Are You In the Club?

Jacket: DIY, blouse and booties: thrifted, jeans: Club Monaco, necklace: Forever21,  rings: H&M, gifted

Let me fill you in on one of my newest obsessions, Club Monaco! In a recent post, I mentioned my weight loss and my need to acquire more bottoms, specifically pants and jeans. Club Monaco's jeans really fit me like a glove, no gap at the waist or fabric bunching at the crotch and thigh area... all major plusses in my book! This particular pair is my favorite, its ankle length, which when you're my height, it means perfect length! It's also corduroy with a funky, burgundy colored print. These jeans are great for so many different events, dressed up or down it still looks great! I know that this print may be a bit too busy for some, but the key to pulling it off is by keeping it in the same color family and/ or print. Try to keep the "busy" on the bottom and the "calm" everywhere else, so it balances out. 

If you're not familiar with Club Monaco, I totally recommend you check them out. Truly timeless and fashionable-for-all-occasions pieces.

                                                                             Xoxo,

                                                                                    Jacqui

Where the Creatives Unite.

For the past eight years, Philadelphia has hosted the Design Philadelphia Festival. Philadelphia is full and brimming with new and old artistic individuals. Philly's reputation of a strong and creative community is abundantly growing! Design Philadelphia Festival spans over 5 days with over 120 events, no possible way to attend all of them but that is what makes it an exciting and truly unique experience. You set your itinerary to satisfy your artistic curiosity. This festival features artists of all kinds, from industrial designers to fashion designers, painters to innovators, making for a great wealth of opportunity for design inquiries. I love being in a room full of creatives, it is truly inspiring, and I have to say it makes me miss my undergrad years. Events such as this, I believe is crucial to the city of brotherly love, because it shows that art is inspirational and important to a lot of us, as it is a sense of community. 

"DesignPhiladelphia demonstrates, supports and promotes the ability that design has to generate innovation, solve problems, enhance daily life, and influence both the perception and economics of the region." 

Last night's kick off event featured an exhibit on sustainable design, and it also featured a Socially Responsible Fashion Showcase (So Re Fa) , it was really exciting, it was something you had to see in person to really experience and understand it. 

Artist, Jesse Rose Lentz, next to her piece.

I love industrial designs, the more unique and strange, the better it is! I once took an industrial design class, first project was to create a lamp with non traditional sources and it had to be functional too... it was not my forte to say the least. When I saw artist, Jesse Rose Lentz's piece on the wall I was truly befuddled! I was glad to find the "Turn Them" sticker underneath. Interactivity is the key with any successful design. Her piece was all about taking toys that kids and adults both love and turning it into something useful and entertaining once again. There were music boxes from old snow globes and jewelry chests as far back as 1960's to now, the viewer could turn the knob from any knob at multiple times to create their very own orchestra of music! It was really cool. 

D' Agostino Fashion Textile Design

CherylAna organic atelier

I love that fashion designers are turning to more organic and environmentally friendly resources for their work. The So Re Fa fashion show was all about that, they showcased six amazing local designers and the Fall collection from one of my favorite local boutiques (Arcadia Boutique). 

And ofcourse, what I wore....

Vest/jacket: DIY, dress: thrifted, scarf, H&M, tights: American Apparel, shoes: Aldo,  jewelry: Forever21, Pacsun

Photos by Chaucee Stillman

Please do yourself a favor and check out some if not all of DesignPhiladelphia's events (Oct. 10- 14)! Experience what the artists of Philly have to say!

                                                                                                                Xoxo,

                                                                                                                  Jacqui

 

Crazy combinations!

I absolutely love to take two different prints and colors and put them together to create different looks, I feel it's an interesting way to get more wear out of our clothes.

          Xoxo, 

                    Jacqui