Christmas Jumpers

spring hall convert · Dec 18, 2013

Where did this Christmas Jumper rubbish come from?

I'm not going mad am I, this wasn't a 'thing' 5 years ago. I know rubbish jumpers exisited and sometimes your gran bought you one but this mainstream desire to have and show off a bit of rubbish knitware is a new thing isn't it. It's just a marketing circle jerk isn't it?

Or have I seriously missed this for 32 years, whilst everyone else has been getting on with it?

algie · Dec 18, 2013

I actually quite like them. Try to get into the festive season mate.

spring hall convert · Dec 18, 2013

I'm into the festive season, I'm just wondering what memo I missed saying that I have to buy a highly dubious piece of knitwear to prove it.

Napper · Dec 18, 2013

People follow people

Seemed to be IN a few years back but guess those that purchased look to get a bit more wear for their money and more then copy year in year out.

Got to be the shittest fashion ever. Blokes look absolute hand shandys wearing one

Greavsey · Dec 18, 2013

spring hall convert said:
I'm into the festive season, I'm just wondering what memo I missed saying that I have to buy a highly dubious piece of knitwear to prove it.

I'm with you on this. It appears to be something that is really prevelant this year. Noticed in October when walking past their big store in Westerd Rd that Primark were knocking out "whacky" christmas jumpers for a fiver, and wondered what the poor bugger in the sweat shop made of British fashion when stitching a christmas pudding for the millionth time.

mlg57 · Dec 18, 2013

Try this ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lksOC8jaRs

Razzoo · Dec 18, 2013

Bridget Jones films had them, I recall. I'm with the OP they look crappy. Bah Humbug.

spring hall convert · Dec 18, 2013

Greavsey said:
I'm with you on this. It appears to be something that is really prevelant this year. Noticed in October when walking past their big store in Westerd Rd that Primark were knocking out "whacky" christmas jumpers for a fiver, and wondered what the poor bugger in the sweat shop made of British fashion when stitching a christmas pudding for the millionth time.

And this my friend is the big problem for me, when the mass market starts bleeding unsuspecting punters for it.

spring hall convert · Dec 18, 2013

Razzoo said:
Bridget Jones films had them

Fair point, I just don't remember all the major retailers having selections of naff jumpers for people to waste their hard earned on.

strings · Dec 18, 2013

I have just assumed that Christmas jumpers, in men at least, had replaced those god awful Christmas ties, that don't seem to exist anymore.

I don't do jumpers - they make me sweaty. This year though, for the first time ever, I have bought a Christmas t-shirt. This t-shirt, in fact:

Greavsey · Dec 18, 2013

spring hall convert said:
And this my friend is the big problem for me, when the mass market starts bleeding unsuspecting punters for it.

I'm glad you raised it, as I was wondering the other day how this had just become accepted and if I had just missed something for the last 34 years. I fear it may be here to stay now.

Similarly, mark my words in five years time we are all going to be "celebrating" Thanksgiving. I saw many more references to it in the retail sector this year and even at my sons nursery they were having a Thanksgiving day. Depressing.

Northstand CAT · Dec 18, 2013

I think you're right there, have noticed more thanksgiving references this year too. And the shops are starting to push 'Black Friday'.

HawkTheSeagull · Dec 18, 2013

Just some more of the bullsh*t fashion around these days - rather ironic that they arent fashionable at all.

Hamilton · Dec 18, 2013

spring hall convert said:
I'm into the festive season, I'm just wondering what memo I missed saying that I have to buy a highly dubious piece of knitwear to prove it.

Alright Ebenezer!

jamie (not that one) · Dec 18, 2013

This summer we had cut off shorts for women where their arses hanging out. I think it's a fair swap.

Mellotron · Dec 18, 2013

Welcome to another edition of "I'm Old And Don't Like That Things Are Changing".

Mellotron · Dec 18, 2013

HawkTheSeagull said:
Just some more of the bullsh*t fashion around these days - rather ironic that they arent fashionable at all.

Err that's the ENTIRE point. It's a bit of fun, not meant to be some pretentious fashion statement.

jamie (not that one) · Dec 18, 2013

Mellotron said:
Welcome to another edition of "I'm Old And Don't Like That Things Are Changing".

Badger · Dec 18, 2013

Is it just me or are there too many Christmas jumper threads around these days? There didn't used to be any but now they seem to be everywhere.

The Guvnor · Dec 18, 2013

Napper said:
People follow people

Seemed to be IN a few years back but guess those that purchased look to get a bit more wear for their money and more then copy year in year out.

Got to be the shittest fashion ever. Blokes look absolute hand shandys wearing one

Hand shandy hahahahaha not heard that in years

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