I’ve been seeing this oft-revisited trend springing up again from the fashion archives for Holiday season. I’m always puzzled by the understated tricks to mastering velvet. It takes fitness. It takes boldness. It takes this list.

Velvet can be incorporated perfectly into a wardrobe stocked with this year’s minimal trend that’s still going strong. Following a few easy rules, you can incorporate velvet into your winter wardrobe with ease.

Added bonus: it’s a lux, non-leather statement.

Here’s how:

1.  Channel Karlie Kloss and Crush it. via Topshop
2. Give credit to Pantone’s Color of the Year, Marsala. via Zara 
3. Embrace a graphic print. via Anthropology
4. Add it to a carry-over trend, your favorite kimono. via UO.