Perhaps it would be better to ask ourselves, "Which came first, the sweater or the ugly?" According to Time Magazine there has been a revival among young people throwing ugly Christmas sweater parties, where they make fun of their parents who loved the festive looks and thought the sweaters were cute.
The city of Vancouver, Canada claims to be the birthplace of the first ugly sweater party in 2002. Every year at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver a party is held and the dress code is an ugly sweater affair. Chris Boyd and Jordan Birch, are the co-founders of the Commodore's annual ugly sweater party. The pair have even trademarked the word marks, "ugly Christmas sweater" and "ugly Christmas sweater party" in Canada.
The Business of Ugly
Even the Wall Street Journal has written about the ugly Christmas sweater and related parties since it has become a booming business. Retail stores say that the sale of Christmas sweaters has reached the same eighties highs. Corporations are sponsoring ugly Christmas sweater events. Tickets to ugly Christmas parties are selling out. Google reports that searches for "ugly Christmas sweater" is up thirty percent over last year. Websites dedicated to the ugly Christmas sweater have spread across the internet. Vintage stores can't stock enough of them. Ebay has had record prices set on the sale of vintage Christmas sweaters, collectors are now willing to spend hundreds of dollars for these sweaters. The Business of Ugly Even the Wall Street Journal has written about the ugly Christmas sweater and related parties since it has become a booming business. Retail stores say that the sale of Christmas sweaters has reached the same eighties highs. Corporations are sponsoring ugly Christmas sweater events. Tickets to ugly Christmas parties are selling out.
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