When it comes to holidays, it's always been a tradition in my house to dress up. Ever since I was little, I always pined at my mother the week before Thanksgiving or Christmas, asking, can we go get my (insert holiday) dress? Dressing up for holidays doesn't necessarily mean that we're celebrating outside the house or going somewhere special, I've always just seen it as a way to differentiate the day. Plus, let's be real, it's a lot more fun to get decked out in a pretty dress and more makeup than usual, am I right?
This Thanksgiving, I went all out on finding that perfect dress. First thing's first though, you may be noticing something different about my hair... it's a big change you guys! I went my usual red route as I normally do, but I got the color deepened this time so it looks more like a black cherry-purple. The results are stunning in person, and the photos honestly don't do it justice. Therefore, my first task was to find a dress that would compliment the new color. I wanted something really different, and boy, did I find it. I picked up this victorian-inspired dress from Free People in this incredible mustard-yellowy color (I don't even know the right way to describe it?!) but it looked absolutely stunning with my cherry hair and a bright red lip (NARS Cruella). On top, I added this oversized vintage jacket I actually stole from my mother's closet, which turned out to be my grandmother's jacket (how cool..), which just goes to show that you should take advantage being home for the holidays, because you might not have to look very far for new pieces. I finished the look off with some signature knee-highs and suede boots from H&M (which are currently on sale for black Friday... go, go go.)
Days like these remind me that any excuse to dress up is a good one.
"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions"
[Hamlet 4.5]
Cheers, xxx
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