Five Christmas fashion trends we should bring back – and may be found in your wardrobe already

By Bethan Bide, Lecturer in Design and Cultural Theory, University of Leeds

Christmas is a season for partying and dressing up. Sequins, Santa hats and ugly Christmas jumpers abound. Each event seems to demand a new and different outfit.

While this clothes buying bonanza may boost fashion retail profits, it also leads to a vast amount of waste as many items end up in landfill by the new year. For a season so steeped in tradition and nostalgia, this emphasis on new clothes seems out of place.

Instead of buying new outfits each December, research…

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