A Colorful, Curated Holiday Gift Guide Full of Southern Favorites

• Game-Night Winner: At first glance, this red buffalo-leather beauty by Hector Saxe simply looks like a luxurious chess set, but inside you’ll also find all the pieces needed to play checkers, backgammon, dominoes—even gin rummy—thanks to a reversible board, two decks of cards, and all the exquisite accoutrements ($2,985; abask.com).

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• Swag Bag: Bring a pop of red to everyday looks with Veronica Beard’s petite crossbody inspired by classic shoulder bags ($398; veronicabeard.com).

 

• Swinging Sips: Fans of vintage barware need not look further than Weston Table this season for jewel-hued gems such as this fifties martini shaker ($300; westontable.com).

 

• Hunt Ball: Thomasville, Georgia, sporting purveyor Kevin’s even offers up apropos ornaments, including glass baubles emblazoned with glittering quail ($59 for four; kevinscatalog.com).

 

• Fringe Benefits: With a nod to convertible jewelry of the twenties and thirties, Sherman Field intends for this eighteen-karat-gold necklace with ruby tassels to be worn more than one way, including tying it (seen here) or looping the thirty-four-inch chain twice around the neck ($48,450; shermanfield.com).

 

• Pop Star: Any holiday hostess will appreciate a set of party crackers to celebrate with, such as these handmade Italian paper poppers from Nashville’s Reed Smythe filled with crowns, jokes, and other merriments ($75 for six; reedsmythe.com).

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• Collector’s Items: Texan artisan Richard Schmidt embellishes each of his hand-hammered silver bracelets for Courtney Barton with fourteen-karat gold, diamond, spiny oyster, or mother-of-pearl details, rendering them ideal for collecting (and stacking) ($428– $2,898; shopcourtneybarton.com).

 

• Shake It, Baby: A new collection by Atlanta jewelry designer Mary Frances Maker carries on the tradition of heirloom-worthy silver baby rattles but gives them fresh, hand-carved shapes—including letters ($720–$1,060; maryfrancesmaker.com).

 

• Flight Club: Affix a touch of hunting season to holiday-season finery with fourteen-karat-gold dove cuff links by South Carolina sculptor Grainger McKoy ($2,393; ggfieldshop.com).

 

• Buckle Up: Fashion is art and vice versa when you pair the intricate detail of this gold filigree buckle by the peerless Texas silversmith and engraver Clint Orms with one of his green nubuck belts ($19,230 and $400, respectively; clintorms.com).

 

• Flash Point: The sparkling gems dancing across Diamonds Direct’s fourteen-karat-gold dome ring will catch the light—and the eye—during eggnog or Champagne toasts ($3,200; diamondsdirect.com).

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• Cover Story: Check and double check Texan designer Hunter Bell’s statement-making raglan wool coat off your wish list ($795; hunterbellnyc.com).

 

• Grill Power: All the cutlery needed when helming a cookout comes in the waxed canvas chef ’s roll by Schmidt Brothers: slicing, butcher, barbecue, and boning knives, as well as a carving fork ($150; schmidtbrothers.com).

 

• Smart Pants: Duck Head’s corduroys offer a modern fit in vintage-evoking, eleven-wale, chocolate fabric ($118; duckhead.com).

 

 

 

• Still Kicking: Elegant and rugged at once, this pair of traditional Lucchese boots will just get better with age ($645; lucchese.com).

 

 

 

• Snap Decision: Enshrine a beloved portrait, sporting trip, or old family Kodachrome photograph in a leather-wrapped frame by Virginia’s Moore & Giles ($170; mooreandgiles.com).

 

 

• Smoke Show: Mix up stylish old-fashioneds in handblown, swirled-amber glasses by Bow Glassworks ($50 each; bignightbk.com).

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• Heirloom Bloom: This white gold, diamond, and sapphire flower brooch—handmade in Italy exclusively for Elizabeth Bruns—will never wilt or fade as it passes through the generations ($20,000; elizabethbruns.com).

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• Pot Luck: Set off cyclamen, paperwhites, or amaryllis in a new handmade cerulean cachepot, exclusively designed by Afghan master potter and refugee Matin Malikzada for Bunny Williams Home ($265; bunnywilliamshome.com).

 

 

• Treasure Chest: The artist Thomas Englehart, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, crafts all manner of mirrors, trays, and other decorative objects with speckled and marbleized finishes, including this hand-painted-paper box, ideal for keepsake recipes, photos, and letters ($600; rrunberg.com).

 

 

• Landing Pad: You’ll never misplace your keys, wallet, phone, or other essentials when they’re organized on a monogrammed, sueded leather valet tray from North Carolina’s TABOR ($42; taborclt.com).

 

 

• Dinner Dates: Southern entertaining aficionados swoon over Misette’s playful tabletop offerings, such as this set of kicky embroidered linen dinner napkins ($160 for four; misettetable.com).

 

• Sweet Dreaming: Love is in the (tiny) details of the organic cotton poplin pajamas by South Carolina’s Parterre: a comfortable fit, a striped heart print, strategically placed pockets, and faux tortoiseshell buttons ($195; shopparterre.com).

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• On Point: Hold open the mudroom door with a cast-iron retriever stopper from Hudson Grace ($125; hudsongracesf.com).

 

 

• Vest in Show: Handsome quilted vests such as this windproof, water-resistant one by Peter Millar make for particularly handy gifts in the temperate South, where coats can be overkill ($245; petermillar.com).

 

 

• Polynesian Fantasy:A strand of multi-hued Tahitian black pearls from Pearls by Shari will add a sophisticated layer to any holiday ensemble ($12,500; pearlsbyshari.com).

 

 

• Shining Example: Retro Mary Janes—such as Margaux’s polished patent-leather pair—are de rigueur once again ($295; margauxny.com).

 

 

• Pitcher Perfect: Cream for coffee, a posy of bedside flowers—Sir Madam’s diminutive, matte-black stoneware vessel handles it all in style ($138; shopsirmadam.com).

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• Tough Guy: Tag Heuer’s new rubber-strapped Aquaracer Professional 300 Date can hold its own at sea (it’s waterproof to 300 meters) or simply look sleek on the street ($3,600; tagheuer.com).

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• Mint Condition: Tuck a tiny battery-powered Pomegranate glass lamp anywhere you need a subtle glow—mantel, kitchen counter, library shelf, home bar, even a festive tabletop ($56; pomegranateinc.com).

 

 

• Treasure Chest: The artist Thomas Englehart, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, crafts all manner of mirrors, trays, and other decorative objects with speckled and marbleized finishes, including this hand-painted-paper box, ideal for keepsake recipes, photos, and letters ($600; rrunberg.com).

 

 

• Service Station: Glass artist Andrew Iannazzi crafted this handblown bowl—a pretty perch for, say, citrus—with a chocolate-brown rim and a spout for pouring ($175; shopwentworth.com).

 

 

• Emerald City: The eagle-eyed antique collectors and fine jewelry makers at Austin’s Bell & Bird snagged this midcentury cabochon emerald necklace, which boasts thirty domed stones in handmade, eighteen-karat-gold settings ($58,000; bellandbird.com).

 

 

• Nice Catch: Designed by anglers, for anglers, Florida-based Bajío’s green-on-green polarized, bio-based-nylon shades wrap slightly to reduce glare with less fogging up ($209–$259; bajiosunglasses.com).

 

 

• Striking Choice: Sure, a vibrant, handblown glass match striker from Paloma & Co. in Houston can hold matches, but why not let it double as a chic container for cocktail picks, too ($350; shoppalomaandco.com)?

 

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