HOLIDAY FASHION & STYLE

Speaker 1:           Hey, guys, welcome back to Good Day Kentucky. In some part of the country, the weather is getting a little bit cold or just as the holiday party season is heating up and that means some great new fashions according to Emily L. Foley, a celebrity lifestyle journalist, beauty expert and broadcast veteran. Foley is also a freelance writer whose articles appear in publications such as Allure, Glamour, O the Oprah magazine and brides.com. She is here with some hot new holiday fashions for every occasion. Welcome back to the show, Emily.

Emily:                    Hi. Thanks so much for having me again.

Speaker 1:           Well, you know what? Okay, let’s get right to it. What are some of the new trends and styles for this holiday season?

Emily:                    Right now it’s all about having fun with prints and colors and fabrics and, of course, it’s not the holidays without a little bit of plaid. I’m so excited because you can find all of this in one place. I’m all about easy shopping, Belk stores and belk.com make it so easy for you. I’m actually wearing another really fun trend, which is all about mixing those trends and styles. It’s huge in fashion right now. I have this metallic pleated skirt on a little bit dressier, paired with this cozy but still chic sweater and that’s making a dressy look a little bit more approachable. It’s perfectly on trend. Perfect for holiday parties. Both pieces are from The Limited at Belk. I love The Limited because it has classic fabrics, really tailored beautiful feminine pieces that are perfect for all of that mixing and matching, which is going to take you through every occasion, all holiday season.

Speaker 1:           Awesome. And I love that look too. So where do we start? Show us some of the holiday fashions that are hot right now.

Emily:                    Well, the important thing is you have your fashion looks, but beauty is also that next step in fashion, right? So for beauty, you can never go wrong with a smokey eye or a classic red lip. And I’m actually wearing a smokey eye today that was created using Belk Beauty’s in the nude pallet. Belk Beauty is an exclusive modern beauty collection, it’s full of trendy high-quality products that are found at really great value price point all year long. It’s inspired by Belk’s Southern roots. And I love not only the beautiful fresh light colors, they also have really catchy fun Southern inspired names. This Blush Your Heart blush palette absolutely cracks me up. I love the wordplay. You can see here the holiday line has the fun festive packaging, so it’s also really great for gifting.

Speaker 1:           Nice. I love that and that’s always a great gift to receive as well. Okay, so how about fashions that can be worn at work, a holiday party or even a casual weekend, let’s say?

Emily:                    So important because so often you are going from one place to another. No time to change in between. So I love Crown and Ivy. It’s a brand that delivers modern preppy style. It really takes you from work to the weekend and what I love about the brand is they have pieces for the entire family. From kids to mom and dad. You can see here, we’ve got that plaid we were talking about. Of course, layering is important this time of year. We have this really fun puffer vest from Crown and Ivy for her paired with a Gingham shirt, you know just skinny jeans. It’s so basic. They have a great stretch too. It’s a classic look. Same for the men, the vest, the plaid and the Chino pants. This is casual. It’s going to work for work. It’s going to work for the weekend. It’s going to take you there.

And then the next step is then when you head home at the end of the day to see your whole family. I am loving the holiday PJ’s trend. It’s a really big fun trend right now. You can find pieces for kids as well as mom and dad. I love this Blame It On the Elf set from MERRY Wear. So, so cute with the candy cane pants. You have them in kids sizes also, for mom and dad. You had those really good holiday picture moments when you’re all in your matching jammies together at the end of the day.

Speaker 1:           I love that. That is so cute. Now, okay, let’s also talk about what is a fashionable holiday gift that you would recommend that we give this season?

Emily:                    It’s funny you should say that because I’m surrounded by these things. I love the idea of something that’s practical but also fun. So you’re talking about makeup. I am going to be wearing makeup. This is a practical gift for me, but it’s also so fun when you have these pallets from Belk Beauty because they do have the beautiful packaging, the really fun names, so it’s a practical gift that’s elevated because it’s also fun, and the same thing for the jammies. I might grab myself a pair of pajama pants at some point, but suddenly when it’s matching for the whole family that elevate something practical to just a really fun, thoughtful, meaningful gift.

Speaker 1:           I agree. Well, and where can people go for more information?

Emily:                    You just go to belk.com to find everything that we’ve talked about today.

Speaker 1:           Awesome. Emily, thank you so much for being with us again. We really appreciate it. And there is more Good Day Kentucky coming up. Keep it right here.