Red velvet suit, white fur trim, tall black boots, cozy (if not indulgent) pom-pom hat. Santa Claus’ uniform may have some variations, from Tim Allen’s off-duty outfits in “The Santa Clause ...

Editor’s Note: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes is a new series investigating how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. Red velvet suit, ...

Santa Doug, Bloomingdale’s in-house Santa since 2019, has always worn red — until now. But, he noted that it is mainly parents, not kids, who miss the crimson.

In 1870, American cartoonist Thomas Nast famously drew Santa in red for Harper's Weekly, incorporating key elements such as the fur-lined outfit and black belt.

The artist created a new type of Santa in an outfit with colors that echoed Coke's logo, and this became Santa's permanent image. Blue and white or blue and silver are the color combinations we ...