FASHION BY THE RULES: Christmas Wish (es)

Somehow with all the events of everyday life becoming more stressful, is it possible that our Christmas Wishes became more realistic? The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas used to be a time pregnant with possibilities of good times, wonderful gifts, both given and received, and just about a month that seemed a whole lot more care free than the other 11 months.

In honor of both sides of the coin, let’s have a look at what those wishes might be.

One might simply wish for a white Christmas (“just like the ones we used to know”), or a “cottage” by the sea in Newport, a yacht like Paul Allen’s, a diamond watch, an Hermes Kelly bag in Croco, a made to order couture gown or suit, a diamond and emerald necklace or maybe just oodles of money that you can spend as you please on yourself and everyone else you know and never worry if there will be more.
On the flip side, wishing for a less dysfunctional government, a news day without any political or cultural zealots (including Sarah Palin), a 3% unemployment rate, more time to spend with your family and friends without worries, a cure for Cancer and all diseases, less days felled with news of  disasters and death, and just maybe a month or so of “happy news” rather than all the bad news we get barraged with on a daily basis.

Whichever you wish for, whatever your combination, let’s just hope that this year you do get what you wish for, no matter what else might be going on around us, and just maybe your wish(es) will be granted.

And so I’m offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although it’s been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you.

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Celebrity Style – Casual Rock With Ashlee Simpson-Wentz

With the holiday season upon us we all have to run errands, so why not be comfortable and coolishly fashionable at the same time? Over this past Thanksgiving Ashlee Simpson-Wentz showed us how to sport a casual rock look while being fashionable and functional at her trip to Whole Foods. Her all black ensemble is a great basic, yet a completely easy outfit to throw together. Her cowl neck sweater and a pair of black skinny jeans looks chic while being minimal. The key to her rocker-esque look is her pair of Nine West Maeble boots. The motorcycle bootie design and metal zipper hardware make this outfit stand out above the crowd making you ready to tackle your holiday “to-do” list in style.

FASHION BY THE RULES: Christmas Nots

This time of year can cause or bring on behavior that seems to hide itself for all the other 11 months of the year. This rare behavior bares itself in many ways in several different ways. You might become suddenly very generous, maybe greedy, per chance cheerier, perhaps sadder, but the ones thing that mostly happens is that our guard is let down. While getting carried away with the good cheer of the season we might over indulge with food or drink or both but worst of all , we might make a fool of ourselves by thinking it is ok to advertise the holiday season by wearing an article of clothing that “symbolizes” the good tidings of this time of year.

THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER is not acceptable unless you are either too young to complain or you walk on four legs and can’t complain (see photo). This rule applies to everyone, educated and non-educated, there is no excuse to ever wear an article of clothing with a Christmas tree on it, or an elf, or a stocking or any other symbol of the season. Do not even entertain the thought of it! Ask yourself this question “if I hang a wreath on my door, have a tree with gifts under it or string lights on the outside of the house, why would I think I am a door or a house or a tree?”

As shown with the accompanying photos, one can only rest assured that there is no such thing as “Tasteful Holiday Wear” and that means not at the office party and certainly not as a Holiday card. You really never want to be remembered as the one who wore that ugly sweater, not even for a moment.

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