A lot of sequins for New Year’s! Red, green, white - I fail at all of that because I’m always in black. But for Christmas, I do love wearing cute dresses with tights and a pair of boots.

Benson contrasts the festive expectation of bright, sparkling holiday attire—sequins and traditional seasonal colors—with her own habitual preference for black. The humor in “I fail at all of that” frames fashion not as a moral duty but as a personal comfort zone and identity marker. Yet she also distinguishes between New Year’s and Christmas: even if she resists the stereotypical New Year’s palette, she embraces a more understated, practical holiday look—“cute dresses with tights and a pair of boots.” The quote reads as a casual statement about style, but it also reflects how people negotiate social rituals (dressing for occasions) while maintaining a consistent personal aesthetic.