Sleeveless, strapless, off the shoulder, halter tops…they’re all great styles, but at the holidays…brrr! It’s kind of an oxymoron that these bare styles are offered to us at the coldest time of the year. Sure, you could just say “screw it, I’m wearing sleeves!” And truthfully, there are more dresses and tops with sleeves this year than I’ve seen in ages, but still…the majority of what feels stylish is pretty bare. And the truth is, short of wearing a wool, turtleneck sweater, most holiday clothes are still no match for the frigid temps. But I have good news!!! I’ve seen [..] read more
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Jeans for a Holiday Party?
The other day when I was surfing for fashion sites, I came upon the cutest U-Tube video. It was three British women all in their early ’20’s discussing whether jeans are appropriate for holiday parties. What are your thoughts? They came to the conclusion that you shouldn’t wear jeans to a holiday party for the following reason: “Jeans and dressy tops are so 2001.” This struck me as funny! 2001? Really? (Well, perhaps in England.) Nordstrom and even Net-a-porter.com show almost everything with jeans. “It’s really the only time of the year that you really get to dress up.” I [..] read more