“Life has texture – dress for it!” - Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman

10 – Shimmering Short Shorts - worn with dark tights and high heels, or flat over-the-knee boots when your gams need a rest, these are a go-to that can take you from holiday days to nights. Keep your top subtle, a black or cream tank, even gray works well. Let the shimmer in the shorts be your statement, you don’t want to channel an ornament for the tree. Think shimmer-chic.

9 – Polka-dot hosiery – and because it’s the holidays, we’re giving this look some SPANX (sidebar: thank goodness for SPANX!!) Statement hosiery is an instant update – it’s the new fishnet, and taking a cue from mini SJP we can’t get enough. There’s nothing polka-dot hosiery doesn’t go with!

8 – Black Shoe Booties - the perfect shoe for skirts, dresses, trouser-pants, capris, skinny jeans, cords and more… whether worn with detailed hosiery or basic black you can’t go wrong.

7 – Cropped Tuxedo Trouser Pants -  don’t feel like showing your legs? Fear not, the right pair of pants can get you through the season. Trouser pants are great with pumps and shoe-booties. This style works with embellished tops, boyfriend blazers, and anything sequin. The irony of this masculine piece with something uber-feminine on top can’t be resisted.

6 – Something Sequin – Whether you opt for an embellished top, a sequin boyfriend blazer, bag, clutch, sweater, dress, skirt, or pants – LIGHT IT UP. Just keep it to one sequin (and shining) piece per outfit, and keep everything else simple. The sequins are the statement. Let them shine.

5 – Statement clutch – the J.Crew one above is great because it has a strap, allowing your hands to be free for handshakes, food, drink, and tending to little ones. Leave your suitcase-size bags at home, at the office or in the car. Keep it simple, subtle and chic with an envelope-size clutch.

4 – Costume Jewelry – a statement necklace, bracelet, or ring – pick one, ROCK it, OWN it…

3 – Leather pants – real, faux, or wax coated – this look is hot hot HOT. It’s spot-on with a boyfriend blazer, loose tank, or even paired ironically with a casual tee Sandra-Bullock-style.

2 – Flat over the knee boots – too much holiday time in heels can reek havoc on your back, but don’t reach for ballerinas too quickly. You can still have statement-shoe-style with flats. Get your boot on, over-the-knee. So cute with tights or leggings, short shorts, a mini skirt or dress. Or even paired with a long formed-fitting tank, and oversized boyfriend blazer. Let OTK’s save you!

1 – white silk scarf – white is unexpected this time of year, but it looks sooo great! Opt for a silk pattern that’s inherently dressy like this Jimmy Choo “Stefy” Silk Scarf. It goes with EVERYTHING.

Other holidays go-tos include anything Valentino-red, a LBD, fur, and a pair of statement heels.

Just reach for any of these items, and mix & match yourself all the way through. ‘Tis the season ♥

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