Wednesday Perk - Inauguration & Inaugural Balls!!!

It's no secret that we both live and work in Washington DC, and every four years, that means the city shuts down on the third Monday in January for the inauguration of our new President!  Both M & H were here for the last inauguration, and we're looking forward to this one as well.  Inauguration day is usually cold, we mean really cold, as in get out your warm sweaters, winter coats, leggings, hats, gloves, and even Hot Hands.  We've watched from the National Mall and at work parties, but the fun part might be the celebrations that go on throughout the weekend.  In anticipation for this year's inauguration, we've got some suggestions for inexpensive dresses to wear to the big events.  Enjoy!

Long & Elegant

Hayden cobalt silk chiffon strapless ruffle gown - $125 - bluefly


This cobalt silk gown is STUNNING and could be worn again to almost any formal wedding.

Sophisticated Long Black Dress

Notte by Marchesa black silk embellished one shoulder gown - $250 - bluefly

Arguably a splurge at $250...but when you consider it's on SUPER sale down from almost $900, it's more justifiable.  Just be sure to pair your shows appropriately so that you do not end up showing your full foot like the model here.

Short & Sparkly

MICHAEL Michael Kors Short Sleeve Sequin Wrap Dress $90 via Bloomingdales

Probably meant for NYE, this short dress has enough sparkle for the big event., and better yet, it's on sale right now!


Sexy Black Dress
via Rent The Runway

Ok, so its hard not to look at black dresses when you're going for formal wear...but this one is pretty amazing, and it's different from everything else you'll see out there!

And, even if you aren't getting dressed up to dance the night away, you can still celebrate the inauguration by wearing your party panties..... (we're so clever)

Patriotic Hanky Panky's = fun for both parties via

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Welcome to Skillets.Sneakers.Style! This started as an abstract idea, after lots of discussions about how we wished there was a place that combined the features we love about our favorite blogs, but that perhaps catered more realistically to our busy lifestyles.  We both love cooking, especially healthy meals, but our time in the evening is limited after a long day of work.  Similarly, we love exercise, particularly running, but finding a workable routine and maintaining motivation can be difficult.  Lastly, we love clothes and the idea of creating a beautiful and comfortable home.  However, our day jobs are more conservative environments and our budgets are limited.  So while we would love to wear that trendy new piece from Roberto Cavalli, chances are it is both inappropriate for our work places and is way beyond any budget we could dream of.  So finally, after a lot of talk we created Skillets.Sneakers.Style to be a place for us to write about three of our favorite things in a realistic way: cooking, running & fashion/design.  We have some great plans for this blog that we are both really excited to begin sharing with all of you.  Have a great weekend and we'll see you on Monday!

XOXO,

M & H



P.S. We're both Washingtonians, please enjoy these beautiful views