Ball on a Budget, Obsessions

Obsessions| Giuseppe Zanotti F/W ’13-’14 & S/S 2014

I’ve always been a huge fan of Giuseppe Zanotti Design. Super opulent, super sexy, super fabulous! His designs are always recognizable, unique and worn by the most famous celebs. I have been absolutely obsessing over the two most recent collections by the designer: F/W 2013-2014 and S/S 2014. I’ve been posting pictures of the designs on my Instagram and got a major response from my followers.

These shoes are definitely luxurious and come with a hefty price tag. Most shoes from the Giuseppe Zanotti Design house are more than $1000. So I decided to look for some Giuseppe Zanotti inspired designs at a better price point! Most of these are from River Island (www.riverisland) and Heels.com which honestly has the most amazing shoes ever!!! These styles have the same design, embellishments and sexiness the Giuseppe Zanotti designs have and will make you feel expensive without spending a fortune!

I hope you guys found this helpful and let me know if you’d like me to find more dupes and similar styles of designer collections you love! xx

 

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Style Inspirations, Uncategorized

Style Inspiration| Aztec Prints & Chains ft. Me :)

Top: Foreign Exchange

Skirt: Heavenly Couture

Clutch: Foreign Exchange

Shoes: Love D (Similar below)

Below are the prices of the items in this Style Inspiration & a similar shoe to the one I wore! 🙂 xx

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Uncategorized, What I Wore

What I Wore: Fleming’s Steakhouse

Top: Forever 21 (last year)

Skirt: bebe

Bag: Michael Kors

Shoes: bebe

If you like this outfit and would like to see more like or would like me to put together an outfit using something you have please leave a comment 🙂 xx

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Instagram: @thejblack

Twitter: @themsblack

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Style Inspiration | LaLa Anthony in Michael Kors at the CFDA & Vogue Fashion Fund Celebration

LaLa Anthony is becoming one of my favorite fashionistas as of late. Her style has really evolved with the evolution of her career and personal life ….in a good way (side-eye to Miley Cyrus). I love this Michael Kors dress on her, the top tank like shape fits her so snug and the asymmetrical skirt with the train adds just enough “wow factor”. I like the choice of all black… of course but the texture of the skirt makes the choice of color less drab. Her shoes from Jimmy Choo are absolutely stunning and I am also a huge fan of her “Seafoamyteal” nail polish. She was definitely a hit at the CFDA & Vogue Fashion Fund. xx

To connect:

Instagram: @thejblack

Twitter: @themsblack

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How to Wear|The LBD: Little Blue Dress

 The Little Blue Dress is not a standard like the Little Black Dress is at the moment but it is definitely gaining momentum as Blue becomes a hot color for the Fall and Winter. A Little Blue Dress can give you things your Black dress cannot. It can be classic yet electric, shocking yet appropriate, fun yet sophisticated. Blue is a color that says “I’m a vibrant chick but I’m also a lady”…just the right amount of “POW!” without being an eyesore. Blue is also a great color for many different occasions (I’m actually considering it for the bridesmaids dress color for my non-existent wedding HA!). Below are 4 different occasions/ways to wear a Little Blue Dress! Hope you find this helpful!xx

 

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Instagram: @thejblack

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Style Inspiration| Ciara at the People’s Choice Awards Nominations | 11.5.13

Ciara is always on top of her game and her outfit at the People’s Choice Awards Nominations on November,5, 2013 showed exactly why! The girl knows she has some killer legs! She opted for a very short Anthony Vaccarello designed skirt with a V-shaped hemline, a simple black blouse with a deep V neckline, an oversized blazer-jacket with chunky embellishments and Guiseppe Zanotti peep toe heeled sandals. Her face looked absolutely gorgeous with her sultry brown smoky eye and nude lip. Love, Love, Love it! She looked sexy but very chic. I liked how she showed off her legs but covered up with the oversized blazer. And the shoes are killllleeerrrrr.

Below are similar items to the ones Ciara wore at lower price points 🙂 and where to get them. xx

If you want to connect with me:

Instagram: @thejblack

Twitter: @themsblack

Visit my websites:

http://www.missmodeincorporated.com

http://www.cheaprunway.com (online store)

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BOUTIQUE SPOTLIGHT | HEAVENLY COUTURE

HEY GUYS! SO, I KNOW WE ALL LOVE DESIGNER CLOTHING. WE ALL WISH WE COULD JUST WALK INTO CHANEL AND PULL ANYTHING WE WANT OFF OF THE DISPLAY AND WALK TO THE REGISTER LIKE A G (OR AT LEAST I DO). UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE MANY GIRLS IN THEIR 20’S, I AM STILL TRYING TO GET ON MY FEET FINANCIALLY SO A $4,000 CHANEL OR A $300 SHIRT FROM ALEXANDER WANG IS OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE. THEREFORE, I AM OFTEN SHOPPING WITH A HIGH/LOW BUDGET IN MIND. I WILL SPLURGE A LITTLE MORE AT SAY A BCBG, BEBE OR ZARA AND SNEAK IN LESS PRICEY ITEMS TO STAY WITHIN MY BUDGET. SO, I WAS SHOPPING IN OLD TOWN PASADENA AND I HAD JUST LEFT ZARA. I WALKED FURTHER DOWN COLORADO BLVD. AND SAW A SIGN THAT SAID “EVERYTHING IS $16”.. SO I WALKED CLOSER TO THE STORE. THEY HAD A COUPLE SIGNS ADVERTISING THIS $16 PRICE POINT. THEY DEFINITELY HAD MY ATTENTION. I TOOK A PEEK INSIDE AND THE CLOTHES WERE … DARE I SAY IT… CUUUUUUTTTTEEEE. I IMMEDIATELY RAN TO A SALES ASSOCIATE AND ASKED HER IF THIS WAS A PROMOTION THAT WOULD END SOON.. GET THIS.. SHE SAID NO… EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS $16 (WOAH!). I TOOK A QUICK LAP AROUND THE STORE.. SOOO MANYYYY CUUUTTTEE THHHIIINNGGGSSS. LEATHER SKATER SKIRTS, AZTEC PRINT MIDI SKIRTS, COLORED JEGGINGS, PRINTED JEGGINGS, PRINTED MAXIS, CROPPED SWEATSHIRTS, LEATHER EMBELLISHED SHIRTS, DEMIN SHIRTS, HOUNDSTOOTH TROUSERS… I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON…. AND ON.. SO MANY OPTIONS AT SUCH A GREAT PRICE POINT. DEFINITELY MORE OF A TRENDY VIBE GOING ON IN HERE BUT NEVERTHELESS A FABULOUS STORE. I WOULD OPT FOR THIS STORE VS. A FOREVER 21 BECAUSE OF THE PRICE POINT AND BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE A MILLION OF THE SAME SHIRT. HEAVENLY COUTURE GAVE ME SO MUCH LIFE AND I WILL BE SHOPPING THERE VERY SOON! xx

LOCATION:

36 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101

(THEY HAVE MORE LOCATIONS)

WEBSITE:

http://www.heavenlycouture.com/ (CHECK OUT THEIR ONLINE STORE ;))

TO CONNECT:

INSTAGRAM: @THEJBLACK

TWITTER: @THEMSBLACK

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WELCOME TO THE SHOPAHOLIC | LOS ANGELES

WELCOME TO THE SHOPAHOLIC | LOS ANGELES !! THIS MY FIRST BLOG… I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE ONE BUT I COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT. IT FINALLY HIT ME MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO THAT I SHOULD WRITE A BLOG ABOUT MY SHOPPING ADVENTURES (DUH!). I FIND AMAZING LITTLE PLACES TO SHOP ALL THE TIME AND I ALWAYS THINK… I NEED TO TELL SOMEONE ABOUT THIS PLACE! SO THAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS BLOG. EVERYTHING SHOPPING … AND NOT JUST ANY SHOPPING… LA SHOPPING!

JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MYSELF… MY NAME IS JESSICA AND I AM A PERSONAL SHOPPER HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I AM A SOCAL NATIVE (WHOOP WHOOP!) AND I ATTENDED THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING IN LA A YEAR AGO. AFTER GRADUATING I STARTED MY OWN PERSONAL SHOPPING FIRM (MISSMODE INCORPORATED) AND I AM ALSO LAUNCHING AN ONLINE BOUTIQUE LATER THIS MONTH SO MY LIFE IS CRAZY BUSY!! I WILL DEFINITELY MAKE TIME TO DOCUMENT MY SHOPPING ADVENTURES & HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FIND THIS BLOG HELPFUL AND ENTERTAINING!

IF YOU’D LIKE TO CONNECT FOLLOW ME ON:

INSTAGRAM | @THEJBLACK

TWITTER | @THEMSBLACK

&& VISIT MY WEBSITES

WWW.MISSMODEINCORPORATED.CO

WWW.CHEAPRUNWAY.COM (ONLINE STORE) LAUNCHING 11.30.13

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