I was talking to my husband this morning while getting out of bed to come and write this, and of course, he asked what I was going to be talking about this week. My answer to him was, “What do you wear on Christmas Day?”

After a pause where he had obviously been in deep thought about how he can contribute to this, he came to me with, “It would have to be stretchy, wouldn’t it?” ( haha ) Now that’s a man’s answer to the perfect outfit for Christmas Day.

Although I did laugh at this most important issue that Peter raises, he might be a little right, in the fact that whatever you’re wearing, you do want to be comfortable for the day. I would probably more think about the lightness of the garment rather than the tightness but comfort on this day is priority, so we need to think about what we’re doing, whether it be hosting and spending most of the time in the kitchen or taking the day off and letting someone else do the cooking and so this enables you to dress a little differently perhaps. Personally, I will be cooking, and we are dining outside, so I have chosen to wear an easy-care dress that is very loose and cool, which I can add a sunhat to later when we are just lazing away the afternoon over some cool drinks, perhaps.