Oh c'mon...admit it ~ you'll feel better...

not brave enough??
well then,

I will be the first one to stand up and say it ...

Hi...
my name is Lori,
and I wear
UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS!!

I wore them in the eighties, the nineties,
and now still...

and did you know, that the college students are now holding
UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTIES?

how dare they poke fun?....

i mean...
just look at the ribbons,
bows, sequins, rhinestones and bead-dazzled frippery on these bad-boys...
awesome!!!!

the shoulder pads ALONE are enough to draw attention ~
did we really need to sew little jingle-bells to them too?
or what about the ones that play music, or
(shudder)
LIGHT UP???

yes, I've seen & worn them all ~
even down to the self-appointed one announcing everyone to
MEET ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE...

(bad mistake...many unwanted advances from those who shall remain nameless)

I've had sweatshirts, pull-overs, way-too-long cardigans...
I've had teddy bears, xmas trees, seemingly-drunk snowmen, plaid ones, argyle ones...
and the old stand-by,
JUST PLAIN BLACK WITH TOO MANY FAUX JEWELS...
(oh....how festive...and HEAVY too!!!)

But
I'll tell ya what,..
I won't let society dictate to me
"what-not-to-wear..."

oh no...
I will proudly stand in line at
WalMart
wearing my best (read:worst) Christmas Sweater ~
along with matching socks, black stretchy pants and gold lame' flats....

Oh I am a Fashionista ~

join me, won't you?

help me to revive a Tradition that has gone passe'....

shoulders back now....stand tall in those sweaters!!!!

{{{I could even lend you my
Pink Poinsettia clip-on earrings!!}}}

~ Lori ~

p.s. for those that may take offense to this
puposefully-humorous post,
please know that I truly do wear them...

just ask my girlfriends!!!!!

:)

life's too danged serious & short to not wear
UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS!!!!!