Red Hot Christmas

Let me just start by saying I adore the Trashy Diva brand, which makes its home in my (almost) hometown of New Orleans, LA. Ahh, the beignets, the clothes, the jazz music, the beignets....

But I digress. Trashy Diva is a ladies' boutique specializing in 1940s-1960s styles for women of all shapes and sizes. I have wanted the Trashy Diva "Honey" dress since I first saw it in Christmas 2011. But alas, it never went on sale.

My husband and I went to New Orleans a few weeks ago to see the Christmas lights in City Park, but as always, I had ulterior motives. "Let's stop by Trashy Diva after lunch," I said. He and and our good friend Chris sat on the "man bench" while I tried on countless dresses. However, my fashion panel of Mike and Chris agreed the red honey was the best.

Dress: Trashy Diva "Honey"

Shoes: Rampage

Purse: Banana Republic

Pearls: Mikimoto

Slipping into the dress and adding the pearl necklace and earrings just makes you feel instantly like a glamorous movie star.

When the salesgirl said all dresses were 20% off, there was no question it would be mine. And Mike, being the great husband that he is, happily bought it for me for Christmas.

I thanked Chris for his fashion insights and opinions, but he said, "Girl, you already had your mind made up what you wanted before you went into the store."

Mike and I went on a Christmas cruise and so the Trashy Diva dress got to accompany me to Mexico.

Love the Liz Taylor-esque shelf bust!

I couldn't help but twirl in this dress!

Channeling John Singer Sargent's "Madame X"