When I asked for your requests on blog topics during the holiday season – SO many of you asked for tips for looking cute during the holidays. Many times we forget to plan for ourselves and then we end up looking homeless while our kids look like a million bucks HA! You know I got y’all. I want to share a “secret” today that I think we will relieve some pressure and make things easy on you.
For most of the holiday events, outings, and plans – you don’t really need to focus on the outfit. Hear me out…
From shopping, to walking around looking at lights, outdoor parties, dinners, etc – most of your time is spent outside. Why does that matter? Well in most places – it’s cold outside! So what happens is that you might find the perfect top or plan that outfit…and then it is covered up with a coat the ENTIRE TIME. Sound familiar? And then when you look back at pics – you never even have one in the top but with your random coat, right? I realized this many years ago and changed my perspective on dressing for the holiday – FOCUS ON THE COAT AND OUTDOOR ACCESSORIES and then dress comfy and cute underneath. Let me explain…
Every mama (woman) needs a good, cute, flattering, coat that they can wear through the holiday season that they love. You are going to wear it more often than anything else – go ahead and buy the one you want – buy the cute red or green one – and wear the hell out of it! You can base your whole outfit around a coat – for real! For example: You have your cute coat or jacket, add a fun festive scarf, gloves, and hat and you will look on trend, practical, and cute! Underneath you just need a cute casual top (think vneck, graphic tee, solid tunic or henley, etc – cheap and casual!), your favorite bottoms (leggings, joggers, or skinnies) and you will look cute and cozy even when you take off your coat with your hat and or scarf. Your coat can be worn over and over and no one will think anything of it – just change up accessories and your easy, practical tops underneath. Can you just feel the relief in that? And I think there is nothing cuter than a family all bundled up in a picture – you can take the same idea towards your kids too. Don’t focus so much on the outfit if its going to be covered most of the time – nothing pisses me off more than wasting a good outfit :).
When I started using this coat outfit planning – I found that I spent less on holiday clothes and was SO relieved. I usually end up wearing fun graphic tees or comfy tunics. I don’t usually do sweaters if I am wearing a coat most of the time unless it is freezing – I get hot. I will share more on tees and sweaters soon – but focusing on coats today!
Here is the good news – they are TONS of cheap options out here! From Walmart to Amazon to Old Navy – you can not spend a fortune and get something super cute! Also if it is not quite cold where you are, look for utility jackets or even puffy vests are super cute!
I dug around and found the best deals and some of the best reviewed ones (as well as my faves 🙂 ) – I am grouping them by retailer…
Walmart! Yes! The $22 one is really nice y’all!! You can order it online and never have to step foot in the store HA!
Treat yourself to a coat y’all. It has a true purpose besides looking cute. If you need help shopping – you know where to find me!
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