New Blog

So its official: Adrienne and I have started a new website together. While it is sad to say goodbye to Style Kitty, I am so excited about the next chapter. 

Let's keep in touch! 

New Site: Best Fashionable Friends

Renaissance?

Here it is: my first shoot of the new year. I have been dressing extremely casually lately. It has been nice to leave my crazy shoes in the closet, and toss on whatever feels comfortable.

I feel as though a year ago I would have thought to myself, "Jackie...what are you thinking doing a shoot in a pair of jeans, a sweater, and a plain jacket?". Now, really I wouldn't label such an outfit as "plain". There's something so personal about the way in which each person styles what they wear. Here I have slightly tucked my jeans into my boots, added an over-sized element with my sweater, and tossed on my Veda Max leather jacket (my number one staple the past few months) to contrast the length and size of my sweater. To finish everything off I added my grandmother's jewelry. When she was still alive, she worked for the Museum of Natural History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Almost all of her jewelry consists of old pieces from various First Nation tribes. My personal favorite is her squash blossom necklace (the necklace with different animal figures), which is said to carry the spirit of anyone who touches it. With such a sense of thought, detail, styling, and personal history I don't think any such outfit can be labeled as "plain".

The truth is as my style has evolved, I try less to be noticed, and I search more for the types of pieces I want to live in. Getting dressed is about celebrating your individuality--where you come from, and what you have come to. Isn't style about just being yourself and being comfortable with that?

Jacket: Veda, Sweater: Trouvé, Jeans: Rag & Bone, Boots: Jeffrey Campbell Tripoli, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs Flipping Out Satchel, Sunglasses: Tom Ford Carrie 

Lots To Say

So here I am back to blogging. My several month hiatus has no excuses, other than to say I was simply tired and uninspired. This seems to be a re-occuring theme in my post-college life, and it has been a difficult adjustment. There is something so special about finding yourself in a space in which you don't care about money, fame, or success. You don't care about your audience, and you definitely don't care about what people think when you're wearing a pair of 7 inch cat platforms to brunch on a Wednesday. I call this space creativity, a space of sartorial bliss, and a space where you do something pure.

Sunday was my last day at my job. It feels weird type it out. Nothing major happened, I just decided I needed to do something more creatively fulfilling. Is it wrong to say I want to be back in college? I don't think it is. Throughout college, young people are encouraged to try new things, travel, expand their horizons, be creative. Once we graduate though, it becomes time to grow the fuck up. Pay off your debt, find some meaningless job in which you are unsatisfied, put your head down and just do it. I have found this to be so difficult, and I am searching for a way to maintain myself without drowning in these feelings. How do you find a career that allows you do be creative and yet it pays the bills?

 I'll let you know when I figure it out. 

P.S. I have become intensely obsessed with instagram. (Who hasn't at this point?!)

Let's keep in touch! jgstylekitty

Glamour and Grunge

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Presenting my new Marc by Marc Jacobs bag and a bit of a grunge glam feel. Adrienne and I were out and about in San Francisco one night, and stopped in a random SOMA alley for a spontaneous shoot. I am happy that the pictures came out well, and I'm definitely happy I made it out of this shoot without becoming some kind of Law and Order episode. (DUN DUN!) 

This outfit:

Dress: All Saints

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Cat Tapestry Damsel

Belt: Forever 21

Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs 

Jewelry: All vintage or by independent artists

Topshop at Nordstrom

Its been weeks since I have posted, and I am sorry about that! For the last week I've been sick with some sort of bubonic-like virus. You would think that this would mean I would have been on top of blogging the 5+ looks that I've done in the last month, but really I just cuddled with my cat and re-watched every episode of Daria on Hulu Plus (She is by far my favorite fictitious feminist). Despite my absence my wardrobe seems to keep growing. I am seriously obsessed with my new digs from Topshop x Nordstrom. Here I am wearing one of their shirts and a vintage-esque skirt. I have never tried out a pencil skirt because I never trusted how it would look on my petite frame, but luckily it works well! I really love the midi length too, which is also something that I am not used to. I also present my AMAZING new sunglasses, the Tom Ford Carrie in green horn. Thanks to this fab bday gift from my boyfriend, I am officially the coolest person ever. Ok, that may be a bit of a stretch, but how damn good are these shades?! What pieces are new in your wardrobe? 

This outfit:

Shirt: Topshop

Skirt: Topshop

Shoes: Sam Edelman

Sunglasses: Tom Ford Carrie

Ring: Forever 21

Bracelet: Vintage (family heirloom)

Crochet Lunch Date

A year ago, when I first started blogging, taking photos was much more of a production. I would wear things that were cool and unique, but they were not necessarily functional. Lately I have realized that day-to-day fashion is all about function--why blog something you didn't actually wear on any given day? Here is a look Adrienne and I took on one of our (almost daily) lunch dates. I am actually wearing a sleep shirt over a slip as a dress. To top it off I added a belt, some cute metallic sandals with a mini-heel, and of course my standard accessories. Overall I think its funky and not generic, but still comfortable. This look definitely reflects my daily (day-off) style. 

This outfit:

Shirt (worn as a dress): Free People 

Belt: H&M

Sandals: Sam Edelman Trina

Bag: Coach (vintage)

Sunglasses: Christian Dior (vintage)

Cat Scarf (XP€N$IV $H1T)

Big money, make my dreamz come tru. (XP€N$IV $H1T)

This outfit:

Blouse: Lush (Nordstrom)

Jeans: James Jeans

Boots: Jeffrey Campbell Tripoli

Bag: Nine West

Cat Scarf: Vintage

Sunglasses: Christian Dior (vintage)