Style Lessons From Christmas CharactersBy Sam Stilson [Happy Holidays]
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How do you make Christmas clothes cool? Sam Stilson looks at the fashion sense of everyone’s favourite holiday icons.  If you’ve ever spent an evening in a ridiculous looking, itchy as ivy wool sweater, you know that dressing like an idiot is expected during the holiday season. Sure there are ways around it and some of us look damn good in knitted clothing, but for the men who don’t, you are not alone. A quick look at the line-up of our culture’s holiday heroes will tell you that Christmas can bring out the worst in men’s fashion. Let’s look at the style of some of the most prestigious men of the holiday season and find out who the real stars of Bethlehem are and who needs to ask Santa for a new wardrobe. Frosty The Snowman Frosty is all about accessories: a corncob pipe, a button nose, a scarf over the shoulder and let’s not forget the magic top hat. While his overall presentation works, one could suggest that the accessories are overdoing it. Sometimes the guy is even pictured with a straw broom. Who in their right mind incorporates a broom into their outfit, other than a janitor? If you find yourself over-accessorizing this winter, let Frosty be a reminder that often less is more. Oh and Frosty? We all love a good bargain, but there’s such a thing as spending too much time in the thrift store. Everything in his outfit has been scrounged from a Lost & Found or swiped from a poor kid. Sure his outfit might cost less than a cup of coffee, but he looks like he should be outside begging for change to buy one. You could lose yourself in those coal black eyes of his, but you have to have lost your mind to dress like him. Ebenezer Scrooge Despite the unfortunate first name, Mr. Scrooge does have a couple of things going for him. His long messy hair has a Dylan-esque quality that would help him score points with the hipster crowd and his low-on-the-nose moon spectacles give him something of a geek chic look, but that’s where the positives end. No man should ever wear a nightgown, especially not with a cap. I don’t care if it is the 1840s. Perhaps if Scrooge spent less time picking out dresses to wear to bed and more time at the tailor’s he’d be a little easier on the eyes and not such a miserable old curmudgeon. |
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