Frock Fridays: A Scottish Christmas in Suffolk

We're now less than three weeks out from my flight to London to spend the holidays with Jon's family!  It'll be my third Christmas with my future in-laws - they welcomed me into their lives wholeheartedly on day one and we've continued sharing traditions and familiarity to the point where I absolutely do feel like part of the clan now.

Jon's family is originally Scottish and I thought that, this holiday, it might be fun to really embrace their history by wearing plaid on Christmas Day.  I don't know which tartan is theirs, so I decided to do a little research online and, last week, while FaceTiming with Jon, I excitedly shared my discoveries... only to be told that his family's story is nothing as romantic as the one I had found.  (You mean the internet can lie? No, say it ain't so!)  I can't actually share either ancestry with you because Jon treasures the little anonymity he has left on this blog, but he's given me permission to tell you that his family wears the Murray tartan, which is navy and green and red.  Hey, what do you know - I found a perfect dress in almost same pattern!  It must be fate.

Since the frock doesn't include any red, I thought I'd throw it in via my accessories.  Aren't these just the Christmas-est of colors?  That's also how I'm rationalizing the bows on the earrings and on the bracelets - it's the most wonderful time of the year, after all!

[ dress / jacket / earrings - sold out, similar here / bracelet / bag / tights / shoes ]

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