Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women "over a certain age". Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme. This month's theme is "Holiday Wear" and was picked by Carrie.
As I stated on Monday, both styling groups I belong to picked the same theme "Holiday Wear", so I had to come up with not one, but two outfits. On Monday's post, I shared how you could take ordinary dress up clothes from your closet and with accessories instantly turn them into holiday wear. Today, I am showing off my grandchildren and holiday wear for the whole family!
On Monday I mentioned that I don't like to buy clothes specifically for a holiday that can only be worn one day out of the year. But I was shopping at JCPenney with a friend and she spotted this beautiful, winter white bejeweled sweater for only $17 and she tempted me to try it on. I was hesitant, as I didn't think the raglan sleeve style would look good on me, but when I tried it on, we both loved it! And to an even greater surprise when I got to the register it rang up for only $13.00. Score! I guess I don't mind buying holiday clothes if they are that cheap. Plus, I think I could wear this all winter long and not just at Christmas.
I paired the sweater with bright cherry red pants I already owned and black suede booties.
The sweater has a nice length and is so soft and cozy. And guess what? It's still available
HERE! I'm wearing a size Medium for reference.
I love the mock turtle neck and the jewel embellishment. To complement the rhinestones in the sweater, I wore pearl and silver earrings.
And now as promised here are my little ragamuffins. I know I say it every year, but they are my favorite gifts around the Christmas tree.
This is my oldest, Alethea, who's four. She is looking darling in her red taffeta dress, white stockings, and silver shoes.
Alethea's Christmas dress is second hand. There is no need to buy a brand new dress from the store every Christmas. There are always plenty of friends, and relatives who have old dresses from when their kids were little that they would happily give away. My daughter also found lots of great formal used clothing for very inexpensive prices on her local "Mom's Group" page.
The newest member of the family is Elisha. Isn't he handsome in his black trousers, gingham dress shirt, and red Christmas vest?
And finally, my little man Atticus, who is two. My, has his personality come out! He used to be so shy and it would take 24-48 hours for him to warm up to us every time we saw each other again. But now he's very out-going, talks a mile a minute, and we don't need to get re-acquainted every new visit anymore. He's as handsome as ever in his dark trousers and red plaid shirt.
The boys outfits came right out of their closet. Again, you don't need to buy special Christmas clothes. Just find something they already own in a Christmas color and build an outfit around that. Every year, I decorate the tree a different color. For our annual Christmas photos, I tell my daughter what the color of the tree is and we put together a color theme to match the tree. I love how cheerful the red and white looks and the black is the perfect accent color.
And now, lets see what the rest of the ladies in my group are wearing this Christmas and be sure to link up your outfits with us below too!
