The Christmas Sweater
With the big day just around the corner, perhaps many of us are dreading the inevitably terrible Christmas sweater that’s destined to appear, nestled stealthily among our presents. It evokes scenes from Harry Potter and even the wonderfully awkward reindeer sweater worn by Colin Firth in Bridget Jones, and always results in that soul-crushing moment where you have to pretend that you’re grateful.
But some of us have started to break out of the mould and are embracing the woollen nightmares for what they represent; a complete oblivion of style but a world of comfort and warmth. And among those of us who take any excuse to have a drink, a novel idea presents itself – a Christmas sweater party!
This works on so many levels; everyone looks like an idiot, everyone has a good time looking like an idiot, and the dreaded sweater finally becomes something worn out of choice and a useful clothing item. Prizes can be given for worst sweater (shots work), and sweater swaps are a common feature.
Of course, this is in a big way down to how self-confident you can be – or how crafty. If you can live with photos of you in a Christmas sweater forever tainting your Facebook page, then more power to you;or if you can avoid the photos altogether, you still come out of the situation a winner!
So maybe it’s not for everyone. But at least we can say that at long last, society has found a use for the perpetual sweater – and I say, roll on the sweater parties! Perhaps you might even consider hosting one a positive step to help achieve your 100. Merry Christmas.
Categorised as: Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion