It’s here, it’s here! Petite Fashion Challenge #4 is here 🙂 Every time these challenges are announced I think “oh I have plenty of time to do this” and every time I end up quickly snapping photos the night before. This one was no exception!
The challenge:
Create a holiday party look using festive colours and/or holiday pieces without looking like a greeting card.
I don’t really have many opportunities to dress up and I don’t like buying expensive dresses for one time wear (wedding dress excluded!) so I thought I would work with items that I currently have.
I’ve had this red dress for years – I honestly can’t even remember where I got it from. I decided that red would be my festive colour and I used really “blingy” accessories as my holiday pieces! And what’s more festive than a snowflake brooch? 😛
Dress: Unknown Brand size XS
Belt: Danier XS
Shoes: nine west size 7.5
Accessories: Avon
The earrings are ridiculously huge but I love them all the same:
The pretty snowflake brooch that I got last year:
This bracelet is a bit big on me but I still love it. Makes any outfit special 🙂
The fun wasn’t just for petite bloggers but any petite that wanted to join in on the fun! I had an entry from
Design Girl:
“…for the holiday challenge, I decided to not go with the traditional colors but to go with a little bling on my shirt and keep the rest simple and comfy. I just got this shirt from Express delivered today and I already love it. It’s a pale pink and is sheer with a black floral pattern and some black and silver bead embellishment. I styled it with a pencil skirt to wear to a work holiday party (tucked in so you don’t see the gather at the waist) and with jeans for a holiday get-together with the girls.”
I mentioned to Design Girl that I can see why she loves the blouse so much! I think it’s so unique and pretty and obviously versatile!
“Oh, and I never could get my shoes in the photo, which is why I am holding them.”
Outfit details:
Blouse: Express embellished pleated sleeve Tandori shirt in XS (it doesn’t look like it’s still available online, but I ordered in on Black Friday and think it’s probably still in some stores)
Tank top: Ann Taylor Loft XSP lace tank top, old
Skirt: Express tweed high-waist buckle-back pencil skirt in size 00 (I’m 5’1 and I think I need to get it hemmed 1 to 2 inches.)
Thanks Design Girl for your submission – I hope you start your own Petite Blog soon! 🙂
There was a really great turn out for this challenge. Please check out all the other petite bloggers that participated in the challenge:
This challenge was definitely harder than it seemed! Can’t wait to see what all the other ladies came up with!! ***(If I’ve missed you I apologize – let me know and I’ll add you ASAP!)***
I did it, I did it! Finally!
Sorry dear.. but check it out, I’ve posted it!
Stay Happy and Positive!
besos,
ML
20 YORK STREET
Nothing better than a LRD! And that bracelet is very pretty. Very festive look. 😉
You looked so great in that red dress, so festive! The earrings were so pretty too!
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Wow thanks for the comments everyone! I had so much fun hosting this one. I think all the ladies were successful and I’ve picked up some great ideas for holiday dressing 🙂
Red looks amazing on you!
xoxo,
Froso from Style Nirvana
Love the red dress and sparkly accessories!! You look great! 🙂
Speaking of which, I need to make my blog list soon!
I’m late to the commenting party and am finally making my way through everyone’s posts. I love your jewelry, and it really complements the dress nicely. I also love how you did your hair. The entire ensemble looks stunning.
What a perfect holiday dress! I love the bling. 🙂
hiii =D I think your snowflake brooch really makes the outfit =) very very pretty!
thanks for hosting PFC this time! sad I wasn’t able to join in this time around but hopefully next time! <3
You look amazing in that red dress and I love all your bling! Especially the snowflake brooch. Thanks Elaine for hosting this PFC! 🙂
That dress makes you look sooo thin and what a great idea to add the broach to your belt. You look beautiful! (Thanks for hosting this challenge. I’ve just now got a chance to go around to all of the blogs to check out the looks and they’re all very special!)
The red dress looks terrific on you – such a beautiful and festive color!
Thanks for hosting and I am bummed I didn’t get to do this one…I hope I get to be involved in the next one 🙂
You look fantastic in that dress and love the accessories!!
Wow! all the entries are great! I wish all the bloggers can get together wearing their outfits and have a holiday party! That’d be so much fun.
I love that red dress. Its really simple but very elegant.
Love this outfit! The dress is chic and festive and the jewelry/accessories are gorgeous!
Ok ok, I’m in! Will have J photograph me and I’ll be officially part of the challenge!
xox
you are so daring! i love the color red, but always am scared to wear it. you look sexy!!
All the elements in this ensemble is perfect hun! The colour of the dress is perfect for you and the accessories are festive and glam!
So, looks like you had a very successful challenge!
xox
Thanks for hosting this! I really like the brooch and think it really pops out on the red dress.
Thanks for hosting! You look great in the red dress and that snowflake pin works perfectly for this challenge! =)
I love the earrings!
Thanks for hosting this PFC. Even though I missed the boat, I’m having a blast looking at everyone’s creations.
lol we are starting a trend with the snowflake brooch, it’s so perfect for the holidays! I love all your accessories to this simple dress and a huge fan of your ridiculously huge earring bling! Ahh, and those gold and silver shoes! I’ve been searching for shoes that like! Thanks for hosting this fun challenge! Now to see what the other bloggers came up with! Design Girl’s blouse is awesome! So funny with the shoes.
Soooo pretty! I love the brooch idea!!!
we both chose red dresses!! nothing better to get you into the holiday spirit than something bright, right? 🙂
you look gorgeous and the snowflake addition is perfect! and good call with going for something smaller for earrings. absolutely lovely!!
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Thank you for hosting the challenge this month, Elaine! Isn’t that fun? I know it’s a lot of work too. You look super adorable in your red dress. Your photos look very nice too. Did you take them with your new camera?
Your outfit is so lovely! I really love your snowflake brooch on your belt-and the beautiful jewelery too! It’s so classy looking!
Btw, thank you so much for hosting this challenge. I had a lot of fun trying to find holiday/festive wear!
Curls and Pearls: Thanks for including me in your post. I expected there to be other people e-mailing their’s in, but I guess it was just me! LOL.
I love the snowflake, but I think my favorite part of your outfit has got to be your shoes.
I love this entire outfit from head to toe. I think my favorite is the snowflake brooch though. It fits this challenge perfectly. Thank you so much for hosting!
OMG I totally left mine in draft form – what a dummy! It’s posted now 🙂
I absolutely LOVE your belt!!! It is so cute and festive 🙂 Great job to both you and design girl!
You look darling in your little red dress, and how much more festive can you get with that sparkly snowflake brooch?
Thanks for hosting…I am having a ton of fun reading through the entries. I know it’s terribly time consuming especially linking to all our posts. We appreciate it : )
We have the same idea for “festive”! 🙂 You look great in your red dress, and I just love love your accessories!
Thank you for hosting this challenge.
The red dress is gorgeous! And I love the subtle festive details (that bracelet is so cute!!).
Thanks so much for hosting this challenge, I am really enjoying all of the posts.
Oh I love how you accessorized your dress! I love the super sized earrings and snowflake brooch especially – great outfit and thanks so much for hosting the challenge!
You look so glamourous! I love how you added the snowflake brooch to the belt. Very creative. : )
The blouse that Design Girl used is really adorable!
xx The Little Dust Princess
Thanks for hosting this PFC!
That brooch gives your dress just the right amount of holiday sparkle! So pretty! I love brooches! =)
So perfect for the holidays…love the bling you added to the dress 🙂
I agree with you…I thought this was going to be easy, but it was not! I am so glad that you had this as an idea for a challenge, because it was a severe wake-up call for my evening wear!
My photos were snappped at 4:40 this evening! Lol! I had all the text set up, and was waiting for my husband to get off from work. Poor guy had to come home and take pictures! Lol!
I love what you did with your accessories. That bracelet is gorgeous! I love chunky jewelry.
And Design Girl…I love that top!!
Love your red dress! You look great, very festive!
You look hot in that red dress! Love it!
As people post their challenges I will update all the links!