London - June 03, 2008

Who’s Your Daddy?

2008 Father’s Day Gift Guide

Your dad is one cool dude. He’s suffered silently through the years — coughing up cash and dishing out invaluable advice. It’s payback time.

For the hours he spent saving you (and your polyester princess dress) from your ivory tower, get him a BBQ sword; for those he spent playing I Spy on the motorway: Dana Levy’s travel backgammon roll — a game he actually likes.

Why not let him use the phone in his own house, for once? With a 24-carat gold iPhone he’ll do all the talking.

Remember when you and your friends broke into his wine cellar, drank his best and threw up all night? Proffering new vino in a crystal decanter, along with a decent dinner delivered to his door, should ease your conscience. Should you all strike again, make sure he’s prepared with an entertaining book.

He always tells you how pretty your are (even during the wet perm and Dr. Martens phase). Send him to Sharps Barber (13a Charlotte Street, W1T 1RH; 020 7636 8688) for a little pampering. Staff will then bring his wardrobe up to date with a pair of classic Fin’s.

So he looks daddy.

Daddy cool.

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