426: Magasin presents the Luxe Gift Guide
Gift guide I of V.
Photographer Carolyne Loreé Teston / Talent + Selfies Allegra Samsen / Assistant Maya Kotomori / Graphics Jake Zielinski / Creative Direction Laura Reilly
One of my favorite things about covering shopping at my legacy media job half a decade ago was seeing what Neiman Marcus cooked up for its “Fantasy Gifts” guide. This year’s includes $100,000 yacht vacations. Photo sessions with Annie Leibowitz for half a mil. Bespoke Crayola dogs (?) for $64,000. These are real things you can buy.
There’s a buyer for everything. And just as many definitions for what constitutes “luxury.” Ours tends towards great raw matter, fastidious build, more aptly niche than exclusive, and character—nothing about a price tag, though all things considered these pieces tend to qualify as expenses.
With this in mind, I wanted to curate our first of five gift guides to reflect the various ways that luxury shows up in Magasin, and what among those things would make delightful items to give to your most deserving loved ones.
Khaite Small Lotus Tote, $3,400
I got a sweet message in my Instagram DMs recently that reminded me of the good the work that a shopping newsletter can create. (Everyone’s efforts contribute to humanity’s wellness in one way or another, and it’s nice to be reminded of your own.) A reader thanked me for highlighting the kinds of things that he thinks his wife would appreciate, and said it was through Magasin that he found her gift this season. Anyway, she’s getting a Khaite bag, lucky duck.
Seen here with: Ford Bostwick Stool, POA
Drake’s Blue Stripe Cotton Pyjama Set, $295
Men’s PJs are reliably better than women’s, often made out of stiff, tightly woven cotton that breaks in gloriously with wear and age like this striped set from Drake’s. The English-made coord is breakfast table-black tie, the height of a domestic upgrade.
Old Stone Trade The Ollie Sweater by Mikiknits, $2,500 & Old Stone Trade The Ollie Beanie by Mikiknits, $575
These cashmere knits are devastating. Life-ruining. Unforgivably airy and enveloping. The kind you lie to yourself about, find imaginary qualms and faults for that would never hold up under even the weakest prodding, just to stave off the obsolescence of your other sweaters. I don’t blame you. There is no coming back from these!
Zoé Mohm Pin ZM54, $365
A hand-forged sterling silver pin bold and broad enough to hold its place in the season’s most plush knits. Zoe crafts all of her designs out of her Paris atelier, to where a zealot-like bunch of fans will make pilgrimage twice a year during fashion week. We stateside are lucky to be able to find select pieces at Old Jewelry these days.
H-O-R-S-E Sport The Track Pant, $185
H-O-R-S-E is one of the most simple, most needed brands to have launched in 2025. Its mission is to create athletic wear made from 100% natural materials, and in that it’s not only succeeded, but gone further: The Track Pant (as well as the other pieces from the Kit lineup, like the Sweatshirt pictured here) is an irresistible addition to everyday wardrobes, managing to look polished and intentional on the strength of its weighty jersey knit and bold side stripe.
Seen here with: H-O-R-S-E Sport The Sweatshirt, $295
Rolex Datejust, $16,995
The watch world’s premiere women’s timepiece fortune teller, Dimepiece’s Brynn Wallner, lists this 1999 Rolex model among her weaknesses. Its delicate “presidential” bracelet strap is a rare combination for this Datejust’s platinum and sapphire-adorned face.
Emily Dawn Long TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES Towel, $148
The latest (greatest?) addition to the vast EDL landscape of personality-driven wearable objects is an apt beach towel that instructs bathers to TAKE OFF THEIR CLOTHES. It’s huge, flirty, and as we all discovered on set handling it, like the inside of a rabbit’s ear. How does she do it? The idea of using it as a throw for the foot of the bed came up and has not entirely been dismissed…
Sarah Eisman Studio Lith Large Necklace, $27,250
For the woman in your life who is “their own woman.” That might be (is likely to be) you. I myself fell in love with Sarah’s pieces right away. Her brand is not even a year old, and yet it’s unlocked something in me and my relationship with jewelry that I now see is about the energy of objects.
Seen here with: Sarah Eisman Studio Lith Classic Ring, $3,950 / Sarah Eisman Studio Lith Sphere Drop Ring, $8,450
Kallmeyer Boxer Briefs, $70
Like the pajamas, workout clothes…even towels…in this guide, Daniella Kallmeyer’s modal boxer briefs are “private” wear begging for their public cameo. A hint of the scripted waistband peeking out from over a belt (not as Calvin or as Miu Miu, but a third, more afield point on the matrix) can cooly elevate or disarm an otherwise too-serious outfit. Also: how impossibly soft they are.
Lucy Delius Baby Diamond Ball Breaker Bracelet, $6,120
As precious as a baby’s rattle, Lucy Delius’ antique-finished gold and natural white diamond Ball Breaker bracelet triggers the eye’s hawk-like zoom setting, glinty and gravitationally heavy even at its delicate scale.
George Magazine Oct/Nov 1995, $65+
I am among those who’ve been swept back up into the wrought history of the Kennedy dynasty (the coming CBK series…having recently read “Ask Not”, the chilling story of the Kennedy women…deciding last minute to skip my Jackie-on-assassination-day Halloween costume and good thing I did). JFK Jr.’s critical flop of an haute-politics magazine may not be a source of editorial aspiration for your enterprising media friend, but there are plenty of types who would appreciate the unique relevance this title—the inaugural issue in particular—holds.
Métier Ease 20, $1,950
Though still early in its long arc of iconic handbagdom, Métier has already secured a hold on a cadre of thoroughly well-researched shoppers. In their eyes (and mine): Legacy “designer” brands have severed the cord that links quality and craftsmanship with pricing, yet for every Métier bag, well-done-ness is the defining characteristic. Also in black, white, suede, silk satin, and quilted options.
Erede Valence Jewelry Box, $520
The brainchild of a jewelry brand-helming wife and industrial-engineer husband, this jewelry box made me panic out of desire when I first saw it. Its solid aluminum curves and precise suede interior make it as precious as the heirlooms its made to hold.
Thistles The Cruz Sunglasses, $300
A born-quintessential New York brand and the official sponsor of walking around LES with your friend on a Saturday afternoon to say hi to all of your favorite stores and grab lunch at Dimes. Couples can share a pair of these unisex titanium frames that say everything by saying just enough.
Still Here The Shirt, $110, Still Here The Sweatshirt, $160 & Still Here The Undershirt, $95
Still Here’s far-above-average basics are worn throughout, a testament to their easy universality and unobvious forays into color.
Seen here with: Ford Bostwick 1x1 Chair, Pine, POA
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