Lovelies in my Life : "What I'd Wear" Series

{To a Christmas Eve Service}

I had quite a bit of fun over the weekend, playing dress up in a closet much, much bigger than my own. I dragged the huz and little E to Besselli in Green Bay and while Elliot screamed to his sweet little heart's content (it's his new thing - his preferred method of communication - super awesome), I brushed through the racks of pretty things in the hopes of finding 3 holiday inspired outfits. They're a sort of "what I wish I could" wear to :

1. Our Christmas Eve service at church

2. A fancy dinner with the huz

(the one from a similar commercial in which a {Tiffany blue} box is about to be revealed with smiles & sweet tears & sparkles galore ... & molten chocolate lava cake. wink wink)

3. A New Year's Eve party!

Let's start with Christmas Eve.

Isn't it funny how we tend to go back (again and again) to the "looks" that we really love? At least I do. So I immediately went for the rack of creamy frocks, an abundance of feminine frills, ruffles and lace. Too lovely. This particular dress has a very "raw" quality which I like; not too perfect in it's frothy perfection. I had to try it with a luxuriously soft, black velvet blazer and a pair of patterned tights, which added a bit of whimsy and interesting texture to the oh-so-dreamy dress. The booties are a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll. Quite the combo, isn't it?

I think I've discovered that now that I'm in my 30's, I no longer desire to wear what everyone else is traipsing around in. I'm enjoying having much more fun with fashion, usually trying something a little unexpected with my outfits. I think that's why I really love this trend of mixing feminine with something a little more masculine, together in one look. The blazers and oxfords being the boyish yet charming example of what I can add to my usual obsessively girly get up.