How to Make Any Outfit a Holiday Party Outfit With One Burgundy Wrap

By Sheri · Style Notes · October 27, 2026 · 3 min read

A holiday party outfit does not need a new wardrobe: one burgundy wrap over a simple base turns almost anything you already own into a Christmas party outfit women actually feel good in.

Most of us already own the pieces: a soft knit, dark jeans or a black dress. What is usually missing is the one layer that makes it look chosen for the party. A cabernet-colored wrap does that in about ten seconds.

Here is how I wear one burgundy wrap three different ways for a winter party outfit, from casual to dressy.

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The Formula to Remember

Start with a simple base, add one burgundy wrap and finish with black heeled booties. That is how any outfit becomes a holiday party outfit.

The Easy Formula

STEP 1

Start with a simple base

Pair a soft cream turtleneck with dark jeans. It is a comfortable, polished base that works under almost any layer, and the cream tone makes burgundy glow. Keep it simple here, because the wrap will do the talking.

STEP 2

Add the burgundy wrap

Drape the cross-front wrap over your shoulders and let the loop closure hold it in place. The deep cabernet color adds richness and a finished shape, so the same base suddenly looks dressed for a party.

Step 2: a cabernet cross-front wrap draped over a cream turtleneck for a christmas party outfit women love, gathered at one shoulder with a loop closure

STEP 3

Finish with black block-heel booties

Black heeled booties ground the burgundy and add height without a sore evening. A block heel is steady on icy sidewalks and still looks dressy.

Why it works: A soft cream base keeps things calm, burgundy brings the holiday color and a black heel pulls it together. Three simple pieces make one real holiday outfit.

Smooth knit cross-front burgundy poncho wrap shown on a dress form with evergreen and twinkle lights

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Burgundy Cross-Front Wrap

A soft knit wrap in deep burgundy with a cross-front shape and a loop closure, so it sits neatly on your shoulders. It layers over sweaters, blouses and dresses.

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