As per Angie's challenge I'm adding a little extra festivity to my outfits! At the moment much of my winter wardrobe is composed of essential elements with very little sparkle (and I usually have a good bit of sparkle!). But of course there is still plenty of pretty and glam, as both are a big part of my style. I had to think a bit about what exactly upping the festive could mean for me, then, and ultimately decided the best approach would be adding an extra element (or two or three) that I would normally leave off. Which should take my usual Minimally Maximal style up a few notches on the maximal continuum ('tis the season, why not!).
For this short work week I thought it'd be fun to wear outfits that could actually go to a casual holiday party with minor changes (listed under "Upgrades for party wear"), and of course which are all a little "more" than how I'd normally wear them (listed under "Festive additions"). Also played with layering my lip colors again, which I haven't been doing lately, and had a lot of fun with that. For actual holiday wear I'd add a little sparkly eyes, and probably some shiny gloss over whatever lipstick I'm wearing.
#2/3 11.23. Textured grays with deep cranberry lipstick. Fun to pull out this rarely worn sparkly tweed collar. This black coat was a gift last winter, and although I wore only it a couple times then (didn't like it as much with my shorter hair), I think I'll wear it plenty this season (like it much more with my longer hair, strangely). Retro-glam outerwear.
Newer: sweater, pants, earrings
Older: booties, collar, coat, clutch, sunnies
- Festive additions - tucked top, sparkly tweed collar
- Upgrades for party wear - booties to black patent pumps, and maybe sweats to slim black pants
#4/5 11.24. Boho punk (because, extra crazy hair!) with candy red lips (two sheer reds, layered). For a very casual party, obviously ;) But I could always swap to similarly faded non-shredded jeans if needed. Modern-trendy outerwear.
Newer: poncho, earrings
Older: jeans, booties, coat, clutch, gloves, sunnies
- Festive additions - stack of spike bracelets, colorful gloves
- Upgrades for party wear - black tights to glittery tights, boots to gray ankle strap pumps
#6/7 11.25. A favorite holiday color combo, green+white+cognac, with electric orange lips (matte neon orange, sheer frosted orange, and pink gloss). Feeling a bit unwell today and wanted a happy FFBO. Retro-ladylike outerwear.
Newer: blouse, boots, earrings
Older: jeans, necklace, coat, clutch, sunnies
- Festive additions - deco necklace
- Upgrades for party wear - tucked top + gold belt, rock studs to giant gold hoops
Comments, critiques, thoughts and questions welcome!
And a Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate ^^
