“Whether it’s
Christmas Day or
just a Tuesday, a
Chanel bag is the
ultimate grand-gesture
present. This year,
I’d like mine to look
like a traffic light.”
Bag, £15,790, Chanel“Scented candles make
great stocking fillers- and Tom Dixon’s
stone sets are a
design-led favourite.”
Tom Dixon
Materialism Candle
Gift Set, £150
“They say you should
give the gifts you’d want to
receive, and I can’t think
of anything I’d like to find
under the Christmas tree
more than these Richard
Ginori dinner plates.”
Plate, £80, Richard Ginori,
at Liberty“If you’re not averse
to a touch of glitter but
don’t want to look
like a Christmas tree,
this sparkly nail
varnish is the perfect
compromise.”
Essie Glitter Nail Polish
in Congrats, £8“Malachite is said to
clear and cleanse your
chakras, but you’d be
excused for loving this
ring simply for its
festive pizzazz.”
Ring, from £4,000,
Gabriela Hearst“Dark shades of Dior Addict
Lacquer Stick are my go-to
for a vampy winter lip.”
Dior Dior Addict Lacquer
Stick in Black Coffee, £30“December calls
for equal parts formal
and loungewear. I’ll
be cosying up in this
robe post-parties.”
Organic cotton
bathrobe, from £160,
Tekla“There really is no
better gift for the person
who has everything than
personalised stationery.”
Bespoke notecards,
from £195, Smythson“These gold-rimmed
agate coasters are
beautiful enough to
pass for works of art.”
Coasters, £245 for
a set of four, Aerin, at
Matchesfashion.comWhether to give or receive, here’s all
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