Welcome to our series Simplifying Christmas Gatherings. On Monday we focused on Holiday Meal Recipes and Tuesday it was Appetizer Recipes but today we are going to move away from what you cook to how you look with our: What Not To Wear Christmas Edition & Tips.
I am not opposed to saucy, fashionista, out of the box, wear it with panache styles BUT there are somethings that should never happen. Even if your 99.9 percent confident in your sartorial prowess don’t walk out the house to your Christmas Party dressed like this.
For example, we have here this fine gentlemen sporting the latest Floridian Christmas trend: If you must wear crochet please abstain from wearing it on your bottom.
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Right off the runway with designer, Chewbaca the latest in Goat Fur boots. Though I must add, there are some cute fur boots out there but these I just don’t have words for.
Boot Tips
From Style Tread- “No, this doesn’t mean you have to stifle fun fashion with daft do’s and don’ts, but it does mean that your height, shape, and personal style impacts the look of your boots.
- With Bare Legs– Don’t get us wrong, bare legs with boots can be super sexy, but in the wintertime, it just looks strange. This is especially the case with short ankle booties. Plus, it can’t be very comfortable with the cold weather! Stick to some chic tights or a pair of legging or skinny jeans.
- With Capris or Cutoffs– Although capris and cutoffs are primarily summertime wardrobe choices, many women try to wear them on brisk fall or chilly winter days, thinking they can still get some use out of them. Nothing ruins the look of a sizzling winter boot more than a pair of capris or cutoffs. Whether you’re tall, short, slim, or round, avoid this look like the plague! It will only throw off your proportion and make you look shorter. “
Loathe Them or Love Them
The infamous harem pants or for those of us who survived the 80′s we call them, Hammer pants. Maybe they are comfortable but I still can’t imagine having an excessive amount of fabric hanging between my legs to be comfortable, nevertheless, they have been back for two seasons now.
And speaking of pants and boots here is a great tip from Style Berry:
Tucking Non-Skinny Jeans in your Boots Tip
- via Polyvore
Dressing Down a Fancy Dress
One of the conundrums I continuously find myself in, is going from a go to work mom to a stay at home and work mom and figuring out how to dress down my nice work clothes, without having to buy new clothes. If you have a fancy dress lying around and need to dress it down here are a few tips:
- Wear it with boots. Boots add a casual look to the fanciest dresses.
- Wear it with a jean jacket, frock or cardigan.
- Try it with leggings and casual flats.
- Add a belt.
What are some of your What Not To Wear Fashion Tips?
Haha, I would definitely agree with the crochet shorts. The whole boots and shorts thing confuses me too. It just doesn’t make sense.
shiloh, I would say just go with your gut on the boot thing. ask a friend for her honest opinion.
Great post! Totally loling at the crochet shorts! Who in their right mind sat there and crocheted away thinking these will be a nice pair of shorts?
Kimberly, I know right. I can’t help but laugh everytime I see that picture.
Those shorts are the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long while!
Karen, I think I would pee on myself from laughter if I saw it in person.
Omg! This is hilarious!
Crazy, huh! Make sure to pick up a pair for yourself they are buy one get one free, right now. LOL
OH MY GOSH!! LOLOL! I burst out laughing when I saw those shorts and had to show my husband…..who immediately burst out laughing too! I warned him if he was a bad boy, he was going to get a pair of them in his stocking. hahaha!
xoxo laurie
Laurie, lol on your warning to your hubbie!
THose are some amazing crocheted shorts. Hilarious
Stopping by from 30 handmade days.
Jen, Yes, amazing they are! Thanks for stopping by!
Great tips! And whoa, who let that guy out of the house wearing that?! {shudder} Thanks for sharing at Shine On Fridays!
Amy, yes SHUDDER!
Those crochet shorts are cracking me up. Oh my goodness that is wrong!! Thanks so much for linking up and sharing at my Feature Friday Linky Party!
Danielle @ Blissful & Domestic
http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/
So wrong, right.
OMG Hilarious…I’m dying the first pair of shorts gave me a visual.
Oh no now you have me picturing my hubbie in them.
It takes a lot of confidence to sport those crocheted shorts. Absolutely hideous! (I bet my brother in law would wear them.)
Miss Charming, If you want to call it confidence I would call it hmmmm not sure. I bet it would be a great joke though.
i’m with everybody else… these shorts are hilarious!!
my hubby sometimes wears funny things just to make me laugh, if he’d ever wear those he’d have to submit me to the emergency room with a laughter induced coma. somebody please make them and sell them, I WANT ONE!!
oh my word, i just scrolled up to see the picture again and then imagined these shorts in combo with the fur boots… HAHAHAHAH!!!
Simona, I used to do that to my hubbie walk out of the room wearing something hideous and ask him with a serious face how does this look. I am sure you could google crochet shorts sellers. LOL, on your shorts and boots combo.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who imagined the shorts and boots combo
Great post! Fun to read!
–Katie
http://www.blah2beautiful.blogspot.com
Creatively Living
Katie, NOthing like a good laugh to get us through the day! Thanks for stopping by!
the crocheted shorts about made me pee my pants. I think was the brown leather belt that totally set off the look.Seriously? seriously. what on earth were those people thinking. IF, for some absurd reason, you MUST wear crocheted shorts…yellow stripes? wow. just wow.
very fun post!!
Erin, totally agree! glad you got a kick out of it.
Oh my, those shorts! I have never seen anything like those, and wish I never had! HA HA HA! Thanks for linking up with Creative Me Monday this week!
Jenny, LOL.
Hilarious!! And so true! haha Thanks for the laugh
(Colleen) @ PaRtY of 5!
Colleen so glad you got a laugh! Now you can chuckle everytime you recall these, lol.