The holiday season: it means parties. Parties: those involve going out. Going out: that requires pants. Also, the occasional festive swimsuit. With that in mind, we’ve gathered a list of sartorial necessities for the next few weeks. Fete on.
You know the one. The party that starts with warm apple cider around 7pm and ends with you in a Santa costume at some South Beach lounge at 4am. Yeah, well, this year, your feet will be ready for that. Because you’ve got velvet slippers embroidered with skulls. How proactive of you.
The wine. The dancing. The break-room defiling. Yup, we’re talking about the holiday office party. It’s going to be a big night, so wear something nice. Say, like these metal-and-polished-brass Burberry owl cufflinks. Also, a shirt to go with them.
We’re no strangers to the fine art of pool partying. So for that balmy 80-degree day, when eggnog’s being enjoyed by a roasting... hot tub, you’ll want swim trunks. Preferably these. Made with vintage fabrics from a UK design house and antique nickel buttons. They’re cannonball resistant.
Sure, you can go with black pants. But then there’s this: a full trouser’s worth of shiny purple satin. These are the statement pants you’ll break out for those final moments of 2012. Especially if those final moments involve champagne and a dance-off.
At some point, you know it’s going to happen. The family game night: deluxe holiday edition. There’ll be fruitcake. There’ll be arguing about the rules to Yahtzee. There’ll be you, in a Huxtable-approved sweater. This particular number: a blue-and-white-pattered wool V-neck. It’s... wrong. In all the right ways.
