As we all know, last weekend was Christmas, next weekend is New Year’s Eve. When it comes to dressing for the occasion, the two are polar opposites. Christmas is when I normally sit around in what can only be described as a depressed middle-aged divorcee’s outfit of choice (fleece everything), and on New Year’s I pretty much look like an extra on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. To me, it’s the only time of year to wear a ridiculous amount of glitz. After all, coming off of spending that much time with family, you need all the shine & sparkle you can get to detract from “dead on the inside” look on your face. Seriously, if you’re a fan of Twilight, might I suggest coming over to my family’s for the holidays? They’ll gladly suck the life out of you, vampire-style.
But I digress. This is about celebrating and letting loose. This is about walking around, drink in hand, looking like confetti with a pulse. I’m talking, of course, about sequins. My New Year’s Eve textile of choice.
clockwise, l-r: HELEN SWEATER DRESS, $458.00, Marc Jacobs; QUOTATION GOLD HAWK COSMIC SEQUIN DRESS, $178.00, Bloomingdales; LIZA SHORT SLEEVE SEQUIN, $94.99, Rachel Roy; LIPSY SHIFT DRESS WITH ALL OVER SEQUINS, $118.17, Asos.
