Feb

“IT” Girl

“MJ”

“Be Bold, Be Bright, Be Beautiful, Be Blissful, Be You…” -MJ

As beautiful as she is on the outside she is even more beautiful on the inside, indeed a beautiful soul. Demure, effortlessly graceful, MJ is very much the true definition of a lady. At first impressions MJ is soft-spoken, but not quiet; vulnerable, but not weak; reserved, but outspoken; she’s confident, but not arrogant. As for her style, lets just say it has a persona of its own.

WHO’S THAT GIRL…

Makia Jenkins aka MJ is a thirty year old Philadelphia native, coming from humble beginnings MJ literally learned at an early age how to make something out of nothing. She is a woman who was raised by a village, a loving mother of two, a devoted girlfriend, a caring friend, a genuinely, beautiful spirit and a self-claimed Fashion Exhibitionist. She lets her fashion do the TALKING for her.

PV: If you had to finish this sentence my style is…

MJ: “My style is…eclectic, very diverse, bold, confident, it takes risks and demands attentions. I’m not afraid to wear anything, so I guess you can call me a Fashion Exhibitionist.”

PV: What are your fashion aspirations?

MJ: “I want to be great. I want to do everything I was born to do. I want to be a major household name through my line and brand, travel the world and everyone knows who I am. I want to be a positive person and inspire little girls and women just like me. I want to do so much.”

PV: Would you mind telling me a little bit about MJ the brand/line?

MJ: “First and foremost I want it to be affordable for my actual audience. For the women…and men that look up to me and say I want to be able to afford that. I don’t want to have to charge $700 for a pair of pants, you know?” (Whew. I was sooo glad to hear that!)

PV: What do you see MJ the brand being defined as?

MJ: “Very bold, high fashion, of course trendy and beautiful statement pieces.”

PV: So will this be a full line? Clothes, shoes, accessories, etc, as well?

MJ: “Yes. I love, love accessories and clothes. So, yes clothes, shoes, accessories, handbags, everything. Right now I’m working on shirts and I’m starting to expand over in to accessories, but soon it will be everything.”

PV: Since you brought up your shirts the Dripping C’s; what was the inspiration behind them? How do you hand paint these shirts?

MJ: “Since I was a little girl I have been very artistic. I grew up struggling I seemed always stressed and needed an outlet, so one day I just started drawing I didn’t even know that I could. I was like WOW this is awesome and my teacher encouraged me to enter in to Artist of the Year contest, so I did it. I was very nervous because there was one other little girl who was better than me, well who I thought was better than me and I went for it and I won. I had my art hung up in the art museum and Children’s Hospital. I won a $1,000 savings bond and I beat her and I was just so excited I couldn’t believe I did it. Then every year after that I won and from then I on I have always been in to art and knew how to paint very well. But after school I didn’t use my talent much after that until one night I had to attend my sister’s party and I had absolutely nothing to wear. I had an idea of what I wanted to wear in my mind, so I went to the store and brought all the supplies and made my first shirt. I got so many compliments that night at dinner and no one believed I hand painted the shirt. Everything just blew up from there and that was literally twelve weeks ago.”

PV: How long does it take you to paint of your Chanel inspired shirts?

MJ: “It used to take me forty-five minutes to make one shirt and now it’s about twenty minutes since I have it down packed.”

PV: Who’s some of style icons?

MJ: “June Ambrose. I love her, I love her style and of course I love Coco Chanel.”

PV: Where do you see yourself and your brand going outside of your line? Will you continue styling?

MJ: “Yes, I’ll always continue styling, whether it’s just myself or my children; styling is a part of my life. I see myself in the future hopefully styling major people and doing some great things.”

Openly admitting to not having a mental rolodex of all the “IT” fashion designers MJ has a natural eye for style and a genuine love for fashion. She loves thrifting. Finally a fashionista who isn’t obsessed with labels and price tags, but with quality. Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos…

XOXO,

-The Pink Fashionista!

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From A Planet Called Harlem

“Teyana Taylor X Adidas = Original Harlem GLC”

After Ms. Taylor leaked some pictures of the exclusive kicks over a month in advance on Istagram, the highly anticipated Teyana Taylor X Adidas X Original Harlem GLC release date was moved up a day to February 15th (just in time for All-Star weekend). Unfortunately, I was unable to secure a pair of these uber exclusive, fashion forward kicks, as there were only approximately 14-16 pairs released in the Philadelphia area, at the sole location of the Adidas store on South Street. Later on that evening I found out only 500 pairs were released nationwide, of course 100 of them being released in Houston for All-Star Weekend. Ms. Taylor even did an in-store signing at the Galleria Mall in Houston; needless to say these were the FASTEST selling sneakers in Adidas history!

After much mayhem about the limited quantity of Original Harlem GLCs released, as well as the false pre-order date of January 1st on Adidas.com, for now Ms. Taylor has decided not to release any more pairs of the black leather and metallic bronze snake print sneakers. Instead, a few days later after the release she leaked another photo of the second edition of Original Harlem GLCs that she’s currently working on.

“Original Harlem GLC II”

Ms. Taylor stated, “Thinking of a master plan for my next sneaker. Next go around it will be enuff for EVERYONE!!!” These are set to be released on November 29th, Black Friday (for now)! This time I will make the necessary precautions to ensure I snag a pair of these dope kicks, but in the meantime I’ll be patiently waiting! Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos…

XOXO

-The Pink Fashionista!

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In preparation for the Lover’s Holiday I have thrown together a few Valentine’s Day Date Night outfits. Sticking to tradition I’ve picked two dresses flattering for various body types because let’s face it nothing says sexy like a killer dress and since this is the sexiest and most romantic holiday of the year it’s only right to dress for the occasion. I’ve selected a draped, one piece jumper from Lanvin, which I fell in love with in 2009 during Spring Fashion Week! The orange draped, one strap dress I selected is also from Lanvin and the red cut out dress is from Asos. Although I didn’t feature it I wouldn’t mind seeing a nice, well tailored pantsuits on this evening. It’s something so sexy about revealing a little, but a lot at the same time.

All three looks I featured would be complimented nicely by a pair of strappy sandals and an over the top clutch, like the floral Alexander McQueen knuckle clutch to add some pizazz to these simple, yet very sexy outfits. Of course, I see these looks paired with a classic red lip, like M.A.C.’s Ruby Woo and a wing-tipped cat eye or a smokey eye. I’d suggest keeping the accessories to a minimum (the less to take off the better, ha!) since on night like Valentine’s your best accessory is clearly you no need to add any extra distractions to your lover, so maybe just a pair of earrings (as that’s one accessory I NEVER leave home without). Valentine’s Day is also my anniversary, so I will be enjoying my evening, as I wish all my readers to do the same. Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos…

XOXO,

-The Pink Fashionista!

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In fashion one day you’re IN and the next day you’re OUT…” -Heidi Klum

In preparation for Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week Spring 2013, I will be doing a pre-review of some of the designers collections with my predictions for what trends they will show, who will show the trends the best, as well as which designers shows I’ll be most anticipating! With all this pre-fashion week buzz brewing everyone’s running wild with trend predictions and show predictions, and I can’t wait to later compare the predictions against the real shows, but for now we’ll play “pretend.”

I predict this season’s trends will be short suits, since pants suits were on the forefront last season. I also predict draping will be BIG from dresses to shirts, to pants to jumpsuits, which I’m thrilled about! I think draped pieces are extremely figure flattering of all shapes. Of course I predict the black and white trend continuing since it can and has intermingled with so many of the other trends particularly the pants suits. I also predict gladiator sandals/booties, plex-heel shoes and platform wedges leading the pack in shoes trends. Last, but certainly not least I predict some {POPS} of color particularly in accessories, handbags and shoes.

As far as runway shows, for starters I’ll definitely be looking forward to the Michael Kors’ Spring collection as I once noted, “Michael Kors’ aesthetic is perfection! He really knows how to design and fit perfectly for a woman’s body.” Being a fan of Michael Kors since my Grandmother introduced me to him in high school I’ve always found a mature, sophistication about his design without being doughty or reminiscent of an old lady’s wear. I expect MK will have his usual neutral color palette for his runway show, layers and clean, simple designs focusing on the details. I’ll also be anticipating the Marc Jacobs runway show for a bit of whimsical showmanship, paired with modern, simple designs. I expect MJ’s runway show will be young, fresh and hip. My last highly anticipated runway show will be Lavin! I expect Lavin will be leading the pack in draped pieces and long flowy, chiffon gowns with a ranging color palette. As a true fashionista of course I will be looking forward to ALL of NYFW runway shows these are just a few of the designers whom I’m sure I’ll be vying pieces from their collection and possibly purchasing. Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos…

XOXO,

-The Pink Fashionista!

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Jan

“IT” Girl

“My style is…classic and edgy; meets bohemian chic; meets a city romantic; meets a feminine tomboy; meets a futuristic vintage lover, meets a sexy siren with a sprinkle of OMG-I-Can’t-Believe-She’s-Wearing-That!” -The Pink Fashionista!

WHO’S THAT GIRL…

Anastashia Greene aka The Pink Fashionista is a twenty-four year old Philadelphia native and a certified fashion junkie. From an early age she always enjoyed playing dress up in her G-Mom’s closet trying on her high heels and vintage couture pieces, and she hasn’t stopped since! Outside of her love for fashion she’s also a novelista on Pink Ink Publishing and an innovative entrepreneur co-founding Pink Ink the brand. Coining herself an “Urban Sophisticate” she began her blog January 1st, 2013 in hopes of eventually turning it in to an online lifestyle magazine geared toward her fellow, elusive “Urban Sophisticates.”

Anastashia has gained the majority of her fashion knowledge and experience from working in retail fashion starting out at Scorpio and most recently ending up at Nordstrom. Fashion has always been her passion and with developing a confident, personalized and secure sense of style in her early teens her family and friends have always looked to her for fashion advice or tips. Wanting to make the most of her natural-born talent she decided to translate it in to her blog Pink Vogue, which is also a branch under her and partner Lissa Marie’s Pink Ink brand.

Citing SJP, Beyoncé and her Grandmother as her personal style icons and Anna Wintour as her “mentor” she hopes to collaborate under the Condé Nast roof the originators of the lifestyle magazines as founder and editor-in-chief of Pink Vogue. To Anastashia fashion is more than just trends and price tags, but rather a lifestyle cultivating all aspects including music, art, nightlife, food, health, beauty, travel, etc. With a quirky, personal and playful approach to blogging she hopes to keep her “Urban Sophisticates” entertained, while sharing her virtual fashion diary!

Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistios…

XOXO,
♥The Pink Fashionista!

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Jan

Growing up as a little girl I was always taught ladies don’t wear sneakers they wear shoes, so most of my childhood and adolescence my closets were filled with shoes, with the exception of the mandatory gym sneakers for school. That could be why I started walking in stilettos at such an early age, 12 (I skipped right over kitten heels)! Even now as a grown woman I have a separate closet dedicated to my shoe collection, but lately I have been taking a liking to sneakers. Correction my current obsession has been the wedge sneakers?! That could be largely due to the fact that my boyfriend and three year old son are certified “Sneakerheads” or it could be largely due to the fact that sneakers have gotten a chic, modern facelift, which I find very appealing and fashion forward. Thus, in lieu of giving birth to my second son (whom I’m sure too will become a certified “Sneakerhead”) I see the wedge sneakers as my go to footwear. Giving me comfort while still allowing me to feel fashionable in a tomboy chic sort of way, while I’m running back and forth to the doctors and making late night Target runs for diapers and milk, etc. Though I will never give up my shoes/heels (not even during my pregnancy) it’s still nice to know I have options!

Here I have listed a few pairs of wedge sneakers that I’m completely smitten with! The pastel yellow Ash wedge sneakers (which would pair perfectly with the Phillip Lim 3.1 Pashli Satchel from last week’s post!), the color blocked Marc Jacobs wedge sneakers, the coveted denim Isabel Marant wedge sneakers (one of the pioneers of the wedge sneakers), the playful floral print Forever21 wedge sneakers and the eye-catching, suede fringe Giuseppe Zanotti wedge sneakers. The thing I love most about the wedge sneaker trend is that you can find it any and everywhere from your high-end designers all the way down to Target! Who I must admit have a killer metallic gold pair of wedge sneakers for only $30 bucks! No matter if you splurge or steal this is a trend every woman should take advantage of. Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos!

XOXO

-The Pink Fashionista!

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You give me fever in the morning… Fever when it’s late at night?!

Just last week my fashion conscious was stuck as Alice in Winter Wonderland, but with my 1AM notification from Sak’s Fifth Avenue of the arrival of their S.P.R.I.N.G. collection and upon seeing the new 3.1 Phillip Lim Yellow Pashli Satchel, instantly I was hit with a little S.P.R.I.N.G. F.E.V.E.R.?! I admit I’ve never been a huge fan of the Spring season (or Winter for that matter) I’m much more of a Summer and Fall kind of girl. I am very much looking forward to this year’s Spring fashion!

My forecast for S.P.R.I.N.G. fashion is definitely the quintessential floral pieces and accents, knee-high gladiator boots and sandals, retro sunglasses in full effect, the thigh high split is here to stay as well (we seen plenty of that at the Golden Globes!) and a mix between hard and soft. Luxe leather jackets, destroyed denim jackets and vests paired with lace and chiffon feminine frocks, which is by far my fav part of S.P.R.I.N.G. fashion!

And of course S.P.R.I.N.G. wouldn’t be Spring without a {POP!} of color, as I see Coral make-up palettes being extremely “IN” this season! As of now my signature Spring fragrance will be Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday (which was an unexpected Christmas gift) it’s sweet, tropical and flirty. It almost puts me in the mind of my usual Spring fragrance Escada Marine Grove, but with a hidden undertone that I can’t quite put my finger on. True to its creator it has a bit of whimsical mystery. Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos!

XOXO

-The Pink Fashionista!

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While I know everyone has already fast forward their fashion conscious to Spring and predicting, which trends will be HOT or ~~NOT~~… My fashion conscious has decided to linger in the Winter Wonderland just a little bit longer (seeing that we have almost three months of winter left)! Not ready to give up on the cold just yet, I’ve pieced together some of my most coveted end of the season trends, that I will still be “trying on.”

First on the list is the ever-so-popular June Ambrose fur Viking inspired Rebecca Minkoff hat (which I’m still looking for a cheaper version of, without having to completely sacrifice the quality). Following is the double breasted wool coat with the cuffed sleeves and the flared peplum bottom (I totally fell in love with this coat on Instagram!). Next is a fringe mini skirt because as we all know fringe has been BIG this season making a major “comeback.” Last, is the pearl encrusted, Chanel inspired Uggs, which are my most desired item on the list!

As someone who’s been wearing Uggs since 2003 I’m always pleased to see the brand reinvent the quintessential, easy to wear Winter boot. But as we all know this season Uggs have gotten their ultimate upgrade with this over-the-top customization adding a more fashionable and dressy appeal to the easy-to-wear boots. I look forward to the stops and stares I’m sure to receive as I’m “dressed down” in sweats going to class or jeans and a t-shirt running errands with my son in these showstopping Uggs! Until next week Fashionistas & Fashionistos!

XOXO

-The Pink Fashionista!

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“Happy New Year!”

As the New Year approached I began thinking about what my resolution would be this year. I thought about the usual suspects like lose weight, save money, learn a new craft, etc. Instead on the eve of the New Year’s Eve I began thinking about my life since I graduated high school in 2006 (WOAH!). I realized each year of my life since could be dedicated to one or a group of my friends for life-long, unforgettable memories.

Thus, as I began reflecting I decided to make my New Year’s resolution something short, but sweet. My resolution is to LIVE, LAUGH & L♥VE more this year because I realized something so simple is most often overlooked. We spend so much time thinking and watching , instead of living that we let our memories pass us by. So, I encourage you all to pick a New Year’s Resolution that is simple and sweet, but personally fulfilling. Until next time Fashionistas & Fashionistos!

XOXO,
♥The Pink Fashionista!

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