After one or two dressed up Christmas party outfit posts, I'm bringing you the opposite end of the festive season dressing spectrum: The laid-back, casual party outfit. Something that's practical, warm and still Yuletide-appropriate.
This is one of those outfits that's all about the Christmas jumper - and oh my god how crazy have sales of Christmas jumpers got in the last few years? What used to be something that Bridget Jones mocked poor Mark Darcy for wearing has now become THE thing to wear at Christmas. Sure, there are many tasteful or elegant ones like my fabulously fluffy sequin reindeer sweater, but truth be told, Christmas jumpers are meant to be a little tacky (and isn't that what we love about them)?Why has this happened? Did Mr. Darcy start it off as long ago as 2001? I guess we'll never know.
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