Corduroys! Candles! A cabin on the Orient Express! Designer Zac Posen has the blueprint for a chic and cosy festive break.
2005 Château Mouton Rothschild
BBR
If I am going to drink wine — which is rare — I love a Mouton or a Lafite. I want it to be really good so I can savour it, enjoy it and let it age. A Bordeaux works for me!
Tickets to The Nutcracker at New York City Ballet
NYC Ballet
If you happen to be travelling to New York, there’s nothing better than tickets to the original George Balanchine production of The Nutcracker at New York City Ballet. People don’t realise how rare it is for a theatrical production to be preserved for so long.
Tickets for the Orient Express
Alixe Ley
I love train travel and have done it lots in Europe but it’s a dream of mine to do an Orient Express trip. Get me on one of those!
Monastery Made Everything Kit
Monastery Made
I’m pretty specific when it comes to my grooming buys and this kit from San Francisco-based skincare brand Monastery Made is the most luxurious one-stop gift. The scents are beautiful.
I will be gifting myself a few fashion-land reads
Simon & Schuster
Keith McNally’s I Regret Almost Everything: A Memoir (Simon &Schuster, £25); Graydon Carter’s When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines (Atlantic, £20) and Maureen Dowd’s Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech (Harper Collins, £24.72)
Lisa Corti
Hand-printed in the most beautiful colours, Lisa’s tablecloths are so warm and transform a space.
Botto Giuseppe cashmere knit scarf
Botto Giuseppe/ Far Fetch
I’m in love with this brand. Its scarves come in great colours and are great for travel.
GapStudio corduroy baggy trousers
GapStudio
Cut a bit like a 1990s loose jean, these wide wale trousers are elegant but are also great to lounge in. Pair them with our perfect white shirt.
Diptyque feu de bois candle
Diptyque
It’s a classic but a great one.
Nyakers ginger snap hearts
Selfridges
Treat-wise, I love any kind of ginger snap biscuit, so definitely some of these.
