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, ...

Folks, y'all know there's really only one Santa Claus. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas. KHALID: But some people like to dress up like Santa.

Tim Allen became the face of the North Pole 30 years ago in his role as Scott Calvin, a regular Joe who magically becomes Santa when he accidentally makes the real guy in the red suit fall off his ...

(CNN) — 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” ...