Plan F (as in Fashion)

An Inside Look into the Virtual World of Buying Downtown AirBnB or Mid-town hotel? Carry-on or check? Martini or wine? Ahhhhh, yes – it must be time for fashion…

Cut From The Same Cloth

The mother-daughter duo behind Allora by Laura discusses the evolution of their styles  Written by Kim Hashemi   |   Photographed by Jacqueline Pilar  An excerpt from the feature in the…

From Runway to Right Now

Here we are! End of September. Laura and I are back from NYC fashion week and are headed to Paris Fashion Week in just one week. I’m off-gassing…

The Only Shoes You Need for Spring

Okay, maybe not the only shoes you need … and these aren’t even all of them that we have in store now! For some reason, this last Spring…

WINTER FASHION INSPO

Alright alright alright. It has officially been something that resembles a year since I did any sort of blog post. I have to say, finding the time to…

ALLORA & ART

This past weekend Allora collaborated with a very celebrated photographer and artist, Bobbi Bennett. As a collector of Bobbi’s artwork for years, Laura (my mom) decided it would…

SHOES & JEWELS & SELFIES & STUFF

    So I know, it has been a while! BUT in my defense, I have been trying to understand this whole online business and whatnot- talk about…

WHAT IS PERSONAL STYLE?

I don’t know if any of you follow MANREPELLER, but if you do not, you must. She’s real, sure she’s  a blogger (arent we all), but she gets…

ALLORA DRESSED ME

It’s Christmas Eve! I woke up this morning wanting to feel cozy but chic. I needed an outfit that I could wear throughout the rest of the day,…

SWEATER WEATHER GALS

Here in Santa Barbara, the second the weather turns to anything less than sunny and 75, all of us southern California girls whip out all the sweaters we…