My Christmas Outfit and a Snood

Hi friends, so this is my official Christmas outfit for the year 2014. I wore a different outfit on Christmas day to celebrate my son's birthday and had to reserve this official outfit for the day after; I did not have a Christmas outfit last year because I was too pregnant to care...:-). So, it was exciting putting an outfit together this year. 

This pleated red skirt was custom made by my seamstress and I wore the purple one here. I felt like if I needed to wear pleated skirt in the winter time, it had to be made of thick durable fabric and since I couldn't find such online; I bought some pleated fabrics from the fabric store and had the skirts made. I can wear them to church and any other formal event in sub temperatures.

The sequin top is actually a sequin express dress that hubs got me for my birthday a couple of years ago and the snood was made by me; yeah moi...:-). I have always wanted a faux fur snood and most of the ones I liked were a bit expensive like this one here and here and here so I decided to make one myself and it came out really nice. It was on my Fall list that I blogged about in this post here. I would put up a DIY pictorial of it later; it's really easy to make and it's super comfy and gives a lot of warmth. It's also different from a regular scarf and a great accessory to have for the cold season. I am also wearing my new booties that I got a couple of weeks ago for less than $15.00. So, this is my Christmas outfit; simple and fun.

Sequin top: dress used as blouse
Skirt: custom made
Belt: thrifted
Clutch: T. J. Maxx
Snood: DIY
Necklace: Walmart
Earrings: Gifted
Coat: Chadwicks

Now Christmas is over **sniff, sniff,** I'm going to miss all the harmonious and melodious Christmas carols and the beautiful decor and the lights..

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Birthday Photos

Hi Friends, so these are some of the pictures from my son's birthday party. Most of the pictures were taken with cell phones and they are not of the best quality so, I apologize..:-). My home also needs some remodeling and re-decoration which I'm going to get to very soon so pardon me if you think my interior decor is old fashioned...:-).

So, this is the blouse I wore inside my jacket and like I said in my earlier post, I did not want to wear anything Christmassy or sparkly; I just wanted to wear something fun and colorful. I admit a jacket on denim or white on white is not the most fun outfit for a kid's party but hey, it's winter time okay? I needed the jacket for warmth and who says you can't wear white after labor day?...:-)

My outfit is similar to this collage I created on Polyvore (you can see my previous post here.) but I wish my pieces were the same high end designer stuff!

So, the outfit actually started like this; I wore this mint color camisole at first that I purchased from Marshals a long time ago but I did not like the fit and I felt it was more appropriate for a grown up event so I took it off but not before taking some pictures of it.

Then, I switched the blouse with this pleated version that I have also owned for a while. When I put my outfit together the day before, I made sure I had both blouses ready just in case one did not work out or incase there was a wardrobe malfunction. It's always good to have a back up plan when you are planning for an event.

I just had to throw in the sparkly heels for some holiday fun but the heels came off shortly after because I was not going to step on my little guests' feet with my four inch heels. We all know how little kids like to run around.

Jacket: Banana Republic: old
White denim: Express
Clutch: Target
Shoes: VS previously worn here
Blouse: T.J. Maxx: old
Necklace: Walmart

Yeah, I matched outfits with one of my friends that was around to celebrate with me; fun right? She was looking so radiant and beautiful. She had a baby in the first week of January this year; just days after I did so the next party is at her end...hehehe...:-). I'll show you my outfit for the party later. Yeah, I picked it out already.

Birthday Boy

So, that's it guys. I usually like to use balloons whenever I decorate for a kid's party because they can always play with the balloons later with adult supervision of course. Also, I hung some snowflakes decor from the ceiling and hung a scene setter feature wall with balloons attached to it. Of course the Christmas tree was decorated in a corner in another part of the living room and all the gifts have already been opened as I'm writing this post; a lot of goodies...:-). The food was also delicious and I'm so happy that most of my friends took time off from other activities on such a busy holiday to celebrate with me and my family. It was a fun Christmas now; we look forward to the new year.




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Holiday Outfits.

Formal Holiday Dress by ojomrs featuring a formal outfit

Black dress
rotita.com

Givenchy blazer
kirnazabete.com

Christian Louboutin black pumps
savannahs.com

Edie Parker evening handbag
$1,995 - net-a-porter.com

Michael Kors gold bracelet
$355 - psyche.co.uk

Antique jewelry
etsy.com

Yves Saint Laurent lipstick
yslbeautyus.com

Non Formal Holiday Dress by ojomrs featuring a red lipstick

Alexander McQueen dress
feathersfashion.com

Emilio Pucci ankle boots
savannahs.com

Valentino leather purse
lindelepalais.com

Astley Clarke moonstone earrings
$5,440 - harrods.com

MAC Cosmetics red lipstick
bloomingdales.com

BCBGMAXAZRIA fragrance
c21stores.com

Yes, Christmas is over but the New year holiday is just around the corner and we still have to dress up for it. Sparkly and sequin embellished outfits are very perfect for this holiday but if you are dressing up for that new year party where you want to stand out or you just want to glam up for the holiday, you might get inspired by the outfits above. There is no lace or sequins or sparkles in the dresses but the touch of red certainly does give the air of sophistication.



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A little bit of Sparkly

Sparkly by ojomrs featuring bobbi brown cosmetics

Witchery top
$65 - witchery.com.au

Victoria Beckham wool jacket
$2,270 - mytheresa.com

Dsquared2 high waisted flared trousers
farfetch.com

Manolo Blahnik patent pumps
bergdorfgoodman.com

Shourouk necklace
modaoperandi.com

Cushion cut ring
margaretelizabeth.com

Burberry lips makeup
burberry.com

Bobbi brown cosmetic
neimanmarcus.com

                                               The Unconventional Holiday Outfit.


Can I have that Victoria Beckham's wool jacket and that high waisted pants? Also, I would like a pair of that Manolo Blahnik patent pumps and that statement necklace. Or, I can just give my list to Santa...oh, Christmas is over?..:-) I guess I'll have to give Santa the list for next Christmas. My Christmas holiday was so busy and so much fun that I didn't pay much attention to the time. Looking back now, I think the day went by so fast.

I had a birthday party for my son who was born last Christmas and it was indeed a double celebration. It was not an easy decision though picking what to wear. Initially, I wanted to do the traditional holiday outfit by picking a dress or an outfit with sparkles, sequins and red or black colors then I decided to do something completely different. I wore a white pant suit with a mint color blouse and there was nothing christmasy about my outfit. The decor and colors for the birthday party were also unconventional. Since Christmas and Santa were very obvious themes for a party at this time of the year, I decided to keep things really simple and that included my outfit. I do not have all the high end pieces in this collage that is modeled after my Christmas outfit but I had fun playing dress up and recreating the outfit. The only item that was conventional in my outfit was my sparkly metallic heels. I can't wait to show you pictures of how I recreated the outfit above just by shopping my closet.




                                                     

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