You might be thinking about Labor Day weekend, but Anthropologie is thinking about ‘Kitschmas’ – it's just quietly launched a ’90s holiday decor collection that is sure to sell out

Is it 1997 or 2025? December or August? Anthropologie’s 2025 holiday collection rewinds to a more playful era and makes it unexpectedly elegant

Anthropologie holiday 2025 collection, featuring an ochre gingham Christmas tree skirt and retro-style holiday figurines
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For a few years, Christmas – arguably the most charming holiday of them all – got swept up in the beige-ification of the modern home. I’m not anti-monochrome, but when every festive scene gets scrubbed of color in favor of matte black, cream, and the occasional mercy-glint of gold, something gets lost. Namely: joy.

Anthropologie’s 2025 holiday collection brings it all back – not just the red and green, but good old-fashioned, Kris Kringle-coded kitsch. It harks back to an era when Christmas decorating ideas were DIYed with Elmer’s glue, popsicle sticks, and glitter; when a corny beach Santa from a Fort Lauderdale family vacation wasn’t just acceptable – it was cherished. A pre-socials time with wide-eyed, anything-goes energy we haven’t seen since the ’90s.

Now, the wonderment returns in the Christmas trends of 2025 – still charming, but decidedly chicer. Anticipate holiday ornaments with actual personality: a pickleball paddle, a glitter-dipped matchbox, a knit bunny mid-golf swing – even a lineup of CZ-covered carbohydrates, courtesy of BaubleBar. The drop is nostalgic and playful, anchored by elegant pearl-strand garlands and the return of Anthropologie’s cult-favorite faux spruce trees – which, somehow, sell out every year.

Ornament garland displayed on a white fireplace mantel topped with an oversized striped ornament, taper candle, and miniature fern tree

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It might only be August, but the festive spirit is already here. And if my sixth sense is correct, this early Anthropologie holiday collection won’t stay stocked for long. Here's everything I’m eyeing to bring back the magic, the charm, and just a little bit of chaos. Because it’s Christmas. Let’s have fun again.


A little birdie told me Shea McGee’s holiday 2025 collection is dropping soon too – and I may or may not have already seen, touched, and experienced the entire thing myself. Based on what I spotted, here are the Christmas trends I’m predicting will be everywhere next season from my preview.

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