Teal blue scoop tee from Gap, black ponte round-neck jacket from Banana Republic Outlet, Dark stretch denim “The Flirt” bootcut jeans from Old Navy, leopard peeptoe heels from BCBGirls, faux gold and tortoise shell necklaces from beach boutiques, gold hoops from Claire’s, gold bangles from Ralph Lauren. Hair is second day – I did run… Continue Reading Friday: Oct 12, 2007
Okay, so I love my red Maggy London dress from Nordstrom and I know ya’ll do too. It’s good for work, a night out, a wedding, most anything dependent on shoe and accessory choice. I walk into Subway and teens compliment me, head to the mall and Ladies Who Lunch ask me what designer made… Continue Reading My Red Dress?
Bad Allie. No pictures. So I got up early and ironed my two button-down shirts. Then I decided to go all Tracy Turnblatt on my hair and iron it as well. I used to do this in college and high school – the setting below wool on completely dry hair. Bend at the ironing board,… Continue Reading Thursday, First Week of October
In college, the majority of my wardrobe came from thrift stores. It was the grunge age, and every woman’s attire for the campus bars was a fitted baby tee, some baggy vintage jeans with a flannel around the waist. Oh, and of course a well-loved pair of Doc Martens or chunky black Steve Madden loafers.… Continue Reading Tips to Improve your Thrift Store Shopping Experience
What if every blog wrote about the same topic on the same day? what impact would it have? What change could us bloggers make? This coming Monday, October 15th, join me and over 10,000 bloggers and write about the same topic – the environment. It’s a topic that we’re all talking about, and many of… Continue Reading 2007 Blog Action Day
Ah, nothing is better than stating aloud your feelings – if they are not positive for some reason, admitting them causes them to go sunny. I woke up on the right side of the bed and decided to get a bit creative with my clothing. Purple merino sweater dress from Goodwill. Yeppers you read that… Continue Reading Wednesday
Considered titling this, “Feeling Funky” but I like the day titles – keeps me on track and easy to reference. But this time of year always leaves me feeling a bit off whack – a bit tired, a bit discombobulated, a bit out of it. Usually a morning person, I find in September and October… Continue Reading Tuesday
Red matte jersey dress from Maggy London, black croco peeptoe heels from BCBGirls, gold bangles from Ralph Lauren. Hair is second day, some added Jonathan Silky Dirt, that’s about it. Makeup is L’Oreal True Match concealer in W4-5, Clinique Supermoisture Makeup in Ivory, Cargo Matte BeachBlush in Tenerife, Revlon ColorStay shadow quad in Neutral Khakis… Continue Reading Monday
Saturday I went to yoga as usual (black ProSpirit yoga pants, blue American Apparel tee), then picked up my sister from the Metro and headed to the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Huzzah! The day was hot and humid and I know the Ren Fest is a place where you walk a lot, get sweaty, accidentally spill… Continue Reading This Weekend in October