A White Christmas

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

Well guys, I can phone it in for the next 2 weeks because this is probably the best I will look this year. My office holiday party was black tie (lawyers…so pretentious, right?) so I took full advantage of the opportunity to look fancy. I knew at a formal event – especially one full of attorneys – there would be a lot of long black dresses, so in an effort to stand out, I went for a short white one. I know a little white dress is usually more of a warm weather thing, but the texture of this one kind of reminded me of a snowflake, and I decided to add Santa-red shoes and lips. In other words, if you thought this was a summer dress…what the hell were you thinking?

I felt like a celebrity on an award show red carpet in this, so in that spirit I feel like I should give some credit to the people who helped me look so good: my wife for taking really great photos, my friend and stylist Brandy for giving me this braid crown, Rent the Runway for existing so I could rent a dress I can’t afford to buy, and Pure Barre for helping me get in great shape over the past 4 months! And my mom. Because you always have to thank your mom.

Dress (or rent it here) // Bracelet // similar Shoes // Solitaire Ring* // Midi Ring* // similar Bag // Coat // Lips “Lip Bomb #2”

*Rings purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

Pay Up, Dress Down

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

Does anyone else’s office subscribe to the concept of making people donate to charity in order to participate in a jeans day? I can’t decide exactly how I feel about it. Suffice it to say I’m skeptical. It seems silly to pay to wear jeans that you’ve already bought. On the other hand, giving money to charity is generally a good thing. On a third hand, convincing people to give money to charity by bribing them with the ability to wear their own clothing is…weird. And on a fourth hand, none of this really matters because if I don’t agree with the concept then I don’t have to wear jeans.

But I had really been wanting to wear this top again, I thought it would look good with jeans, and what better time of year to give $5 to a food bank? So I went against everything I believe in and gave money to charity. I swear it will never happen again.

And speaking of my generosity, don’t forget to enter the $50 Giveaway to Redbubble! The entry period ends Sunday night.

[Go ahead assume everything is on sale today…]

Top* // Jeans // Bag // Shoes // Watch* // similar Sunglasses* // Lips “La Flamboyante”

*Top purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop; watch provided courtesy of Timex; sunglasses provided courtesy of SEE Eyewear.