The Day After Sales

You’ve opened the presents, you’ve been Merry. Now it may be time to get to get what you really wanted.

Below are my picks from the post Christmas sales:

Nordstrom Sale
Nordstorm is one of my favorite place to shop sales. Here are my picks:
Note, some of my fave JBrand Jeans are included in this sale! Shop them here.

Intermix
The perfect place to get something to ring in the New Year. I especially love this INCREDIBLY affordable dress. I also love these picks:

YOOX
You get up to NINETY PERCENT off till the 29th!! I really love this classic bag for under $100! Here are my picks:

You can catch more of my picks via Facebook (InvestmentPiece) and Instagram (@racheladelicia).

My warmest wishes for a continuing happy holiday to you and yours!!

Xo RA

Sunday Chronicles: Holiday Schedule

Investment Piece: Holiday Traditions

It’s finally here! This is the week the holiday season has been building towards and I’m here for it. Whether you’re scrambling for last minute gifts or relaxing with family, I hope that you’re having a holiday season for the books. I know we all get a little crazy here, so I wanted to update you on what you can expect on the site!

You’ll get holiday greetings both tomorrow (Christmas Eve) and New Year’s Eve.
Sales will be up December 26 (you have to use that holiday money somehow), as well some picks on 12/28 and 1/2. In the mix you can also find a look back at my favorite posts from this year, and new outfit posts! (I promise I won’t leave you with just sales!!) We’ll be back to our reguarly scheduled programming on 1/4, and of course update you on our goals for the new year.

In the next few weeks, a great place to keep up with me is on Instagram (@racheladelicia) and on Pintrest (@racheladelicia). You’ll see my OOTDs (shoppable) and much more!

I hope this holiday finds you doing your favorite things with your favorite people.
Thank you for being one of mine!

Wishing us all a holiday holiday and amazing shoes! XO RA

Holiday Reds

Investment Piece: Holdiay Reds
Investment Piece: Holdiay Red
Investment Piece: Holiday Red
Investment Piece: Holiday Red
Investment Piece: Holiday Red
Investment Piece: Holiday Reds

She knew it was cliche.
But she couldn’t resist Holdiay reds.
The kind that warmed her throat, that made joy flow a bit easier, and that fit in her wine glass.
(No one said holiday reds couldn’t be wine)
But she was also a fan of holiday reds that made an entrance, made a statement, and felt like she was dressing in the holiday.
So, when the time came, she put on her best holiday red dress and went and made Merry.

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I know it’s cliche. I do. But I can’t resist a great red dress at this time of year. (Or a plaid one, or a green one.) There’s something about it that just feels holiday. In the chicest way. Confession? This holiday red is not new, you can read about it here, but it remains one of my favorites.
Every event I’ve had this year, I’ve been tempted to wear it. I did to a few things (don’t worry). While there are shopping options for you below, and I’m a great fan of adding to our closets, there’s something so comforting about having a favorite dress to slip into.
It also helps the holiday season and all those countless events seem easier. (That’s not just me, right?)

This season I hope you’re out enjoying every bit of Merry avaible to you. I hope that if you find a new holiday red you rock it (I love some of the ones below!), but I also wish for you a holiday red that’s a favorite, that gives you an added boost, and that you already have!

How do you holiday red?

You may have a holiday red, or you may be looking for a new one (I’m a fan of both), below are a few of my new favorites!

Xo RA

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Gift Guide: For Her

Loves!
I hope the shopping is coming easy and that the Merry is flowing. Last week I shared my gift guide for all the men in your life. And much like men, the women in your life can be difficult to shop for (unless of course, you know EXACTLY what they want or you know they incredibly well). My solution? A Gift Guide full of ideas that I personally love (yes, I have and love some of these things)! Hopefully they inspire you-to either buy these suggestions, or to think of something that special female might ADORE.

Happy gifting!

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Beauty and Skin Care
Let’s be honest. There are a lot of us out here who love trying new creams, masks, gadgets to make us look as good as we feel on the inside. Here are a few of my favorites:

Clothes and Shoes
I know, I know. It’s cliche to give a sweater for Christmas. However, sometimes you just want a really great sweater.

Fitness Lover
Not everyone is. But I know I am, and I know this is the time of year when I ask for things that I won’t buy myself. Like:

For the Home
From Weighted Blankets (on my list) to books, these are my picks for gifts that are hard to categorize!

The Young Woman in your Life
I don’t know what teens think are cool. But I really like these:

Keep your eye on my social media–I’ll be posting my own personal Wishlist!

Xo RA

NYE Cinderella

Investment Piece: Cinderella
Investment Piece: Cinderella
Investment Piece: Cinderella
Investment Piece: Cinderella
Investment Piece: Cinderella
Investment Piece: Cinderella

Cinderella
It’s Midnight my lover
Its time for me to disappear
And leave behind my
Golden Slipper
For you to find
Making sure that
There will be another
Evening of pure delight

Don’t stop me my love
It’s a written rule from above
That your Cinderella
Must leave no matter what
At midnight on the dot
For if she does not
Yours will not
Be a happy lot

Please turn around my love
Cast a glance at the
Beauty that abounds
In this lovely gathering
Of dolled up ladies waiting
To play the game of mating
While you do that
Like lightening
I will be gone
For now
But I promise
I will come back again
By Sandra Martyres

My question about Cinderella? I don’t think think I could be that ok with losing an amazing shoe (at the time there was no promise you’d get it back). But leaving a party at midnight? That’s a Cinderella I could pull. Now, I love a great party, and I love getting dressed up. Something I don’t always love?
New Years Eve.

I know, I know, it’s almost grinch like. However, the pressure to have the “best night ever”, and the risk of losing shoes is not high on my list. My solution? Wear a nightgown to the party, then you’re always ready to pull a Cinderella. Yes, this is a vintage nightgown (a la my mom from the 1970s), but it’s also perfect for your NYE soiree. (And if you’re pulling a Cinderella and leaving at midnight, you don’t even have to change when you get home!) Faux fur and amazing shoes (not to be lost) make any gown fancy. Bonus: this look is even perfect for the Wild soiree you could have at home NYE!

While this gown is vintage, I’ve linked several other nightgowns below that would work on the town (wearing your pjs as clothes is in!) I’d love to know: how do you plan to play Cinderella this NYE?

Xo RA

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Investment Piece: Cinderella

Sunday Chronicles: Not Feeling It

Investment Piece: Sunday Chronicles

The Grinch gets a bad rep for not LOVING all the holiday celebrations going on around him. And I get it. This is not me telling you that you shouldn’t open your heart. But, this is me saying at a time of year when we get told ad nauseam to be full of joy and the holiday spirit that there are times when it’s normal to be just not feeling it.

I could give you lines about how love and joy should overtake you, and how you could make yourself be in a good mood. And those ways of combatting “not feeling it” are incredibly valid and worth a shot.

However, that’s not this Sunday Chronicles.
There are times in this holiday season, full of joy and hope, that you might simply may be just not feeling it.

And that’s ok.

As much joy, hope, and goodwill in the air right now, this time of year is hard for many. Maybe it’s the first year without a loved one. Maybe this time of year is a constant remind of that first year. You could be going through a hard time. Or simply, you could simply be just not feeling it.

I’m against forcing yourself to feel anything you don’t. Every feeling is valid, even if it means feeling the opposite of what everyone else is feeling. This doesn’t mean that you’ll get out of all of your holiday obligations, but I err on the side of letting yourself be.
If you’re not feeling it, simply don’t feel it.

There’s nothing wrong with having a holiday that’s low-key, that involves more you taking care of you than attending holiday parties, or simply staying out of the way. Forcing yourself to be merry, in my experience, is one way to ensure that you don’t. I may have no clue what you’re going through, but I know that you’re not alone.

Sometimes we don’t feel things. It’s ok.

And if you’re the kind that wants to feel it, but doesn’t, it’s been my experience that the quickest way to go from not feeling it to feeling it is to let yourself be where you are.

What about you?

Wishing us all a week of feeling and amazing shoes! XO RA

A Merry Little Christmas

Investment Piece: A Merry Little Christmas
Investment Piece: A Merry Little Christmas
Investment Piece: A Merry Little Christmas
Investment Piece: A Merry Little Christmas
Investment Piece: A Merry Little Christmas

Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on your troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay,
From now on our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us, once more.
Through the years we all will be together,
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself a Merry little Christmas now

This has always been one of my favorite holiday carols. Something about the good wishes, little moments, joy, and that twinge of melancholy. The thought of a Merry little Christmas makes me want to decorate a small tree, and reminisce while sipping champagne alone.
The holidays are a great time, but a hard time for many. Do what you need to do to make this season Merry for you.

Plaid top? It’s part of a PJ set. Yes, let’s wear our night clothes out, and stay comfy! I promise that you have a great set of PJs that would look great on the town (either together or seperately); or a gown that would read incredibly elegantly. Tis the season?

I’ve linked PJs that I love and more below!
(Check out these, these, and these plaid numbers. And this set would look so chic with heels!

Xo RA
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Investment Piece: Merry Little Christmas
So have yourself a Merry little Christmas now

Gift Guides: For Him

I can’t be the only one who thinks that shopping for a man can be overwhelming. Don’t get me wrong, if you know him well, it can be so easy! But the guys that you’re just getting to know, aren’t close with, are doing group shopping for? That can be tricky. And no man wants just another tie and you don’t need me to suggest whiskey stones. So what to get for the men in your life?

I have some thoughts!

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BAGS
Computer bags, gym bags, overnight bags. The man in your life needs a bag. I like these:

Clothes
Are you ready for my hot take in terms of gifts for him? Buying him clothes is more difficult than buying her clothes. The caveats being unless you know him super well, or you know exactly what he wants. Otherwise, buying him clothes as a gift can be a lot. Lucky you, I’ve rounded up some choices that are sure to make him smile!

Tech Gifts
Most of the men in my life LOVE a good tech gift. These are my picks:

For the Young Man in Your Life
The young man that you love deserves a special gift, too! I have no clue what’s “cool” right now, but here’s what I love:

Amazon Gifts
We all love Amazon, and that shipping! Here my picks (a little of this, a little of that) from Amazon:

Other gift ideas for the man in your life? Books, Movies, Games, Game tickets, a Nice Night out.
I’d love to know: what are you gifting the man in your life?
You can also take a gander at these gift guides which may inspire you:
Fitness Lovers
Travel Lovers
Art Lovers
Tech Lovers

Xo RA

Blue Velvet

Investment Piece: Blue Velvet

investment Piece, fashion blogger, velvet suit, high fashion, CA, TX

Investment Piece, fashion blogger, velvet suit, high fashion, CA. TX

Investment Piece, fashion blogger, velvet suit, high fashion, CA, TX

Investment Piece, fashion blogger, velvet suit, holiday, high fashion, CA, TX

Blue Velvet.

That’s how the song goes, right?

She was a fan of the season. The glitz. The glamour. What she wasn’t a fan of? Blending in. She wanted to be seen- for everything she was. Is. And might be. Velvet. Especially blue, let her fit and stand out all at the same time. Winner of the season? Maybe!

I love anything velvet (tis the season). Blue velvet means that you can celebrate, and wear it all throughout winter. I love these Pants and
this blazer.

I’ve also linked some other velvet options below!

Xo RA

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Investment Piece, fashion blogger, velvet suit, high fashion, CA. TX

Is anyone else hearing the songs “Blue Christmas” or “Blue Suede Shoes”? Is it me?