Hey ladies,

The holidays are in FULL swing and my wedding is less than 2 weeks away! Ah! I know I have missed a few on my 50 looks, but I'm so crazy with wedding prep, I am seeing now how um, ambitious, I was when I set that goal, haha.

Today I'm sharing a look I wore to a very important business meeting that I had this morning. I think a number of women find themselves facing the problem of how to look fashionable yet work appropriate. Even more, so many items in our closets often don't translate from office to party. This is especially true of bodycon dresses, but with the right fit and cut, you can easily overcome that issue.

Check out my latest column for People Style Watch featuring this look (with shopping details) by clicking here:

http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/12/15/allison-mcgevna-of-inside-allies-world-on-creating-a-look-great-holiday-party-outfit/

On my last night in wonderful New Orleans, I decided to bring out this fabulous Josephine Baker skirt set that I have had my eye on for the longest.

The set, from Rue 107, is really well made and I felt comfortable in it all night. It is separates, but I tucked the top into the skirt and it ended up looking more like a dress, which was just fine with me. I've always been fascinated by Josephine Baker's history and to see her image immortalized in such a cool way made me absolutely fall in love.

Hey guys!

You know I've been so excited for the past few weeks about my feature in People Style Watch magazine. Well, I'm even more excited to announce that I will be guest blogging for them for the next few months as their exclusive Shape Blogger!

The first look is up and live and I would so appreciate it if you could share and leave some love in the comments. This is a very exciting moment for me and I feel so lucky to get to share it with you.

Sp check it out here and get the details for this look by visiting
http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/12/08/inside-allies-world-allison-mcgevna-meet-our-new-shape-blogger/

Well, we're back from the holiday weekend madness and it just seems to have gone by so quickly. It's now OFFICIALLY my wedding month and things are as crazy as ever. I have been pretty stressed out with planning (and bills, lol), so I decided to opt for a bit brighter of a color to lighten up my mood.

Hi guys,

I'm sorry I fell behind in outfit posts of myself this weekend. I have been spending time with my family and enjoying myself so much. It's been such a great weekend and one I will treasure memories from forever.

That meant I wasn't blogging outfits, which I'm sorry about. But to supplement, I am sharing an outfit I styled on a model for Ashley Stewart.

Today's post features three looks, all featured in my spread in this month's issue of People Style Watch magazine. I am so excited to have this feature and it's such an honor because I am such a fan of the magazine. It features so many wonderful pages filled with fabulous fashion for all sizes, as well as celebrity looks and holiday pieces.

Since Reese is on the cover, and I'm in the issue, that makes us ALMOST friends, right? LOL

The feature, on page 103, features three looks you guys may have previously seen here on the blog. It's all about dressing for your shape and your body. You guys know I love belted silhouettes and anything that shows off my shape. I love a good bodycon dress (see the third look), but I also love ladylike skirts, so I was glad to see have a variety of my looks featured.

I am so excited about this and it feels like a huge moment for me. I also have some additional exciting news which I will be revealing soon.

In the meantime, thank you for all of your support. I'm having such a great time interacting with you guys on a daily basis.

Have a wonderful, blessed weekend.

Full disclosure, today's post is technically one I took some time ago, but never got around to posting. I loved this look and going through these photos made me wish for the warm weather to come back!

I had a super busy day today doing wedding prep (first dress fitting!), so I did cheat juuuust a bit on posting a newly worn outfit every day for 50 days, but it is technically an outfit no one's seen me in, so do forgive me, haha.

As much as I consider myself someone who loves the glamorous life, I also love to be comfortable and add edge to the things that I wear. I really came of age both as a fashion lover and a model in the early to mid-2000s, when Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Kimora Lee Simmons were in the height of their "urban glam" (if you will) phases. In fact my FIRST modeling client ever was Baby Phat, followed by Roca Wear and several other urban brands like Apple Bottoms and House of Dereon (rest in peace, oh "urban" brands).

 Today's post features a classic piece that's simple but easy. This little black dress from Fashion to Figure is one of those pieces that becomes a staple when you want fashion without fuss. Sometimes you need a trusty dress that can go both casual and dressy, and this is the perfect piece.

Well, I've officially made it through one whole week of outfits and here we are moving on to week two! It's flown by already. The first week was so great hearing all of your feedback and comments. I hope we'll have this much fun throughout the whole year.

I have been really into oversize pieces and black and white (as you know) lately. Mostly I like switching up my normal style to play around with silhouettes that are unexpected for me. It's amazing how different your shape can look depending on the clothing you wear or the palette. Anything monochrome really changes the way you look. It can obviously be a good thing, although seeing these pictures after wearing this outfit tonight looks a little strange to me (I'm so used to seeing myself looking fullest in my hips).

Today's post will have more photos added soon, but I wanted to be sure I kept going with my outfits regardless of whether I'm waiting on pics. I had the absolute pleasure of working at the Marina Rinaldi/Plus Model Magazine cover release party Thursday, where I got to work behind the scenes helping to style the in-store models in the fabulous high-end line.

Continuing with my journey to wear things I would normally shy away from, I stepped outside of my comfort zone to wear shorts. I've worn this particular pair from New York and Company before (see the post here), but never officially blogged about them. I just never have seen shorts as something I could pull off. But at the encouragement of a friend, I paired them with black tights and this Altuzarra sweater from Target and felt good about the outcome.

This dress. Oh LORD, this dress. Let me tell you ladies, if ever you want to remind your partner that you've still got it, this is the one to rock.

I'm a little behind today as it's been a crazy day, and I'm on my way out for date night with the boo, so this may be a quick post. But I absolutely could not resist telling my ladies about this little number.

Day 2 of my 50 Day Outfit Project and I'm feeling so excited about being in this mental space and the interactions I know I will have with all of you over the next 6 weeks.

I'm in such a black and white phase right now and seem to find myself wearing muted colors nonstop. I've also been eyeing this bow collar from Asos for a while ( I know a lot of people have) so it seemed like the perfect compliment to my very black and white moment.

Now let me also tell you about the real star of my closet right now : this coat.