Saturday, December 6, 2014

Grandma's Trench




Oversized coats are trending right now including capes and all kinds of colorful and stylish outerwear. Living in Minnesota, a state that is known for its long winter months, winter coats are essential and having multiple coats or a closet dedicated to winter accessories is no big deal. For me though, previously, I never really thought much of winter coats as statement pieces. I only bought coats in neutral colors; black, brown, grey, beige and occasional red. Right now, I have started adding some diversity to my winter coats collection and I recently added some trenches and coats in colorful hues. This oversized trench coat which I nicknamed "Grandma's trench" was a recent addition too and I really love the color. The temperature was in the thirties today and the weather felt very great so, it was the right weather for a trench coat.


The grey denim pants are a work in progress. I dug them out of the pile of clothes that I had put together for donation. They are pretty old and worn but since distressed jeans are trending right now, I decided to do some DIY on it and I'm not done yet. First of all, I loosened the hem as they had gone very short; then I took the nail file to them to create the distressed patches. I did not want to use bleach. I'll reserve that technique for another pair that I would be working on next. Have you ever done any DIY on denim that you would like to share? Do leave me some much needed tips in the comment section below.






                                                                 Trench Coat: Vintage store
                                                                 Animal print scarf and bag: Target
                                                                 White tee: Loft
                                                                 Denim: old
                                                                 Booties: Aldo








                                                         Thanks so much for stopping by


                                                                       Beauty Ojo

What to wear to the holiday Party/Dinner Event



         

Hello beautiful ladies, thanks for stopping by my blog. I have an event to attend on sunday night which is going to be my first party for the holiday season and I spent a little bit of time today trying to figure out what to wear to this event. It's my friend's wedding anniversary this weekend and she is hosting a dinner for her friends to celebrate the occasion. I was not able to enjoy holiday parties last year the way I would have loved to because I was pregnant in my last trimester and had my baby on Christmas day. This year,  I plan to enjoy myself 100% in every event I attend and I will start first by enjoying my outfits...:-). I'm also planning a party on Christmas day to celebrate my son's birthday.

Now back to the topic at hand, I had a realization that holiday party looks can be placed in two categories; glitz and glamorous and simple and chic. The glitz and glamorous look are those looks that really celebrate the spirit and fun of the holiday season and event to the fullest while the simple and chic is just laid back but still fun. With this idea in mind, I went on Polyvore and created looks to suit each occasion. I created skirts, dresses and pants outfits with coordinating winter coats for style and warmth. Now, I wish I could just call forth all these items into my closet; maybe I should pray more in order to perform that feat...:-). So, which of these sets do you prefer?


       

                                                  Glitz and glamorous dress set




Sequin Dress

Sequin Dress by ojomrs featuring a nail polish

Oscar de la Renta white dress
$2,550 - theoutnet.com

River Island biker jacket
$135 - riverisland.com

Sophie Hulme leather handbag
$655 - ssense.com

Jules Smith stud earrings
barneyswarehouse.com

Burberry lipstick
burberry.com

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics nail polish
neimanmarcus.com






                                                    Glitz and glamorous skirt set









Sequin Layers

Sequin Layers by ojomrs featuring a nail polish


Jane Norman brown cardigan
$39 - janenorman.co.uk

Lanvin coat
theoutnet.com

VILA black pencil skirt
$24 - houseoffraser.co.uk



Nars cosmetic
neimanmarcus.com

Burberry perfume
burberry.com


Burberry nail polish
burberry.com








                                                               Glitz and glamorous pant set






Sequin Party Pants


Tsunoda Paris cap sleeve top
lespommettes.com

Karl Lagerfeld coat
net-a-porter.com

Tapered leg pants
$3.12 - boohoo.com


Nina Ricci gold handbag
intermixonline.com


MAC Cosmetics matte lipstick
bloomingdales.com










                                                                     Simple and Chic Dress set






Holiday Simple Party Dress


Skater dress
yoins.com

Armani Jeans coat
armani.com

Jimmy Choo heel boots
$1,800 - profilefashion.com


Givenchy leather belt
lindelepalais.com

Vivienne Westwood scarve
$86 - houseoffraser.co.uk



Maybelline face powder
$10 - target.com.au








                                                                        Simple and Chic Pant set






Holiday Peplum Pants



Desigual black wool overcoat
$375 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Valentino wide-leg pants
$2,045 - ln-cc.com

Yves Saint Laurent black booties
$1,045 - farfetch.com

Coast oversized handbag
$86 - coast-stores.com

Mac cosmetic
bloomingdales.com

Lips makeup
zoeva-shop.de

Dopp kit
$16 - wilko.com




                                                                         Simple and Chic Skirt set




Party Lace Skirt



River Island long sleeve crop top
$28 - riverisland.com

Paul Smith Black Label waterproof coat
$735 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Lace skirt
yoanabaraschi.com

Nicholas Kirkwood ankle strap shoes
$930 - brownsfashion.com


Chanel black eye makeup
$63 - harrods.com








     There you have it my friends...:-). Do you think the simple and chic outfits can be just as fun as the glitz and glamorous ones? In my opinion, we do not really need to wear sequins and shiny outfits this season although it can be fun to do so too. I mean, this is the time of the year that ladies really indulge in sequins especially at New-year parties however, any outfit that is clean, fun and chic would do just fine too. It can be simple and fabulous at the same time. No need for complicated stuff that needs elaborate decoding or assembly. This reminds me of a quote I saw on a church sign when I was driving to work a few days ago and it goes;


                                       Church: Assembly required (you get the play on words right?...:-)).




                                           Thanks so much for stopping by



                                                         Beauty Ojo

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