styled by the stylist herself.

The lovely, Elizabeth and I first met in middle school. When we ran 

into each other ten years later, we picked up right where we left off. 

It's pretty amazing, getting in touch with an old friend and 

coincidentally both interning for the same woman, Helen Berkun. 

SIDE NOTE!!! 

If you don't read Helens blog, you MUST go there straight from 

here. She's an amazing stylist photographer and power mom! 

Definitely check out her awesome work! 

Anyways, it was so fun to get the opportunity to work on fantastic 

shoots with these ladies  and becoming friends with Liz again AND 

finding out that we have loads in common. 

 jacket t by alexander wang  • t shirt Orens old bulls shirt  •  jeans mother • scarf louis vuitton • bag chanel • boots chloe 

 Liz is a killer stylist and a style goddess herself. She can 

put together an outfit that no one else could think of and 

make it look out of this world! She works day and night to 

make sure everything is exactly right and a huge plus... She's 

a blast to work with!  

We have been trying to plan a shoot for months but (as I'm sure 

you know) life gets busy. FINALLY, we did it and figured what 

would be more fun than to have Liz style me straight out of her 

own closet!

  vest DVF  • blouse equipment  •  trackers vince • sunglasses carolina lemke • bag proenza schouler • sneakers superga 

 If you haven't already noticed (which I'm sure you have) 

Liz has an unbelievable wardrobe, especially her accessories 

collection. It was so fun to play dress up in her closet and 

get to spend a few hours with my girl. 

She put me in some outstanding outfits and pushed me out of 

my black and white comfort zone.  Liz, Oren and I had a blast 

at our shoot/reunion (the 3 of us used to eat lunch  together every 

Tuesday). Can't wait to shoot more with my chick. 

Check out Liz's personal style blog: Big Hair and The Big City

and make sure to give her page a "like"!

vest truth and pride  • dress asos •  bag céline • pumps proenza schouler •  pin YSL

If anyone in the Chicago land area is looking for a 

clothing stylist for a shoot or event, make sure to reach out to Liz. 

I promise you won't be disappointed! 

xxAli

  (photos: Oren A Photography)

   

NYC fisheye photo diary.

New York City treated us very well. We ate, we walked, we shopped, we sweat and 

did I mention that we ate? Macarons, meatballs, Momofuku and much more, our
stomachs did not suffer... But our feet did. 

Tracking about 15 miles a day from Brooklyn to China Town, Soho to the Upper 

West Side, we definitely put the miles on. While in Opening Ceremony in Soho, 

I bought this awesome Photojojo fisheye lens that proved to be quite the fun toy 

(as shown in these photos). Although I didn't buy too much more than that,  I did 

do a bit of drooling in J. Mendel and a lot of dreaming in Proenza Schouler.

It was a fun, quick, hot, hurricane filled visit, NYC. See you soon.

xxAli

(all photos from my iPhone)

throwback to new york city.

In honor of taking a little trip to NYC this week, I thought a TBT to New York last 

summer was quite appropriate. Last year in May, I moved to the city for a summer 

internship with Harpers Bazaar. I would have been crazy to pass up that opportunity, 

but I never really thought I'd like living in New York. Boy was I wrong! I've never been

in a more inspiring, lively, exciting, sweaty city. I feel like every person I met did something

cooler than the last and every weekend got more fun. Three months went by much too 

quickly and I wasn't so thrilled to leave New York when summer was over. 

I've been trying to get back since last August, but I guess life just gets busy. So, when Oren

(he usually takes these photos) was hired for a two day shoot in New York and invited me

along, it was the perfect excuse! So Monday I'm headed back to New York for a few days! 

Can't wait to get back to the city to eat, shop, see my favorite New Yorkers and sweat 

profusely for four days. See you Monday, New york. I've missed you.

 top aritzia  • pants vince • shoes superga • bag proenza schouler • sunglasses ray ban

xxAli

     (photos: Jolie Greenstone Photography)

feeling a little like spring!

After a horrendous winter here in Chicago, it's finally starting to feel a little like Spring! 

One of my favorite Spring looks is white on white, so what better way to celebrate our warmest 

day so far this season than brightening it up a bit! White is a great go for an easy to wear 

look as long as you can avoid spilling on yourself... I'm bad at that part.

 sweater paper denim&cloth • jeans rag&bone • shoes zara • bag proenza schouler

xxAli

(photos: Oren A Photography)