A few of us are lugging suitcases filled with presents, others are sending vacation care packages by mail, and the remaining are arranging les cadeaux to be unwrapped chez nous. Right here, 5 editors share what they’ve ordered for the vacations up to now, and their picks are simply so good as a result of—effectively, you’ll see. Buddies of editors: Learn no additional. Everybody else: Take notes.
PS: If, after studying, you’re nonetheless stumped, electronic mail [email protected]—we’ve obtained sure-to-please ideas for everybody you’ve but to test off your record.
ALI PEW
trend director
For my finest good friend:
“She carries totes each day—small, huge, Hermès, L.L.Bean, however all the time a tote. She additionally works in trend, however Rue de Verneuil is a model I can shock her with. I do know she will likely be toting this cutie round NYC the day after Christmas.”
KATE WOLFSON
VP, content material
For Sam:
“My husband is extraordinarily low-maintenance. The person hardly outlets for himself, that means it’s on me to verify his knock-around garments get an annual refresh. Behold: the fanciest, softest, best-quality sweats on the market.”
“This nifty gadget is like if a gentler Theragun and a dry brush had a child. That is good, as a result of possibly now I’ll get again the Theragun and dry brush he stole from me.”
For Kitt (virtually two):
“Kitt will get to get pleasure from what I hope is my not-entirely-unpleasant rendition of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ each night time earlier than mattress, so that is becoming wall décor. It’s additionally an important alternative to assist The Little Market’s efforts to offer artisans—on this case, these dwelling in rural elements of The Philippines—with dwelling wages and talent improvement.”
For Sonny (virtually 5):
“He all the time gravitates towards the guitar we have now sitting out in the lounge, and his curiosity has lengthy since become clumsy plucking, which we wholeheartedly encourage. Loog guitars are designed to take that curiosity to the following stage. They’re actually cool-looking, too.”
For my mother:
“My mother and I share a love of caviar. For New 12 months’s Eve—an enormous deal in my household—I plan on stocking up on all of the fixings (kettle chips, teeny pancakes, tremendous fancy crème fraîche) and bringing out fifty grams of ROE’s sustainably farmed, richly flavorful goodness.”
“I already personal this beautiful Carmen Ellis piece. And as quickly as my mother units foot in our home when she visits over the vacations, this would be the second factor she’ll gush over (her grandbabies would be the first). Wouldn’t or not it’s a candy shock for her to fly house to this magnificence ready at her doorstep?”
JEAN GODFREY-JUNE
govt magnificence director
For my mother:
“Even when your mother is a backpacking, Masters-swimming eighty-year-old tomboy like mine, she is going to love the unbelievable consolation (the flowy silk is simply next-level, and if you happen to’re chilly, slip on a cashmere cardigan for much more tactile delight) and the dress-it-up-or-down glamour of a Natalie Martin sundress.”
SARAH ROSE
senior stylist
AMANDA CHUNG
senior editor
For Natalie:
“I’ve observed my college-age sister makes use of her backpack as a carry-on each time she flies house for breaks. I’m upgrading her with this duffle and throwing in some leakproof TSA-compliant containers for her toiletries. They even snap collectively to assist hold issues organized.”
