CANDY CANE & CUTOFFS: WHY KYLIE’S RED LEATHER + DENIM COMBO IS 2025’S HOLIDAY MOOD
There are approximately six weeks out of the year when wearing a red leather jacket feels completely reasonable. Kylie Jenner appears to know this.
For a Chrome Hearts holiday party in West Hollywood, she pulled a vintage red Gucci jacket from the Fall/Winter 1997 collection — cropped, plunging and already doing most of the work — and wore it with dark-wash low-rise jeans and black heels.
Which is basically “jeans and a nice top” after getting a very expensive Christmas bonus.
No sequins. No tiny Santa dress. No pretending December requires dressing like an ornament.
Just really good vintage Gucci, really low jeans, and proof that sometimes the holiday outfit was already sitting in the archive.
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But here’s the magic trick: she didn’t trade comfort for glam. The denim grounds the outfit in real-girl energy — like “holiday party meets last-minute mall run,” but make it couture. The jacket gives red-carpet edge; the jeans give “I’m about to leave the party, grab tacos, and still look fire.”
Her glam was whole: long soft waves, a glossy nude lip, and rings that twinkle like Christmas lights. In one Instagram Story, she captioned the look with a single “🎁” — and honestly? The gift was Us seeing her in color.
Holiday Hack:
If you’re copying this look — grab a cropped red jacket (bonus points if it’s vintage), dark denim that hits low on the hips, and throw on black heels. Big red lip? Optional. But the energy? Mandatory. Add a white Christmas tree backdrop and a hot cocoa in one hand — and you’re officially giving “silent night, saucy night™.”
