Posted on 12/06/2011 9:37:53 PM PST by smokingfrog
They were once considered quite handsome -- those bulky Christmas sweaters adorned with reindeer, shiny snowflakes and even lights. If you grew up in the 70's or 80's your parents probably have at least one picture of you and your siblings all decked out in a matching set. Probably turtlenecks, if your parents were especially cruel. Those hideous sweaters disappeared for a while, but they've made an ugly comeback in recent years. And you can blame Nancy Schloetel, at least in part.
The next time you see someone sporting a Christmas sweater with an Elmo doll, Mariners logo or trio of Christmas ties attached, she is probably the person who committed that fashion crime.
"I could be the responsible person," she said with a chuckle. "And I'm happy about that."
Schloetel scours thrift stores, buying up the ugly and unwanted sweaters for a few bucks each. Then she adds her own offensive touches at her Mountlake Terrace home.
"I don't call them ugly. I call them whimsical," she says.
And business booming. Nancy has sold almost 200 sweaters so far.
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I think suit and ties are ugly, not to mention uncomfortable.
Those Bill Cosby sweaters are comfortable and colourful.
I had one of those sweaters, with little Christmas lights powered by a tiny battery in the neckband. I wonder what happened to that sweater. . . .
It’s fashionable for Gen Y to have ugly sweater parties .
My kid askd me to look in thrift stores to find them for her for Christmas parties
I agree; there never was a more hideous apparel devised for the torture of men.
Heh! I just went to my wife’s office Christmas party that had an ugly sweater theme. The winner? A woman who wore a Christmas tree skirt as a “shawl”.
There’s only one way that sweater could be any uglier.
That’s because every college student goes to an ‘Ugly Christmas Sweater Party’!
That’s because every college student goes to an ‘Ugly Christmas Sweater Party’!
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