**The giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to comment number #134 – Lynn – who said "I would buy a new outfit for work – I just started a new job!" Congrats on the job, Lynn, and congrats on the win!**
Well, all my formal holiday parties are done at this point. (Philly bloggers, remember that cute little black dress I was wearing
at the Holiday Party? LOFT! On sale! $10!) We've discussed 'festive attire' at length here on Girlymama. And now let's focus on those fun, more casual parties and gatherings with friends and family we all have coming up.
So what are my favorite casual outfits for the holidays?
I wear this sweater all the time with a ruffled white shirt and my Modern Skinny Jeans! Love it! (And its on sale for only $20 – less than half price!)
Sweater dresses might sound a tad formal, but I wear them all the time with leggings and flat boots – its super comfy, but still looks terrific!
And you can never go wrong when you dress up denim and a sweater with a cute scarf or necklace!
How cozy does this sweater
look? Now maybe some of you really do roll out of bed and open
presents, but I prefer to look semi-decent in all those Christmas
morning pictures. Can you just see yourself opening presents on
Christmas in this cozy sweater over a cami and yoga pants? (Or what about this to-die-for sweater coat? Drool!!)
This would be perfect for my friend's annual Christmas party! It has one of my very favorite casual party outfits I've seen!
I just love the dressed up denim look this season. And I LOVE LOFT's new premium denim line. Their Modern Skinny Jeans
look fabulous – they have a great cut and have just a touch of spandex
to keep their shape. I just picked up the Midnight Wash Modern Boot Cut
Jeans (on sale for $30) and these are going to be a staple in my
closet for years. They're a great color, great cut and look fantastic,
if I do say so myself. Speaking of staples, I also wear this sweater and this top all the time. And I always recommend ruffles to dress up your casual look. You know how I love my ruffles. (And the ruffle scarf! Swoon!)
You may have noticed that all of these fashions are from LOFT. Did you hear that Ann Taylor Loft is now officially LOFT? And they have a fabulous new website? And they've started offering seasonal shopping
parties hosted by their in-store
personal stylists who can give you one-on-one styling attention??? (For
free! Really!)
And to celebrate these big changes, the generous and stylish folks at LOFT are offering Girlymama readers a chance to a $100 LOFT gift card!!! Here's how to enter:
1. Contest ends at midnight on Thursday, December 18. (Card will be mailed Friday, so you can use it for holiday shopping!)
2. Entry #1: Leave a comment saying what you would buy with your LOFT gift card!
3. Entry #2: Leave a SEPARATE comment telling me that
you voted for Girlymama in the LOFT Blog War challenge on Facebook as you favorite place to get your fashion fix!
4. Entry #3:
Leave another comment telling me in what way you promoted Girlymama in
the LOFT Blog War challenge (i.e., posting about it on your blog or Facebook, Tweeting about it, emailing friends, and/or subscribe to my feed by email or in a reader).
5. Winner will be selected by Random.org, announced back here on this post, and notified via email
Good luck, my little fashionistas! Make Girlymama proud!