Model Danisha Scott, shot by Adrian Ossington Wilson, makeup by Rodney John, styling by Ano Okera

Height: 5’10″    32-24-37    Size: 2    Shoe: 9

Based in New York

Seeking Representation

Danisha, who hails from Jamaica, is currently in New York checking out acting schools. She is interested in modeling, acting, and singing. If her voice is as memorable as her face, we’ll be seeing her name in lights soon!

Danisha Scott, shot by Adrian Ossington Wilson

Agents, e-mail me if you are interested in Danisha.

Danisha is the lucky winner of this gorgeous white gold necklace from Genevieve Lau (Value – $650):

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Woohoo, I’m officially a “Stylemama”! Fortunately the people over at rebelmom.com do not have spies catching me working in my PJs (ratty, unstylish ones) at my kitchen table right now. They think I dress like this all of the time:

“Stylemama” Jill Johnson on Rebelmom.com

See how I’m leaning on that wall? Hmm, is that a pose or a way of taking the pressure off feet that are used to ballet flats and sneakers? I do actually admit in the interview that if I’m wearing heels, I have ballet flats in my bag. Maybe I don’t come completely clean about how often flip-flops round out my beach chic look. OK, maybe “chic” is a stretch. I better be careful. They might slap up another Stylemama in my place.

The bottom line, my fellow Stylemama wannabes out there, as long as you can clean up nice when you need to and find an outfit that’s free of spit-up and dried Cheerios, you’re doing alright

For tips on juggling work and motherhood plus thoughts on the most age-inappropriate clothing item I own, read the Rebelmom Interview.

Thanks again to my fashionista friends and entrepreneurs, Maria Casabianca at Soma Boutique and Jennifer Lau at Genevievelau.com;  photographer Mindy Veissid; and Joe Fresh for the Ralph Pucci job that brought me into the city at the right time for this shoot.

Next up: J’s Broadway audition for Matilda. Was it like an episode of Dance Moms?…

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In my All Saints Countour Dress

Style savior #1: Maria Casabianca at Soma Boutique.  I dashed into her store (a gem, tucked in Jessica Ryan’s salon by the Westport train station) and told her I had half an hour to find a great outfit that says “stylish working mom.” She pulled a few looks, starting with a black dress by Bobi—simple soft cotton, but cut like couture, beautiful fit (and beautiful price: $100). Done, 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Note to self: Go back when I can browse Soma’s racks at a more leisurely pace and check out the new home section; it was hard not to pick up a few throw pillows on my way out the door.

Style savior #2 (in chronological order; don’t make me pick a favorite): Jennifer Lau, supermom of 5 and creator of the stunning Genevieve Lau Jewelry collection. I got to her house at 3:20, which left a half hour before she had to load up her kids for soccer practice. Well before then, I was bedecked in a “Beijing” necklace, “Chicago with Bling” bracelet, “Sao Paulo” earrings, and a rainbow of “Moscow” rings (they fit perfectly, which must be some kind of sign).

Genevieve Lau “Moscow” Rings

Suddenly my fashion statement went from “Frumpy” to “Fabulous.” Jennifer is like that fairy godmother in Cinderella, I swear.

After a quick stop at Shoes-N-More for a pair of Michael Kors pumps (actually Michael by Michael Kors, but I say a Kors is a Kors, of Kors, of Kors) and some super cute gold ballet flats since I’m a shoe-switcheroo wimpy kinda fashion gal, I made it home by 4:30, packed, sped away from the teary-eyed children (more reasons ballet flats are useful), and caught a 5:30 train to New York.

The bar at the W Hotel looked a lot like a fashion show. In fact, thanks to Rent the Runway, a brilliant business launched by two HBS grads, a closet of frocks from the catwalks stood in the lobby. Aspiring fashionistas can rent a designer outfit for four days for 10% of the price tag (hotel guests get an added 50% off). Good to know, but of course I had no need for their services this trip.

I dressed quickly and raced straight to the main attraction of my night: Joe Fresh’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue.

The New York Flagship Store,                                     510 Fifth Avenue

It’s an awesome store any day of the week, both architecturally and due to what’s on the racks: the cool Canadian brand’s J. Crew-with-an-edge looks (at even better prices). But on Fashion’s Night Out, Joe Fresh morphed from store to museum, presenting The Art of Mannequins: A Fresh Ralph Pucci Retrospective. I was especially excited to see these iconic masterpieces in person, because I did the copywriting for the exhibit. What a fun, fascinating project!

Stay tuned for more on Joe Fresh and Ralph Pucci, including the video that wowed the crowds on Fashion’s Night Out, and maybe for that Stylemama shot of the Bobi dress…

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A petite brunette with luminescent skin, Jennifer Lau strikes me as someone who hasn’t changed much since college, except that between Catholic University of America graduation and now, she’s fit in adventures in Russia and Africa, a career on Wall Street, enough kids for a basketball team, self-reinvention as a fashion stylist, and, as of January, a jewelry line. She gives moms everywhere hope that they can do it all! Even if they can’t (or don’t have this supermom’s energy), they can buy her jewelry and take their soccer-mom uniforms up a notch (or ten) instantly. If you get in on chic, unique Genevieve Lau jewelry soon enough, you may be wearing it before the model crowd catches on and you can call yourself a trendsetter. (Models, tell ‘em you saw it here first!)

Read my article on Jennifer Lau in Westport magazine

Nice bracelet

Los Angeles necklace

Moscow rings

Dubai necklace

Sevilla earrings

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