Gifty Under $250

Hi everyone, happy Wednesday!

So…… how was your BFCM? I feel like I did a lot of shopping, but it was mostly on behalf of other people and not as much for myself. However, I did snag this Primecut backpack I’d been eyeing for a while, plus the 2024 version of the Redstone planner I’ve been using all year from Bookshop. Tell me what you got! I’m nosy!

Moving right along with our gift guide series, today’s issue includes gifts under $250 — a price point that’s high enough to impress a long-term partner or a snooty mother-in-law, but also not so out of this world that the gift veers into ludicrous. I’ll save that for my next (and final) gift guide, which will be full of ridiculous “shoot for the moon” type gifts (think Goop/Airmail/Town & Country/etc.) See you then!

Design-Minded Mixing Bowl

POURING BOWL - ANDREW IANNAZZI (FROM $185)

I’m a sucker for some contrast piping.

Space Age Mirror

VINTAGE SPACE AGE LIPSTICK MIRROR - STOELEN MEISJE ($165.53)

Ideally used for — obviously — lipstick application.

Velvet Glove Purse

PEAR VELVET HAND BAG - HANNAH GLENN (£145, ~$184 USD)

Putting the “hand” back in handbag.

Tabi Boot Vase

TABI ANKLE BOOT VASE - SIRAMICS STUDIO ($250)

For the Parsons fashion student on a budget.

Clamshell Diary

VENUS DIARY - ISSHI ($250)

Will turn your hopes and dreams into pearls.

Leather Handkerchief

WHIPSTITCH LAMBSKIN HANDKERCHIEF - CLYDE ($184)

Cottagecore or biker aesthetic? Why not both?

Spiral Pillow

SOFT SPIRAL IN RUST - PUPPYBREATH.LA ($175)

Tell guests it’s a secret symbol, then smile mysteriously.

Ultra-Abstract Nativity Scene

MODERN STAINED GLASS NATIVITY SET - SZKLO GLASS ($225)

Christmas decor for the minimalist set.

Lug-Sole Clogs

UTILITY CLOG - RUTH NEUBAUER ($175)

Danskos get a tactical makeover.

Rave Perfume

165 BPMS - UFO PARFUMS ($210)

The scent of Basement at 3AM.

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