5 quick questions: Wade & Associates

Meet Jen Wade.  

Jen Wade is a Sacramento-based fashion blogger who also moonlights as an environmental consultant. 

Her blog is Wade and Associates (http://wadeassociates.wordpress.com).

She assures me that she is not an off-duty model but just a person who loves fashion very much. It shows. 

She is simply stunning in her easy-going California chic, and you'll find her featured this week on Street Style SACRAMENTO. 

In the meanwhile, enjoy a Rosebud/Wade Q & A:

Q: Who/What inspires you?

A: My mom was a disco cutie and she has always inspired me. I've gotten a lot of great stuff from her closet from the '70s and early '80s that I always wear. Some examples include a denim vest with bronze buttons, gold chain belts, sequin clutches. 

I got the love of fur (including faux fur) from my grandma.

My recent celebrity crush is Alexa Chung. She's a British model/celebrity but you'll see her in American fashion magazines too. She mixes preppy, vintage, rocker pieces and always looks adorable.

Q: What's your favorite food? 

A: I'd kill for some crème brûlée.

Q: Newest style obsession?

A:  It's kind of funny my latest style obsession is not clothes. Big, messy, picked out, wavy hair. My hair is growing out and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I need to find a deep wave styling iron. Store the straightening iron ladies! I've also been picking up skinny belts (easy to find at any thrift store) and still looking for more high-waist jeans.

Q: If you could start a charity, what would it be?

A: A shelter or thrift store/clothing distribution center to help the homeless, particularly single mothers with children and pregnant women. They keep talking about a plan to address homelessness in Sacramento but they keep changing it (read about it here) - so they don't really have a plan. I believe strongly in non-profits and private organizations. The government isn't a reliable source of social services - when the economy tanks or certain parties get elected the services start to disappear.

Q: What fashion magazines do you read? Which one is your favorite?

A:  Harper's Bazaar is the only subscription I have. I pick up different things at Newsbeat like Italian Vogue or Look (a British WEEKLY! http://www.look.co.uk/). I've been disappointed with American Vogue lately - the ads are totally out of control. The Elle Collections books are my absolute favorite. I could look at runway photos all day. I'm getting more of my fashion news from iPhone apps and the Internet these days.

Get your fix of Jen Wade & Associates at her blog on wordpress, or find her on Facebook!
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On another note: Please put Roz in your prayers today for a successful operation and a speedy recovery. As many of you may know, Roz is the brilliant mind and beauty behind the British blog: Clothes Cameras and Coffee, and today she'll be in surgery to treat her scoliosis. My thoughts and prayers are with her family today, and for a safe and successful operation. Get well soon, chica!