6 December 2006

Present and Correct

2006 Holiday Gift Guide for Guys

Struggling to find the right toys for the boys in your life this festive season?

Drink and Be Merry
If he’s a bon viveur, he’ll love a crate of homemade cider or a Wine Course in a Box. (It’ll be a long night; help him burn the midnight oil with plenty of matches.) The more holistic will prefer stylish tea.

On the House
The house-proud male will want chic kitchen pans. Greenfingers will like anything from Baileys Home and Garden or Plantstuff. When he needs a break from the housework (oh, how we love a good mousewife), send him to Groom (Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB; 020 7499 1199).

Get Going
Tell the travelling man to pack his bags: he’ll need classic leather luggage, clean shirtsand a good book. Schott’s Almanac should keep him amused for hours. Memories of your travels together (through China/the garden/life) can be cherished forever in a bespoke book.

Boy, Oh, Boy
Any little man will feel groovy in clothing by Odd Label. Make him the subject of his own comic book or, for a mere £150,000, commission a genuine Madame Tussaud’s waxwork, modelled on his (or your) own pretty face.

Inspired?

This lot really will separate the men from the boys.

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