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Dear D'Arcy

By D'Arcy Vandenberg


Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

Hello Pretty Ladies, 

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was pretty busy! I had a baby shower to go to, and my nephew got into town with his friend, which meant we had a house full of boys for Sunday breakfast and dinner. My love language is cooking and hosting, so my heart was whole. 

Today kicks off the Nordstrom Sale, open for everyone to shop. Let me tell you, it’s a great sale this year. I have several blog posts and an Instagram post & Highlights with all my picks that I think you would love. Items have been selling fast, but they do restock throughout the sale. Make sure to follow me on Instagram for all the up-to-date info. I created a Nordstrom collection over on LTK HERE to make shopping for you easy. The sale goes until 8/4. With that said, I will be covering it until the end. It’s my favorite sale to shop all year, as I genuinely believe there are great pieces and deep discounts on items typically not on sale. 

My Try-on Haul HERE

Ally Shoes

Now, after that little life catch, let’s get to today’s blog post, all about flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes. I love a great pair of flats, maybe because I am tall? Perhaps because I feel like you can style them in so many ways and that they are appropriate for many of life’s everyday occasions. 

Ally Shoes is a new brand that I have fallen in love with. Today, I will share a little behind-the-scenes reason and an easy outfit you can take from a casual day look to a night look with just a couple of accessory changes. 

 

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes— Styled Day to Night—

 How cute are these tweed Cap Toe  flats  by Ally shoes 

You can take shoes from Day to night, style them casually, wear them for work wear, or dress up for drinks with friends! 

I am a sucker for a cute flat, and I love the mixture of textiles with this pretty shoe. Tweed is a classic and elegant textile with a rich feel; adding the patient leather cap toe elevates the whole shoe and gives it that designer feel.

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes
Day
Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes
Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes
Night

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

About this look

Want an easy outfit combo you can wear from Day to night by making additions and swap-outs? I’ve got you covered. This formula can be quickly followed with any top or bottom.

Pick your base outfit- I choose a tank top and wide-leg cuff denim jeans here. Then, you select your Ally shoes. I decided on the Textured cap toe flat from the London collection ( a limited edition). These are considered the base piece of your outfit. This base is cute, but let’s take it up a notch with the finishing touches and accessories! For the Bangle bracelets, a statement ring, Gold hoops, and a tote. Regarding the Day look, accessories are the “icing on the cake,” They can be used to finish any outfit. 

The easy part is taking this look to a nighttime look or even a more appropriate work look. Same base pieces, and adding a #rd piece to the blazer, in this case, it a cropped blazer to add balance to the high-waisted front patch pocket wide leg jeans. Switching out the bag to a more structured bag gives the whole look a more professional look. Lastly, I changed the hoops for a classic gold and pearl elevated earring and the casual bangles for a collection of gold bald bracelets. 

By making these easy changes, you created two different looks you could wear for many everyday occasions. 

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

About Ally Shoes

Ally Shoes is an innovative fashion brand designed for women by women. They make luxury footwear more accessible for women on the move. They re-engineered the statement heel with a podiatric surgeon to create a flexible structure that secures your foot and looks fabulous – now adding flats and boots to offer more inclusive, stylish, and comfortable dress shoes to all women. 

WHAT MAKES ALLY Shoes UNIQUE

-Patented Internal Structure

-To alleviate pain, they put precise cushioning under the three pressure points in your feet (heel cup support, arch support, and toe crest support). Patent Pending Internal Structure & Padded Insole.

-Inclusive Size Range of 18 sizes 

 MADE-TO-ORDER PROCESS- truly made just for you ✔️

Having shoes made to order makes you feel so special! I loved this process; Ally Shoes sends you a custom shoe fitting kit to ensure they get your shoes to fit just right. I would have thought this would cost a fortune, and their shoes are a fraction of the cost of designer shoes.

Discount codes to use:

DARCY40($40 off first pair of heels) 

DARCY10(10% off first pair of flats or boots)

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes
Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes
Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

A few other styles of Ally Shoes

 

Flats Styled from Day to Night with Ally Shoes

 

💕Remember, Wearing a smile is your most important accessory!

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  1. Unstap says

    August 27, 2025 at 5:22 pm

    Such a useful idea! Flats are usually seen as casual, but styling them from day to night with Ally Shoes really shows how versatile they can be. It’s nice to have footwear that’s both stylish and practical for different occasions.
    with regards
    unstap
    https://unstap.com/

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    • D'Arcy Vandenberg says

      August 27, 2025 at 8:20 pm

      Thank you

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I thought that would be a good quick hack to serve them for a Sunday breakfast treat.

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So so good… this would be a great brunch side dish or dessert as well.

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What are you having for Sunday dinner?

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🌸Outfit inspo:
Spring Dress style

Floral dress- fully lined tts 
Fabric cover buttons, pockets tie waist, puff sleeve v neck
Love the pink and green floral perfect for Spring.

Designer  slide sandals and Dior Saddle bag in pink 

Julie Vos- necklace, bracelets, rings and earrings 

Classic pieces you’ll wear on repeat for years

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Using my mom’s vintage Willow ware china, Bamboo flatware, green steam ware, eggs cups and linens. 

Chocolate bunnies filled with treats, a touch of Gold, low lights and candles a long with Spring flower arrangements I created.

Brings a look of tradition, vintage and collected together for a beautiful tablescape, I hope you can pull inspiration from.

Remove the bunnies for a beautiful Spring Table. 

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I am 54 and this is my Saturday style mixing splurge and saving.

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DIY: Let’s creat adult Kid Easter Baskets… I was l DIY:
Let’s creat adult Kid Easter Baskets…
I was lucky enough to grab a few of the pastel Trader Joe’s canvas bag’s (which make darling Easter Baskets) 

🥕🐰Make sure to watch to the end to see all the different ideas🧺🐣

I shared with you these cute Bunny Snack containers, perfect for favorite candies, snacks a gift card and a few small treasures. To add to their baskets or give alone.

(Still available to order online and pick up)

Ideas for Basket stuffers
Favorite snacks
Socks
Book
Toiletries 
Beauty accessories 
Hair Accessories
Fun make up
A gadget or two
Small game 
Gift card

(When mine were little)
I did a beach towel, new swim suite, flip flop’s, sunglasses, sunscreen, pool toys, and a summer outfit…

(I need to do that next year for them as adults) ☀️🌊👙⛱️

Do you still do baskets for your adult kids? (I do one for hubby and my mom too)

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Happy Good Friday

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We made the change last year to remove all plastic in our lifestyle..

One of the changes we made for bread & cheese along with sandwich’s is to use beeswax wraps and beeswax and linen storage bags..

Safe, reusable, non toxic,, locks in freshness, ease to clean, freezer safe and reuse & recycled 

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Creating Easter Baskets For your Grand babies🐣🐰💐 Creating Easter Baskets 
For your Grand babies🐣🐰💐

I had so much fun creating a basket for our little guy!
( most of this will arrive before Easter) so you still have time to order online and even order online for pick up.

🧺The Basket is personalized (and unfortunately takes two weeks) but you could save to order other cute custom items.

🐰This cute Melissa and Doug Bunnie is one of my favorite children’s toy lines. (Arrives next day) 

👶 Baby clothes make great basket stuffers🧺

- Teddy bear sweater with ear hood
- Denim Jacket
- Set of 3 Thermal tank bodysuits
-Linen shorts
-Ducky Sleeper
-Duck Sponge
-Lamb Rubber bath toy
-Bunny Case Full of Travel Baby Toiletries 

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