Let's be real, men can be difficult to shop for. But instead of sinking to the XBox and video game level (it's like a foreign language to me) I try to find funky, fun and classic pieces for the men in my life - things that can't be replaced by a 2013 edition with better graphics and a Wired Magazine endorsement...
25 GIFT IDEAS: 1. Alfred Hitchcock: The 15-Movie Masterpiece Collection Set, Blu-ray $149 2. LEGO Architecture: The Empire State Building and/or Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater $24 / $100 3. Olivia & Sons silk bow tie $98 4. Sid Mashburn leather iPad case $195 5. Sid Mashburn 7cm knife $95 6. P.Johnson silk pocket squares $75 7. Timex retro flip clock $55 8. Sid Mashburn vintage vinyl records $20 9. Kiel James Patrick New England Scotsman belt $112 10. Tivoli Retro Radio $150 11. Mr. Boddington's Studio gentleman's correspondence cards $40 for 12 ($60 for 24) 12. 20x200 framed art: Eadweard Muybridge Man Taking Off Hat / Laura McPhee 68 Chevelle / Mark Ulricksen Stars and Stripes / A Genuine Fishing Smack ($40+) 13. Brooks Brother's The Gentleman Entertains by John Bridges hardcover $40 and How to Be a Man by Glenn O'Brien $28 14. J.Crew gingham cotton tie $60 15. Condé Nast Traveler Photographs by Assouline $95 16. Lavin gold knotted cufflinks $160 17. "This Way Up" leather flask $43 18. Uncorked set of 4 wine bottle bar glasses $44 19. Jack Spade "nice parking" cards $20 20. Mougin & Piquard x J.Crew stainless steel watch $425 21. Jack Spade Waxwear computer field bag $375 (nylon $195) 22. Minnetonka shearling hard-bottom slippers $44 23. Best Made Company playing cards $8 24. Jack Spade Herringbone and leather wallet $95 25. Thermapen splashproof, instant read grilling and cooking thermometer $89 (my dad swears by this thing)
