holiday gift guide 2012

Santa’s got it easy – drops in, drops off, and reindeer hoofs it back north. That twinkle in his eye? No gift receipts.

No such luck for you, sir. So ease your seasonal purchasing with InsideHook’s Holiday Gift Guide, which recommends the latest/greatest goodies sure to please everybody from your family, to your friends, to guys like you.

Gifts for the Lady
Holiday mornings tend to be long ones – opening presents, leisurely breakfasts, pre-cooking couch sessions. So give the missus some proper lounge attire from Marigot Collection. Think both solid and block-printed pajamas in super-comfy, high-quality cotton poplin. Luxurious, über-soft cashmere cardigans that’ll take the place of her robe, permanently. The sort of stuff she’ll wear all day and keep thanking you for the whole time.
For lady gifts and more, check out the full guide.

Gifts for the Kids
The new bike. It’s a holiday staple. So this year, go for bespoke spokes with a customized ride from Chinatown bike ninjas Strada Customs. Strada’s got three models to choose from, from track frames, to cruisers, to a brand-new carbon-fiber pro model, all available in a plethora of technicolor combinations (almost six million, to be exact). And starting at only $450, you’ll have some scratch left over to let him/her terrorize the house with a helium-filled, remote-controlled Zombie Shark Air Swimmer. Because nothing says “the holidays” like undead Great Whites.
Gifts for the short-panted, and others, in the full guide.

Gifts for the Man
Colonel Littleton’s family heirloom-style No. 2 Leather Shave Kit is a lifer. Roadster leather that’ll burnish to a comely patina over the years. Rugged canvas interior that’ll take a beating. And a brass nameplate for initials. Take that, and fill it up with grooming gear from Maine’s Portland General Store, who ship vintage cigar boxes full of macho-scented products like whiskey shave gel and vetiver beard oil.
More gifts this way, man.