Jacket: Buffalo by David Bitton | Tee: Lands’ End Canvas | Skirt: The Limited (similar) | Tights: Nordstrom | Booties: Miss Sixty (similar) Leather, stripes, and blue with black… these are a few of my favorite things! Did I need this jacket? No. Is this jacket a bit too tight right now? Yes. Do I… Continue Reading Monday: A Few of My Favorite Things
I usually find issue with office attire advice from fashion magazines and websites. While the editors have the best intentions, they are so far removed from traditional office environments they can’t truly understand the needs and dress codes of their readers. What works at Hearst Media rarely will work at the corporation in town or… Continue Reading Realistic Ways to Rock Sequins for Day
Dear Allie, any suggestions for a stay at home mom’s capsule wardrobe? I left the workforce two years ago when my second child was born and I have a terrible wardrobe of cocktail dresses and stained sweatpants and never seem to have the right thing to wear anywhere. While most days are spent in comfortable… Continue Reading Ask Allie: SAHM Capsule Wardrobe
It’s funny, sometimes the outfits I put together that I love the most are the ones that receive the fewest comments. And of course, the outfits I don’t really feel are often the ones that you all adore. I went through all my outfits from 2012 (all 154 of them!) and these are my very… Continue Reading My Year in Outfits Dec 28, 2012
Blazer: Limited (similar) | Skirt: eBay | Necklaces: eBay | Bracelets: Ann Taylor, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Nordstrom | Shoes: VC Signature | Coat: Thrifted (similar) | Lipstick: Revlon Matte “In the Red” It’s the little things that make a day great. Wearing a grown-up tutu to work, finding that tube of matte red lipstick that… Continue Reading Thursday: The Little Things
Dress: c/o Dress Empire Tights: Nordstrom Booties: Miss Sixty (similar) Thanks to Dress Empire, I am totally ready for the holidays, no need now to shop for New Years Eve dresses! I took this Shail K dress to Key West with me, thinking it would be fun with some black strappy sandals, but decided to… Continue Reading Dressing for the Holiday Party Season
Hey folks, just checking in from the suburbs of DC where we are faring quite well. While the lights flickered a few times yesterday evening, we kept power through the whole storm and my closet is still intact! However with the super saturated ground, a wind advisory, and our home surrounded by big old trees… Continue Reading Storms and Sartorial Decisions
When you link to my blog on a forum… I come to see what the conversation is about. Sometimes it’s folks discussing my personal style, sometimes it’s a debate on a topic I wrote about, more often than not it’s one person asking for advice and others offering it and using my blog as a… Continue Reading Lighten Up!
Each year I clear my calendar for when Virgin Mobile FreeFest tickets are available. It’s a mad scramble using my SmartPhone, multiple browsers, and Facebook but I usually score at least a pair. And each year, something comes up where I end up not going. This year I didn’t score tickets… but I actually attended!… Continue Reading Music Festival Recap: Virgin Mobile FreeFest