What Should We Wear? 🎄

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One of the questions I’m asked the most before Christmas Minis is “What should we wear?” — so I’ve put together this little guide to help you choose outfits that will work beautifully with this year’s Christmas experience.

First and foremost, please don’t feel like you need to buy a whole new wardrobe! I want your photographs to feel like you. These are simply a few ideas to help everything work beautifully together.

This year, think nostalgic, traditional Christmas — warm knits, beautiful textures, earthy colours and those gorgeous little details that make everything feel extra festive.

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Inside – Letters to Santa ✉️🎅🏼

We’ll begin our Christmas story indoors, where the children will be writing their all-important Letters to Santa.

Think a beautiful old writing desk, handwritten letters, vintage typewriter, feather pens, wax seals, twinkling Christmas trees and, of course, a very special Good List featuring the children’s own names.

The indoor scene will have beautiful rich greens and warm, traditional Christmas tones, so outfits that feel soft, cosy and slightly nostalgic will work perfectly.

Think: cream and oatmeal knits, warm beige and camel, chocolate brown, muted greens, burgundy, deep reds and touches of tartan.

For girls, I love knitted dresses, skirts with tights, pinafore dresses, pretty blouses and chunky cardigans.

For boys, chinos or cords with a shirt, knitted jumper or cardigan look gorgeous.

And bare feet, socks or simple neutral shoes can all work beautifully indoors.

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Outside – Posting Our Letters to Santa 🚜✉️

Once those very important letters have been written, we’ll head outside to post them on their way to the North Pole!

Our outdoor scene will continue the story with Santa’s postbox, Christmas letter sacks and a gorgeous red Massey Ferguson tractor, all set against the beautiful rustic surroundings of Jack’s Barn.

For this part, we’re going full English countryside Christmas.

The easiest option is to keep exactly the same outfit underneath and simply layer up for outside.

Add a beautiful winter coat, gilet, knitted hat, scarf or wellies and suddenly you have a completely different look without needing a full outfit change.

Traditional countryside colours will look gorgeous here — olive and forest green, camel, tan, chocolate brown, cream, navy, burgundy and muted reds.

Tartan and subtle checks will also work beautifully.

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A Few Little Styling Tips ✨

Coordinate rather than match.
You don’t all need to wear the same colour. Instead, choose 3–4 complementary colours and mix them throughout everyone’s outfits.

Texture is your friend.
Knits, corduroy, wool, velvet, linen, tweed and chunky cardigans photograph beautifully and add so much warmth to Christmas photographs.

Layers are perfect.
Dress for the indoor scene first, then simply add your coats, hats, scarves or gilets when we head outside.

Avoid large logos, characters and slogans.
They can quickly date photographs and draw attention away from your faces.

Be careful with very bright colours.
Particularly bright, pillar-box red. We already have some gorgeous red elements in the outdoor scene, so softer, deeper shades such as burgundy, rust and wine will complement the set rather than compete with it.

And finally…

Please don’t overthink it.

I’d much rather your children arrive comfortable, happy and feeling like themselves than squeezed into something they hate because it photographs well!

I’ll also have a selection from my client wardrobe available to borrow, and I’ll be sharing some of my favourite outfit inspiration and available pieces over on Instagram before the sessions.

The overall look we’re aiming for this year is…

Cosy. Nostalgic. Countryside. Traditional Christmas magic. 🎄✨

And I genuinely cannot wait to see it all come together.