Victoria Moss
Fashion Director
No one wants a boring gift; spare me your celebrity memoirs or anything practical for the kitchen. I want it to sparkle, shine and cheer me up. Is that too much to ask?
The cult children’s wear brand (worn by Anna Wintour’s grandchild, no less) has branched out into homeware. Specifically into this leopard bedspread.
Leopard bedspread, £180, minirodini.com
I’m such a sucker for novelty board game design. I don’t play chess, but this set is so jolly I’m tempted to start.
Chess rainbow set, £220, Maisongames, koibird.com
I always have an eye out for a great slipper. These are ideal.
Shearling slipper, £120, jigsaw-online.com
No one wants to have to pay for fancy candles, but everyone wants to own one. It is your festive duty to fulfil this adage. If you love a heady scent, Celine’s Tambour Noir is heaven.
Tambour Noir, perfumed candle, £85, celine.com
I covet everything from Completedworks which is my current favourite jewellery brand — not too spenny and always provokes compliments.
Pearl and ceramic gold earrings, £295, completedworks.com
Host home is a trove of clever, gorgeous house-y bits. These vases are an absolute steal. Adore.
Apollo vase, £40, hosthome.co.uk
Prudence Ivey
Editor, Homes & Property
These gorgeous fripperies would make a January in hibernation all the sweeter. Find me swaddled in soft fabrics with a book and chocs from Santa. Thanks in advance.
A velvet throw will be perfect on days when I’m too cheap to put the heating on. Created with Niki Jones, it works equally well to dress up the bed or sofa.
Hand quilted velvet throw in dark olive, £250, toa.st
Hand-crafted in Germany, these coffee spoons are the dinkiest way to stir drinks I can think of.
Tortoiseshell spoons, Artemis Deco, £40, artemisdeco.com
A teapot, tray and two cups wheel thrown with wild clay and wood ash glazes elevate the humble cuppa.
Ash glazed tea set, Ingot Objects at Abask, £135, abask.com
Austrian skincare and herbal remedies are some of my favourites in the world and Susanne Kaufmann has made them readily available.
Mountain Pine Bath Oil, Susanne Kaufmann, 250ml, £55, nauturisimo.com
I’m sick of my tatty bathrobe and think this number from Australian organic brand Baina should avoid the hazard of greying white towelling.
Tabac noir Sulis bathrobe, Baina, £165, endclothing.com
As comfortable as trackie bottoms but chic enough to wear out to a party or restaurant. The fluffy pink will be cheering throughout any cold snap.
Ellery trousers, £740, uk.lisa-yang.com
Suzannah Ramsdale
Lifestyle Director
I consider buying Christmas gifts an imposition. We’re all tired, skint and fed up of each other by now. But of course I love to receive them, so should you feel inclined, this is what I’m wishing for this year…
Everyone should own a bottle of this. I’m just about to run out. I use it every morning after I cleanse my face and it soothes, settles and hydrates my skin. I can’t be without it now.
PHA Barrier Repair Serum, £85, mortarandmilk.com
My new year’s resolution is to renovate my tired, old bathroom. I’ll be needing some chic striped Tekla towels to add the finishing touch.
From £18, selfridges.com
This is horrifyingly expensive but if you don’t ask you don’t get. This is a new gut health-skincare regime consisting of two creams and two supplements which work in tandem. It’s only available via membership and they’re only releasing 1,000.
You’re Looking Well, £995 for a year's subscription, with membership starting from £120 including your first The Regime delivery, ylwclub.com
I’m lucky enough to travel a lot with my job but I haven’t yet invested in a decent set of luggage. I love Antler’s Clifton set of three: large, medium and cabin. I’d like it in sage please, Santa.
Antler Clifton Set, £434, antler.co.uk
I’m trying to be more sustainable and fly less. Kip Hideaways curates the cosiest huts, lodges and cottages in the most beautiful corners of the UK. Its annual membership is only £19 but I’d also love their sleep set which comes with an eye mask, sleep spray and candle.
Kip Hideaways membership and Sleep Set, £66, kiphideaways.com
Joe Bromley
Junior Fashion Editor
Ho ho ho! It’s time to listen to Sia’s Christmas album on repeat until my ears bleed and ask for any shoes that have fallen apart and necklaces snapped be kindly replaced. These make for quite tempting treats…
This is undoubtedly the best gin on the market. It is the brainchild of photographer to the stars Mert Alas, tastes like heaven and Madonna drinks it.
Seventy One Gin, £168, selfridges.com
Show me a chicer diary than a Smythson, I’ll wait. Avoid a page per day diary, unless you want to lug around an atlas.
2024 Soho Weekly Vertical Diary in Panama, £185, smythson.com
If your wardrobe is decidedly dark, I find you can’t miss with a shot of colour from a scarf. This one from Mulberry is perfect — or for a cashmere treat try Begg x Co.
Merino Wool Scarf, £125, mulberry.com
Idea Books, in Soho and online, is the ultimate spot to get a niche tome for anyone you love. I’d kill for one of their original Interview newspapers framed in my room. Divine? Divine.
Interview Magazine 1988 Divine, £125, ideanow.online
I love these penny loafers with a twist — their inhouse artist can paint on any design you like.
Wilde Black X White Penny Loafer, £200, dukeanddexter.com
Wine, food and I — a perfect match! This book by vino members club 67 Pall Mall is the expert guide on matching your dish with a bottle.
Wine and Food - The Perfect Match, £40, amazon.co.uk
You will wear a Meta headset once on Boxing Day; you will wear a Studio Nichlson coat for decades. Opt for the latter.
Wain Coat, £695, studionicholson.com
Rose Beer
Beauty Director
My top gifting tips? Aim for timeless items. Though LOL-inducing gifts are always welcome. Oh, and a one for them one for me policy can prove remarkably effective when it comes to maintaining focus when shopping for your family and friends.
There’s a Nue Shiny barrette for all. Croissant? Sure! Lobster? Yes please! Dachshund? Just stop me.
Claw Barrettes, £25, £22 and £25 respectively, nueshiny.com
Can you ever go wrong with for — ever sweaters made from natural wool and cashmere yarns spun by independent makers across the UK and Ireland? I think not.
Lambswool Tunic Knit, £325, and-daughter.com
I already have a Dyson hairdryer. I don’t need another. Or do I? Inspired by the pastel palette of Dyson’s first vacuum, the G-Force, sold in Japan in the Eighties, the Ceramic Pop incarnation has me twitching to grab one (for you) before they go.
Dyson Supersonic™ hair dryer in Ceramic Pop, £359.99, dyson.co.uk
With its simple shift silhouette and square sequins, this pink disco dress from Oséree is just the ticket for all night dancing.
Disco sequined mesh mini dress, £325, Oséree, net-a-porter.com
Prada’s ruby red bullet is not only universally flattering, but embossed with the texture of the brand's iconic Saffiano leather and primed to deliver intensely matte mouths.
Monochrome Hyper Matte Lipstick in Fuoco, £40, prada.com
Liberty London asked perfumers to reinterpret its prints into olfactory form. Try Tudor, a woody, rich brew with crushed juniper berries, iris and amber by Pierre Negrin.
Tudor Eau de Parfum, £225 for 100ml, libertylondon.com
The Zara Hair collection launches with a banger of a kit designed by backstage runway royalty Guido Palau. Featuring a glistening gel hair high — lighter, gossamer sheer glitter spray and gold bobby pin and comb combo it’s not to be missed.
Guido Palau for Zara, Glitter in Gold Collection, £35.99, zara.com
Nancy Durrant
Culture Editor
What do you buy a woman who sees everything? I don’t need theatre tickets, I see every exhibition, I can even get into the Nutcracker (once a year, otherwise my teeth hurt). Buy me a cute, off-kilter arty gift I can show off about.
Artist Paloma Proudfoot makes witty ceramic works that playfully and thoughtfully explore the body. She’s got a solo exhibition at the Lowry next year too, so get in early.
Pin, 2023 by Paloma Proudfoot at Goldsmiths CCA, £350, goldsmithscca.art
Installation artist Kate McGwire’s collaboration with Co-Lab 369 has resulted in a gorgeous set of wool, silk and cashmere mix scarves, softer than the feathers she works with.
Nimbus Reflection by Kate McGwire for Colab 369, £355, colab369.com
Pablo Bronstein’s work straddles the past and present, with references to grand architecture and the absurd — ideas encompassed in his elegant and very silly Saint Sebastian Pencil Holder.
Saint Sebastian Pencil Holder by Pablo Bronstein at Studio Voltaire, £160, houseofvoltaire.org
My family has a perfectly coordinated Christmas tree, and as a result, when I decorate mine, it’s like a disaster in a glitter factory. This little movie camera will go great with the glass jellyfish and the felt Suffragette.
Movie camera Christmas bauble, £10, designmuseumshop.com
Perfect for the friend who you only ever see when they invite you to the theatre (me), this print will remind you of that night out together at Andrew Scott’s Vanya and costs about the same as a glass of drinkable wine in the bar.
Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin’s Lane seating plan vintage print, 1955, £12.99 antiquemapsandprints.com
Not an artwork, but Marfa Stance (inspired by the landscapes around tiny art town Marfa in Texas) is a sustainable brand that allows you to continually mix and match and add to its products. I love it, I want this coat please. That’s all.
Marfa Stance long patchwork olive coat, £1,195, marfastance.com
Alexandra Jones
Culture and Features Executive Editor
I try to buy gifts that will genuinely enrich a loved one's life - and failing that (some people's lives are already very enriched) things I personally like so they can gift it back to me at a future date. Everyone's a winner...
Everyone's got a novel in them...it's just that most of us don't know where to begin. CityLit courses are excellent for focusing the minds of would-be writers.
CityLit Course: Write A Short Story in a Week, £99, citylit.ac.uk
Class warfare has been chic for ages — the perfect gift for anyone who wants to get involved.
Eat The Rich T-Shirt, £17.60, thespark.company
I always scour the store when it comes to Secret Santa gifts. That £25 limit could buy you some old tat from Primark or it could help protect refugee and displaced women and girls.
Care for refugee women, £25, choose.love
The high tech accessories brand launched in 2017, mixing chrome and leather to create truly future-facing (and incredibly beautiful) bags. This one is an ideal size for all day-to-day needs
All Day Bag, £705, published-by.com
Funny, lyrical and heartbreaking, Paul Murray's Booker nominated family saga is perfect Betwixmas reading
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, £16.99, Hamish Hamilton, amazon.co.uk
The big ticket item for any photo obsessive — it's got one of the most tech-stuffed cameras on the market (and comes in lots of lovely colours too)
