Christmas party outfits for men: 3 looks and what they cost

The rule for colour is simple: wear it once, on your top half, and keep everything else dark. Wine red or a Christmas green reads as festive, and a whole red suit reads as a costume.

Quick facts

• The cheap look: CAD 489 for pleated trousers, a green mock neck and leather boots.
• The restaurant look: CAD 799 for black trousers and a wine red pleated polo.
• The dressy look: CAD 2,129 for a pleated jacket, a turtleneck and navy wool trousers.
• Boots: Stutterheim's Leather Patrol boot, CAD 225, down from CAD 420, at Due West.
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Three outfits, added up

The cheapest good outfit is for a friend's house. Les Deux's Reece pleated trousers in sand are CAD 119, down from CAD 229, and a Sunspel brushed mock neck in green is CAD 145. Add Stutterheim's black Leather Patrol boots at CAD 225, down from CAD 420, and the total is CAD 489 at Due West on Queen Street West.

For a restaurant table, go darker and better. Les Deux's herringbone trousers in black are CAD 239, and Homme Plissé Issey Miyake's pleated polo in wine red is CAD 560, which makes the outfit CAD 799.

Homme Plissé only started in 2013, and its pleats don't crease, so the polo survives the coat and the cab.

For a dressy party, spend on the jacket. Homme Plissé's double breasted pleated jacket in Riverside Grey is CAD 1,295, and the pleated turtleneck in navy is CAD 595. Les Deux's navy wool trousers are CAD 239, which brings it to CAD 2,129, and the jacket will still be useful in March.

Wear the colour once, on your top half, and keep the rest dark.

Christmas colour that doesn't look like a costume

Red is the risk, so pick a shirt you can wear after the party. Les Deux's red striped Oxford shirt is CAD 189 at Due West, and under a dark jacket it is enough colour for one night.

Green is easier to pull off than people think, and Sunspel's mock neck is the plainest way to do it. The English company has been making T shirts and underwear since 1860, and this one is a plain tee with a mock neck.

If you want the shirt to do the talking, Masnada's smoking shirt in light brown is CAD 359, down from CAD 850, in sizes 48 and 50. It is the one thing here that looks expensive from across the table.

If you only buy one jacket

If the party is the kind where a jacket matters, spend the money once and buy something you'll wear in spring. Homme Plissé's Kersey pleats jacket in blue grey is CAD 1,350 in sizes 2 and 3. Undercover's tailored blazer in black is CAD 2,650, if you want a designer's cut and don't mind the price.

The shelf for the evening, with everything else in stock, is on the Christmas party outfits for men edit. If it is a work party, the holiday party dress code note covers what the invitation means and what to avoid.

Common questions

How to dress for office Christmas party for men?

Dark trousers and a knit or a shirt, plus a jacket if the invitation says cocktail. Keep it a step dressier than your normal day at work, and leave the costume at home. The holiday party dress code note has the office rules.

What is a holiday formal dress code?

Formal means dark tailoring: a dark suit, a dress shirt and a tie, with leather dress shoes. On the page, it is one step above business, and one step under black tie.

What is the appropriate cocktail attire for men in 2026?

A dark business suit, a dress shirt, a tie and leather dress shoes, as the Emily Post Institute puts it in our cocktail attire guide. In practice a dark jacket with dark trousers and a turtleneck reads as cocktail at most Christmas parties, but only if the invitation allows it.

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