Gifts for the Hard-to-Please
We all have these people in our lives: The people who invoke gift-giving paralysis because you know them too well—or not well enough. Below, some options for the trickier recipients on your list.
Best Friend
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TERRAPIN STATIONERS
LET’S TAKE THIS SHIT
ANALOG A6 NOTE CARDS Terrapin Stationers, $18 Because you guys go way back. -
LANDS’ END
WOMEN’S SHEARLING
MOC SLIPPERS Lands’ End, $89 Tried and true. -
THE CONRAN SHOP
F. HAMMANN SEWING
UTENSIL KIT Selfridges & Co., $182.78 See? You’ve always got her back. -
COMME DES GARÇONS
LARGE ZIP NEON LEATHER CHECKBOOK WALLET Bird, $275 Whenever she buys a coffee, she’ll think of you. -
TATA HARPER
AROMATIC IRRITABILITY
TREATMENT goop, $65 No explanation required. -
Short SLEEP SHIRT goop, $265 Like the best flannel pajamas
ever, but a little sexy, too. -
MINNA
MILTA STRIPE BLANKET IN dark blue Minna, $105 For nights of Netflix and good-ish wine (and no, no chill).
Mother-in-Law
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WHITE & WARREN CASHMERE EYE MASK goop, $99 The sort of thing she’ll use all the time, but would
never think to buy for herself. -
cire trudon
josÉPHINE Cire Trudon, $105 Glamorous and gorgeous. -
COACH RUCKSACK Coach, $695 Hands-free travel that’s so much easier on the back.
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ASTIER DE VILLATTE
AOYAMA INCENSE BOX ABC Carpet & Home, $50 For dressing up the guest bath… -
ASTIER DE VILLATTE
ANTOINETTE INCENSE HOLDER ABC Carpet & Home, $95 …big time. -
vintage aluminum legs
NUTCRACKER Man of the World, $130 No pun intended. -
BRAHMS MOUNT
COTTON HERRINGBONE THROW Brahms Mount, $243 Goes with everything.
Boss
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Hayden
LEATHER FOLDER Lost & Found, $295 Like the fanciest manila folder ever
(and so much cooler than a folio). -
BOWER
BLACK TIPSY WRITER Bower, $35 For inspiring balance. -
LIGHT + LADDER
TALL CHROMO
SELF-WATERING
PLANTER Food52, $100 To remind your boss
there’s life outside the
office doors. -
NOMESS DISPLAY BOX Huset, $120 Such a pretty backdrop to post-it notes and binder clips.
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LOBMEYR
PERSONAL DECANTER
“JOSEPHINE” Crest and Co., $320 Nothing like Lobmeyr to
encourage the creation of an
office bar cart… -
HANS HARALD RATH FOR LOBMEYR
ALPHA TUMBLERS, SET OF 6 The Future Perfect, $468 …with the glasses to match. -
SATIN-FINISH BRASS
BUSINESS CARD HOLDER Kaufmann Mercantile, $49 Give old-fashioned networking an upgrade.
The Friend Who Has Everything
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TINA FREY
CHAMPAGNE BUCKET Dara Artisans, $190 For parties and picnics. -
CRISTALLERIE ROYALE DE SAINT-LOUIS
NIGHT CARAFE Atelier Courbet, $845 Like lace-meets-glass. -
NYMPHENBURG
TRIO OF BUSTELLI BOTTLE CORKS Crest and Co., $1,900 Because the best wine kind of deserves
Nymphenberg. -
ALEXANDRA LLEWELLYN
CARNIVAL EDITION Crest and Co., $4,410 That is one dressed up
backgammon board. -
MARCEL BREUER TEA TROLLEY Neue Galerie, $5,275 Stunning.
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COACH
SHEARLING WINE HOLDER Coach, $150 At first glance, kind of absurd; at second,
brilliant. #nomorebrokenbottles -
Overlap Sewing Studio
WATERPROOF WAXED
CANVAS LUNCH BAGS Kaufmann Mercantile, $49 When brown paper won’t do. -
HERMÈS
EQUATEUR PUZZLE Hermès, $450 You know, for idle hours at the
lake house.