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2016 Update: Check out our latest discussion of our favorite online shopping apps! I get a zillion emails a day (seriously, it’s in the range of 500 or so) — but the one must-read email for me every day is my Salemail from Shop It To Me. I’ve written before of my love for the company and service, and that has continued, unabated. If you’re not familiar with Shop It To Me, here’s the scoop — you tell it which brands you like, and what your size is, what percentage of sale you want to know about (I’d say do 30% off if you’re building your wardrobe and buying a lot, but do something higher if you don’t want to be tempted so often! Mine is normally set at 60%, I think). And then you pick the frequency of the email — it can come as little as once a week, but I think I get the most value out of it when it comes daily. And then, pouf! Every morning you get an email that tells you what’s newly on sale in your size. It catches the special one-day-only sale codes, and it tells you when something’s Final Sale, right in your Salemail. They’ve also recently added a brilliant “search” feature where you can log in and see *everything* that’s on sale in your size (and not just what’s newly on sale). It’s nice that you can easily adjust the view in the search — only show me things under $150! Show me things only 30% off! Only show me belts, on sale, in my size! I’m actually signed up under 3 email addresses — one to watch for my sizes, one to watch for my husband’s brands and sizes, and one to watch for my mother’s brands and sizes. (Pictured: an example of a dress I recently found in my Salemail — Kay Unger Mini Check V-Neck Dress, was $200, now $120 at Saks.) The service can be particularly great when you’re shopping for one particular event (e.g., a holiday party) or a particular item (like a velvet blazer to go with your new party dress.) So when Shop It To Me reached out to see if we’d be interested in a giveaway, I jumped at the chance. And now, you can enter to win an item or outfit from your Salemail — up to a $150 value. Here are the rules: 1. Sign up for Shop It To Me, if you’re not already — you must be a SITM member to win. 2. Leave a comment about holiday party wear by Monday, 12/20, at 12 pm ET. If you’re already a member of SITM it could be which item or outfit you’d want from your Salemail, or — if you’ve only just joined — perhaps a general comment about holiday parties (what you’re wearing to your office holiday party, which party mistakes you’ve seen…). Please be sure to fill the “commenter form” in with the email associated with your SITM account (I do not recommend leaving it in the body of the comment itself). 3. We’ll announce the winner on Monday, 12/20! I’ve already pictured one of my favorite dresses above, but here are some of the other great pieces that have popped up recently in my Salemails, and might be my choice if I won…. I think all of them could be dressed “down” for a holiday party at the office (add a blazer, keep your hair and makeup normal) or dressed “up” for a friend’s holiday party (add dangly earrings, a smokey eye, some killer heels…) Back to Top
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My holiday party is right after work this year, and takes place at our office. As a result, I think I will not change, but will wear something slightly more festive than usual to the office. Not explicitly Christmassy or anything, but with some color, perhaps.
betty
I usually don’t think too far in advance about my office holiday party (always fancy with lots of sequins and up-dos on other people), then I end up wearing something too businessy I grabbed out of my closet at the last minute. This year a friend let me borrow something a little more sparkly. Maybe next year I’ll think about upgrading the hair and makeup.
EF
I love shop it to me! I have been a member for two years and I get my alert every Tuesday morning. Unfortunately I haven’t bought anything in forever because money is tight while in law school. I have been dressing so drab while in law school because of a slight weight gain and so much stress, that the holiday wear to me means something with sparkle. I am on the hunt for a fabulous new years eve dress that is sparkly or a sparkly clutch and great shoes.
Catalina K
I have been a member of SITM for a little while, maybe a month or so, but I’ve already come to love the convenience of receiving these great deals directly into my mailbox. As for a beautiful, elegant holiday party item I would love to have from the SITM Salemail, that would be the Maggy London Lace & Stretch Satin Sheath Dress (Nordstrom Exclusive).
catalina(underscore)khalaj(at)yahoo(dot)com
a
Love SITM! I usually wear a LBD, but spice it up with red lipstick, for my work holiday party.
Sara C.
We have an in-office, afternoon party, where we are encouraged to wear “sparklies.” Let’s just say I’m not super enthused about this. For my husbands actual holiday party, I’ll be wearing a metallic brocade skirt and a fluttery silver silk shirt.
KZ
Oh holiday party… My office’s holiday party is at a yacht club and I have no idea what to wear. I should add that it’s at the yacht club because that’s where my boss lives, so I have no idea if this should be casual or dressy. (Yep, he lives on a boat. It’s a step up from where he used to live, which was in his office.)
But I’m excited about New Year’s parties… I want to find a fabulous top with some sequins.
Sandra
Unfortunately for me, our holiday party is just a lunch in our office where most people, believe it or not, don the dreaded ugly sweaters. I might class things up this year a bit and wear this fabulous new red dress I have (crew neck & knee length) with a black cardi, tights & a black belt!
Divaliscious11
Sigh…we aren’t having a holiday party this year….but we are getting most of our bonus so, no complaints, except that is is nice to have the opportunity to relationship build with others in the company in a non-formal environment.
A
Looks interesting. I’ve got two holiday pieces – a sequin top and a velvet boyfriend blazer – that I’m planning on wearing to all holiday events, though probably not together.
kristen
I just joined SITM. My office party is during lunch and not exciting…unfortunately no reason to wear anything special.
JFD
I’ve been looking forward to SITM emails on Mondays and Thursdays for a couple of years now.
I work for the government, and our group had a cookie swap last year . . . but nothing this year. Even then, no one really dressed differently than normal, since it was during the middle of the afternoon.
I’m quite sure, however, that I could come up with somewhere to wear one of the many great suggestions SITM sends me!
Anon
Our holiday party is this week. Not sure if I’m going yet. Biggest booboos I’ve seen in years past have definitely been of the “overly slutty” variety.
LY
My workplace is pretty conservative so I dressed in holiday colors: a green mock turtleneck underneath a red blazer.
the full cleveland
Our holiday party is well into January, no doubt for budget reasons! So I’m hoping to find something smashing on SITM in the post Christmas cavalcade of savings.
Fishie
My rule for holiday parties is always to dress up – even if I am the only one not in jeans and a sweater. There’s really no other time of year to drag out the sparkles, so why not embrace it? I’m stalking my SITM emails for the perfect tuxedo jacket to wear with a sequined tank for New Year’s Eve. Even though I’ll be spending the evening at a small get-together with only my husband and two other couples, I want to bring in the year looking sharp (and sparkly!).
Midori
Unless I find something special in the next 2 days, I’ll be re-featuring a silk blouse with black pants this year at the office party.
Oh, and I discovered SITM about a month ago. Brilliant!
meeyeehere aka Rachel Crisman
I just joined up and I am all about some grey and blue bird blue this year! Yummy colors!
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anon
Our office party was right after work – just wore my most flattering suit and a fun red top, but nothing special. One woman wore a floor-length green velvet gown … something like a high school choir gown … yikes!
Anon MA
No holiday party at my office but I would still love to buy the DvF dress in my STM e-mail last week!
Lisa W.
I love the jewel tones and sparkles some can only get away with at the holidays.
MelD
My work holiday parties were one pizza/gag gift party during work at lunchtime yesterday where I wore normal work attire, and another tomorrow from 2-4 that I am skipping, but would involve the same attire. I went to a coworker’s party over the weekend and wore black skinny pants, boots, and an embellished pink top. That’s really pushing the limit for my city’s fashion.
Jillian
My holiday party tip – bring whitening gum to chew before pictures – it actually does make your smile slightly brighter (especially after drinking red wine!)
G
I wore a mustard silk blouse to my office party. I love SITM….i think its a great website !
Amelia
After I signed up for SITM I was flooded with spam. It took me about a month to make the connection and unsubscribe but I still have way more spam than I ever did before subscribing to SITM. Not worth it IMO.
Cami
I’m a shop it to me member!! I think for my holiday party I’m going to just wear a simple black dress and some cute heels. Nothing too crazy.
Cami
I’m planning on wearing a simple black dress and some cute heels. Nothing too crazy!
Kat
My office is in south Texas on the border of Mexico. Our party is right after work, so I’ll probably be wearing jeans and a cute short sleeve top :)
coco
no holiday parties for me this year, other than family get-togethers where anything above sweatpants is high fashion. but if i did…i have a great short-sleeve sweater that i would love to pair with a nice, textured black pencil skirt. or red wool…hmm, so many options. love my salemail, will have to look around for a new skirt!
Emily
We’re just having an open house afternoon type party this year so I’m thinking a simple off-white sweater, gray pants?
F
We have a bring-your-significant-other holiday party during work hours, so I’ll wear a red tahari shirt that has just a smattering of bling near the neck under a black velvet blazer and black tuxedo pants.
Jen L
Just joined! I had seen a few people mention the site, but always forgot to check it out.
I’ve only been to one holiday party for work before. It was on a Friday night in a hotel ballroom. I wore a black dress, dressier than I would wear to work, and a red sweater with a little sparkle to it. There was quite a wide range of clothing at the event, from jeans to long gowns. Because of that, I certainly didn’t feel out of place.
ADB_BWG
Just joined. I’m with the federal government, so our holiday parties are (1) during work and (2) pay for yourself. But I do try to wear less formal clothes. This year – a sweater set, brown & black plaid skirt, and boots.
lhbacp
Just joined. My work part was at work after hours, but work casual. My husband’s is this Saturday. I am looking forward to dressing up a bit. I like looking my best when we are together.
Anon
Joined. Holiday party this year – no idea what I’m wearing, but it’s two days away, and I generally plan these things no more than 20 minutes in advance.
RoadWarriorette
Thanks Kat! I have now signed up and am looking forward to my future SaleMail. Of course, not that I NEED to buy new stuff. oh well.
Because I am a remote employee, I actually do not get to take part in my company’s holiday party. At my previous company (high tech) the party was always extremely casual. It was a bit of a challenge to wear something fun and festive without making the engineering guys feel weird in their jeans….. ah those were the days…..
jane
I just signed up; thanks for letting me know about this site. It looks really cool. For our office holiday party a true “Party dress” would be “too much” for my office. I am stepping out a little though (for our office culture at least.) I’m wearing black pants, a black tube and a soft beautiful leopard print 3/4 sleeve jacket. Accessories include gold earrings and a pretty gold bangle (just one) with just a little sparkle. Thanks again!
Lady T
Our holiday party is in office this year, but I would love to get something new for my out of office holiday parties!
Stacy
Thank you for the tip–I just signed up (and am filling in info for kids’ clothing as well). My office holiday party is today, and with all I have to carry back and forth, I didn’t want to bring a separate outfit. I’m wearing one of my usual grey sheaths, but paired it with a satin green tank undearneath (so it’s just peaking through) and a green cardigan. I also added a skinny gold belt to add a bit of holiday sparkle.
Bethany
I love Shop it to me! My office holiday party was last week, and I wore a satin dress that has geometric piecing on the top in cream and a pleated skirt in black. I love this dress – I’m thinking of wearing it again for New Year’s!