Compliments of Real Simple Magazine

Year after year, the Holidays always appear to get here quicker and quicker. This year, especially for me. Thanksgiving is already here, which means Christmas is right around the corner and I couldn’t be more behind. Not only in my Christmas shopping, but decorating, planning and don’t even get me started on what I am going to wear!

What makes me happy about this Holiday season is that I have so much to choose from in terms of solving my last dilemma. I could not be more excited about all the sequins and studs, the metallics, the ruffles – all of it makes me smile. Holiday dressing is always such fun, and today, no matter what event you have or party you are attending you have an obscene amount of choices to make you look Holiday Haute.

Being Holiday Haute at the party can only be ruined by one thing and that is a clothing catastrophe – a spilled glass of wine, a dropped plate, any of these accidents can splatter your Holiday Hauteness with Holiday horror. I am the type of person that can not get over having a stain on an item of clothing I am wearing. I just can’t stand it. I travel everywhere, and I mean everywhere with a Tide-to-go pen. I can’t leave home without it, especially if I am wearing light colored clothing. I still haven’t figured out why it bothers me to the point of appearing obsessive, but it does. Anyways, with that being said, I think this is the reason for my appreciation of this month’s Real Simple Magazine. Their December issue features an article on how to care for these delicate, extra-special pieces.

With the Holidays fast-approaching and since I was in “What am I going to wear?” mode, I thought perhaps I am not the only one with a stain-phobia.

My Holiday wardrobe is always full of delicate pieces – mostly anything that sparkles and if you are one of those individuals, much like myself, that loves anything that sparkles, you can probably relate to the distress I feel when I get something on my beloved garment. This season embellishments can be found on anything from dresses to tops and tees and even your shoes so check out Real Simple’s website and their Caring for Clothes tips on Embellishments, Ruffles, Poufs and Pleats.

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And for those of you like me, the obsessed about stains individual, Tide-to-go has saved many of my favorite pieces, dab it with water, use your pen, more water and a quick dry (bathroom hand dryers are for more than saving the environment) and usually you are good to go. Just remember if it’s a piece you really love – find a really good dry cleaner, you will end up loving them too!

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