Holiday is here! I love shooting holiday looks because it gives me a chance to dress up, which I rarely do anymore! Adrianna Papell is a brand I have been working with for a long time and they never fail to provide the most gorgeous dresses. Personally I love their beaded and sequin dresses the most because they are so unique and the quality is amazing. Your dress isn’t going to fall apart on the dance floor! If it’s not, this brand should be one of your first stops when looking for a holiday or formal party!
Holiday Dresses 2014
I love dressing up. Anyone who knows me knows this. I have a collection of dresses that sit in my closet and it’s sad, because I wish I had more places to wear them! But it’s finally holiday season and I have a reason to get all fancy and break them out! Here is a list of some of my favorite stores to purchase dresses and party accessories, and of course here are some of my favorites items this year!
Anthropologie, Shopbop, RevolveClothing, and Nordstrom are my go-to’s just because they always have a great selection and great return policies because when you order online you never really know how things are going to fit. Plus, Shopbop and Revolve both have free shipping and returns!
Forever 21 is great for inexpensive dresses that you will only wear once and little black dresses, because they don’t look as cheap! They also have 50% off a bunch of their winter items for a Pre-Black Friday Sale right now, so check out some of their accessories and fur items to go with your dresses!
ASOS is awesome because they offer a huge variety of sizes. They carry petite, plus, and maternity which is hard to find at a store like Forever21. They also have a pretty good price range as well. There are dresses that start in the thirties or you could spend up to a few hundred if you wanted.
Parker Black ‘Petra’ Dress – Bloomingdales.com
Mara Hoffman Sequin Stripe Mini Dress – Anthropologie.com
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Ravine Flared Dress – Anthropologie.com
Club Monaco ‘Jayla’ Dress – Shopbop.com
Crochet Halter Dress – Forever21.com
Posh High-Neck Dress – Forever21.com
Vila V Neck Sequin Dress – ASOS.com
ASOS Ruffled Bonded Texture Bodycon Dress – ASOS.com
ASOS Black Jet Black Bead Embellished Shift – ASOS.com
Motel ‘Sally Mae’ Sequin Dress – NastyGal.com
Keepsake ‘Run the World’ Lace Dress – UrbanOutfitters.com
For Love and Lemons ‘San Marcos’ Mini Dress – FreePeople.com
Free People Emerald City Dress – FreePeople.com
Tadashi Shoji Sequin Illusion Lace Dress – Nordstrom.com
StyleStalker ‘Moss’ Long Sleeve Lace Dress – Nordstrom.com
Cameo ‘Fallen Love’ Dress – RevolveClothing.com
For Love & Lemons ‘Eternal Love’ Dress – RevolveClothing.com
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Favorites Lately – Ecote Plate Cable Sweater, plus 25% off!
Ecote Plated Cable Sweater – urbanoutfitters.com
Plus 25% off all sweaters at Urban until 11/11!
Salinas Beaded Bib Necklace – swell.com
Killin’ It Print – sweatpeaink at etsy.com
Glamorous Countdown Sequin Shift Dress – nastygal.com
Feathered Cuff – anthropologie.com
Scaled Riverboat Boots – anthrpologie.com
Boxy Faux Fur Jacket – forever21.com
Mac Matte Lipstick in La Vie En Rouge – nordstrom.com
Love and Embellished Shift Dress – freepeople.com
Just a nice reminder. Sometimes when I post all of these lovely things it’s good to remember this as well 🙂
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Gowns Galore!
O how I wish I had somewhere to wear these beautiful gowns. Every year around Christmas (or around the Oscars) I just die over gorgeous dresses like these. However, I do not have any sort of reason to go to galas, or art openings, or fabulous awards ceremonies…sigh. So I just lust over them and maybe someday…right?
Nina Ricci ‘Bow Waist Sleeveless’ Gown – nordstrom.com
Adrianna Papell ‘Cross Back Sequin Blouson’ Gown – nordstrom.com
One by Marna Ro ‘Shirred Waist’ Dress with Leather Bodice – shopbop.com
BCBG ‘Loretta’ Evening Dress – bcbg.com
ABS by Allen Schwartz ‘Illusion Yoke Lace & Velvet’ Gown – nordstrom.com
Theia Sequined Gown – saksfifthavenue.com
Alice and Olivia ‘Sequin Stripe’ Gown – neimanmarcus.com
White House Black Market ‘Strapless High-Low’ Gown – whitehouseblackmarket.com
Theia ‘Sequined Strapless’ Gown – neimanmarcus.com
Nanette Lepore ‘Get On Board’ Gown – saksfifthavenue.com
Badgley Mischka ‘Double V-Neck Sequin’ Gown – nordstrom.com
David Meister ‘Sequin Stripe Jersey’ Gown – nordstrom.com
Twobirds ‘Long Convertible’ Dress – shopbop.com
Michael Kors ‘Black Lace’ Combo Gown – stylebop.com
David Meister ‘One Shoulder Metallic’ Gown – bloomingdales.com
ASOS ‘Maxi Dress in Sequin’ – asos.com
Aidan Mattox ‘Sequin-Detail’ Gown – saksfifthavenue.com
Carmen Marc Valvo ‘Flower’ Gown – saksfifthavenue.com
T by Tadashi ‘Cap Sleeve Sequin Mesh’ Gown – nordstrom.com
Diane von Furstenberg ‘Christa’ Sequined Gown – matchesfashion.com
Jason Wu ‘Embroidered’ Gown – nordstrom.com
Reem Acra ‘Deep V’ Gown – shopbop.com
Adrianna Papel ‘Short Sleeve Sequin Mesh’ Gown – nordstrom.com
Alice and Olivia ‘GiGi’ Sequined Gown – neimanmarcus.com
MICHAEL Michael Kors ‘Sequin Wrap Maxi’ Dress – nordstrom.com
ABS ‘Belted’ Gown – saksfifthavenue.com
Here are some that I’m absolutely drooling over. These are my “Oscar-Worthy” picks, if you will…sadly just a “bit” out of my price range.
Oscar de la Renta ‘Floral Sequin V-Neck’ Gown – neimanmarcus.com
J.Mendel ‘Floral Gazar’ Strapless Gown – neimanmarcus.com
J.Mendel ‘Sheer-Overlay’ Gown – neimanmarcus.com
Marchesa Couture ‘Long-Sleeve Beaded’ Lace Gown – neimanmarcus.com
Oscar de la Renta ‘Faille’ Strapless Gown – neimanmarcus.com
David Mesiter Signature ‘Sequined Cap-Sleeve’ Gown – neimanmarcus.com
Jenny Packham ‘Black and Gold Sequin’ Gown – stylebop.com
Dolce & Gabbana ‘Lace Gown with Slip’ – farfetch.com
Oscar de la Renta ‘Strapless Mermaid’ Gown – neimanmarcus.com