Every year, without fail, I’m met with the same line: "I don’t need anything". Shopping for the men in my life can sometimes feel akin to solving a particularly complicated mathematical equation: time-consuming, frustrating and, at points, seemingly impossible. So this year, rather than spending December second-guessing yet another pair of socks, I decided to go straight to the source.
I asked the men who insist, year after year, that they want absolutely nothing, what they’d actually be happy to find under the tree. From fancy aftershaves and glossy new backpacks to sumptuous cashmere jumpers and the GAP x A.P.C. tote bag, their wish lists prove that even the most notoriously difficult men to buy for have something they secretly want. Whether you’re shopping for a boyfriend, husband, dad, brother or equally elusive friend, keep scrolling for the Christmas gifts men actually told me they’d like to receive.
Shop the Man-Who-Wants-Nothing Gift Guide: Mackintosh Durham Reversible Gabardine Coat Daunt Books Gift Certificate Victorla Stream Sapphire Turntable Carl Friedrik Traverse Backpack SoftGoat Men's Shirt IWC Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 40mm World Wide Source Shag-Pile Suede Coat Bertha Original Table Top Oven Smythson Large Laptop Case Ralph Lauren Suede Duffel Bag Katto Handmade Santoku Knife COS Chunky Cashmere Jumper Peloton Tread Vision Cartier Double C Cufflinks Open Vision Engineering Personal Ai Assistant Mr and Mrs Smith Gift Card Wedgwood X Jw Anderson Mugs De Longhi Stilosa Coffee Machine Hard Lines Coffee Brew Pack COS Departure Duffle Bag Mr P Cashmere Sweatpants Drake's Logo-Embroidered Fleece Curzon Gift Card JW Anderson X Diadora Equipe Leather Sneakers GAP X A.P.C Tote Bag Wax London Henley Long-Sleeve T-Shirt Weber Workshops The Key Adidas Wales Bonner Adizero Adios Suede Shoes Sonos Ace Ultra Visvim Windfall Taffeta Jacket Bang & Olufsen Beosound 2 3rd Gen Home Speaker Beams Plus Button Down Chambray Shirt Le Labo All-In-One Cleanser Montblanc Card Holder Grain Leather Le Creuset 3-Ply Stainless Steel Set The French House £100 French House Francs Chanel Bleu De Chanel Samsung The Freestyle 2nd Gen Led Projector Rolex Explorer 40 Watch Loewe Leather Belt Saman Amel City Moc Leather Boat Shoes Percival Tournament Soft Trucker Cap Aesop Post-Shave Lotion Antler Medium Suitcase Whoop Fitness Wearable Ivy Ellis Sunnyside Yosemite Socks Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream Therabody Theragun Relief Massage Gun Finlay Archer Sunglasses Reiss Wool and Cashmere Scarf Suri Electric Toothbrush TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Seafarer Octobre Editions Berwick Sweater Salt & Stone Neroli & Basil Deodorant Burberry Highlands Puffer Jacket S'able Labs Discovery Essentials Kit Zimmerli Prince of Wales Cotton and Wool Pajamas