Outfit Formula Series #1
Over the next few weeks as we head into the holiday season I am excited to show you some of my favorite outfit formulas. Not only do I want to empower you to get dressed throughout the tireless busy season, I want to inspire you to get outside of your comfort zone and maybe try something new. Whatever your style may be, as long as you grasp a few simple formulas you can easily rotate your clothes and come up with some really good outfits. All you have to do is put your spin on it, ie color, pattern, personality and styling!
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I said no to the coat
Last week I popped into TJ Maxx for towels and in true Ali fashion, I managed to find myself shopping for…myself. Inventory was GOOD that day, so I did what I usually do and put everything I liked into my car, which feels kind of like adding to my cart online. I never hold back during this phase, I just add what speaks to me. I highly recommend. I found this pretty killer quilted coat with a removable shearling collar by Sanctuary. It was a light to medium weight coat, but still very warm. Loved the color, loved the pop of shearling and loved how it looked without the shearling collar, too! Into my cart it went.
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Me and chocolate brown
Call it espresso or chocolate, dark brown is one of my favorite trends this season. As a forever lover of all shades of brown, I am very happy that chocolate brown is getting the attention it deserves because it’s a classic!
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VB Trunk Show Round up
The Veronica Beard trunk show is like Christmas morning in Alexandria, Virginia. Every fall, one of my favorite local boutiques, The Hive, carries Veronica Beard pieces on the reg but for a limited time each fall they carry EXTRA pieces (also known as a trunk show) so customers can try everything on in person and buy at a 20% discount!!!
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Office Capsule: Pull-On Flare
It’s not often that I come across a pant that looks amazing on different body types. Similarly, it’s rare to see black pants that aren’t boring. And I think we can all agree that it’s hard to find a pair of pants that are both comfortable and polished. Well, the perfect pants have arrived and found their way into my office capsule! Meet the Apiece Apart Rene Pull-On Pant.
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Office Capsule: Wide Leg
Next up in the office capsule is the wide leg pant. There are a couple things to consider when you’re searching for the perfect pant, so let’s get right to it!
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Office Capsule: Pencil Skirt
Let’s continue the conversation with the pencil skirt. Not just any pencil skirt, but the slightly longer pencil skirt that sits effortlessly at your natural waist. I found a good one and I’m going to walk you through the reasons why I bought it and added it to the office capsule, but I will also share why it’s good for stuff outside of the office!
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Office Capsule: Balloon Skirt
Part 1: The Balloon Skirt
My process of discovering interesting pieces never had the words behind it until I decided to make personal styling my job. Now it feels like all I do is explain to clients why something does or does not work based on a few key elements. The balloon skirt contains all of the factors of what catches my eye in a killer piece. Let’s run through these elements and hopefully you can start to drum up your very own capsule!
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Creating the office capsule
Every August I get that fall fashion reset feeling. You know what I’m talking about. My heart says “cozy” and my head says “it’s too hot”. This inner struggle continues until around the end of October. To complicate things even more, many of us have to get dressed for work.
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How to Style Bermuda Shorts
A few years ago I asked my seamstress to chop up my mom’s retro 80’s suit into a pair of Bermuda shorts. Sadly, I recently parted with them because they were so tight around my waist, but they were so killer. I’m finding that there are a few trends circulating that I have always loved, which makes me think they are less a trend and more of a classic piece. Bermuda shorts fall into that category for me.
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Summer capsule packing
When I was a little girl, my mom would have me roll up each of my thoughtfully curated outfits and place them into a labeled (by the day) gallon sized ziplock bag. I’d stack the bags into my giant suitcase and we’d be off to our destination. This process was super organized and thought out, but it was definitely not the most space-effective, and I strongly remember a sense of feeling disappointed when I pulled out a ziplock bag of pre-styled clothes that I didn’t feel like wearing in that moment. All of my looks were independently styled and none of them worked together. I was stuck.
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Dress up a racerback!
The racerback is the perfect outfit starting point because it is so casual that by pairing it with anything dressier you've got yourself a balanced chic outfit! I dressed up a racerback in three intentional ways, so let’s walk through my styling choices and see what you think! Read more here!
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Styling Horseshoe Jeans
The construction of this fun denim style is curved and wide with a tapered shape at the bottom. If you hold your weight on the bottom or on the top, I have found these jeans to be outrageously flattering. The shape can balance a bigger chest, but can also give some structure to those with a little bit more weight in the thighs and hips.
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