One Little Black Dress, 3 great looks!

Very few of us have a lifestyle that requires us to wear dressy, party clothes.  One clothing “must” is a Little Black Dress (LBD) that can be dressed up or down.  Find a flattering style for your body type and if it’s necessary to spend a bit more for this item, go for it.  Try to find a classic look that you can wear for a few years and it still looks “in style”.  If you are uncomfortable showing your upper arms, look for a dress with short or long sleeves; don’t even look at the sleeveless dresses if you’re going to be worrying and uncomfortable about your “wiggle wobble” arms.  Concerned that you’ll run into the same people at the retirement and Christmas parties and you don’t want them to notice you’re wearing the same dress?  Change up the look!!  Add a colorful scarf, jewelry, shoes or bag and you’ve just created a great new look!!  Read the next 3 scenarios and see how the same LBD can create very different looks.

Your friend just invited you to an event at the Civic Theater tonight.  You have no time to go purchase anything so you start looking through your closet.  Then you remember what your read on highheelsandhotflashes.com about owning a versatile black dress…which you have.  You locate the dress in your closet and then start searching for your animal print scarf.  Over this last season you have purchased two pairs of brown shoes that were on sale…you choose the higher heeled, sexier look!  You have a brown and black handbag that you wear with these colors.  You’ve added some gold accessories  that you have on hand.  Just like that, you have created a great looking outfit! Your friend can’t believe that you were able to pull together such a great looking outfit; she makes you pay for parking and the snacks!!

Two months later the same friend invites you to a fancy community fundraiser.  The fundraiser will be attended by a lot of local and state politicians; needless to say, television crews will be covering the event.  What can you wear?  How about the LBD (little black dress) that you wore two months ago?  You go to your closet…the dress has been cleaned and ready to wear.  Since the event is at night, you top the dress with your wine colored jacket, your wine and gold stone necklace and bracelet.  You have two choices of footwear–wine colored strap heels or gold peep-toe heels…you choose the wine shoes.  To finish the look, you put your evening essentials in your gold clutch and add your gold hoops…you look fantastic!  You arrive at the fundraiser and “click” the camera flashes go off!  Your picture appears in the paper and you look great!!  Little do you know that one of the cameramen got your name and number from your friend and you’ve got a date with him this Friday…YEAH!!

The next month, you’re still dating Daniel, the cameraman, and he’s taking you out to dinner.  You pull out your trusty LBD and add a denim and black scarf, and some jewelry.  It’s going to be a bit chilly so you get your cute, fitted denim jacket (another fashion essential).  What shoes will you wear..you have two to choose from?  You decide on the blue wedge shoes.  To add a little pizazz to the outfit you’ll carry your cute black and white striped tote.  You feel good about your fashion decisions for your special evening with Daniel.  He compliments you on how nice you look…you tell him your friend Judy helped you put the outfit together

. If you don’t own a LBD, take some time to find this fashion essential and keep visiting http://highheelsandhotflashes.com for more fashion and style ideas.

Happy shopping.
Until next time,
—Judy