Club Guide: How To Get Dressed for New Year's Eve?

New Year's Eve parties are an exciting and fun

way to kick off the New Year. Whether you're keeping it small with a group of a few friends or family members, or if you're going to something larger like a party at work, you're probably wondering what you should wear to this event. There are a few different things to consider before you go shopping such as if this event will be more formal or casual, and how much you want to spend.

If your place of employment is hosting a New Year's E

ve party, it will more than likely be semi-formal. This means a nicer dress for women and a shirt and tie for men or the equivalent. There are many great dresses out there to choose from for a New Year's Eve party. You can choose a short, fun dress with thin straps or a long, fitted dress to show off your figure. Make sure and get some shoes to

match. These should compliment the outfit, but still be comfortable to wear for a few hours at a time since you'll be bringing in the New Year. You can complete the look with some great accessories such as earrings and a necklace. These dresses and other accessories can be found at different online stores like The Travelling Souk.

For men, consider choosing some khaki or dress

ants with a button up dress shirt and tie or vest. You can find these at lots of different apparel shops. Men can choose a decent pair of jeans or khakis and a polo shirt.

For a more casual event, you can go with several different options. For an evening at a friend's house, you'll still want to look attractive and somewhat dressed up. For women this can include a fun dress, some black pants and a dressier shirt or even some nice designer jeans and a dressier shirt or sweater. Jeans and pants are a more practical choice, and you might feel more comfortable in these. When choosing a shirt to go with them, you'll want something that looks classy and attractive. Consider choosing one made out of silk or satin. For those who like it, you can also choose a shirt that's got some detailing like beading, or one that is made out of sparkly material. Bright colors can be fun too. To complete this look, just add some fun shoes.

All of the above clothing can be found at clothing stores or online stores like:The Travelling Souk . If you need to stay within a budget, you can always consider shopping at a thrift store or consignment shop.

The Party Guru SAYS

Planning Early Can Save You Money

Always pay attention to the special interests of your child. In our house, birthday party themes are planned well in advance, this early planning allows me to take great advantage of clearance sales, special prices and discontinued items. Pay close attention to end caps and clearance sales when in department and toy stores; a great deal of money can be saved just making a quick check the toy clearance isles during a shopping trip. It is taking the time, often just an additional few minutes to look for sales that can make all the difference in your budget. So many people tell me that they don't have the time, but when you consider all the money that you can save, how could you not make the time.

Part Guru Tip 2

Shop after Holiday Sales for Basics

After Holiday Sales in grocery and department stores can save you a considerable amount of money. There are always incredible sales in grocery stores after the holiday has passed and often times the money you save can be in the hundreds of dollars. As a party planner, I am always looking for good sales that I can pass on to my customer. Last Halloween, I was able to purchase over $500 worth of Halloween decorations for $35. I happened to be in a grocery store that wanted to sell all of their Halloween decorations as quickly as possible; they offered a sale of $5 for a bag of decorations, whatever you fit in the bag, you paid $5 for the whole thing. I was able to buy hundreds of napkins, silverware, tablecloths, candles, decorations, etc. The colors were in black and orange but that is not a problem. Many party themes, in addition to Halloween, use these colors so I will have more than enough opportunity to utalize all the items that I purchased.

Party Guru Tip 3

When Planning Games, Remember Your Age Group

It is important when planning a party to focus on the ages of the invitees. What may seem like an extremely simple game to an adult could prove to be quite complicated to a small child. Remember that the simple, repetative games are often the most popular for kids because they are familiar with the routine and experience a high success rate. The party games should focus on enjoyment for the entire group and not only on providing competition for one or two winners.