If you read my Crazy Rich Asians book review, you know I mentioned that I went to the Dallas premiere a couple of weeks ago. The movie premieres today, so I thought I would share my experience with you. What I Wore: The dress is from Asos and I bought it on clearance for $12! …
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Book Review: Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan
I received an invitation to the Dallas premiere of Crazy Rich Asians, so I thought I would write a quick book review. I’m looking forward to seeing how similar or different they are from each other. Here is a summary of the novel from Amazon: “The book is about three wealthy, upper-class Chinese families, and how …
DIY: Pom Pom Hem Blouse
I thrifted this basic, casual Ann Taylor loungewear top. It reminds me of something you would wear to the beach or just throw on, on a lazy day. I decided to give the top a makeover by adding pom poms to the hem; giving it an extra summery vibe. What you’ll need: Blouse Pom pom …
DIY: How to Refashion a Men’s Button Up #1
I was going to create an extremely detailed DIY off this blouse that I saw on Pinterest, but my sewing is so rusty. Also, I made this up as I went, which was a challenge. So, here is this rough idea of what I did to this men’s shirt to create this look. Found here! …
Fashion Diary: Palazzo Pants
Happy Monday! I wanted to share this outfit that I wore the other day that was brand new and cost me under $40! The top was only $8 and came from Target’s up and coming Wild Fable line. Their stuff isn’t on sale yet on the website, but you can find it in store. It’s …
Quick & Easy Michelada Recipe
Okay, so this, in fact, is cheating or might have another name to it. I did as much research as I could, but I couldn’t find it anywhere online. Maybe I wasn’t looking in the right places. Here’s a quick how-to, on how to make the most of a canned Michelada or Mexican beer. What …
Sewing 101: How to Sew a 5/8″ Seam
All right, enough personal stories and back to business! You might be wondering, what on earth is she doing by sharing the most basic step in the sewing process. Well, I can think of at least one friend that doesn’t know this basic step. I also want this blog to be a great reference point for …
Getting Back into the Swing of Things
I’ve been avoiding writing this post. Over the past couple of years, I’ve been asked why did you leave fashion world? Why did you stop making things? It was always a hard thing for me to answer and I would just say that I was “over it”. Truthfully, I wasn’t. I hit a really …
The Beginning
Hello all! I’m Allie from the former, throughthealleyy.blogspot.com. For those of you who haven’t followed me in the past, I would talk about my journey of finding my personal style while thrifting and creating my own outifts; mostly vintage inspired. Time has passed and I’ve taken a break from that world. I’m ready to finally go …