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It’s getting close to that kinda of year again – the festive part of the year when dinner and drinking party invitations seem to be dropping through every couple of days. So many parties, so many outfits to choose. How about we make life a little easier for you by giving you 21 fall inspired outfits you should be wearing for Thanksgiving 2015!

21 Comfy Stylish Thanksgiving Outfits

1. Black Martens Boots

Thankfully fashionable footwear is bang on trend and with the cold weather coming and the promise of rain, fog, freezing temperatures and snow, nothing is more important than sensible, appropriate footwear.

Be sensible and appropriate this Thanksgiving season in style with these black Martens boots. The black makes them perfect for almost any outfit and the durability of them means you can wear them right through winter too. Just as the model has done here, wear them with leather skirt and a casual tee for a look that is both comfortable AND chic! Perfect for a comfortable Thanksgiving!

2. Scarecrow Style

What more could you possible want from a great, on-trend Thanksgiving outfit? It’s warm, cozy and looks great to boot! The stacked, square heel of these great over-the-knee boots are great for comfort, practicality and look, and if you go with stretchy jeans or jean-leggings, you’ll have plenty of room for all that food you’re planning on eating!

The hassled cape adds to the Fall-appeal of this outfit and you could add a hat, or even tie a belt around your waist, to change the appearance of your outfit completely. Add a white, smart shirt underneath for a smarter look, or a casual tee for a more lazy-day feel. This one’s a versatile one!

3. 70’s Style

Another look that is very on trend for Fall 2015 and we come to the 70’s! This inspired outfit is perfect for those days where it turns out to be a little warmer than it looked and let’s face it, we all want an excuse to get those legs out one last time! You could even add a pair of tights if you wanted to carry this look right through the winter months.

Brown knee-high boots go great with little denim mini-skirts, and by keeping the top simple with a neutral / nude colored top and a matching shade of coat to your boots, it’s elegant, simple and girly all at once. Fabulous sunglasses are optional of course.

4. Perfect Ripped Jeans

These jeans have been in fashion for a little while now and you’ll be happy to know the trend won’t be ending any time soon. Ripped jeans, especially ripped boyfriend jeans, are a great way of using your summer wardrobe and layering it up for the colder months. In this look, the ripped jeans have been paired with a simple oversized roll-neck sweater and some killer black stilettos. You could keep things more casual with black pumps and you could even spice the look up a bit by wearing coloured or patterns rights underneath the jeans too, just letting a hint of the pattern show through the ripped areas.

5. Summer Dress Swag

Just because summer is over doesn’t mean you can’t still rock those pretty little summer dresses you keep longingly looking at. Pair them with a pair of tights and some knee-high boots (or thigh-high if you’re brave like this beautiful model) and a cute fringed jacket and you have the perfect way to mix and match your seasonal closet. The red jacket adds a great splash of color to the look, right?

6. Old School Style

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Source: bethelightblog.com

Okay so it looks like something you once would have worn to school but it’s such a smart look and one that you definitely could rock for this Thanksgiving!

Pair a fitted, sleeveless dress with a white shirt and a pair of tights and you have the perfect casually-comfy look. The beautiful bling necklace stops the look from being too boring and you’ll be happy to know all the big designers were rocking the big-blunged look for Fall 2015 – Balenciaga and Prada are just two!

7. Colorful Coats

It doesn’t matter how dark the rest of your outfit is, a colourful coat can instantly revive it. Even black jeans, a black pair of boots and a black tee can be livened up with a bright coat. Go for something bold and daring, it’s not like there aren’t enough colors out there. Dare you wear canary yellow like this beautiful oversized blazer look?

8. Burgundy and Nude

Burgundy and nude are two shades that go brilliantly well together especially with the rusty, brown hues that Thanksgiving and fall brings with it. Why not pair a simple combo of jeans and nude top with a comfy-cozy burgundy sweater for a look that is super cute and warm at the same time. Finish the look with a pair of burgundy over-the-knee boots.

9. Patterned Jeans

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Source: zorannah.com

Colorful and patterned jeans have been all the rage over the spring and summer of 2015 and the trend is set to continue right through till Fall, giving you the perfect excuse to jump on the bandwagon to perfect your Thanksgiving outfit. You don’t need to as daring as this beauty has with the baby-blue shoes but a simple pair of colorful or patterned jeans with a simple white or black sweater works perfectly for this time of year. You could team it with cute pumps, stilettos, knee-high boots… The possibilities are endless.

10. The Flirty Midi Skirt

Another look that can be carried through from spring and summer are those beautiful flirty skirts. Except instead of pairing them with cute cami-vests, you’d pair them with a simple sweater, or even a collared shirt and a sweater. Throw on some pumps and your outfit is complete. Cute and girly but kinda festive at the same time! 

There’s a lot to be said for faux locs – they give you the opportunity to play around with so many more styles without needing to put in all that time and effort of actually growing them.

If you’ve been toying with the idea of faux locs for a while, or are just looking for a brand new style to rock, you need to check out these 31 faux loc styles for African-American women!

1. Long Locs + Shaved Side

This has been a trend for a while and shaving the side of your head adds a real edgy look to long locs that would otherwise have seemed just a little lacklustre. Be bold, be daring – shave!

2. Faux Locs Bob

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Source: @prince55di

If you want something a little subtler, you can’t do wrong with faux loc bobs! A collarbone skimming length will really flatter the face, especially if you have a rounder face, and the added top knot is optional! Add some hair jewellery for a bit of bling and you have a versatile look that can be dressed up or down for any occasion.

3. Side Swept Locs

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Source: tumblr.com

If you want to inject a bit of glamor into your faux lots, why not try the side-swept look? It combines that Hollywood sweep-over with a real edgy loc-look, and also gives you one of the simplest ways you can wear your hair every day.

4. Light Brown Locs into Bun

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Source: @jackieaina

If you’re heading to the gym or are running around doing errands, sometimes you just need to throw that hair up and what better way than with this glamorous-looking (but very quick to do) bun. Simply wind your locs around and secure with pins or hairbands and you have something that takes seconds to complete and goes with any outfit. As you can see here, with the right outfit this is a look that can be dressed up or down.

5. Lilac Faux Locs

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Colored, mermaid hair is most definitely bang on trend for right now and what better way to wear your luscious locs than with a real pop of color! You can play around with color a lot more with faux locs and there are so many colors to choose from too. Why not start with lilac, one of the most versatile shades you could opt for, and see where your imagination takes you?

6. Half-Up Bun

This look is one that just screams ‘Fierce‘ don’t you think? You get the benefit of being able to show off the length of your beautiful locs while making it practical and piling it up on your head too. A casual look that can also be dressed up, all you need is a few grips or bands and a relatively scruffy top-knot and away you go.

7. Navy Blue Locs

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What a stunning color! This blue is simply beautiful to look at and as we’ve mentioned before, having faux locs gives you a way to experiment with color a lot more. Why not go all-out with a bold and daring shade just like this one?

8. Faux Locs Mohawk

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Sometimes you don’t want to keep it simple and when you have the length of faux locs, you have plenty of hair to play around with. Why not look at something that stands out a little more? Such as this great mohawk? There are plenty of designs you could spin your locs into, and you could also play around with that shaved idea again….

9. 6 Ways to Style Your Locs

This really goes to show how versatile your hair really is! Faux locs can be twisted, pinned, spun, tied, you name it, into so many different styles! You can bun-it, give yourself faux bangs, tie half of it back into a really demure, everyday style, opt for something a little more out there with the half-hair up but to the side look, the twisted halo, or simple side parted and pulled back. There are so many to choose from. Why aren’t you getting a little more imaginative?

10. Mid Length Style with a Pop of Burgundy

If you aren’t really brave enough to experiment with a full head of color with your faux locs, you could always just add a hint of color like this beautiful burgundy which you can just see peeking through at the bottom and underneath. When you pile your hair up, you’ll see more of the shade but when you wear it down, it’s barely-there and more discreet.

11. Blonde Faux Locs

If you’ve always wanted those beautiful blonde locs that Beyonce keeps sporting, go do it! When you find the right shade of blonde for you, and it will change from skin shade to skin shade, you’ll find that the look is easier to pull off when you first may have thought. Just look at this beautiful blonde!

12. Yarn Locs + Side Shave Design

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There are a few benefits to be had from choosing yard locs and as well as being cheaper, you’ll also find that you can play around with a lot more colors a lot easier! When done properly, you won’t even be able to know you are rocking yard braids in most instances, and as always, the shaved sides are optional! It depends how brave you’re feeling!

13. Two Toned Locs

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Two-toned locs are a great way to show off the two sides of your personality so why not? You could go for more neutral, rustic tones like this dark reddy-brown and gold combination, or you could go a little bolder. It’s a great way to reinvent your current style.

14. Curly Faux Locs

You can’t talk about faux locs without having a mention for these beautiful, bouncing curls. A great way to glam things up and easy to wear, you could even leave your locs to curl overnight giving you more ways than ever to wear your new hair.

15. Pop of Green

Green isn’t a color that many would have chosen when picking faux locs but just look at how beautifully this chick rocks it! You will need to find the right shade of green for you, and we’d always recommend going for a darker green rather than a brighter, toxic green, but it certainly brings a little something different to the table.

16. Braided Half Updo

For those lazy days where you need to do something very simple with your locs, this braided, half updo looks great and takes just moments to do. It’s basically a french braid but with more strands of your locs. It looks great!

17. Side Braid

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Source: @jackieaina

Another simple, great and easy to achieve look, this side-braid is so mermaid-looking, you’d be forgiven for automatically wanting to dye it pastel shades! The side-braid is casually cute and gives you the perfect opportunity to show off the different shades you’re rocking.

18. High Bun

It’s a very Queen Bee look and there’s a reason for that… It looks amazing! For those days you just want to show off your makeup or those beautiful new earrings, the high-bun is perfect.

19. Two Toned Updo

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Source: @zahrajamila

The higher, the better with this two toned updo giving you another great way to show off the various shades or hues you’re rocking in your locs. Pile it up as high as you dare but just make sure you have the attitude to match!

20. Purple & Yellow Style

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Source: @idlelocs

How bold and daring are you feeling today? Bold and daring enough to try this vibrant, purple and yellow style? These are two of the richest colors and definitely have an air of class and sophistication about them, irrespective of how daring they first appear.

21. Simple Side Swept Style

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Sweep it, twist it, set it – that’s all you need to do for this incredibly beautiful simple side-swept style. If you love your cheekbones or fancy showing off your ‘on-point’ brows, this look is effortlessly simple and does the job fantastically.

22. Elegant Updo

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Source: @idlelocs

This elegant undo is so simple yet so beautiful at the same time and it just goes to show that sometimes, you’re natural hair color is just fine. Although locs gives you the opportunity to play around with color, it can be a little intimidating going for something bright and bold for the very first time. Having a darker shade will make the lox-transition a lot discreeter and easier, and there’s nothing to stop you going bolder later on!

23. Burgundy Style + Loc Cuffs

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You may have noticed that hair jewellery seems to be in many of the pictures you’re seeing here and there’s a reason for that – it’s jewellery for your hair! Loc cuffs are a great way to liven up your style instantly! A few of these scattered around and cleverly placed and you won’t even need to do anything else to your hair. It’s like adding a pair of earrings – it just perfects the look.

24. Half Up, Half Down Style

This half-up, half-down style really gives you chance to see how good-conditioned your hair is and if you’re looking after it properly, it will be in good condition too. Make sure you sleep with a bonnet to prevent excessive frizziness, and moisturise well to prevent them becoming too stressed. Play your cards right and look after your locs well and you may just find you have the perfect answer for your hair problems.

25. Black & Burgundy Style

Another great look to try is one fabulously styled here – when you play around with color, only play around with the underneath of your hair! You can cover the color when you wear your hair down, or in a low pony, but when you want to show it off, you can wrap it all up high and be proud to rock what you’ve got!

26. Cute Style

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Source: @idlelocs

If you’re wearing your hair down, don’t be afraid to play with hair bands and other accessories to help liven things up a little. Just by adding a simple band around the forehead makes this look completely different, and the twisted strands at the front just adds to the cute appeal. It might be time for you to go shopping for new hair accessories!

27. Voluminous Bun

If you’re struggling to create a really big top-know when you pile your locs high, here’s a little tip for you. Start by separating the centre-back part of your hair and create a pony tail. Wrap those locs around. When you’re done, take the remainder of the hair and do the same. The double-bun / pony combo will help you to give you more oomph!

28. Cute Half Updo

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Source: tumblr.com

This cute half undo is another super-simple one to do and with styles just like this, the quicker and mussier the finished look, the better. Even when you’re out and about without grips or bands, you can use your own locs to tie around and get the hair out of your face when you need it.

29. Light Brown + Blonde Style

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Source: @idlelocs

There’s nothing wrong with having dark roots with your blonde locs so don’t be afraid to let things go a little darker than you would. If you’re going for the loc-look, it pays to be a little edgier and combining light and dark is a great way to make yourself stand out.

30. No Styling Needed

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Source: tumblr.com

There are so many benefits to have faux locs that you really don’t need to be a stylist to achieve the most beautiful of hair styles. Throw it back, twist it round, do whatever feels natural.. Or not! Aim for a look you haven’t seen before.

31. Faux Locs Bob

Just because you want locs doesn’t mean you need to go for long locs and this bob shows you a great way to rock the look even as a short style. This look is even more manageable than the styles we previously showed you so if you’re looking for a way to rock these locs for the first time, why not start short and work your way down the lengths? You’ll soon find one that works for you, and if you’re not really desiring the length but rather the practicality, short is the smarter way to go.

Faux locs are fast becoming very popular and with a number of different materials and colors to pick from, the possibilities are endless. You can do practically anything you want with your hair, edgy, cute, soft romantic or otherwise, and with the option of changing your entire look just by twisting it a slightly different way or adding a slightly different shade, faux locs could be the perfect solution for your African-American hair!

Having mermaid, multi-colored hair is all the rage these days and you may have noticed a little recently, StayGlam delved into the world of blue hair. Whether you’re thinking of getting rid of your blue hair or are looking to experiment with a new color for the first time, purple is one of the easiest of all the new, pastel and funky hair colors to rock.

As it fades, purple hair will turn into a beautiful dusky lilac, an almost shimmery-gray hue. This is also very on trend for right now. If you apply a light pink dye over the top of your existing blue, you’ll achieve a wonderful purple shade too. If your silver color goes wrong, you can soon turn the random pastel-lilac strands into a brighter, stronger purple tone.

Essentially purple could be the easiest, hottest color you SHOULD be rocking!

If you aren’t sure how to turn your luscious locks into a purple dream, check out the 21 purple hair color designs all bold women must try:

1. Dark Purple Bob

Dark Purple Ombre Bob

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This beautiful dark purple color is a great option for those not wanting to go TOO vibrant. It’s a little on the purple side but still dark enough to not be considered too bold or daring. If you have dark hair already, why not consider a purple hue over the top?

2. Purple to Turquoise Long Ombre

The ombre look is another one very on trend for right now but things have got a little more colorful. Think outside the box and why not try this brave and outgoing purple to turquoise long ombre look – perfect for when you can’t make up your mind what color you want!

3. Vibrant Violet Bob

There are so many shades of purple and this vibrant violet is one of the best! Great for keeping things short and sweet, it looks great with face-framing curls and girly, pastel colored eye makeup.

4. Purple With a Hint of Pink (+ Blue)

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If you’re looking to grow out your existing pink, rather than trying to wash it out entirely or adding another shade on top, why not merge it in with your newfound purple addiction? You could leave the bottom, pink area relatively un-touched whilst adding the newer, purple tone to the top and the roots only. It’s like an ombre but only edgier… Plus you can get away with more mistakes!

5. Vibrant Curly Purple Bob

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Source: @iamtheloud1

If you’re looking to go bold, look no further! This vibrant dark violet colour is guaranteed to get you noticed for all the right reasons!

6. Peekaboo Purple (Light)

If you’re not ready for a full head of color, go for something subtler like these peekaboo shades of purple and pink in lighter, brown and blonde hair. You could try before you buy using hair chalks if you’re not brave enough to trust your hairdresser just yet!

7. Peekaboo Purple (Dark)

You can even achieve the same peekaboo-color design in darker hair with darker, more plummier hues of purple rather than lighter ones. Why stop at purple? Add blue, silver, any color!

8. Purple Pinup Updo

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Source: @diablorose

Sticking with theme of not dying your whole head of hair, we come to this vintage-inspired purple pinup look. Victory rolls are actually quite simple to do once you’ve tried it a couple of times, and the underlying pink and purple strands here gives that peekaboo effect. It’s a little something extra without being too ‘in your face’.

9. Purple Shadowed Roots

You’ve probably already seen the trend of people dying the ends of their hair a contrasting color. This look wouldn’t be as ‘out there’ if it has been the ends rocking this great lilac hue. Why not go the opposite way to stand out from the crowd? This look could be recreated with the silvery-white blonde here, or even a more yellower blonde. It also gives you the perfect opportunity to make the most of those times when the white toner just won’t wash out and leaves lilac / purple strands of coloration all throughout your head!

10. Purple + Pastels

If you love pastels, you’ll love this pastel hair color design combining purples and lilacs with shades of blue, green and turquoise. It’s a very different look but is great for combining colors. You know… Those days when just one colour won’t do.

It can be a little harder to get these pastel shades to stick but a great way to experiment is again with hair chalks on already pre-lightened hair.