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# Kim France's Holiday Gift Guide For Fug Nation
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/kim-frances-holiday-gift-guide-for-fug-nation/
- Published: 2013-11-19T21:00:47.000Z
- Updated: 2013-11-20T19:10:38.000Z
- Author: Heather
- Tags: #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 07:35

## Christian Lacroix Notebooks, $13 and up

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Kim writes, "I have always thought blank notebooks were among the biggest cop-out gifts going—you give them to people for whom you do not know what else to buy, and receive them with middling enthusiasm at best. But then I discovered Christian Lacroix blank notebooks, and now I’m all in. They’re like tiny little pieces of art, with surprise inserts and bold patterns on the inside covers, and they’ve all got a ribbon to mark your page, just like the Bible, only this one is chevron-striped. Magic."

On the left: [**£15.95 from Quill London**](https://www.quilllondon.com/notebooks/christian-lacroix-paper-arty-notebook.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

On the right, [**$13, $15, and $24 from Nordstrom**](https://www.neimanmarcus.com/Christian-Lacroix-Hardbound-Notebook-Sketchbook-Journal/prod165050054/p.prod?ecid=NMCIGoogleProductAds&ci%5Fsku=prod162260066skuPINK&ci%5Fgpa=pla&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

## Soap & Paper Factory Hand Cream, Green Tea; $18

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/lotion.png)

"I can’t think of a single beauty line with prettier packaging than Soap & Paper Factory (and I’ve seen a lot of beauty lines) so I give their stuff as gifts all the time and it always goes over big. This hand cream is scented just the right amount -- which is to say, not too much -- and it’s creamy, but also nicely light."

[**$18 at Bigelow Chemists**](https://www.bigelowchemists.com/-/soap-paper-factory/the-soap-paper-factory-hand-cream-green-tea.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Animal Kingdom Letterpress Cards, $18

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cards.xml)

"Letterpress cards can get so very twee, and this set of animal figures probably teeters just on the verge, but I love it unreasonably anyway."

[**$18 at Atelier Austin Press**](https://www.atelieraustinpress.com/collection/detail/911-aap?c=sets&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Ryan McGinness Calendar, $24.95

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/calendar.png)

"Every year, graphic artist Ryan McGinness makes a new version of this brilliant calendar/to-do list pad, complete with an illustration a page and room enough for lists, scribbles, reminders, and whatnot. Hang on to all the pages, and at the end of the year, you’ve got a satisfying look back at the past 12 months that can’t be had from something hand-held and digital."

[**$24.95; order from books@gingkopress.com or info@ryanmcginness.com**](https://www.ryanmcginness.com/sites/default/files/user-uploads/%2B%202014%20Calendar%20To-Do%20List%20Pad.pdf?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

## Marimekko iPhone Cover, $48

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/phonecover.png)

"So snappy, I wish it were an outfit."

[**$48 at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum**](https://shop.cooperhewitt.org/p/4186/Kaivo-iPhone-Cover?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Thomas Paul Hand Towels, $52

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/handtowels.png)

"Just as charming as the day is long, and such a grown-up touch in the event of company."

[**$52 at Shop Thomas Paul**](https://www.shopthomaspaul.com/BAZAAR%5FHAND%5FTOWEL%5FSET%5FOF%5F3%5Fin%5FAlcazar%5Fp/ht-0261-alc.htm?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Solid Brass Crest Bottle Opener, $60

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/group.xml)

"A bottle opener and an interesting *objet* all in one. Because we all have that friend."

[**$60 from The Future Perfect**](https://www.thefutureperfect.com/objects/crest-bottle-opener.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Maison Martin Margiela Feather Pen, $68

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/goosefeather_1.xml)

"I am all for gifting people highly impractical items they would love to own, but never buy for themselves. And this fantabulous ostrich plume pen -- so glamorous for performing the most pedestrian of office and domestic tasks! -- is about as perfect a case in point as could ever exist."

[**$68 at A + R**](https://www.aplusrstore.com/product/633/maison-martin-margiela-ostrich-goose-feather-pen?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Nights of Hanukkah Taster, $75

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/8nightshanukkahrev2013_b92f46c3-045a-4272-b3b3-e85b9fabfb1f_grande.xml)

"A decorative canvas bag filled with chocolate menorahs, old-style gilded gelt from Veruka Chocolates, and a bunch of other candy-type items that aren’t, frankly, all that traditionally Jewish, but conform nicely to Hanukkah's blue-and-white color palette."

[**$75 at Mouth.com**](https://www.mouth.com/products/8-nights-of-hanukkah?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Star Dominoes, $80

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mg_9776_1024x1024.xml)

"Design firm Fredericks & Mae loves to put fun and stylish spins on old school games, and this domino set with stars instead of dots couldn't be more happy -- and really, legitimately cool -- if it tried."

[**$80 at Fredericks & Mae**](https://fredericksandmae.myshopify.com/collections/war-games/products/star-dominos?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Jonathan Adler Needlepoint Flask, $98

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/flask.png)

"Flasks are so starchy and genteel and men’s magazine-ish -- just the type of item that’s primed to be subverted. And what better way than with needlepoint?"

[**$98 at Jonathan Adler**](https://www.jonathanadler.com/Blue-Worth-Avenue-Needlepoint-Flask/?cat=1230&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## North Star stud earrings, $145

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/he-0150-ss.xml)

"The starburst is a lively departure from more classic stud shapes, and these have wee little sparkly diamonds (!) in the center."

[**$145 at Doyle & Doyle**](https://www.doyledoyle.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=22487&itemtemplate=PDGCommTemplates/HTN/Item%5Fcoll.html&sn=hlm&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## John Derian/Astier de Villatte Bug Plate, $163

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/PLTJHN16_large.png)

"If money was no object, I believe one of each piece from John Derian’s collaboration with French ceramic house Astier de Villatte would make an especially memorable gift. But because Astier is pricey, and the collection is not small, this creepy-delightful bug plate is a nice way to go."

[**https://www.johnderian.com/collections/astier-de-villatte-collaboration/products/pltjhn15-png">$163 at JohnDerian.com**](John Derian/Astier de Villatte Bug Plate)

## Elihu The Elephant Wall Clock, $170

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pd_25858_main.xml)

"A classic Nelson design, perfect for the bedroom of the youth of your choice."

[**$170 at Design Within Reach**](https://www.dwr.com/product/elihu-the-elephant-wall-clock.do?sortby=ourPicks&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Foot Paperweight, $179

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/foot.xml)

"Paperweights get kind of a bad rap, gift-wise. They can be total afterthoughts, but some are pretty fantastic. And this foot clears the bar for me, because the idea of a foot-shaped paperweight is kind of clever, but it’s also really pretty."

[**$179, The Future Perfect**](https://www.thefutureperfect.com/objects/foot-paperweight.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Milk Painted Cutting Board, $205

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/cuttingboard.png)

"This leather-handled, paint-accented cutting board might very well be the first cutting board in the history of ever that could be described as chic. So perfect for displaying one’s cheeses and quince pastes and whatnot."

[**$205 at Love, Adorned**](https://loveadorned.com/index.php?product=L50050&c=5&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Prada Marfa Art, $299.99

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2013/11/elmgreen-and-dragset-prada-marfa-sign_i-G-62-6221-LRG3100Z.jpg)

"People, this is the exact piece that was used as a prop on *Gossip Girl*. It needs to go to a Fug National."

\[*Ed: It was in Lily's apartment. This prop has seen SO MUCH angst and probably a lot of body parts.*\]

[**$299.99 on Art.com, via** ](https://www.art.com/products/p13339216680-sa-i6452806/elmgreen-and-dragset-prada-marfa-sign.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=39104991bf3a4458beaaee96b13f81af&searchstring=art+production+fund&ssk=art+production+fund&sby=all&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)[**Art Production Fund**](https://www.artproductionfund.org/shop/prada-marfa-sign-by-elmgreen-and-dragset?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

## Alexander McQueen Umbrella, roughly $636

![](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/content/files/www-gofugyourself-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/umbrella.xml)

"Yes, it’s crazy stupid expensive, but I couldn't not share this Alexander McQueen umbrella with a gold skull at the end of the handle, because it is so excellently richer-than-God British '70s rock star that I can’t even bear it."

[**£395 on Net-a-Porter**](https://www.net-a-porter.com/product/374446?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

[Kim France's Holiday Gift Guide For Fug NationYou are probably already a fan of Kim France, whether you realize it or not: She co-founded Lucky and ran it during its halcyon years, she worked for the much-missed Sassy magazine, and she currently dispenses awesomeness on Girls Of A Certain Age, which has a lot to offer no matter what your particular "certain age" is. We will still be doing our own Fug Nation Holiday Gift Guide, but for various reasons, we have not been suave enough to pull it together in time for things to be ordered, shipped, and wrapped before this year's incredibly early Chanukah. So we turned to one of our very favorite cool people for help. We asked La France to curate a list of some unique, covetable items that are are as groovy and highbrow as we wish we could be, and also slightly fancier than what we normally suggest. Kim's picks follow her personal mantra of giving the gift you'd love to own, but might not ever buy for yourself -- in a variety of price ranges, from irresistible to, yes, highly irrational. They make great hints for the relative who loves to splurge on you, though if you decide to lavish yourself with them, your secret is safe with us. It's all love in Fug Nation.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2013/11/journals.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/kim-frances-holiday-gift-guide-for-fug-nation-11-2013/)