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?
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