Trend Alert: The Sequined Dress

A must have for this winter is the sequined dress.  At this point I’m not rushing to the stores to purchase this particular look.  If you’ve been to the mall lately you’ll notice that almost every section has a sequined –something- There’s nothing worse than showing up at a Christmas party to find out another person is wearing your same exact dress!!! No thanks! Regardless, they are all the rage right now.  I suggest that because the dress is so “look-at-me” you keep your accessories low key.  Avoid metallic or other sequined things.  Make your dress the focal point.

Trend Alert: Cropped Leather Jacket

A funky way to accessorize a long tee this fall would be with a cropped jacket.  A popular style since spring ’07 was the cropped leather jacket.  Cameron Diaz was first spotted wearing a Mike and Chris creation.  I love the cropped jacket with a hood.  With winter coming soon, most crops are veering toward a tee or wool fabric which works great over long sweaters or long sleeved dresses.

Glove Love

Long leather gloves are the best way to accessorize a cropped coat.  Not only are long gloves functional, they also add that touch of class to every outfit.  While black is the safe route for a color combo, try to go outside your comfort zone and opt for a leopard print or a bold, bright color like red or yellow.  I think the best part of having long gloves is removing them.  I feel as though I am an actress in a 1950’s gangster film. 

Boots or Food?

I need them! I want them!  I’m desperate!  I would just die if I saw a pair of these Frye Annie Double Zip Glazed Vintage Boot– under my Christmas tree this year.  I have so many outfits that would be friends with these boots!  They’re about $400 USD.  I don’t have that kind of money.  Maybe I’ll print out a picture of them and tape it to the fridge with a big red circle drawn around them.  While my husband suffers from selective hearing, he also suffers from selective vision as well.  So, the fridge thing may not slide well.  Are these boots worth going in debt for?  I would be collecting Aeroplan miles.  But, I have to pay for food.  Such a dilemma.