2012: I Heart Vintage Dior

Posted on September 21, 2012 by iiamcouture

Hola fashion lovelys!

So, my wonderful friend Beatrice of HeavenlyGlow.net went thrifting when she went home to Demascus, Md (hope i’m spelling that right) to visit her family. She ended up surprising me with a wonderful new addition to my Blazer collection: A vintage, double breasted, Christian Dior piece. I immediately DIED! I wore it yesterday for the third time!

Below are the photos from that mini-op:

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Enjoying the wonderful weather outside of my school.

Loving this angle

Arm Candy: $385 Burberry Nova check watch, $5 bracelet from Starbucks
for charity, $12 spiked bracelet $3 Peace sign beaded bracelet, $22 J. Crew
braided bracelet and Priceless gold and jade ring from Grandma

My first time attempting a jumping shot!

This was so random. I was supposed to be in the meeting, but the facilitator wasn’t there, so we decided to head into the sun and this was the product.

That’s about all for now honeys! Until Later….

XoXo…Jada

Thrift Store Chronicles: Accessories!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by iiamcouture

Hola Hun Buns!

So! I visited Value Village Thrift Store on York , Rd on Monday. This is DEFINITELY one of the better Thrift stores in Baltimore. They are HUGE and offer so much. I left that day with 3 blazers, naturally, but my REAL take away were definitely my accessories! I’m considering also doing a giveaway soon, so stay tuned……

Back on track, so below I have all of my wonderful pieces, enjoy 🙂

Necklace: $6.98

Earrings: $3.98

Same earrings

Earring: $3.93

Broach: $1.91

Broach: $3.92

The entire lot

Needless to say, this was an extremely successful thrifting day. As I said, be sure to stay tuned for info on the giveaway.

Until then….

XoXo, Jada

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) Post 2/Part 2: The fashion Show

Posted on September 9, 2012 by iiamcouture

On to the fashion show! Below are photos taken from various designers at the event. These were my favorite looks:

BRING ON THE MEN!

Short lived, but totally worth it, back to the ladies!

My ABSOLUTELY FAVORITE DRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, we had a special musical performance by Septimius-The-Great who, for any fashion obsessed individual, did a great song that left many of us humming the tune all the way home.

That’s all for now fashion lovely’s, my last post should be up within the next few days, and will be a LOT shorter. I hope you all enjoyed my shared experience as much as I enjoyed sharing it. Tootles until next time…

XoXo, Jada

All of the photos on this post were shot by me.

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) Post 2: The Vendors

Posted on September 9, 2012 by iiamcouture

As promised, I am relaying to you all post 2 of Baltimore’s Fashion Night Out: The vendors

As I said in my previous post, there were TONS of great new companies that I had no idea about. These vendors sold everything from apparel to footwear to homemmade jewelry. I was in Fashion Heaven.

Here are a few of the vendors that I really liked, as well as photos from the event, ENJOY!:

The two beautiful ladies of Goddess Couture Boutique

Pieces from J.Marie Creation’S

Beatrice and Alexander Photography

The sugar Daddy Man

The Baltimore Fashion Alliance table

Manager of Party Dress Boutique

Party Dress Boutique Stand

Sole Unique Shoe Boutique Stand: Located at: 8511 Liberty Rd

Image Consulting by Sona Gray

Boho Designs; Handmade jewelry

Left to Right, Violesia Tull, Inga Davis and my dear friend Beatrice of HeavenlyGlow.Net

I certainly saved the best for last, while at FNO, I had the pleasure of meeting a woman by the name of Inga Davis. She runs an organization called “Perfect Purpose For At Risk Women,” or PPFARW. The organization, in terms of what I interpreted it to mean based upon my conversation with Ms. Davis, strives to connect women through Christ and offers love, care and support to women who need it.

They are currently preparing a fashion show called “Faithfully Fashioned in Christ” set to occur on 11-11-2012. For more information, as well as, tickets, click here. Below, is a short video I recorded of Ms. Davis to promote her event:

Disclaimer: Please excuse the noise quality; it was extremely loud at the venue.

To be continued with the fashion show….

All of the photos and video footage was shot by me.

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) Post 1: The Look

Posted on September 7, 2012 by iiamcouture

Fashion’s Night Out in Baltimore was a really great time. Although it didn’t have the glitz, glam, celebs, and posh storefronts associated with New York, it was still an amazing experience.

I did A LOT of networking, found out about some great local stores and got to experience the core of what fashion and art have to offer in Baltimore.

The event was so JAM-PACKED that this will have to be a three-part post. The first, is going to be about my outfit, the second is going to showcase the venders and the fashion show, and the third is simply about all of the amazing people I met.

Special thanks to Baltimore Fashion Alliance for hosting an amazing event and I can’t wait to see what else they have in store for the coming months.

Soooooo, on to my ensemble!!!!!!

The look I was going for, aesthetically, was a modern 70’s vibe. I was inspired by the skirt that I wore. It was a maxi that I found at a Salvation Army last year that I never got a chance to wear. When I put it on, it made me feel fun, vibrant and carefree. I took that and ran with it. I decided to modernize it a bit by pulling up the right side and giving it a flowing drape effect. For the rest of my outfit, I decided to take a ‘Thrifted Thursday” approach. My friend Beatrice of HeavenlyGlow.net has a recurring post she calls “Thrifted Thursday”, so I let that inspire me as well.

First we have my skirt:

I paired it with my vintage Iceburg blazer; check out the pocket detail:

For Shoes, I chose my “Daisy” platforms courtesy of Wild Pair from Bakers:

And I put my Arm Party away for the night, so I settled for Arm Candy. This consisted of two chained bracelets that I made myself; one with black ribbon threaded through it. A burberry Nova Check watch and a vintage Jade ring courtesy of Grandma.

For my necklace, I chose a beaded Aztec style piece that I bought last year from an H&M in NY while I was attending Teen Vogue Fashion University: TVFU (I re-applied this year, hopefully I get in).