christmas clothes

Robsweezie · 16-12-2014 11:02PM #1

was this a thing in your house growing up? is it still? does it really matter what you wear over christmas or is it a fine example of silly materialism? I remember being bet into an outfit of my mothers choosing every year and there would be ructions if I didn't comply or wore a different pair of shoes to spite her. to this day she passive aggressively tries to steer me towards her preferred choice of clothes for me to wear, but not as bad as when I was younger.

(i love my mam btw and was grateful for her efforts to have me look 'nice' and she has good taste, and she's not a strict Nazi-type or anything, she was just really picky and fussy about what we wore at Christmas, just before anyone calls me ungrateful, its not an attack on mammy)

Lovely Bloke · 16-12-2014 11:30PM

Only yesterday I had this with my wife. I love getting new threads for Xmas day, new jeans, a shirt, shoes and socks and jocks.

Maybe something for Stephens' Day too, but that's extravagent.

I usually buy new runners for Xmas, and then another pair in June (nice ones like Tigers or Puma/Nike/Adidas etc, not air max or the like).

It's the only time I go out and specifically buy new clothes - I pick up the odd shirt, t-shirt or pair of jeans throughout the year too of course, when needed, but yeah - Xmas Clothes is a thing for me, but not for my wife.

Interestingly, she's kept a set of clothes for the baby to wear on Xmas Day.

heldel00 · 16-12-2014 11:37PM

New jammies on Christmas Eve night was about the height of it for us!

Tokyo · 16-12-2014 11:39PM

Think it's a country thing - it is at least where I grew up. It was always important to get a new outfit for Christmas - you'd wear it to Christmas mass and Christmas day. Goes back to the good old days when there wasn't a huge amount of wealth, and it was one of the few opportunities in the year to push out all the stops I guess...

Hollister11 · 16-12-2014 11:39PM

We get Christmas Eve,day and Stephens day clothes

Bored_lad · 16-12-2014 11:41PM

Still a big thing for everyone I know. I love the whole thing getting a fully new outfit shoes, jeans/chinos and a shirt for Christmas eve, day and new years.

Littlekittylou · 16-12-2014 11:43PM

I got clothes bought for me twice a year until I was a teen and that was it. We didn't have much money then. (cue violins)

We had more money in my teens I would have had to wear something 'presentable.' But it would be 'the presentable outfit' I wore for other things. It would not be new necessarily.

Littlekittylou · 16-12-2014 11:44PM

Hollister11 wrote: »

We get Christmas Eve,day and Stephens day clothes

wow..fair play ..enjoy them!

Kesly · 16-12-2014 11:45PM

I love the OP...

Littlekittylou · 16-12-2014 11:49PM

Kesly wrote: »

I love the OP...

ask him a question about his sex life !

AnonoBoy · 16-12-2014 11:54PM

You always wore your 'good clothes' on the Christmas.

Sure you wouldn't want to slop brandy butter down the front of anything less than your good clothes.

Luke92 · 16-12-2014 11:57PM

Christmas and Stephens day clothes for as long as I can remember! And get to open a present on Christmas eve!

Littlekittylou · 16-12-2014 11:58PM

Luke92 wrote: »

Christmas and Stephens day clothes for as long as I can remember! And get to open a present on Christmas eve!

:eek:

castletownman · 17-12-2014 12:00AM

Nothing more demoralising as a child on Christmas Day than discovering the soft outline and texture of your grannies,mothers or aunt's present of new clothes in it's wrapping under the christmas tree.

shruikan2553 · 17-12-2014 12:02AM

Luke92 wrote: »

Christmas and Stephens day clothes for as long as I can remember! And get to open a present on Christmas eve!

Used to get to open 1 present on christmas eve too!

My mum is big into the whole wearing something nice for Christmas. Its grand if you are trying to make the neighbours think how great you are at mass but I dont leave the house for the 3 days. It doesnt matter what Im wearing!

Kesly · 17-12-2014 12:08AM

Littlekittylou wrote: »

ask him a question about his sex life !

I just started a new thread about the mysteries of men... lol

Robsweezie · 17-12-2014 01:56AM

Kesly wrote: »

I love the OP...

well that escalated quickly

ProudDUB · 17-12-2014 02:59AM

Always got two new outfits for Xmas. They were in addition to our 'regular' prezzies. Wore Outfit 1 on Xmas Eve, the best of the two on Xmas Day, one or t'hudder on Stephens Day & the Xmas Day outfit was worn to the Gaiety Panto on the 28th.

The two outfits were generally from Dunnes or Pennys, so they weren't all that fancy. We weren't well off by any means. As used as I was to cheap cotton and polyester, I remember well, the utter thrill of getting a gorgeous emerald green, corduroy pinnafore from Laura Ashley thank you very much ! They had just opened their first Irish shop on Dawson St and t'was mega posh. So instead of two El Cheapo outfits I got one really good one. I can still remember it 30 years later. God, it was gorgeous. Sadly, I grew out of it by Easter. I don't know who was more upset, me or the mother.

paulosam · 17-12-2014 03:10AM

Never really went anywhere, or had much money growing up so don't recall ever getting clothes specifically for Christmas. Few friends got new tracksuits and runners and stuff. One of them (now in his late 20's) still posts pictures of his latest overpriced sports shop tat Christmas wear every year on Facebook.

Turtyturd · 17-12-2014 08:38AM

Used to when I was younger. As a kid it was always something of my ma's choosing which 90% of the time I would hate wearing and it would rarely be worn again after Christmas. As I got older it became a bit of back and forth negotiating about what brand stuff I could get and what was got in pennys/dunnes. Once I started working I just got whatever I wanted.

I haven't gotten anything specifically for Christmas in a good few years as I generally stock up on clothes while on holiday, and since the kids have been born we don't really go anywhere anyway.

Banjo String · 17-12-2014 08:50AM

I used to ask Santa for something to wear, and something to play with, when I was younger.

The Bastard used to bring me a pair of wranglers with the pockets cut out. :mad:

anncoates · 17-12-2014 09:02AM

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Only yesterday I had this with my wife. I love getting new threads for Xmas day, new jeans, a shirt, shoes and socks and jocks.

Same.

Also for my kids too.

It's definitely a throwback to when I was a kid and always got 'Christmas clothes'.

Toto Wolfcastle · 17-12-2014 09:09AM

I remember being brought to the shops every year as a kid to get Christmas clothes in Cashes (before it became Brown Thomas in Cork) or Benetton. We got Christmas clothes all the the way through to our late teens. These days I'd happily stay in my pyjamas all day if I could get away with it. I couldn't be arsed buying a new outfit just to sit around in.

anncoates · 17-12-2014 09:15AM

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

Cashes (before it became Brown Thomas in Cork)

A relative of my wife from Limerick still refuses to call BT anything but Todds :pac:

charlietheminxx · 17-12-2014 09:20AM

I always did when I was younger, my mam used to bring me and my sister to Marks and Spencer to pick out a Christmas outfit.... Memories! We didn't have a lot of money either but she always made it work. These days I don't buy clothes for Christmas Day, but I still dress up nicely for the day!

Teyla Emmagan · 17-12-2014 09:21AM

We always wore our best bib and tucker on Christmas day. The 'good' dress and maybe new shoes. Still do, Christmas mass is the big excursion of the day (followed by a walk on the beach in your wellies) so the best dress still goes on.

Nothing worse as a child then getting stupid clothes for Christmas though!

shalalala · 17-12-2014 09:22AM

I grew up in England and the concept of Christmas clothes is mad to me. Is it a part of your present or what? We didn't have much money growing up so I got new pjs and a dressing gown, maybe that was our version of Christmas clothes...

anncoates · 17-12-2014 09:24AM

shalalala wrote: »

I grew up in England and the concept of Christmas clothes is mad to me. Is it a part of your present or what? We didn't have much money growing up so I got new pjs and a dressing gown, maybe that was our version of Christmas clothes...

Well, we were so poor we painted our feet black and laced up our toes.

Lovely Bloke · 17-12-2014 09:26AM

shalalala wrote: »

I grew up in England and the concept of Christmas clothes is mad to me. Is it a part of your present or what? We didn't have much money growing up so I got new pjs and a dressing gown, maybe that was our version of Christmas clothes...

as a kid, mine wasn't part of the Santy present, no.

Nowadays, my wife get me the shoes as her present to me (lucky for her, all she has to do is ask me what colour I want each year), and I get the rest of the clothes myself (apart from the socks/jocks, they still come from me ma).

17-12-2014 09:26AM

Yes!
To this day I get Christmas clothes and shoes every year!
Especially love getting a new coat!

Aglomerado · 17-12-2014 09:34AM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

My mum is big into the whole wearing something nice for Christmas. Its grand if you are trying to make the neighbours think how great you are at mass but I dont leave the house for the 3 days. It doesnt matter what Im wearing!

Same here. I have a fleece that's about 20 years old (but it IS red!!!) back at my parents' house and I'll wear that if I can get away with it. I'll be wearing my Father Jack in a Santa Hat "Feck Christmas" t-shirt under it though!

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