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:

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

Scarf. (Gifted)
Jacket from Asos.com. $30 (on sale from one million dollars)
Jeans from H&M. $24.95
Boots from Macy's. $???
Bag from Rainbow. $24
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.

I set out today on a mission, CAPTURE SOME STREET STYLE, and let me tell you I almost came up empty handed. Usually it's not this dry, more people act like they know that today's the day they get accosted to be documented in their fabulosity for some bloggers blog....I do not know what happened today, but it seemed as though those folk were nowhere to be found.

And then it happened, after sheer disappointment I began to spot some people who I deemed worthy of a blog post. (Check out my "Featured Style" page to see what it is I speak of).

Now I know not everyone in that blog post is donning an outfit that bleeds extravagance, but that's what I was going for. I wanted to demonstrate how having style isn't always about bells and whistles. Sometimes it's a standout fashion show, and other times it's as simple as a plain white Tee, black leggings and an ornate piece of jewelry and/or shoes.

The outfit I'm wearing below is my idea of casual. This is an everyday type of outfit for me and you may have seen/ or will see me wear a variation of this very outfit because honestly it's my go to. If I want to demonstrate my style without too many bells, then this right here my friends is my outfit of the year.

Here I'm Wearing:

A skill printed dress from Yesstyle.com. $20
A camouflage jacket.$0 (Gifted)
Black leggings from Rainbow. $6.99
Tan tall boots from Forever21. $26
Spiked skull embossed book bag from wholesale-dress.net. $??
Assorted jewelry from a boutique in Soho and the Burlington Coat Factory. $2.50-$7

On The Rise.

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

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

Lower Eastside Cruising.