These days it can be confusing when trying to dress for the office. With retailers showing “secretary” dresses that hardly cover one’s behind, painted-on pants paired with blazers, and cleavage-baring blouses with suits, you wonder what actually is acceptable these days. Add to this a sweltering hot summer, and one could easily stray in the… Continue Reading Summer Sartorial Rules for Corporate America
Jacket: PaytonPants: c/o Lisette LTee: LOFTShoes: Jessica Simpson (similar) My hair has jet lag. A week in South Carolina, a week home, a long weekend in Kentucky and back to the DC are and it doesn’t know whether to be curly or straight, frizzy or flat. If you can believe it, today is better than… Continue Reading Friday: Black and White and Teal All Over
Oh Nordstrom, I just can’t quit you! Great selection, phenomenal customer service, and awesome deals such as your Anniversary Sale! I have a Nordstrom Card so I had early access to the sale but restrained myself, only getting a few more pairs of Hanky Panky Retro High-Waist Thongs and this skirt, but here’s some items… Continue Reading Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: What I’m Loving
I really like how you look in the Lands End green dress, but it looks skimmy and I’m wondering if you have some undergarment suggestions. I usually have to wear some kind of bike shorts type thing (ah, chafing!) under dresses and skirts. However, the kinds I have often have the subsequent problem of waistband… Continue Reading Ask Allie: All About Undergarments
While I have attended Bonnaroo several times, I had yet to attend a city-based music festival like Forecastle. Unlike Bonnaroo where you camp on the same grounds as the music festival, you have to stay offsite with Forecastle. We chose to stay at The Galt House, which was less than a half mile from the… Continue Reading Music Festival Recap: Forecastle
This is the second in a series about my experience at the Forecastle Music Festival. I already wrote about what I wore, I will also be writing a festival recap. For my first Bonnaroo, I purchased the Kelty “Tecate” hydration pack. I wanted something small that would fit pretty much between my shoulder blades, and… Continue Reading What’s In My Bag: Forecastle Edition
This is the first in a series about my experience at the Forecastle Music Festival. Additional posts will be about what I carried in my bag, and the festival itself. This weekend I attended the Forecastle Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The festival was over three days, we were staying in a hotel less than… Continue Reading Forecastle Music Festival – What I Wore
One of the best things about blogging g is the friends you make, and one of the most dear of friends I have made from this journey is Sally McGraw. Sal offers personal style advice and body image inspiration at Already Pretty, and each post she has gives me food for thought. I have always… Continue Reading Giveaway: Already Pretty Book
A little late coming, but here’s some pictures my husband took from our vacation the other week to South Carolina. Not a ton, because we focused on relaxing and living in the moment instead of behind the camera! Emerson made new friends Can you see the family resemblance? My first cousin (from my dad’s side)… Continue Reading Vacation Recap