It’s fashionable to give and receive this holiday season.
Mitchells’ merch
The Mitchells Family of Stores (www.mitchellstores.com) is a group of family owned, high-end men’s and women’s specialty stores based in Connecticut. (Even the hosiery has a line called “Mario.”) However, there’s much more than socks—with everything from the Kimberly McDonald earrings (as seen in Sex & the City 2, and worth a cool $48,400) to a hanging dopp kit (for men’s toiletries).
Hitting the bag time
Talk about a gift that keeps on giving! Miche bags (www.michebag.com: $39.95 for a base bag and $14.95 for a shell) offer purses that can be configured to constantly have a different look. The bag is one purse that, through 40 interchangeable shells that fit snugly over the outside and attach via magnets, instantly changes its color and look; it is the equivalent of 40 handbags in one—a plan that seems designed to save money so you can actually put things in that purse.
He’s like the Wind
Philadelphia-based artist and jewelry designer John Wind has crafted two limited-edition pieces, a keychain and bracelet, adorned with charms symbolizing the fight against AIDS (and available at (maximalart.com/aids.html; $49-$125). The keychain, priced at $49, features a key to unlock the mysterious door to a cure and a four-leaf clover for good luck. The bracelet features a locket in memory of loved ones, a horseshoe for good luck, a heart for love and compassion, a shield to offer protection, a crystal disco ball for joy and optimism, a guardian angel and a four-leaf clover.
Fun, fun, fun
Zazzle (www.zazzle.com) has, literally, millions of fun T-shirts and novelty items for practically everyone on your list. From Bayside High T-shirts (an homage to TV’s Saved by the Bell) to custom postage to an “I Am Fierce” mousepad (and how many gay boys want THAT one?), you really can’t go wrong.