one.last.summer.look: american apparel sheer shirt + bb dakota dress

YOU MAY RECOGNIZE these elements from an earlier post as I seem to have fallen in love with this shirt.dress.combo. It's a healthy relationship. I'm not worried. Should I be worried? NO, I'm not worried. This is the first time I've buttoned a collar all the way up. And no one forgets their first.
Now, how to winterize...
Dress: Jack for BB Dakota
♥
JaKenna

frilly layered penguin: express blazer + american apparel top + bb dakota dress


THIS MIGHT BE my favorite outfit of the moment. Break it down! 30% because I feel like a penguin on top, 30% because I feel like a frilly girl on bottom, 30% because layering is a great American pastime. If my great American math serves me correctly, that leaves 10%. And boos and babes, it goes to... I like it, it works, but it looks kinda wrong, but that's why I like it and I think that's why it works. That's worthy of 10%. NICE. Logic wins every time.


Blazer + Bag: Express
Sheer Top: American Apparel
Dress: Jack for BB Dakota
Black Bowtie Pumps: Gap
Sunnies: Ray Ban
♥
JaKenna

ready.set.go: anthropologie dress + topshop velvet wedges

REMEMBER THAT TIME I was obsessed with my TopShop velvet wedges? Well, it's now. I'm obsessed NOW.

And surprisingly, I've only purchased one item from Anthropologie and it's this darling dress. I've worn this number to Broadway shows, dinner parties and interviews. It's like a pink LBD! Multifunctional. Classic. Chic.
Dress: Anthropologie
Blazer: Express
Velvet Wedges + Belt: TopShop
♥
JaKenna



black and gold: topshop sheer top + uniqlo corduroys + gap pumps

PLAYING DRESS UP is fun. Especially when you combine all of your favorite things:

The NYC staple color? BLACK
The trend for Summer/Fall? SHEER
The classic shoe? PUMP >> complete with the cutest bow of ALL TIME.

Check, check and check mate baby. Is there a BLACK SHEER PUMP happening soon? I smell an idea. And it smells fashionably delicious.

Sunnies: Ray Ban
♥
JaKenna



when tomboy style asks you to do a Q&A, you do a Q&A.

OMG SHE'S TALKING about me.

My Q&A with Tomboy Style is finally up and #confession: I was so nervous! Will people think I'm interesting? Am I interesting? I guess I'm interesting? But when you hear your own stories told, you never sound as interesting as someone else and their new stories. Right? 

Sigh, What do you think? Click to read the full Q&A!
♥
JaKenna

tomboy style: j brand red skinnies + ben sherman men's chambray shirt

REMEMBER THAT TIME I called out the blog Tomboy Style for being one of my style inspirations? Well, I also tweeted that ish and guess m-fing what? Lizzie Garrett, author of Tomboy Style, reached out to lil' ol' me to be featured on the blog for a Q&A session! Whaaaaa? Me? You think I'm interesting? Cool. Giggle.


I took these pics to honor the Tomboy Style in all of us chickies :-) Be on the lookout for my Q&A!

♥
JaKenna
Shirt: Ben Sherman
Jeans: You know by now. J Brand baby.
Shoes: Sperry Top-Siders
Bag: Vintage! Dooney & Burke
Sunnies: Ray Ban

keep it simple: j brand red skinnies + ralph lauren white tee

IT'S A JEANS and t-shirt kind of day. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's my mood or maybe it's the ease and comfort of slipping in to a good pair of jeans + a soft tee to set the world right. The tomboy in me is ecstatic! And tomboys are sexy. You know it's true.

Inspiration for today's look:
TomBoy Style - If you like me, you'll like her. But keep me liking me more :-)

♥
JaKenna
Jeans: J Brand
Tee: Ralph Lauren
Sunnies: Ray Bans

jeans and tees: j brand red skinny jeans + rebel yell tee

YOU MIGHT BE seeing a lot of these jeans in the coming posts as I seem to have developed an addiction... I can't help it! They add such a bright pop to every outfit and I can.not resist a good pop. Tell me, honestly, WHO CAN RESIST A GOOD POP?

And after enduring some sort of Canadian post office strike, my Chains of Love Ex-Boyfriend necklace finally arrived! Close up pics to come with the next outfit.

♥
JaKenna
Jeans: J Brand
Tee: Rebel Yell
Necklace: Chains of Love

hipsterish: j brand skinny jeans + urban outfitters tank top

 
AH BRIGHT RED jeans to brighten my day. I mean literally, these pants are so neon blinding right now, I had no choice but to combo them with an equally luminescent tank top. DAY GLOW OR GO HOME.

 

Ok, they're not quite day glow, but I just like saying dayglow.dayglow.dayglow.dayglow. And now it sounds like Diego Lo. Ha.

You might remember these tomato red jeans from my 4th of July post, where I chose stripes to show my patriotism. I mean, if you're not going to wear stripes on the 4th, you might as well get the ef out of my BBQ. And no apple pie for you. They're on the flag for crying out loud.
And don't you love this ring? ME TOO!

Both J Brand and Rag & Bone are nuts on bright hues at ze moment. And TopShop is selling the trend too. And for less, yay!

♥
JaKenna
Red Jeans: J Brand
Tank Top: Urban Outfitters
Wayfarers: Ray Bans
Cyclops ring: Cusp