Options to use a cozy hangout staple for simple party outfits
Shop your closet first. I mean it.
Pull out every skirt, every interesting pant, every piece that makes you feel something. Think metallic jeans, iridescent pants, and skirts. Try them with your MVP that you probably already own: a black turtleneck. Yes, that one. The one you wear on Tuesday with jeans and is probably in your dirty laundry right now. The magic is in what you pair it with. Pull together a few combinations and see what makes you feel most like yourself. You won't know what works until you see the options together. It'll take one minute or less to take photos, then post them in Adjust My Crown for a side-by-side comparison because sometimes you need fresh eyes to see what's actually working.
If this is happening, you’re not alone: You're staring at your closet thinking about how you need to come up with a holiday party outfit, mentally cycling through the same three sweater and skirt outfit combinations you've worn to every December gathering since forever.. You’re mentally coming up blank and deciding you have nothing to wear, ever. If you’d added past party outfits to Adjust My Crown collections you’d know you do in fact have something to wear. But I digress.
The black turtleneck formula works because it's not actually a formula. It's a starting point that lets your personality do the talking. The metallic jeans, the sequin skirt, the bow skirt, the leather panels, they're all just different ways of saying the same thing: I showed up, I'm comfortable, and I look good doing it.
Styling side note, leather skirt works with tees in fall and spring and also with sweaters in winter, which makes it something that might get a lot of wear if you don’t already own one.
Also, metallic bottoms sound “extra,” but with a black knit they’re the easiest “I tried” shortcut. Can also pair with sweatshirts, most jackets, sweaters, and tshirts, easily. Great for concerts, music festivals, dinner, dancing, party invites…
Here are some ideas for side-by-side comparisons in Adjust My Crown: Black turtleneck with the metallic jeans paired with different shoes or accessories. Test ballet flats vs tennis shoes with the sequin mini and your black turtleneck. Try on your black turtleneck with the bow mini.
Maybe you don't have any of these "fun bottom options" so use the polls to "pre-shop" new options against your black turtleneck.
This is wardrobe optimization. The AMC tribe will choose in minutes, and you can move on with your life. You don't need a new outfit for every party.
The reality of holiday party dressing is that you need one outfit you love enough to wear three times in December. That's where cost-per-wear makes sense. That's where buying what you love instead of what you think you need becomes clear.
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