Born To Be Wild

It was an unlikely day in Philly recently, the weather was actually nice and cooler than it usually is during the summer. I took advantage of this day by wearing jeans! I know it doesn't seem like much but with high humidity and temperatures, jeans tend to feel like second skin which is why this day was an anamoly!  I usually stick to lighter fabrics like linen, polyester blends, cottons and sometimes silk. Rather than plain ol' jeans I took it a bit further!

Sweatshirt Redefined

Lately there's been a lot of talk about wearing sweatshirts. I know, sounds a bit farfetched to wear your workout clothes in public and in a fashionable way. Well, i'm not talking about what you would wear to break out in a sweat, im talking about it's fashionable little sister! Who wouldn't want comfort and style all in one piece?

This sweatshirt in particular is a lot of fun! It has a black, faux fur body and black sleeves. It's as comfortable as a Northface fleece, which is perfect for this frigid, negative 1000 degree weather here, in the North East. Now I just need to find a pair of acceptable sweatpants to wear outside! 

Overcoat: J.Crew, sweatshirt, belt, and gloves: Club Monaco, jeans: J. Brand, necklace: Anthropologie, boots: Bakers

Dear readers, what do you think of this sweatshirt trend? Would you wear one, out in public?

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!

                                                                                                                         Xoxo,

                                                                                                                            Jacqui

Philadelphia Debuts Intermix

Located at 1718 Walnut Street, Rittenhouse Square

Television is not the only place that debuts fresh, new things to see for the Fall season, retailers set up shop on new grounds too. Philadelphia's Walnut Street welcomed a top retailer on the premises, Intermix. Intermix is a multi-brand fashion retailer that really caters to the trendy and fashion forward woman. Their approach is to really make the client feel like they're walking into a store with their "girlfriends." All of the employees are specialized in making the customer have an intimate and individualized experience. Intermix features a lot of the coveted and emerging designers like J Brand, Rag & Bone, Helmut Lang, Alexis Bittar and many more.

Before I visited the store, I'll admit it was my first time hearing about it but I did my research on it! With my research, I concluded that it would be similar to another store in the area, Joan Shepp. Joan Shepp carries a lot of great designers as well, but the feel of that store and environment is completely different than Intermix. Intermix definitely has that young adult vibe that the Philadelphia fashion scene needs! If you know anything about Philadelphia's fashion scene then you know that it's dominated by many older adult women and men, as I have experienced during Philadelphia's recent fashion week.

My first initial thought about Intermix, upon entering it was completely proven wrong. Even though it's a well established retailer, with 30 stores, nationwide, it has a quaint, little boutique feel, which to me was a major plus! All of the sections were organized by color stories and get this, the best part about Intermix is that they offer exclusive designer products, only found within Intermix stores.

I had a nice little chat with Brooke German, PR for Intermix, she filled me in about how each of the 30 stores, only carry products related to that area. New York alone has 6 Intermix stores, so to have a variety of merchandise that are only offered in certain stores keeps the customer happy and intrigued going from store to store.

Sneaker wedges are a must!

Kurt, an employee, told me about how all of the fixtures in the store are set up in a specific way, he called it, "crazy, subtle" arranging. Basically,  they take pieces that are very out there and for the dare devil fashionistas, and merchandise them next to more subtle, everyday pieces. That way the customer can pick and pair her pieces really easily. Coming from a visual merchandising background, I totally understand it!

If you're like me, a constant Shopbop.com stalker, then your very familiar with plenty of the fashion forward designers out right now. I'm so glad to find a store in my area that carries great designer brands,  that way I don't have to worry about shipping charges! Ps, they receive new merchandise everyday, sweet! 

If you're in the Philadelphia area and want to splurge on a great pair of jeans, dress, boots, etc, then I recommend Intermix!

Sweater Moto- jackets are making the rage this season!

Totally in love with these Rag & Bone jeans!

                                                   Xoxo,
                                                           Jacqui

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?

                                                                                     Xoxo,

                                                                                         Jacqui

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Top, blazer, skirt and shoes: Forever21, Belt: H&M, Jewelry: gifted

Top: Forever21, Bandeau: Guess, Jeans: J Brand, Boots: Bakers, Jewelry: Forever21, gifted

                                                                                                                 Xoxo,
                                                                                                                       Jacqui