NYFW Autumn/Winter '15

This is an exciting post this week! I was lucky enough to shoot my post for the week at Lincoln Center. My lovely new photographer, Shahnee Naftali, was even luckier and work a few shows, including J. Crew this week. I met her uptown and we shot for today's post!

It was SO COLD outside it was crazy of me to even go there. My hands were numb and the wind was blowing so crazy I lost my hat at least five times. You can tell my face was like frozen and that we just wanted to shoot then bundle up again. It was totally fun though!

I usually head up to Fashion Week every semester. Sadly not to see shows, which is almost impossible most of the time. It takes crazy connections! I like to go to see the street style, which is a runway show in itself. The people that attend go all out every season and hang out around Lincoln Center hoping to photographer's attention. If you're lucky maybe you'll make it in an article about bet street style from fashion week post from Vogue or Marie Claire. I felt so special when two photographers asked to take my picture! It was a great feeling knowing I was stylish enough! My photo will probably be another file crowding their computer, but it's a great experience to have some ask. So many stylish fashionistas plan an outfit for every day of Fashion Week, head out, freeze their butts off and hope for a glimpse of attention. I went one day, in a fairly casual look, so it was a lucky and cool experience. I will continue to scope Fashion Week from the outside until my day comes when I'm invited to a show. Dreams do and will come true!

P.S. If anyone finds my picture somewhere hit a girl up! (lol)

- Mik
Photography by Shahnee Naftali

These Mom Jeans

Recently while work I noticed we had a pair of high rise boyfriend jeans in stock. Now the concept of  high rise boyfriend jeans can be easily simplified to the term mom jeans. There's a difference between regular high rise or natural waist jeans and mom jeans. High/natural rise pants are still tighter, either in the form of skinny or super skinny, while boyfriend jeans are loose and baggy adding high rise to that basically translates to the jeans your mom wore in the 90's. I high recommend these because they are extremely comfortable. They are boyfriend jeans on steroids.
There are so many ways to wear these just like styling other high rise pants. You can wear a cropped shirt, regular length tee, you can layer easily and be super comfy. Boyfriend jeans, especially these, are the key to achieving a loose, edgy, 90s look. The style of the 90s is on trend for fall more then ever and I must say it's a fun and creative style. It's loose, comfy, layered and little dark.
Here I chose to style them simply so you can see the jeans more. I paired it with a cropped sweat from Zara and some Steve Madden booties. Of course it's accessorized with a dark fall lip color.
Try these jeans, mine are from Hollister of course, and get cozy for fall!

P.S I highly suggest not getting your boyfriends opinion on them, he will hate them, I promise.

- Mik
Photography by Megan Madden

Making Mondays Simple

Monday is no one's favorite day of the week. It's the first weekday, you're tired, overwhelmed and overloaded. This Monday, in particular, was my longest (so far). I even changed my outfit four times! I had my outfit all planned, until I spilled all over my pants. I put on a new outfit, went to class and decided I hated this outfit and wanted to cancel shooting with Megan because of it. Since I got out of class early I changed again, but I approached it differently. I said to myself " Mikayla, Monday is already complicated, dress simply today." The fourth time was only because I have to wear certain clothes to work, not as exciting as my accident, hatred and simplicity.
For my simple outfit I went with a Brandy Melville striped crop top, natural waisted Hollister jeans, black flats and a vintage jean jacket purchased at a Brooklyn flee market. Thrift finds are some of the best finds.
No this isn't chic, perfect of particularly eye catching. But it worked for me that day and described how I felt. I think that's a great way to start developing a personal style. Some days I feel more fashionable then others, some times I feel like I have six projects due this week and I'm living in leggings. Whatever it is I feel I try to make it work for me and my style. Sometimes simple is superb.

- Mik
Photography: Megan Madden

First Day #OOTD

Sorry for the few days wait but, there's an awesome reason for it! This is the first post with images from my new partner in crime, Megan Madden! Megan is an amazing photographer here at FIT and a great friend. I'm so pleased and honored to be a team with her now!
Now for the outfit details. Wearing my Forever 21 peplum  top and some Hollister high rise black jeans I created a look that wasn't over done for the first day, but displays my style. I also had a leather jacket from Forever 21 but, it was an extremely hot day! Joining my outfit was a pair of Steve Madden booties and Betsy Johnson backpack.
For my first day I wanted to just be me. If you know me well, I'm often in black and tend to have an edgier style. I dressed that up just a little for day one. My H&M necklace added some texture to the look and the jacket added dimension and shape. I thought of this look was sleek and fun!
It was my first day with a new major, new classmates and professors. I know no longer had my usual photo friends and professors that knew me so well. This gave me a chance to really reinvented myself and focus on my new dreams and goals. I'm so far excited and nervous for this new experience. But that's what college is for right? New experiences? Finding yourself? That's what this semester is all about for me. Taking a break from the camera and working with my hands and creative energy in a new way. I can't wait to share my designs and projects from my Communication Design classes. It's already super interesting and there's so much to start still! Good luck to everyone on your first week of school and always be yourself.
Also welcome back to my red hair!

Photos by: Megan Madden

- Mik