OCCASION #7: Last dinner/drinks of the year with my work wife.
TIME OF DAY: Friday, December 21, at 5 p.m., and not one minute later.
PRE-REQS: Apparel must fulfill the age-old task of being business-friendly by day, with an evening accessories upgrade that says "See ya, work! I'm outta here till January."
THE OUTFIT: Paper-bag trousers with a gold stripe (because festive), a belt bag (you know, like they wore to travel home for the holidays in the '80s), and heels that say "Seriously, it never even snows in New York until January anymore." (These pants will potentially make a reappearance on New Year's Eve with the soon-to-drop matching blazer, should I be somehow talked into doing A Thing.)