Christmas Party Outfit - brightened up with some Hot Squash

I don't have too much in the way of going out clothes - if it's a toss up between a day and a night item in the shops, the day one will win each time. But I do get out now and again and it's nice to have a few options to fall back on, in my case black tops/jeans or dresses!

So I've just found the perfect item for giving your black a bit of a lift this Christmas and New Year....this Hot Squash 'Throw On Jacket'

I struggle a bit with jackets on a night out. Generally speaking, I find I need to take them off - I either feel a bit corporate in them or they are just too heavy to wear all night. But this wee jacket is perfect. It's smart enough to make your black jeans ok for a night out but it's light enough to keep on all evening - and that's a bonus if you don't want to get your arms out. It would also work great over a little black dress and with jeans and a white top for daytime so I'm looking forward to wearing it year-round.

It made my night out SO easy to dress for - Black skinny jeans from Primark, black long line vest from M&S (both old) and my statement necklace from Chocolat Jewellery.

And my Zara patent heels that I got for Catherine's wedding finished the outfit off nicely. I wish I went out more so I could wear them more!

Surprisingly comfy, which turned out to be a good thing as the original restaurant we'd booked weeks earlier AND paid a deposit to, greeted us at the door with the news that they had no table for us and could we go somewhere else. On the busiest Christmas Party night in Belfast - erm...no! We stood for a full hour while my friends and the restaurant themselves tried to find somewhere else for us to go. In the end, the guys at Deanes, a few doors up, were able to give us a table at 10pm and we couldn't have gotten a better welcome. Very much appreciated as we were all feeling a bit fed up and hungry by then. We had a great table, fab food and the main man himself, celebrity chef, Mr Michael Deane, invited me into the kitchen for a twitter photo with some of his team.

So all's well that ends well thanks to the guys at Deanes.

So, back to my fab coral jacket - you can find it on the Hot Squash website here and Jenny at HotSquash has kindly offered me a discount code for School Gate Style readers. 20% off if you use SCHOOL at the checkout - valid until the 31st December! It also comes in a cobalt blue which I think would look amazing on Christmas Day over my LBD...

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