photos by Obi Okere 

The Look: Mango faux leather jacket / ShopRoxx dress (get 20% off with discount code 201JOY) or here’s another great choice / Corso Como booties (these ones from Balenciaga are on sale) / Khirma Eliazov clutch / H&M necklace / Betsey Johnson bracelet / Urban Outfitters shades (one of my FAVES)

Hair: my new line of hair extenssions, CurlSistas Hair! I’m wearing the Adaeze Kinky Curl in 16 and 18 inch

Lips: Vino lipliner by MAC + Cherry Bomb lipstick by Wet + Wild

This year, I got bored of pretty, glittery party dresses and decided to go edgy. The results were awesome. I threw on my fave Mango faux leather biker jacket, a ShopRoxx dress, black booties and was good to go. 

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Two items I’m diggin’ this holiday season:

ebay has a Holiday Collective limited edition collection of super chic power banks to charge your iphone/ipad, android and blackberry! Designers: Badgley Mischka, Nicole Miller, Pamela Love, Suno, Trina Turk and Thakoon lent their designs to this adorable charger and I’m obsessed. I have the one by Pamela Love. Today is your LAST CHANCE to purchase for only $25 : )

I remember when Teen Vogue came out with their first edition of the Teen Vogue Handbook. I was a fashion industry newbie, trying to learn all that I could about the various careers. Needless to say, this book inspired the heck out of me to become a stylist, writer and now entrepreneur (with my hair extensions line, CurlSistas Hair). Now, Teen Vogue has a sick new updated version and I was able to get my hands on it before it launched. It’s amazing and I think it’ll be a great gift for someone you know who’s looking to get into the industry. Get it here.

xo.Joy.