This Season's Most Luxurious Gifts, From Handbags to Eyewear
When the holidays come around and gifting skyrockets to the number one position on everyone's priority list, it's crucial to come up with a strategy before you actually buy anything. Are you eyeing something customizable? How about a personalized piece of jewelry? Are you planning on sticking to just fashion, just beauty, or just wellness gifts? We've got those categories checked off too. Only shopping for yourself this holiday season? (We don't blame you.) Here are a few perfect gifts that you will undoubtedly cherish.
If, by chance, you want to go all out in the gifting department this year, shopping both for yourself and the people you love most without any sort of price restraint, you've come to the exact right place. Below, you'll find 31 gifts that don't whisper but scream luxury, from Italian dinnerware to leopard-print pillbox hats. There's also designer eyewear, jewelry destined to become a family heirloom, work-of-art footwear, and handbags that everyone around you will wish they were lucky enough to unwrap. Sure, it's a bit opulent and excessive at times, but hey, find me a person who doesn't want a facial in a bottle or a perfume that's guaranteed to make passersby stop in their tracks. I'll wait.
Without further ado, feast on this holiday season's most luxurious gifts.
Anyone on your list will appreciate a great pair of sunglasses. They'll really appreciate a pair from The Row.
These patent-leather wedges are nothing short of perfect.
The contemporary design of this Bvlgari Tubogas Necklace makes it a standout choice, whether your style leans more classic or trendy.
When in doubt, pick navy. It's more unexpected than black but still versatile and classic.
I've been using Parfums de Marly's Delina scent for years now and receive an almost alarming nuber of compliments on it. The only perfume I actually think might beat it out is this Valaya scent by the same brand. It has top notes of bergamot, mandarin, and white peach, and an ethereal, feminine sense to it. Plus, it's on sale right now, which almost never happens.
I know giving socks as a gift is often frowned upon in popular culture, but anyone who still thinks that after trying on a pair from Comme Si shouldn't be trusted.
If you ask me, there is no single better gift to give someone you love than cashmere, especially Khaite cashmere.
Tomato-scented candles are on everyone I know's winter wish list. They're the perfect way to keep sungold season going.
Ginori's dinnerwear is like artwork for your table. Plus, this one plate could kick off years of building a collection every holiday season.
Alaïa's new nubuk Le Teckel won't stay in stock for long. It's so luxurious in person.
Any time you can customize an already opulent gift like this French lip balm, do it. It makes all the difference.
I've been thinking about these thigh-high tights from Tory Burch's F/W 24 show since February.
Peep-toe shoes are making a seriously powerful comeback. Don't believe me? Come 2025, you'll see.
Channel Audrey Hepburn in Charade this holiday season with this stunning, handmade chapeau from Mains de Vapeur.
This is the last blazer you'll ever add to your closet, and that's coming from someone who owns it.
An ivory coat—really anything ivory—will always be rich.
Trust me, this snakeskin lady bag is even prettier in person. I've only walked into Khaite three times in the last month to try it on.
This scarf can be worn in so many different ways, each of which will be chicer than the next.
The fact that these are shearling lined and dark-brown suede makes them utterly irresistible.
If you, like me, have always been curious about the "vampire" facial, this product by lauded Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Jason B. Diamond, MD, FACS, is for you. It's not cheap, but it is a lot cheaper than a PRP facial and far less of a commitment. I've been using it for a little over a week now and am already seeing results.
Find someone who won't break down in (happy, grateful, and joyous) tears upon receiving a pair of Maysales. I'll wait.
Bergdorf Goodman described this scent as "a baroque, sumptuous, and symphonic perfume," and just like that, I was sold.
If luxury is the goal, you simply must check out Liberowe. I swear I've never worn anything as high-quality as the jackets and coats designed by Talia Loubaton.
I mean, these were destined to become a gorgeous present to the fashion person you love most.
Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.
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