Los Angeles - December 03, 2008

Gifting It to the Man

2008 Holiday Gift Guide for Guys

This holiday season you can take that stocking and stuff it — for him, of course.

Bet that tough guy has a soft spot for a stripey Feal Mor balaclava (Lost & Found, 6320 Yucca Street; 323-856-5872), a gold knuckles mug, and even a pigeon to call his own.

His bespoke jeans (Ernest Sewn Co., Malibu Country Mart, 3835 Cross Creek Road; 310-317-9200) are fine and dandy, as are products from stately Portuguese grooming line Musgo Real (TenOverSix, 7427 Beverly Boulevard; 323-330-9355) and handsome cast-iron bottle openers.

Toss a pirate supply kit inside his three-in-one bag and he’ll be an instant master of disguise. A new Fuji Instax camera will capture his capers on instant film.

Every king of the hill needs his own A.P.C. union suit (Confederacy, 4661 Hollywood Boulevard; 323-913-3040), a copy of Pure Country, an ammo ice tray, and a bottle of whisky with his name on it (Johnnie Walker Blue Label pop-up engraving studio, Westfield Century City, 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard).

Make a run for the office with a cassette tape dispenser, vintage Rubik’s Cubes (Ivanhoe Books, 1618 Silver Lake Boulevard; 323-660-1500), and a daily ode to bubble wrap. (Plus a mini wind- and solar-powered universal charger for when he goes mobile.)

In honor of Mr. Goody Two-Shoes, send a $10 mosquito net to kids in Africa; supply hot chicks to needy families; or give a donation in his name to Ninemillion.org, a UNHCR sports and education program. And a badge for doing the deed.