Cool Navy

With the weather getting increasingly cooler, it's time to pull out the neutral pieces to the forefront of our wardrobes. Different shades of browns, grays and berries might be what most of our closets seem to look like, with a giant hint of black! As much as I love neutrals, especially my black pieces, I would still rather keep things somewhat bright and cheery. Obviously, I can't let go of my Summer wardrobe just yet! The best base color, next to black for me is navy. Navy is one of those colors that seems to get forgotten, but I want to make every use of it! 

Crop Circles

The summer season is the best time of the year to bring out your fun floral and tropical prints. Bright and fun patterns help to compensate for the insanely high temperatures, it helps to aid your mind wander away from thinking about how warm and humid it actually is. Even if it's only for five minutes! Another way I like to beat the heat, is by wearing crop tops, why wear a full shirt when you can wear half of one, in 90 degree weather?!

Miami Pop and Denim

I recently hosted a fun event with some fabulous bloggers and Urbandaddy at the local Gap store in Philadelphia! It was absolutely fun filled, a big social hour with fashion, food, music and wine! Gap recently introduced their new spring/ summer line for both men and women, in stores. Pastel color blocking, reinvented staples, stripes, bold prints and of course denim! This collection is one not to be missed! 

Gap Styld. By Event

Hello readers, I have some exciting news to announce! I was asked to be one of the few brand ambassadors for Gap's local Styld. By event! It's truly an honor to work with such a great company. Guess what, you're invited to join me and the other fabulous bloggers for a fun night of new fashion! 

Greyed Out

I have a strange way of thinking, I like to refresh and restart seasons by cleansing my color palette and to do so, I tend to start off with neutral colors. Grey is one of the best colors to experiment with, you can mix and match it with dark, bold, bright, soft, intense or light colors and it will not take away from the additives. That's what makes grey such a great base to play with.

Stardust Magazine Launch Event

This past summer, some of you might remember that I was a part of a new magazine, Stardust Magazine, founded by Sophie Xu and Justin Julius Santos. I styled one of the spreads, with model, Andrey Prikhodko. This past Friday was the launch of the magazine, it was a really fun experience to meet with everyone who also worked with the premiere issue, which is appropriately called the "Birth" issue! The turn out, at the event was great, the food was great but best of all, the magazine was insanely amazing! I've looked through the magazine about 50 times already, front to back, and back to front! The photos are just so mesmerizing that you have to take double, triple, and quadruple takes! 

The event was held at Curated Goods, a wickedly good vintage store in the Northern Liberties area of Philadelphia. The furniture sold in the store remind me of pieces from one of my favorite television shows, Mad Men, very mid century modern. Everything in the store is authentically vintage, which is really rare to find nowadays with stores like Plato's closet and Buffalo Exchange. If you like authentic vintage finds then definitely check this store out!

Awesome peeps, from left: Tina Furr, Drake Murray, Daniel Wooden and Amanda Keo

The cool kids breaking it down!

Remember Andrey?!

The BF taking pictures of the awesome green, leather couch

Swabreen Bakr, a great Philly blogger, of Urbsvox.com

Amanda's sweet kicks!

Holly Smith, part of the duo that makes FakingFashion.com, a great inspirational fashion blog!

Sophie Xu, one of Stardust magazine's lovely co founder, photographer and editor!

A part of being fashion bloggers and stylists, Holly and Charlotte also sell vintage pieces that they reconstruct. Janet Jackson, circa 1980's revival jacket!




Yummy cupcakes and Stardust buttons!

 Beer Cakes Philly was a sponsor of the event, "Turning your favorite Philly beers into delicious cupcakes!" These cupcakes are out of this world good! 

My outfit that night....

Top: Gap, new favorite cardigan: American Apparel, jeans: J Brand, wedges: Jeffrey Campbell, jewelry: forever21, gifted, bag: Urban Outfitters

                         

Love wearing gold and this cardigan is my perfect fix! I am very much looking forward to the future of Stardust Magazine and thanks to Justin Julius Santos and Sophie Xu for a wonderful event! Hope you had a great weekend!

PS, don't forget to check out the magazine!

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Jeanius Trend

Casual Denim by Jacqueline Davis- Moranti

One of the biggest trends this season is denim, and not just your run of the mill baby blues, i'm talking about the denim evolution! These days denim is being treated with more value than ever before. This season denim jeans are having more, maybe even all the fun! Jeans are being introduced with patterns, cured with waxes, and more interesting color choices. 

Jeans from:
Gap
J. Brand
Forever21
Guess
BDG

As much as I love my trousers, I'm totally in love with the new denim styles. Printed denim was big for the Spring season and it's still around for the Autumn season, but instead of bright, and floral prints, it's opting for darker and more abstract prints. 

The tuxedo style pants have been catching a lot of eye recently! It's been increasingly popular with trousers so it was only obvious that it would catch on with jeans too. Tuxedo jeans are a great look for casual dates and Girls Night Out! 

My favorite denim trend this season is the coated jean. These jeans have the nice, slick look of leather pants with out actually being leather or being super pricey. The coating can be from either fabric wax or fabric paint, what is even better is that you can easily take any pair of jeans you own and create the look yourself! Besides the black denim, one of this season's hottest colors is oxblood. The color is like burgundy, but deeper and more intense. Great color choice for Fall and looks good with almost anything!

 Last but not least, corduroy. Let's be honest, did corduroy ever go anywhere?! Every Fall, corduroy comes back with a punch, like new colors, lengths, and shapes. Corduroy is so comfortable for the cooler weather and looks great dressed up or down. 

This new influx of denim trends will have any fashionista ready for a "jeanius" upgrade! What denim trend are you most excited about and how will you wear it?

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Styld. By Gap

Last night was the premiere of Gap's Icon Redefined Collection for Autumn 2012, at 1510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. It was an event hosted by Laurie Trott, fashion director of WhoWhatWear. It was amazing to talk to an amazing and influential fashionista! There were drinks, food, a live DJ, 30% off discount, and fashion everywhere. They were even taking photos of everyone wearing denim for a chance to win a $200 Gap gift card! It's nice to attend event like this and network with other like- minded individuals, networking is something I need to work on more often.

DJ Jane Doze

The BF photo-bombing!

Announcing winners of the $20 Gap gift cards. I love her metallic pumps!

For my outfit, I wanted to wear something that could easily be a transitional look into fall, since this was an event geared for that season. Denim and suede, two completely opposite materials, but such a great pairing. And of course, the ankle booties which is becoming my favorite shoe to wear with everything. I had this denim sash lying around and used it as a tie, it felt appropriate! 

Top: thrifted, shorts: Forever21, bag: H&M, booties: thrifted, tie: DIY, rings: Forever21, thrifted


At the event, I met up with a fellow blogger and amiga, Chaucee of Streets and Stripes. Check her out, you won't be disappointed! Might I add that Gap really has improved it's collections. Gap was always the store to go to for basics, but now it's a go to for even more than that, you could even find a great outfit for a date night! Thumbs up to Gap!


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My Birthday Surprise.

Recently, my BF surprised me with an early birthday present, this past wednesday. He kept telling me, "just dress casually, no heels please!" Ofcourse I was curious and antsy about what it could be.

Top: J.Crew, jeans: Gap, sandals: thrifted, jewelry: Forever21, thrifted 

I saw that he even made our dinner, packed it up in our retro colored cooler! I had no idea what was in store! We get to the destination, the Mann Center in Philadelphia and i've spotted a few people dressed as characters from my favorite, most beloved video game ever, The Legend of Zelda! That's when he tells me we're here to see a symphony of the franchise's music! Yes, I am a big video game aficionado, and the Zelda franchise tops it all for me! The event was to say the least, awesome! BF had prepared a three course meal, might I add he is an amazing cook! Appetizer, main course, and dessert, he even bought wine! The lawn seats were perfect for our little picnic! Unfortunately I didn't get any great shots of fans in cosplay, but I did find out that a college professor was in attendance, in full costume and a great one too. I feel like i've revealed too much of my nerdiness already!

Our "wine" glasses!

My wonderful BF 

Our view from the lawn, the orchestra was still settling in.


As for what I'll be doing on my actual birthday (July 30), I'll be spending most of it styling a photo shoot for an upcoming magazine! And styling men, a first for me! After that, not sure where the day will take me. 

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                                                                                                    Jacqui

Fashion Staple

     

       top and belt: Forever21, trousers: Gap, shoes: Zara, jewelry: Forever21, H&M

         Growing up, I've been known to wear trousers and pants all the time. Then the one day I show up in jeans, everyone wonders who kidnapped my body?! I blame my love for trousers on my mama, she always dressed my brother and I in the preppiest of outfits. Trousers, dress pants, whatever you want to call them, are such a staple to any one's closet because they look great for any occasion! One of my favorite examples, the beautiful, Audrey Hepburn was known to wear trousers many times, she usually paired hers with her trademark flats.

        What I love most about trousers is not just that they are comfortable, but also very versatile. They give you the option of wearing it dressed up or down. I like to have fun with my trousers, cuffing it up, pairing it with a band tee, wearing it with tops that have bold patterns or even a fun corset top. They are also a great staple for the summer months too, since you can find pairs in lighter, airy materials such as linen. And there is so many styles to choose from, wide legged, tapered, staight, skinny, cigarette style, high waisted. So many endless possibilites! There are a lot of places to get a great pair of trousers, but my tried and true pairs are usually from J.crew, Zara, and Gap. Trousers are not just for interviews or stuffy offices, they are  for every situation, trust me I live in my pairs!

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Underrated Wardrobe Pieces.

                                       Top: Gap, Sweater: Thrifted, Jeans: Forever21, Hat and jewelry: Forever21 

        One of the most underrated items in most of our closets are hats. They get get shoved into a deep, dark corner never to be seen until the annual closet clean up! Right now a big trend this season is the straw hats. I love this trend, not only is it fashionably chic but also good for protecting the delicate skin on our faces and our lovely locks! I'll admit, I used to be afraid of wearing hats, mostly because of my big hair, but honestly big hair or not, hats look good on anyone! Go out and try a straw fedora or a wide brimmed straw hat, it might just be the one major accessory for you this summer!



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The Alternative.

Blazer: Heritage, Blouse: H&M, Pants: Gap, Pumps: Forever21, Jewelry: Forever21 and Pacsun

I think that pastel colored pants are a great alternative to the basic white. Don't get me wrong, I love my white skinnies, but I think this pale pink will be more frequented in rotation this season to try new things with! Pink and neutrals, pink and brights, pink and metallics, pink in monotones, oh the combinations to pair!

                                                                                              Xoxo,

                                                                                                        Jacqui