The Odd One Blogs: Ugly Sweater

It's that time of year when we break out our lights and trees and nog of eggs in celebration of what some people call Christmas and others dub the more PC term "Holidays". Over the past few years a yuletide tradition that is very dear to my heart has been spreading like wildfire, particularly in the indie/hipster scene. It is the Ugly Sweater Party.

The Ugly Sweater Party is just what it sounds like: a party at which everyone wears ugly sweaters. Some party-goers make a competition out of the event by trying to find a sweater that will out-ugly all of the sweaters in attendance; not an easy feat.

How do you decide what it is exactly that makes a sweater the ugliest of sweaters? Is it the tacky colour combinations? Is it the overuse of sequins? Perhaps it is the bizarre pairings of images on the sweater? Recently a friend of mine recalled a sweater that featured the Virgin Mary and Mrs. Claus baking cookies together, which is, of course, the true meaning of Christmas.

My favourite variety of "Ugly" Sweater is the Cat-Lady Sweater. I put 'ugly' in quotations because the extremes that Cat-Lady Sweaters reach are more than that. Some Cat-Lady Sweaters are so mind-blowingly ornate in their depictions of our feline friends that they can only be described with this word: SEXY.

I Google Image searched "sexy cat sweater" and would like to share with you my top picks from the results. Happy Holimas!

Image from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W7Q70fop_Qzz1rWlVMPjTPPHzJsB8z-1GY0nahNSUoxII7goUwlPyjO5hgfma85Qo952nJncwF3OWi-0zGGNzFpzFeYP55voSTVGlyWrfEZYk35ldXb3mR9gs1QttVn6Pr0PoF0nhLe1/s1600/il_430xN.176138484.jpg

Image from: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwa2s7n0E1r4gk8oo1_500.png

Image from: http://shitmycakesays.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/cat-christmas-sweater-for-cat-lovers.jpg

Image from: http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltnkvwFMC11r4gk8oo1_500.png

Image from: http://www.brightgreenlaces.com/

Image from: http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltv8ggbLVI1r4gk8oo1_500.jpg

Image from: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltyrp5hBdz1r4gk8oo1_500.png

Image from: http://laurenoutloud.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tumblr_luzsv2elRq1r4gk8oo1_500.png

Image from: http://www.alleewillis.com/awmok/kitschenette/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-shot-2011-11-13-at-1.17.39-PM.png

Now, just in case those weren't enough for you, here are a few HONOURABLE MENTIONS (these sweaters do not have any cats on them, but they are still very special):