For the past four seasons I’ve been a permanent fixture at Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach. So I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled I am to take my seat front row next Tuesday where I will be bringing you up to the minute coverage of all the shows. This season also brings some changes such as venue and the inclusion of the COAST Trade Show. Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach will be held at the Miami Botanical Garden on convention center drive instead of last years Lummus Park. Also this year the Go Red for Women show is being presented at the tents on October 2nd.

The Go Red for Women show is a charity fashion show where major celebrities and socialites are used as models and wear red custom designer dresses to benefit Go Red for Women a campaign from the American Heart Association. Designers in the past include Marc Jacobs, Donna Karen, Catherine Malendrino, Michael Kors, Max Azria Atelier and numerous others. Each dress will be auctioned off where 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Go Red for women movement.

Here’s a photo recap of last season.

The second day of shows I flew in from Los Angeles to Miami jet lagged and not feeling well, something about flying commercial from the West Coast to the East Coast always makes me nauseous. Since I took the Red Eye I missed day one, besides it was only one show.

Day 2:

My hair was too long and I didn’t have time to trim it so I pulled it together with some Skinny jeans, a hooded chunky knit sweater to hide my fro and my shoe of choice for last season, the Atlantic City pumps. The Atlantic City pump is a 5inch stiletto with a built in platform.

Jet-Set Junior J. at Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach

Christine Teigen and Jet-Set Junior J. backstage at Fisico by Cristina Ferrari

Day 3:

So I’m never one to pass up a good deal which explains my look for day three. I was at the Gap with Reese and she held up a pair of denim shorts. So I said if they’re under $20 they are mine and they were so I took them, not realizing they were a size 0. Boy did I have fun stretching those non-stretchy shorts while I was in LA. I would wear them over pants or on my knees since I’m so gaunt loosing some pounds was out of the question. I decided to wear the shorts with a graphic tee from French Connection, an MNG by Mango jacket and my Atlantic City’s.

Jet-Set Junior J at the Redbull Lounge during Funkshion

Jet-Set Junior J and Paulina Cassado chatting in between shows

Jet-Set Junior J. on the runway between shows

Day 4:

Day four was a first for me. I remember thinking I need some high waist jeans because that’s what I hadn’t worn before. I found some skinny high waist jeans, paired it with a crisp white short sleeve button down, a little collarless jacket and my shoe du jour.

Jet-Set Junior J. Front Row during Fashion Week

Anchal and Jet-Set Junior J. on the runway

Christine Teigen and Jet-Set Junior J. at Heatherette

Jet-Set Junior J. and Tracy Mourning backstage at Heaterette

Jet-Set Junior J. and Jeff Pickel backstage at Marceau

Its always a challenge finding a great 5inch stiletto that doesn’t look too trashy or hooker-ish so I’m glad that I found three pairs this season. Well maybe two because I swear to you I can’t for the life of me shove my feet in my suede and patent pumps. I wonder if I start binding them now if they will get smaller by next Tuesday? Also this season I’ve stepped my looks a little bit, I’m pushing some serious boundaries and taking some major risks. I can’t give away too many details so you’re just going to stay tunned in for pics.

Marceau Finale