40 Stylish Christmas Jumpers

As a source of all things timeless and classic you may think I would be disapproving of the Christmas jumper – with its rather garish and style-less reputation but there are a lot of classic and stylish options out there. A jumper should be for life and not just for Christmas so I’ve focused here on the most timeless styles – festive fair isles and knits with just a hint of sparkle or star and snowflake motifs that can be worn in December and beyond. I’ve rounded up my top 40 below – grouped into under £100, £100-£250 and £250+. My top pick for the under £100 and the one I’ll be wearing this festive season is the Sophia purple polo neck from Monsoon – I love the velvet star appliqués bordered with pearls. I’ll be wearing mine with a matching cord midi skirt also from Monsoon. I also like Fat Face’s offerings this year especially their Bobble sheep jumper – part of their collaboration with the charity Shelter who they are giving 10% of all sales to. It’s also a more budget friendly iteration of the iconic Princess Di sheep jumper from Warm & Wonderful.

In the £100-£250 group I would recommend choosing a traditional fair isle from somewhere like Campbell’s of Beauly or Jamieson’s – family run businesses who are keeping the tradition of fair isle alive in the place where it was born – the Shetland Isles – using quality wool from native Shetland sheep. I like the festive colours in Jamieson’s Vee neck vest. The Snowflake crew from Campbell’s of Beauly and the Braemer olive green jumper from Plumo are also on my wish list.

If you’ve got cash to splash in the £250+ group my favourites here are the Holiday Noel Cashmere Knit Sweater from Loro Piana and the Anja sweater by Sea with its subtle depiction of sheep under a starlit sky. My warm & wonderful sheep jumper will be getting lots of wear this winter (I’m wearing it now over my pyjamas as I type this!) I wish they would do a mini me one for pups – that would look so cute on Pugmoiselle, although the Gyles & George “I’m a luxury few can afford” would be more apt for her this year! I hope you find something you like – let me know what your favourites are.

Under £100:

£100 – £250:

Over £250:

Pre-loved:

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Christmas Jumpers

November 28, 2021November 30, 2021 ~ Alicia ~ Leave a comment

A round-up of my favourite fair isles and novelty knits to wear for the festive season.

Rockabilly red fair isle – Boden – available for humans and pups!

Ladies Shetland Fairisle Crew – The House of Bruar

Donegal fair isle jumper – Campbells of Beuly

Ivory cashmere blend fair isle jumper – Hobbs

Fair isle cherry red roll neck jumper – FatFace

Burgundy fair isle jumper – Baukjen (15% off with my code: ALICIA15)

Emerald green colour block fair isle jumper – Brora

Fair Isle V neck cardigan – Marks and Spencer

Fair Isle funnel neck jumper – M&S

Tinsel Fair Isle knit jumper – Warehouse

Flower fair isle knitted jumper – Warehouse

Porcelain fair isle jumper – The White Company

Cashmere mix robin fair isle maternity jumper – JoJo Maman Bebe

Sequin star jumper with cashmere – The White Company

Black sequin star jumper – Monsoon

Diana Red Women’s Sheep Jumper – Warm & Wonderful

Christmas Jumpers

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 ~ Alicia ~ Leave a comment

Christmas Jumpers

You may think that Christmas jumpers have no place on a page about style, but you’d be wrong! I used to think they were incredibly naff – my main image of them being from American 80s/90s Christmas movies. These days there are much more subtle and stylish festive sweaters out there, so you don’t need to worry about looking like your Grandma dressed you on Christmas Jumper Day. In my wardrobe, this silver sequinned angel jumper, bought from Top Shop in 2015, is a favourite. The plus side of only wearing it a few days a year is that it’s still in excellent condition! (There are a few on ebay if you like it.)

Christmas Jumper Day is on Friday 14 December this year. People in schools and offices across the UK wear their best novelty knit in aid of Save the Children. I’ve trawled through the festive knitwear on offer to bring you some of my favourites – from novelty knits to stylish sequins, via festive Fair Isle: there’s a Christmas jumper out there for everyone!

Novelty Knits

M&S leads the way with some stylish and wearable Christmas jumpers this year. These are three of my favourites:

Embellished Mistletoe jumper, M&S

Robin embroidered jumper, M&S

Embellished stars jumper, M&S

All other high street stores now have a Christmas knitwear offering too – there are some good ones in H&M, Next and Dorothy Perkins. Tu at Sainsburys and George at Asda also have some great ones:

Sequin stag sweater, Dorothy Perkins

Red reindeer studded jumper, New Look

Are you noticing a pattern? I quite like reindeers 🙂 Gold sequin reindeer jumper, Monsoon

One for dog lovers – puppy in antlers from Tu at Sainsburys

A subtle offering from Top Shop – a mini candy cane crested black jumper

There are quite a few Fair Isle/novelty hybrids if you want something that doesn’t scream Christmas:

Jacquard knit reindeer Fair Isle, H&M

Robin Fair Isle, Asda

Slogan knitwear merges with festive fun in this “baby it’s cold outside” sweater from Bella Freud

Make it easy for people to guess your drinks order with this Navy sequinned champagne Christmas jumper from Asda

JOY red sweatshirt – Save the Children x Selfish Mother. 50% of the retail price is donated to Save the Children.

Everything sounds better en francais – “joyeux Noël” from Top shop

Festive Fair Isle

If you don’t want to spend money on a jumper that you only wear one or two days a year, then Fair Isle is a great alternative to the novelty knits – still Christmassy but much more stylish and wearable throughout the winter months, not just December. Fair Isle knits are named after the place where they originate from – the tiny island of Fair Isle, one of the Scottish Shetland islands (where you’ll be in need of a cosy knit to keep warm at Christmas). The style became popular in the 1920s when the then Prince of Wales was photographed wearing a Fair Isle jumper whilst playing golf. Since then they’ve become a winter wardrobe classic, especially during the festive season.

Ivory Agnes Fair Isle, Boden

Georgina sweater, Hobbs

Mohair Icelandic jumper, Brora

Fair Isle sweater, Ralph Lauren

Islay print, Fat Face

Somersby Fair Isle, Jack Wills

Stylish Sequins

Another more wearable option to the classic Christmas jumper is sequinned and jewelled knitwear – a great cocktail casual option for Christmas parties. I particularly like the grey ones as the dull colour carries sequins and jewels really well.

This grey jumper with bow motif from HM is my top pick

I also love this pretty blush snowflake number from Next – this would look great with a pleated satin skirt and sparkly silver heels

Jewel embellished jumper, Warehouse

Grey sparkle jumper, Oasis

Arqyle sweater with sequins, Zara

These Christmas jumpers all get the seal of style approval from The Lady’s Maid – which one will you pick for Christmas Jumper Day?!

⭐️🎄Christmas Jumpers🎄⭐️

December 5, 2017December 9, 2017 ~ Alicia ~ Leave a comment

Christmas jumpers are a fun novelty addition to the wardrobe during the festive season – you may not want to “dress up” when at home on Christmas Day so donning a Christmas jumper can be a comfy and casual way of entering into the festive spirit. They can be stylish too – The Lady’s Maid suggests selecting Fairisle or star patterns ⭐️ so that you can wear them a little longer than the 12 days of Christmas!🎄 Here are her top picks for festive knitwear and how to wear them:

Star Embellished Novelty Jumper, £29.50, Marks and Spencer

A light-weight knit that can easily be tucked into skirts or worn casually with jeans. Shown here dressed down with jeans from Mint Velvet and Grey suede boots from Ted Baker. Or dress it up with a silver pleated skirt, block heel sandals from Whistles and matching clutch from Dune.

Berry Red Snowflake Jumper, £26, Dorothy Perkins

Features pretty diamanté snowflake embellishents. Shown here with a maroon pleated skirt from Ted Baker and Burgundy velvet heels from Boden.

Star Black Cashmere Sweater, Chinti and Parker £350

Luxurious and playful – this starry “forever sweater” is shown here with cashmere star wristwarmers and hat from Brora, black scrunch suede ankle boots from Carvela Kurt Geiger and a winter white coat from Ted Baker.

Jewelled Fairisle Cashmere Jumper, N Peal, £399

Farisle is a stylish alternative to the novelty jumper and looks trendy as well as traditional. Perfect for cosy Christmas weekend walks. Seen here with tan leather Dune boots a tan Jaeger wrap wool coat and cream cable beanie hat.