About me
She covers the latest in style trends, gift-giving, home décor, beauty products, foodie finds and travel destinations, all while checking out and showing off the hottest spots and interviewing celebrities, entertainers and top experts. Over the course of her career, Alison has danced on stage with Britney Spears, swapped stories on the red carpet with celebs including Ryan Gosling, Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Salma Hayek and Steve Carrell to spending time interviewing actors like Jim Carrey and Zoe Saldana for print articles. As a fashion director, she’s produced and styled countless editorial shoots with models and celebrities around the world and as a TV host she’s performed hundreds of makeovers for people – and their spaces. She was recently named one of the top stylists in Los Angeles by Variety, WWD, Angeleno and Modern Luxury magazines. Known as “The Fixer,” she can help you solve your fashion conundrums, take the reins of a home decorating transformation or hand you the hottest trend without breaking a sweat… well, maybe sweat if heavy lifting is involved.
Alison appears regularly on Good Morning America, TODAY, Access Hollywood, The Real, The View, Steve Harvey, Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, and is the Style Expert for KTLA’s Morning News. She’s made frequent appearances as the Style Expert on Oprah, Style’s How Do I Look, Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker, Tyra, CBS This Morning, Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers, Life & Style and The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet. Alison is currently host of the AOL series, The Savings Experiment and one of the lead style hosts on Joyus.com. She is a contributing fashion editor for Life & Style, Real Simple, In Touch and Closer Weekly. She was the host of Fine Living’s Pocket the Difference, a co-host of TLC’s 10 Years Younger and TBS’ Movie and a Makeover and the weekly Style Contributor on Hallmark Channel’s Marie. In addition, she has hosted several web series including: AOL’s In the Know, Playtex’s Bra Makeover series, HerSay with Soleil Moon Frye, and was the host, producer and writer of A Secret Worth Sharing, featured on MSN, Glo, and Wonderwall. These web series collectively have more than 100 million views. That’s a lot of clicks.
Online, Alison’s blog, The Fix is THE destination for all things lifestyle, including: fashion, beauty, gifts, shopping, travel and Alison’s regular TV appearances. Alison’s YouTube channel has been growing faster than you can Google the word “awesome,” with over 22 million views, and you should for sure friend her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
Alison has worked with multiple brands as their on-air spokesperson, helping them develop and expand their editorial content on television, web series and social media, as well as hosting live speaking engagements for them across the country. She has provided her expertise to companies like: Playtex, American Express, Hotels.com, Perricone MD, TJ Maxx, JC Penney, Kraft, Cricut, Nintendo, Cabot Stain, Kohl’s and Garnier.
Prior to establishing her successful television career, Alison worked as a stylist, fashion and beauty director and print journalist. She had her own celebrity interview column, and wrote numerous lifestyle articles for a variety of national magazines. For five years, she wrote a popular column, “Ask Alison,” that was featured on Glam.com, the #1 style & lifestyle site in the U.S. She has worked with such acclaimed designers as Michael Kors, Cynthia Rowley, Betsey Johnson, Ralph Lauren and Kate Spade. Now frequently interviewed in print and news publications, she lends her expertise to Real Simple, US Weekly, Good Housekeeping, In Style, Life & Style, O The Oprah magazine, Woman’s Day, People Stylewatch, Seventeen, In Touch, Fitness, Country Living, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, USA Today and more.
Alison always brings her smart, sassy and realistic perspective to every situation, and delivers the goods in a way that is fun AND funny… finding the sexy hidden under the shell of every unsure subject, and getting them from just OK to simply jaw-dropping in easy-to-understand steps that anyone can incorporate into their lives. So if you need someone who can translate all of the latest fashion and lifestyle trends, has covered topics that range from shopping smart to the best beauty buys and girlfriend getaways, need gift-giving advice or want to transform your life or living space on a budget, Alison will show you how to make it happen. We all want a happy ending, right?
Alison and her husband have two dogs, Penny and Lucy, and volunteer regularly with the animal rescue organization, The Rescue Train, in Los Angeles. She is also a Luminary Circle member of, and frequent speaker for, Step Up, a non-profit organization helping teen girls become confident, college-bound and career-ready. She’ll also cook up a killer carrot soufflé and beat you at game night… anytime, any place.