I have a cowgirl ball to attend soon. I live in Texas and think I may need to add cowboy boots to my wardrobe. However my style is more classic and ladylike (think Talbots, Ann Taylor) and have a hard time doing “cowboy”. Can you recommend something for this cowgirl ball plus how to add… Continue Reading Ask Allie: How to Style Cowboy Boots
Jacket: Mural | Tank: Lands’ End | Pants: Ann Taylor (similar) | Shoes: Nine West | Necklace: MYHABIT | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff (similar) If you follow me on Instagram you know I wore this outfit Thursday night. I was asked by the Junior League of Washington DC to style two looks for their spring fashion… Continue Reading What I Wore: Tux Time
Now that blogging has become mainstream, friends ask far more questions about the business of blogging. I figure if they have these questions I bet a lot of you do too, so I am going to have a series answering them. Blogging can be a pretty hush-hush business, lots of negotiations, networking, and competition to… Continue Reading Fashion Bloggers and Free Clothes
I’m a doodler. Look at my work notebooks and my paper planner and you’ll see squiggles, boxes, and flowers in the margins. My tattoo is of a swirl design I have been doodling since high school; that doodle I used to draw as a teenager on friends’ jeans and jackets with fabric markers and they… Continue Reading Friday Favorite: Adult Coloring Books
When writing this post, I could NOT get this jingle out of my head, but with the revised lyrics, “style like a pump, looks like a sneaker.” For it’s true, this spring sneakers have become THE hot shoe and their purpose goes way past the gym or tennis court. The street sneaker trend started last… Continue Reading Spring Shoe Trends: Style Like a Pump, Looks Like a Sneaker
I just read a piece on a American school for what should be a defunct trade. Nay, an art. The North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking teaches new craftsmen building and repairing watches in the Swiss tradition. We’re talking about those timepieces you put on your wrist and marvel at their heft, wondering what could… Continue Reading Fashion Undressed: Attention to Detail
Dress: Plenty by Tracy Reese | Shoes: Miss Sixty (similar) | Bracelets: Coin Collection, c/o Lifetherapy, Rebecca Minkoff, c/o LiveTheLook | Earrings: Argento Vivo (similar) In the shade, this was a bit chilly but in the sunshine it was nice. I’m enjoying the pockets of real spring weather we’re having, though I did NOT enjoy… Continue Reading What I Wore: Springtime Dreamin’
This is the time of year when I am at my largest. Shorter spans of daylight, holidays full of fattening goodies, and plenty of ice and snow to scare my arm into perma-hibernation takes its toll on the body. I’ve made a few purchases to fill in a couple gaps in this current size (a… Continue Reading Recent Purchases: Shopping Fails and Wins, Wardrobe Edition
I didn’t have many long-standing female relationships during my school years. Sure I had plenty of besties, but things always faded away or crashed and burned royally. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing relationship with my sister who I have considered my best friend even when we were younger, but I never… Continue Reading Friday Favorite: My Penny Bracelet from Coin Collection