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Holiday gift guide 2021

Nancy Silverton, Bobbi Brown, Simone Rocha, Kenneth Ize and more share their secrets for buying the best gifts for fashion, beauty and the home this Christmas

© Nancy Silverton, photographed for the FT by Adam Amengual

Nancy Silverton’s chef-approved gifts for kitchen and home
The LA-based restaurateur loves to bring elegance to her friends’ tables and hunt Italian flea markets for that perfect piece
Kenneth Ize’s gifts — woven with the fabric of Africa
The award-winning Nigerian designer loves to give the textiles of his homeland and something unique for everyone
Bobbi Brown: ‘Everything little is cute’
The American cosmetics entrepreneur likes to keep things simple when celebrating in the Bahamas
Simone Rocha’s inspiring, practical and long-lasting gifts
The Irish designer favours books, Irish mementos and gifts that keep on giving
Nicholas Daley: ‘You don’t have to buy new’
When not crafting clothes to gift to mum and dad, the menswear designer heads to Portobello Market, Soho and Sheffield
Beata Heuman: ‘I like to give vintage gifts’
For the Swedish interior designer, London’s markets and antique shops are the place to find one-of-a-kind gifts for a classic Christmas