Menswear Inspiration

Top: American Apparel, Trousers: Zara, Oxfords: Shoemint, Rings: thrifted

One of this season's biggest trends is the menswear inspired classics, and the biggest piece of them all is the footwear. Loafers, oxfords and boots are all getting the "borrowed from the boys" twist. 

Personally, I like to play up the boyish charm of the trend, rather than contrasting it with a more feminine edge. That's exactly what I've done with these oxfords from Shoemint! These shoes require no  distractions, they're so loud and in your face, that a feminine contrast might just draw the attention away from them. The tribal print on these bad boys help anyone embrace tomboy- chic! 

What do you think of the menswear inspired trend? How will you style it?

                                                     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

Backstage with the Craziness.

The fashion show went on with a blast! It totally rocked the venue. It's funny because days and hours before the show, there was a ton of tension and anxiety, models that agreed to do the show and then didn't show up, phone calls and texts from an angry designer, and models that didn't fit the clothes! It's been a headache of a roller coaster, but I have to admit, I loved every bit of it! It was hosted by VH1's vj, Mama Jones. Warning, this post will be photo heavy!

                                               Two of our lovely models wearing Caramente Clothing!

Caramente Clothing's designer, Brianna Prescott dressing a model

Me, styling one of the models. Yes, that girl in the background really does have blue lipstick on!

One of our models, Christina Phal

Model, Shauntelle Concepcion

Model, Blair Griffith. There will be an interview soon with this lovely model!

My "utensils!"

Some last minute adjusting

The makeup station!

One of the featured designers, Nea, of Exotic Lyfe

Exotic Lyfe

That head gear is amazing!

model, Arnellia Maxwell

That's actually a vintage jumpsuit!

Models, Sokha and Stephanie

Unfortunately, I was not able to take photos of the Caramente Clothing segment because I was preparing models right before they walked. I'll try to next show! Here's a few pictures of my outfit that night.

Dress: Threadsence.com, belt and shoes: Forever21, jewelery: thrifted, Ebay

Photo Credit: Akeem Cherry

I seriously love this dress! I can not wait to layer it into transition to the cooler months, with sweaters over top of it or blouses underneath it. Comfortable and unique, is pretty much what you will get from Threadsence. It's my latest addiction! I hope you enjoyed this craziness!

                                                                                              Xoxo,

                                                                                                      Jacqui

Bohemian Rhapsody.

Dress and belt: Forever21(old), sandals: thrifted, jewelry: thrifted, diy

This "Indian summer" is something else! I call this my "Pocahontas" dress, one of my favorite summer dresses.

Besides my being busy creating logos and ad designs, I've also been helping out with a fashion show coming up soon. It's been such a fun and eye opening experience! I'll definitely have more on that in a future post.

                                                                                                                     Xoxo,
                                                                                                                          Jacqui

Chiffon and Tribal.

Dress: Forever21, Skirt: Zara, Belt: H&M, Flatforms: Ecote

My fashionable, nerdy pup!

                                                              Xoxo,

                                                                        Jacqui