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Gift Guide: The one you love
09 December 2011
Whether it's a new, blossoming romance and you're eager to prove how deep and creative your love is, or it's a tale as old as time where you're just trying to avoid death stares, buying presents for your significant other can prove significantly difficult. Everything else aside, expressing some form of love via gift is pretty complex - and that's essentially what a Christmas gift is. My top tips for making your loved one feel it include keeping your ears to the ground –*listen* as they inevitably drop hints about what they'd like; don't buy them a gift similar to any you've bought them recently (especially if you're in a new relationship, that sort of thing just screams "unimaginative everywhere and I mean *everywhere*"); and NEVER give cash or gift cards. Ever. EVER.
Womenfolk
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Bendon Yvette bra, $39.95, from Myer,
Stella Mini stainless steel watch in rose, $159, from Fossil,
Prada sunglasses, $400 from Sunglass Hut
Lingerie might be a bit of a classic, but it is for a reason - it's that intimate lacy thing women rarely buy for themselves. Do not go into the store and try to estimate your girlfriend's size, check in her knicker drawer first. And always err on the small side for size - nobody likes to be told they have a big butt, not even at chistmas. If your lady is a fashion fiend, she'll love a rose gold man-style watch (hottest hue, hottest style – trust me) and it's a great jewellery alternative. Otherwise? Say it with Prada.
Male-types
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Alpha jacket, $299, from Politix,
Moshi Moshi Pop Retro Phone, $49.95, from Myer,
Alessi Proust Parrot Corkscrew, $99.00, from Myer
Does your guy fancy himself a snappy dresser? He'll go all Don Draper (hopefully without the misogyny) for this retro piped blazer. Otherwise, toys. For the tech-loving nostalgia fan, how about an outrageously oversized mobile phone handset? And wine connoisseurs should have beautiful barware (and it doesn't get much more beautiful than Alessi).
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Tags: Fossil, Myer, Politix