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The Best Outfits of the Year

12/31/21 | Fashion Friday, Year in Review

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 as well as , my beloved , and 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 Resolutions (coming next week) to take more DSLR photos of my outfits on my tripod and not just wait when I have a photographer handy.   Breaking down the shots below,  Mark took seven of them, two were taken by a professional photographer, and one was taken on my tripod. Let’s see if we can even out those numbers next year! Take a look: 

 

10 |  White Out: White and Velvet

 

 

White and Velvet Outfit - London Fashion Blogger wearing white Asos Dress and Alexandre de Paris Berenice Headband 

9 |  Feeling Pretty in Pink

Bow Back of the ROSAS ROJAS Pink Rosas

8 |  Hats Off to the Old City

London Fashion Blogger Tourist Style in Dubrovnik Croatia

7 |  Red Hot Red Jumpsuit

UK Fashion Blogger in a Strapless Red Jumpsuit

6 |  Rainy Weather Outfit with Stripes

Rainy Weather Outfit  - Upcycled Lightweight Puffer Jacket and GAP Modern Boatneck Dress 

5 |  Sporty Spice in Greenwich

Fashion Blogger at the Old Royal Naval College In Greenwich

4 |  Is it an Orange or Coral Jacket?

London Fashion Blogger in a Coral Jacket in Kensington

3 |Snakeskin at the Spitalfields Elephants

London Fashion Blogger at the Spitalfields Elephants

2 |  Sustainable Fashion in a Black Sequin Dress

1 |  Preppy Stripes at Wimbledon

My Wimbledon Attire - Polo Ralph Lauren Shirtdress, Zodiac Constellation Necklace, and LeSpecs Jealous Games Sunglasses

While clearly the countdown is done as a bonus, and only because it was not a Fashion Friday, clearly the best thing I wore this year was my wedding dress which you saw close ups of featured in Wednesday’s post, My Bridal Portraits!

It was so sweet of Mark to help this morning in picking out his faovirte looks from the year and thus the top 10 changed a bit from the first draft.  In addition to the looks above honorable mentions now go to my Leopard Sweater Dress from the post Wild Thing, You Make My Heart Sing, as well as Downtown in a White Cable Knit Sweater, the Winter look Black Watch with a Bow,  and  A Festive Green Slip Dress

 

Which of these Best Outfits of the Year is your favorite?

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  1. TAMMY says

    January 3, 2022 at 11:03 am

    Happy New Year to you. Hope you are having a great vacation. With that for your best 10 looks of the year I would have picked the baby blue bikini in Madelia, The Green Festive Slip Dress, The honeymoon Bikini, the blue UK wedding dress & the Blue Abstract Dress with those Metallic Sandals. Anything that is not a dress, bikini, jumpsuit or shorts and a killer heel I would have not added to the top 10. The white dress, pink dress and red jumpsuit I would have made higher on the list.

  2. Bruce says

    December 31, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    The red one piece I don’t even know what to call it as I am a guy but you look terrific in that one and I want my girlfriend to get that right now.

    Shows off your athletic build really well while being very lady like at the same time.

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