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Holiday Gift Guide 2013

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Jonathan Adler: Mr. Home Maker

Step inside any of Jonathan Adler’s boutiques to find the signature happy chic of this potter, interior designer, retailer, and author. Color? Check. Patterns? Check. And heaps of unbridled fun. Adler, husband Simon Doonan and dog Liberace split their time between NYC, Shelter Island and Palm Beach.

"I like to give a game. It looks chic and you can play with it if conversation begins to lag."

Adler’s Top Picks:
Fran’s salted caramels
L. L. Bean camo tote
Jonathan Adler brass tic tac toe

India Hicks: Island Girl

Entering the design arena might be daunting if your late father was interiors guru David Hicks. But India Hicks, granddaughter of Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India, has created a niche with her relaxed-chic, island-inspired aesthetic. Based in the Bahamas, Hicks sells her Island Living line of home goods on HSN. “A little-known fact?” quips the former Ralph Lauren model. “I swear like a sailor.”

Hicks’ Top Picks:
Christian Louboutin pumps
India Hicks for HSN throw blanket
Tod’s handbag

Hicks photo by Brittan Goetz.

Alexa Hampton: Style Child

Designer Alexa Hampton crafts stunning interiors—and she’s got a gimlet-eyed, Oscar Wilde-ian (i.e., salty) personality to match. Based in NYC, she recently launched a line of bedding for HSN and is the author of Decorating in Detail. We love her eclectic lifestyle. “I was a Quaker until I married my husband,” she says. “Now I am a WASGO: a white Anglo-Saxon Greek Orthodox.”

Hampton’s Top Picks:
Cartier Pasha watch
Chanel handbag (Boy Bag pictured here)
Narciso Rodriguez for Her perfume

Photos: Jean-Luc Digout (watch); Olivier Saillant (Chanel bag)

Adam Rapoport: Edgy Epicure

The charismatic Adam Rapoport is the editor in chief of Bon Appétit magazine. Before that, he was the style editor at GQ and a restaurant editor at Time Out New York. So where does this influencer find inspiration? “I get all of my best ideas from my wife,” Rapoport says. “Then she kicks me in the pants to make sure I follow through on them.”

Rapoport’s Top Picks:
Ralph Lauren wingtips
Malin and Goetz products
OMEGA watch

Shoes photo by Peter Meretsky.

Joe Mimran: Club Kid

Great style and affordable prices are the signature of Morocco-born, Canada-raised fashion force Joe Mimran, who founded the iconic Club Monaco brand. Today, Mimran oversees the ever-expanding Joe Fresh brand, which can be found at signature shops in Canada and New York City, not to mention JCPenney. Mimran splits his time between Toronto and NYC.

"My favorite hostess gift? A bottle of Dom Pérignon."

Mimran’s Top Picks:
Ortigia cologne
Mrs. John L. Strong stationery
Vie Luxe candles
Lobb velvet slippers

Mimran photo by Jake Rosenberg.

With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to answer those eternal questions: What to give? And better yet, what to get? We tap our favorite tastemakers for a rundown of the luxe products that inspire them.

Produced by Jason Oliver Nixon & Elizabeth Doyle
Photographed by Rau + Barber
Styling by Jan Maple