shirt | skirt | bag Shirt: Lands’ End (14) | Skirt: Etsy | Bag: Topshop | Earrings: Bought at a music festival With my broken toe, my daily work wardrobe has gotten mundane, but maxi dresses and skirts are a way to add fun while still wearing my roomy sensible flat shoes. I’m surprised at…
Nordstrom asked me to share the NIC+ZOE Spring collection and I had no problem saying yes. In the past year, NIC+ZOE has become a favorite brand for me to recommend because of its blend of classic styling and incorporating trends, its reasonable price for the quality, and it’s broad selection of sizes and lengths. I…
I usually write about music in my monthly newsletter, but life has been really hectic, the newsletter is overdue, and well, music is just too much fun right now to wait. I always love this time of year for new music – the weather is warming, people are getting into the mindset of outdoor concerts…
Pants: c/o JAG Jeans (14) | Tee: J. Crew Factory (XL) | Jacket: J. Crew Factory (XL) | Boots: Nadelle Chelsea Boot c/o Vionic | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban | Bag: Rough & Tumble Bags | Necklace: Etsy | Silver cuff: Had forever (similar) | Beaded Bracelet: c/o Joseph Nogucci This is the denim jacket and tee…
Not too long ago, MORE Magazine shuttered after almost two decades. Claiming the recession and advertising challenges in the luxury marketplace, Meredith Corp. ended this publication, laying off around 30 individuals. Over the years, More has changed its demographic to appeal to women in their 30s instead of those over 40, and also switched to…
As you know, my husband is a professional photographer and has a couple fancy Canon DSLRs and lots of fancy looking lenses and stuff. I’m scared to touch any of it – it’s expensive, it’s heavy, and I have no photography skills. Some people have a black thumb for gardening, I have a black shutter…
Well it’s perfectly lovely for me to make a collage and tell you how about my real-life capsule wardrobe… but isn’t it better to actually see the clothes being worn, mixed and matched? If you’re not following me on Instagram now is a good time as I am showing my outfits almost every day, mentioning…
This morning I went to put on my black sweater from my real-life capsule wardrobe and as I slipped my hand into the sleeve my finger caught on a thread. Next thing I knew, the whole side seam of the sweater unraveled and I had a gaping hole armpit to hem. When I wrote about…
Hi Alison, I love your capsule collection posts but I find myself struggling with the idea in my own closet. I work in a fairly conservative office and though I don’t have to wear suits every day, I feel like I have 2 wardrobes – work and weekend. Do you have any advice for those…