Christmas Party Dresses

Christmas Party Dresses by sarahmagliocco 

So the Christmas season is upon us once again, and Christmas equals parties, nights out and mistletoe.
Seeings as I like to think of myself as an amateur stylist of sorts and spend hours making outfits out of my own wardrobe (and my friend's!) and on Polyvore, I decided to find a few pretty party dresses and construct outfits around them! I picked some very different dresses as I hoped to create something to suit everyones style.

The first dress I picked out was this green draped front dress with an asymetrical hem. I am sorely tempted to buy it myself for the Christmas night out. This first look is something I would personally wear myself. I paired it with Jeffrey Campbell's It shoe, the white 'Scully' platform. I am literally in love with these shoes lawwd knows I lust over them. They are sold out nearly everywhere but I'm hoping they will soon be restocked over at Nastygal, SoleStruck or Karmaloop.

I also teamed this dress with a gold chunky chain by Balmain, but any affordable chunky chain will do. Along with this I put a white envelope clutch bag with gold detailing to tie the whole look together.

The second look I put together is for the girly party goers this holiday season. With the sequins & shine in this look you wont be missed! The dress is from SoFeminine.co.uk and marries gold and silver sequins perfectly.

I teamed this already over the top party dress with stand out silver accessories to match the sequins on the bust line of the dress.

This simple chain is an everyday wardrobe essential anyways, and is available from Topshop.

The original Polyvore clutch is a bit pricy so I opted for this oversized felt envelope clutch, which you can get from StudioBin at Etsy.com.

The shoes are a modern take on the staple court shoe, and Miss Selfridge gives them a hologram makeover.

For the third look I had a girl with edge in mind. This multi textured velvet & sequin party dress is the perfect eclectic take an classic Christmas sequins.

Available from Topshop, this thigh skimmer will surely get you noticed on the dance floor even with its subtle colour scheme.

I paired this with the classic Jeffrey Campbell best seller, the all black lita, available from Karmaloop.com. This Aldo cocktail ring also ads the right amount of understated glamour while this feathered ASOS clutch injects that extra bit of edge to an already dynamic outfit, especially if your budget doesnt quite stretch to the Saint Laurent black box clutch. Pair with a black fur coat and a jager bomb and you're set for the night!

For the final look, I wanted to go all out glamour for someone who likes to keep it classy at all times. I chose the white Alice & Olivia dress because it's beautiful, simple and chic, but it would set you back a whopping €320.

Seeings white is the It colour of the season, here is a selection of white out dresses, all available from Missguided.co.uk. Order by Wednesday if you want it to be here before Santa arrives!

I teamed the white dress with colour pop accessories to lift the look. I chose cobalt blue but any colour would work just as well! 

These statement structured earrings are from Topshop, and match the gold detailing on the cobalt 'Barely There' shoes from River Island for €65.

The amazing fur bag is by 3.1 Philip Lim and is available from Modaoperandi.com.

If your looking for cobalt on the high street then look no further than this Zara colour pop clutch.

Information on any of these looks and links to Where To Buy are all on my Polyvore page, the link is just under the Top Image!  I'm thinking of starting a 'How To Style' section on my blog so let me know what you think! I'm going to do do it by occasion, such as what to wear to a wedding, and items, such as tartan pants, pelmet skirt etc. so if you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments below!

Ciao for now and have a wonderful holiday season from Vintage Venom.

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December

Ah, December, such a delightful month, full of scarves, carols, snow and tins of Roses. Theres a few things going on this month, firstly of all, the X-Fsctor Final was last night. Matt Cardle was the over all winner, with Rebecca Ferguson coming second and boy-band One Direction coming third. Throughout the show the acts I supported were Katie, Aidan and Matt, so I was so happy when he won! He's such a nice genuine guy, and has an amazing voice, and every performance by him was unreal! Aidan was fantastic, not to mention incredibly gorgeous, I adored his version of 'Diamonds are Forever', and I loved loved loved Katie's style. Thought I almost cried when she cut off all her hair, I so loved the dramatic sweep of blonde curls. My favourite performance by her had to be the Jungle Book Song she sang on guilty pleasure week. In the Final Show, my votes went to One Direction & Matt. One Dirtection were so brilliant, ridiculously handsome and never failed to wow in their performances, I think their definitley going to go far. Other memorable contestants were Mary Byrne and Cher Lloyd. Mary Byrne was a lovely lady, a real Mammy type! But I didnt bother voting for her as I knew there was no profitable space on the market for her style of music. Cher Lloyd, how I wish she had sang more than she rapped. I thought her voice was great, but the raps..well I thought they absolutley sucked. She ruined 'Love The Way You Lie' for me, thought I loved how ironic it was that the night she was kicked off she sang 'Tonights Gonna Be A Good Night'. Bye Cher, dont forget to turn your swag off on the way out. Also, I was watching a YouTube video the other day where a fellow blogger was expressing her frustration over the Cher Lloyd bandana craze.. I agree with most points she made, it is annoying for people who have thrown bandana's (not the full head triangle affairs of 5th class, the folded over headband styles) onto their heads for years, totally undisturbed by them, now every two seconds it's 'wher'd you get your bandanas?' Another Interesting thing this month was the Two Door Cinema Club gig I went to last Thursday Night with a gang of friends. The gig was brilliant and there was a crazy mosh pit. Ted by 'Thewo Door Cinema Club were supported by The Cast Of Cheers, and Not Squares, who were both class and really pumped up the crowd. (Socs, Niamh, Meaghan, Me,Roisin) Im trying to think, did anything else happen recently.. Oh of course theres the extreamly depressing Budget. For those of you who dodnt live in Ireland, you may or may not know that Ireland is in an extreamly seriously Recession. Actually if your from a different country, we've probably borrowed money off you! Although, the Recession didnt stop Myself and a few friends head up to Dublin last week to visit the NCAD Open Day and the new Forever21 store in the Jervis Center. Dublin was class, I thought the snow was deep in Galway, well I was wrong, It was mental in Dublin! We got the train up crazily early at around half seven, and got there aroung ten fifteen, what with delays because of the snow. We got the Luas to Smithfield and walked to NCAD from there (a bad idea in UGG's) . NCAD was so cool, I loved it! The quality of work was really high and the campus was pretty cool! We bought some really good art supplies in the NCAD Art Supply Shop and headed to the Jervis Center for coffee and a major shopping spree. I was super worked up for Forever21, but was left sorely disapointed, I only bought 2 things, only one of which I think is nice enought to feature in this Blog! I got a gorgeous thick red flannell checked shirt, and a crucifix necklace. I thought the new New Look was so good, they had an amazing Sale on! Then it was H&M time, which thankfully didnt dissapoint, although I was a little down that they didnt have the Lanvin Collaboration in store yet. I got quite a few things, a dress, rings, some Hello Kitty Bath and Shower gels, a Ramones top in the mens section and a bright green leopard print top. Then we went to Primark on the Main Street and I got an amazing top with feathered shoulders and some grey Biker boots. When back in Galway I got some unbelievable Shearling and Leather boots for the rest of the Winter in River Island, which I think are my best buy of the season.

One random thing i saw is the Feathered Head-Dress from Topshop... I loved the one in Urban Outfitters by Bitching&Junkfood, which was one of my favourite labels! But I do wonder how they can get away with using something that is sacred to someone's heritage as a fashion moment?(Bitching&Junkfood)  (Topshop)