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Ugly Holiday Sweaters & Your Own Twist Link Up #39

December 16, 2021 / 34 Comments
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Well, I don’t know that you can really call them Ugly Holiday Sweaters when some of them are just too darn cute. In any event, Monica and I chose this as our December theme for Your Own Twist and we invite you to share your holiday style with us below in the link up. Monica’s sweet little daughter has joined her in the cutest holiday onesie for her first Christmas. So be sure to check out Monica’s post, too!

About Your Own Twist

Your Own Twist is a monthly link party hosted by Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and me on the third Thursday of every month with the goal of inspiring some of our friends to get creative with personal style.

The idea behind this collaboration is to take one common piece or theme and style it our own way with our own twist…Monica and I have both taken a lot of fashion inspiration from one another over the past few years even though we have totally different styles. It is always fun to see how we can interpret similar items in unique ways or what kind of twist we will each bring to the chosen theme.

We will let you know the themes well in advance in the event that you would like to use the theme for your own post and add it to the link party. However, any fashion posts are welcome regardless of whether you used the theme or not. Check out the graphic below which has some of our upcoming style prompts.

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When so-called ugly holiday sweaters became a trend, I was really not on-board with it. I do find certain obnoxious things in fashion to be wonderfully appealing to my quirkiness; however, over the top, gaudy, boisterous holiday themed clothing was never really my thing. But I have been embracing how much fun I can have by putting my own twist on things. And so ugly holiday sweaters have transitioned into cute holiday sweaters in Shelbee’s Big Book of Fashion. (There really is no such book, but maybe there should be.)

Over the past 5 or 6 years, I have accumulated a small but steady collection of holiday and winter themed sweaters that I generally reach for whenever a so-called ugly sweater is required. But I don’t think I would call any of them ugly. Cute, silly, festive, and pretty, perhaps. But never ugly. I don’t do ugly.

So let’s talk about my not-so-ugly ugly holiday sweater. It’s another Torrid clearance find, along with these plaid leggings, from the end of last winter season. I am more of a cat person than a dog person, but I could not resist the sweet little Corgi in his red striped scarf. While it’s not specifically a holiday themed sweater…more of a winter seasonal theme…I wore it anyway because this is about putting my own twist on things! I have never really been one to stick strictly to the rules as they are stated anyway. I do enjoy reading between the lines and finding new ways to look at things. That goes for everything, not just style prompts and challenges, by the way.

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As for the rest of my festive winter outfit, I needed some cold weather layers to stay warm. The Corgi’s scarf is sort of a reddish-orange so it was difficult to match an underneath layer. I went with this deep orange thrifted men’s button down because I like the way the shirt tails stick out from beneath the sweater and properly cover my leggings-clad bum. There are some hints of dark green in the plaid of the leggings that matched my green leather moto jacket perfectly and these new Shoe Dazzle boots have been logging some serious steppage lately. They are so comfortable and lightweight and the lug sole is so good for North Country winters. An ivory pom pom hat and dangly pearl earrings finish off this look that had me bouncing almost as high as this festive outfit.

I have been rediscovering my love for leggings this season. When I did my big closet clean out last year, I ditched almost every pair of leggings I owned except two black pairs, one bird print pair, and a few for working out. Most of them didn’t fit me anyway so they needed to go. But then I realized how much I appreciate the ease of creating a cute and cozy cold weather outfit that is built on leggings and I slowly started acquiring a small collection of new leggings. Most are plaid but I did grab a sequined pair and a faux leather pair which I will be sharing soon.

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What is your holiday style this season? Do share with us in the link party below! But before you do, remember that my giveaway for Angel Readings by Brooke is still open for entries. Just visit the link and enter through the Rafflecopter at the bottom of the post. And have a wonderful holiday season!

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Outfit Details: Sweater and Leggings-Torrid / Shirt-Thrifted / Boots-Shoe Dazzle / Hat-Wona Trading / Jacket-The Bon Ton / Earrings and Socks-Old

I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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