Formal Wear for Holiday Evenings

Written by Ambreen Akhtar

Evening wear this Christmas has a relaxed feel. Popular fabrics of the season are Georgette, sheer, lace, polyester, satin, silk, chiffon, and velvet. Essential colors include wine, gold, silver, bronze, red, teal and turquoise and any type of limestone sequence.

Tops

• Satin tops blend style with comfort and make great evening wear. A bias style shirt with stripes that run along the diagonal can update the look. They have long cuffs that can be worn buttoned or turned up.

• The Victorian style cardigan (lace and pear cut with flare sleeves) is very popular for the season. It can be worn with stretch black pants that have a clean front styling and extended waistband.



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• Bustiers with front and back boning for a corset-like shape are popular for the season.

• Tank tops with a rounded neck and a glittering front print are popular and can be worn with either skirts or pants.

Dresses

• Dresses with French detail give a lovely lace look. Make sure it has short sleeves, so that it doesn’t take away from the French detail.

• Georgette dress fabric falls very elegantly, giving a flowing, romantic feel. If you decide to go with a dress that has spaghetti straps or is sleeveless, always accessorize with a Georgette scarf worn over your shoulders that falls to the top of the knees.

• Stretch dresses available in spandex/polyester material make for a slender, tight fitting look.

• The overlay dress is a sheered metallic thread fabric that falls to the ankle. The under layer, a solid and heavier fabric falls to the knee, creating a unique look for evening wear. Embroidery on fabric, especially the little black dress with gold embroidery is striking. Another option is a solid gold dress with some simple gold embroidery on it.

Accessories

• Jewelry with rhinestones and diamonds are popular and add that special glitz for evening wear.

• Strappy, halter and platform shoes and sandals are popular this Christmas season. You can find these shoes in black, bronze and silver.

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