Zebra & Leather

by Jamila Pierre


Why am I dressing like it's fall you ask.....

It's because it damn well feels like it. It's not cold by any means, but it's chilly. Due to the lies that the groundhog told us, I was still able to get away with rocking some thicker materials. 

I was randomly watching and episode of Fashion Police at some ungodly PM/AM hour, and Joan Rivers went on about her hate for fall colors in the spring, and overall looks that don't fit the season....my eyes rolled so deep within my skull. I will wear what I damn well please, whenever the hell I damn well please, you should do the same.

Look I understand there are some limitations, but looking good and feeling good is subjective/relative. 

Here's a new "Trend", I wear what I want!

So here we are, I'm wearing a fall outfit in the spring, and I don't know about you but I'm loving it. 

Spring is a tricky little sucker, the weatherman gives you some seemingly glorious temperatures to look forward to...but then you go outside and you're under-dressed....

I have a gut feeling that Mother Nature and the Weather Man are in cahoots to destroy me.

The best is when it's 90 degrees in the sun and minus 100 degrees in the shade.....wait, what...? To be frank, I'm over this weather and having to navigate through it's bipolar, manic depressive, schizophrenic, anxiety stricken, paranoid/ delusional...well...ass.

So be prepared to see outfits that will vary with the 50 shades of can't figure out whether the weather wants to make up it's mind.

Before I let you go, let me tell you about this dress. This dress was purchase five years ago, along with it's pretty sisters in varying colors and prints, and has since then earned a place in my heart. This style of dress is incredibly versatile, incredibly comfortable, and ridiculously effortless. It's the dress version of harem pants and five years later...I still can't get enough. I really wish the the store I purchased it from, New York &Co., still sold them but this time in even more colors and prints. 

What I'm Wearing:

  1. Faux leather jacket from Forever21.com. $34.80
  2. Zebra print dress from New York & Co. $10 (On sale from $25)
  3. Leggings from Rainbow. $7
  4. Boots from Avenue.com. $33.60

The Bomber

by Jamila Pierre


When I shop, whether in store or online, I am always on the look out for pieces that not many others will have or that not many would choose. Now i'm not saying people wouldn't choose the clothing I have, or that there's anything "new" about something as simple as a bomber jacket, a dress, a skirt, or otherwise. I am however saying that my choices have little to do with what others are doing, little to do with fitting a mold of what's trendy, little to do with the ordinary, and little to do with boring. I look for pieces that speak a language that only few understand, and I'm happy about it. 

Through the years I have found a way to be interesting and slightly understated, just eeeeeever so slightly understated. 

So when I went into the Rainbow in Midtown, I perused the isles fingering through everything, making calculations and recalculations. I never know what I'll find or what will strike my interest, but I do know the criteria: Interesting, fun, transitional (whether it be season, occasion, or "genre"), affordable, and most importantly it must speak my language.

When I saw this bomber I jumped inside for joy, the print  immediately caught my eye. When I saw the price and tried it on... I just knew it was a match made.

What I'm Wearing:

  1. Tank top from Oldnavy.com. $12
  2. Bomber from Rainbow. $19.99
  3. Pants from Forever21.com. $24.80
  4. Gold Sneaker Wedges from Target.com. $29.99
  5. Necklace from Danice. $5
  6. Swag, Priceless.