Ah holidays. That time of the year when streets fill with tons of Christmas markets, and there're sweets and amazing food no matter what country you live in, and cold and chill stays the whole day... Well, that's about to come very soon! For the first time in my life, I will be "coming back home for Christmas" this coming December, and I'm sure everyone will expect of me to go back to Spain not only with tons of experiences, fun facts and a bit of italian in my tongue but also, loaded with new fun-tastic outfit ideas and crazy wardrobe changes with some florentine flavor attached. I can't wait!

So, now I can finally assure you that Firenze belongs to northern Italy, and that means that it's a much colder città than I ever expected. I was warned long before the chill arrived, because every single window in every single shop downtown was filled with fluffy fur coats and cozy sweaters I would have never imagined wearing back home. That should have given me the idea of what was about to happen in late October/beginning of November. But, as innocent as I am, I didn't trust those first signs and kept going out every day with my light sweater and blazer jacket because, "it's OK, it's sunny outside and the birds are singing around". WRONG. It's cold, deal with it. Even in this amazing pictures my friend and I took at the Tepidarium Roster here in the Giardino dell'Orticultura while being sunny and lovely.

That's why, my advice is... Why let cold beat you instead of battling it face to face with a warmer outfit? It's precisely in holidays and festive Winter days that one of the things I miss the most is pairing a cool, flowy maxi dress with just a pair of sandals and a nice purse. Well, with this green velvet dress I got from Lightinthebox now I can achieve that without freezing while staying super in-style. Velvet always feels so cozy, so classy and kind of glowing that it doesn't only travel me back to holiday memories, but also makes me want to show everyone that fiorentine je-ne-sais-quoi ligated somehow to amazing fabrics worn for centuries here, and that I'm trying to acquire every single day I spend in this city. So, a velvet maxi dress might be one of the best ideas I've ever had when picking a Winter-proof outfit that will also help me get through a long flight and crowded lines at the airport. Coming back this holidays is a perfect excuse to rock a great outfit!

I was wearing:

Lightinthebox velvet maxi dress

Louis Vuitton red maxi scarf

AUSTRIA35 red high heels

Victoria Delef crossbody bag

Jimmy Choo x Carrera sunglasses

“This blog post was sponsored by Lightinthebox”