For New Year’s Eve and wedding season, you might wonder what to wear. Black tie is often the order of the evening for weddings, galas and a number of other special events as specified in the outfit ideas below. This post offers guidelines and outfit ideas for black tie, special occasions and big evenings chosen in a way to let you know that age doesn’t matter.
The ideas I present to you here are basic guidelines, but today’s rules are constantly being broken to allow for more creativity. If you’re going to a wedding, consider the expectations of the wedding party as well as selecting what you love and what looks good on you!
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Evening, Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Special Occasion, Ways to Wear It
Big Evening, Black tie, Cocktails, New Year, Outfit Ideas, Special Occasions, Wedding Style
Every year during the holiday season, between Thanksgiving and New Year, I do a series of festive outfit ideas. A few years ago, the series was on velvet: velvet tops, bottoms, coverups and a number of style tips, including how to wear velvet every day. You can find the links to these posts below this article. How to Style a Velvet Dress is the sixth in the series. It is now updated to provide you with the highest quality content. I hope it will help you to make your dress more versatile, as it can take you from day to evening throughout the Fall and Winter months. In fact, a velvet slip dress can work year round!
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Day to Evening, Evening, Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Special Occasion, Style Inspiration, Velvet Series, Ways to Wear It
Festive Style, Velvet, Velvet Dress
When you are thinking of what to wear to casual December celebrations, here’s a reminder for an easy style formula. All you really have to do is dress up denim for the holidays. That way, you can be comfortable and festive all at once. Age doesn’t matter. I hope this tip inspires some wonderful outfits that make you feel joyful wherever you may go this season!
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Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Style Inspiration, Style Tips
Denim, Easy Style, Sparkle & Shine, Style, Style Tips
As part of my Fall/Winter Evening Series, I’m adding this post on how to wear a sequin top or topper because they are look makers. And I surely wouldn’t do without my sequin t-shirt! Actually, I consider a sequin tee an essential wardrobe item for day, night and year round. It’s that versatile and so much fun!
Besides the t-shirt, I also own a couple of sequin tank tops, a number of long-sleeve sequin tops and a sequin shirt. The long-sleeve tops are great for layering day or night, so they’re pretty useful. I reserve the shirt for evening wear, but it doubles as a jacket when left unbuttoned so I consider it worth having. It makes a sequin jacket or blazer unnecessary for my casual lifestyle. All these items do come in handy often enough for me to recommend them as part of an evening wardrobe.
Age doesn’t matter. Older is bolder, so go ahead and sparkle whenever you get the chance!
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Evening, Fall/Winter Evening Series, Holiday
Fall & Winter Evening Series, Fall/Winter, Sequined Tops, Sequins, Style
This is the 7th in a series of velvet outfit ideas. I started the series with posts on outfit combinations using velvet tops, velvet bottoms, velvet coverups and a style tip for how to wear velvet every day. You can find the links to those posts below this article. This one is all about how to style velvet skirts. I have over 40 ways to wear them listed here.
I love to come up with new outfit combinations all the time but will never be able to wear all of them! So I’m sharing my ideas so that you, too, can constantly make your clothes look new. Just put your own spin on these outfits to show your true self! That’s when age doesn’t matter.
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Day to Evening, Evening, Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Special Occasion, Velvet Series, Ways to Wear It
Fall/Winter, Velvet, Velvet Skirts
