Somewhere out there is a perfectly set table with matching napkins and a centerpiece nobody’s allowed to touch. This isn’t about that table. It’s about the real holiday season: flour on the counter, bags hanging off both arms, and a strand of lights that somehow tangled itself in storage. If that sounds familiar, you need clothes that look cute and keep up with all of it.
So, how do you really holiday? Behind the picture-perfect holiday photos, you want to feel supported throughout the chaos. Here’s what to wear for the holidays you actually have, one messy moment at a time.
The Cookies Are Taking Longer Than Expected
The recipe said 12 minutes. It’s been 40, there’s flour on your elbow, and the second batch is still in the oven. Your holiday baking outfit should be as low-maintenance as you wish this recipe were. This embroidered mixed media top is an everyday workhorse, with long blouson sleeves you can push up when things get serious and a surplus shirttail hem that looks just as cute untucked.
Pair it with indigo Cigarette jeans that fit close through the hips and thighs, then fall into a slim, straight line to the ankle. The slim leg stays out of your way, and a frayed hem adds an easy, lived-in touch while you focus on the cookies.
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Top: Long Blouson Sleeve Scoop Neck Embroidered Mixed Media Knit Top
- Bottoms: “Ab”solution® High Rise Seamless Frayed Hem Cigarette Jeans
Arms Full, Car Door Open
You’ve got three shopping bags on one arm, your keys in your teeth, and you’re opening the car door with your elbow. It’s a skill. Sleeves that stay out of the way are a must here, which is why we love this rhinestone knit top. The three-quarter dolman origami sleeves won’t catch on bag handles, and a touch of rhinestone detail adds just enough sparkle to make every errand still feel like a festive event.
Our mid blue Itty Bitty Boot is fitted from hip to calf with a baby bootcut opening that lengthens your legs, so you’ll look put-together even after your third lap around the parking lot. Cascading embroidered “D” back pockets add a fun finish, and it’s made with recycled REPREVE® materials.
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Top: Three Quarter Dolman Origami Sleeve Scoop Neck Rhinestone Knit Top
- Bottoms: “Ab”solution High Rise Embroidered Cascading D Itty Bitty Boot Jeans
The Lights Are Somehow More Tangled Than Last Year
You put them away neatly. You’re sure of it. Yet here you are, untangling a knot of lights that seems to have grown in storage. While you work it out, wear a comfortable sweater that brings its own glow. This ombre stripe turtleneck has a scallop edge neckline and zigzag metallic yarn stitching that catches the light, plus long blouson sleeves for cozy coverage.
Ladder climbs and floor-sitting call for jeans with room to move. Our indigo Stovepipe runs straight from hip to ankle, a touch roomier than a Straight Leg with none of the taper of a Skinny. Like every pair here, it’s made with “Ab”solution® fit technology to smooth and support, so you stay comfortable from the first strand to the last.
Top: Long Blouson Sleeve Scallop Edge Turtleneck Ombre Stripe Sweater
Bottoms: “Ab”solution® High Rise Indigo Stovepipe Jeans
Wrapping Gifts at Midnight
It’s 11:58 p.m., the tape keeps sticking to itself, and you’ve just realized you wrapped a gift without taking the price tag off. Late-night wrapping sessions call for something cozy. This floral print sweater has long pleated blouson sleeves and a pretty print in dark raisin, so you’ll still look cute surrounded by tissue paper.
Pair it with grey skyrise Wide Leg jeans with a tulip hem. The relaxed leg makes floor-sitting easy, and the curved notch at the hem adds a little movement as you hunt for the scissors (again).
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Top: Long Pleated Blouson Sleeve Round Neck Floral Print Sweater
- Bottoms: “Ab”solution® Skyrise Tulip Hem Wide Leg Jeans with Curved Pockets
Embrace the Mess
The holidays were never meant to be perfect. They’re meant to be lived (flour, tape, tangled lights, and all). With comfortable holiday outfits that look great and keep up, you can stop worrying about what you’re wearing and focus on the moments that matter. Our jeans and sweaters are ready when you are.
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