Get the look for less...Much less

There are few times during the year we can wear sequin covered clothing. This is one of them!

You absolutely do not have to spend $145 on a very tiny skirt. We have a great substitute for the Daria Sequin Mini Skirt at Active Endeavors.

This is such an easy look to pull together that is totally festive and very hot. Try Lady Language's Black Sequin Mini Skirt for $24 & Criss Cross Halter for $22 with black tights and a great pair of heels.

I wish I had a party to go to, I'd wear this.

Favorite Words Tag

Neena over at Neen Machine has tagged me to answer the question, what are my favorite words?

And since my brain is a bit fried from the holiday shopping season, I am going to copy her idea and write about my favorite non-words:

1. Mimbo - If you have seen the movie Happy Feet, the penquin's name is Mumble, but my four year old insists it is Mimbo.
2. Egstastic - somewhere between fantastic and exciting in a four year old's mind.
3. Tire Iron Saurus - a close cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
4. Candy Can - You know, those cane like candies that hang on the Christmas Tree.
5. Seestall - according to my four year old is an animal that is very strong and has to be covered with blankets so they won't "get dead" (should I be worried about this?)

Yes, children are great and have wonderful imaginations. So please tag yourselves and let us know your favorite word (or non-words).

Holiday Sweepstakes Week 7

Congratulations to our Week 6 sweepstakes winner, hme (who needs to contact us because we can't find you! - email us please at customer@ladylanguage.com to claim your winnings!).

We are simply having so much fun with this contest and have enjoyed reading all of your comments. We have found many great new blogs out there as well. So, once again, please leave a comment to win this week's prize which is...drum roll please...Winner's Choice! Our winner may pick one item from our site. So if you need a last minute holiday gift or a special party dress, we've got you covered.

We will pick the winner right here next Sunday evening. Enter to win by commenting on any blog post or sign up for our newsletter. Good Luck!

If Chanel Were A Roller Disco Queen...

She certainly would have designed this cardigan for her ensemble. Classic, yet glistening with a 70s Saturday Night Fever vibe. And only $495 from JCrew. If the price makes you cringe, keep reading!

Glitter and sequins are taking center stage this holiday season so we are thinking of our favorite icons and how they would wear current styles. Plus, we feature some steals and deals to help you emulate the designer look with lively elegance.


1. Lita Ford and Joan Jett were two heavy metal girl rockers. You may not know that they formed a 70s all-girl rock band, The Runaways, but we are sure you know Jett for "I Love Rock and Roll", and Ford for "Kiss Me Deadly" (man, I still love those songs). If they had to wear a dress, these icons surely would rock the town in this sequin mini from Miss Davenport (available at ShopBop for $825 - they could afford it).

2. Mariah Carey (aka, Mimi) was the R&B pop icon of the 90s who is still going strong. We have secretly belted out her "Shake It Off" tune in the car on may occasions. She has a sexy, glamorous style that requires an iconic frock like this Shimmering Gold Cocktail Dress from LaFemme, available at eDressme $318 (she could by all of us one at this price).

3. Louise Brooks was a considerable icon in the 20s who embodied the jazzy, flapper style. We picture her in the What Comes Around Goes Around Dress at ShopBop for $698.

4. Victoria Beckham - Ahh, the world just wouldn't be right without mentioning the lovely Mrs. Beckham, especially with her upcoming spotlight on Barbara Walter's top 10 intriguing persons and the Spice Girl's comeback tour in 2008. No matter what is said about this gal, we love her and see her sporting the BCBG Sequin Party Dress $460 from eDressMe:

5. And since Britney Spears is always in the news (come on, leave the poor girl alone so she can get over her issues already!), we can see her wearing this Chloe Fine Checked Mini Skirt available at Net-a-Porter UK for £862.00 (but she probably wouldn't wear tights, or underwear so we urge you to please, please don't showcha your chocha - represent the ladies).

If you don't have the cash to splurge on one of these divine dresses, we've got you covered. There are a few finds under $100 that, in our opinion, will not make you look cheap. Make sure the dress or skirt has FULL sequins (it looks seriously funny if you have glitter in the front, and none to the back - a definite no no) and wear with opaque leggings. Our top picks:

1. Black Sequin Mini Dress from Lady Language ($36) has sex appeal and an elegant look with the petite sequins.
2. Zig Zag Sequin Mini from The Fusion Boutique ($34.99) has a 60s psychedelic vibe in silver and black.
3. Black Sequin Dress from Windsor $79
4. The Bailey 44 Sequin Tank Dress is on sale at Shop Intuition for $86.99 in only a M and L so hurry, this deal won't last until the New Year.
5. Find glamor and sophistication in the Forever21 Sequin Gown ($39.80).
6. Black Sequin Mini Skirt from Lady Language $24 is hot. This is a risky skirt and you won't wear it too often, so why spend a fortune?

And of course, you can always scour the thrift shops for that perfect party dress. Give us a shout if you come across any other good deals!

The party look for less...much less

This is a radiant look for any holiday occasion. This cute strappy number is at revolveclothing.com for $299.

Check our just as sexy option for so much less. Lady Language's Sparkle Mini Dress for $34 will let you pay the heating bill this month.

Holiday Sweepstakes Week 6

Congratulations to our Week 5 sweepstakes winner, Jamie T. Thanks everyone for your blog comments and signing up for our newsletter. This week, we are giving away a surprise grab bag that will include two items from Saint Grace and one item from Juliet Jewelry. These items are perfect for yourself or to give as a gift.

We will pick the winner right here next Sunday evening. Enter to win by commenting on any blog post or sign up for our newsletter. Good Luck!

I Want More Polyvore

So we stumbled across this cool site recently named Polyvore. In a nutshell, it is a web-based application that allows you to save items from a web-store and load these items into a virtual dressing room to create outfits. Pretty cool, huh? We thought so and we have been playing around with it for the past week. We'll be the first to admit that pulling together pictures of outfits on our site can be time consuming and painful (a lot of opening, editing, pasting, saving - not to mention loading into the web page and mapping the links). The beauty of Polyvore is that the application does all of this work. With a few clicks, it pulls in the image and adds it to your list. When you use the item in an outfit, the link and store information appear below. Plus, you can use items from multiple sites easily in one outfit. You can then embed your saved outfits in a web page or blog (below is the first outfit we created - if you click on it, you will be sent to our Polyvore page and you can view the outfit ingredients):