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Is that for the 'Tacky Sweater' themed party? Oh its not? My bad.

While we have still been getting lucky with mid 60 degree weather in early November, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And while Thanksgiving may bring lots of food, fall colors and families together, one thing it also brings is colder weather. I am still having a hard time parting from my wedges, bikinis and sundresses but I am looking forward to new winter boots, trendy new hats, and of course pumpkin spiced lattes from Starbucks. 

Much like many fashion trends, everything at one point in time comes back around. For example; holiday sweaters. Oh yes, the ones that your parents made you wear, that not only were itchy and matched your younger siblings, but had a giant reindeer or snowman plastered on the front. Here let me remind you.

Do I even need to tell you how awful that is? This is one trend I never thought would come back around, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised by anything. I mean how are you supposed to have a tacky sweater themed party when someone is showing up in these things on a regular basis? And not only are these sweaters a popular trend, the price of a piece of clothing you thought escaped your past, is even more ridiculous in some cases. Take a look.

Moncler Shawl Collar Reindeer Cardigan featured at Nordstrom.com $600.00

$600.00?!!! I know you gasped for air just like I did when I saw that. I honestly don't think I would be able to take my guy seriously or any other guy for that matter in this reindeer infested cardigan. Could you? No. Next up is a holiday sweater from American Eagle.

AE Reindeer Sweater $49.50

Not nearly as expensive, but almost equally as awful. I really think if my mom were to have kept my clothes when I was little a smaller version of this sweater would be discovered.

Now what kind of fashion blogger would I be if I didn't offer a more socially acceptable alternative? Certainly not a good one. But luckily I am here to help you around the holidays to pick a sweater where someone is not going to think you are on a dare to wear. 

Acceptable printed sweaters- So you want to be a little bit festive with your choice of sweater picking this season? You don't have to have little snowmen covering your sleeves or reindeer flying from left to right to get the point across that you dressed for the holidays. There are several prints that will still do the job. 

MALACHITE SWEATER $69.50 roxy.com

The colors in this sweater pretty much cover all of the holiday colors without all the tackiness. It is also available in many other color combinations.

ALPINE SWEATER $59.50 roxy.com

 What is that? Oh why yes it is a snowflake, but notice that it is the center of the sweater and it doesn't look like you just walked through a blizzard.

Holiday Hues-The colors red, green, black and winter white are very festive colors that winter brings.

Off-the-shoulder Tunic Sweater $49.50

Angel Bouclé Cowlneck Sweater $59.50

The Flirty Cardi Sweater $39.50

All sweaters available at www.victoriassecret.com

Glitz and Glam- The big trend this season is bling and lots of it, but sometimes people tend to get carried away covering themselves in sequin dresses, matching sequin shoes and a sequin hat. Way overboard. Here are some cardigans and sweaters that dress up the holiday season with a little glitz. 

Miss Me V-Neck Wool Blend Sweater $88.00 www.buckle.com

Long Sleeve Sequin Sweater $59.50 www.express.com

Some more helpful sweater tips? Certainly. 

1. My biggest fear when trying on sweaters is that I think they make me look bigger than I really am. But if you pair your bulky sweater with some skinny leg pants and some trendy boots you will be sure to make a positive fashion statement. 

2. You don't have to look like a trashbag that just stepped out of your mom's closet. Throw on some accessories to give your solid color sweater some personality. Try a sparkly chunky bracelet or even a headband to make your outfit more girly. 

3. Try a sweater over top of a dress for a different style than just pants. If it is too cold out throw on a pair of tights. 

4. If you are wearing a printed sweater make sure you wear a solid color bottom. You don't want to look like an explosion of textures and prints. 

5. Scarves and hats can be your best friends when trying to accessorize your sweater. 

Hope this helps this holiday season when you venture out to go sweater shopping.




Stay classy,
<3 Elizabeth

I wanna look like a guido/guidette from Jersey Shore. Clearly you need help.

I figured this would be an appropriate topic of discussion beings that I just got back from my first visit to Jersey. Although I did not go to the Jersey Shore, while I was visiting I happened to stumble upon a few things that caught my attention. First off let me introduce you to exactly what the Jersey Shore is, the show that is. And yes I am one of the 8 million viewers who has watched this show. According to wikipedia:


"Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 3, 2009 in the United States. The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast winter to Miami Beach, with Season 3 returning to the Jersey Shore. The fourth season, filmed in Italy. MTV confirmed in June 2011 that Season 5 will return to Seaside Heights. The show debuted amid large amounts of controversy regarding the use of the words "Guido/Guidette," portrayals of Italian-American stereotypes, and scrutiny from locals because the cast members were not residents of the area."

But let me lay some cold hard truth on you... This show is a chance for you to make fun of these 8 cast members and ultimately feel better about yourself. There is nothing thought provoking, profound, or moving about this show unless you are inspired by gallons of spray tan and a whole lot of booze as well as watching what I like to call a trainwreck of a group of people. But one thing is for sure... Jersey natives dress to be talked about. Let's get started...

While I was in Jersey it was a must to stop in a tanning salon and what did I see on all the shelves? JWOWW tanning lotion. Oh yes this was very much real. And don't worry if you don't go tanning you can just buy globs of bronzer in a shade of orange. Same effect.

Picture from: www.tanforless.com

Next up is the fashion that Jersey Shore cast members think is okay. Now I like a good statement and this is a place where there are no stylists and the people wearing these clothes couldn't think they looked any better. (Another cold hard truth... You don't look good.) So there is plenty of opportunity for a statement, but when the statement your making is a walking talking disaster you should take another look in the mirror.  It really does take time and effort to look that bad so I will hand it to them for that. 

After you master the over baked/Tony the Tiger orange look you are now onto the fun stuff. 

1. Sunglasses. Turns out you really don't need to see out of the lenses. 

  

Now that is just ridiculous. She looks like she is from StarTrek. What is the purpose of sunglasses if you can't even see out of them. Unfortunately Snooki started this trend and now people are buying sunglasses and gluing gems on the front of them  because "its cool." IT IS NOT COOL! Do you wear these when you drive? Sure hope not. In fact you shouldn't ever wear these. 

2. A shade of obnoxious. The brighter the color, the more layered the graphics and if it glitters then you can bet that you will indeed look like you are from the Jersey Shore. And if you want to make your own, start by getting crayola paint and fist pumping it onto your own shirt, then adding some skulls or hearts and finally topping it off with some glitter or metallic. 

Image from MTV.com

3. Accentuating the muffin tops. There is nothing like dressing up your muffins because who wouldn't want to show them off? And on the Jersey Shore when shopping you find a dress in your size, but you buy the one that is 3 sizes smaller than what you actually wear. 

Image from :http://wwe-collections.blogspot.com

See how good that looks? (That was sarcasm) There is just no need for this. If you aren't a stick figure that is fine. There are clothes that won't squeeze the life out of you and you'll still have friends. I promise. 

I just can't grasp why anyone would want the kind of fashion attention that this cast brings. Yes, it is quite entertaining and maybe that is why they do it, but there comes a time when it just gets to be too much. If the Jersey Shore cast will wear it that should be a good indicator that you should not. 

Let the fashion disaster show begin!

Keep it classy, 

<3Elizabeth