Holiday Party Looks!

Happy Holidays everyone! I have been trying to figure out what to wear for my holiday parties and I wanted to put in "Christmas-y touches" into these outfits just to be more festive and show my holiday spirit. From hints of sparkles, reds, and greens, I was able to come up with these three ideas! I hope you like them and find some inspiration for your own outfit!

Love you all and I hope that your holidays are full of fun and love!

Casual Metallics

This outfit is more of what I'm going to wear to a holiday party. I love being casual and comfortable, so I used a metallic ivory top that adds a small hint of fun and sparkle. In certain lights, I'll be GLOWING! :) It's been cold so booties and blazers are my best friends right now! And, I love wearing beanies in the Winter because  I feel like it gives you a bit of edge to your style, so I'm wearing my light grey beret/beanie. 

Top: Cotton On

Jeans: Urban Outfitters (Similar HERE)

Booties: H&M (Similar HERE)

Blazer: Nordstrom Rack (Similar HERE)

Necklace: Forever21 (Simlar HERE)

Beanie: Wetseal (Similar HERE)

Dressy Embellishment

I bought these jacquard shorts just last week at Forever21 and my boyfriend was wondering why I was buying shorts in the Winter. I'm thinking, WHY NOT?! My reasoning is that we live in LA and it's never really really cold here and I love the shimmery finish and pretty floral embellishments on it! Who could resist?! With this outfit, I wanted it to be slightly more dressy and fun, so I played with a hue of green and I paired it with my shorts with it's perfect shimmery finish! My white leather blazer with the black lapels makes it slightly more edgy rather than super soft and feminine. 

Top: Forever21 (Similar HERE)

Shorts: Forever21 

Shoes: Payless (Similar HERE)

Blazer: Jcpenney (Similar HERE)

Bangles: H&M, Express, and Forever21 (Similar HERE, HERE, and HERE)

Flirty Red 

Who could resist this Winter's most popular color? Deep red! I saw this dress on Asos during their Black Friday sales and knew that I had to have it! There's mesh and a bow design on the front with a fun girly full skater skirt. It didn't come in petite sizes so I had to take it to the tailor's for some alterations. The skirt was pretty long and hit me somewhere slightly below my knees. I don't want to look frumpy and shorter than I already am, so my tailor cut it so that it was a couple of inches above my knees. Paired with my sparkly strappy heels and you have the most holiday appropriate outfit EVER! 

I know that it might be much colder everywhere else, so if you want to wear this, add some black tights and black pumps with a dressy blazer or coat over it. PERFECT!

Dress: Asos (Similar HERE, HERE, and HERE)

Shoes: Sole Society (Similar HERE)

Ring: Forever21 (Similar HERE)

Blazer and Boots

I wanted to wear my new boots the other day so I paired it with my handy dandy blazer that goes with everything! I figured I wanted to keep it somewhat simple and wore a comfy blouse, threw my blazer over it, and my black combat boots. I added a statement necklace to it because I felt like I wanted to have an accessory with my outfit. So there it is!

OUTFIT:
Shirt: Wetseal. Blazer: Forever21. Necklace: Forever21. Pants: Urban Outfitters. Boots: Charlotte Russe.

Weekend in Vegas

Went to Vegas with my family during the past weekend for my sister's 21st birthday. It was a nice weekend away from home. I ate so much because we purchased the 24 hour buffet pass. And I'm one of those people that feel like they need to eat their money's worth at buffets. You can see by my pictures that my plates were full of food. AND I had forgotten to take pictures of some of my other plates...

Black dress: Wetseal. Turquoise Necklace: Forever21. Heels: Target. Bracelet: Forever21. Maxi Dress: Cali.

Braids

Just bought this silver belt bracelet because I thought it was so cute and different. They have it in gold as well and I'm leaning towards getting another one so that I have both colors.


Shirt: Wetseal. Bracelet: Forever21. Jeans: Forever21. Shoes: Reflections. Earrings: Gifted.

Petite Fashion Challenge #8

This is my entry for the Petite Fashion Challenge, which is being held by Radiator Sessions.

The challenge is called Spinning the Favorite, which means to kind of change up your usual look to either dress it up or maybe create a fun twist to it.

I am often found wearing a regular blouse or t-shirt with dark denim jeans and flats. I'm all about comfort with my everyday outfits because I'm running around most of the time.

To change up or "Spin my favorite", I dressed up my everyday look with a turquoise necklace, bright yellow belt, and a pair of really high brown heels with studs on them.

Shirt: Wetseal. Jeans: Macys. Flats: Cotton On. Black wrap bracelet: Forever21. Turquoise Necklace: Forever21. Belt: Target. Heels: Go Jane.

You can see the other entries by clicking the link below!

Rain and BBQ Ribs

 The other day, I went to Spring Street BBQ just to try it. It's located right in Chinatown, Los Angeles and I thought it was a little strange to have a southern bbq joint in the middle of Chinatown. Turns out it was pretty good. They had a lot of the usual choices- yummy bbq sandwiches, ribs, sides, and a lot of choices of beer (not a fan of beer, but thought some people would be interested). The pictures I took aren't great quality because I forgot my camera and had to use my phone camera to get pictures. Either way, I still documented it somehow.

It was really rainy that day, so I bundled up in A LOT of clothes. I was barely able to lift up my arms because I made sure I was going to be warm. I like being prepared for anything.

I am also participating in the Petite Fashion Challenge. The challenge is to dress up your basics. I usually wear mostly basics anyways, so with the outfit below, it was mostly about layering. I wore a v-neck t-shirt underneath everything and threw on a knit coat over that AND THEN threw on a trench coat over that. I am all about comfort and practicality.  

Jeans: Urban Outfitters. Hat: Wet Seal. Scarf (gifted): H&M. Coat: Forever21. Boots: Reflections. Grey Knit Coat (gifted): Abercrombie and Fitch.

Stay warm everyone!!!