PhotosOPEN ME FIRST! Who doesnt need help divining the best gifts? Nine editors from LA, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, including Editor in Chief Annie Gilbar, suss out the best choices (most under $250) in their areas of expertiseand passion! Many are classics rather than trends, but regardless of whom you are surprisingkids, techies, foodies, the green-minded, jewelry fanatics or the über-stylishwe have the right stuff for everyone on your list. Click into our galleries of goodies for presents perfect...
Holiday Gift Guide: Food & Wine
by Lora Zarubin
Ive been told Im pretty bossy. This carries into the way I give gifts. I try to select presents that will educate and delight, inspired by something Ive eaten, read or seen in my travels. Of course, every gift has to have a personal twist that screams, Lora!
Holiday Gift Guide: Kids
by Eve Somer Gerber
So many kids, so little time. I shop for an extended family: three daughters, four godchildren, 10 siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins...My aim is to give them gifts theyll enjoy and learn fromand that wont make their homes a complete mess.
Holiday Gift Guide: Lifestyle
by Tessa Benson
The holidays are my favorite time of year. My birthday is December 22, and its one big party after the next. I get so full of holiday cheer I tend to shower my loved ones with things they really want but dont know it yet. What can I say? Im a sucker for Saint Nick.
Holiday Gift Guide: Jewelry
by Victoria Brynner
Giving presents is one of my favorite things to doyear-round. And the holidays are the perfect time for me to let loose. I like things people dont already know about, and I always match a gift to its recipient. But of course, we do all love our jewelry.
Holiday Gift Guide: Dogs
by Robyn Todd
The holidays are for everyone in the familyeven the dogs! So, whether youre playing Santa for your own pooch or that of a loved one, heres a slew of gifts from an obsessed person who cant stop indulging her own dog, Izzy. And yes, most are made in the USA.
Holiday Gift Guide: Technology
by Jod Kaftan
The delight of opening a new gizmo borders on a kind of porn. Maybe its the soft rubber of a handset or the haptic intimacy of a touch screen. Im living on a spouse-imposed spending freeze (rightly so), but that wont stop the vicarious lust of my gift giving.
Holiday Gift Guide: Green
by Kelly Meyer
Sure, the holidays are commercial, but I keep the spirit alive with presents that represent the progress I hope to see in the New Year. Both our intentions and the changes we make in our behavior are mighty. So this year, lets all be dreaming of a green Christmas.
Holiday Gift Guide: Between Friends
by Annie Gilbar
Friends and memories. Thats what gifts are about. When I love something, I often give it year after year. Several of the presents I chose are made by my friends. Thats what friends are for. As for my dream gift, Ive already got itLA magazine.
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