.: Double Take :.

Oh what a busy month! Christmas gifts to buy, cookies to bake, cleaning the house for visiting guests... I hardly had the time to post anything! :) We're probably just going to have a mellow, relaxed Christmas dinners so I just bought a simple dress that can be dressed up and down. This dress has a ruched band around the waist to hide the holiday weight, which is great. The cut is very flattering for someone with fuller hips. Oh, and the dress is available all the way up to size 3X.

Dress it down with a denim jacket and fitted cotton blazer for the weekend.

Dress it up with festive necklace, jeweled shoes, and fluffy cardigans. I bet it'll look nice with some faux-fur capes and glittered blazer, too.

Raspberry Iced Tea Dress : Modcloth // Denim  blazer : Gibson // Cloche: Goorin Bros //  Bike necklace: Leola Lace //  Ruffled cardigan, feather headband : H&M {similar here and here} // Necklace : Accessorize {similar} // Bangle c/o my in-laws: Henri Bendel // Scalloped satchel: Oasap // Crystal shoes: similar