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Rule Breakers Jess: To escape, my friend Stella French (who was living in Austin for a few weeks leading up to the festival) and I decided we’d much rather join the fashionable folks we spotted on the balcony at The Driskill Hotel. En route to the balcony, I spotted ShopBop Fashion Director Kate Ciepluch, an Instagram friend, who shared that she was there filming a secret project. Oh, the intrigue. Stella and I climbed the marble staircase two steps at a time only to find that the balcony was part of a private party hosted by...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix VIDEO: Click above to watch the super fun Style Swap Charleston video produced by The Three Divas! For the past several months, I’ve been in touch with Arielle, who works at a production company called 44 Blue based in LA. She originally contacted me after discovering the Style Swap website. She said they were intrigued with the concept as a potential for a reality-based show, and wanted to know more. They are producing their first style-based show “House of Consignment” documenting Chicago-based fashionista Corri McFadden’s online high-end consignment...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Since the Style Girl Vintage Collection now has a home both downtown at aMuse Artisanal Finery (19 South 2nd Street) and at Tickled Pink at Lumina Station, my intern (sometimes referred to as Brad to my Rachel) Michael Deininger-Bell texted me over the holidays, “Pleasssse can we take some pictures?” So, the Style Girl / FASHION FIX team (Michael, a talented emerging photographer and Juliana, my trusted do-it-all girl Friday) invaded Tayloe Gray’s new office space downtown, which was once akin to a Madame Tussaud’s take on the African safari now in transition from former...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Outside Barney’s “Lady Gaga’s Workshop” entrance I spontaneously made my way to NYC a few days before New Year’s after receiving an urgent message from Alisa, a NYC-based styling client I worked with while I was in the city in September during Fashion Week, thanks to my dear friend Rachel Mcpherson. Alisa wanted to surprise her fiance Vic with a Style Girl shopping package for Christmas so I packed my bags, booked my ticket on the Bolt bus from Jersey and spent the next five days ringing in the New Year. Here’s the Top 10...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Spending the day after Christmas with my parents in Jim Thorpe, PA, we came across The Emporium of Curious Goods. A frequent haunt during time spent at my Nana’s as a teenager, the shop shrouded in mystery and magic never failed in delivering “curiousities” – crystals, wicca spell books, incense and mystic potions. Since then, it’s taken a turn towards touristy tchotchke, but I still managed to find a few gems in the “Egyptian section” of the store. Having an almost subconscious affinity for Egyptian aesthetics (particularly triangles and pyramids), I was drawn to...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix At home, wearing my new Barton Perreira glasses I was in sixth grade at the height of my middle school popularity (pre-”Zit City” as my sister christened my most awkward years) and saw my “social life” flash before my eyes. I cried as we drove away from my eye doctor’s office clutching my eyeglass case, which held the dreaded maroon Sally Jessy Rapheal-style glasses. I couldn’t believe I had crossed over to the other side. I was now a kid with glasses. My mom stressed that I should wear them whenever my teacher writes...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Style Girl and He & Me mini-shops at Tickled Pink at Lumina Station – Grand Opening TODAY 5-8pm We all know that time is of the essence when it comes to the holiday countdown. You’re in luck! One-stop-shopping does exist in the form of Tickled Pink, Lumina Station’s newest addition to their retail mix. Tickled Pink is a collective of unique retail concepts allowing local and regional artisans, artists, designers and retail entrepreneurs a marketplace to showcase their talents, gifts and abilities. I’m excited to announce that my Style Girl Collection has...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Jess James wearing a vintage blouse from Bargain Box, vintage turquoise necklace from aMuse, Zara waxed pants and Rebecca Minkoff MAC crossbody bag from Oliver - Photos edited via Instagram First off, if you have an iPhone and haven’t gotten hooked on Instagram yet, what are you waiting for? I’ve heard Instagram described as “like Twitter, but updates are all visual.” I like to think of it as a photo diary I share through Earlybird tinted lenses – or perhaps Hefe? Being a style girl and all,...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Keynote Speaker Joe Zee, Elle Magazine’s Creative Director To kick off New York Fashion Week this month, I attended the Independent Fashion Bloggers conference for the first time. Just imagine the outfit once-overs and trigger happy street style shutterbugs in a room full of stylistas who most likely meticulously selected their eye-catching ensembles. Not only was there eye candy in all directions, this fashion camp founded by Jennine Jacob, brought out the heavy hitters with panel discussions from Keynote Speaker Joe Zee (Creative Director at Elle), Man Repeller Leandra Medine (arm party,...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix With the Great Gatsby Gala only a night away, I thought it only fitting I share with you the deco-inspired Savoy bracelet I just purchased from Jewelmint, my latest obsession. It resembles a bracelet made from vintage shoe clips by Lulu Frost for J. Crew I coveted last season for over $100. The Jewelmint version, designed and curated by actress Kate Bosworth and Hollywood stylist Cher Coulter, is only $29.99, along with every other piece in their collection (per month) purchased by Jewelmint members. This customized jewelry club starts off with a style quiz determining if...
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