It’s practically Labor Day, time to believe about holiday celebrations

because the fashion cycle has gotten so wonky, as well as because the introduction of air-conditioning, as well as since of who-knows-how-many other reasons, rather a great deal of gowns that nobody in their best minds would wear in July are now offered then. Which implies that by Labor Day, they are all on sale.

Take this for instance, at Bloomingdale’s, in a little variety of sizes (although that variety includes 24W!) going now for $69-79. It’s all silk, as well as it’s rather elegant. as well as yes, it likewise is available in black. (Click on the picture to go to the catalog page.)

This is a ideal holiday-party gown for those of us who believe bare arms as well as shoulders in December is a fantastic method to catch a cold, and/or people who dislike managing a drippy shawl, or who just want to look a bit much more covered-up. It’s so unusual to discover a holiday-party gown that’s not bare as well as still looks witty as well as dashing as well as stylish — something that is the female equivalent of the tuxedo, in fact, which I expect is why this works!

I believe I would wear this with big cloisonne beads or extremely big cloisonne cuffs, as well as high heels — as high as I might manage. perhaps black patent heels with a extremely square heel as well as a round (or at least not extremely pointy) toe, so they would look like men’s traditional tuxedo pumps, as well as a black patent clutch. as well as red lipstick. certainly red lipstick.

I would NOT wear it with a pin or brooch that featured any type of of the following: Christmas trees, Santa, candy canes, holly, blinking lights (especially not blinking lights that were meant to represent, say, a reindeer’s NOSE), or the words “Ho Ho Ho.” There’s festive, as well as then there’s festooned. There’s a difference.

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