Today my series of velvet outfit ideas culminates with four style tips in one post! These tips give you velvet looks, from simple to spectacular, to wear for evenings and holidays. From Christmas morning at home to sparkle and shine, just take something you own in velvet and try these different ways of wearing it. Age doesn’t matter. You may be surprised how many outfit combinations you can come up with!
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Day to Evening, Evening, Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Special Occasion, Style Tips, Velvet Series
Easy Evening, Evening Wear, Fall/Winter, Holiday, Holiday Dressing, Holiday Events, Outfit Ideas, Velvet
This week’s blog roundup features five bloggers who offer timely tips and advice from beauty to fashion and financial security. As a member of the Beauty Spotlight Team, I am starting off with a link to my velvet outfit series post on how to style a velvet jacket or blazer. Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog tells why she loves Ekster Wallets. Allison at Never Say Die Beauty suggests that you check out Typology Tinted Concealer which doubles as skincare and makeup at the same time. Marcia from Prime Beauty fell in love with Vasanti Cosmetics and shares her two favorites. And Barbie’s Beauty Bits explains why the top self-care beauty essentials for men would be good gifts for that special man in your life.
Just click on your favorite topics below to find out more. Age doesn’t matter. Enjoy them all!
Accessories, Beauty, Beauty Spotlight Team, Day to Evening, Evening, Holiday, Link Love, Outfit Combinations, Ways to Wear It
Cosmetics, Makeup, Security, Skin Care, Velvet, Velvet Jacket
This is the fourth in a series of posts on how to add a touch of luxury to your outfits with velvet. Previously, I wrote a style tip and how to style a velvet jacket or top. You can find those subjects linked at the bottom of this post along with another that I wrote for my Holiday Series (HERE.) I have gotten lots of positive feedback on my kimono outfit ideas (HERE) so I know that kimonos are popular. Age doesn’t matter! First of all, kimonos and dusters cloak your body in comfort. Secondly, they’re that all-important third piece that takes a basic two-piece outfit from plain to spectacular effortlessly. Ultimately that makes them a go-to item for the holidays, whether you have a special event or you just want to feel festive at home. So with all that goodness in mind, let’s take a look at nine of the best ways to wear a kimono or duster. Continue Reading
Day to Evening, Evening, Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Velvet Series, Ways to Wear It
Dusters, Kimonos, Style, The Third Piece, Velvet
Welcome to my holiday series of outfit ideas based on velvet. As I write this, Thanksgiving is coming up. So starting today, I am publishing a blog post based on a different velvet piece each week until the New Year. There will be posts on ways to wear a velvet top or shirt, a velvet blazer or jacket, a velvet duster or kimono, a velvet skirt, a velvet dress and velvet pants. Today, I am starting off with a style tip to inspire you with ideas for how to wear velvet to make every day special. To see more tips, click on my Style Tips Series HERE.
How to Wear Velvet to Make Every Day Special:
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Dressed-Up Day, Thanksgiving, Velvet
A faux fur vest is a good piece to have for Fall and Winter. You can actually wear one any time of year and age doesn’t matter. It adds a layer of warmth over your clothes or over a jacket in winter, and can be used as an extra layer under your coat. When you add a coat over a fur vest, you will be super warm on the coldest days of the year. Just be sure it’s not bulky! It’s so versatile that I’ve come up with over 100 ways to look terrific in a faux fur vest.
The fur vest dresses up any outfit in the same way that a statement necklace does. You can always use an accessory that dresses up your ordinary clothes, especially something nice and warm! It makes a basic outfit feel lush! A fur vest can dress up a simple t-shirt with jeans. It makes a plain button-down look suddenly luxe. You can even just throw it on over sweatpants to go out the door on the spur of the moment, adding warmth while looking good too!
Use these outfit ideas to make your life easier. With all of the outfit combinations below, you’ll get maximum use of a fur vest without hardly having to think!
~All references to fur are recommended to be faux in order to be kind to animals.~
How to Dress Up and Warm Up With a Faux Fur Vest
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Day to Evening, Evening, Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Special Occasion, Style Inspiration, Vest Series, Ways to Wear It
Fall Outfits, Fall/Winter, Faux Fur Vest
