nclgallery picks: Our Top 10 Last-Minute Christmas Gifts
It’s that magical time of year again — that age-old feeling as you realise you need to purchase the perfect festive gift for anyone from close friends to that co-worker that never speaks on Zoom.
To help you make your last-minute holiday shopping a little bit easier, we’ve trawled the internet for our favourite Christmas pieces. Our picks range from Prada cutlery and Picante scented candles to must have footwear from Nike, along with a few cult favourites from brands like Palace and Acne Studios sprinkled in.
Soho House Memes Picante Candle
Made in collaboration with Azzi Glasser of The Perfume Story, the Soho House Meme’s Picante Candle blends prominent notes of lime, Sicilian bergamot, coriander, chilli, juniper and basil to remind you all of your best Soho House memories. Boasting a 40 hour burn time, the 100% natural wax blend is a straight flex.
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Prada Cutlery
Prada’s latest foray into holiday gifts comes without surprise, considering its stainless steel water bottles pretty much stole the show at the #PradaDreamscape last year.
The festive collection includes the Stainless Steel Cutlery Set done in collaboration with Black + Blum and consists of a fork, knife and spoon, made using sustainable, eco-friendly materials. Elsewhere, a matching lunchbox and Mahjong Game — wrapped in Saffiano leather — round off the festive foray.
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PHARRELL x HUMAN RACE Skincare
The epitome of youth. Forever young Pharrell has long been the subject of memes about ageing backwards.
Launched at the back end of last month, the forty-seven-year-old’s skincare brand Humanrace includes a trio of gender-neutral, sustainable products dubbed the “Three Minute Facial." “Human Race Skincare doesn’t differentiate by race or gender," says Williams. "We’re creating for humans; we are all born in the same skin and Humanrace celebrates this.”
Items include a Rice Powder Cleanser, which creates a foamy lather when mixed with water and is dosed with fruit AHAs as well as a Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator and SPF moisturiser.
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AimÉ Leon Dore x Clarks Wallabee
Keeping the classic silhouette, Aimé Leon Dore’s take on the shoe renders the upper (typically suede or waxed leather) in a various shades of Casentino wool, a visibly nubby fabric, finished off with subtle suede detailing around the ankle and toe.
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Acne Studios “Toronty” Scarf
When the temperature drops, there's nothing better than cosying up in a scarf like Acne Studios' style.
This wool blend scarf combines the labels commitment to contemporary materials with a picnic-inspired colour palette of “Brick Red/Light Blue,” classic black and white and a further offering of “Red/Mink Brown” - wear it wrapped twice around your neck to show off the brand's minimal logo.
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Serge DeNimes Dragon Pearl Necklace
Headed by Tom Grennan, the “Wonder” collection by Serge DeNimes pulls on the pending Olympics taking place in Japan next year.
Stand out pieces include the “Dragon Pearl Necklace” which fuse a chain of shell pearl beads and two sterling silver dragon heads. Be sure to check out the full collection which includes a selection of Japanese inspired pieces across a variety of metals.
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Seventh Stores SPACE COAT
Your seventh moment. In keeping with the label’s contemporary silhouettes, this creamy outwear features strong down padding and an extra large hood, guaranteed to keep you warm in the iciest of climates.
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Palace Shakespeare Jumper
Whilst the Holiday collection from Palace maybe it’s best yet, the stand-out piece from the cult-skateboarding label is the knitted garment featuring the British playwright’s face on the chest. On the rear in large font read words “Olde Englande” sat on either an understated navy or a vibrant yellow colour-way. Elsewhere, two varsity jackets boast a similar Shakespeare portrait on the back, sleeve and an additional quote from The Tempest on the left breast.
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[Might have to be on the resale)]
Off-White™ Intarsia Wool Sweater
Off-White’s black wool-blend jumper is spun with the AW20 collection’s caution sign across the front and the label’s recurring Pascal Painting graphic at the back. This wool-blend style is worked to a relaxed fit with a crew neck and dropped shoulders.
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Nike x Sacai vaporwaffle
First teased during Sacai’s AW20 runway at Paris Fashion Week in January, it was a long nine months before Nike released their most coveted collaboration of the year. Tapping the doubled-up design ethos Sacai founder Chitose Abe established on 2018’s wildly popular LDWaffle, the running-inspired silhouette is constructed from a mixture of mesh and suede. From an embellishment standpoint, details are doubled up from the top down: there’s two tongues (one mesh, one nylon), two Swooshes (one printed, one made of leather), two sets of laces and two midsole pieces.
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[We’ve linked them at GOAT, as let’s be honest, there’s no way you got these on the drop]
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