The Same Dress- Two Very Different Looks

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One of the most common conundrums that our clients struggle over is holiday wear. It is the idea of buying a cocktail dress for office parties, christmas dinners and family events and feeling like you can only wear it once. 

Not so we say!

Take this sparkle sequinned dress- fairly standard holiday wear. A great way to get more mileage out of this kind of dress is to pair a great blazer with it, fun and flirty accessories and voila!- it is more of a "night out" outfit than a NYE dress!

I'm Dreaming of a Girly Christmas...How to Bring Nostalgia to Your Christmas Wardrobe

This is such a great outfit and such a cute photo of the ever-talented Jenn Brown. This sweet vintage dress and big mustard hairbow.  Playing with the girliness of Christmas in  our wardrobe will make everyone you see want to hug you when the nostalgia takes over.

Photography: Brian Rick (www.brianricks.com)
Model: Jenn Brown

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Mens Fashion: Navigating the Holidays

There is nothing more classic than a peacoat. Steve is wearing a vintage peacoat, Burberry trousers and Frye motorcycle boots. His tie is YSL and his dress shirt is also Burberry. This is a great formal look for those events that pop up during the holidays that some of us dread. Dressing up shouldn't be a headache so keep it simple and remember: less is more..

As much as I know most men hate the idea of formal dressing, it always comes up during the holidays. In order to keep this look clean and streamlined, make sure you wear things with minimal fussy details- go for flat front pants (no pleats!), loosen the tie as soon as possible and roll up those sleeves. My one biggest suggestion is investing in a good pair of boots that can be passed off as dressy shoes and worn casually. You can also do an oxford dress shoe and wear those casually after.

This is such a good look for guys this holiday season- not too fussy but really put together. Here we have a vintafe tweed vest, Prada dress shirt, Burberry straight leg jeans and Frye boots. Good for going to a show downtown and dinner with the folks.  No tie need but a skinny black tie would work very well.

Model: Steve Pike

Photography: Brian Ricks

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"I'd like my jewellery to invite reflection on the ever-changing aspects of the environment around us."  Susan Lee Stephen

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Edgy Christmas Look: MC's Pick of the Day

In order to make the transition from fancy office cocktail party to going out on the town, take a fun, edgier jacket with you to throw on over your dress. Esther has a silk strapless party dress and we have paired it with a full sleeve cropped coat to play off of the dark hues. 

If your dress is a bit more on the boho, vintage end, take a  jean jacket for the bar hopping portion of the night. You won't feel over dressed and you will get more mileage out of your look.

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