Zara Holiday

We love the sleeves on this dress. Immensely. 

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YT Clothing Contest Results

We had so many incredible entries this fall for the YT Clothing Contest ... our readers are incredibly chic and stylish in their black and gold. Choosing a winner each week was no easy task, but we finally arrived at finding 5 stylish Wake Forest fans to enter into the random drawing. We assigned each of them a number in the order that they won.

Then we used an online random generator to determine an outcome.

Which was ...

Congrats to Jordan Fashimpaur, a freshman, who has been a regular reader of Chic Deac this fall. Here is her winning picture, from the very first game of the season.

Jordan, expect to hear from Chic Deac about getting your free YT Clothing Contest dress. Thanks to everyone who participated and remember to check out YT Clothing online if you are looking to buy yourself a consolation prize!

We Likey

In honor of H&M opening at Hanes Mall and the craziness surrounding their opening, we'd like to show some of our favorite pieces from their current collection. WE ARE SO HAPPY. This is a long awaited Chic Deac dream - there is finally a reason to go to Hanes Mall.

Short Satin Dress ($34.95)

Sequin Knit Cardigan ($34.95)

Imitation Suede Platforms ($49.95)

Zara is Online

Thanks to a super informed reader, we became aware that Zara now does online shopping. This is simultaneously awesome for our closet and terrible for our wallet. We are particularly hooked on this leopard shift:

and how fabulous are these black booties from their shoe collection?

Happy shopping chic ones!

YT Clothing Contest!

Here's an update from the Notre Dame game contest. We only received one submission (too much time in ZSR to focus on fashion perhaps?) but it's okay, because this would have been the winner anyways. This email was sent out by Desiree Sanchis to several listservs, and we actually got it forwarded to us THREE times. This group of girls studying abroad took a photo of themselves ready for battle in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. 

THIS is what we call being true to your school, chic ones!

Congrats to Desiree for being entered into the YT Clothing contest. There is only one more submission opportunity this weekend with the Maryland game, so start planning your look now!

Retail Therapy

It's hard to remember a more painful Wake Forest football game than this past weekend's matchup against Clemson. I mean that was just really, really painful. Part of me is proud that we were ahead of the No. 9 team in the country at one point, and another is just wishing that we had never been teased into thinking we could win. Disappointment and frustration categorize our post-game feelings that we are continuing to wallow in. 

The only cure is retail therapy and looking ahead to next weekend's game against Maryland. So, we obviously turned to Anthropologie for the healing powers their cute clothes contain. We were excited to stumble upon the most perfect Wake Forest dress that EVER existed:

The velvet piping, the fluted shape. We are in love. Find it here.

J.Crew Jacquard

Holiday parties are just around the corner. Christmas Cocktail or New Year's Eve anyone? Try this J.Crew Jacquard dress on for size. It's a classic shape with a sparkly twist. We love the skinny belt around the waist. Check it out here on the J.Crew website.

Game of the Century

According to this morning's edition of the Wall Street Journal, we are about to witness the premier showdown of the college football season. (LSU and Bama who?)

Read the article here and enjoy our latest Keep Calm poster!

Cozy Sweaters

As the weather has gotten a little bit chillier out, we've been thinking about getting some great cozy winter sweaters. We love the black Campana sweater on the left for the sheer comfort factor it exudes. In fact, we think it should only be worn when one has their favorite warm winter beverage in hand (coffee, tea or cocoa). We are dying to have the sweater on the right. The cut keeps the figure trim, but the felt and wool will surely keep you toasty.

YT Clothing Contest!

The contest is still going on for an amazing YT Clothing dress. Here are our latest submissions and we will have two winners today because we are catching up from FSU and VA Tech. 

Laura Jurotich and friends at the FSU game

 Our winner: Katie Imhoff. We love all of the shades of black and gold in this picture, plus the amazing prints. Congrats, Katie! You will be entered as one of six readers to win a YT Clothing dress at the end of the season. 

Blackout for the Va Tech Homecoming Game submitted by Kaley Pellingra

Alums in Black and Gold submitted by Meghan Haenn gets bonus points for having a boy in it   - this may be a first. 

Laura Jurotich and friends at Va Tech - so cute!

Our Homecoming winner: Pamela Bunten. How could we not pick this picture?? The sun is shining, the girl has on old gold which is a hard color to find and they've perfected the skinny arm.

Remember to take your pictures this week at Notre Dame. You can stay stylish and warm at the same time! Submit them via Facebook message, as a Twit pic (@chicdeacstyle) or by email (chicdeacstyle@gmail.com).

Staying Chic and Warm

How can you stay chic and warm this Saturday? Here's one look we've been thinking about trying: a chic wool cape. Lots of celebs have been spotted and we think it could be great paired with some skinny jeans, boots and a fab bright scarf. 

Image Courtesy of People Style Watch

So we had to try and find our own cape. We turned to Polyvore, one of our favorite online fashion tools. Essentially, it's the e-version of paper dolls with clothes that you can actually buy online. 

Check out our set to see where you can buy each of these pieces. Go Deacs, Beat ND!