Some Velvet Morning: 15 Festive Velvet Items To Buy Now

Sure, the holidays come with their share of bummers (awkward family moments, fruitcake, your boyfriend’s mom) but overall it’s a time of good cheer and delicious food and joy, and also a time where you can unabashedly wear fabrics otherwise reserved for small French children and Oscar Wilde. Velvet is one such fabric. Who doesn’t like velvet? It’s soft, tufted, and very touchable (if you’re into that sort of thing).

Here are 15 velvety things to put on your body this season: