Black Friday Sales in Dallas You Don’t Want to Miss

If you’re not so full of stuffing that you can handle zipping up your boots and heading out into the world on Friday, shopping intern Margaux Anbouba has rounded up a few hot Black Friday sales that you won’t want to miss. Some of my absolute favorite boutiques are knocking the prices down on everything in the store for the day. Check it out.

Bloom
8 am – 10 am 30% off full price items, 10 am – noon 20% off full price items, 10% off the rest of the weekend

Gypsy Wagon
50 % off select boots, 50% off select bags, 40% off party clothes, 20% off holiday decor, 20% off apparel

Jenna B’s Boutique
40 – 75 % off all merchandise

Julep
25 % off sweaters, 40% off cashmere, 40% off off Michael Stars

lou lou
children monogrammed boots on sale for $39

Piermarini
30% off the store excluding sale, opening early at 9

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Is It Acceptable to Wear Black to a Wedding?

A friend asked me that question over the weekend. My initial response was, yes. But there are stipulations involving the cut of the dress, the adornments, the shoes, etc. All important factors. But I decided to cut down to the heart of the yes-or-no question and Phone a Friend. On the receiving end is Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, Southern Living editor-at-large and author of three wedding book titles, The Wedding Workbook, Wedding Inspiration, and The Party Planner.

I love researching old etiquette books and making informed decisions about questions like this but when I did a little bit of homework on it before I wrote my Wedding Workbook, I noticed that the same etiquette experts that wrote that we cannot wear black to a wedding also stated that a bride shouldn’t wear a strapless dress (and we all know that has become the norm!). So, I believe that, as long as it feels festive, you can wear black to a wedding. Reserve your conservative black looks for more somber occasions, and dress up your festive black dresses with a colorful clutch or a kick of color at your feet. I do think it is really important to respect the requests of the hosts and dress the part. If the wedding is black tie, wear a long dress. If we are asking our dates to don a tux, we should dress to the nines as well! –Kimberly Whitman

Kim was even kind enough to put together two appropriate looks.

Shoes | Clutch | Earrings | Dress

Shoes | Purse | Necklace | Dress