If you are a non-American Yes and Yes reader, I will assume that you don’t know eating Thanksgiving dinner is equal parts Olympic-level sport and nearly religious experience.
We take this business seriously.
White or dark meat? Fresh, fancy cranberry sauce or the canned kind that everybody likes better? Cream cheese in the mashed potatoes? Any kind of pie other than pumpkin?
And because we spend the better part of a day eat + sitting + watching football, it’s important to plan the correct outfit.
In addition to consuming 3,000+ calories, you also need to
- look nice for your extended family
- deal with someone else’s concept of climate control
- potentially mask stains and spills
- not feel like a sausage straining to escape its casing.
Behold, friends.
The Best Outfit For Thanksgiving Dinner.
Let’s dissect this, shall we?
Black peplum dress
It’s black so you can wear it all the time, for any occasion. It’s knit, so it’s comfortable. It’s got a peplum to disguise your ‘food baby’ post face-stuffing. It’s short sleeved so if your uncle insists on heating his house to near-boiling, you’re fine. Also: it’s $27!
Grey over-the-knee socks
Pantyhose, tights, and leggings all mush your stomach in. Forget that! Over-the-knee socks keep you warm, disguise your questionable attempt at shaving and let you eat another helping of mashed potatoes. PRIORITIES. $10!
Black ankle boots
Unlike tall boots, these won’t cling to your calves and get sweaty. Also: these are only $37!
Colorful scarf
This can be strategically arranged to hide the spill that happened when you got too excited about the apple caramel pie. It’ll also keep your fratty cousin from making some sort of comment about how you’re ‘goth’ and you ‘hate color.’
Drapey cardigan
And if your uncle keeps the house at 62 degrees? This will help.
Wishbone necklace
Festive! Thematic!
What are you wearing to Thanksgiving dinner? I’m making my grandma’s version of mashed potatoes and wearing a knit peplum dress I bought at Target two years ago!
Now you've got me curious, what are boys supposed to wear?
Ooooh! Good question! What about these pants? They have an elastic waistband but you can't tell! http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/product.jsp?ensembleId=30807
Nice!
Of course, guys being guys, I could probably just get away with a velour track suit 😉
velour track suit just makes me think of will Ferrell in some awful movie! I do like the "gravy brown" wrap, where from? Maybe I'll test google image search….
What a fun post, I came here from Erika's pic with you on Daily Whip http://dailywhip.com/ facebook
@ben – please(!!) provide link to velour track suit before i let myself fall into an ebay/etsy rabbit hole in 3, 2, 1 …
😉
This is hilarious (and very true). Cream cheese in the mashed potatoes: Yes please. Any pie other than pumpkin: No! As for what I'm wearing to Thanksgiving dinner, you have me stumped. We're hosting this year for the first time, so I've been so consumed with setting the menu that I completely forgot about my own wardrobe!
I thought I had it all figured out, but I didn't think of the knee-high socks. Damn, that's genius.
Ha! Love it!
I'm thinking knit leggings (elastic waistband, full leg coverage) + cute long sweater tunic (body skimming but not body hugging) + flats with fluffy socks in my bag for when it's time to snuggle up on the couch.
that dress is fabulous, but it's a gap kids dress!
Ahhhh! Thanks for the head's up! Just found another $35 black peplum dress and embeded that link 🙂
It's so funny to me that people get dressed for Thanksgiving! Here in Hawai'i — well at least in my family — I don't ever remember getting "church" ready for Thanksgiving. It's usually only the 7 of us and we wear just our every day clothing. I'm not sure if it has to do with the fact that it's not cold yet here, but i'm pretty sure that's a factor! This outfit is totally cute though, and I would totally rock my peplum dress if I needed to!
xo Jessika
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I especially like the festive wishbone necklace…haha!
P.S. Sock Dreams has an *amazing* selection of all kinds of socks…and free shipping, too. They're sort of my go-to for crazy over the knee, knee high, etc. etc. socks. All the socks!
love this!
Knee-high socks are the very best! Also, I need something a little longer; I'm forever scooping my little nieces up and down. In order to NOT flash anyone, I'll be sporting one of my fav purchases all year which, of course, has now gone on sale! Figures… https://www.nadiatarr.com/shop/big-french-stripe-boat-neck-long-sleeve-pencil-dress.html?return=%2Fshop.html%3Fcat%3D36%26cc%3D1
That is The Actual Cutest.
I have a midi-dress/skirt obsession. They're so versatile! Autumn/winterize them with socks and boots and sweaters and scarves, brunch in them with sandals, dress them up with heels and jewels. Also, black ones are forgiving and let me eat ALL the turkey and bacon.
To ensure they're super comfy, I always looked for soft fabric, a raw / unfinished or bubble hem, and extra long sleeves.
This skirt, with the softest ever, double-layered thick jersey knit, is another one of the best purchases I ever ever ever made: http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp?product=BAIL-WQ1
James Perse nails the soft jersey thing, and it's also a socially responsible company. Also, maternity schmaternity, I'm probably going to buy this and just eat a lot: http://www.asos.com/Isabella-Oliver/Isabella-Oliver-Ruched-Midi-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3240886&SearchQuery=midi%20dress&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Black
Okay, no one's reading this anymore. I'm done 🙂
Um, LIZ LANGE MATERNITY GETS ME EVERYTIME.
Brilliant! Love that part about wearing over the knee socks 🙂
I'm all about the stretchy peplum dress! I got the perfect one last year for £25 from Miss Selfridge – perfect for all-you-can-eats and big dinners as you can look cute whilst subtly hiding your belly! A brilliant investment.
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Over-the-knee socks! Brilliant!
How funny! I dress for the occasion as well. This is all-purpose and oh so fashionable. Thanks for the suggestion and voicing what we all think.
Oh, I love your outfit combo suggestion!!! Now I'm on a prowl of this lovely necklace since Forever21 doesn't carry it anymore. The scarf is to die for but it has 5% angora and after learning the other day of how angora is pulled off live and conscious rabbits who scream, I'm determined to never buy it again. Oh, now on to happy mood, love love love the over the knee highs and boots. I'm in a shopping mood now. Thank you!
Etsy has TONS of wishbone necklaces. And you'd be supporting a small business, too (instead of Forever 21, which, um, yeah…)