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Paola
Unfortunately Kirsten and I were unable to spend Christmas together this year due to the fact that I went back home to visit my family,however that didn't stop us from having a wonderful time or going all out with our outfits.Christmas is a HUGE deal in my household we celebrate both the Eve and day. On the Eve we all dress to the nines, dance, laugh, eat, drink and just enjoy each others company until midnight and well into the next day. Since my family is so big we need two whole days to celebrate, but thankfully Christmas day is a bit more low maintenance we eat leftovers from the night before and just spend the day together. So for the event thats larger than life, surrounded by dozens of relatives, and endless photo opportunities I decided to pull out the fine china of my clothes (You all know what I'm talking about,the ones you keep safely tucked away for that special day). The clothes saved for such special occasions, my gorgeous one of a kind vintage pieces. Now it wouldn't be a true outfit post if there wasn't a theme and you know thats just not how we roll here. So inspiration for my outfits, this year are my two favorite characters from Mad Men. I channel Betty on a regular basis with her full swooping skirts,perfectly coiled locks and feisty attitude beneath that seemingly innocent exterior. So it'll come as no surprise to you, my dear readers that I'm channeling her once more on Christmas Eve. Joan on the other hand has been someone Ive admired from afar, more of an aspiration than anything else. I'm channeling the best of Joan with her Femme fatale, men snaring, no nonsense and all around badass ways and with curves that just won't quit. After all its Christmas and if not now,then when? This was the first time in years that I was able to spend christmas with my whole family, so I pulled out all the stops and it was the best one yet. Nothing beats spending the holidays with family and they made it unforgettable.
As Paola said we had to spend Christmas apart, but that just meant I got to spend more time with my family! Every family celebrates Christmas in their own way and mine forgoes celebrating and just focuses on being together, it's a more laid back celebration. I even spend half the time in pajamas I got on Christmas Eve! This year I decided I would dress up for both days (do it for the blog)! Paola is pulling out all the stops for her Christmas outfits, but I am just going all in on my Christmas Eve dress (that is when we go to mass)! I had originally bought a brand new (to me) vintage 1950's dress for this occasion, it has a belt and pockets! This vintage red dress caught my eye one day on Ebay and I knew I needed it in my life, but when I tried it on it was TOO BIG so I wore a different red dress that was already in my closet! During the day I wore the dress without a cardigan, but when the sun went down I opted for a silver cardigan and a candy cane brooch! I even got my mother and sister to wear brooches, my sister wore my vintage teddybear brooch and my mom wore the snowman brooch I made! Christmas Day we typically just lounge around in our pajamas that we opened Christmas Eve, but this year a dressed up a bit more and worn one of my favorite vintage Christmas sweaters, it has Mickey mouse in a wreath! I wore this with my hair natural in a some up some down with a poinsettia by Belleblossoms. I even managed to get photos with my two pups, Teddybear (the Belgium Shepherd) and Grace (the German Shepherd)! This was by far one of my favorite Christmas celebrations because My older siblings were there to help celebrate! My sister lives in North Carolina and my brother came from Colorado! It was the best christmas present!
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KirstenAs Paola said we had to spend Christmas apart, but that just meant I got to spend more time with my family! Every family celebrates Christmas in their own way and mine forgoes celebrating and just focuses on being together, it's a more laid back celebration. I even spend half the time in pajamas I got on Christmas Eve! This year I decided I would dress up for both days (do it for the blog)! Paola is pulling out all the stops for her Christmas outfits, but I am just going all in on my Christmas Eve dress (that is when we go to mass)! I had originally bought a brand new (to me) vintage 1950's dress for this occasion, it has a belt and pockets! This vintage red dress caught my eye one day on Ebay and I knew I needed it in my life, but when I tried it on it was TOO BIG so I wore a different red dress that was already in my closet! During the day I wore the dress without a cardigan, but when the sun went down I opted for a silver cardigan and a candy cane brooch! I even got my mother and sister to wear brooches, my sister wore my vintage teddybear brooch and my mom wore the snowman brooch I made! Christmas Day we typically just lounge around in our pajamas that we opened Christmas Eve, but this year a dressed up a bit more and worn one of my favorite vintage Christmas sweaters, it has Mickey mouse in a wreath! I wore this with my hair natural in a some up some down with a poinsettia by Belleblossoms. I even managed to get photos with my two pups, Teddybear (the Belgium Shepherd) and Grace (the German Shepherd)! This was by far one of my favorite Christmas celebrations because My older siblings were there to help celebrate! My sister lives in North Carolina and my brother came from Colorado! It was the best christmas present!
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Christmas eve looks
Paola's outfit details: 50's swing dress with matching neck sash- Lotty Dotty Vintage/ Jennifer petticoat-Malco Modes/ Black high heels with bow detail-Gifted/ Gardenia hair flower-Belle Blossoms/ Audrey Earrings-RevereFolie
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Kirsten's outfit details- Red dress/Modcloth/White Peony hair flower -Belle Blossom/Audrey Earrings-RevereFolie/Black Belt- Thrifted/Black Flats- Zulily
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Christmas Day looks
Paola's outfit details: 50's emerald green wiggle dress-Vintage(Gifted)/Minnie mouse necklace-Gifted/Black high heels with bow detail-gifted/Minnie Mouse earrings-Gifted/ Small Poinsettia hair flower-Belle Blossom
Kirsten's outfit details: Mickey Mouse Sweater- Vintage/High waisted jeans- Urban Outfitters/Small Poinsettia hair flower- Belle Blossom/Knock off Keds- Walmart/Opal Bracelet- Gift/Pearl Earrings- Gift
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We hope you enjoyed seeing a bit of how we celebrate this holiday season with our loved ones, we wanted to show you our dear readers the people who have helped make us into who we are today. We know that for some this is a very difficult time of the year and want you to know that we are sending you all a lot of love and well wishes this holiday season. Regardless of what you celebrate or even if you don't celebrate at all, please know that you are loved and cared for. After all the holiday season wouldn't be as magical as it is for us, if we didn't have all of you. So from us here at thehepburnmovement, we wish you endless happy holidays and a very happy new year!
If you have any comments,questions or concerns or even suggestions on what you'd like to see us wear next year, feel free to comment below and we'll do our best to reply in a timely manner.
As always thanks for reading, may your days be filled with pretty dresses, dapper clothes &
alot of happiness.
Paola & Kirsten xx
Aka "thehepburnmovement"
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