Thanksgiving Outfit and Who Won The Clash of the Tartans

I am stealing a few minutes before my husband comes home from work and we start the long Thanksgiving weekend to post the outfit that I plan to wear tomorrow. As last year and the year before, we are spending Thanksgiving with the family of an ex-collegue and friend of mine, whose parents host a traditional Thanksgiving dinner every year and have "adopted" the three of us as part of the family, even if we don't see my friend as often as we used to. My friend's sister has two kids (6 and 10) and my daughter is very excited to see them and play with them (they are very nice with her even if she is younger).

Anyway, the tone of this family gathering is traditionally casual and low-key (with the exception of the food) so it isn't inappropriate to wear jeans. Actually it is the perfect occasion to wear the Jcrew tartan boy shirt that I ended up buying with the recent 25% off promo (in store). I really, really, like this shirt but I wouldn't have paid $72 for it because of the limited seasonal wear. Waiting for a sale on this shirt is not a good plan (unless you want to buy it for next year) as not only is selling out but you are going to miss the holiday season, which is probably the only time of the year when you are going to wear it. With the 25% the price came down to $54 which is much better and most importantly I can start to wear it now. I must say that the SA gave me some sood advice when he said that it is a shirt that can come across as very masculine so it needs some bling to make it more feminine. I know that many of you found it pretty plain but I believe that it can be versatile with the right accessories and I am going to try it with the crystal symphony necklace. Even not accessorized, I like how it looks under a blazer, both a navy and a black one (more elegant):




Tomorrow I am not wearing a blazer though, nor a bling-y necklace. The Dulphine bling-button cardigan with its jeweled buttons is a perfect way to add some bling (duh!) to an outfit without wearing jewelry. I am in love with the black pine color and I must admit that I bought the cardigan mostly because of the color, as the knit isn't that great (let alone "heavenly"). Again, I wouldn't have bought it for $69.50 but $44 something is a price that I am willing to pay. It fits perfectly (in my regular XS size) and I like this year's v-neck version much more than last year's crewneck. The color goes perfectly with the tartan shirt and there is enough room in the sleeves to wear it over the shirt:




I can also wear it with the Talbots taffeta tartan skirt of my previous post, that I have ordered in a size P0. I am not sure about the ruffled tartan top yet, it could be too much tartan for me. In the meanwhile I am going to wear it with a JCrew cashmere shell (size XXS, to be fitted) and the bling cardigan:




If I don't buy the Talbots tartan top, the Clash of the Tartans ends with an ex-equo for me, as I got the Jcrew tartan boy shirt and the Talbots skirt.

I will be back after the holidays. I hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!