Ironically, I would love to find out what Simon Doonan would suggest for Christmas. He's fantastic, and I'd probably buy any number of horrible things if he recommended them.
Bust's gift guide this year was pretty good. I figured out what to get my dad from it. A record player that converts your vinyl into mp3s? That's perfect. And I had no idea we had the technology to do that.
@judgingamy: We got this for my dad a few years ago and he's never used it. The man has hundreds of records lying around and gigs of mp3s on his computer and yet...
@Devi: This is why I'm thinking that its a continuous gift... because you know who will be converting all those records? Me. So that's an extra part. But then I get a gift cuz then I get to listen to all his super awesome underground new york 70s glam records, including crazy B-sides from MC5. I am excited.
I find that gifts guides are generally based on stereotypes that have nothing to do with the people in my life. My dad hates golf and gadgets and my mom hates cooking and beauty products. What now generic gift guides?
That said, I do like the holiday book lists from NYT and WaPo.
@Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): I've often wondered what it would be like to have a golfing dad – or to be one. 90 percent of crappy last-minute gifts are golf-related, it seems.
Didn't Whitney already make a similar comment a while ago about LCs designs? Something like Well my stuff's going to be more high-end, or something like that? Hm. Love the catty undercutting; always a good look (not).
@f-words: That used to be true but these days people have so many allergies and food intolerances, that buying food for people you don't know that well is also a nightmare.
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Also I love you, Simon Doonan. You can decorate my house anytime.
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This girl will never wrinkle because she has no facial expression.
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Sigh.
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That said, I do like the holiday book lists from NYT and WaPo.
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When I think of "manly men" the last thing that comes to mind are Dockers.
Are they still popular in the States? I think they are the most unflattering pants.
What is the correct way to pronounce Louboutin? Like the maestro says, I've heard it pronounced different ways.
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(and the N is silent -- in the French nasal way)
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Frankly, after spending enough time in England, I can't take khaki pants seriously. Sounds too much like kaki pants, and nobody wants that.
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thank you.
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I had no idea Dockers were popular with women.
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