I love a classic holiday look – red, green or sparkles.  But, this season, I’ve tried to be more inventive in my interpretation of festive and relied a bit more on texture and tone to create looks that are more modern.

For a mid-week, post-work, holiday dinner,  I decided to create a monochromatic silver/gray toned look.  During NYFW SS18, I attended an awesome event thrown by Lulus at the Eventi Hotel and luckily for all guests, each attendee received a clothing item of their choosing and I quickly nabbed a sexy two-piece heather gray knit dress with crossover neckline. I just knew this set would be perfect for a dinner out in the city once the temps got a bit colder.   For shoes, I wore my favorite pair of navy velvet over the knee high heel boots (what could be more holiday than velvet).   As a topcoat, I opted for an old favorite, an Ann Taylor two-tone gray cocoon coat.  To  keep the look sophisticated, I wore Vintage Chanel Gold CC clip-on earrings, Chanel Gold and Pearl Brooch on my coat lapel and classic black cat eye sunglasses.  Finally, I carried a slate gray round double handle bag from In the Bag (if you haven’t checked them out, they have designer inspired bags at fantastic prices).

Dress | Lulus Sexy Two-Piece Dress || Coat | Ann Taylor, similar styles here, here and here || Bag | In the Bag MIA || Earrings | Vintage Chanel || Brooch | Chanel, similar styles here, here and here || Sunglasses | Mango, similar styles here, here and here  || Boots | Zara  Velvet Over the Knee High Heel Boots 

Photography | Stephanie Poulos

Location| New York City

LOVE-M.Y.