Are Christmas jumpers tacky?

Bridget Jones famously ridiculed Mark Darcy for sporting a reindeer one. We ask…

- FRANCES LEATE

YES

‘Unflattering fast fashion at its worst’

Lindsay Edwards, 36, lives in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, with her husband Ryan, 40, and their sons Jake, 15, and Christopher, 11.

The cringeworthy Christmas jumper traditionally knitted by your nan, that you’d wear all day out of sheer politeness, has now turned into mass consumerism. They’re typically made from very poor quality, synthetic fabric, so they don’t tend to feel good on the skin, and as a personal stylist, I struggle to understand why anyone would want to spend money on an item of clothing that doesn’t make them look good.