When asked where I get my fashion inspiration, nine times out of ten I will say “Street Style.” Before working as a stylist, I spent some time working as a trend forecaster. For trend forecasters, Street Style is our main form of research. Personal style is so interesting and I love seeing how others put […]
Jacklyn.Lune
For months I’ve been following Ashley aka @jacklyn.lune, a Jersey City native fashion blogger and mental health advocate on Instagram. Her daily posts combine fashion and inspirational quotes that help uplift her followers (including myself). Ashley also helps raise awareness of Anxiety Disorders by sharing her daily personal struggles and triumphs. Ashley is an extremely […]
Let Us Prosper Jersey City
There are a few street wear brands coming out of our fine city that are putting Jersey City on the map in the fashion world; Faded Royalty, MBS, Chilltown Collective, Modest Mind (there are more I am for sure forgetting) and the newest in the game, Let Us Prosper. It makes me so proud to […]
Mackienzie King
Mackienzie King is a force to be reckoned with, I give her a year before she becomes a Jersey City legend. We found each other on social media a few months ago and immediately connected. Mackienzie is 24 years young and has more experience under her belt than most of us…she is a talented clothing/graphic […]
5thMindset
Fabian, aka 5thMindset is an extremely talented local photographer, his Instagram feed is one of my favorites. He shoots everything from fashion, landscape, sexy models and my favorite are his artistic shots. His photos are raw and he really captures that moment in time. I picked him up from his apartment in the Greenville area […]
DJ Robcast
I met DJ Robcast at the “I AM Inspired” panel I was a part of at Art House. He is best friends with Hayoner, stylish peep, entrepreneur and curator at the Sneaker Room on Central Ave. DJ Robcast is one stylish dude, I feel weird comparing him to a celebrity since he clearly has his […]
Sneaker Styles
It’s been a while since my last fashion post, so I figured I would go easy on all my readers and keep it simple for this holiday Friday (passover/easter). As much as I love getting dolled up in a dress or a cute girly outfit, I am actually most comfortable in street wear. Growing up […]
Jen Twice
I first heard about “Jen Twice” when I interviewed Hayoner and Jeff from Sneaker Room. They had told me that Jen was the queen of all things sneakers and I knew it was only a matter of time before I got her as a “Stylish Peep”.. About a week ago I went back to visit the […]
Designer Boyz
A few months ago, I heard about Designer Boyz…. I checked out a few of their YouTube videos and for a split second thought I was listening to an old Cash Money Millionaire record. I couldn’t believe they were from Jersey City. Generally speaking, there aren’t that many Hip Hop groups around, and to see […]
Sneaker Room
A few weeks ago I met with David, the District Manager of Central Ave SID to have lunch at Cafe Rumba (post coming soon) on Central Ave in The Heights. He was telling me about different cool stores that I should check out… namely Sneaker Room, the mecca for sneaker collectors. Sneaker Room has over […]
Street Fame
Photography by Greg Pallante A few months ago I found the most stylish/bad ass female barber on Instagram; Lady Jaekutz who I wanted to be my next “Stylish Peep” and she so happens to work at Street Fame, a barbershop on Newark ave. It’s been a minute (a month) since my Virile Barbershop post which was […]
Strip
It’s been a while since I posted a Hip Hop dance video so let’s take a break from the vintage fashion world and bring it back to the streets… or in this case the bedroom. Chris Brown is not my favorite person but I do really like this track, my class especially really feels this […]
Skater Styles
If you read my 660 Ramp post you all know I don’t know how to skate unfortunately. I look like I do though right? For months now I’ve known about the junk spot and have been wanting to go check it out. My friend and photographer Chris Capaci hooked it up; a fashion photo shoot […]
Cash and Cream
A few weeks after starting Chicpeajc, a former co-worker sent me a flyer to a Cash and Cream event at The Dopeness. I was unable to attend but immediately checked out their website. I absolutely adored their clothes! Cash and Cream is edgy, fierce and sexy and they have amazing pieces that would look good […]
Street Styles: Camo
Since launching CHICpeaJC you’ve only seen my work/schoolgirl/summer styles.… The thing is, I am most comfortable in my Street Styles! Which is jeans, hats, kicks and some dope accessories…. back in the day my uniform used to be baggy jeans, tanks, and wrist bands…. I basically dressed like the girl version of Eminem…. In this […]