Growing up, my mom made a lot of my sister and my clothes. Easter dresses, corduroy overalls for playtime, Halloween costumes, even my prom dress was made by my mom. When my mom was a single career girl in New York, she sewed the majority of her office fashion (and even made a patchwork bedspread… Continue Reading True Fashionista: Erica Bunker Interview
Shirt: c/o Foxcroft | Pants: Tahari | Ascot: Belonged to my Dad | Watch: c/o WatchCo | Bracelets: Nordstrom, had forever, JewelMint | Shoes: MICHAEL Michael Kors “Flex” Some outfits are lost in translation, especially when it’s a rainy day and you have to take your pictures inside and a wet dog decides to shake… Continue Reading Lost in Translation
I can’t imagine wearing boots to a music festival! I saw your post on Inforoo saying you wear them but it seems so hot I plan to wear some TOMS what’s the benefit of boots?-family: I know you’ve been to music festivals before, what do you recommend for shoes? I’ve been to Bonnaroo several times,… Continue Reading Ask Allie: Music Festival Fashion with Boots
Dry shampoo has become a big thing these days. It extends a blow out, protects your color by allowing more time between washings, adds texture and fullness, and colored dry shampoos can hide roots and gray hairs. It seems that every brand has one, and it feels that in the past couple of years I… Continue Reading FOUND! My Holy Grail Dry Shampoo
Kimono Jacket: Tildon | Tee: Old Navy | Jeans: c/o Liverpool Jeans Company | Shoes: Miss Sixty (similar) | Navy bracelets: c/o lifetherapy | Silver cuff, necklaces: random mix I’ve had forever | Earrings: Nordstrom (similar) | Bag: Banana Republic via eBay (similar) | Cute child: Mah Bellay Part of me thought about having the… Continue Reading Distraction
In a previous post, I mentioned how you can replace disposable cotton rounds and cotton balls with reusable rounds. A few of you were interested to hear more about such a product. When I found out I was pregnant, I did a lot of research on healthy ways to rear a child. I learned so… Continue Reading Greening Your Beauty Routine
Top: Talbots c/o Gwynnie Bee | Pants: c/o Lisette L | Necklace: eBay | Bracelets: Nordstrom, JewelMint, old | Watch: c/o WatchCo | Shoes: MICHAEL Michael Kors “Flex” Yesterday I joked with my boss that to balance my non-work appropriate jeans yesterday I would dress super fancy today and he suggested I don my wedding… Continue Reading Orange You Glad?
I hate the idea of changing your style or love of fashion because you’ve hit some age milestone. It’s utterly ridiculous, we don’t lose our personalities at certain ages, why should our style disappear? As I get closer and closer to 40, I’ve been more and more inspired by women in the blogosphere who have… Continue Reading True Fashionista: Interview with Sheila from the Blog Ephemera
Jacket: Rubbish | Tank: Ann Taylor (similar) | Jeans: Gap | Shoes: c/o ECCO | Bracelets: JewelMint, old, c/o lifetherapy | Sunglasses: Gas Station in Kentucky | Watch: c/o WatchCo This morning I decided to make an outfit around my new watch. WatchCo let me pick a watch of my choice, I haven’t worn one… Continue Reading We All Have Those Days