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thousands of pilgrims trek for hours
on foot and horseback through
Peru’s Andean highlands for the
religious celebrations of Qoyllur
Rit’i, a festival marking the
start of the harvest season.
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brother named God’sgift.
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suburb of Lekki in Nigeria, when
security forces fired on a crowd
protesting police brutality.
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Caribbean rose eightfold between
2002 and 2019.
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cusp of claiming its first Norwegian
championship, meditates before
training.
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spent the past few months campaigning for President Trump.
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Mrs. Abby played guitar. She was young and beautiful, and I
loved her so. She let me stay in at recess even though that
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grade in 1970, but I knew my teacher loved me when it felt
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VIA HOPE WATTERSON
Though I am not generally a planner, it occurred to me that celebrating the new
year will be really important for us this year. Though we’ll be at our humble home,
I’d like to get dressed up and ring in 2021 with a happy, festive air. Do you have
any sources for dresses with a source of fun and celebration? I tend to like classic
with something fun (feathers, sequins, pearls) added, though I am on a budget. Any ideas?
ELLEN, GLEN RIDGE, N.J.
I agree with you that celebrat-
ing the new year — indeed,
any happy occasion — is going
to be important for all of us
this year, and probably well into next.
Certainly dress is a part of that: an exter-
nal cue to ourselves about optimism,
looking forward and celebrating what
(and who) we have. Even if we’re only
getting gussied up for Zoom and our own
bubble-mates.
But, given the general uncertainty,
economic pressures and the fact that we
may be putting on the ritz for a very lim-
ited group of people on only very limited
occasions, it’s hard to justify a splurge.
This is exactly the moment that resale,
rental and end-of-season sales really come
into their own. They are a way to enjoy a
moment of frippery and fantasy without
the financial or emotional commitment.
And in each case, they support the circular
economy, which is where we all should be
heading (and thinking).
Personally, I find something very allur-
ing about mixing the fancy, like sequins,
feathers and almost any metallic, with the
relaxed — especially in an at-home setting.
So I’d look for separates rather than a
dress. This is also a safer strategy if you
are estimating fit, and such pieces are
generally more adaptable to an existing
wardrobe. Plus, you won’t look as if you
are trying too hard, or willfully sticking
your head in the sand and burrowing for a
gala event that no longer exists.
Consider, for example, slouchy comfort
pants with a sequined tank and cardigan,
or a charmeuse pajama suit with feathers
at the cuffs. Or a simple sparkly skirt with
a soft crew-neck sweater. Or toss an elabo-
rate embroidered blazer atop a tee and
jeans. You get the idea. It takes the lessons
of the sweatpants summer and raises
them one.
Then check out Rent the Runway (I
liked a rainbow-striped skirt and a gun-
metal metallic wrap top); the RealReal
(which included feather-trimmed pajama
pants, scoop-neck feather-trimmed crew
and a fabulous silver brocade jacket); and
the Outnet (especially its sparkly McQ tee
and the gold Alice + Olivia top).
And don’t be afraid to experiment.
Think of it as a way to give new meaning
to mergers and acquisitions.
Every week in the Open Thread newsletter — a
look from across The Times at the forces that
shape the dress codes we share — The Times’s
chief fashion critic, Vanessa Friedman, answers a
reader’s fashion-related question. Sign up for
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