With the fast fashion market nowadays, you can get a decent faux leather jacket for a really good price. If you're willing to pay a little extra, you opt for a higher quality version as well. Either way, it is an absolute staple year-round (unless you live somewhere that is perpetually summer time!).

Black leather jackets are a classic but I think an unconventional color like red, gray, or even white can add a point of interest to your outfit and still be just as versatile. Below, I've chosen to highlight a short, red leather jacket.

You can pair it with more casual tops like a graphic tee or sweatshirt to add a bit more texture and structure to a laid-back outfit. You can also throw on a plaid shirt or flannel to soften the leather look...plus flannels are a must-have for fall. If it's a bit warmer where you live, try a cropped tank underneath in the same color family, paired with a skirt or high waisted jeans! Finally, try a camel colored knit dress to make the color of the jacket pop! It will keep you warm while still showing off that figure.




So tell me, what's your favorite way to wear leather jackets and would you ever invest in a colored one?!


Bye for now,
Jenn

Sometimes I look at the gorgeous pieces from the runway and think...it's beautiful but how am I supposed to find something like that without spending thousands of dollars? Let's be real. We know how inspired designers can be and the extent of their wacky creations...they're not always the most wearable trends.

Today, I'm going to share a couple of looks that I loved from the Fall 2015 shows. I'll take you through how to style pieces from your own closet to recreate these in a more practical way.

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Tip: Never take it literally! The Gucci look is a bright colored sweater with feminine but quirky embellishments paired with a lace skirt. Recreate this look with a semi cropped sweater, either a bold color or a patterned one, and match it with a easier silhouette like skater skirts in a lace material. Finish with a cute beret or go for a statement necklace instead.






From left to right, I have a retro look, a casual look, and a chic look...all incorporating stripes! You can really play around with a structured or totally loose dress. If you're planning on being out and about, try a two-piece outfit. Throw on a super cute headband on bad hair days and you've got yourself a simple but put-together ensemble.






It wouldn't be a Fall inspired styling without some darker colors. This runway look from Rodarte is perfect for colder weather and can be recreated for a cool office outfit. Take your must have white blouse and pair with a camel colored blazer with burgundy leather pants if you want exactly the same look. You can also mix it up by opting for a softer sweater with a similar color palette or choose a coat with a similar checkered pattern.






One of my favorite pieces from the Bouchra Jarrar show was the flowy, bluish lavender skirt. How gorgeous! Now I know not everyone is going to have a skirt in this exact shade. The solution is to incorporate the color in other ways like accessories. Pair a leather vest with a turtleneck for a cozy look and add a loose skirt...you will look so effortless! Finish with either some oxfords or sneakers to roam around town.


Those are my stylings for the Fall 2015 Runway. Tell me which one you liked the most!



Bye for now,
Jenn

Nope. Not a post about anything related to romance (harhar). Just a lame play on words to introduce you to a fall wishlist! or random "I feel like showing everyone what I want to buy but can't afford" list!

Before I start, I just want to genuinely apologize for not writing a new post in 10 days. It seems unbearably bizarre, compared to how often I updated over the summer. But, I had a bit of spare time today so I thought I'd do a simple wishlist post, in honor of it being my birthday this Saturday.

Can I get a woowoot?

Let me know down below what you're pining for this week!

Dragonfly Cuff
Public Display Dress
Gorilla Skater Dress
Suede Crystal Brogues
Printed Silk Blouse
Shell Collar Necklace
Barb Wire Bracelet
Insight Colab Cable Crew
Spare The Drama Dress
HOOPLAH. You made it to the end. Yay.

Let me know stuff about your life. Your wishlist must have item. Your favorite fruit. Anything and everything! :)

~Jenn

There's that awkward period between the warmer months and cooler months where you don't actually know what to wear because one minute it could be 80 degrees sunny and another minute it could be 65 degrees and cloudy. How do you take what you've been wearing during those sweaty summer months and translate them into the fall?

I won't go too much into detail in this post since I've already talked about layering in my last one.

This is just a quick, SUPER SPEEDY post on an outfit I styled on Polyvore and since I liked how it turned out, I thought I'd share it with you guys. Hopefully you get some inspiration from this!

Transitioning by asmallbit featuring a knapsack bag

SUMMER ELEMENTS
1. The bustier (personally my favorite): Easy to wear for the summer, whether you like wearing them on their own, with a sweater, or under a sheer top.

2. Denim shorts: Do I even have to explain this!?

BRINGING IT ON OVER TO FALL

1. Some days will be a little cooler than what you're used to during those hotter months so I suggest wearing something light but still breathable. That's where the kimono comes in. The print on this one is absolutely stunning. The red also helps make it more fall appropriate as it reminds me of the changing colors of the leaves!

2. Thigh high socks: This is optional but it's a nice little layer of extra warmth in case you get cold easily.

3. We don't want the shoes to cut your legs off, since wearing thigh highs can be tricky so wearing the same color shoe will definitely help lengthen your legs. Black is always a slimming color, so that's why I chose it over any other color but feel free to experiment!

4. During this time, a lot of people are going back to school, so I included a backpack as an accessory. It's a casual element of this outfit and the brown just helps warm everything up.

5. Beanies! Hats aren't my favorite thing to wear because I am so picky about my hair but I think it adds a down-to-earth feel and brings the whole outfit together.

MAKEUP

1. This is up to you. I took the red from the kimono and translated that on the lips.

2. The eyes should be clean and natural because the rest of the outfit is pretty bold, with all the lace and studs and flowers going on. But you can opt for mascara to accent the eyes a bit.

JEWELRY

1. Keeping it simple. Like I said, there's already quite a few things going on and I don't want it to become cluttered. The bracelet is gold to match the hardware on the shorts.

2. The cat ring is just for fun but also because it reminds me of Asia for some reason and I don't know. It just goes with the kimono and flowers and such.


If you want the specifics, please visit my Polyvore!


Until next time,
{muah}
~Jenn

Vogue.co.uk is one of my favorite websites for finding out the latest happenings in the fashion world, along with Styleite.com.

I came across a few things that caught my eye, such as the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer collection for 2013 and the new Louis Vuitton Shoe Salon (both of which I will delve upon in later posts) but today, I decided to talk about something not directly about clothing.

Makeup and hair are essential elements of any runway show.

Vogue picked out some of their favorite hair and beauty styles seen in the Autumn/Winter 2012-2013 Couture collections. Out of those, I will personally choose a few that I felt were the most impressive and just talk a little bit about how to recreate the look and make it more wearable/trendy!

If you'd like to see the post on the actual website, click here!

#1

Giambattista Valli
Aside from the whole fantasy forest-like look they were going for, one of my favorite parts about this look is the coloring of the butterfly. I love that it isn't one solid color; there's also a bit of a shimmery effect to it.

The netting scared me a little when I first saw it but it reminds me of a princess being trapped or some kind of wired wall. So intriguing.

So how on earth do you take something like that and bring it to the real world?
Well...

I think this look can be achieved with a side braid or some type of braid to mimic the netting and then using very tiny butterfly pins to scatter around the braid. It might also be possible to find small butterfly...molds? Those fake butterflies. Well hopefully you guys know what I'm talking about. But those will look a little more realistic and less childish than butterfly clips. Take them, hot glue gun a bobby pin, and voila!

#2

Chanel

I remember a million years ago, wearing blue eyeshadow, bright red cheeks, and pink lips were cool. I don't know if it was just part of my culture or what but according to my mom, it was "pretty". I thought to myself...how can that ever be pretty?

Well, Chanel, congrats! Because I absolutely love this look.

Probably the biggest factor is how pastel the colors are and basically just how toned out the whole look is. The model looks like a total princess. I can't stand how much I love it.

If you're wondering, she's wearing Chanel's Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rose Initial!

How to recreate? Well, I suggest using a small fluffy brush and taking a bit of light blue eyeshadow and dusting that on the entire lid under the crease. Use a lighter shade or something silver-toned and pop that right in the inner corners. Then take a gunmetal or mauve-ish color and lightly blend that in the outer corners.

For the blush, just gently blend it inward, not upward. Finish with a light mauve/pink lipstick!

#3

Chanel

There was a trend a while back that involved painting a half-moon shape on the inner bit of the nail. Almost like an inverted french tip.

Well this is pretty interesting because it's somewhat like that trend but closer to the shape of a U. It omits everything but the tip. What I love about this is that it gives the illusion of smaller nails.

The color combo they used was also really sleek; the silver kind of pulled the whole thing into a futuristic feel.

There are two ways to recreate this! Numero uno: painting the entire nail pink and the using a nail pen/brush/eyeliner brush to paint a silver border, but leaving the tip of the nail open.

OR you can paint the entire nail silver and use a normal nail polish brush to paint the pink nail shape/rectangle shape inside the silver.

#4

Giorgio Armani Prive

The vocal point of this look is the veil and basically all of the models in the Armani Prive collection sported something along the lines of this sharp and dark appearance.

I love that the veil has this smooth and sheer texture that almost makes it invisible, if not for the color. The beads just elevate this look; it's perfect.

By wearing such an accessory, the model becomes more mysterious and kind of sacred.

Honestly, it'd be a little challenging to apply this look in real life because most would assume you've just walked out of a funeral or some sort. I suggest taking the idea of the sequins and wearing it in headband form but making sure that whatever the sequins are attached to have a similar sheerness as the veil.

A cute way to wear it would be to place the fabric on the back of your neck with the each end held in each hand and then pulling both ends up to the top of your head and tying a knot. If the sequins are attached on the side, it'll look super adorable!


And that's all I've got for today! I sincerely wish you all well and fingers crossed that you liked this post :)


Until next time,
{kisses}
~Jenn

Vogue.co.uk has already posted loads of the Fall/Winter collections for this year, which I'm excited about. I browsed through several collections, like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Celine, etc. but to be honest, although the collections were stunning in quality and innovation, I just didn't find myself feeling any connection to the clothes.

Elie Saab featured neutral colors: black, white, and gray. Some of the dresses were really sleek but I just liked one of the pairs of shoes, which I'm pretty sure was some form of leather. It was a black leather peeptoe bootie with an ankle cuff. To die for.

Lanvin, for Paris Fashion Week, used colored fur accessories in a few of their looks, which made the whole ensemble more lively than if they had used neutral tones.

Lanvin on Vogue.co.uk

John Galliano deeply impressed me with his collection. There were interesting usages of fur (again, I can't imagine fur going out of style any time soon) and gorgeous shapes and cuts of fabric. In particular, I noted a trench coat with neck detailing, a mini cape hanging off of one shoulder, and the color of the pockets seeping into the upper portion (basically, it looks like a vest), and then the bottom portion is this fuller skirt-like shape lined with fur. The thigh high stockings just killed me. The look was perfect. The colors were a little dull but I kind of enjoyed that because it wasn't tacky and it reminded me of the colder seasons.

Galliano on Vogue.co.uk

Another Galliano look featured a shorter version of the trench coat in a dirty mustard color. Again, the thigh highs! Absolutely adorable and slightly provocative. It's something I would feel good about wearing. Plus, the hat and the gloves? Cherry on a sundae.

Galliano on Vogue.co.uk

Have you guys looked at the collections yet? Which one is your favorite?? I'd love to hear about it!


Until next time my fabbbulous readers,
{kissies},
~Jenn