Even though it’s still warm out, it’s definitely December. So, while you’ve got plenty on your plate, there’s not much time left for holiday shopping. Save the crowds for someone else and use NickyDigital’s Holiday Gift Guide to make sure you’re the most popular person under the tree.
1. It’s bad enough that half of the people walking on the street are yelling into their cell phones but do they really need those Terminator-style earpieces that make it look like they’re conversing with the voices in their heads? Take back the obnoxious public phone call with Fred Flare’s Cell Phone Receiver — in one easy step you can turn your Sidekick into a Zack Morris special.
Perfect Gift For: Dad who is dying to add another cell phone accessory to his belt clip.
2. With the Factory Girl biopic coming out in December, and Andy’s mug on everything from tee shirts to, well, mugs, there’s nothing more current than the past. David Weisman and Melissa Painter have collected fantastic photos and catty commentary in Edie: Girl on Fire
Perfect Gift For: Warholics, pals who never outgrew their mod phase.
3. Going home for the holidays? You know you’ll be overeating, but it’s important not to forget the drinking. With Tiny Living’s Wine and Dine set, a helpful slug of eggnog is never too far away. Impress your family with dishes made for cramped city living and keep a glass on hand for heavy drinking or for tossing at bothersome relatives, depending on how long you’ve been home for.
Perfect Gift For: College-aged sibling who’s so over keggers, grandparents whose old limbs make difficult to reach across the table for their morning Baileys.
4. Sure, traditional ornaments are pretty, but what have a bunch of angels ever done for you? Why not use your tree to pay some respect to the one who wakes you up in the morning, helps you through that 3PM slump and, along with a Parliament light, was lunch throughout college. Urban Outfitters knows how much Diet Coke means to you and they’re here to help, offering this glass ornament, sure to be the cutest one on your tree. Or at least the skinniest, which is totally more important anyway.
Perfect Gift For: Jittery coworkers, cultish Diet Cokeheads, those with New Years resolutions to lose weight through aspertame and not exercise.
5. Do the holidays ever give you that not-so-chosen feeling? Celebrate the Festival of Lights in style with Jonathan Adler’s Utopia Menorah, which announces both your Judaism and your good taste in high-end tchochkies to the world . Keeping up with the Joneses on the Lower East Side and in South Williamsburg has never been easier!
Perfect Gift For: Your Jewish boyfriend’s parents, who wonder what he’s doing with a no-good shiksa like you in the first place.
6. From the company that brought you Turkey and Gravy soda as well as the bile that traditionally rises back up with it, Christmas-flavored sodas are now available. Available in Sugar Plum, Candy Cane and Egg Nog, Jones Sodas are ripe for the spiking, sure to make any holiday event a bit more festive, if not just more carbonated.
Perfect Gift For: random gift retaliation – keep a six pack at your desk and dole them out as the fruitcakes and $5 Starbucks cards from coworkers roll in.
7. New York-based jewelry maker Erica Weiner is flying high. This former costume designer has created a line of interesting, well-crafted and affordable jewelry that anyone on your list would love to get. Our favorite is the Winged Migration Necklace, bringing a who new meaning to looking fly.
Perfect Gift For: The LES girl who has everything, pals on that layered necklace kick.
Perfect Gift for: Gwen Stefani fans, bag ladies, frequent overnight guests.
9. You might be dreaming of a white Christmas, but haven’t you heard Bing Crosby croon about it enough? It’s time to update your holiday sounds, and who better to lull you into the spirit of the season than Karl Lagerfeld? The luxe French boutique Colette is ready to help, offering a two-CD set of the Kaiser’s favorite songs, including hits by LCD Soundsystem, Fiery Furnaces and Goldfrapp. If Karl has his way, Santa will drop that nasty flab by 2007 and, tucked into a Dior Homme snowsuit, be too busy skiing with Donatella to worry about you silly little people and your precious presents.
Perfect Gift for: Chanel addicts, Nylon subscribers, DJs on a diet.
10. They say that every great man is part cowboy, part sailor and part alter boy. Actually, that’s a lie, nobody has ever said that. The ox skull, anchor and plastic cross that make up Pretty Black’s Charm 24, would, however, make a great gift for the under-accessorized dude in your life. Created by New York via London designer Lucy Carr-Ellison, the charms and jewelry that Lucky Black offers are unisex(y) and perfectly charming for any occasion.
Perfect gift for: Gay best friends, goth brothers.
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