# Ladies, do you wear holiday-themed clothing? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040 "2005-11-14T19:59:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/21 "2005-11-14T23:33:04Z")
I just realized I never looked at the price for the second sweater. 70 dollars?!?! That seller has gotta be out of their frickin’ mind! ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/22 "2005-11-14T23:58:54Z")
I AM a schoolteacher, and I don’t wear holiday wear, with the exception of my cheery Santa Claus sweatshirt, which I wear only on Christmas day. ---
**Author:** ![ladydisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@ladydisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladydisco)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/23 "2005-11-15T00:14:18Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I’m a guy, and as such never liked any of that kind of stuff. But man, the possibilities of intentionally misunderstanding “Don We Now Our Gay Apparel” are just hilarious. I didn’t think it was possible to misunderstand the dress code for the party (I had pictures and suggestions in the evite) , but we had someone who did - no one other than my dad. I’m not sure what he thought gay folks were supposed to be wearing but he went out and bought himself some kind of outfit before we got a chance to correct him. Part of me thinks I should have just let him show up wearing his version of gay apparel… ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/24 "2005-11-15T00:22:40Z")
I like to go understated. Turtle necks with small embroidered FaLa[sup]8[/sup] or Ho[sup]3[/sup]. The most over the top; an L inside a circle with a red slash across it. My favorite Chirstmas Shirt is a white long sleeve dress shirt with small embroidered reindeer up the placket. The top one has a tiny red nose. THe surprising thing about this shirt is it’s a Men’s dress shirt. Got if for 5 bucks after chirstmas one year. Obviousely not too popular with the guys. Oh, this does not include my Hawaiian, Christmas Aloha shirts of course. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/25 "2005-11-15T00:26:27Z")
Hell no. I also don’t wear Mom Jeans, Keds, or shirts that say “I’m With Stupid.” ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/26 "2005-11-15T00:28:31Z")
I have an orange tee shirt with a bat sillouetted on it, and a pair of black and orange striped socks that say “BOO!” on the toes. I wear them all year. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/27 "2005-11-15T00:28:50Z")
No, but I do “dress” for Jimmy Buffett concerts. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![homerlover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@homerlover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homerlover)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/28 "2005-11-15T00:43:58Z")
Never!!! Well…almost never. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/29 "2005-11-15T00:52:18Z")
I know someone I could get that sweater for, if I wanted to spend that much money for it. She deserves it. :evil smily here: That said, I have some Hanukkah sox with bears wearing yarmulkes where the pompoms would go. And dreidels and that sort of thing. I have four pairs total, so I have to recycle. They make good slippers. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/30 "2005-11-15T00:59:09Z")
During my pregnancy, I went all out with the holiday themed clothing. Even matching hair ornaments and jewelry. I knew I looked stupid, but it was the one time I didn’t care. Both of my sisters-in-law decorate themselves for Christmas. It’s not pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/31 "2005-11-15T01:59:19Z")
Nah, I don’t go in for holiday clothing. Neither does anybody else in my family; more’s the pity. Although I think it looks kinda goofy, I love seeing it on other people. It cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/32 "2005-11-15T02:17:51Z")
I have always despised the holiday themed clothing and accessodries. Although I do own a pair of shamrock shaped earrings, but never wear them. That first sweater is bad. The second sweater should just be burned. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/33 "2005-11-15T03:34:40Z")
I’m not a woman, but I do have a female friend who has a thong that plays jingle bells. ---
**Author:** ![xbuckeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9e8a1a/32.png) [@xbuckeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xbuckeye)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/34 "2005-11-15T04:08:34Z")
Sorry…they’re both bad. I definitely do socks because they are so subtle, but I haven’t done Christmas sweatshirts since I was a kid. I have been known to don Santa hats while play festivly decorated large brass instruments in very big ensembles of large brass instruments, but that is another thread entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/35 "2005-11-15T05:46:47Z")
Socks, I’ll do Holiday socks. Goofy socks are always good. You can hide them under boots, if you want. I also may wear a santa hat at a party, or if I’m working near Xmas. But that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/36 "2005-11-15T05:50:45Z")
I don’t wear Christmas sweaters, but I do have a Halloween t-shirt that I wear every year (unless I wear an actual costume). ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/37 "2005-11-15T06:01:56Z")
I’ll wear a Santa hat as it gets close to Christmas (I have one with black trim that gets me many compliments). And I have a couple of Disney Christmas shirts that I wear about once a year (one from the first year of the Nightmare Before Xmas holiday makeover of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and one with Donald tangled up in Christmas lights). My husband has a Santa hat he wears when it’s close to Christmas, and has several Nightmare Before Christmas ties that he used to wear to work before our company switched to business casual. But the nice thing about the Nightmare ties, was that if the design wasn’t overly Christmas-y, he could wear them year 'round. Somewhere around here there are Christmas socks, but I can never find mine, and hubby forgets to wear his. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/38 "2005-11-15T06:13:44Z")
If you really want to see (and hear) something shudder inducing. Tune in to QVC when they’re featuring the Quacker Factory Clothing line. It started with the over-embellished holiday sweaters. Now they have them for every day. The Quacker Factory designer is this ditzy woman that insist that everyone who’s into her clothing, quack like a duck when greeting eachother. 😕 The dialog goes like this (I was bored one night): QVC Host:\* “It’s so wonderful to have you back on.” “We just love The Quacker Factory.” " Quack, Quack, Quack!!!"\* Designer: _“Thank you for having me.” “I have some adorable new things to show you.” “Quack, Quack, Quack!!!”_ Then Somebody calls in to rave about the designs: QVC Host: _“Hello Caller!” “Quack, Quack, Quack!!!”_ Designer: _“Hello Caller!” “Quack, Quack, Quack!!!”_ Caller:\* “Quack, Quack, Quack QVC Host!!!”, “Quack, Quack, Quack Designer!!!”\* It makes me hurt. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/39 "2005-11-15T06:22:42Z")
Yea socks, nay sweaters. I think the most “festive” sweater I ever owned was many years ago, a soft white sweater with a white furry collar, with tiny, clear, tubular beaded snowflakes at the bottom. I wore it once, to show it off to the person who gave it as a gift. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-wear-holiday-themed-clothing/331040/40 "2005-11-15T06:27:59Z")
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