20-40-60---Etiquette Question and Answers

ETIQUETTE QUESTION: This question came to us during a holiday party.

YOU ASK—WE ANSWER —YOU DECIDE!

Your Question: I love the glitz of the holiday season. The more sequins on dresses, the better. The light-up jangly earrings are my favorites.  But, I have noticed that not everyone is wearing the bejeweled Christmas sweaters and the beaded, metallic, shimmering dresses to the parties this season. Am I committing a fashion faux pas or am I really making a holiday statement?

Linda’s answer: (Linda Miller is fashion editor of The Oklahoman and has her own fashion blog called “Fashion Matters” on NewsOk.)

You can still shine and shimmer this holiday season without adorning yourself in head-to-toe glitz. Leave that to the Vegas showgirls. What looks more fresh and modern is a sweater with a beaded collar or a top with sequin straps; crystal earrings that reflect the light rather than light up; a matte sequin dress that’s subtle rather than in-your-face shine.

Bejeweled Christmas sweaters are in a class all their own. It’s not a look I have ever liked, but plenty of women do, and nothing anyone says will change their mind. So, go ahead and make a holiday statement. Just adjust the wattage.

Lillie-Beth’s Answer: I’ll defer to The Oklahoman’s Fashion Editor, Linda Miller, for the real answer to this question, but I’ll give it a shot.

I love the glitz of the holiday season, too, and it’s still there — in elementary school, at least. For Christmas caroling the last day before the fall break, I saw it in full force at my children’s school, where the teachers and staff were decked out. They wore an array of glitter and red and green, which of course the young students loved.