Holiday Shopping From A To Z — Revving Through R, S, and T

Still busy performing your Santa Clausian duties?
Still busy performing your Santa Clausian duties?
Having successfully collaborated with women’s streetwear brands Hellz Bellz and Married to the Mob on limited-edition versions of its popular Baby-G watch model, Casio set its sights on handbag designer Rebecca Minkoff, whose pieces feature premium quality leather and exotic skins in rich hues; boast sharp, clean, modern, structured-but-fun silhouettes; and feature sassy zipper, stud, and rivet details for a dose of urban bravado.
We’ve been making holiday shopping as easy as 1-2-3 with our gift-getting ABCs, quite literally taking you through an alphabet-themed tour of present ideas.
The ABCs of our A To Z Holiday Gift Guide took us through a miscellany of Art Deco, Blossom-themed, and Color-Blocked goods, while the D, E, and F installment allowed us to immerse ourselves in Dainty knickknacks, Egyptian-themed fare, and Fur-Trimmed fashions.
Last week, we kicked off our A to Z Holiday Gift Guide coverage by taking a Sesame Street-worthy approach to the task, tackling items corresponding to the first three letters of the alphabet, with A standing for Art Deco, B for Blossoms, and C for Color Blocking.
You’re probably getting ready to rock around the Christmas tree which, of course, means finding just the right gifts to place underneath those fragrant branches.
It’s been a year since we caught up with Queens-bred jewelry designer Seville Michelle Anastos, who first amassed a loyal customer base within the hip-hop community thanks to her leather-wrapped bamboo earrings and doorknockers, which offered sophisticated urbanites a more mature take on the gold-filled styles they favored during their teens and tweens.
Whether you’re turning your home into a haunted space like Modern Family’s Claire and Phil Dunphy; impersonating Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, or Snooki with your costume choice; creating an Elvira-worthy hairdo and a theatrical, hedonistic eye makeup look before hitting the club scene; or just dressing in your everyday clothes but infusing a hint of spooky fun via playfully eerie accessories, these spooktacular Halloween buys that will scare you straight!
Vintage elements ranging from crystal brooches to antique beads abound in jewelry designer Lisa Salzer’s the mastermind behind Lulu Frost pieces — and yet there’s an aesthetic balance struck via the mélange of motifs from different eras, cultures, and geographical locations.
Never one for the drab or dreary, designer Mara Hoffman treated fashion insiders to a performance by a Mariachi band as they circled their way around The Box at Lincoln Center on Friday, September 9th, ogling at the Mexican-inspired designs comprising her exuberant, free-spirited, and deliciously sexy Spring 2012 collection.