The Ugly Christmas Sweater

The Ugly Christmas Sweater* THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS of a traditional ugly Christmas sweater Excessive amounts **** of green and red Winter Flora (Plants) Vertigo inducing pattern Snowflakes Winter Fauna (Animals) Cuffs OUTFIT PAIRINGS: Santa-like facial hair Converse Sneakers Skinny Jeans Thick Rimmed Fake Eyeglasses White-V Neck Santa Hat Jingle Bell Jewelry Bonus Points Patchwork, Glitter, Lights, Puff Balls, Bells, Silver or Gold Thread, Music, Christmas or Winter Scene, 3D Elements FAST FACTS 2012 1900 Ugly Christmas sweater events are EVERYWHERE Ugly sweaters appear, thanks to The Cosby Show 2001 S12C 1800 Sweaters created Ugly Christmas sweater parties started trending standup2cancer.org Charities, like Stand Up to Cancer, are getting in the ugly Christmas sweater spirit! Ugly SWEATER Run People are RUNNING a 5k, for fun, in their ugly Christmas sweaters! Listings for "Ugly Christmas Sweater" $2499 ebay ustings for "Ugly 38303 Highest listed price for an ugly sweater on ebay $282.59 Highest pald for an ugly sweater on bay 2010 2012 200-500% GOOGLE SEARCHING Average markup for resold holiday sweaters purchased by "pickers" at thrift stores and sold again via the Internet. TRENDS $?!?! 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Ugly Christmas Sweaters Google Search !? WHERE CAN I FIND THESE FESTIVE SWEATERS? 1. Mainstream Retailers Selling "faux" ugly Christmas sweaters 2. Thrift Stores Selling "legitimate" ugly Christmas sweaters URBAN OUTFITTERS SALVATION ARMY LOCAL THRIFT STORES THE Abercrombie & Fitch bloomingdales NORDSTROM HM Goodwill 9 Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. goodull 4. DIY Nothing better than homemade 3. Online Convenience at its best ebay tm amazon.com ALL ABOUT THE UGLY www.rustyzipper.com/uglychristmassweaters www.myuglychristmassweater.com www.uglysweaterstore.com 7. Does this ugly Christmas sweater make me look fat? RENTCafe SOURCES ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/the-craze-behind-that-ugly-christmas-sweater/ eBay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.11313&_nkw=ugly+sweaters&_sacat=D0&_from=R40 Google Trends: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Ugly%20Christmas%20Sweaters&cmpt=q Stand Up to Cancer:http://uglysweater.su2c.org/ Sweater Party Veteran TIME Newsfeed: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/12/22/the-rise-of-the-ugly-christmas-sweater/ http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/12/22/a-brief-history-of-the-ugly-christmas-sweater/ Ugly Sweater Run: http://theuglysweaterrun.com/about/ Washington Post:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-checkup/post/ug- ly-holiday-sweaters-for-a-cause/2012/11/30/dabdób48-3blc-1le2-9258-ac7c78d5c680 blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/ugly-holi- day-sweater-parties-the-origin-of-the-seasons-sarcastic-trend/2011/11/29/glQAzl3g9N_blog.html Ж*