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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Olivia Petter

Five signs you are cringe dressing this Christmas party season (and what to wear instead)

The new rules for party dressing: Go for gold not silver and party flats instead of heels. - (Getty/iStock/Supplied)

The Christmas party season always arrives faster than you think. Blink, and you might miss the sudden shift from pumpkin to tinsel as we transition from autumnal knits and jewel-toned tights to sequin co-ords and novelty jumpers. Yep. It's the time of year that everybody suddenly forgets how to dress themselves.

That might sound harsh. Sadly, it’s true: for whatever reason, it’s the most garish time of the year, when people think it’s a good time to transform themselves into walking fire hazards with little regard for others, or even really for themselves.

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