<p>I like getting dressed up but not in the winter- because my dressed up things are thin strapped and I don’t have any warm coats that are even halfway dressy.
Its one thing to wear a cocktail dress with a nice lightweight wool crepe jacket- but if I have to put my snowboots and my down jacket on I feel silly ( also still cold)
I also hate how some places are really over heated- so if I dress to be comfortable in my house- I am sweaty at the party.</p>
<p>( I also just got us tickets to a charity auction in January- we avoid going out on New years- but we didn’t go to this thing last year- its also a “casino” theme, and while I am either going to wear my cocktail dress if I feel skinny/warm enough- H doesn’t even have a suit- so I guess i go buy him a Cosby Sweater.- what do guys wear, especially guys who never wear ties? )</p>
<p>Some people wear ethnic type clothing and look really good- depends on your coloring- flowy rayon long jackets and pants- I always feel like that is too much material for me though. I like cashmere and jeans & cowboy boots</p>
<p>I’m a big believer in black flow-y pants and a sparkly top. How warm the top is depends on what I know about the heating where the party is. I’ve got a lovely low cut black cashmere sweater with beaded pearls that works for most indoor climates, but I also have a maroon turtleneck with metallic threads that I wear at my brother’s frigid house.</p>
<p>re: the two ribbed garments. You could also break up the two textures by wearing a long-tailed shirt under the sweater and leave the shirttail showing. Wearing two textured items might be okay if there is some plain thing in between to separate the two (maybe just a big wide belt or a scarf). </p>
<p>Not good when one pattern or texture touches or runs into another pattern/texture. You can combine things, but it has to be done in the right way - don’t want a mishmash!</p>
<p>Ditto on the silver jewelry. It should all be of the same type (silver, gold, whatever), but avoid the matchy matchy.</p>
<p>The more things are coordinated, the more you can mix & match - does that make sense?</p>
<p>Also, remember, belts, shoes & bag should match (same color and/or material like leather), and another good rule-of-thumb is that your shoes should - in most cases - match your hem (color). I haven’t quite gotten used to the black pants/brown shoes trend I’ve been seeing!</p>
<p>[qote]Also, remember, belts, shoes & bag should match (same color and/or material like leather), and another good rule-of-thumb is that your shoes should - in most cases - match your hem (color).
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<p>Stacey and Clinton would disagree with your statement when it comes to ladies’ style :)</p>