As you know I recently asked all of you for advice on redoing our home office. It has been the sore thumb in our house, and we weren’t really sure where to start, especially when it came to choosing paint. Thanks to your suggestions and the ease of choosing paint and colors with Glidden® paint, we… Continue Reading My Updated Home Office with Glidden Paint
Dear More Magazine, I love you, and I’m one of your biggest champions. As a woman who loves style but could be the mother of many of the models in Lucky Magazine, I appreciate More for featuring articles and models that I can relate to. However, a web article you shared yesterday on Twitter disappointed… Continue Reading On Outdated Style Rules and More Magazine
How do you go about making a ‘wish list’ for each season? I’m at a loss as to how to kick it off. In fact, I’m not even sure what I want. I know what I like when I see it but I don’t know that I can conjure it up in my head first.… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Creating a Wardrobe Wish List
Tee: Leith (similar) | Skirt: Ann Taylor | Shoes: Miss Sixty (similar) | Necklace: eBay (similar) | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff (similar) I got a TON of wear out of my Ann Taylor maxi skirt in the past year, but I regretted purchasing it in a Large Regular. It has grown with each wear so much… Continue Reading What I Wore: Impulse Buy
I work in a corporate office as a call center representative. My office has a business casual dress code, but we took the last two months off and were just casual. I was very excited about this, because I can wear t-shirts – specifically band t-shirts. Alas, casual months is coming to an end. Is… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Band Tees and Business Casual
I love the look of boyfriend jeans, but I am 65. Am I too old to carry off this look, or is there a way to make them look age appropriate? I am fit and lean, but I am not ashamed of my age and do not wish to look as though I am dressing… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Too Old for Boyfriend Jeans?
Top: ASOS Curve c/o Gwynnie Bee | Skirt: Halogen (similar) | Leather Bracelet: “Pilar” c/o Lulu Avenue | Shoes: Miss Sixty (similar) | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff (similar) | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban I’m quoting Diana Vreeland because I feel a bit like a trend salad today, but I honestly don’t care. This top came in my latest… Continue Reading What I Wore: Nice Splash of Paprika
The danger of reading blogs is you end up buying things you never thought you needed or wanted. Thanks to this piece on The Cut, I went on a search for a metallic pencil skirt, and found one. I got the silver ASOS one featured below but unfortunately my size is now out of stock. … Continue Reading Styling a Metallic Pencil Skirt I Don’t Even Own Yet…
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?