If our Instagram feed is any indication, weekend nights are all about the ugly sweater parties. We're spinning the time-honored tradition and opting for faux-ugly Christmas sweaters that show off geeky pop-culture taste. From handmade Doctor Who to Pac-Man zipping through an 8-bit tree, find a sweater here that'll be the talk of the eggnog bowl.
Christmas Is Coming
Wait. Does this mean Santa is a Lannister? For those wishing to be back in Westeros, the Game of Thrones [1]-inspired ($43) sweater is a necessity.
Doctor Who 50th Celebration
The classic Christmas sweater pattern gets in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary spirit [2] ($43).
Santa Travels by TARDIS
Prepare a victory speech, because this Doctor Who sweater [3] ($50) with its bowtie, handmade knit TARDIS, and lettering will win first place in any ugly sweater contest.
Yoda Claus
Sneaky Yoda Claus [4] ($35), with his bag of toys for all the good girls and boys of Dagobah.
Jem's Holiday Spectacular
Would you want any other band than Jem and the Holograms [5] ($35) playing at your holiday party? Didn't think so.
Robot vs. Dino
It's a battle of the future against the prehistoric in this printed pullover sweater [6] ($25) from Etsy shop HappyFamily.
Totoro Christmas
Someone forgot to add the ugly here, because Totoro makes for one adorable Christmas sweater [7] ($43).
Dino vs. Dino
Quick! Someone call a paleontologist, because we need to know which dinosaur to root for in this ugly sweater [8] ($29).
Happy Christmas, Harry!
Get the Harry Potter [9] gang back together for a magical Christmas, sweater style [10] ($43).
She-Ra and He-Man Powers Unite
It's been a while since She-Ra and He-Man regularly appeared on TV, which makes this reappearance on a holiday sweatshirt [11] ($35) even better.
Pac-Man Christmas Tree
The land of Pac-Man [12] ($20, originally $35) and the villainous ghosts make a perfect Christmas tree setup.