinny cut with a smaller bloom to make your legs look a mile long! Well ladies that's it for this trend report, I hope you guys try being bold with this one. Let this piece speak for itself and tone down the rest of your outfit, runway isn't always the way you should take on the trend, make it your own!   


Love,
Jess