Happy Reading! And Happy Holidays. (That includes Hannukah, you know.) 
As previously mentioned, this Friday I am attending the youth group Barn Party. Inspired by the idea, the fabulous fashion editors at Coutorture put together their own “barn party outfit”! While I love the coat, and never would have conceived of the idea, I was tickled to note how the boots resemble my own.
On another note: my mom left a comment on the first barn party post mentioning square dancing skirts, which prior to that I don’t think had crossed my mind, which led me to thinking about the year when my daughter and her friend wore vintage Gunne Sax (remember those?) with turtlenecks and jeans under. They were so cute! Which led me to remember this dress, also received in recent boxing from mom. I’d wear it, if it were going to be above freezing. I still might.
But here’s a question for you: would you ever wear the dress as anything other than a costume?
Cocktail attire simply means short, elegant dresses for her and dark suits for him. (via Glamour Greetings, which site, incidentally, lists no definition of semi-casual). The dress pictured below, believe it or not, turned up in a box of stuff from my parents and grandmother this summer. Oddly enough, nobody remembers whose dress it was to begin with. Oh well! It’s mine now! (I’m still working out the shoe thing, I have until December 20th.)
Realizing that this kind of serendipity doesn’t happen all the time, most have to shop for something to wear to their company Christmas party, let’s make this our annual collection of holiday festive-wear tips. Here’s last year’s post. Updated to add this link to Angie’s Holiday Party Cheat Sheet.
Options for cocktail dressing:
(I will suggest that some of the garments being sold as cocktail dresses this season would be lovely worn to a party as a top.) But since I’m attempting to stay on the positive side, this is lovely (and reasonably priced!).
Another do: make your own cocktail sauce: ketchup + horseradish to taste. Yum!
What are you cocktailing in this year?
Dcrmom asks:
I like the high waisted look in this picture.
However.
I am VERY short-waisted and large-busted. So I have embraced the lower rise styles with abandon. I haven’t tucked a shirt in in about 10 years. And when I see pictures of myself back when I did tuck in (and I was as skinny as I’ve ever been at that time) I shudder. It was an awful look on me.
So my question is, is the high-waist thing something only certain body types can wear? Or is there a way to wear this look on a person of my proportions?
I’ve been thinking over this and, while I’m not sure I have a definitive answer, I want to post a few thoughts and get reader’s input:
Lately I’ve also been thinking about those elegant little jackets, especially the ones with the vertical or diagonal trim or seaming. It seems to me, based on observing someone with a similar figure to yours, that those can be exceedingly flattering, and could potentially be combined with a high waisted skirt look to make a very elegant ensemble.
Neither of these jackets is exactly what I was thinking of, but they’re both cute and might work with a high waisted skirt. I also think some of the seaming and so-forth breaks up the expanse of the chest, creating a more proportionate appearance.
Readers, do you think high waisted styles are only for the long waisted?
This is a Teen Style Tuesday post for the following reasons:
Warm clothing that works with a Western theme:
I also bought these:
What is the concept behind Cyber Monday? If you didn’t find it in the stores over the weekend, but still wish to complete your shopping now, you go online?
Well, at any rate, online retailers are offering awesome deals:
BTW, I found these for myself, with my birthday money:
Vildy sent in these links:
So, now I’m wondering: what’s the perfect size for my wardrobe?
What are you doing tomorrow, the day after Thanksgiving? Me? Now that we, once again, have a family member working in retail (Macy’s), we have concocted a crazy plan: we are going to take her to work at *gasp* 5 am, then go to Krispy Kreme, pick up coffee and head to probably the Walmart parking lot. No, we don’t plan on going in, rather just feeling smug about not shopping. Is it bad to make sport of other people’s misery?
If you, like me, are a bit overwhelmed by the seasonal retail scene, how about some online shopping? I predict the day is coming when all my Christmas shopping will be done from my armchair (or as my sister would say, “in my skivvies”). Here are some deals to get you started:
As per Sheri’s request, and my mostly failed resolution, here’s what I am planning to wear for Thanksgiving this year. I wore this outfit this past Sunday, for our all-church Thanksgiving potluck (where everyone thought I was brilliant for bringing Apples to Apples
Tip: to make a three-quarter or long sleeve cotton knit top winter-worthy, but still dressy, add a silk blouse under. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner! All winter long, I wear silk thermals under my jeans; silk supposedly is the warmest natural fiber used for clothing. In this case, the blouse and the knit top each cost me $1 at the thrift store, and I probably wouldn’t wear either alone. But together, they suit my idiom.
I am thankful that I get to enjoy two consequent days of Thanksgiving celebrations and I’m not responsible for the cooking of either one. (I will probably wear a clean version of this formula to the second one.) What are you thankful for?
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