Buying a Christmas jumper
Christmas Jumper Budgets: What You Get at Each Price Point
From under $15 to $80. What actually changes as the price goes up, using real jumpers from the catalogue at each tier.
Wearing it well
How to Customise a Shop-Bought Christmas Jumper
Pins, bells, iron-on patches and a few careful stitches. How to make a shop-bought jumper look like your own, without ruining it.
Buying a Christmas jumper
Plus Size Christmas Jumpers: Which Brands Actually Go Big
Extended ranges exist, but a wide size range and Asian-fit sizing can cancel each other out. What to check before you order the largest size.
Buying a Christmas jumper
A Field Guide to Christmas Jumper Shapes
Crewneck, cardigan, turtleneck, vest or hoodie — each shape solves a different problem. What each one is actually for, and which suits your day.
Buying a Christmas jumper
Second-Hand Christmas Jumpers: The Real Cost of Buying New
72% of new novelty festive outfits get worn fewer than five times. What Oxfam’s research actually found, and three ways to buy better.
The ugly jumper story
The Psychology of Why Ugly Christmas Jumpers Make Us Laugh
Incongruity theory explains why a jumper covered in an oversized Santa is funnier than one with a small tasteful snowflake. What the theory says, and what it means for buying one.
The ugly jumper story
Christmas Jumper Day vs National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
The UK charity day and the US tradition aren’t the same event. Different founders, different dates, different rules — here is what actually separates them.
Jumpers as gifts
Secret Santa: Buying a Christmas Jumper for Someone Else
It gets opened in public, you do not know their size, and the budget is ten dollars. What works, what to avoid, and the in-joke trap.
Wearing it well
How to Wash a Christmas Jumper Without Ruining It
Knit, print, sequins and light-up jumpers each fail differently. Plus red wine, gravy, candle wax, and the battery pack everyone forgets.
Buying a Christmas jumper
Why Your Christmas Jumper Arrived Two Sizes Too Small
The letter on the label is not a measurement. Which brands run small, the one method that actually works, and when sizing up is wrong.