graffiti'd love: american apparel chiffon + topshop pleats

YOU'RE TOTALLY THINKING: How the ef did JaKenna paint this entire mural? Oh, you thought I just had the talents in digital communications strategy, style blogging and rocking the synth? Well, you're right. I didn't paint that ish, but isn't it perrrrrrrty!?



But more importantly, isn't this outfit the cutest? The top/skirt are closet staples (remember this and this gem?), but the shoes are new. Hello thrifted Trotters from a flea market in DC. Hello!

♥
JaKenna
Shoes: Trotters

rocknrolla: american apparel chiffon + topshop jeans

BLACK STUDDED BOOTS. Check. Black shirt. Check. Black pants. Check. Actually they're Navy... but dah-ha! Black & white pictures win again.





RocknRolla Status. Achieved.

Anyone who has seen me during the last 30 days has seen this outfit no less than 28 times. Truth. You won't see me in it tomorrow, though. False.

AND since there are SO MANY American Apparel button-up colors to choose from, you may see a variation of this look as we leap gleefully into Summer. I just want to remain as honest as possible about that :)

Dusty Violet! Tiffany! Grenadine! Oh My!

♥
JaKenna
Boots: TopShop

fashion + gender: uniqlo cords, american apparel sheer

THERE ARE ONLY so many times you come across a sparkly tie. And when you do, your only choice is to purchase said sparkly tie. At least that's what my internal dialogue worked out. Do ya dig?

When I wear this look, I immediately feel like a:

A) British rock star
B) Secret agent
C) Ninja
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

If you have selected D, then you are correct, my friend. You are correct indeed.

Love,
JaKenna
Blazer: Express
Button-up Shirt: American Apparel
Sparkly Tie: Rena Reborn
Belt: TopShop
Corduroy Pants: Uniqlo
Bowtie Pumps: Gap

jakenna & max: american apparel sheer + zara knee highs

FINALLY! PICS FROM my shoot with my favorite not-to-mention-handsome photographer, Max Bernetz, are trickling in.

Oh, hey old friend old dear old pal, American Apparel sheer shirt! Oh how I need love you. I keep finding new ways to wear this while secretly cursing past-JaKenna for not buying one in every damn color. Paired with these Zara knee high socks, and you've got one naughty very well-behaved school girl...

Sheer Shirt: American Apparel (also seen here and here!)
Pleated Shorts: Forever 21
Belt: Vintage! Christian Dior
Shoes: TopShop
♥
JaKenna

where's waldo: zara red striped sweater

LATELY I'VE BEEN choosing one piece to build from. This time, the Zara red striped sweater jumped from my closet and I felt compelled to pair it w/my sheer American Apparel top for a nerdtastic Where's Waldo getup. You love it.

Actually it didn't feel quite Where's Waldo until I added my Barton Perreira specs. And yes, they're prescription. Seriously, I can't see for ish.
Instagram makes everything cooler.

Red Striped Sweater: Zara
Sheer Collared Shirt: American Apparel
Blazer: Urban Outfitters
Jeans: 7 For All Mankind
Boots: Vintage!
♥
JaKenna

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

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



animal print fever: topshop top + forever 21 shorts

TRASHY ANIMAL PRINTS are the reason I stayed away for sososo long. You know what/who I'm talking about... Body-con animal print dresses? Too short⎯woah there, I can see ev-er-y-th-ing⎯animal print skirts? NONONO! Shield your fashion forward eyes!



This TopShop top was my FIRST animal print purchase and since it kinda-a little bit-maybe borders on trashy (I mean, what sheer doesn't sometimes?), I combo'd it with structured grey shorts. It's all about balance, ya know? Party on top, business on bottom baby. #lifelesson?

People ask me what I put in that little pocket. Love and dreams and my keys when I'm stumbling home out and about. What? #dontjudgeme #sometimesidrink #jeesh
Anchors keep me, me :-)

Sidebar: I also have this same cut in a different design! Who can say no?
Sidebar II: TopShop printed this same cut with 2 more animal print options: 1: OhMGolly! 2: NO WAY! So, I ask again: WHO CAN SAY NO?

♥
JaKenna
Animal Print Top: TopShop
Shorts: Forever 21
Belt: Vintage!
Anchor Necklace: Gifted from Tom

it's just the sheerness of you: cheap monday skirt + topshop shoes

 
 
THE LEATHER JACKET kind of negated the breeziness and therefore cooling effect of the skirt, but no one ever said fashion was comfortable all of the time. I mean really, what's the fun in fashion worth without the pleasure of pain?
No? That's just me then... #awkward


Kind of scandy for daytime, but transitioning to a nighttime affair is seamless and sexy.

More sheerness here and here!

♥
JaKenna

Sheer Skirt: Cheap Monday
Shoes: TopShop
Necklaces: Aldo

sheer focus: american apprel + lilly pulitzer espadrilles

I USUALLY RESERVE the pink+green color combination for the lovely ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha⎯who rejected my application sophomore year of college, but whatevs, no hard feelings :-)⎯but the soft pink of the pants and the vivid green of the purse really drew me in. Maybe I was channeling Lilly Pulitzer through these shoes...


OH! I have to note that these espadrilles are so damn comfortable! I wore them alllll day and my feet didn't hurt one bit. But don't look too closely... my feet are screaming for a pedi :-( Gah, who has the time!?

And hey there trend alert → colorful pants! Tough choice on which color because American Apparel has a wide selection, but I also considered Truffle and Electric Blue. Speaking of, don't I have an AA Groupon somewhere...

♥
JaKenna
Sheer Top + Summer Peach Pants: American Apparel
Should Bag: Zara
Espadrilles: Lilly Pulitzer