80+ ugly Christmas sweater ideas for a funnier (and weirder) party season

Christmas is mere weeks away so it’s time to get into the holiday spirit! Buying a tree, decking the halls, and sending out festive greeting cards to your family and friends is nice and all, but it can’t hold a candle to our favorite tradition – the ugly Christmas sweater... The post 80+ ugly Christmas sweater ideas for a funnier (and weirder) party season appeared first on Architecture E-zine.

Nov 30, 2021 - 10:51
80+ ugly Christmas sweater ideas for a funnier (and weirder) party season

Christmas is mere weeks away so it’s time to get into the holiday spirit! Buying a tree, decking the halls, and sending out festive greeting cards to your family and friends is nice and all, but it can’t hold a candle to our favorite tradition – the ugly Christmas sweater (or UCS for short)! There are so many reasons to love this adorkably tacky garment. It makes everything a lot more fun and lighthearted, and you can compete with your friends and coworkers to see who will come up with the best (a.k.a. most outrageous) design. Not to mention that adding a dose of humor to your family get-together or Xmas party is always a good idea. So, in today’s article we will explore 80+ mind-bogglingly amazing ugly Christmas sweater ideas. After all, nothing says Christmas cheer like a good old tacky holiday jumper!

Feel the festive cheer with our ugly Christmas Sweater Ideas!

ugly christmas sweater ideas, couple wearing patterned winter jumpers, and santa hats, smiling while holding mugs

Funny and ugly Christmas sweater ideas

Ever wondered how ugly Christmas jumpers came to be? At first glance they may seem like an ironic statement devised by a bunch of hipster millennials. And while that’s not exactly far from the truth, it’s worth pointing out that the UCS’s roots go much further back than that – as far as the distant 1950s, to be precise. Of course in those days people didn’t think of the jumpers as ugly, and wore them without a hint of sarcasm. Your grandparents, for example, probably saw these iconic knitted garments as nothing more than a quaint and cozy expression of holiday cheer.

However, all this changed in the 80s and 90s. The sweater generation of the 50s had already reached middle and old age, and their fashion sense became the subject of jokes and ridicule among the hip youngsters of the day. Elderly people wearing UCSs began appearing in holiday films and comedy shows, and many viewers found this hilarious. Some began copying the style for fun, but it wasn’t until the 2000s that the UCSs’ popularity truly exploded. According to some sources, the first ugly Christmas sweater party was held in 2001, and people absolutely loved it. Clothes manufacturers got a hint of this, and quickly started churning out a variety of quirky and garish designs. Today, there are companies specialized exclusively in ugly Christmas sweaters that rake in tens of millions of dollars every year! However, in our humble opinion, the best UCSs are the handmade ones. And in that line of thought, we present to you:

Ugly Christmas Sweaters DIY Tutorial!

DIY ugly Christmas sweater ideas

Now that you are familiar with the wonderful history of the ugly Christmas sweater, you are probably excited to make, or buy one of your own. Choosing a design may be a bit tricky because when it comes to UCSs, only the sky’s the limit. You can transform yourself into a Christmas tree or a fireplace, opt for a design inspired by your favorite film or TV series, become a human present, or even a walking beer pong table – yes, absolutely anything goes! And to better demonstrate this point, we invite you to take a look at our gallery. It features some amazing ugly Christmas sweater ideas that will have you rolling with laughter and/or scratching your head. Enjoy, and don’t forget to keep an eye on our webpage for more amazing (and fun) Christmas articles!

You don’t say!

white knitted jumper, with red and green, grey and black motifs, featuring snowmen and christmas trees, ugly christmas sweater ideas

Plain white sweater with applique detail, shaped like Christmas lights – this design may be simple, but it nevertheless succeeds in being super tacky!

brunette woman with long hair, dressed in a white jumper, decorated with applique details, featuring christmas light motifs, ugly christmas sweater ideas, santa hat in red and white

This image is worth a thousand words…

two men wearing festive, multicolored sweater and vest, and stanta hats in red and white, ugly christmas sweater ideas, xmas trees and bows, snowflakes and a wreath

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

green jumpers with white polka dots, and red and white christmas stockings, one saying naughty and the other nice, ugly christmas sweater ideas, on two men, wearing hats with small fabric deer antlers

More cool DIY ideas

A match made in heaven

couple with red and green headbands, featuring deer ears and antlers, the woman is wearing a blue cardigan with snowmen, and the man is dressed in a red shirt, forest green vest, and light green bowtie, ugly christmas sweater ideas for grownups

Transform yourself into a human present with this amazingly ugly sweater

shiny gold large bow, on a red jumper, with white snowflake pattern, and green trims on its cuffs, collar and hem, ugly christmas sweater ideas, on a smiling young man

group of four smiling friends, wearing tacky, multicolored jumpers with various festive patterns, ugly christmas sweater ideas, snowmen and a christmas wreath, rocking horse and santas

ugly sweater ideas, green jumper with white and red striped sleeves, and an image of a pug in a santa's hat, with the words bah humpug in black

Going the extra mile

hoodie in green, shaped like a xmas tree, with gold garlands, and red baubles, worn by a young, smiling blonde woman, ugly sweater ideas

santa's body drawn on a green jumper, worn by a smiling young man, with a short beard, ugly sweater ideas, combined with a red and white santa hat

kitten and puppy, wearing christmas hats, on a green and red, and a dark navy, white and red jumpers, ugly sweater ideas, worn by two women

Ugly Christmas sweater and drinking game, all in one. The dream of every stereotypical alfa male and/ or party animal

six red plastic cups, stuck on a red jumper, with a large green triangle, resembling a christmas tree, ugly sweater ideas, worn by a man, holding several yellow beer pong balls

close up of a black jumper with red, green and white motifs, featuring snowflakes and presents, holly branches and xmas trees, and a large target, with the words you miss you drink

five smiling young people, wearing festive jumpers, in different colors and designs, santa's suit in green, mock tuxedo decorated with holly, ugly sweater ideas, xmas tree and snowflakes

Relationship GOALS.

cardigan in red and white, with green holly branches, and a robin, worn by a smiling man, with a mustache, and a pale pink turtleneck, hugging a blonde woman,in a similar kitsch retro cardigan

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identical navy blue sweaters, with white and red fair isle motifs, featuring deer and christmas trees, worn by a young smiling couple, ugly sweater party

A Dragon Ball inspired UCS? Sign us up!

snowflakes in white, and dragon balls in orange, on a dark green jumper, featuring santa clause, and goku from dragon ball z, ugly sweater party, inspired by anime

laughing men and a woman, dressed in garish, multicolored festive jumpers, ugly sweater party, christmas tree and present motifs

playing card synbols, and an elf dressed in a red suit, on a jumper inspired by las vegas, worn by a slim man, ugly sweater party, welcome to the north pole casino, written in red and blue

Why embarrass yourself on your own, when you can get ugly Sweaters for your pets too?

 

yorkshire terrier sitting, dressed in a green knitted jumper, featuring white and red, blue and yellow motifs, and a hood, decorated with a glowing yellow star, ugly sweater party for dogs

cats on a grey couch, wearing a red and a dark navy christmas jumpers, decorated with fair isle motifs, and festive messages, ugly sweater party for your pets

yellow buttons on a red and white jumper, with green details, and a christmas tree motif, on a guinea pig, with brown and cream fur, ugly sweater party for animals

“Why, human, why? Why must you mock me?”

cute christmas sweaters, red jumper decorated with green and white pom poms, beads and gem stickers, and faux peppermint candy, on a small grey dog

shih tsu dressed in a red jumper, featuring white and black fair isle patterns, standing on a red and gold baroque chair, near a lavishly decorated christmas tree, cute christmas sweaters

cream colored dog, looking at the camera, with its tongue hanging out, dressed in a dark grey, fair isle jumper, cute christmas sweaters for pooches

With a jumper like this who needs a Christmas tree?

girls ugly christmas sweater, laughing slim brunette woman, with a headband featuring felt antlers, wearing a green jumper, decorated with gold garlands, and red baubles

tacky jumper in dark green and red, with tiny white snowflakes and christmas trees pattern, and a large metallic gold bow, girls ugly christmas sweater

ideas for ugliest christmas sweater, couple dressed in diy festive jumpers, a black holiday sweater, with a festive messgae, a smiling child, wearing a handmade, red xmas jumper, with a christmas tree

For extra close friends

retro pattern featuring gingerbread men, christmas trees and nutcrackers, and little holly branches, on the ugliest christmas sweater, in red and teal, white and green, shared by two men

close up of a red jumper, decorated with multiple festive applique details, in various colors, ugliest christmas sweater, reindeer and xmas trees, presents and string lights

family with a mom, dad and a daughter, all dressed in different tacky festive jumpers, ugliest christmas sweater, red with an xmas tree, black with a festive message, green with white polka dots, and a cartoon deer's head

And here are some awesome suggestions inspired by popular films and TV series:

vintage style cute ugly christmas sweater, with good and evil gremlins, surrounded by white snowflakes and christmas trees

luke skywalker and darth vader, fighting with lightsabres, on a navy blue and grey xmas jumper, with orange details

sweater inspired by the tv show stranger things, black with a christmas-like pattern, featuring bikes and xmas trees, walkie talkies and numbers, and the words mery christmas, turned upside down

Especially for Rick & Morty fans

bearded dark-haired man, wearing a black, red and white jumper, featuring santa clause, and characters from the animated TV show rick and morty

rick and morty from the eponymous animated TV show, printed in full color, on a plain black sweater, with red and white christmas themed patterns

collage with two images, showing two young men, one dressed in a red jumper, with a multicolored festive pattern, and a red beanie hat, the other one wearing a dark navy sweater, with snowflakes and a christmas tree

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