Your hosiery style puts you into one of two camps. You’re on Team Opaque if you like to wear thick, robust, sometimes woolly, and non-transparent tights. You’re on Team Sheer if you prefer hosiery that’s transparent, thin, and ladders more easily. 

I bat for Team Sheer Hosiery. I LOVE the transparency of sheer black, navy, barely black and nude hosiery because to my eye it looks soft, pretty and dressy. The more dainty and less casual vibe suits my style. I also like to wear sheer hosiery with subtle self-colour patterns like fishnets, lace, and polka dots. There is something about black opaque tights that feels too dark, overwhelmingly black, and hard-edged for my style, although I can appreciate the look on others. And wearing thick, woolly tights in Winter as part of a compulsory school uniform back in the day has put me off that look for life.

Over to you. Do you bat for Team Opaque or Team Sheer Hosiery? And on this fine Boxing Day, feel free to bat for both teams.

The Gap offers matching holiday knitwear for the family almost every season. This year they showcased the “Crazy Stripe” collection, and I loved it. There’s something about the hectic combination of colours paired with the discipline of the geometric stripe that makes me smile.

So just for fun, our little family of three — “tous les trois” — is spreading good cheer in matching pullovers. My magpie gene chose the shimmering crazy stripe. Hubby Greg liked the sporty vibe of the classic crazy stripe. And Sam decided to give warmer colours a go for the holidays. Festive and happy! 

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Crazy stripe shimmer merino wool blend sweater

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Crazy stripe merino wool blend sweater

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Logo stripe dog sweater

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With tea and stollen in hand, we’ll be opening presents on Christmas morning in crazy stripes. Actually, it might just be Greg and me wearing our jumpers. Sam wasn’t exactly overjoyed in his Gap knitwear.

We at YLF wish you Happy Holidays, safe travels, and lots of laughter over the Christmas weekend.

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This year I’ve once again rounded up 12 style-related stories that didn’t immediately fit into the themed Link Love posts we published in 2016, but were too interesting not to share. Happy reading!

• This shopping primer helps you to decide how much you should really spend on cashmere.
• The Guardian shows us a peek into the life in the shadow of North America’s biggest mall.
• Customers have come to expect super fast delivery, but there is a human cost to next or same day delivery.
• Meet the company that is making scrubs look good.
• The Business of Fashion asks if cost-cutting can save fashion magazines.
• Stores outfitting Hasidic women with modest fashions have seen their sales rise in recent years because of a flood of new products designed to make modesty and fashion compatible.
• Bloomberg introduces us to Kathryn Sargent, Savile Row’s first female tailor.
• How an ordinary New Zealand town became the steampunk capital of the world.
• Japan’s ‘madoguchi’, or cultural ambassadors, are considered the gatekeepers who hold the keys to Japanese fashion.
• I was intrigued to learn what exactly a professional store smell designer does.
• Here’s an in-depth article about the improbable survival of the luxury watch business
• Racked brings us a report on Chief Sustainability Officers.

Fab Links from Our Members

Jenn W thought this post from Wardrobe Oxygen might be useful for anyone heading to Washington in January.

The New York Times published an article of Bill Cunningham’s pictures that almost made his column this year. JAileen so loved him that she thought others might enjoy seeing these.

Milkshake chugging, burger loving glutton is having fun catching up with the Top Shelf series over at Into the Gloss.

Shevia lets us know that the video in this article about supermodel China Machado has the most amazing ’70s fashion.

She is also having a ball browsing the archives on Misja B.

Joy enjoyed this recent post on The Vivienne Files about Paris street style, especially the part about mixing plaids.

Sally looks back on shopping and dressing sustainably for one year. Angie thought she did a stellar job and her hat is off to Sally!

I wear loungewear for a few hours a day. I put it on first thing in the morning over my pajamas like a “robe”, and again at night when at home with hubby Greg and our Yorkie Sam. It’s an important part of my dressing routine because it helps me to relax and reinforces that I am done for the day. 

My loungewear items are wardrobe workhorses so I am extra picky about them. They have to be fun, super cosy, comfortable, oversized, great quality, very floppy, and make me feel fab when I wear them. I have Summer sets and Winter sets that are frequently replenished because they get lots of wear. 

While walking through the Nordstrom Flagship in Seattle a few weeks ago, I saw a stand next to the pajama section that customized sweatshirts with a slogan of your choice. At first I walked right by, but half an hour later I went back to customize a sweatshirt for my new Winter loungewear set. Why not! 

Greg and Sam mean the world to me, so I knew exactly what I wanted the slogan to say. I chose the lightest colour of the sweatshirt options, which was a mid-tone grey. I’m not that fond of the grey, but the glitzy gold sequined lettering sealed the deal. This is my favourite lounging sweatshirt of all time because it ticks off all the boxes – and then some.

Then off to the Gap to complete my lounging outfit. I chose a pair of very loose red and navy checked flannel pajama bottoms, a navy and white striped modal tee, and fuzzy patterned socks to combine with the new sweatshirt. Apart from the socks, the exact items are shown in the collection below. 

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Pure Body modal short-sleeve tee

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Gap + Pendleton flannel sleep pants

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Urban Knit 'Bubble' Wool Blend Crew Socks

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As I was trying on the items in the dressing room, I thought it might be fun to get Greg and Sam matching loungewear outfits. So in the men’s section of the Gap, I got Greg a grey henley and a similar pair of red and navy checked flannel pajama bottoms with fuzzy patterned socks. On the way home, I popped into my favourite pet supply store that’s close to our house and bought Sam a red fleece top to match his red collar. The exact items are shown in the photo.

We wore our family loungewear capsule on our recent snowy getaway to Whidbey Island last week, and it worked out extremely well. Greg loved the slogan on my sweatshirt, and my boys looked as adorable as ever. Comfy, warm and festive.

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