Five festive commandments: What to wear now Christmas parties are returning

What do we wear now festive soirees are back? 

Behold your new festive fashion manifesto. Picture: iStock

Do you hear what I hear? It’s that familiar low-decibel groan, an audible prequel to the ‘silly season’ and its attendant social commitments. Missed it last year, didn’t you? Now that restrictions are lifting, its reverberations can be felt again. Dashing, dancing and prancing may have been sorely missed during quarantine but the prospect of reuniting with, well, everyone makes us nostalgic for a silent night in. You can either be a Grinch and cancel Christmas or surrender to the chocolate-coated calendar of yuletide cheer. And it all starts with your wardrobe. Dusting off your holiday jumper may be a start, but a successful style strategy begins with the end in sight. Behold your new festive fashion manifesto.

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