On The Rise.

by Jamila Pierre

When Vogue Italia/ Harper's Bazaar stylist Berthold Jean-Charles invited me to the, "On The Rise Curated Pop-Up Shop", event this past Saturday, of course I had to invite my peoples. (If you know me well... you know I have very few peoples)

My home skillet and I made our way to the Lower East Side to get our mingle on, to take a peek at what these emerging brands had to offer, and to drink a little bubbly. 

Now earlier in the day I was feeling like ultra crap due to back pains and general discomforts all over my body, so I'll be honest, my ass was fittna go absolutely nowhere...but I pulled it together last minute, got dressed and lugged myself there.

When it came to attire I decided to wear the most comfortable, yet somewhat amped, outfit possible. 

Not to mention it was a little bit brick outside, which I wasn't feeling.

So I wore my sequin sleeved anorak, a basic 3/4 sleeve top, a statement necklace, a cream colored rosette skirt, leggings, my trusty taupe boots, and my black and cream little bag to tie it all in. 

I also brought my chevron printed shimmery scarf for the late hour chilly-weather.

What I'm Wearing:

  1. Statement necklace from H&M. $12
  2. Top from Oldnavy.com. $10
  3. Rosette Skirt from Forever21.com. $19.80
  4. Anorak from Wetseal.com. $15 (on sale from $44)
  5. Leggings from Rainbow. $7
  6. Boots from Dots.com. $32 (Currently closed down)
  7. Bracelet from Burlington Coat Factory. $7
  8. Bag from Rainbow. $27 
  9. Scarf from Burlington Coat Factory. $10

My homie kept it simple but cute in her burgundy skinnies, black peplum top, and her distressed shearling jacket.

What She's Wearing:

  1. Scarf. (Gifted)
  2. Jacket from Asos.com. $30 (on sale from one million dollars)
  3. Jeans from H&M. $24.95
  4. Boots from Macy's. $???
  5. Bag from Rainbow. $24
  6. Top from JCP.com. $20

Ran into Berthold Jean-Charles at the event, of course...

Angelica and I took the opportunity to act foolish with some of the pieces.

( I look far more deranged than she.)

And of course, Berthold wanted me to take a few images of him on his night.

Overall, I had a good time, drank the bubblies, at some treats that they provided, made some new connections, and was happy I dragged my butt out of my house to attend this event.

Coral and Leather

by Jamila Pierre

So ok, I promise I don't only wear hot pink kitten heels....who am I kidding...

I am a sucker for pink and pinkish-hued footwear and you'll inevitable see it bombard you on my blog, but I swear I have one millions shoes....or what seems like one million shoes. I just have not felt so compelled to bring them all out and when you find a shoe that has, over the course of a few months has, become your bestie...you become stuck like glue to one another. 

I am also a huge sucker for pops of color even when I'm drenched in color already and I don't care what anyone has to say about it. 

And lastly, I am a ridiculously huge sucker for a pointy-toed kitten heel. I NEED THEM IN EVERY COLOR KNOWN TO MAN!

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Also, as excited as I am for the slightly warmer weather, mother nature refuses to stop playing all these games with my emotions. In the sun it's glorious, but in the shade it's freezing. Now the reason the shade is so offensive is because people tend to dress for the sun and the degrees the forecast is promising, but when you head out into the world and the shade wants to act like it doesn't have a clue as to what season we're in...... now you're ending up being dress for warmth and under-dressed for the damn shade.

Which brings me to leather, I know some of you may be wondering how all that brought us to leather, but trust.

Obviously when I talk leather I mean the faux kind, if you're into the real thing...do you boo, but I ain't talkin' bout that...moving on.

Leather is a perfect transitional material from winter into the beginning stages of spring. If you compensate for the thickness of the material with the length of the garment or if you just have it as an accent on a top or bottom, you can surely get away with it without feeling like you're sweating your life away. 

Here I've done just that, I decided to rock my faux leather skirt from Forever21 and a top that contrasts with the heavier material of my skirt to provide some balance in the look and feel of the outfit. The top also has mesh on the very top so it provide maximum airflow. I paired it with the coral Pumps and called that sucker a day.

The coral pumps are a lot more coral in person, scouts honor. 

The coral pumps are a lot more coral in person, scouts honor. 

What I'm Wearing:

  1. Top from the Strawberry on 34th street (as they are the only ones that I know of who carry plus size). $15
  2. Skirt from Forever21.com. $22.80
  3. Coral kitten heels from Forever21.com. $24.80