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FeedThe Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
We’ve got your holiday gift-giving dilemma all wrapped up: special presents at all prices, from frugal (less than $10—really!) to splurge- worthy ($16,000).
Perfect Presents
Great gifts to give—and get—from frugal (less than $10, really!)
to splurge-worthy ($16,000)
by Sandy Hapoienu
photography by John O’Donnell
Under $50
They may be teeny but they sure get big smiles. These magnetic photo holders can be used for place cards, too!
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foot fetish $9.99 (Boot) $8.99 (Shoes) Yogi’s Paw 141 Main St, Mount Kisco (914) 864-0386 |
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For those born with a silver spoon in their mouths—or whose parents wish they were—silver leather loafers to match. The tyke may not appreciate the look, but we bet admirers will ooh and aah.
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Baby Shoes $46 Holbrook Baby Cottage 1251-53 Pleasantville Rd Briarcliff (914) 994-0734 |
Designed by the Savannah College of Art and Design Working Class Studio, these lightweight, dishwasher-safe plastic plates will add a touch of whimsy to every gathering.
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Plastic Dishes $5.95 (Blue Pheasant Salad Plate) $8.95 (Dinner Plate) Say Cheese and Thank You 76 Main St, Irvington (914) 591-6277 |
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What a great idea! And what a wonderful gift for, well, just about anyone whose got partner-missing socks in their drawers (who doesn’t?). A set of three mismatched socks allows for creativity and solves the age-old problem of the disappearing sock.
Sizes range from children to adults.
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Little Miss Matched Sock Set $8 Casi Cielo at Heart & Soul 22 Main St, Yonkers (914) 964-5210 |
Zip-lock bags just won’t do. Your lucky gift recipient can tote her makeup must-haves in these
terrycloth turtle-patterned cases.
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Cosmetic Cases $22 (set of three) Eiluj 119 Katonah Ave Katonah (914) 232-2227 |
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Ooh, aah. It looks like an alien ballerina, but you’ll love having her many light, prancing feet dancing on your head.
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Sarut Group Head Massager $38 Iris 10 Park Pl, Bronxville (914) 337-1823 |
Your teen loves to play air guitar? Do her one better. Hit just the right note with this guitar-shaped handbag.
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Guitar Handbag $39.99 (small) $46.99 (large) Yogi’s Paw 141 Main St (914) 864-0386 |
You can’t have your pal walk out of a salon in plain old plastic flip flops. These cloth sandals are stylish—comfy, too—in terry/velour, and won’t mess up that pedicure.
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Pedicure Flip Flops $25 Shoetique 33 Katonah Ave Katonah (914) 232-0021 |
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How cool are these? Made from actual wooden Scrabble tiles, cufflinks for the word-play fan in your family. And the letters Q, X, Z, and J are no more expensive than any other letter.
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Scrabble Cufflinks $45 Jems 25 Parkway Katonah (914) 232-2900 |
A gift with the Wright Stuff—Frank Lloyd Wright, to be exact. The design is adapted from a 1908 stained-glass window created for a playhouse; chrome-plated brass with enamel.
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Business Card Case $40 Metropolitan Museum of Art Store The Westchester White Plains (914) 993-1470 |
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A beautiful bowl at a very reasonable price—crafted in Bulgaria using traditional methods and motifs.
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Handmade Bowl $39 James 21 Babbitt Rd Bedford Hills (914) 514-8981 |
For the executive in your life: Made from German tin and reminiscent of a vintage cigarette case, this card case also stylishly stashes bills.
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Card Case $35 Via Michelle 49 S Moger Ave Mount Kisco (914) 244-7000 |
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A super-mini chandelier can come in handy when working on those late-night, last-minute term-papers or studying for tomorrow’s test. Requires three AAA batteries.
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Chandelier $14.99 The Container Store 145 Westchester Ave White Plains (914) 946-4767 |
Organize your handbag in striped style.
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Cosmetic Cases $22 (two-piece) Contact 549 N State Rd Briarcliff Manor (914) 941-7761 |
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To keep little ones’ hands nice and warm this season: hand-knit Italian puppet mitts that come in a variety of colors and sizes ranging from baby to toddler.
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Jesse Walker Mittens $36 Bella Blu 311 Route 22 Goldens Bridge (914) 232-5500 |
$50-$200
Encrusted with sparkling beads, this bag features a silver kiss-lock closure and matching chain handle and comes with its own satin storage pouch.
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25th Anniversary Vera Bradley Evening Bag $150 Greeting & Salutations 255 Halstead Ave Harrison (914) 835-7338 |
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For the postmodern holiday reveler: the wallet, reinvented in flexible stainless steel.
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Theo Stewart\Stand bi-fold Wallet $75 Family Britches 70 King St Chappaqua (914) 238-8017 |
Fashioned from resin and stainless steel, this fanciful “green tea” fountain pen resembles a cactus.
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Jean Pierre Le PinE Pen $195 Jems 25 Parkway, Katonah (914) 232-2900 |
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No worries about losing these marbles, beautifully displayed on an ebony board. Good for him—or her.
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Solitare DiVenezia Marble Set $95 Offerings 59 Katonah Ave Katonah (914) 232-9643 |
Who needs to tote a dog in a purse when you have this gold leather Chihuahua handbag?
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Fuzzy Couture Bag $175 Excessorize 1885 Palmer Ave, Larchmont (914) 833-0304 |
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Serpentine stainless steel-and-mosaic horn servers are handcrafted in Peru. A beautiful addition to any dinner party.
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Buffet Servers $195 SoHo East Home 63 Main St, Dobbs Ferry (914) 693-7296 |
For a new mom: laminated for easy cleanup, this paisley baby bag comes with matching bottle warmer, changing pad, and makeup case for Mommy.
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Kalencom Baby Bag $75 Casi Cielo at Heart & Soul 22 Main St, Yonkers (914) 964-5210 |
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Accessorizing is a cinch with this antique brass stretch belt. A gift most any woman would adore.
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Hyde Collection Belt $112 March 1250 Pleasantville Rd Briarcliff Manor (914) 923-2100 |
The fish will never get away from this whimsical carved fisherman balance toy. A fanciful way to show your appreciation.
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Authentic Models Fisherman balance toy $89 Connie’s Bakery and General Store 41 S Moger Ave Mount Kisco (914) 242-2014 |
Wrap up your holiday shopping with this 100-percent Merino wool striped scarf.
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Men’s Scarf $125 Rothman’s 1 Boniface Cr Scarsdale (914) 713-0300 |
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$200-$500
She’ll be warm as a bunny in this French rabbit knit jacket.
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Rabbit Jacket $345 Penny Pincher 184 Rte 117 Bypass Rd Bedford Hills (914) 241-2134 |
Make the morning commute more stylish with this textured leather messenger bag with inside pocket padding for a laptop.
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Cole Haan $325 Rothman 1 Boniface Cr Scarsdale (914) 713-0300 |
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Stunning sterling-silver cuff with floral detail.
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Silver Cuff $315 Bloomingdale’s 175 Bloomingdale Rd White Plains (914) 684-6200 |
$500-$1,000
This handmade Kashmir embroidered shawl is wearable art, with added warmth.
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Art Shawl $545 Elephants Trunk 111 Main St Mount Kisco (914) 666-2612 |
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Swarovski crystals and semi-precious stones transform this paisley clock, with hand-painted enamel over metal, into a work of art.
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Jay Strongwater Clock $595 Neiman Marcus The Westchester White Plains (914) 428-2000 |
For the manly man in your life, a stainless steel-and-rubber Swiss movement watch with sapphire crystal; water-resistant to 650 feet.
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Raymond Weil Watch $995 Lord & Taylor 750 White Plains Rd Scarsdale (914) 723-7700 |
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Hot wheels! Your little one will be able to zoom around the block at seven miles per hour in this fully loaded 24-volt, two-seater Jeep.
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Peg Perego Gaucho Super Power Ride-On Jeep $899 Miller’s Toys 335 Mamaroneck Ave Mamaroneck (914) 698-5070 |
$1,000-$16,000
From the House of Chanel, a 100-percent cashmere scarf set with silver-chain detail.
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Scarf $1,150 Hat $525 Gloves $595 Neiman Marcus The Westchester White Plains (914) 428-2000 |
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