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Game Points
Kids will have a ball in the bleachers with these sporty binoculars that fold to fit in your pocket (also in a baseball version), $10 at E.A.T. Gifts.

E.A.T. Gifts
1062 Madison Avenue, near 80th Street, 212-861-2544





See Hear
This Wafer-Thin CD System is compatible with CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs. Sexy flat-panel speakers, woofer, and remote control included, $275 at Brookstone.

Brookstone
16 West 50th Street, 212-262-3237
18 Fulton Street, 212-344-8108
Buy it online at www. brookstone.com.







Seasonal Produce
A perfect gift for one who cooks from her own garden: a “watering can” pepper shaker and a bucket-shaped salt cellar, $27 for the pair at La Maison Moderne.

La Maison Moderne
144 West 19th Street, 212-691-9603






In the Fold
A twist on the classic billfold, Tod’s new men’s wallet (in black or brown) is spruced up with contrast stitching, $295 at Tod’s.

Tod’s
650 Madison Avenue, near 60th Street, 212-644-5945






Spotty Logic
If you thought pint-size Wellies were cute, check out these kids’ rain boots ($28) and slicker ($29) from Greenstones & Cie.

Greenstones & Cie
1184 Madison Avenue, near 87th Street, 212-427-1665
442 Columbus Avenue, near 81st Street, 212-580-4322.





Show Your Stripes
Add a striped border, and white towels are no longer “same old.” From $25 for a hand towel to $115 for a beach towel, at ABH Design.

ABH Design
401 East 76th Street, 212-249-2276





Page Me
The latest must-read book for design mafiosi: David Hicks: Designer ($45; Trafalgar Books) by Ashley Hicks, with a foreword by Tom Ford.

Archivia
1063 Madison Avenue, near 80th Street, 212-439-9194
Potterton Books
979 Third Avenue, near 58th Street, 212-644-2292






Jet Set
The season’s sexiest evening sandal sports a crystal-encrusted stiletto heel, $625 at Sergio Rossi.

Sergio Rossi
1063 Madison Avenue, near 80th Street, 212-439-9194







Photographed by Michael Kraus.

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