A British company is making serious case for updating tree toppers to more earthly angels this year.
Women to Look Up To, which launched in October, is selling three rather unique tree toppers for this holiday season. They’re still angels — hence the wings — but they’re definitely not the generic seraphim people are used to seeing perched atop their firs.
The three toppers are modeled to look like three ‘inspiring’ female ‘icons’: Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, and Serena Williams.
Rockin’ around the Christmas tree! The nonprofit Women to Look Up To is selling 3D Christmas tree toppers shaped like inspiring women, including Beyoncé
Holy trio! The Beyoncé topper was one of three the brand released
Good cause: Profits from sales will benefit organizations that empower women
‘The Christmas Angel, Fairy, Tree Topper, by whatever name you call her, is a woman from a bygone era; a woman made of no more than plastic and glitter. No wonder, when the Victorians invented her!’ the website for Women to Look Up To explains.
‘The old dame was due a modern makeover, so we thought why not venerate the real women inspiring us in 2017. Women leading politics, culture, business, who are worthy of wings.
The organization, which is a nonprofit using profits to benefit ‘projects to further female equality,’ started off with the Serena Williams tree-topper. Shaped like the tennis great mid-serve, it features Serena holding a racket while wearing sneakers and a white dress, which matches her wings.
‘Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, with 23 Grand Slams to her name, more than any woman or man. If that’s not inspiration on top of your tree, then who is?’ they wrote.
Love! The first topper launched when the brand debuted was this one shaped like Serena Williams
Serving up seasonal cheer! They pointed out her inspiring and impressive 23 Grand Slams
Act fast: Each topper costs £80 ($106.73) and ships from the UK
Next, they debuted Beyoncé who is rendered in a white bodysuit, heels, and a long jacket and holding a microphone.
‘Beyoncé Knowles, aka Queen B, Sasha Fierce, Mrs Carter, has nearly as many personas as she has Grammys (22!). Having sold 17 million albums, including the seminal ‘Lemonade’, she’s more than a chart topper, she’s a tree topper,’ they wrote.
Finally, they put the final ornament for 2017 up to fans, who voted for Hillary Clinton. They molded her wearing — what else? — a white pantsuit.
‘Hillary Clinton is the first woman to achieve a major party nomination for President of the United States,’ they explained. ‘Serving as Secretary for State, and First Lady, she is a woman steeped in successes, but not deterred by failure.’
Earth angel: The third tree topper is shaped like Hillary Clinton and is, naturally, wearing a pantsuit
Popular vote: Fans voted on their choice for this one and picked the former Secretary of State
Something else: There are also packs of greeting cards featuring stars like Adele and Angelina Jolie as angels
Girl power! The packs also include Hillary and Michelle Obama
Each of the angelic tree-toppers is made of plaster, 3D, and finished by hand and costs £80 ($106.73).
Though they’ve made those three toppers in bulk, they are also doing custom orders for £195 ($260.16) in which customers can have their mothers, sisters, or friends turned into tree-toppers with the help of a 3D body scan in London.
In addition, the site is selling packs of Christmas cards for £8 ($10.67) which feature
Choose from the ‘All American’ pack of 6 – Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, Serena Williams, Michelle Obama, Angelina Jolie, and Adele as angels.