Per Capodanno Anna indossa una giacca elegante.

Per Capodanno means for New Year’s / at New Year’s time.

Here per is used to give the occasion or event something is connected to. It often means something like:

• for
• on the occasion of
• at

So Per Capodanno Anna indossa una giacca elegante means that this is what Anna wears for New Year’s.

Italian often puts this kind of time expression at the beginning of the sentence for context, but it could also come later:

• Anna indossa una giacca elegante per Capodanno.

That version is also natural.

Capodanno is the Italian word for New Year’s Day or, more broadly in many contexts, New Year’s as a holiday occasion.

It is a masculine singular noun:

• il Capodanno

In everyday usage, per Capodanno usually refers to the New Year celebration period, not just the calendar day in a strict technical sense.

In Italian, certain time expressions and holiday expressions often appear without an article after a preposition.

So:

• a Natale = at Christmas
• a Pasqua = at Easter
• per Capodanno = for New Year’s

Using no article here is normal and idiomatic. You may sometimes see articles in other structures, but in this sentence per Capodanno without il is the expected form.

Indossa is the third-person singular present tense of the verb indossare, which means to wear or to put on clothing.

The present tense forms are:

• io indosso = I wear
• tu indossi = you wear
• lui/lei indossa = he/she wears
• noi indossiamo = we wear
• voi indossate = you all wear
• loro indossano = they wear

Since the subject is Anna, we use indossa.

It can be used in ways that overlap with both English verbs, but in a sentence like this it is usually understood as to wear:

• Anna indossa una giacca elegante = Anna is wearing / wears an elegant jacket.

In some contexts, indossare can also focus on the act of putting something on, but here the most natural English idea is simply wears.

Italian usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb form already shows who the subject is.

So instead of saying:

• Lei indossa una giacca elegante

Italian very often just says:

• Anna indossa una giacca elegante

or even:

• Indossa una giacca elegante

if the subject is already clear from context.

English usually requires the subject pronoun, but Italian often leaves it out.

Because giacca is a feminine singular noun.

The indefinite articles in Italian are:

• un for many masculine singular nouns
• uno for certain masculine singular nouns
• una for feminine singular nouns

So:

• una giacca = a jacket

If the noun were masculine, it would be different:

• un cappotto = a coat

In Italian, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they are simply describing it.

So:

• una giacca elegante = an elegant jacket

This is the most neutral and natural order.

Some adjectives can come before the noun, but that often changes the tone, emphasis, or style. For a basic descriptive phrase, noun + adjective is very common in Italian.

Elegante is an adjective with a form that is the same for masculine singular and feminine singular.

So you get:

• un uomo elegante = an elegant man
• una donna elegante = an elegant woman

But in the plural it changes:

• uomini eleganti
• donne eleganti

So in una giacca elegante, the adjective agrees correctly with the feminine singular noun giacca, even though the form looks the same as the masculine singular.

Yes, portare can sometimes be used to mean to wear, especially in everyday Italian.

So this is also possible:

• Anna porta una giacca elegante

However, indossare is more specifically tied to clothing and is often a very clear, direct choice for to wear.

Very roughly:

• indossare = to wear / to put on clothing
• portare = to carry, to bring, and sometimes to wear

So indossa is especially precise here.

Yes. Italian word order is fairly flexible, though some orders sound more natural depending on what you want to emphasize.

These are all possible:

• Per Capodanno Anna indossa una giacca elegante.
• Anna indossa una giacca elegante per Capodanno.
• Anna per Capodanno indossa una giacca elegante.

The original sentence puts Per Capodanno first to set the scene right away.

Yes. Italian often uses the present tense for things that are planned, habitual, or understood from context, even when English might use the future.

So Anna indossa una giacca elegante can mean:

• Anna wears an elegant jacket
• Anna is wearing an elegant jacket
• Anna will wear an elegant jacket

The surrounding context, especially Per Capodanno, helps tell you this is probably about what she wears for that occasion.

Because Anna is the subject, and subject + verb + object is the most basic and common word order in Italian, just as in English.

So:

• Anna = subject
• indossa = verb
• una giacca elegante = object

Italian can move elements around more freely than English, but this order is straightforward and natural.

It breaks down like this:

• Per Capodanno = prepositional phrase expressing occasion/time
• Anna = subject
• indossa = verb
• una giacca elegante = direct object noun phrase

Inside una giacca elegante:

• una = indefinite article
• giacca = noun
• elegante = adjective modifying giacca

So the sentence structure is essentially:

[time/occasion phrase] + [subject] + [verb] + [object]

They could say other things too, depending on the exact nuance.

For example:

• A Capodanno can mean on/at New Year’s
• Per Capodanno can suggest for New Year’s, with a sense of occasion or purpose

In this sentence, Per Capodanno sounds very natural because it highlights what Anna wears for that event.

So the choice is not random: per gives the idea of clothing chosen for the occasion.