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NYC Gifts for Last Minute Giving

As we head into the last weekend before Santa makes his masked and socially distanced midnight ride, it’s time to make sure everyone on your list is taken care of. Here are some of my favorite NYC gifts to give and receive.

NYC Gifts Gem Spa Tote Bag
Gem Spa Tote Bag

Gem Spa streetwear

The legendary Lower East Side newsstand and purveyor of the world’s best egg creams may not be with us in the physical realm anymore, but they live on in their collection of hoodies, tee shirts, joggers, hats, totes, and of course, face masks! Give the gift of rock and roll and literary New York history. Gemspanyc.com

Fire Escapes of New York

NYC Gifts tenement museum ornament
Tenement Museum Fire Escape ornament

The Tenement Museum tells the story of the immigrant communities that came to our shores looking for a better life and helped create the New York City we all know and love today. While the museum is closed due to COVID, you can still sign up for a walking tour of the Lower East Side, or shop in what I consider to be the greatest New York gift shop in all of the five boroughs. Their newest ornament pays homage to that classic feature of New York life, the fire escape. Tenement.org

Hudson Whiskey
Hudson Whiskey NY Bright Lights Big Bourbon

Cheers!

Hudson Whiskey is New York attitude, distilled. These fine spirits are handcrafted in Gardiner, New York, using grain from local, family farms. My personal favorite is Short Stack, a full-bodied New York Rye finished in maple syrup barrels. For stockists:  hudsonwhiskey.com

 

Zen Holiday

TribeTokes CBD Gummies
TribeTokes CBD Gummies

Embrace the CBD lifestyle with TribeTokes, a woman-owned business located right here in the Meatpacking District, NYC. They have everything from tinctures and beauty products (try the green, superfood mask!), to vape pens. And the gummies, with 15mg of CBD each, make the perfect stocking stuffers. tribetokes.com

 

NYC Gifts CW Pencils Charm
CW Pencils Charm

Write Stuff

It’s no secret that I am obsessed with pencils so when I discovered CW Pencil Enterprise on Orchard Street, naturally I became a regular customer. Their website is packed with great gift ideas, but I particularly love this little 14k gold pencil charm, designed by Cass Lilien, an NYC-based jewelry designer. Perfect for the creative people in your life. cwpencils.com

NYC Gifts Russ & Daughters
Russ & Daughters

Appetizing

Russ & Daughters is a 106-year-old appetizing shop that is part of the rich culinary history of the New York Jewish community. It is also the BEST place to buy smoked salmon, pickled herring, whitefish, as well as bagels, bialys, halvah, dried fruits, and more. Create your own spread to nosh on, or have the team put together a stellar platter or gift box for the ultimate in NYC gifts. shop.russanddaughters.com

John Derian Puzzle
John Derian Puzzle

Splendid Decor

John Derian is known for his decoupage work, which appears on everything from plates to coasters, and it’s all produced right here in NYC. But his East Village shop is also filled with all kinds of sweet and cheerful items, including Steiff animals, ornaments, home décor, textiles, art, and vintage and antique finds. These jigsaw puzzles are perfect for  stay-at-home days. This one is a 19th century print of the Manhattan island. johnderian.com

NYC Gifts Arielle Sustainable Fashion
Arielle Medea Coat

Fashionista

Texas-born Arielle launched her eponymous brand in 2018, after over 10 years in the fashion industry. The fully sustainable label is committed to zero-waste, ethical sourcing, and elegant, lasting style. The Medea Coat is made from vegetarian shearling using Responsible Wool Standard American merino wool backed with Repreve®, made from recycled water bottles. Oversized lapels and welt pockets highlight a clean, straight cut with open front. Fully lined in organic cotton. Made in NYC. shop.arielle.com

Bee Raw Butch Wax
Bee Raw Butch Wax

Busy Bee

Bee Raw champions American family-run farms and apiaries and produces a collection of honey-based goods packaged in post-consumer paper, glass, and metal. Butchwax is a moisturizing balm that softens skin, made from beeswax, jojoba, rosemary, peppermint, and tea tree oils, and made right here in Industry City, Brooklyn, NYC.  Beeraw.com

Give Give Give

The season of giving is also a great time to remember our neighbors in need, especially during this pandemic. Some of my favorite organizations with local roots are: Lower East Side Girls Club, Project Renewal, Girl Be Heard, Bowery Mission, DIFFA

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MODO’s Newest Contributions to Their Sustainable Eyewear Collection

Modo Sustainable Eyewair Style Hari

Fashion has been making subtle, but significant strides towards sustainable production for several years now. Faux leather handbags, the use of recycled materials and cutting down on waste has helped the major fashion houses shrink their carbon footprint and advocate for a more sustainable future. Joining in on this environmentally-conscious movement is the eyewear designer MODO with their sustainably fashionable ECO eyewear collection.

The frames in MODO’s ECO collection are made from 63% castor seed oil, which is a renewable non-food oil that puts them one step ahead of the sustainable designer eyewear game. In addition to their renewable construction, MODO plants a tree for every pair of ECO glasses sold to rebuild the environment and promote an environmentally-conscious culture, which certainly isn’t the first thought when talking about high fashion. They have planted 1.5 million trees so far and aim to keep that number rising with their new conceptual glasses. Here are two of our favorite featured styles from the MODO’s newest ECO collection additions:

MODO Sustainable Eyewear style Nestos
MODO Nestos

MODO’s Nestos glasses (with optional sunglass clip) bring back the retro, boxy frames of the 80s and update them with a more streamlined design. The Nestos frames come in several different colors, and the optional sunglass clips provide even more customization with green, lavender and tortoiseshell options.

MODO Sustainable Eyewear style Yamuna
MODO Yamuna

The ECO Yamuna provides a softer approach to sustainable eyewear with a more gentle wayfarer shape and largely translucent color scheme. With a handful of color choices available, you can take your pick of the style that best complements the rest of your SS18 wardrobe. The Yamuna, like the Nestos, offers the addition of optional sun clips to ward off the sun this summer.

To learn more about the ECO Collection, visit the MODO website, and to stay up-to-date on the latest fashion finds, trends and news, hop over to our Fashion section.

Images courtesy of designer.

 

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Investing in Fashion’s Eco-Friendly Future: Kering x London College of Fashion

Kering, one of the biggest names in fashion and home to quintessential designers like Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, is showing the forward-thinking prowess that has helped develop its immovable place in the industry by investing in the fashion industry’s eco-friendly future. Via their newly-formed partnership with the esteemed London College of Fashion, they are offering a free, open-format digital class on sustainability as it relates to luxury fashion. The course, entitled “Fashion & Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion in a Changing World,” makes its debut on April 9th, and will be available on a platform that’s compatible with mobile phones, tablets and computers alike for easy accessibility.

Kering has been a driving force in eco-friendly luxury fashion in the past years, with several of its brands launching pieces and collections composed of sustainable materials, from Gucci’s Liquid Wood sunglasses to Bottega Veneta’s sustainable shoulder bags. With this open-source class, this global fashion house, in partnership with the London College of Fashion, is bringing knowledge and an exemplary drive for a more sustainable future to the next generation of fashion designers, entrepreneurs and art directors.

Professor Frances Corner, head of the London College of Fashion, UAL, comments: “Over a year in the making and based on the research, teaching and practice of Centre for Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion, UAL as well as the expertise and leadership of Kering’s Sustainability team, we are delighted to present the world’s first luxury fashion online course developed between higher education and industry.”

Eco-Friendly Fashion Gucci Bag

This eco-friendly fashion course itself is broken down into six components: Why Sustainability Matters in Fashion, Contextualising Sustainability for a Changing World, Sustainable Sourcing for Luxury Fashion, and Informed Decision-Making. It utilizes podcasts, films and other media to give students an approachable, easy-to-follow look into these pressing subjects affecting not only the future of fashion, but also the future of the environment. Registration is currently open, but the class starts soon and another start date has not yet been announced, so prospective students need to act fast.

For more information, visit the course’s homepage at Futurelearn.com

Images courtesy of Kering