At Swatch, it’s a holiday season with a twist

Gear up for the holiday fun time with your Swatch swag or wrap it up for that special gift. Christmas gifts got simpler and more chic with Swatch.

The festive season is here, so it’s time to think holiday dressing and that perfect arm party to go with it. It’s the perfect time to play dress-up. You have the license to have different style identities. So, what will it be — all-out glamour, normcore, cool chic, androgynous vibe, prom queen, style sophisticate, dapper dandy, sporty-meets-sharp or rocker chick or dude?  Shake things up during the holidays. After all, the holiday season should be about fun and so should fashion.

The season brings many exciting possibilities. Here’s the festive list that will definitely bring holiday cheer to both him and her.

FAIRYTALES

What’s your favorite? From a magical world to ethereal enchantments and whimsical delights, designers let their imagination run wild with fairytale dreams as inspiration. Bring your favorite character to life with fashion!

VELVETY

The festive season is about touchy and feely, and so is the fabric of choice, velvet. This most tactile fabric is rediscovered in a multitude of designs. Be holiday-ready in ombré or solid hues fashioned into the style of your choice.

HOLIDAY PASTELS

The cool and pale color spectrum is a must in your holiday wardrobe. Traditionally for spring-summer fashion, pale hues in mint, lilac, baby blue, and blush pink made its way to fall-winter fashion. White and neutrals like sand and gray are the perfect pairing to the season’s cool pastels and vibrant brights.

BRIGHT LIGHTS

Go for crazy color combinations. Pair color basics with punchy brights. Neon cut through black, white, gray and neutrals. Take a bold stand with bold slashes. Metallics from steel gray to rose gold and gold, zesty and vibrant hues are must Christmas colors.  And, of course, the season will never be complete without red. The runways all over New York, Milan, London and Paris were all caught red-handed.

URBAN RETRO

Decades past took a modern twist again this season. Swing through the holidays with the ‘60s craze. Like the cult ‘70s film, Star Wars, the force was with them on a number of runway collections. Then, the ‘90s influential film, The Craft, also surfaced in Goth-like shapes. Designers breathed new life to the season’s retro trend.

THE NEW NORMAL

This vibe injects a bit of insouciant cool to dressing. Unisex dressing that stands out by blending in is the new normal – normcore. This new fashion word created a buzz from the front rows to Twitter. It’s about anti-style and unpretentious fashion.

SHARP CUT

Sharp tailoring will instantly make what you’re wearing appear more legit. There’s something incredibly stylish about traditional men’s tailoring. It’s a love match. Designs now can work for both him or for her.

REALITY CHECK

The season’s runway hits translate perfectly to real life. Wearable is fashionable. What’s not to love about fashion now? It’s all about fashion and function. Holiday dressing can be comfy, classic and versatile.

HOLIDAY EMBELLISHMENTS

The accessories of the season are fun and innovative. Accessories have a sense of humor, too. The holiday style statements come in delightfully jolie-laide color ways, with whimsical add-ons, and unconventional design elements. Jewels and embellishments took on crown-sized proportions. Emblems, insignias and patches are also star style details for the season.

SWATCH HOLIDAY WISH LIST

It’s also that time of year to start making your Christmas gift and wish list. Express yourself with an unforgettable keepsake. Celebrate the joy of the season with the arm party of your choice — a Swatch. 

It’s the grown ups’ answer to candy. Swatch is all about classic yet with off-beat twists to add a dash of personality. Here’s what you’ll be giving or (cross your fingers) what you’ll be getting in return.

Fill up the Christmas stockings with sparkle. Go for some glitz, glam and pizzazz. Choose from the Let It Shine Swatch collection that will definitely make heads turn. For the sophisticated diva, be sparkle-ready for a night on the town with a Lights On Swatch Skin, an Elle Est Elle Square Swatch, a Skytop Square Swatch, a Perlato Square Swatch, or a Prohibition Lady Originals Swatch.

Then, the fashion plates will want one or more of these on their wish list — the Daiphane Chrono Swatch watches in Kishaya, Desert Sands, and Arabian Nights; the Irony Chrono Swatch watches in Golden Cover, Blue Win, Dreamnight 14 Rose, and Dreamnight 14 Gold; the Swatch Skins in Hexed, Magie Nocturne, Incantata and Forêt Noir; the Irony Medium Swatch watches in Chicdream Rose, and Chicdream Golden; the Irony Big Automatic Swatch watches in Vatel, and Boleyn; the Irony Medium watches in Saphring, and Djane; the Djembe Big, the Canonero Medium and the Ocotoshine Irony Lady Lady. For those who want retro-inspired and streamlined pieces, take a look at the Special Season 2014 Holiday Glam Collection with tortoise shell effect.

These artful yet practical objects make for trophy presents.

The Swatch Season Special, the Swatch New Gent Holiday Twist is the only accessory you will need for this holiday season.  You will not be able to resist a peek inside the parcel — like a child on Christmas day. Each of the 14,999 numbered and limited-edition pieces reveal a secret symbol or color of holiday fun everyday through a Christmas tree-shaped window on the dial. Indulge your inner child. Peeking is fun and permitted!

The dial is a glittery golden snowball, while the strap hosts more traditional small white snowballs falling against a romantic sparkly sky. Iconic images of the season from stars, to bells and parcels spontaneously take shifts to appear in the spotlight. Now that’s a gift worth giving and having.

Gear up for the holiday fun time with your Swatch swag or wrap it up for that special gift.

Christmas gifts got simpler and chicer with Swatch. The hunt is over. Take your pick from the myriad of watch choices from the classic and pure designs to the colorful and quirky pieces and the exciting and cult artist collaborations — there’s something for everyone – and for yourself. The selection is so good you’ll want to keep them for yourself.

You’ve got style. Show it with the covetable festive finds at Swatch.

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