5 Reasons This Christmas Flannel Made Me Ditch My Christmas Sweatshirt, My Puffer Vest, and My Denim Jacket

The sweatshirt had a reindeer on it and I felt like the office party every time.

This is a red, green and white plaid, cut oversized, worn open. I put it on over a plain white tee and jeans and the outfit was Christmas, with no reindeer involved. My neighbor asked where it was from while I was still getting the mail.

Here's the proof: the size chart. The length runs from 27.9 inches in the S to 30.3 in the XL, and the hem curves lower at the back.

I compared the number to a flannel I already own, picked my size, and it covers my backside over leggings, bending down included. The puffer vest stopped at my waist. This doesn't.

It's a shacket, not a shirt: drop shoulders, two chest pockets with the plaid on the bias, button cuffs, and a lining inside.

So it goes over things. Open over a Christmas tee in the kitchen. Buttoned over a sweater for the walk to see the lights, top button closing the collar. I push the sleeves up when I'm baking. One layer, all of December.

The denim jacket was in every photo from last year's tree farm. It could have been April.

This year the photo is a red plaid over a cream sweater, next to the tree we picked, and nobody has to check the date. It's the one layer that does the decorating for me. The denim jacket is back on its hook until spring.

Right now it's the lowest price of the year. Pick your plaid — Red, Green or Pink — or two, one for you and one for the sister who'll ask to borrow it. 90-day money-back guarantee. Christmas colors go fast, and the closer to December, the harder they are to find. If you see your size, I wouldn't sit on it.