For as long as I can remember, Christmas Day has always been about dressing up in my family. We would have breakfast in our pyjamas, and then my mum would shoot upstairs to get ready before making her way down to the kitchen. No one makes beef Wellington the way my mum makes it, but even that wouldn’t stop her from wearing her sparkliest dress. To be honest, there isn’t really a special occasion that I remember where my mother didn’t dress my sister and me up in the most fabulous of dresses, with bouncy curled hair to boot. (My dad is a hairdresser, so putting in some rollers was just an ordinary day for us.) The word casual just isn’t in our vocabulary on December 25.
There’s no formula for Christmas Day dressing. However, as the above suggests, I tend to gravitate towards an obvious palette of red, green and metallics sprinkled with sparkly details like sequins, diamanté, bows and rich velvet fabrics. Pick one of these, and you’re pretty much guaranteed to instantly give yourself an extra dose of Christmas cheer. Don’t get me wrong; I also love lounging around in my pyjamas and wrapping up in cosy knitwear, but in my books, the big day is reserved for the best of the best. And whether you’re having a quiet one with friends or hosting a luncheon for the entire family, there’s an outfit out there for all tastes and budgets. Plus, who said you can’t rewear your Christmas Day outfit for NYE, date night, a wedding and plenty more occasions well into 2023?
Keep scrolling to discover my eight favourite Christmas Day outfits (jazzy pj’s included) that I think you’re going to love just as much as I do.
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