Kelsey Malone, beautiful Seattlelite and ceramicist, sent me a direct message, asking where my gift guide was and if I could please put “castor oil, for everything” on it. This simple wish was the first brick, the wishlist release must go on, and go on it will (Sorry it’s a little late)... If presentation matters, this Kitsch cold-pressed is as good as it gets. If the receiver is fine with bare bones, here is 16 ounces, for eleven dollars more.

I asked Sandwich Purveyor, Jack August, what he wanted for Hanukkah, and he said, “World Peace.” I received this exact response from more than three people and I think it should be said, but not four times…

Model and Friend, Quinn Mora, wants her first Hermes bag, “It’s time.” One of our mutual friends bought his girlfriend a Kelly, they broke up before he made it home from Paris. He posted an Instagram story about the situation. It was an incredible way to soft-launch himself back onto the market and a wonderful example to set, you should buy the women in your life Hermes bags, if you can… Quinn also wants an apology.

Man whose title changes every single year, James Mckinnon, wants RESPECT, a comprehensive understanding of science, and a cool girlfriend who doesn’t make TikToks. For the home, he would like enough specimen jars (like dead baby sharks) to fill a wall shelf, I have said for years that taxidermy is a great gift for the eclectic person in your life, a never-ending Mah Jong sofa room, a conversation pit with a “no-talking rule,” and a full-time chef of Jamaican descent.  

Neighborhood Darling, Linda Hansen, wants a reformer. She has single-handedly brought pilates to the New York “scene.” Her studio is a revolving door of people whom I had never imagined in workout clothes, not to say they look unfit, I assume all of them were doing Pilates before, but in secret. She has given us the gift of shame-free, low-impact, total body exercise for free (and not for long). She recently completed 100 hours of practice teaching, her body (and the Instagram stories) is proof of every minute!  

Artist, SoiL Thornton, says, “My wish is to have much more financial stability which can therefore allow me to live my healthiest life and to further push against various societal norms which perpetuate oppressions of all sorts sleuth the globe.” The best wish.

Society has begun a slow progression past Rimowa, but Image Consultant, Designer, Stylist, and Former Teen Model, Ch’lita, is ahead of the curve. She wants a Globetrotter suitcase, in white leather, with black straps and brass hardware. She would like someone to go the extra mile with hand-painted initials.

Brutalist, Mia Xoxo Christianson, wants a six-month stay at the German medical spa, Lanserhof Sylt, and a portrait of herself depicted as a mermaid by American painter Will Cotton. She adds, enthusiastically, “Maybe we will b*ng when I’m done posing… If the moment calls for it.” 

My Boyfriend, Patrick O’Mara wants his Ricoh GR III that fell out of the car door at a Los Angeles gas station, with a years worth of photos on it. “I probably should have just bought another one but circumstances made me boycott it, plus I want that exact one with the photos on it.” He also wants a tub of homemade Chex Mix that his family friend Lisa used to make, and deliver, every year on Christmas. “And my moms beanie that I wore everyday, until I drunkenly left it in an Uber. I’ve searched far and wide for a replica, but it does not seem to exist. Oh, and I also want a cat.” I love a sentimental man. 

Silk Founder, Zane Kind, wants ‘my left foot bound’ McQueen sneaker (2006) in the brown/red colorway. A physical copy of Little Red Book by Facebook (2012). The Kalk bike by Cake in Ink black. Antique claymore sword (best hilt), Napoleon Dynamite liger shirt, a McDonald’s medium fry, and $1,000,000.00 USD for his startup.

Capricorn, Sirena Warren, wants a Breville food processor, every respectable woman does. The Bio-Collagen mask by Biodance, RayBan Wayfarer classics (she has lost every pair she has ever owned), the Mini Sauna and At-Home Ice Bath by Plunge, and an Evangelion Rei Blythe doll. She would also like the Shakti Mat premium essentials bundle, after reading the review, “this is one of the first things I would grab in a fire,” and a recent three-month stint in Asia that has left her Chinese-medicine-obsessed.  

Jack Teitelbaum, one of the kindest men I know, wants the SodaStream Terra sparkling water maker for Hanukkah. This needs no explanation. 

Retired “Creative” and soon-to-be Lawyer, Isa Berland, wants A Cross by Brendan Lynch. “Did I say this last year..?” She did not. Healthcare... “I could have continued United Healthcare (through Cobra), but after the guy got assassinated it didn't feel like a 'best in class' option, can’t rationalize it.” An everlasting relationship with her tutor, “Platonic... or not.” A real Medicube, “I have the fake one from TikTok shop and it's great. I can only imagine what the real one would do to my skin.” A BBL, “I think I have a body that would suit it.” I agree with her, Santa if you’re reading this, Isa could totally rock a BBL. “And not much more... At 28 with no job and no healthcare and no place to call home, I've learned to not desire the material.”

My Childhood Gay Best Friend, Chase Schwisow, wants a tall Italian boyfriend and this Gucci Tom Ford python tracksuit. I can’t speak to the tracksuit, but I have heard whispers and wishes about a tall Italian boyfriend from multiple people, in multiple cities. There is an emphasis on tall because there are plenty of average-height Italian men available. Is setting someone up on a date a bad Christmas gift? Maybe. But if they ended up in a serious relationship, or married, it could be regarded as the best gift they have ever received.

Stylist and Absolute Vision, Aly Cooper, wants a kindle, a Zojirushi rice cooker, and a wood wheel foot massager. She called herself “lame” and said maybe she would think of some “cooler things” if time allowed, but she’s beyond busy, and I think this wishlist is perfect. Every woman wants a kindle, a Zojirushi rice cooker, and a wood wheel foot massager—but few women admit it!

15-year-old, Matt Ader, wants an American flag for his room, due to the current political climate his parents have decided on a British flag instead. “They don’t get it,” says Matt. He also wants COD Modern Warfare 3, “Cologne or something,” short Ugg boots, and a liter of Mountain Dew because, “Nobody in this house let’s me drink it.” ‘Tis the season for teenage angst.

Producer (in advertising not music), Andrea Jacob, submits her wishlist with reason. She wants the Pioneer DJ XCJ-RR,“I hate the idea of being a DJ, but I know I’d be really good at it. I would probably get a mask like Daft Punk to avoid public awareness of this newfound passion.” She wants a Nintendo Wii Console in White and Cooking Mama, “Cracking an egg on Cooking Mama is a very specific sensory experience that I have yet to find on another console/game.” A 2010 convertible VW beetle in Cream or Black. And a Spotted Bunny, though she finds the responsibility of another living entity “daunting.” 

Man of Taste, Brandon Oberfield, submitted an indestructible Hanukkah wish list. Starting with Petrossian Special Reserve Kaluga-Huso, “Some consider it kosher, others not so much, for me there is no better treat for the holidays than a tin of caviar with the family.” This Elder Statesman triceratops, “I love dinosaurs, since I can’t have a real one this will do.” Charvet slippers, “There is nothing more timeless than Charvet. Buy them for me, your dad, your mom, your sibling—everyone needs a pair.” Cigars from Davidoff of Geneva, “There is nothing like a cigar after a cozy meal, always need more.” And tee shirts from James Perse, “Been wearing two a day since I was 10 years-old. My closet essential, if there ever was one. I have 100 but can always have more! No better feeling than a fresh white tee.” I agree that every man should own at least one James Perse shirt, if the man in your life doesn’t, you should change that.

Paris Visa Holder, Stylist, and Forever Girl-With-Great-Hair, Ava Van Osdol, wants Alaia dresses (plural) from TRR and a Celine Abbey bag from Fall 2023. Edit: two days after submission she purchased the Celine Abbey at the sample sale, for a sickening price, she believes the wishlist manifested it and I agree,“Santa is a Celine employee.” She wants a plane ticket to Brazil, what Rosie Huntington-Whitley has in this photo, a knockoff Dyson air wrap–why she doesn’t want the real thing is beyond me, but I’m trusting there is a reason–and Cashmere from The Row. Cashmere from The Row should be on every slightly unreasonable, but deserving woman’s wishlist. A sweater, a sweatpant, gloves, they even have a slipper made in Italy of “supple cashmere”. The prices are ungodly, yes, but that’s why it is a great gift and their cuts are worth every penny, unfortunately.

Photographer, Brent McKeever, says he “hasn’t desired something material in a few weeks.” He follows this up by saying he does want expansion, handbag storage pillow shapers for all of his handbags, tickets to see the Philip Glass Ensemble, more friends who can comprehend modern and contemporary artwork, The Row soft loafers in nappa leather, and Moon Glory by the Harmonist. 

New York’s Best Kept Secret, Flex Tina, wants an assortment of Prada tights to wear to pilates (Linda is her instructor). For her crush to stop crushing her. A year round sun tan. A hands-on tutorial for making Pavlova. And a reservation at Masa for Omakase: Hinoki Counter Experience. Per the 2022 wishlist release, she is still waiting for a trip to Japan, to meet Hello Kitty.

For Christmas, Trailblazer Chandler Lucy, wants this suit worn by Russel Brand in the 2009 remake of ‘Arthur.’ He says, “[There is] no information to be found online of it, but I think the stripe pattern is arguably the best I’ve ever seen. I want it for Christmas festivities and any formal function at the Chateau Marmont.” Besides that—Chandler wants nothing. “I’m rich in spirit and rich in the company I keep. If a second gift could be given to the world. I would hope that it would be in the form of a best friend. I wish for everyone to have a best friend, that would negate a lot of bad things in the world. Or the earth being the center of the universe. I think it would make a lot of fools calm the fuck down.”

Woman About Town and Heiress to The Slipper Room, Veronica Faye, wants a Mongolian lamb fur coat and matching handbag, this makes perfect sense if you know her. Another bottle of the Tokyo city-exclusive Le Labo perfume Gaiac 10, any fragrance loved by someone you love is an excellent gift, especially if you have to fly into Haneda for it. The Julian bag by Maryam Nasir Zadeh, color not specified, but you could not go wrong here. “More art created with me as a muse, all mediums welcome.” And high thread count sheets, to which I recommend James Perse bedding (I recommend them every year, I don’t know their thread-count and I don’t care to find out, they are some of the best in the biz).

What do you get for the man who has almost* everything? Nominated Sexiest Man Alive, Tucker Pillsbury, wants “Another hotel lobby date with my two favorite nyc cool girls.” It’s a reasonable, thoughtful, and impressively immaterialist wish that was 100% not ran by his PR team.

Footwear Designer, Old-School Metrosexual, and Fabulous Father, Nick Lucio, loves making his Christmas list and this year he was shockingly realistic with me. He wants oil and vinegar bottles from Cote a Coast on Bowery, a small YETI cooler, wood cutting boards “I’m all done with microplastics,” and a pepper grinder. He has had the same pepper grinder since before I was born and it broke this year. He believes that any style other than the “classic-style” pepper mill is wrong, I agree, and Peugeot is the best. My father recklessly attended Art Basel Miami this year, and even more recklessly he added Bottega Veneta’s The Ark lounge chair to his list at the last minute. 

Artist and Entity, LOLA DEMENT MYERS, wants ck one, pet rock, cup speaker, sound paper, white sox hat, head and heart, health by tan lin, supernormal egg, michelle lamy doll, reusable hand warmer, margiela hair necklace, corrugated metal sheet, yaya ho by ingo maurer, random mutagenesis gun, glove chair by joe colombo, dirk bikkemberg football bag, siren alarm kit (3200pssrn), haim steinbach wall sculpture, model release by richard kern, hans haacke, grass grow, 1967 hair necklace by christoph zellweger, foreign bodies by christoph zellweger, millipore xx6310000 single chambler field incubator, supernormal by jasper morrison and natao fukasawa, and apple mac mini a1347 (late 2012) core i5-3210m 2.50ghz 4gb 500gb hdd mac os x - for image descriptions, see: ON LIST 2024

Someone emailed LOLA “gift ideas for forthcoming bellamlucio blog post,” and I find that incredibly right-minded, so I have decided to include them. They want the Ski-Doo MXZ, a Longhorne shot gun ‘BLENHEIM’ Model 1006, Nice 6 Point Whitetail Deer Buck taxidermy, and a Little Tokyo Table Tennis tank. They closed the email, “Good for most occasions. Best, Lu.”

Internet Celebrity and DJ, Brooke Flecca, wants a real Chanel classic flap bag (she proudly wears a Canal Street fake). An Alo Gym invitation. I believe inviting someone into an “exclusive, members-only” type club could be a great gift. A Contax g2, the Pioneer XDJ (she knows this one is annoying), a pack of mint Juul pods, and a few other things that I didn’t feel comfortable publicizing…

Writer, John Ortved, states simply, “I want the pool at my gym to be empty and silent (I’d rather share a kidney than a lane, and the unimaginative, thumpy music is a drag). I want a casual shirt or three from J. Mueser on Christopher Street—fitted by Ryder who is charming and funny and knows collars. Several Cadbury Wunderbars from my homeland of Canada (do not offer me Coffee Crisp; don’t waste my time with wafers). A freshly opened Perroni (that first, musty sniff like skunk weed, or ass: heaven). Marriage Frères earl grey tea. Some quality time with the creepy kid in Chris Bollen’s new novel, Havoc. A case or even just a bottle of the $11 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from Terry’s. For gifts, I’ll look to Fredericks & Mae, who carry Paige Kozak’s quirky but unprecious incense holders. That would be good. The very best would be to find a a real Wolfgang Tillmans photo at one of those street vendors with card tables and shit records, for $50, like my friend M****** did. I’d love a roast beef from my butcher, Florence, on Jones Street: ribs in, cut from the small. I’d like to eat it around my wooden kitchen counter—lit with a Myco chandelier by Propellor—with my good friends, including Madeline, who moved to LA; she is, and has, the greatest dish. For dessert, we’d enjoy a cinnamon bun from Losers, the amazing pop-up restaurant by Lizzy Koury, and some great fucking gossip. That’s what I want. Oh, and I’d like to know who my real father is. Too much?”  

Painter, Lorenzo Amos, divulged his wishlist across 19 direct messages. He wants Gallo underwear and he wants Gallo socks. He wants a really nice humidifier, “I’m so dry.” Also, he wants A Martin Wong catalog, “It’s so expensive and out of print.” And an ostrich egg, this seems like an afterthought until “ostrich egg omelette” comes to mind, “Yummy.” I ask if he wants two ostrich eggs, one for eating and one for admiring, but he insists, “One is enough.”

Double Business Major and Hot Girl, Monique Werlinger, wants the Gelato Pique zip up hoodie (in the monster style), Silk pajamas in the color Champagne, 25 and 30 pound weights, Estee Lauder advanced night repair serum, Sea Salt and Vinegar “Squares,” Lancome Juicy Tubes lip gloss, and ‘Ski Queen’ Norweigan Brown Cheese. I asked Monique to give me a quote on why perhaps the Norweigan Brown Cheese... Instead she gave me an additional wish, “I would really like for fire sign men to stop torturing me, if we are getting very real.”  

Creative Producer, Liv Solomon, wants Paul Smith Scarves, “Or even better, a $350-$500 budget to shop for them on Poshmark. Ever since my brother took his back, I have not felt like myself.” Loafers from GH Bass, “I wore mine until utter depletion. Holes all the way through the sole, which you could imagine I found out in an unfortunate way.” Picture Frames, always good to have a stockpile ready. Fig Perfume, “No ID on brand, just figured I would like to smell like figs in 2025. I like the idea of this one.” Emilio Pucci Irede Tights, “I have been obsessed with these ever since I read about Zoë Kestan wearing them to a gallery exhibit. I hated the way she wore them, but I admired her confidence. A Thermal Laser Gun, “Could do some crazy shit with this, and it comes in a briefcase.” Branka Neeves Leftover Album #16, “I’m not a fan of how this was done, but I would love to flip through.” Therefore, she should own it. Report on the Biden Laptop, “640 pages of pure brilliance. Awesome coffee table book.” The 2015 Mac Desktop Computer, “this new shit is not cutting it.” Mads Nørgaard #101 tee shirt ‘the striped t-shirt that won the world.’ The New Yorker Cartoons 2025 Calendar, sold out. The Blossom Brooch from Shana Cave. And UGG Lida Mongolian Boots. 

Photographer, Olivia Parker, wants a fellow membership to the New York City Ballet, the Helmut Newton Baby Sumo photo book, a Sekai Ichi Apple, a new pair of wired headphones, and Le Labo’s Santal 26 large concrete candle. Olivia also wants the full Woody Allen movie collection on DVD, and a DVD player. 

Tattoo Artist and Student of the World, Sage William, wants more foreign friends, cashmere boxers, forgiveness (he needs that), and mancala/backgammon sets. He also wants a personal miniature real-life circus group that lives in his pocket, a new perspective on life, “Someone to dance with!!!!!!!!,” Perc 30, and a one way ticket to “the beach” from the movie The Beach. None of these things are hyperlinkable, his wishes never are. 

I, Bella M Lucio, would like (good manners) an LL Bean bote and tote. I’ve always wanted one, but I’ve never pulled the trigger. Spices from SOS on Avenue B, I like the Trip to Byblos, Wasabi Sesame Seeds, and Yuzu Koshu. Forever paper or silk Peonies (I’ve yet to find good ones), a set of six Forge de Laguiole cattle bone handle steak knives, Walden’s incense holder, and ten to twenty high-quality candles of varying brands and scents, because I don’t buy candles for myself... Unique stuffed animals, like Joodito’s Woolly Cash Creatures “born from sweater remnants.” Diamond rings, of various shapes and sizes. A re-do of my 21st and 24th birthday’s. An iPod touch 7th generation in Silver. A book deal with incredibly generous royalties and no repercussions. Everything in my likes across all shopping platforms, as cliché and gluttonous as that sounds, it would be nice... Also, twenty-six hours of refreshing sleep, and a therapist or hypnotist who can rid me of all my fears, forever.