What I wore:
Dress: Jeanswest Gigi printed maxi dress in shorter length (c/o)
Shoes: Novo Tawny rose gold sandals
Bracelets: the usual plus vintage silver charm bracelet
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch in champagne gold
Why I wore it:
This was what I wore on Christmas day. I got this dress back in 2015 but surprisingly I haven't worn it for Christmas day before! I knew that this year I wanted to wear an older dress from my wardrobe, just like I did last Christmas, and since this hadn't been worn at Christmas before it was the perfect choice! It was one of the two options I had last year but I went with a different dress then, so it was good to get this out for Christmas this year. I didn't manage to take my traditional pic of my outfit in front of the tree before the kids got up as they were up so early, please excuse some scattered unwrapped gifts on the floor!As usual, my family all dresses up for a day filled with family, food and presents. Since the colourful pink and purple print on this dress is pretty bold on its own I kept the accessories simple, with silver statement earrings, my usual dressy bracelet additions, and my silver cuff. I did wonder if the champagne gold envelope clutch was the best choice with the rest of my accessories being silver, but it was the perfect completer piece with my outfit when I tried it with the dress. And to be honest I just needed somewhere to stash my keys, phone and wallet, as we had a couple of bags of presents to take to my family and I put my camera in there.
As usual I ate so much good food, got spoiled with gifts, and had a wonderful Christmas day with family!
Last worn: Gigi printed maxi dress, silver leaf earrings, rose gold sandals, Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch.
Other ways to wear: Gigi printed maxi dress in winter, rose gold sandals and shorts, Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch and mint maxi.
Perfect for pregnancy: Gigi printed maxi dress in second trimester.
Last worn: Gigi printed maxi dress, silver leaf earrings, rose gold sandals, Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch.
Other ways to wear: Gigi printed maxi dress in winter, rose gold sandals and shorts, Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch and mint maxi.
Perfect for pregnancy: Gigi printed maxi dress in second trimester.
What's In My Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Leo Envelope Clutch
What I wore:
Necklace: House of Harlow gold multi-strand necklace
Dress: thrifted black Jeanswest halterneck maxi dress
Shoes: Novo Tawny rose gold sandals
Bracelets: the usual plus vintage silver charm bracelet and Disney Couture Winnie the Pooh bangle
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch in champagne gold
Why I wore it:
Christmas at the in-laws is much more relaxed, but a maxi dress is still a good outfit choice! This one is another wardrobe oldie, also from 2015, and an opshop find. I got it in a bag of clothing in the "fill a bag for $2" sale so I'm definitely getting my money's worth from it! This is its 16th wear. I did try dress it up a little with the gold beaded necklace, but I kept the earrings simple with little heart studs.Again I went with my little Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch - with the gold necklace and sandals I thought it complimented this outfit really well also. I had a little space in the bag of presents to fit my camera so I only needed the clutch for the essentials.
The black maxi dress probably wasn't the best choice though, got covered in dog hair almost instantly 😅 Cooper is a Shih Tzu and doesn't shed so I'm always surprised by how much dog hair other dogs shed when we are with the family. 😅
Last worn: black halter maxi dress, heart earrings, gold necklace, rose gold sandals (above), Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch (above).
Other ways to wear: black halter maxi dress and kimono, rose gold sandals and jeans, Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch and pink dress.
Welcome to the Weekday Wear linkup! A linkup for you to share your weekday outfits - whether that is office wear or stay at home mum wear - if you wore it on a weekday, you can link it up!
Guidelines:
1. Please link to a specific outfit post, not your blog homepage.
2. Link back to this post so others can find the link up.
3. Follow your host Away From The Blue on Bloglovin, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
4. Add up to two posts and be sure to visit and comment on as many other posts as possible to get some weekday outfit inspiration!
Optional: tweet the post you linked up with the hashtag #weekdayWearLinkUp so I can retweet!
Last worn: black halter maxi dress, heart earrings, gold necklace, rose gold sandals (above), Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch (above).
Other ways to wear: black halter maxi dress and kimono, rose gold sandals and jeans, Rebecca Minkoff Leo envelope clutch and pink dress.
How You Can Wear It:
A maxi dress is an easy outfit option for a hot Christmas! You can dress it up with lots of statement accessories, metallics are always a good choice. Metallic pieces are always good at any time of year, not just Christmas.
Weekday Wear Linkup #152
Welcome to the Weekday Wear linkup! A linkup for you to share your weekday outfits - whether that is office wear or stay at home mum wear - if you wore it on a weekday, you can link it up!
Guidelines:
1. Please link to a specific outfit post, not your blog homepage.
2. Link back to this post so others can find the link up.
3. Follow your host Away From The Blue on Bloglovin, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
4. Add up to two posts and be sure to visit and comment on as many other posts as possible to get some weekday outfit inspiration!
Optional: tweet the post you linked up with the hashtag #weekdayWearLinkUp so I can retweet!
