Allie, I am built similar to you but with wider hips. Short, thick, extremely curvy. I look best in wrap dresses and clothing with a vintage lean, but I don’t feel my best. I wish I had a figure that matched my soul, a soul who feels at home in my denim jacket with leather… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Flatter the Figure or Flatter the Soul?
My life is far calmer with me doing my writing only at certain short periods of time during the week, but it’s like next thing I know a month has gone by and I haven’t written about a super cool experience or a trip, or new things I bought or whathaveyou! So anyway, I went… Continue Reading Rehoboth Weekend Recap Aug 30, 2013
Blouse: Topshop | Pants: Bought at a Street Festival | Flats: MIA | Bracelets: Had Forever, c/o Lifetherapy | Earrings: Argento Vivo When it’s hot and humid, the last thing I want to wear is something structured and form-fitting. I bought this top at Nordstrom and it’s very outside my usual style, but I am… Continue Reading What I Wore: Casbah Casual
Come summer, I feel like an idiot rocking shimmery shadows, high-pigment lips and airbrushed skin. Warm weather is a time when freckles and a flush is apropos, but as I age I find it less possible to achieve a natural “no makeup makeup” look with just a little dab of concealer and tinted lip balm.… Continue Reading Recent Beauty Buys: Creating a Natural “No Makeup” Look
Blouse: MICHAEL Michael Kors | Jeans: NYDJ | Shoes: Born “Myndy” | Bracelet: c/o RocksBox | Rings: Etsy, Vintage via Etsy | Bag: Latico When looking for a link for the black blouse I wore the other week, I found the top in purple and green on sale at Lord & Taylor… and I bought… Continue Reading What I Wore: Purple and Primaries
I wrote a post many moons ago, before Emerson was a twinkle in my eye, where I gave advice to new moms on what to wear. I got mega flack from it. Angry mothers emailed me, left comments, even stopped me on the street to tell me I have no idea what I was talking… Continue Reading Advice, Insomina, and Rachael Ray
Jennifer Aniston in Dior at the UK premiere of the movie, We’re The Millers. I think many of us saw Jennifer Aniston earlier this month in this Dior frock, and I think many of us thought the same thing – pretty woman, pretty dress, but the combination just seemed wrong somehow. I couldn’t completely figure… Continue Reading Learning from Jennifer Aniston: Sticking to and Defining Your Personal Style
I like to be transparent with you here on this blog. I have mentioned before that this blog is for profit – this blog is income for my family to make it possible for one of us to stay home and raise our daughter. I treat this blog as a job – I may make… Continue Reading Making Money as a Blogger
Coat: LOFT via eBay | Tee: Banana Republic (similar) | Jeans: Gap | Shoes: Ivanka Trump “Indicon” | Bag: HOBO the Original (similar) | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban | Watch: c/o WatchCo | Bracelet: Had Forever (similar) | Lipstick: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Lovesick I don’t have a very large closet, but sometimes things… Continue Reading What I Wore: From the Back of the Closet