Who can gather the greatest number of tacky Christmas sweater wearers? A few decades ago, grandmothers (mostly) would lovingly knit Christmas sweaters for the men in their families (mostly ...

While tacky but traditional Christmas designs were the rage in earlier years, the sweaters have branched out into everything from Star Wars-themed sweaters -- think of Yoda wearing a Santa outfit ...

We “commissioned” the “Refashionista” Jillian Owens to take tacky Christmas to a new level this year. Owens, who runs a blog documenting her “refashions” of vintage and thrifted ...

We've all seen tacky Christmas sweaters. Now we've seen Chris Paul and Blake Griffin wearing tacky Christmas sweaters, and that seems so much worse. The Clippers duo donned themselves in what can ...

The ugliest Christmas sweaters ever? From flashing lights to bauble embellishments, the craze for tacky knits spirals out of control. By SADIE WHITELOCKS. Published: 17:18 EDT, 13 December 2012 ...

Not brave enough to wear an ugly Christmas sweater? Now you can deck your iPhone out with tacky designs instead . By SADIE WHITELOCKS. Published: 10:54 EST, 10 December 2012 | Updated: 11:51 EST ...

Ribbons, bows, sequins, embroidered Christmas trees, retro styles — anything goes on holiday sweaters. And in the age of the ugly Christmas sweater phenomenon, tackier is better.

Origins of the Ugly Christmas Sweater. The roots of the ugly Christmas sweater trace back to the 1950s, a period when mass-produced Christmas-themed sweaters first appeared in North America.