The modern guide to wearing red this festive season

Red is often linked with heat, passion, and excitement. This defining colour is proving its versatility as more celebrities have been spotted in a number of memorable tomato-red outfits on and off the red carpet this festive season.

Wearing red for Christmas may be a classic choice, but today’s take is far more nuanced. It’s less about “holiday dressing” and more about creating a look that feels intentional, elevated, and deeply personal. The key? Choose silhouettes that make you feel both comfortable and confident, because red has a way of amplifying whatever energy you bring to it. When styled right, it becomes a mood, a message, and a magnet for compliments at any festive occasion.

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How to add this in your outfit?

If you can’t commit to the whole look, break off a neutral palette and inject contrasting pops of red to your outfit to signal power and confidence in a flash like Sofia Richie Grainge and Hailey Bieber. Keep the rest of your outfit crisp and sharp for a polished look.

For those ready to embrace the full look, play with textures to keep things modern. Satin slips, wool coats, boucle minis, or leather trousers in varying shades of crimson and tomato add depth and dimension. Red doesn’t need to shout; sometimes it whispers in the chicest way possible, especially when paired with understated gold jewellery, sculptural heels, and a polished beauty look.

However you wear it, red is the wardrobe equivalent of stepping into your power. This festive season, let your outfit say what words sometimes can’t: bold, confident, and