{"id":102209,"date":"2016-12-20T12:58:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T18:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=102209"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:01:40","slug":"ugly-christmas-sweaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/shopping-guide\/ugly-christmas-sweaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly christmas sweaters on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Ugly Christmas sweaters have gone from a common thread to an in-demand trend. If you&#8217;re still in need of an ugly statement-maker, we have some inspiration for you! Here are four ugly Christmas sweaters that are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>in your budget<\/li><li>totally festive<\/li><li>easy to wear<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These options are available online, but to avoid the uncertainty of shipping (Amazon Prime excluded), you may prefer to venture out to your local brick-and-mortar store. They&#8217;ll likely have similar, if not the same, options available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ugly christmas sweater dress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/amazonsweaterdress.jpg\" alt=\"ugly christmas sweaters - red sweater dress\" class=\"wp-image-102277\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/amazonsweaterdress.jpg 519w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/amazonsweaterdress-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption>Women&#8217;s Ugly Cowl Neck Tie Reindeer Christmas Sweater, $32.99, Amazon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A fitted sweater dress like this one looks equally cute over a pair of skinny jeans, so this is a versatile choice. If you do wear it as a dress, pair it with a scarf and tights for a warmer and more complete outfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll see Amazon gives you several options for colors and designs, but the bold red&nbsp;is our favorite when you&#8217;re going for a big holiday statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patchwork cardi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/patchworkcardi.jpeg\" alt=\"ugly christmas sweaters - patchwork cardigan \" class=\"wp-image-102276\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/patchworkcardi.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/patchworkcardi-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/patchworkcardi-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/patchworkcardi-65x65.jpeg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Women&#8217;s Patchwork Holiday Cardigan, $24.99, Target<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This cardigan is ultra&nbsp;festive with patchwork featuring holly, candy canes and snowflakes, framed by candy cane sleeves. What&#8217;s great about an ugly cardigan is that you can wear an ugly Christmas&nbsp;shirt underneath. If you&#8217;re entering an ugly sweater contest, that strategy might get you the win! Wear this sweater with jeans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/archive\/plus-size-leggings-tips\/\">leggings<\/a> or corduroys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less &#8216;ugly&#8217; pullover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ornamentsweater.jpeg\" alt=\"ugly christmas sweater - red sweater with ornament\" class=\"wp-image-102278\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ornamentsweater.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ornamentsweater-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ornamentsweater-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ornamentsweater-65x65.jpeg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Holiday Time Women&#8217;s Christmas Pullover, $9, Walmart<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This more subtle holiday sweater is for those who still like to keep their holiday sweater on the &#8220;cute&#8221; side of the ugly sweater spectrum. It&#8217;s a&nbsp;simple pullover from Walmart featuring a&nbsp;sparkly Christmas ornament diagonally across the front. The cuff detailing on the bottom and around the neck will keep you warm. Although this a simple sweater, you can bring out the green and gold with some festive Christmas tree earrings, also available at Walmart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">POM pom sweater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbreadmansweater.png\" alt=\"ugly christmas sweater - black sweater with gingerbread man design\" class=\"wp-image-102279\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbreadmansweater.png 408w, https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbreadmansweater-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption>Gingerbread Pom Pom Sweater, $17.43, Forever21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How about a gingerbread sweater&nbsp;that&#8217;s affordable and adorable?&nbsp;You get the body of a gingerbread woman, and your head replaces hers.&nbsp;Pom poms and sequins add a carefree, fun element, and the red, green and white accents will fit into any holiday party perfectly. The sweater is also 100% acrylic, so&nbsp;you&#8217;ll be festive and warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How&#8217;s your&nbsp;ugly Christmas sweater shopping going? <a href=\"#respond\">Let us know<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ugly Christmas sweaters have gone from a common thread to an in-demand trend. If you&#8217;re still in need of an ugly statement-maker, we have some inspiration for you! Here are four ugly Christmas sweaters that are: in your budget totally festive easy to wear These options are available online, but to avoid the uncertainty of&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/shopping-guide\/ugly-christmas-sweaters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ugly christmas sweaters on a budget<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":854,"featured_media":102281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[303915,35,205],"class_list":["post-102209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shopping-guide","tag-gift-guide","tag-sweaters","tag-walmart"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":102281,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ugly-christmas-sweaters-twitter-300x150.png"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}