Posts tagged with 'holiday shopping':

With the Gucci shake up and the anticipated spring job shuffle, the air in Milan is tense and the buzzword coming out of the city is holiday, of the getaway kind. For gift giving then, tending the mind and body — whether you're staying in or leaving the city — is in order. Collistar dermosplastic bath with sea algae is the style setter's secret weapon for livening the body and freeing the mind from today's frenetic lifestyle.  read more »

Where New York and London suggest an anything goes policy, standards are slightly higher in Paris when it comes to gift giving. Wrapping is given careful analysis and can often say more than the content, which should lean to the exquisite no matter what the size of the gift. A one-stop shopping destination for valuables and fine presentation is our favourite Paris store, L'eclaireur, where objects that evoke meaning are always on display. At the Palais Royal branch of the store, Dosa's Christina Kim shows her own color block apartment of sheep skin rugs and throw pillows upstairs and sells her sterile white bohemian wool t-shirts on the first floor; the latter is the perfect gift for any knowledgeable fashion maven. Prices start at €165.  read more »

We've searched under every retail rock of the British capitol to come up with the ultimate London holiday wish list. Firstly, the holiday without chocolate is unthinkable and British chocolatier Rococo produces the best. Look out for delicious holiday flavors such as Christmas pudding and Frankincense & Myrrh. High on any style maven's wish list is cult label J&M Davidson's luxurious handbags like the roomy Soho bag in supple calfskin or the Mercer bag, a refined and feminine take on the classic doctor's bag. Both versions come in a range of colors and finishes. Prices start from £400.  read more »

It is a self-confident fashionista who will confess to the myriad of alternative shopping options New York City has on offer. With that in mind, JC Report has compiled a list of New York-focused holiday gifts that the less sophisticated among us may have overlooked. For the dreamer in your life, a gift certificate to Aedes de Venustas, the mecca of fragrances, may lead to many romantic tales. For the fashion-obsessed, the must-have accessory of the moment is Andrew + Andrew's 24K gold Sensor pin, $95 at Seven New York.  read more »