There are myriad ways to stand out at a holiday party. Some of them involve your head in the punch bowl. But other, better ways involve shiny accessories and conversation pieces like these.
There are dinner jackets. Then there’s this: a torso’s worth of thick, shiny velvet, lined in silk with peak lapels and a ticket pocket. Oh, yeah: you can get it made to measure as well. You wouldn’t let any velvet without a perfect fit touch your chest.
Anyone can wear a tuxedo. You, however, can wear a tuxedo with this set of white formal gloves. They’re Italian, of course. They’re lambskin, of course. And you’ll wear them with your finest spats and monocle. Of course. Surely what Hannibal Smith would wear with his tuxedo.
Oysters: great for slurping. Also for stuff like this: German-designed, Tahitian-pearl cufflinks fused together with thin strands of black leather. Try to keep cocktail sauce off of them.
You’re the able-bodied sort. Doesn’t mean you can’t add your own twist on Dr. House’s go-to accessory. Like a walking stick topped with a silver puma or a carved-wood rabbit’s head. Made in Italy, these sturdy sticks are great for defending your honor. Also: leaning on.
Here’s how to cheat at an ugly-sweater party this year: wear a less ugly sweater. Like this bright-red lamb’s wool sweater that would be more at home in Killington, VT, than Adams Morgan. It still works for impromptu snowball fights and hot cocoa pursuits.
