It's not all about the red and green!

With thanksgiving out of the way it’s now time to think about Christmas festivities! Most of us focus on decorating the house, running errands and buying gifts. By doing all these we forget that this is the best time of the year to dress up pretty for the thousands of parties. The word “dress up” doesn’t mean that you have to wear only reds and greens in order to blend in with the crowd. It is true that reds and greens are colors associated with Christmas, but people forget to realize that anything looking rich or expensive will go well for the season.

The site Christmas Carnival gives detail descriptions on what can be worn for specific types of parties and events. Today we are going to discuss ways to dress for four of the many themed party or occasion.

- Dance Christmas Dress...these do not look like the ones that you wore to your high school prom. Christmas dance dresses should look like ones wore for arctic type weather is give the feeling of winter wonderland. These dresses work best if they are made up of velvet or pure silk fabric. Adding golden or silver embroidery will make the dress fabulous even if it is pink in color! The expensive looking fabric and workmanship make you look gorgeous even if you are not wearing any jewelry. Check out the lovely La Belle dress. By adding both the velvet and satin fabrics, this dress is perfect for a wedding or for a winter wonderland dance!


- Formal Christmas Dress...yes there are too many out there for this category but certain things just don't fit with regard to Christmas. I'm not asking you to go all red and green. Instead choose your dress carefully. Baby pink or lime green will not suit any holiday occasion like jewel tones (like purple, dark blue) which make you look bright against all the holiday decorations. For this type you can either go for lovely beading on the dress or you can just accessorize a plain blue dress with a long and sparkly earning. JC Penny has some pretty dresses that can be worn to just about any occasion!


- Christmas Eve Dress...going to church with family and friends? Then go for elegant looking not so revealing dresses or suits. These are things that are found at great prices at JC Penny. These dresses can work even if you are having a Christmas Eve party at a home. Or if you are one of those people who wear open presents soon after midnight, then go for lovely pajamas like the ones from Pajamagram. And keep in mind that this does not have to be only red and green...other colors like white, blue and even lime green can work.


- Fancy Christmas Dress...if you like dressing up crazy for Halloween then it would work during this of the year too! While men have different characters to choose from, women need to do creative things to make your dress unique. The regular options for fancy Christmas dresses are Mrs. Claus, and Mr. Claus helpers. But you can also dress up like Lou-Lou Who, Cindy-Lou Who, or as Martha May Whovier from How the Grinch Stole the Christmas. If you already have a character in mind but you are not able to locate the costume the check out Frank Bee Costume or Disguises to make your dream come true!

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Hopefully these tips will help to worry less about one more thing!

Have a fantastic and a memorable Christmas!

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