Gold Skirt, Black Lace Tee

I love the way a midi-pleated skirt looks. It's very feminine and classic, and there are a ton of ways to make it look very modern. Since I'm not super tall, I also try to keep in mind what shoes I'm wearing. Which is why pairing it with these sandal heels (yes, even in the winter) is my favorite option. To be totally honest, I will probably only wear this for holiday parties, and don't plan on being outside longer than it would take me to get from my car to back inside.

I love to wear this skirt with this lace crop top. Since it's a gold, sparkly skirt, why not get super dressed up in it? I definitely feel fancy! :) To finish off my look, I've added this statement necklace and dangle earring (I know, not something I do very often!).

Such a cute outfit to bring in the New Year! I hope you and yours have a happy and safe New Year!

Green Velvet Dress

I'm so excited velvet started coming back last year! I remember all the velvet dresses I wore as a little girl, and I totally miss that. They were so soft, and 100% '90s lol. Last year, I found this dress and I definitely squealed a tiny bit when I found it.

Since it's a shift dress, there really isn't any shape to it. I debated wearing a belt with it, and maybe I will in the future. But for today, since the dress doesn't have sleeves, I decided to wear this tweed cropped jacket.

Then I added these black booties and a statement necklace to finish off the look! So festive and fun!

Black Lace Dress

I love dressing up for the holidays. I'm pretty sure I mention this every year, but it's true! I actually really love dressing up in general, but for the most part, the holidays are really the only chance I get. So of course, I was really excited to be able to wear this black lace dress for the holidays!

As I've also mentioned before, I love the color combination of black and red. I really think it's a sharp contrast that totally compliments each other. Don't you just love when that happens? So naturally I wore red lip stick to compliment the all black dress. I thought about adding a red clutch or nail polish too, but I didn't want it to be too much.

I actually ended up wearing my black closed toe heels, but I clearly forgot to add them for these pics! But again, the simplicity of the all black was really what I was going for. To finish the look, I added these rounded silver drop earrings to give it a little shine, but not distract. Love it!