Holiday- A closer look

Hello Everyone!!

As promised I want too give you a closer look at my x-mas and New Year's outfits:

First off we have the one I wear for more casual events

-The shirt is from BYER (LZ) CALIFORNIA.  I picked it up from my housemate who was getitng rid of some of her old clothes.  Let me tel you, having a friend to swap clothes with is great! It's a very good way to get essential without spending any money.  The clothes that are completely unwanted by both parties end up going to Good Will or to homeless shelters.

The colour is hard to really define, but I like to consider it a bright strawberry red and one of the only red's that works well with my skin tone (no matter what a sales person may say, there is no specific "IN" colour because everyone looks good in different colours).

 The bow sits a little to the side giving it that nice asymmetrical appeal while the ribbed edging circles the entire neckline.  The material is extremely light and flexible, making it a good pick for summer wear as well.  Red shouldn't have a stigma of being a holiday-only colour.

-I was actually extremely lucky that this shirt matched a gorgeous skirt I had picked up from THE LIMITED a month or so before. They are actually the exact same colour! I was really shocked!  I picked up the skirt on a whim because I loved the flow of it (especially when you twirl ;) ).

The outer fabric is pleated and shear while the "slip" is the same colour, but just a shimmering polyester material.  Like the shirt, it is also very light and would be good for warmer weather as well. I can picture it with a very slimming black top, possibly tucked in due to the black lining on the top.

-Now for my party and fancy gown. I actually got this Chinese style dress as a gift, but it was purchased from an Asian store in my local mall.  The brand is called WEI YIAO (WY).  Both sides have a gorgeous slit all the way up to my thighs.  I actually tend to wear a pair of bicycle shorts underneath- just in case 0.0.  The fit is a bit tricky; it doesn't allow much room for curves in the hips. When it did fit my middle and shoulders it gets tight around the hips making it hard to sit. Now I can sit fine, but the middle is a bit too loose.

The pattern is gorgeous with dragons and peacocks in metalic.

 I love the neckline as well with the embellishments coming from the side as loop-and-knot closures.

As just because it looks really cool, here's the inside:

You can tell it was used to create the metalic shimmer.


Well, that's all for tonight. I do have a crazy day tomorrow, so I don't know if I'll have a post for you, but the next one will be my completed dress design.  It's my first time sharing a clothing design with other people, so I'm very nervous how it will turn out.  It will also have a little trick to it that is really taking some extra thought.

See you next time!

Ney-Ney