Author: Betül K. Yıldız
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The Vale Boutique and New Favorite Brand
The Vale Boutique is one my favorite boutiques in Williamsburg. This store is the very first one that I’ve visited when I moved to Williamsburg. I was there last week to show to my friend some of designer boutiques. She was complaining about Dubai’s crazy luxury shopping malls (She works in Dubai). So she wanted…
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Dumbo, The Wall Street of Tech Guys
I continue my New York guide from Dumbo, Brooklyn. If you are planning to visit New York, So check my previous Times Square, Flatiron, West Village posts. Dumbo’s popularity has started around 198os. After one of the most famous management company (Two Trees Management) started to buy properties, people started set eye on this area…
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Heart of Manhattan – A West Village Guide
West Village is my favorite neighborhood in Manhattan. So I decided to do my next iconic New York shooting in West Village.(Check Times Square and Flatiron – Silicon Alley shootings.) I consider West Village as heart of New York. The places you’ve seen on movies are generally from West Village. So don’t spoiled your New…
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My love for Vertical Stripes
I love stripes but love vertical stripes even more. When I was a child I always glare my father with a passion when he wears his vertical stripe suit. He wasn’t suit guy, he barely wears them but when he wears a suit, he looks the most handsome guy in the planet earth. So when…
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My Daughter Fragrances Giveaway
It was really great how I found out this new company My Daughter Fragrances. Sam is our lovely office manager in our co-working spaces. She was using this perfume one day in ladies restroom. And the smell was divine. I asked her if she can tell me her secret scent. 🙂 She gave me one…
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Silicon Alley Girl Look
I want to share my Silicon Alley Girl look today. What does that mean? My blog name is coming from Silicon Alley and I finally made my Silicon Alley shoot earlier May when my brother was visiting me. It is long time desire of mine to make this photo shooting. This is the second post…
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4th of July and San Francisco
I’ve never been San Francisco before. I have never been in the west coast until this May actually. It has been 5 years now that I moved to NY. It takes time to start to discover USA. You know your first year in NY is crucial, you barely find time and money to go around.…
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Crazy New York – Times Square
We made this crazy Times Square shoot last month with my beloved brother. Whom follows me closely knows that my brother was visiting us last month. So I took advantage of him deeply 🙂 We decide to do photo shooting all over the city. We started from Times Square to Flatiron District known as Silicon…
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H&M Mule Sandals and My colorful Office Look
I immediately fell in love with these H&M mule sandals when I first saw them in Summer 16 campaign bilboards. Colorful, cheerful and trendy.. I love the tassels. They make huge difference with all these simple sandals. Height is also incredibly comfortable. Because I am that girl who wants to wear her shoes all day…
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I love New York
I love this city. It is truly dream city. New York is attractive to many young, modern indivuduals. I always feel so lucky to live in this city. I was lucky before I move to here. Before New York, there was only İstanbul for me. İstanbul was always my number one. Unfortunately İstanbul is destroy by…
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Pump & Jean Look for Spring
It has been long time since I wear a pump like this. I love these pumps. They are from Ralph Lauren and I bought them 2 years ago from Woodbury “discounted designer heaven”. I was hysteric to see them $135 since they were $550 in retail stores. Woodbury sometimes has really great deals. I should…
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My New Favorite Skincare: TULA
Lately I am the queen of beauty products. To be honest I was not the best person to talk about beauty and skincare products whatsoever. Of course I have products that I am using for my daily skincare routine. But when I am lucky enough to reach all these products because of my blog, I…
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My Army Green Utility Jacket Look
We are certainly living Spring this year. It is obvious from my thousands times worn utility jacket. I shouldn’t complaint about it I guess, right? But we are modern times people complaining about the rain because we are all so impatient to have sunny days. Can’t wait to wear our gorgeous new season embroidered tassel…
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One Very Bold Lab Day with LISTERINE®
Some people are bold all their life long. Me? It is little complicated but I know I can be bold as hell. Let me tell you my boldest move ever. By the way, when I say “move” it is a literal “move”. As most of you know I moved to New York after my husband…
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A Stylish Tech Blogger in New York Tech Day 2016
The main purpose of my blog was talking about fashion tech companies from the city. This is why I called myself alley girl. The girl from Silicon Alley. That’s who I am. My blog evolved to fashion, style and New York guide after my first year with you guys. I still enjoy to write about chic…
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Red Blazer Means Spring is Here
Whenever the weather becomes getting better, I wear my red blazer. She is neither fancy nor luxury but I feel she has soul. (My followers know that some of my clothes’ have identity that is was I introduce you as “she”.) Check my last year and previos spring articles from here and here. I don’t…
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Best 10 EyeLiner Brands
Eyeliner is one of the most important element of make up process. I was fascinated by 1960’s women’s bold eye make up look. My only time to be close to this look was my Audrey Hepburn look back from 2012’s Halloween. I tried Edie Sedgwick’s eye line style. I used to use only eye pencil…
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Knit Dress over Leggings
We live winter in spring, spring in winter. This shows us how horrific our climate change is. I was in big Spring Cleaning and bring spring summer clothes mode but unfortunately that fade away. I was so eager to buy new stuff from Zara and H&M. I want to share my spring shopping list in…
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Midi Skater Dress in Washington Sq. Park
I was shocked when I woke up to rainy and gray day. Nobody can stop me to wear my favorite skater dress, neither rain. We had such a great time on Sunday with friends. We are all from Turkey and We Turks love our traditional Turkish breakfast. So we decided to go long time favorite…
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Young Fun Business Style
I just wrote about how I feel working in an office environment that with full of man employees. Fortunately my ruling is over. I have one intern which is female and then one developer girl who is like rare mine. 🙂 I always work in offices which are full of woman. This was first time…
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My badass Faux Fur Jacket
I never thought I could wear a fur jacket until this year. “You never know the weather in İstanbul”, said one of my old college friend when I’ve first moved to the city. It was surprising for me. My childhood and teenage years all were in two the warmest cities (Iskenderun and Adana)in Turkey. I…
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Casual Sweater Dress Outfit
As the remnants of winter’s chill give way to the gentle warmth of the spring sun, the city starts to awaken with a renewed vibrancy. The weather, still carrying a whisper of coolness, is perfect for those who appreciate the subtle dance between the seasons. It’s during these days that we find ourselves venturing out…
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Union Square Organic Market
Since my husband moved his office to Union Square , we become master of this neighborhood. If you work or live in a certain area in New York you learn so many new places and so many things to do in that certain place. We discover so many nice places in Greenwich Village, Union Square,…
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W by Worth Fashion Week Presentation
I was so excited about my W by Worth event during New York Fashion Week. W by Worth has amazing personal shopping experience. Either you go to their showroom with your personal stylist or tell them you needed a stylist. They have a quite good collection for different styles. Personally I love every single piece…
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Valentine’s Day with Journelle
I received a really nice e-mail 4 days ago. An influencer marketing agency (Obviously Studio) reached me because of my beautiful Instagram feed (do you really think my Instagram feed is good?) and they want to work with me. I checked their website and I find them really legit. (I received a couple of other…
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A Net A Porter Experience with Snow Boots
Last week I made my first shopping on Netaporter.com. I never thought I could find a bargain deal famous with exclusive-shopping-experience website Net a Porter. You already know that they don’t emphasize “Sale”. Almost never. They have a short term that they have in sale mode. Sale season in Net a Porter starts around Thanksgiving…
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OMG!! Alley Girl is Featured by Elle USA
Elle USA makes my dreams come true. I’ve been featured in Elle USA magazine for the first time about my work for Robert Clergerie contest “Clergerie Girls” and I am super excited to announce that. It is such an honor and joy to place side by side with these amazingly talented and creative other girls.…
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Color Fur Coats are on Trend
I’m crazy about this color fur coats lately even though I’ve never been a huge fan of fur itself. Firstly of course, I am against to real furs. Secondly I feel like I look fat when I wear a fur coat. I am not that tiny slim girl not to look like this giant person…
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10 Most Stylish and Fashionable Designer Snow Boots – 2020 (UpDate)
I love designer snow boots and for that context love the snow. I always think that snow is the most magical thing that we’ve been given by nature and Goktengri. When I see a snowflake I always feel so blessed and calm. Nothing can make me angry at that moment at all. I’ve experienced a…
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January Shopping List
I was a crazy shopper for last quarter of 2015. Thanks to Robert Clergerie! They made me so spoiled with 6 pair of gorgeous shoes! Because of those new pairs I was kind of embarrassed to buy new pairs. After my Clergerie Girl contest heat is getting a little slow, the shoe monster inside me is…