As it is December 20th as I make this post, the New Year is coming up. It is a bit too late to make a Christmas post, so I'm just gonna be early for a New Year's post! Yay!
So we're going to want to cute for the new year (unless you're just going to wear sweatpants and eat grapes, then that's fine) so if you want to find cheap clothing online, I recommend www.10dollarmall.com ! Everything is under $10 (6.40 British Pound Sterling) and they have something for anyone from a small child to a plus sized woman.
It really helps me because as I am in middle school, I don't have a lot of money, but I can still get a bunch of cool and fun stuff without blowing all my birthday/holiday money.
On New Year's Eve, I am spending the night at my friends house, so I'll be actually dressing up this year instead of dressing down.
I honestly love casual dresses that can double as formal ones, so I recommend cotton skater dresses. Because New Year's Eve is a night time thing and I want to go for a more grunge-y look, I would go for a dark color (unless you want to play it cute and girly) like plum, black, navy, etc. Now, if you want to play it girly, a skater dress will also be great! But colors like creme, baby blue, cotton candy pink, or maybe even a cute beige would be amazing.
Now, if you want to take a classic edge, I recommend you do the classic black dress, with a white top and a black skirt.
Some of you might not even like dresses! But if you still want the dressed up-casual look, I recommend a skirt. Of course, I'm going to say a skater skirt would be best (skater dresses and skater skirts are life, man). There a million different prints and there is most likely a skater skirt to go with every design (I'm not kidding, go check on Polyvore). Since I like back skirts, I like to go for a pop of color. I have this blue flowy crop top I got from 5-7-9 (a store only in Puerto Rico, I think) that was really cheap and I love it so much, so if you want a pop of color, try something like that.
Since it's cold (this goes for all styles), I like to put on stockings. Sheer black ones are a classic choice, but I like my Ariel + Eric silhouette stockings that I got at Hot Topic. If you prefer leggings, go for it! Hey, it's your body! Go nuts! (Unless you want to stay a chick, or become a chick. Your body, your life, your rules.)
I recommend you get shoes that match your color scheme, unless you're that bad-ass that could put anything on and look fan-freaking-tastic no matter what (I aspire to be you, btw). Heels can be hard to pull off through the entire night (they hurt my feetsies if they're on too long), but if you can do it, go for it! (If you do, you're literally life. If not, you're still literally life. Unless you're dead or undead, but you're still literally life.)
Though dressing up is the main point of your outfit (or, at least, it is for mine), there should be some minimalism. Clipping the sides of your hair back with a lovely barrette or a cute little bow should be great. I like to straighten my hair, so I might throw in some curls this year.
Hope you liked my terrible post, and have fun!
-Chessi
