The Power of The Flower

Wearing floral print just has a way to make any upsetting situation into something exciting! It probably has something to do with young girls being predisposed to flowers and everything girly. That may be the factor with my obsession with pink! I can't help it if I love to embrace my femininity! 

Denim: Current/ Elliott, blouse, flats & belt: J. Crew, sunnies: gifted

Dear readers, how do you like to embrace your feminine side?

Floral Persuasion

Photos by Melissa Alam

You would never think that at one point in my life, I loathed floral patterns! I was very much a "tomboy" growing up, you wouldn't catch me dead in a flower print! Time has changed and I have welcomed the florals into my life. Nowadays, I cannot take off this fantastic Spring print, all thanks to my first Philadelphia Flower Show a few years ago. Change is good! Although, I did manage to channel my tomboy phase with the parka jacket over the dress. It was my way of making this very feminine silhouette into something very edgy! 

Dress: Club Monaco, jacket: H&M(Similar),  belt: Forever21, socks: American Apparel, pumps: Schutz, rings: Aoki, gifted, sunnies: Firmoo

Definitely going to see a lot more of the floral persuasion from me this season! Dear readers, how do you feel about floral prints, you love them or hate them?

Average Fruit.

Blouse and necklace: Forever21, trousers: H&M, oxfords: Urban Outfitters, jewelery: thrifted

Average Fruit - Jacqueline Moranti

Sworn to fast with all my might

The clay was soft, the future bright

Old fashioned ways that won't erase

Out of control, this building gate

Blinded like new

I'm feeling much stranger about you

Blinded like new

I'm feeling much stranger about you.....

-Little Dragon - A New

I've been listening to Little Dragon 24/7 recently. Her music is amazing, I discovered her back in the autumn of 2010 at the Gorillaz show. She was wearing an awesome sequin jacket that I have been coveting ever since! Actually she is known to dress super uniquely, i'd say Gwen Stefani meets Bjork? Anyways, you should give her music a listen, no matter what genre you favor!
So my birthday is coming up soon (eeeep!) and lately my BF has been acting strange, ducking and hiding things. I'm usually very nosey, but lately i've kind of grown out of that and just let things be. All I know is part of the birthday surprise will be revealed tonight and i'm really excited about it!
Also, my lovely buddy, Chaucee did a fantastic interview write up about me! Check it out at Streets and Stripes! She's one of my daily reads!

                                                                                                           Xoxo,

                                                                                                               Jacqui

Casual Denim

Jacket: Levi's, Top: J.crew, Jeans: Pacsun, Wedges: Forever21, Jewelry: Thrifted

Yes, I do own jeans! People are always surprised when I wear jeans. A great pair of jeans are a major must have, especially for your off days! A laid back look for a chill summer day. 

The floral pattern on the shoes add the perfect touch of femininity, to this otherwise tomboyish look. I pretty much always cuff my jeans and pants. When you're as short as I am, you have to find a way to abide by all of the fashion standards!

                                                                                                       Xoxo,

                                                                                                           Jacqui

Spring Combinations.

Jacket: H&M, blouse and shoes: Forever21, trousers: Zara, jewelry: Forever21, H&M, gifted

The spring season is the best time to mix colors up and not feel out of place! I just really love greens and oranges, together they make a genius combination. 

Xoxo,

       Jacqui

Flower Girl.

                                Dress and bag: Forever21, scarf: H&M, boots: Dr. Martens, jewelry: thrifted, gifted, Forever21

When a girl says she doesn't like getting flowers, she's not being honest! I love flowers and floral printed anything, even in the dreary, rainy weather in this part of the north east!

                                                                            Xoxo,

                                                                                      Jacqui

Tropical Heat.

Top and Shoes: Forever21, Skirt: Thrifted, Belt: H&M, Jewelry: Forever21 

The weather has been so temperamental here, one day its a chilly 50 degree day, then the next it's a high 80 degree day. I made sure to take advantage of this warm day! I love this skirt, it's so fun and comfortable and it makes me want to go to the caribbean! It was given to me by my mom. I get a lot of my clothes that way, what can I say, my mother had a great sense of style!

                                              Xoxo,

                                                           Jacqui

Date Night.

        Have you ladies ever just sit in front of your closet and wonder what to wear for a date with someone you really wanted to impress?! I know I have, and I'm hoping I can sort of ease your woes. The thing with date nights is that, even if it's not the first date with this person you still want to look just as great as you did the first date, you still want that "wow" factor. First and foremost, I should state that these are only my silly opinions. I believe that the first few dates should show 20 to 0% of skin, too much skin seems like your're revealing too much of yourself, way too soon. You want mr. right to wonder about you, not know you within the first 10 minutes of meeting you!

        All of these outfits show skin in one way or another but it a smart classy way that doesn't mean your revealing too much. Top- left outfit shows off toned abs in a cropped, sweater. Paired with a high waisted, maxi skirt, printed with enlarged florals, very on trend this season with a statement necklace to top it off! The next outfit, top- right, shows off your body in a  nude colored, body suit. It's the perfect amount of tease! it is paired under a polka- dot maxi skirt, that has a slit that ends right above the knee. The bottom- left outfit has a flirtatious flair to it! A lace dress over a chartreuse tee dress, both minis, meaning time to show off those legs! I also put a chartreuse scarf on top to accentuate the color more while the belt and necklace compliment it, with blues and greens.  The last outfit, bottom- right, is my favorite! It's an off- white, maxi dress that has a sheer overlay on top of a mini slip, that also shows off your legs. I have a silky, kimono jacket and a beaded necklace to add some more interest to the dress. Can't wait to wear these out!

        I hope that I may have been able to help out any frustrations!   

                                                                                                            Xoxo,
                                                                                                                Jacqui

Print on Print

via:KentonMagazine.com

          One of the trends I'm really into is the prints and patterns on top of similar prints and patterns. Prada's S/S 2012 collection is all about it too! 

         These are ways of how I would wear the trend. The first image displays how I would wear my stripes together. I think it works really well because the top has horizontal stripes, while the skirt has vertical stripes, it makes the pattern play together in an interesting way. The second image, uses polka dots, I like to mix patterns of the same style in different, varying sizes. It makes for a much more fun outfit! With the last image, I played with the floral pattern. I love florals, it's one of my favorite prints, probably because its organic. The floral print is one of the harder prints to mix, the wrong combination and you could end up looking like a flower power disaster.  The key is to use similar colors.
How would you wear the trend?

                                                                                                            Xoxo,

                                                                                                                Jacqui

Turquoise.

Top: Thrifted, Skirt: F21, Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell, Bracelets and Rings: Street vendors, F21, thrifted, Necklace: Gifted, Earrings: Diy, Nail Polish: OPI- Mermaid Tears

                        Xoxo,

                                Jacqui