{"id":733,"date":"2011-12-22T07:07:50","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T07:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/?p=733"},"modified":"2018-06-21T14:30:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T14:30:29","slug":"how-to-dress-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/how-to-dress-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Dress For The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-outfit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-741\" title=\"holiday outfit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-outfit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-outfit.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-outfit-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>If dressing for the Holidays and shopping for your outfits are usually a challenge, a little preparation can make dressing for the parties a more joyful experience.\u00a0 If you have some flattering options prepared ahead of time, you\u2019ll feel good when you get dressed and carry those positive feelings into the festivities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-men.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-742\" title=\"holiday - men\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-men-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-men-300x260.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/holiday-men.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here are some tips to get your holiday outfits together:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Prepare your outfits ahead of time so you feel good when you\u2019re getting dressed\u2026this sets the tone for the rest of the event. Last minute dressing drama can sour the whole evening.<\/li>\n<li>Make a list of holiday events you\u2019ll be attending: office parties, professional organization meetings, casual parties with friends, decorating\/present wrapping get-togethers, family gatherings, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Determine the dress codes for each event \u2013\n<ul>\n<li>Formal parties \u2013 formal or cocktail attire,<\/li>\n<li>Business\/professional organization parties\u2013 business attire with a holiday flair (add up to 3 evening\/party pieces &#8211; such as, jewelry, shoes, top\/shirt, tie &#8211; to your usual business attire)<\/li>\n<li>Casual gatherings \u2013 jeans with a party flair (add up to 3 party\/evening pieces &#8211;\u00a0 embellished or sexy top\/shirt, shoes, and jewelry)<\/li>\n<li>Office\/social pot luck \u2013 office attire with holiday trimmings (wear your usually office\/casual attire and add some holiday pins, earrings, rings, tie, vest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Create outfits that are appropriate for the event and flatter your figure. This can take some time and experimentation, but the final result will be worth it. It\u2019s okay to wear the same thing to more than one event, especially if you\u2019ll be celebrating with different circles of people.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>For examples of outfits for your body type click here &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/party-dresses-for-your-figure\/\">cocktail dresses for women<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/?p=736\">outfit options for men<\/a><\/div>\n<div>If you have any specific questions, post it in the comments below or shoot me an email at Sarah@SarahShah.com<\/div>\n<div>Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If dressing for the Holidays and shopping for your outfits are usually a challenge, a little preparation can make dressing for the parties a more joyful experience.\u00a0 If you have some flattering options prepared ahead of time, you\u2019ll feel good when you get dressed and carry those positive feelings into the festivities. Here are some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[174,348,4,1192,223],"tags":[556,68,10,7,557],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":758,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions\/758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}