Dressing for the Holidays

So I kicked off my day making arrangements and appointments and now I got a chance to sit down and read through blogs, comment about them, write about them in my blog giving my view point about the article and so on.

Today I noticed a post from pinkmafia (Toronto) and local club kids/ stylish duo, Jon and Jenny, had written a commentary regarding some fashion tips for the holidays.

Here is the article.

Bottom line of the story, they are advising people not to dress like a tranny and dress "...well tailored and simplified in a jewel tone".
They also advise this: "remember accessorizing is a privilege and not a right. Try to stick to a couple of key pieces, instead of decorating yourself like a Christmas tree".

Paris Hilton, prime example for generic/ typically dressed .

True say and I agree with what they are saying but sometimes dressing over the top can be fun. Plus we can only do that while we are young. If we do it when we are 63 years old, it's not as fun unless you are Patricia Field or that other fashionable lady from New York.... what is her name? I'm going to have to get back to you on that one.

Anyhow my version of the advice for dressing for the holidays is that you have a choice. We know that majority of the people are going to be dressed in some H&M dress with some Aldo heels -- typical. It is for you to decide whether if you want to dress like a cookie cutter or go out in your own way which, one, could be successful or two, could be horrendous and later down the road you are going to think "What was I thinking".

Personally in life, I think staying inside the box sucks and you are missing out. Sometimes you need to step out of the comfort zone and push your wardrobe boundaries during appropriate times. Life is about trial and error and same with fashion.

Don't just follow the trend. Create your own looks without looking like every other people.

Last advice I'd like to give for the day, DO support the local designers. Make a visit to those small boutique shops that you always wanted to go to. There is no rule in this world that you have to support mass consumed shops only. If your wardrobe is consisted of H&M, Aldo, Guess, Bebe or whatever other major brands only, it is time for you to break that cycle. Go support the local designers now! Some of them may give out "locals discount" and you are more likely to find a piece where there's only 4-8 more copies of it instead of 250,000.