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2008 Holiday Gift Guide H-J
Presents of Mind

Caught in a Christmas conundrum? Hassled by the holiday gift hunt? Fret no more. Herewith, more than 100 glorious ideas for everyone on your list, all of which are sure to bring sweet-as-sugar-plum smiles
to the faces of those who receive them.

December 01,2008

H: On The Record

Handheld Sony HD Handycam Camcorder, $900; at brookstone.com and Brookstone stores.


H: For Hair Band Groupies

Crazy Bow headband from Marc by Marc Jacobs of gold glitter acrylic with small logo plaque, $125; at net-a-porter.com


H: Croc Rocks

Handbags made from exotic Colombian crocodile by Laguna, Cove Marine Blue tote, $2,300, and Cove Mustard clutch, $1,450, shown here; at Ivonne de la Vega Atelier, Fort Lauderdale.


H: Pump It Up

Hetty Rose Yuki custom-made peep-toe heels, price available by request; at hettyrose.co.uk.


H: Put Your Money In The Kitty

Hello Kitty Diamond Bracelet Watch by Kimora Lee Simmons, stainless steel with mother-of-pearl dial and pink sapphire flower, $3,550; at Neiman Marcus stores and neimanmarcus.com


I: Get Nanochromatic

iPod Nano comes in nine cool colors, either 8 GB (2,000 songs and 8 hours of video; $149) or 16 GB (4,000 songs and 16 hours of video, $199); at The Apple Store, Aventura Mall, and at apple.com.


I: Three Times A Charm

IWC’s DaVinci Collection of watches: Automatic in stainless steel on a brown crocodile strap ($5,500), Chronograph in 18K rose gold on a brown crocodile strap ($22,000), and Perpetual Chronograph in platinum on a black crocodile strap (special edition; call 305.935.4900 for pricing); at King Jewelers, Aventura. 


I: Swingtime

iGolf neo automatically tells the distance to key points on the course, shows how far you hit each club, is weather resistant and helps you lower your score and handicap, $150; at brookstone.com and Brookstone stores.


J: Plush Puppy

Juicy Couture dog pajamas in signature-printed Pima cotton, in sizes for pups from two to 14 lbs., $45; at Nordstrom, Aventura Mall, and nordstrom.com.


J: Blue Suede Shoes

J. Crew Deep Indigo Isabella ballet flats in Italian suede and patent-leather upper with metallic piping, $158; at jcrew.com.www.jcrew.com