Sparkle and Lace with George at ASDA

The Christmas Party Season is one I love and fear in equal measure. I have a rather 'Don't Keep For Best' attitude when it comes to my day to day wardrobe, which means when I need / want to go glam, I have to pull out all the stops!!

When the team at George contacted me to review their Christmas Sparkle range, I had high expectations of full on shimmer!

I surprised myself, by not going for a skater dress number, although if this had been available in my size (UK24), I would have snapped their hands off:

My aim for my outfit was all hinged around one piece, this blazer:

With a jacket that made this much of a statement, I wanted a black dress to let the jacket do the talking! In choosing this lace number, I've accidentally created a powerful combination:

I teamed it with this simple bag (similar here) with a hint of sparkle, and I had also picked out a pair of gorgeous sparkly brogues, which sadly didn't fit my wide size 8 feet. I wanted to tie all the sparkle in together, without being obviously feminine (with heels) but I did want to try to make an effort with tying the shoes into the outfit as a whole!

 The fit of this dress is perfect on me in a size 24, and a good length on my 5'10 frame:

I wanted to team this dress with some 100 denier tights, but then the lace scallop hem detail would have been lost against the black - so bare legs for the win with this dress!

The deep v neck at the front of the dress is rather nicely mirrored at the back, so it's a shame to wear the blazer the whole right, right?!

And a cute little out take from a self timer fail! Makeup wise I didn't want to go overboard, so I went for pale coral lips, and a double eyeliner on the eye!

I was lucky that I was able to get all the items from ASDA George, but the main item - the blazer, could have been added to any dress in my wardrobe, to bring the dress kicking into the Christmas Party Season! I'm actually looking forward to teaming it with jeans and a top for a completely different look!

Check out how the lovely Sarah styled her blazer here.

Much love my lovelies, 

K x

These items were sent to me for review, but the comments and views are my own

Glamorosa Review

Ah, the simple things in life! 

Sometimes you just want to curl up under the covers. Some days you want to take on the world. This is my 'take on the world' outfit. It is this tunic: 

http://www.simplybe.co.uk/shop/glamorosa-jersey-tunic-very-voluptuous/le337/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=5985#colour:,size:

I learnt my lesson from this post: http://misskathrynsmisstakes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/glamorosa-schoolgirl-error.html and sized down to a 20, and with my 36HH, I went for the Very Voluptuous. 

Unlike most tops with a deep V neck, I didn't find it revealing, or anything other than flattering. 

See, no crease or cleavage visible there!

 

Or here!

 

I love how perfectly placed the tie back belt sits on my natural waist, not on my empire line, so it allowed the rest of the material to fall naturally over my hips and rear. 

As you can see, a very flattering silhouette! 

 I teamed it with my Angel Ribbon skinny jeans in black, but once I get my hands on some smart cigarette trousers I'll be definitely pairing the two together! 

To give my outfit extra sparkle, I've worn my Tatty Devine Ruby Slippers Necklace!

 

This top was gifted to me, but all views and opinions are my very own and I have not been paid to promote it favourably.

Much love my lovelies, 

K x