Holiday Guide

Great Gifts for Hard-to-Shop-for Guys

December 13, 2010 at 7:19 PM

What makes a man happy? Trust us, it's not as complicated as you may think. We've got your list all wrapped up with cozy hats, cool drinking glasses and toiletries even a guy could love.

Wool Cap

Hats off to the Stormy Kromer cap. Function and rugged good looks have kept it around for 107 years; eleven colorways will keep it going for more.

Available at stormykromer.com, $35.

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Belt

A woven Nepalese-pattern cotton and tooled leather belt has just the right amount of culture and color to spruce up drab winter outfits. Plus, no one ever has to know you didn't actually travel to the Himalayas to score it.

Available at urbanoutfitters.com, $34.

Multifunction Tool

The little metal-cased gizmo has fourteen (count 'em) functions, which means he can cut through wire, open cans and bottles, and slice just about everything like one Tim Taylor.

Available at swirl.com, $15.

Collar Stays

The magnetic stays from Würkin Stiffs (get it?) keep button-down shirt collars from crinkling or drooping too wide. Gotta stay classy.

Available at wurkinstiffs.com, $20-$35.

Phonekerchief

The dapper cloth encourages digital etiquette with a polite embroidered message. And when he wraps it around his phone, the silver fibers will block incoming calls and texts. All the same, we'd love for it to read "Turn that $#!* off."

Available at uncommongoods.com, $15.

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