My Chicest Friend

         

          Last year at my school I thought that I was the only freshman that truly cared about fashion like I do. And when I say this I'm not trying to offend anyone, when I mean care about fashion I mean basically love everything to do with clothing haha. Well, one day I found out that my good friend Njeri had that same love for fashion that I had. All year we were trying to plan a day were I could come over and take some pictures of her fabulous clothing. And when I say fabulous I mean Faaaaabulous! Finally! today was that day I got to fulfill my dream of seeing Njeris closet!

          My friend Njeri does anything and everything on the stage. From dancing to pageants She does modeling and theater as well. She is absolutely beautiful inside and out and I love her to pieces. Her big thing about clothing is that quality is always better. She has a fairly small closet compared to most but if you dig deep you see that each piece is very good quality, things she loves and wears all the time. "Why buy something if you really don't love it and aren't going to wear it often? Don't buy something just because it's on sale or just because you have the money to buy." says Njeri She is big into saving your money for one expensive thing that you really want, rather than spending it on little cheap things. 

         While I was at her house I went through her clothing and picked out some of my favorite pieces. I have my favorite purse, shoes and clothing. After I did that I decided that we needed a style swap with her clothing. So she styled an outfit for me to wear that she would normally wear. Than I styled an outfit using her clothing of something that I would wear. I think that the pictures and the outfits turned out really well and Njeri and I really hope you enjoy this!!!

 Shoes}

         These are just a few of her amazing shoes. As you can sort of see they are all lined up in the hall. Most of them of tall heels but one of her most worn shoes are her combat boats. The first shoes are my absolute favorite shoes. Black and white polka dot Calvin Klein  with a one strap. They didn't fit me but I tried to take some picture in them for you guys haha.

           The second shoes are simple black pair of heels. I love how the heel is a little more sturdy it would be nice for us girls who are not as experienced in walking in heels. They are a good staple heel because the color does with almost everything.

          The last pair of shoes are these show stopper red heals. I love the detailed strap and the color is perfect! As far as shoes go most of them are from Charlotte Russe. They have cute shoes for a good price.

Clothing}

            Ug I was in heaven you should have seen me looking through all of her amazing clothing. She said that her favorite season to dress for is fall so her best pieces are in that category but I wanted to focus more on summer clothing so I didn't get to show off that side of her wardrobe, maybe next time. Anyway I pulled just a few of her amazing pieces to show you. If you haven't seen already she loves the color black and more neutral colors, though she did tell me she doesn't like pastels. She likes a simple outfit, just a few pieces to keep it looking chic. 

            The first thing I pulled is this coral blouse. It has a great embellished collar that adds so much to the shirt. Later in the post you will see that I paired it with a simple black and white skirt to balance out the bright color. This top would be so cute under a black leather jacket which I'm sure she has done because her leather jacket is her essential shes says.

             The next item I pulled is this simple white dress. I love this dress so much. Its from Express and I swear if they are still making this dress I will go to the factory and pay as much as I need to, to get myself this dress. It's the perfect "little white dress". Recently she wore it to a formal with a leather jacket and some heels. (basically the outfit she put me in for the style swap.)

            Next we have this great orange textured circle skirt. This is a must have in any girls closet. It goes with so much and is so comfy on a hot summer day. I love the fabric of this skirt it feels so expensive which is always great haha.

            The last item I pulled was this floral crop top. I still don't know if I'm one hundred percent sold on the crop top but I now know that Njeri's totally sold on it. We talked about how it's important if you are wearing a crop top to wear something high waisted so you aren't showing so much skin. You have to choose one or the other. Either show your legs and cover the top, or show a little shoulder and back or whatever but cover more on the bottom. If you show too much skin it just looks a little trashy.

           So what's Njeri's favorite piece of her closet? You guessed it, her amazing Express black leather jacket. If you know Njeri at all this will not surprise you. You will also rarely see her without this staple piece. She said it was hard for her when her mom told her that she wasn't allowed to wear a leather jacket in the summer because it's more of a cold weather piece. :) 

Accessories}

         

          As far as accessories go she isn't really into necklaces and earrings but she does love a staple purse. She has this one purple cross body that is apsultly adorable. She wears it to school, the store, shopping everywhere. Even though it isn't a neutral color it really does go with so many outfits! She really doesn't have many bags but to me this is her signature along with her black leather jacket.

Style Swap}

       Isn't she gorgeous? Yeah well if you couldn't tell already she is a model! I wanted her to wear this shirt cause it really popped out to me. I love this color on her I think it really pops! The skirt really balances the top. The embroidery on the top of the skirt ties in the purse and the top really nicely. Speaking of the the purse, as you can see it goes with so much! The shoes like I said before go with so many outfits including this one! Overall I would definitely wear this outfit and I think it looks great on her!!

Style Swap #2}

        

        Of course I was so excited when she told me she was putting me in her white dress. She loves this white dress with her leather jacket, her Calvin Klein shoes and her purple bag. I love this outfit so much. It's more edgy then my everyday style. But I love how these items go together. She told me that normally with this outfit she would wear a bright lip stick and a high pony tail so that's what I did. 

          Overall I had so much fun with Njeri and I'm so happy how everything turned out. Her style is very edgy and chic and that's why I call her my chicest friend.