The Coolest New Year’s Eve Dresses, Shoes, and Jewelry for Under $150

“New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls, and humbug resolutions,” Mark Twain once declared. And yes, Twain was a genius, the father of modern American letters—but with all due respect, we beg to disagree!

Sure, sloppy inebriates abound; friendly calls can be made difficult by icy sidewalks and Uber surcharges; and humbug resolutions—well, how many of those have we made? But Mr. Clemens! You are forgetting that New Year’s Eve is also a night of great renewal, of hope springing eternal, a night to shine and sparkle, to slide into the party in hot pink high-heeled mules, to pin a tiara of semi-precious stones on our starry heads, to celebrate our joyful androgyny in a velvet smoking jacket, to flaunt a zebra-striped bucket bag or frolic in a tiny faux-fur-laden black frock.

Of course, you don’t want to greet 2019 with an even higher balance on your overstuffed credit card. You want to meet January 1 head on, looking like you just flew in from the gaming tables of Monte Carlo, miraculously having spent less than $150.

It is possible! Here, our suggestions for remarkably well-priced glamour, just in time to look insanely gorgeous as we thumb our noses at the strangeness of last year and get ready for the extraordinary miracles that 2019 may bring.

Zara sparkly heeled mules, $70, zara.com; H&M fitted dress, $99, hm.com; Zara jewel earrings, $20, zara.com; Mango velvet suit blazer, $80, mango.com
Staud Elise faux-fur-trimmed crepe de chine minidress, $137, theoutnet.com; Ben-Amun beaded silver-tone earrings, $72, theoutnet.com; Zara heeled sandals with laminated straps, $70, zara.com; Nina Marisole clutch, $16, ninashoes.com
Topshop pink plissé frill dress, $125, topshop.com; Zara sparkly heeled mules, $70, zara.com; Kenneth Jay Lane silver-tone, crystal, stone and resin clip earrings, $60, theoutnet.com; Mango embroidered bucket bag, $70, mango.com
Mango metallic thread top, $36, mango.com; Mango metallic thread trousers, $50, mango.com; Zara vinyl strap sandals, $60, zara.com; My Accessories London black grab bag with rhinestone embellishment, $35, asos.com; Charles & Keith semi-precious stone headband, $59, charleskeith.com
Topshop velvet cowl midi slip dress, $48, topshop.com; L.K.Bennett Eline navy velvet glitter sandals, $149, lkbennett.com; Topshop tint tortoiseshell clip frame bag, $48, topshop.com; Kenneth Jay Lane gunmetal-tone crystal clip earrings, $54, theoutnet.com
Anine Bing Winnie bra in zebra, $89, aninebing.com; Zara pants with metallic thread, $36, zara.com; Aritzia Wilfred Peaufiner blouse, $135, aritzia.com; Nine West Frindor strappy sandals, $60, ninewest.com; & Other Stories O-ring clutch, $59, stories.com
Zara knotted satin top, $50, zara.com; Zara flowy skirt, $50, zara.com; Ettika square tassel earrings, $45, revolve.com; Topshop Gloss pointed mules, $75, topshop.com
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