I love red and sequins together for the holidays! (See how I wore it last year on Christmas Eve.) For a holiday party last night, I achieved this combo by pairing an old red dress with two recent Black Friday purchases - a sequin cardigan and purse - to make it feel new again. This dress is also a great example of making a cheaper dress look more expensive with altering. I bought it one size bigger from Forever 21 so it would be longer, and had it altered to fit a couple years ago. Are you a fan of red + sparkles for holiday? What are your favorite holiday colors/textures?
Cardigan: Limited, $40 - It was warm so I didn't need the cardigan; I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it!
Dress: Forever 21, old
Shoes: Marshall's, old (love these)
Purse: Limited, $15
Earrings: local boutique
Rings: My Stella & Dot website $49 and $39Bracelets: Banana Republic, My Stella & Dot website $59 and $59 and $79
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Love the red with the sequins! This outfit is perfect for a work or friends holiday party. Hope you keep the cardi, I would love to see what else you pair it with!
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Lovin the sequins theme that's going on! I think that during the holidays and formal events you can never go wrong with sequins or red.
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I absolutely LOVE this outfit You look absolutely amazing!! I might have to recreate it for a wedding shower/bachelorette party at the end of the month! Thanks for your inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGreat combo and love the idea of using a dress you already have with new accessories. Thanks for posting holiday party ideas!
ReplyDeleteRed and sparkles are definitely holiday appropriate!! Though basically anything sparkly for the holidays will float my boat, haha :)
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You look amazing, J! I love that dress on you! You have the most amazing figure. Sigh, I'm so jealous!
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I love that dress! I wish it was still available! :)
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Oh please keep the cardigan. I didn't even like it until I saw it in your picture. I want to see what else you do with it.
ReplyDeleteI am a total fan! especially red peplum dress!
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the cardi is so cute!
ReplyDeleteyou could keep and maybe wear on NYE?
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As a Boston girl, I am insanely jealous that it was too hot for you to wear a cardigan. Its so hard to find special occasion outfits that are cute and will still keep me warm. The red and gold are stunning together - I love your shoes!
ReplyDeleteI love red for the holidays, but sometimes it feels like every other woman at the party is also in red so I usually go for green or purple instead.
ReplyDeleteSparkles are a no-brainer for holiday events. I'm doing a black sequined mini skirt and plum long sleeve sweater with rhinestones studs on the sleeves for NYE.
I love red and sparkles for the holidays both! I feel like this dress actually looks kind of better without the cardigan though.. it's just such a gorgeous dress that speaks plenty on it's own! :)
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ReplyDeleteI love this outfit! I'm a college student and there's always another holiday party to go to, and I never know how to dress for them. I've always been cautious about wearing bright red, but after seeing this outfit I might have to! I never thought to pair red with gold sequins, but I love it. :)
You look so nice and festive! Happy holidays!
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Red and soft gold sparkles really work well together - you look amazing especially in the second photo. My favourite colours and textures during this time of year are plaids like here: http://coverupchic.blogspot.ca/2012/12/fall-attire-plaid-and-pleats.html, sequins and damask patterns like here: http://coverupchic.blogspot.ca/2012/12/weekend-look-currently-wearing.html, and deep greens and fur like here: http://coverupchic.blogspot.ca/2012/11/fall-attire-hearts-on-my-sleeve.html
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I really love red! You did it well and I'm in live with last years christmas outfit! It is stunning. By the way you have the beat legs ever... A little jealous
ReplyDeleteWow red and gold look amazing together! ! You look stunning!! I may have to try this for xmas.
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This just gave me some inspiration on staying away from my traditional black cardi with my holiday red dress! Thanks!
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Love it! I went to a fancy Christmas party at the Arkansas' Governor's Mansion this weekend and this would have been perfect!
ReplyDelete'Loved your red-and-sparkle outfit *last* year--------also 'love your (different) red-and-sparkle outfit *this* year, too, J.!!
ReplyDeleteAfter an overnight snowfall, on a very cold but sunny Pennsylvania day, I just love the look of snow............ *sparkling* like Diamonds In The Sunlight against a bright-blue sky............ which is probably why I like the color combo of............ *sparkly* white (or off-white)............ with sky blue (or cobalt blue)!!
(I have a sleek, off-white, 3/4-sleeve, bateau-neck sweater - with metallic gold threads - but now I simply need to figure out the rest of my outfit!!)
I love the red dress with the pink cardigan. Gorgeous.
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Red looks really good on you... Great party outfit - I like it without the cardigan!
ReplyDeleteGreat holiday party outfit!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this outfit!
ReplyDeleteDo you think black tights would work well with a dress like this? WHat would you suggest in colder climates, I can't do bare legs!
ReplyDeleteI will always love red+sparkles!
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Love this holiday outfit! Perfect amount of sparkles for me
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Keep up the great work, I love the Red Color.
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