Starving Artist?

trench: thrifted, top: American Apparel, jeans: Anthropologie, belt: Club Monaco,  necklace: thrifted,  oxfords: Steve Madden

Until recently, the saying, "keep it simple, " didn't mean much more to me than what it obviously states.  You know how nowadays everyone is hopping on the bandwagon of the latest diet craze? Yes, I too have been vulnerable to juicing, cleansing, low carbs, gluten free, low calories, fasting, ugh it's crazy what we, as humans do to loose weight!
Guess what, I lost weight with out even worrying about it. I kept it simple by exercising, I love my pilates, and eating satiable portions.... Well, that's debatable since i've honestly been too busy to eat as much as I was used to. That's actually the secret, being a busy bee! Sounds great, right? The only thing is, now I need to seriously update my bottoms wardrobe! My credit card is going to burn! Anyone looking for a new pair of jeans? I have plenty!
Remember readers, to keep it simple! Don't stress out about it and what ever it is your're pining for, will come to you.

                                                                                                                         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

Philadelphia's FNO Madness

Blouse and shoes: Forever21, shorts: thrifted, belt: H&M, necklace: Anthropologie, bag: Urban Outfitters

Last night was Philadelphia's first Fashion's Night Out. Luckily I was able to participate in it, for the past four years i've read about and heard about FNO in New York. I was super excited that Philly was finally apart of it! As excited as I was, I'll admit it was not what I expected. For it to be such a big event, worldwide, I was surprised by how seemingly quiet Philly seemed. Even so, I enjoyed meeting up with fellow my Philadelphians and catching up.
I have guest posted about my experience of Fashion's Night Out Philadelphia at fellow blogger and dear amiga, Chaucee of Streets and Stripes. Go check it out and let me know how you're FNO went! Did you enjoy it, was it what you expected?
Thanks to Kedu of Fashion, Art, Crafts, Etc for featuring me on her wonderful blog! It was a really fun interview!

                     



                                                                                                            Xoxo,
                                                                                                               Jacqui

Be Bold.

Top and shorts: Forever21, Shoes: Bakers, Jewelry: H&M, Forever21

I absolutely love bold prints and bright colors! This outfit totally reminds me of Betsey Johnson and her vibrant ensembles.

                                                                                     Xoxo,

                                                                                           Jacqui 

Recent.

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

Classy, Funk.

Blouse: H&M, Cardigan: H&M, Shorts: Forever21, Belt: Forever21, Shoes: Steve Madden via Shoemint, Jewelry: Forever21 

High- waisted shorts are one of my absolute favorite essentials! They add a really nice retro- glamour to  any wardrobe. I also can't seem to escape my fascination with the color mint green!

                                                                                          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

Polka Dots and Citron.

Jacket: Forever21, Scarf: J. Crew, Sweater: Urban Outfitters, Skirt and Sunnies: Forever21, Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell, Rings: H&M, gifted

Polka dots on a trench, absolutely adorable! It's totally my style, and this new "citron" color!

                                                                        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

Pattern Play.

Top and skirt: Forever21, shoes: Bakers, bag: H&M, Tights: Urban Outfitters

A peek into my most recent photo shoot.  This time I went for  a more feminine edge style.

                                          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