Sooo I had actually meant to post this for Christmas/holiday season and I completely forgot, luckily my birthday is shortly after the holiday season. I am staunchly a believer that gifts should either be extremely over the top, something the receiver would not buy for themselves because it is too decadant to justify buying (you can tell I loved the fantasy lookbook from Neimans each year); oooor gifts should be very practical something that would improve the receiver’s life and make it easier. This could be something like a bill paid or money, a reusable lint roller (or anything in a fabric care kit if they’ve expressed they want to take better care of their clothes), or cookbook tailored to their interests. Essentially glamorous or extremely glamorous. The only time you should buy something random is if you don’t really know the person, that’s when the thought counts because if you buy something for someone you have a close relationship with and you’re unsure if they will like it or they’ve told explicity things they want and you stray from that list to get something you think they will like, it is no longer the thought that counts because you didn’t think. Gift giving is very easy, you just have to listen. I have more thoughts on gifts but this is the gist. Let’s get into my fantasy list, which is really an aliquot of a larger list.
Now that I’m sitting here though I realize I really forgot one important item from this list sooo I’m just going drop a photo of it at the end.
- Diptyque Sapins. This is my favorite candle from diptyque, it’s pine scented and I have a tiny baby one and I want a bigger one. I want the massive big boy $500 roses one and while these candles are quality, I feel guilty buying one because you are literally burning money. Fancy candles are generally a great gift because you are literally burning money and it’s always better to burn someone else’s rather than your own.
- Erede Billow Collar. I love the collar lenght for necklaces, might be my favorite lenght. I like long lariat length but I love collars. I don’t really have many necklaces and I would like to change that. There is a list of more economical necklaces, because this one comes in at $16k. It is 18k and has a few diamonds although I wish it had more.
- Chloé cape. If you check my tiktok you’ll know I’m a bit obsessed with Chloé and have a growing collection (mostly purchased from TRR). I love the style and that they’re a b-corp. I fell in love with this cape when I saw it on the runway and really hope I get it soon (although not sure how that’s going to happen when I’m on a (s)low buy).
- Chloé fur coat. This is vintage and I have my eye on a few of them. This full length one, that I’m not entirely sure I could pull off and some shorter ones. When I buy things for my wardrobe, I go through a few mental questions, which I will go through in another post. One of the big recurring questions: is how close am I from becoming a sterotype? I’m toeing a lot of lines with my wardrobe, it is not exactly one thing and that’s how personal style should be.
- Magda Butrym crochet lace dress. Absolutely in love with this dress, granted I love Magda Butrym especially after getting my white whale from her line. I have a few other pieces I want from her. I love how structured, feminine, and edgy the pieces are and really grateful to own my favorite dress of all time.
- Chloé bag. I’m entirely unsure the style name for this bag, I only remember is was 11k on Bergdorf’s site and I accidently stumbled upon it. It’s so excessive and fun, I love the constrast between leather and metal. I love that it’s a banana, it’s so cute!
- Loewe whale bag! This is one of the more affordable pieces on this list. I need it, like truthfully, it’s a sperm whale, it’s realistic, it’s fun and silly, it’s only $1,600. Moby Dick is one of my favorite books which is why this bag is so special to me.
honorable mention that should have been included but I forgot, alemais lantern mini dress. Playful and fun, and similar to the magda butrym dress, I am not entirely sure where I would wear this but I really want to wear it. It is 3100USD including the shipping.
I might make a list of practical items that are much more economical and things I need to buy but haven’t gotten around to it.