‘Tis the season to break out your favorite wardrobe staple – the ugly holiday sweater.

Cozy, festive, and a conversation starter, it’s no wonder that the ugly sweater has become a widespread and beloved tradition.

If you’re looking for an update, or don’t yet have one (gasp), here are fifteen of the most fabulously awful sweater choices to help you express your holiday spirit.

This article appears in Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2013.

Cecily Rus joined Scene as a blogging intern in September 2013. She is a recent graduate of Colgate University, where she majored in English/Creative Writing. She has previously interned at Scene Magazine in Boston. Her interests include traveling, cheeseburgers and Game of Thrones. Cecily is a Lakewood native and an aspiring editor.