The Best of Fall 2015 + What's In The #RANBonusBox?

I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving and weekend! As we're about to begin the month of December, we're strolling on into the next season; winter. I am so not into the cold weather (is anyone really?) but it does give us the opportunity to switch up our style to mirror the weather. But before that happens, let's revisit all of our fall looks!

Here's The Best of Fall 2015!

Happy Thanksgiving: We're Grateful For You

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope all of you are out celebrating the holiday with your loved ones. I just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for you! Thank you so much for your support and for taking the time to read and view our posts. I thoroughly enjoy every aspect of this blog and wearing all of the hats that I do to deliver quality! If it weren't for all of you, The Closet by Christie would never have evolved into the website we are today and it certainly wouldn't be as much fun for me.

Our 3rd year was surely a whirlwind and we made a lot of positive changes and improvements to the website. Who knows what our 4th year will be like; we turn 4 in mid-January! Thank you for joining us on this crazy journey.

To express our gratitude to you, get ready for a lot of posts from us! We're about to start a holiday countdown in a BIG way. That's all I can reveal for now but believe me, you're all going to love it!

Transitioning Thanksgiving Style From Casual To Chic, Pt. 2

We're just one day away from Thanksgiving! Boy, did this holiday sneak up on us. This is such a tough holiday to dress for because everyone celebrates it so differently. What if you have two different parties to stop by and the attire is the complete opposite? That's the question we're addressing this week with our two-part series!

Earlier this week, we started out with the building blocks. We walked you through the steps of how to create a casual look that can easily be transitioned (see previous post: Transitioning Thanksgiving Style From Casual To Chic, Pt.1). So, what's next? The transition to chic, of course! Read on to see how we transitioned our casual look without the fuss.

Here's how to transition from casual to chic in just one step!

Transitioning Thanksgiving Style From Casual To Chic, Pt. 1

Have you ever seen the movie 'Four Christmases,' starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn? It's a comedy that hit theaters in 2008 and it's about a couple that struggles to make it to four different holiday gatherings in one day. Four holidays are ambitious but with the modern blended family, this is a plot that's all too familiar for many. To avoid making a difficult choice, some couples might opt to have Thanksgiving dinner with one family and dessert with the other family. Young adults might be spending the early part of the day at their mom's house and head on over to their dad's for the evening. You might even be rushing off to a Friendsgiving gathering to end your day!

Just like no two families are alike nowadays, no two holidays are alike either! Some families lounge in front of the TV watching football, while other families have a more formal celebration. Now just a few days away from the big Thanksgiving holiday, we're faced with what to wear. Because all of these celebrations are so different, wearing the same outfit may not be appropriate. 

So, how do we cope? Should we bring several outfits and change in the car? Of course not! This week we're bringing you a thorough two-part guide on transitioning your Thanksgiving style from casual to chic. Read on today to find out the first step, which is creating a casual look that can be transitioned easily. Check back here on Wednesday to find out how we transitioned this look from casual to chic in just 1 step!

4 Step Event Style Guide

"Every day is a fashion show." I absolutely love this phrase! And it's 100% true. When you choose something to wear, you're communicating something to the world- whether you mean to or not. So while it might seem vain to focus on the fashion, it's a really important part of an event. And based on your wardrobe choice, you're not just communicating who you are but you're also setting the mood for how you'll feel. If you love what you're wearing, you'll be confident and more likely to step outside of your comfort zone! Who knew fashion could be so powerful?

Last week, I told you guys all about my upcoming sorority 'reunion.' It was the sorority's 30th Anniversary, so some of our alumni put together a big bash. It was such a big deal because over 200 people attended, including our Founder, and we had never had such a large event before. It was so cool because I got to reconnect with friends that I lost touch with and meet people I hadn't met before! So, how did I get ready for this big event?

Here's my 4 Step Event Style Guide!

4 Guidelines For Wearing A Leather Skirt To The Office

Do you have clothes collecting dust in your closet because you can't seem to figure out how to wear them to the office? Okay, that might be a little dramatic but it really can be tough to transition some trends from your everyday style to office attire. Back in the day, people typically had two entirely different wardrobes because office wear was so different from what we wear on an ordinary day. Lucky for us, things are a little less cut and dry today!

This leather skater skirt is one of my absolute favorite pieces in my closet, but it's not traditional office wear. So, how can we make this trend work for the office? Here's how!

3 Must-Know Ways To Make Trends Your Own

When you think of military jackets and combat boots, is this the look you envision? Probably not! I know that when I think of the two, I immediately imagine a cargo or camouflage jacket and black lace-up boots. That makes sense, right? That's the thing about fashion! Much like life, nothing ever is as it seems.

Designers often take existing trends and add their own twist to it, making fashion ever changing and sometimes unpredictable. That leaves us with so many different ways to embrace a trend and stay true to- or recreate- our own style. So, how did I embrace these two unlikely trends while staying true to my style? Here's 3 Must-Know Ways To Make Trends Your Own!

How To Layer Matching Prints

Have you ever loved a pattern so much that you wanted to wear layers upon layers of it? It's like when you were a kid and wanted to wear all pink every day- or at least that was my life. Now, that's a girl that knows what she wants! One of the best things about fall- aside from the beautiful foliage, of course- is the fashion and the classic prints. Plaid, houndstooth, herringbone; they never get old!

So now that I'm older and wiser, I've tossed aside the monochrome pink looks and instead doubled the houndstooth. It's called matching prints! How can this be done? The 'rules' are similar to the mixing prints trend that was big a few years ago. Read on to learn all about it!