Every year during the holiday season, between Thanksgiving and New Year, I do a series of festive outfit ideas. Last year, the series was on velvet: velvet tops, velvet bottoms, velvet coverups and a style tip for how to wear velvet every day. You can find the links to these posts below this article. There are so many ways to wear velvet that after doing a blog post each week, I still had a few more blog posts to do to finish last year’s series. So this is the sixth in my series of velvet outfit ideas. Next week, I will finish the series with lots of outfit combinations using a velvet skirt. Then I will start a new series based on lace.
You can style velvet of all sorts, from velour to silk velvet, in casual ways as well as in dressed-up looks. I have outfit ideas that encompass the spectrum of possibilities. Age doesn’t matter. I hope that you’ll enjoy creating new ways of putting together the things you have and the new things you purchase.
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Festive Style, Velvet, Velvet Dress
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
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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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Fall Outfits, Fall/Winter, Faux Fur Vest
A bit of sparkle comes in many forms: jewelry, embellishment with sequins or crystals, metallics, etc. Age doesn’t matter because your true self sparkles and shines, too! Today, I’m sharing a formula showing how to sparkle and shine in a metallic top. I’d like to encourage you to think outside of the box as well. You can wear a metallic top any day of the season as part of your usual casual outfit. And it’s a good piece to wear for virtual get-togethers!
I wore my gold Lurex sweater tunic quite a few times in Christmases past — from the extended family celebration to around the office during the holiday season to holiday brunch with friends. The last time I wore it, co-workers told me it looked so comfy, and it was!
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Sparkle & Shine, Style
