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The Graduate:
8 Gifts That’ll Set Them Up for Success

After years of term papers, finals, majors, minors, GPAs, and rest-of-your-life questions, graduation day is a big deal for good reason. To make the school-to-real-life transition that much smoother, we’ve corralled the most useful tools, tricked-out tech, and grown-up gifts. In other words, equal parts pomp and circumstance.

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    work the room

    “Dress for the job you want, not the one you have,” said everyone, everywhere. These sleek separates—and those sparkly Van Cleef & Arpels studs—do exactly that.

  2. Van Cleef & Arpels earrings Van Cleef & Arpels earrings Van Cleef & Arpels, $6,800
    In partnership with our friends
    at Van Cleef & Arpels

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  4. Totême jacket Totême jacket goop, $660

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  6. Totême Trousers Totême Trousers goop, $350

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  8. Victoria Beckham heels Victoria Beckham heels goop, $860
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    WAKE-UP CALL

    Adulting is hard. This totally brilliant twofer makes seizing the day a little bit easier. (And no one can hate on good coffee with a great cause.)

  11. Grounds and Hounds Coffee Subscription Grounds and Hounds Coffee Subscription Grounds and Hounds, $16

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  13. Barisieur Tea & Coffee Maker Alarm Clock Barisieur Tea & Coffee Maker Alarm Clock Citizen Goods, $399
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    YOUR WISH =
    MY COMMAND

    Blast music, call Mom, set a timer, get easy dinner recipe ideas. It’s a private DJ, a personal assistant, and a digital sous chef, all rolled into one. Genius.

  16. Google GOOGLE HOME MAX Google GOOGLE HOME MAX goop, $399
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    SIMMER DOWN

    The gift that keeps on giving: Stock their first kitchen in one fell swoop with pro-grade pots and pans, plus an organic meal-prep service to make sure they actually get used.

  19. GreenPan PADOVA CERAMIC NONSTICK GreenPan PADOVA CERAMIC NONSTICK
    10-PIECE COOKWARE SET     goop, $250

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  21. Sun Basket Meal Delivery Service Sun Basket Meal Delivery Service Sun Basket, $72 and up
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    DULY NOTED

    Because those thank-you cards aren’t going to write themselves…

  3. Alissa Bell BRASS MEMO BOX Alissa Bell BRASS MEMO BOX goop, $212
  4. Alissa Bell Memo Paper with
    Custom Monogramming     Alissa Bell, $238     Shop now
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    RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

    Résumé writing, cover letter review, interview prep—one session with the Career Contessa (plus the kind of leather accessories that whisper, “I’ve got my sh*t together!”) will put them miles ahead of
    the curve.

  7. Career Contessa One-on-One Mentoring Session Career Contessa One-on-One Mentoring Session Career Contessa, $100 and up

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  9. Graf Lantz MEMO ENVELOPE Graf Lantz MEMO ENVELOPE goop, $88
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    ZIP ALONG

    We all remember the days of roommate cohabitation and shared bathrooms—here, an essential for keeping all her, well, essentials neatly tucked away. (Extra credit for the pretty pink monogram.)

  12. goop x Graf Lantz Personalized Leather Bento Box goop x Graf Lantz Personalized
    Leather
    Bento Box     goop, $350
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    BE WELL

    Get ’em while they’re young: Ease real-world angst with the ultimate mind-body-and-soul reset.

  15. In goop Health Tickets In goop Health Tickets goop, $1,000