If you leave everything until the last minute when it comes to Christmas presents, or are driven demented trying to think of good ones and starting to panic, here’s a selection for style-conscious shoppers of fashion-friendly gifts to delight the eye at prices from €15 to €500, with a lot in between – most from independent Irish shops worth supporting this season.
NoNo earrings €28, Om Diva Big party ear-rings €9.99, Parfois Nach lobster bracelet €115, Costume Black velvet rhinestone hairband €17.99, Parfois Red rhinestone hairband by Simone Rocha €555, Havana Veiled bucket hat €155, Bernstack Spiers at Marvel Room, Brown Thomas Italian merino Fred beanie with hand-stitched detail €58 by Freya Oatway at Mart Studios, 18a Greenmount Lane, Dublin 12 Print scarf €25.99, Parfois Phone Conversation Triangle scarf by Electronic Sheep €159, Atrium Dublin Mother-of-pearl cut-out slingbacks €289, Atrium Dublin Textured cross-body bag €35.99, Parfois APC demi-lune leather bag €365, Electra, Dublin 4 Yayoi Kusama necklace by Kiki Na Art €140, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin 8 Tinsel cross-body bag with clasp €39.95, Zara Red silk bag by Helen Hayes from €250, Marvel Room, Brown Thomas Print by Xaviera Altena – one of 100 – €115, Hen’s Teeth, Dublin 2 Madame Fleur A6 notebook by Christian Lacroix €15, Marvel Room, Brown Thomas Fornasetti 300g scented candle €155, Brown Thomas Half-bib apron €50, tea towel €25, Stable of Ireland, Dublin 2 Deer fleece €65 by Shirley Copperwhite from Makers Market, Om Diva