Have you ever worn or noticed those ugly Christmas Sweaters?
I don't
have one, but I do have some ugly Christmas T Shirts I trot out and
wear each year. One of my ugly Xmas T's says , "Santa! I can explain
almost everything". Another is a red one that copies fat Santa's
traditional outfit and asks "Does this shirt make me look fat". Those
ugly Christmas sweaters and shirts are a season novelty that I like.
The "uglier" the better, though ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I
find those ugly Christmas sweaters to be amusing and to lighten the
day. They are fun to wear and see.
My daughter specifically went to a thrift store a couple of years ago
here in Portland to find an ugly Christmas sweater. When she could not
fit it and some other items she wanted to take back to New Orleans I
was asked to bring her " ugly Christmas sweater", as she put it, with
me when I visited at Thanksgiving. Ugly Christmas sweaters are now
trendy, with the younger set wearing them in jest at ugly Christmas
sweater parties and the older crew (mostly women) wearing them because
they like the look.
Hmmmm It seems that the ugly Christmas sweater represents the
generation gap. Old Aunt Mildred might be sincere with her holiday
cheer as she dons the ugly Christmas colorful concoctions of yarn. But
when her niece or nephew, who typically are dapper fashion plates, wear
a sweater covered with bows, beads, glitter and ice skating
bears....well, you know they are making fun of the UCS.
This might be the year for you to find one of those uglies. Be brave,
this year show your Christmas spirit....err...or you lack of taste,
depending on your view of the ugly Christmas sweater.
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