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Mens Corner
November 2008
Michelle Sponagle
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| Frank Gehry Fish cufflinks |
It’s another holiday season and the dilemma returns: What to buy the men in your life? We’ve combed the newest goodies on the market to help solve your gift-giving woes.
For the perfect present, look to his television viewing habits for clues. The guy who fancies himself as the next Donald Trump appreciates flash over cash. Consider a pair of sterling silver Fish cufflinks by Frank Gehry for Tiffany & Co. ($345, tiffany.ca) or a watch that oozes style like Baume & Mercier’s Riviera XL Diver ($2,990, baume-and-mercier.com).
Way at the other end of the spectrum are fellas who seem to be kindred spirits with Homer Simpson. For them, it’s important to appeal to their basic instincts, like eating. The must-haves include: The Pop-Up Hotdog Cooker($49.95, hammacher.com) a toaster-like device that prepares two dogs in minutes; a bacon wallet, featuring photos of sizzling strips imprinted on vinyl ($9.95, whatonearthcatalog.com), or a marshmallow bazooka gun ($49.95, thinkgeek.com), which can peg a target from as far as 40 feet.
If your man is musically inclined, say like Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, help him put the rock in Jingle Bell Rock with a Roll Up Drum Kit ($59.95, www.hammacher.com). The kit has six sensor pads and two plastic drumsticks. Plug it into your PC and let the show begin. Post-encore, just roll it up and tuck it into a desk drawer. Of course, every rock star needs some ink to complete the image, at least for a while. Skip the needles and the pain by opting for temporary tattoos (from $1, bodygraphics.ca). Let’s say he’s more of a Tony Soprano type of guy. There’s a certain look to beingtough as nails even while going outside to get the morning newspaper — white undershirt (Protocol, $14.99 for three, sears.ca), boxers (Jockey, $19.97 for two, sears.ca), and bathrobe (Majestic fleece robe, $79.99, sears.ca). It’s original and authentic he-man style.
If your dude is a David Suzuki wannabe, consider eco-cool gifts like a bike made with a bamboo frame, tougher than carbon fibre and a natural sustainable material (from $2,700, calfeedesign.com). Make him extra happy with a rain barrel made with recycled oak ($150, terracycle.net) that will please the planet and the household water budget next spring. To dress the part of enviro-warrior, put him head to toe in hemp. Because even when it’s not Christmas, “green” is always a hip hue.
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