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Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Philippe Matignon “Melodie Bas Jarretiere” thigh high with two-toned iridescent lace. $62 Although I’m pretty sure you don’t need reminding, Valentine’s Day is upon us. Whether you are sending smoke signals to your special someone, searching for someone who seems to have it all, or just need some retail therapy romance this time of the year, I’ve got a few gifties to share that are sure to sollicit some swooning. All girls love a bit of sparkle in their life! The druzy stone is sure...
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 Click image above to watch the “She Wore Blue Velvet” Fashion Show VIDEO produced by The Three Divas Lumina Station succeeded in pulling off a series of events for their first all-inclusive Week of WOW, set in motion by visionaries Richard and Jane Marquard of Paysage a few years back. A kick-off cocktail party benefitting JDRF and The Carousel Center, then a design luncheon, Top Chef cooking class, trunkshows, giveaways and more culminated with the finale “She Wore Blue Velvet” fashion show under the tents last Friday night on 11.11.11. Ushering in...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Wondering what you need in your closet this fall? To find out, watch this fantastic video produced by The Three Divas documenting all the fun we had at the Fall Fashion Preview! CLICK HERE. FASHION FIX Annual FALL FASHION PREVIEW Presented by: Wilmington Dermatology Center Hosted by: Style Girl Jess James, Steven Ward Hair, MAC Cosmetics & Wilmington’s favorite boutiques & designers Event Venue: Blue Hand Home 9.29.2011 L: Style Girl’s mom Susanne James makes her runway debut...
September 29, 2011 Fall Fashion Preview @ Blue Hand Home WILMINGTON TO PURCHASE TICKETS, PLEASE CLICK HERE. An evening of style – season essentials, fashion & beauty secrets, local celebrity models, shopping, light bites, bubbly & fun! WHAT: Presented by Wilmington Dermatology and hosted by “Style Girl” Jess James, Celebrity Hair Stylist Steven Ward of Steven Ward Hair, Dr. Rosalyn George of Wilmington Dermatology, Regan Brown of MAC Cosmetics, Blue Hand Home’s design team and your favorite boutique owners and designers including Aqua Fedora, Beanie + Cecil, Castles Couture, Hallelu, He & Me, La Bella Forma, Oliver,...
Style Girl Jess James | Fashion Fix Jeremy Laing fashion show at New York Fashion Week In honor of next Thursday’s Fall Fashion Preview at Blue Hand Home, the FASHION FIX’s Danielle Dewar spotlights the new silhouette for fall by capturing the essence of the season in texture, movement and balance. Phillip Lim static beaded top $795 from Beanie + Cecil This season marks a major trend in fashion coming to a close, whilst leaving room for another to emerge. The days of relying on the curvatures of our own figures to flatter...
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...
Who knew you had to escape to New Orleans to beat the heat. As Joel mixed up his signature “Moonshine Smash” (try it at Manna) at The Hotel Monteleone for Tales of the Cocktail, I reconnected with two former Wilmington stylemavens – fashion designer Amanda deLeon and Helen Howell, Island Passage’s favorite calendar girl in 85-degree weather while the rest of the North and Southeast sweltered. In preparing for any hot-weather holiday, I made sure to include a new favorite dress (a Mike Gonzalez dress from Oliver with pyramid detailing), a pair of statement earrings (Iosselliani earrings from Beanie + Cecil), my favorite...
It’s Father’s Day this weekend. Do you have something special for dear ol’ dad? While I’m waiting for inspiration to strike, I checked in with David Frederiksen (pictured left), Editor-in-Chief of Men, Ink (formerly Cape Fear Dad). With his larger-than-life personality (and until recently, unruly curly mop of hair), David is best known for his publicity work for New Hanover Regional Medical Center, being a mover and shaker man-about-town and ultimately, for being a dedicated dad. ff: David, even though you’ve been busy preparing for the launch of Men Ink’s first issue in October, do you have a plan for Father’s Day? “I’m taking my...
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