Holiday Party Style: Care for Some Sequins?

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I. Love. Sequins. I mean, in all honesty and in my humble opinion, you can wear sequins ANY day of the year. However, the HOLIDAYS are the PERFECT time of year for us to bust out those sequins you’ve been saving.

I have gotten a lot of questions from friends and readers in the last few weeks about “What to wear” to those holiday parties this year. Now, there is no shortage of “holiday / Christmas party” ideas out there on the interwebs and especially in fashion blogs. So why would my ideas be any different?

The honest answer? I have no clue. But I’m going to share a few ideas with you over the next few weeks anyhow. That cool with y’all?

So, today’s particular look could be worn to a couple of different types of parties:

  • The fun / snazzy party hosted by fun / snazzy people
  • The party your friends are hosting
  • The work party that isn’t full of “suits” -you know the party I’m referring to… it’s a total judgement call for this one.

Now, I will only ever wear this dress with tights. And I only remove the blazer in extreme heat-indoors situations.

My reasoning for this is three-fold:

  1. This dress is on the shorter side and the tights (that are NON-see through) help to keep some modesty to the look. I am just not comfortable showing my legs with this dress and nor will I ever be. But that’s me, personally.
  2. It’s winter time and it’s cold. Tights keep me warm. As does the blazer.
  3. The dress is a shift dress and so the blazer helps to not only bring some “structure” to the outfit, but it also helps make it less POW. You know what I mean. It tones the look down. Also, I am not comfortable showing my arms at this juncture.I’m a nutcase.

Also, I will say this: YES, you can wear tights with open-toed shoes! When done right, it can actually add a bit of fun to the look!

So, what do you think? Are you a sequin lover like myself? Do you wear sequins year round or only during the holidays? What type of party would YOU wear this look to?

SPEAKING OF HOLIDAY PARTIES!!!

The First Annual triFABB and Poppy Magazine Holiday Party is THIS SATURDAY at Clothes Hound in Raleigh, North Carolina! Details below and on the triFABB website! Come on out! It’s going to be a BLAST! Wear your snazziest outfit. Sequins encouraged.

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  5. I bought that EXACT same dress for NYE last year, and then didn’t end up wearing it because plans changed. Seeing this post made me fall back in love with it again. I didn’t think I’d be able to wear it this year for NYE (it still has the tags on it, sigh)…but seeing how you toned it down, I’m totally going to wear it for the party I’m hosting 🙂

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  9. Molly! i love this site of yours! how do i follow you? via fb or those others? k? or via email? i’m puzzled. usually i get on GFC most commonly, but when i come to a blog that is otherwise i get lost, …help? 😀

    and love the sequin dress – of course!

    and
    how do i get my favicon on instead of the random one?

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    1. Hey Renae! Thank you so much for your sweet comments and for reading, girl!! I use wordpress and not blogger which is why you can’t find me on GFC. 🙂 But you can follow me a variety of ways:
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      Also, to change your Favicon, go to: http://en.gravatar.com/.

      I hope that helps! let me know if you need anything else, girl! xo

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  11. I am absolutely in love with sequins too! And this dress is perfect. I love it with the opaque tights and you’re so right… the blazer adds awesome structure. You look stunning!

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  19. You look gorgeous and glamorous! Wow! I feel too “out there” when I wear sequins, but need to be more fun. This look is perfect and love the haircut too. We have also been to Kenya and have Kazuri beads. Love them.

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  23. I love this whole look on you! You styled the dress perfectly! I’m a little obsessed with sequins right now and I would wear them everyday so the holiday’s are the perfect excuse to rock some sequins! Have you seen the sequin pants from Loft?!?

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  28. I love sequins too!!! Show me anything sparkly or glittery and I am a happy girl! And this outfit is gorgeous – perfect for a holiday party!

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  31. I love that dress but I cannot yet imagine where I would be able to wear such fun! I rarely have an occasion. Regardless – I love how you styled it and I agree – the blazer gives a shift dress some great structure!

    The Blue Hour

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  32. I LOVE this look! I bought a sparkly skirt from Target a couple of weeks ago because last December 30 I was about out of my mind with frustration that I couldn’t find anything glittery to wear for New Years. I like the blazer look!

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  33. you know how i feel about sequins and you know what to expect from me the whole month of december so you know i LOVE this outfit. and hold the phone a vintage prada clutch……once again the proud mama feelings are overwhelming me!!!! can’t wait for saturday!
    brooke @ what2wear

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