What a mom wants...
Mother's Day is three Sundays away. Our gift guide has 37 mom-worthy ideas, from $5 printed matchboxes to an exquisite waste basket and the ultimate beach towel.
Many is the time that Team WSIW — well populated by moms — has talked about what we actually want in a gift. While we love a sassy mug, there’s far more on our wish lists. Our Mother’s Day gift guide is a collection of lovely items that women of all kinds might enjoy receiving. We’d even suggest bookmarking it for hostess gifts and summer birthdays.
From left: Good for the garden or beach: Destree’s charming raffia Bob Flower hat, $350. Our T-Tile Towel, $128 (or two for $200) is over 5-feet long, reversible and wonderfully soft. We don’t call it the ultimate beach towel for nothing. Hand-woven into intricate braids and coils, these Jute Placemats, $248 for a set of 4, are mini works of art. Straight from the Spring ’24 runway: the Wave Earrings, $298. Get it for her; get it for you; just get the Ella Handcrocheted Tote, $398, before it inevitably sells out. The fitted Collared Crewneck, $199, has the Tory stamp of approval. She wore the black version in Miami. We love the saturated hues of Alissa Bell’s Colorblocking Stationery, $36 for a set of 6. It’s not easy to choose from Moismont’s many scarf prints but we’re partial to the gentle waves of N°561, $165. Lastly, you can never go wrong with good herbal tea in picturesque packaging like Hampstead’s Lemon & Ginger Infusion, $6.75.
From left: With an old-school atomizer, Cire Trudon’s Room Spray Maduraï, $260, is even chicer than a candle. One woman’s trash can is every woman’s treasure if it’s the Painted Lady Waste Bin, $195. A hair accessory unlike any she owns, the Beaded Barrette, $248, is made with tiny silver bells. The sharpest moms on the court wear Tory Sport, à la the Piqué Chevron Polo, $138, and Pleated Mini Skirt, $148. Exquisite and romantic, our Jolie Fleur Candlesticks, $548 for a set of two, are a reason to only ever eat at the dining table. The Eleanor Bag, $648, is perfect for daytime dress-up.
From left: In glossy white, our Lettuce Ware Hors d’oeuvres Bowl,$148, suits a variety of tablescapes. Subtly mismatched and inspired by a vintage find in Tokyo, our Cow Earrings, $248, make quirk work. Update her rope-sole game with our Mary Jane Espadrille, $198. A very good white T-shirt, $278, with subtle twist detail, beautiful drape and substantial enough to last. Original art doesn’t have to break the bank. We love the soft abstraction of contemporary American artist John Vitale’s Particles, $1500. The Sublime Rose Gift Set, $148, comes with three sizes and a limited-edition keepsake box. For all her champagne wishes and caviar dreams — Laila Gohar’s Iridescent Mother of Pearl Spoon Set, $148.
From left: The pretty confections in Sweet Saba’s Crystal Healer Candy Box, from $95 (available starting May), are cast from real crystals, made with arnica, bee pollen, vitamin C or cayenne — and embellished with edible 24K gold. Boho beach mom? For her, the Beaded Bikini Top, $128, and matching Cotton Poplin Skirt, $398. She’ll love to make memories in the so-outmoded-it’s-cool-again way with a vintage point-and-shoot like the Contax T2, $1,299.00. Our Classic Flip-Flop, $178, is the sandal she could literally wear all summer. Our summery Small Fish Earrings, $128, are inspired by mid-century mobiles, while Wallace Sewell’s Stözl Blanket, $812.50, pays homage to a venerable Bauhaus design.
From left: Orgaid’s Organic Sheet Mask, $39, is made with clean ingredients, and looks nice in the bathroom. In the softest leather and the sweetest colors, the Mini Kira Diamond Quilt, $348, might be her go-to summer bag. Fanny Singer (daughter of Alice Waters) and Greta Caruso share delicious, family-oriented recipes in The Green Spoon, $60, a favorite non-fashion Substack. The littlest luxuries are often the best, like John Derian’s Snowball Print Matchbox, $5. The exquisitely written The Vaster Wilds, $28. A cooler way to cover up at the beach: our perfectly boxy Linen Camp Shirt, $328, and matching Shorts, $298. Lastly, we love the retro-modern pop of these Miller sunglasses, $188.