Thanksgiving

Hello and welcome,

thank you for stopping by my blog today!

 I would like to wish everyone who celebrates

 a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are enjoying the holiday

 and have much to be grateful for this year

For my Thanksgiving outfit this year, 

I chose a monochrome dress,

 in a beautiful shade of sky blue

 It is a bit of an irregular color choice

  for Thanksgiving, but refreshingly different

 I am on a mission to get the fancier items 

  in my wardrobe out of the closet, and worn 

What better occasion to get dressed up

 than a festive family holiday!

This dress is a very elegant crepe

 wrap style with beautiful draping

I ordered it from Nordstrom,

  intending to wear it for a special occasion earlier this year,

but was not completely happy with it

As pretty as it is, it is a bit overwhelming on me

I think I might do a little altering on this dress

 Maybe decrease the volume of the sleeves a little bit  

What do you think?

Anyway, I chose a gorgeous new-to-me

 vintage black and gold beaded bag

 to complement the dress and shoes

The bag was an unlikely find

 at the shop where I take items for consignment

It is a large shop curated with mostly nearly new and new clothing and home decor,

 but occasionally a vintage treasures can be found!

Gold jewelry was the natural choice,

 since I had already decided on this bag with golden beads

Wearing a tubular open cuff bracelet,

 teardrop shaped dangling earrings

 and one of my favorite vintage necklaces

The necklace is very unusual in brass,

 made of three fishes with red rhinestone eyes

For shoes I chose the best 

special occasion pair I have ever owned!

  They are versatile enough to wear during the day,

 and very comfortable 

They are a slingback pump, with a kitten heel 

 in a neutral leopard print-a classic!

Do you have any special double duty shoes

in your wardrobe? 

  I have had these for quite a while,

and they have held up remarkably well,

especially considering the entire shoe

 is covered with clear sequins! 

Roger picked a burgundy shirt

 with a multicolored tie

 featuring the "Peanuts" cartoon characters

He chose it because of the football theme,

and because the character "Lucy" is wearing a dress

the same color as mine 

 Plus, watching football on Thanksgiving

is an American tradition, after all!

Close-up of the tie-poor Charlie Brown!

Our Thanksgiving theme table scape

  I hope everyone enjoys their long holiday weekend! 

If you are traveling this holiday season, stay safe! 

 Please join me on 

Monday, December 2nd for the beginning of a month

 of festive holiday outfit ideas!