Just One.

by Jamila Pierre

As I looked through the photos from my shoot I realized that either there were far too many redundancies, or just plain ole un-usable images due to me bouncing around too much because I was literally freezing my ass off. And if you're a blogger then you know that sometimes there's only one good photo out of the whole bunch, sometimes there isn't one at all and you have to question the meaning of life, but if there is that one good one then that's really all you need.

Sometimes one tells the story, one shows it all, one is enough (at least that's what I choose to tell myself, and I'll be damned if I'll let anyone convince me otherwise).

So in my just "one" picture; I hope you can see how amazing this coat from IMAN Global INC is, I hope you can appreciate the way my statement necklace and my tights contrast with my teal/ forest green dress from Target, I hope you can nod your head in approval of how well my boots go with not only the coat...but my surroundings, and last but not least I truly hope we can all appreciate this NYX Matte Lip Cream in Morocco. That is all.

What I'm Wearing:

  1. City Glam Coat from HSN.com. $110 (on sale from $239.95)
  2. Dress from Target.com. $12 (on sale)
  3. Necklace from Charlotterusse. $10
  4. Tights from Onestopplus.com. $10
  5. Boots from Dots.com. $32.60
  6. Bracelet from Burlington Coat Factory. $7

 

Afropunk Fest 2014.

by Jamila Pierre

I recently did a photo shoot with (as a model) with photographer Rochelle Brock of Foreverfatleopard.com, for AFROPUNK FEST 2014. It was strange for me to be in front of the camera in that capacity but the experience was fun overall. 

A few weeks later, B. Hawk Snipe of Pinnedxstitched.com, invited me to the AfroPunk Festival to see my images hung up in a mini gallery, of course I was excited to go, and of course I invited my fellow creative and friend, Angelica Vanessa.  Bellow are images of what we wore, and what we saw.

I decided that I wanted to go with a denim on denim look and paired it with taupe boots and a taupe flowy vest, I also wore brassy jewels and a taupe bag with gold details to anchor the look. I wanted to be the triple C's (Comfy, Casual, Cute), as I was going to be walking around quite a bit.

What I wore:

  1. 3 Necklaces: Forever21, Wholesale district, Streetfair. $5-$10
  2. Vest from H&M. $10
  3. Denim Top from Avenue.com. $30 ( was $54, marked to $37, then coupon'ed to $30)
  4. Jeans from V.I.M. $12
  5. Boots from the late great Dots.com. $20

And here's the one and only Angelica Vanessa, rockin' a phenomenal color palette. 

What She Wore:

  1. Necklaces from Street fairs. $3-$7
  2. Kimono from Marshalls. $19.99
  3. Top from Marshalls. $12
  4. Jeans from V.I.M. $13
  5. Boots from Macys. $50

Some of the lovely folks I deemed to have amazing style, they actually stood out in a crowd of people doing their best to do the same. 

And of course the jewels were amazing, I would wear pretty much everything. I will do a more in-depth post on Manikmag.com about theses bad boys right here.

And last but not least, I came upon artists (Mighty_Math)  and Stephanie Anderson with some amazing work showcased, to which i'll be in contact with to feature on the blog soon enough. 

By the end of the day I was exhausted, but all in all I had fun with mi amigo, and was delighted by all the eye candy (People, Jewels, and Art).