Over the course of the last nine and a half years Sparkles and Shoes has had tons of series but the longest staying power has definitely been from Fashion Friday. It’s fun to show an outfit on my favorite day of the week and it certainly helps with organizing my content calendar.This Friday I am sharing a festive fit and flare dress which works past the holidays. There are some prints like tartan that are really only relevant for the last six to eight weeks of the year but Christmas does not have a hold on cold weather red looks. Take a look at how I put together this ensemble for date night. Mark graciously took these photos for me and all of the items I am wearing are linked below the next photo.Dress | Wild FableLong Sleeve Lurex Fit & Flare Dress Tights | Sheertex ...
Really Love My … Spanx Leggings
It should be no surprise that the next item featured in my Really Love My … are my Spanx leggings. Of all of the fashion brands on Sparkles & Shoes they are one to the most mentioned. And yes, while their famed shape wear is great under black tie gowns or make great pieces like this pencil skirt featured in this post. However, as the title suggests, today Is all about the SPANX Faux Leather Leggings. I have had them in a few different sizes and unlike the faux leather leggings from the brand Commando, I have never ripped them. They have been a staple in every setting from casual office days to long haul flights. The only time I found them inappropriate was getting off the plane in Cairo, Egypt as women in any form of tight clothes get tons of unsolicited attention. So as long as ...
Forget Resolutions, My New Years Affirmations
This is the ninth year I have been writing Sparkles and Shoes and often the first post of the year as been an overview of my resolutions for the new year. I deduced to start 2022 on a positive note so to note include any negatives, nothing I’m going to stop or get rid of, only things I’m going to do more of. The first draft of this post actually started a list with positive things - read more physical books, volunteer more often, and even use all of the makeup and beauty samples I have before buying more. But I’m going switch it up even more. Instead of a list of things I need to do or check in on I’m going to share reminders that are good for today, or any day this year. they not all framed as the new year, more of daily affirmations I am going to work on this year. I give ...
The Best Outfits of the Year
The last day of 2021, the last post of 2021, and the last Fashion Friday of of 2021! Every Friday I post a new outfit on Sparkles & Shoes and with more than fifty to choose from, these are my favorites from this past year. These are quite a few common themes between these best outfits of the year - I have a love for pearl earrings as well as striped clothing, my beloved KISS imPRESS nails, and dark sunnies but at the same time each of the looks that made the best outfits of the year round up are quite different. In putting together this round up I realized throughout 2021 there were a number of outfits I wore that did not make it to Fashion Friday but that I adored. I almost broke my Year in Review mould and included them here but instead, I am going to add it to my New Year's ...
