Mariah Carey Has Gone Full Mrs. Claus

As Mariah Carey would say, “It’s time!” The holidays are now well underway, and the singer—the undisputed queen of Christmas, thanks to her endless Christmas bops—is ringing in the season with an annual family trip to Aspen, Colorado. What better way to get festive than with a little bit of skiing (and, more importantly, some cozy après-ski drinks)?

Yesterday, Carey was also spotted doing a little bit of shopping downtown, perhaps to get some last-minute Christmas gifts—and she sported a perfect thematic outfit for the occasion. In fact, her red and white ensemble was giving high-fashion Mrs. Claus.

Forget Santa Claus is coming to town: Carey hit the town in a red sweater dress, white Chanel beanie and gloves, and a pair of shearing-lined below-the-knee boots. (Leave it to her to find snow boots with a heel.) Around her neck, a diamond necklace also read “MC”—because it would not be a Mariah Carey look without some glamorous diamonds.

Now, on anyone else, this look could read as costumey, perhaps even cheesy; But on Carey, it just seems right. After all, her hits like “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and “Oh Santa!” continue to dominate the radio waves this entire month—so she has every right to cosplay as Mrs. Claus! If she had one of those mall photo-op stations like Santa does, we would happily pay every last dollar to get a picture with her.