new york fashion week: as seen through instagram

BCBG Max Azria


Richard Chai

Nicholas K

Tadashi Shoji
 


Peter Som

Jason Wu

Rebecca Minkoff

Charlotte Ronson

WAAAAIIIIIIT. IT'S NYFW? I guess I can stop exing through my calendar days now :) Heads Up! I'm updating this post as the days and the shows continue.

DAY 1: TADASHI SHOJI. Such beautiful gowns and colors. Anyone have any galas I can attend :)

DAY 2: Peter Som started off with a ROAR from and Jason Wu showed a line that speaks to my heart. Lace, leather, high waisted looks with chic bare backs. And Hillary Rhoda looks STUNNING in Rebecca Minkoff. Charlotte Ronson ends the night with a black and white jumper (last image, 3rd model) that I would probably give my left pinky to own. #justsayin

Love,
JKC

stylelist + jakenna changing: 1 turtleneck, 6 looks

IS IT CHEESY to say that I almost teared up while reading and clicking through my Stylelist feature? Christina Anderson, the Fashion Editor, writes beautifully and somehow makes me sound... well, like me. Or the me I hope to live up to someday :) And Raydene Salinas takes the most stellar pictures. Thank you both so much, for a fun- and fashion-filled day!

Full Feature: 6 Ways A Turtleneck Crop Top Can Take Your Wardrobe From Summer To Fall

Love,
JaKenna

mango jackets: under $100

I JUST BOOKED a trip to Peru (aaaaahhyayayayy) and I'm moving to Brooklyn in October. Read: I have a very teeny tiny budget for anything fashion/clothes related. So, I went on a mission: Operation Find Fall Jackets That Rock Your Face But Not Your Bank Account. Observe. 3 Mango jackets for day/night/anytimeyouwanttolookawesome.

Gold Hardware Biker Jacket: Pair w/skinny jeans. Zip it up. Exclamation point with bright pumps.
Smoking Suit Jacket in Orange: Matching shorts! I can look like the Kate Moss of oranges!?
Zipper Jacket in White: Resist the urge to zip up. Leave open, pair w/a cobalt blue tank, be happy.

Love,
JaKenna

snoozerloser + jakenna changing















SECRETLY, I'VE ALWAYS wanted to be a witch. From ages 6-11, I was a witch for Halloween. Hocus Pocus might as well play as background music to my life. Sabrina? My role model--wait, you flick your wrist and your room is clean? Jeal.So, when Sonia Tay, the design mind behind SnoozerLoser, asked me to work with her on a witch-themed fall collection, my nose twitched and my mind conjured up the glorious scene of Jack, the pumpkin king, singing to the moon from a curled mountaintop.And in reality, the shoot was more than I could have imagined. Sonia has an incredible eye and her taste for skeleton themed, silk-screened dresses and blouses goes right along my addiction to biological anthropology. Skull, don't be jealous. I'll be posting separate looks of my favorite pieces in the coming weeks. Be on the lookout, my friends :)

collaborations: designer/photographer, yan shur

YOU'VE SEEN ME wear Red jeans. Pink jeans. Blue jeans. And yes, even Holy Jeans. But when Yan Shur showed me these Gold Metallic jeans, I swear they felt like the very first time (like a viiiiiirririigin). And right then, I knew this would be the beginning of a glorious, glorious friendship.

Fabric: Same as Zara's gold, but the hand-feel is softer
Design: Unique back pocket design, distinctive front pocket/out seam stitching, "baby" nipple rivets

Love,
JaKenna

jakenna 2.0: topshop + steve madden

SOMETIMES BEING A secret agent spy affects my wardrobe choices. JaKenna! We need you in Bogota to assassinate the world's most deadliest man. ON IT! Oh wait, can I grab my combat boots? My outfit really isn't the same without them and I don't think I can effectively kick with sling back peep toes... This blog post will self destruct in 10 seconds. 

♥
JaKenna
Lace Bustier: Victoria's Secret

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

blues-ie: think closet dress + topshop wedges

SOMETIMES I FEEL like the blue power ranger. Billy. I've got blue dresses for dayyyyyys and ya know what? Blue toes, too...


But the blue power ranger def wouldn't wear these shades. Or these shoes. Actually, maybe he would. Who am I to say?

I digress. One of my favorite features of this dress (obvi the short hemline hehe) is how the collar camouflages into the floral print. Big ups to Think Closet for this one :)

♥
JaKenna

think cool: forever21 skirt + urban outfitters top

THINKING CHILLY THOUGHTS is the only thing getting me through this NYCHEATWAVE. That and the coolhaus ice cream truck... #realtalk.


Sometimes Forever 21 can surprise you. Like when this navy zippered skirt popped out of nowhere and matched perfectly with my polka dot top. Like me + Big Gay Ice Cream or brunch + bloody mary's. Just meant to be.

♥
JaKenna
Shoes: Topshop
Blue Zipper Skirt: Forever21
Polka Dot Top: Urban Outfitters

happy: bcbg max azria maxi dress + lilly pulitzer bangle

JUST TO BE CLEAR, it's definitely Spring in NYC right now... right? Sunshiny and warm with a slight chill in the air. Aaaahhh, you can almost see the lightning bugs :) And don't even think about locking them in a mason jar for a live nightlight, you jerk. 



This BCBG MAXI AZRIA maxi dress actually makes my heart sing. And it sounds like cherubs. And it makes me happy.

Find something colorful that makes you happy and wear it until the seams rip. Advice taken.

♥
JaKenna
Blazer: Express
Dragon Bangle: Lily Pulitzer
Maxi Dress: BCBG MAX AZRIA

double take: a little wicked top + cheap monday skirt

I WORE THIS top yesterday. What of it?



And I was all like nu-huh, I love that crop top thiiiiiiiiis much. And she was all like no way, you love that top at least thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much. And I was like, yeah you're probably right.

♥
JaKenna
Red Vintage Crop Top: A Little Wicked
Black Sheer Skirt: Cheap Monday
Flats: Topshop

bright red: a little wicked top + converse kicks

RAISE YOUR HAND if one shirt has ever happily dominated your wardrobe.☝Guilty. 



Play dates. Vintage fashion fun was had. And Sammy Davis, Jess and JaKenna walked away happily every after. Pics from our adventure to come soon...

In the meantime, a bright purchase from the aforementioned adventure, was this crop top. I love it so much, I'm posting it twice. Tomorrow, you'll see the same top in a different look. Because. I have a wardrobe that is not Carrie Bradshaw's and I wear things more than once :)

♥
JaKenna
Red Floral Crop Top: A Little Wicked
Shoes: Converse

fine. i'll jump on the bustier train. thanks topshop.



AT FIRST, I was resistant. I thought: is this a trend for teenage hippie wannabes who I excitedly avoided at Coachella? For the wanderlust youth who think skinny straps are flattering? And then... Topshop lured me in. And I thought to myself: Deep down inside, am I a teenage hippie wannabe? Am I a wanderlust youth?

The answer is decidedly NO. BUT, give me a pair of high waisted jorts/jeans and maybe... just maybe, I'll be one someday. Or at least an awesomer, successful-er, more grown up-er version. And who am I kidding, wanderlusting is fun.

✌
JaKenna

just lovely: topshop china floral dress + dolce vita wedges


BLUE FLORAL DRESS + brightly graffitied van = the most winningest combination to date. Thank you, East Village, for your endless attractions.

Short dress anyone?  If it's going to be humid + sticky, I might as well have built-in ventilation, a short hemline and a pretty print to keep me company. Can I getta Amen.

Topshop has, by actual count, 1 bajillion fit & flare style dresses. I dig this one, the China Floral Dress, but other bombdiggitys are the Check Floral Lattice Sun Dress and the Embroidered Organza Dress. I think I can actually hear you google mapping your closest Topshop...

♥
JaKenna

naughty nun: topshop dress + american apparel chiffon

NAUGHTY.NUN. I mean, right? Black on black on black WITH SKULLS! Somewhere my mother is quietly muttering, Oh Child. 




You might be thinking, good bejesus it's too hot to wear all that black. You have a valid point. But I shall say that these doubled-up blacks are both sheer and therefore, both breezy. Plus, I'm wearing this TONIGHT, when the sun is set, the moon is risen and the summer night is perfect. Duh.

So, in conclusion: BE BOLD. WEAR BLACK. IN THE SUMMER. DON'T WORRY. THERE WILL BE. PLENTY OF TIMES. TO WEAR. COLOR.

♥
JaKenna
(jesus TS, what kind of name is that?)