You’ve accepted the invite. You’ve graciously sent an RSVP. You’ve only got one thing left to do: show up and look damn good. This little guide should help.
You’re wearing a bow tie to the annual holiday party. It’s a bold choice that we fully support. Just make sure it’s a tie compatible with the elegance of that 12-year-old scotch you sip during your annual toast. Or the red and green shots you do later on.
Maybe it’s a white-elephant party. Maybe it’s a gala where you’re seated between Oprah and the mayor. But if you’re wearing this navy blue tuxedo jacket with silk lapels, you’re going to be the center of attention. Apologies to Rahm, Ms. Winfrey and that crazy tiki lamp.
Another year, another round of sweater parties with prizes to the most obnoxious attire. This year, you’re throwing the fight. Because you’re showing up in this Shetland-wool Fair Isle shawl-neck sweater. Losing will never look better.
As you know, the country club crowd plays by its own set of rules. For better or worse, those rules say it’s perfectly acceptable to wear corduroy pants with embroidered little wreaths and tiny whales wearing Santa hats in holiday settings. Actually, you have the same rules.
Some parties are fun. Other parties need someone to discreetly take a flask from their breast pocket and casually spike the eggnog. Related: this booze holder, which bears a cool Dorothy Parker inscription (“A hangover is the wrath of grapes”). She would vehemently support your swift and decisive action.
