Christmas costumes are great to assist in celebrating the holiday season and making it a memorable event for the year. Christmas costumes can include Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, Elf, Reindeer or Snowman costumes to name a few. Those participating in performances such as The Nutcracker always make use of Toy Soldier costumes. There will always be the Religious Christmas and Nativity Scene costumes for those Christmas Pageants and Church Plays, too! As you can see, there is much more to Christmas costume than the traditional Santa suit! Shop for Christmas costumes online at discount prices.

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HISTORY OF THE SANTA SUIT
Have you ever wondered how the first Santa suit ever came about? Sometimes it is often told that Haddon Sundblom was the designer of the Santa suit when creating advertising work for the Coca-Cola Company. Although his work did standardize the western Image of Santa with a red suit and white fur trim, the suit of the modern Santa Claus made its first appearance before that in the drawings by Thomas Nast which began in the 1863 edition of Harpers Weekly. The original drawings show a small Santa who could easily slide down chimneys and eventually becoming full size in his later works. Thomas Nast was the first one to draw Santa Claus wearing a red suit with white fur lining, a stocking cap and a black belt with large buckle.

In the United States, Santa Claus continues to be depicted with a red jacket and pants trimmed in white fur and accented with a broad buckled belt, a matching hat and large black boots. In some European countries where the form of Saint Nicholas remains popular, the Santa suit worn resembles religious clothing similar to the Victorian Santa Suit. The outfit is closer to that of a saint with a long robe and Bishop's mitre. Before the standardized style, the Santa suit was in a state of flux with a variety designs including an outfit that was tan in color and another that was green.

By the middle of the 19th century, the Santa Suit became well established with the sold red color jacket, pants and hat all trimmed with white fur. The professional Santa Suit is now easily recognized around the world to that of the gift giving Santa Claus.

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