Bright Colors and City Sidewalks with Voodoo Vixen

All dressed up today in this perfectly coordinated mustard corduroy dress and striped top.  This sweet combo comes from today's collaboration partner, Voodoo Vixen and really I couldn't have paired it better myself!  An outfit this pretty puts me a cheerful mood for some holiday shopping.  I know the holidays are technically over, but there are still lights up everywhere and it really does make my winter a little warmer to see all the decorations.  A part of the holiday cheer has always been walking down the busy streets and seeing the shopfronts decorated with lights and garland and watching all the busy shoppers bundled up and bustling in and out of the stores.

It may be something most people don't notice, but for me this is just as much an important part of this holiday experience and yes, I do dress for it.  Growing up sooooo long ago, I remember that going to the mall was a really big deal any time of year and we were always instructed to put on our nicest clothes "for town."  And we always did because going to town was a really big deal and dressing nicely only added to that excitement, it was that mental cue, that, "Hey! This is something special."

That doesn't necesarily mean you have to wear the traditional red and green combo or even silver and gold to celebrate the winter holiday season.  All it really means, and bear in mind that it can be this way any time of year, is that the only difference between something being special or ordinary is our own observance of it.  Another way to say it is that things are special if we decide to celebrate them and make them special.

So, make it each day joyful and merry, stylish and lovely, as much as you possibly can all throughout the year and if you ever need a little help, the lovely people at Voodoo Vixen can always give you a very stylish helping hand.

 

Outfit Info:  70s Green Stripe Sweater-£28, Corduroy A Line Sleeveless Pocket Dress-£44