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Party dresses for the holiday 2012 season

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The holidays are fast approaching and the festive party season is beginning to fill up everyone’s calendars. Party invitations are arriving in the mail and tickets to shows are being bought. The one thing missing? A fabulous party dress to take you through the season!

There are so many fabulous dresses on the market for the holiday 2012 season. Designers are in love with shades of red, navy and green as well as sparkling gold and silver. Sequins and shiny fabrications are hot for the holiday season making the basic, little black dress hanging the closet looking like it should hang out in there for another year. Sorry LBD!

Party dresses for the holiday season are body conscious and on the short side. Dresses are featured in styles such as one shoulder styles, tank styles and split sleeve silhouettes with straight or form fitting bodies. The peplum trend from 2011 is still around and many holiday dresses will feature this feminine, flattering style. Most dresses are hitting above the knee to mid-thigh and being shown with glittering heels and sparkling clutches.

The one thing to remember this season when shopping for a holiday dress is to look for a vibrant, jewel tone color and/or sparkling sequin. Happy shopping, happy holidays and stay fabulous 

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Warm fall day with Twisted Silver’s new Compass necklace

 in Bay Area Fashion / Eco Chic / General Fashion / Jewelry / Local Designers  tagged fall 2012 / outfits / twisted silver by

Autumn is upon us and one of the fabulous things about the mild fall weather is that we can wear layers, sweaters and longer silhouettes than we generally wear in the warm summer months. With longer apparel comes the need for long jewelry in order to balance out our silhouettes.

Twisted Silver has designed a new necklace for the fall season called the “Compass” necklace. This simple, elegant and timeless necklace is perfect for the fall season. The “Compass” necklace offers a long brass chain with a compass-like design surrounding a dark blue crystal. The necklace itself takes its inspiration from an adventurous voyage and the shade of blue happens to fit perfectly in the fall/winter 2012 blue trend. Love that!

The “Compass” necklace from Twisted Silver is a wardrobe basic which can be worn with both casual and dressy attire. The necklace can go from a lazy Sunday in jeans to being paired with a blazer at the office. Love this!

Twisted Silver’s “Compass” necklace is priced at $50 and debuts online today. The “Compass” necklace can be found at Twisted-Silver.com. Use coupon code INSIDERS for a 15% discount. Happy shopping and stay fabulous 

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Top Photo: C/O Twisted Silver “Compass” necklace

Bottom Photo: “Bring out the blue” In this photo we styled the outfit around the blue crystal in the “Compass” necklace. The blue in the print of the skirt combined with the blue from the handbag brought out the blue in the crystal!

Necklace: C/O Twisted Silver “Compass” necklace, Sweater: Zac Posen for Target (past season), Skirt:Kirna Zabete for Target, Handbag: Alexander Wang tote, Shoes: Prada

All photos credit: Rob/Cheap Luxury Handbags Store 2012©

Day into evening dresses for the winter and holiday 2012 seasons

 in General Fashion  tagged day into evening / evening bags / evening shoes / holiday fashion / holidays 2012 by

The winter season is fast approaching which means the holiday party season is almost here. The holidays are a sparkling, festive time when everyone finds themselves invited to at least one fabulous soiree. While many holiday parties are held at night, on a Saturday or Sunday, other parties are held on a weekday; which means there is little time to switch from office attire to a holiday party ensemble.

Never fear, the day into evening dress is here! The wonderful thing about day into evening dresses is that they deliver on what they promise. A quick change of shoes and jewelry with the addition of a sparkling evening clutch can turn almost any office appropriate dress into a festive party ensemble. Love that!

The best dresses for day into evening looks are solid in color and offer a slim, sheath silhouette. We took three fabulous, simple office appropriate dresses and created day into evening looks through the Polyvore sets included in this article. We hope you love them! Happy Holidays and enjoy your soiree!

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