What West Village Girls Want for Christmas
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On May 5 this year, Brock Colyar’sNew Yorkcover story on thenew generation of West Village Girlslit up a million group chats, had brunch spots and hot Pilates classes buzzing, and inspired one of myfavorite TikToksever. Six months later, it is no longer spritz season on the cobbled streets of Manhattan’s most social-media-friendly neighborhood, but its young,Sex and the City–obsessed inhabitants remain just as compelling.
Curious as to how they are enjoying the holiday season (the West Village really is at its most charming at this time of year), I reached out to the stars of the original story, as well as a few new players who live on similarly covetable blocks, to compile the ultimate West Village Girlgift guide. From Montauk matcha to designer cashmere coats to polka-dot wallpaper, find their most-wanted items below.
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The West Village Girl holiday sweater of choice is a Ralph Lauren cable-knit, naturally. Influencer and formerBachelorcontestantKit Keenancalls this one “timeless, soft, and effortlessly New York chic,” particularly in the Carmel pink colorway.
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Prototypical West Village GirlMiranda McKeondreams of finding a long-haired rescue dachshund under the tree this year. If none are available at the shelter, she will take a Culture Yogurt gift card, “so I don’t feel guilty spending $12 every week. Or more like every day, oops!”
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Original West Village influencerSerena Kerrigan, who has recently gotten really into backgammon, would like to receive this secret board-game bag for the plot. “It feels like the kind of item that makes you look far more mysterious and interesting than you actually are,” she says. “I want it on my arm immediately.”
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Aritzia’s Super Puff jackets are a well-established component of the West Village Girl uniform, and social-media specialistGrace Obletzwants one so she can stay warm and stylish this winter.
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With wedding season coming up, marketing professionalTia Carsonwould appreciate new luggage from BÉIS or Rimowa.
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Kerrigan says that stationery is something she would prefer not to buy for herself, yet always needs, especially as a dedicated writer of thank-you notes.
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Carson would like to receive a “timeless, quiet luxury” bag in on-trend brown, such as The Row’s Small Bindle. Ellie Williams, better known asEllie for the Girls, says the larger Marlo 17 is one of her dream bags because “it’s elegant, it’s chic, and it gives effortless ‘She’s sophisticated but still a boss’ energy.”
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Recommendations guru Jordan Helms (@itsjor) always knows what other hot girls in New York are currently obsessed with, but as for what she wants? Artwork immortalizing one of her favorite cocktail spots, Caffe Dante.
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“Soup season has commenced, but now we need the right equipment,” says Carson. She’s into Caraway’s Dutch Oven (which I happen to own and love in the stainless-steel version, even though I live in deep, deep Brooklyn).
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Kerrigan has gifted this birthday book to her dad and grandmother before and now would like to receive one herself. “It is a full time capsule of every headline from the day you were born onward,” she explains. “It’s giving main character.”
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Obletz recently moved to New York from Boston, and is still struggling with how she can’t control the heat in her new apartment. So she’s in need of these slippers “to keep me warm while working from home and hanging out.”
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Who says that today’s West Village girls don’t know their history? Carson says she’d be pleased to find this throwback aughts lip gloss in her stocking.
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Also on the retro side of things is this baker boy hat that Williams says is “so in right now” and an easy way to elevate any outfit. “Kate Moss, the ultimate style icon, used to wear them all the time,” she adds. “So of course this is going on my list.”
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Obletz is a “claw clip girl, through and through.” She likes Emi Jay’s ones the most.
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Filippa K Alexa Coat
Jewelz Tauzin, founder ofSweet Girls Eat, asked for this Filippa K coat for Christmas after spotting “the most chic” girl wearing one at QQ Nails & Spa on Greenwich Avenue. “This is how I’ve found a lot of my favorite clothes,” she adds.
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On Tauzin’s wishlist is a stay at Audrey Gelman’s Six Bells Countryside Inn, which shares a carriage house aesthetic with the West Village streets she calls home. “I’m imagining getting ready for dinner at Stissing House in a Doen nightgown, tucked away in a room that reminds me of the March sisters,” she says. “Electric.”
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Speaking of getaways, wealth management analystCharlotte Fargishas this monogrammed tartan weekender bag on her list.
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Carson could always use a new matching workout set to wear to Pilates or her boxing class. She’s obsessed with Beyond Yoga’s Spacedye fabric at the moment.
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West Village Girls are still New Yorkers, so sometimes they must schlep. Kerrigan is hoping to receive a Hulken bag this year to help out with that: “It rolls like a diva on wheels and looks fully capable of carrying more baggage than my last situationship.”
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DJI - Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo 3-Axis Stabilized 4K Handheld Camera with Rotatable Touchscreen
“As a founder and creator, I’m constantly documenting the journey,” saysAnisha Raju. This camera is on her list because “it fits in my pocket, stabilizes the shot perfectly, and lets me create cinematic content without hauling around a massive camera.”
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West Village Girls are, like everybody else, tyingscraps of cashmere around their necksthis season. Kujten’s scrap is Fargis’s preference.
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Kerrigan is more into this dachshund-themed scarf, which she’d like to frame in her office as a tribute to herInstagram-famous dog, Pancho. “I have a pink iMac, so it will fit perfectly,” she explains.
[Editor’s note: This exact scarf is sold out at Hermes, but asimilar optionis available on eBay.]
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This isRuby Saracino’s favorite matcha powder; she tells me that she’s about to run out and would appreciate a refill.
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Raju is trying to be better at mornings, and hopes to receive a sunrise alarm clock to “set a much calmer, intentional tone for the rest of my day.”
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Girls Who Clusterfounder Avery-Claire Nugent’s dream West Village kitchen is covered in polka-dots, but sadly her “bank account hasn’t quite caught up to the price tag” of an apartment renovation project. If anyone in her life is feeling generous, though, they could get her this wallpaper from Farrow & Ball.
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“Polaroids are the best for capturing real, unfiltered moments with your people,” says Williams. She says this original model would make a great gift because it folds flat and travels well.
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“As a millennial, I have been dying to digitize all of my childhood photos and tapes for my parents,” says Kerrigan. “This kit makes it so easy. You send everything in and get it back as organized digital files that’ll actually survive the next decade.”
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“In my world, designer purchases are for pieces so beautiful they double as decor, not everyday basics,” says Nugent. “This Tory bag feels like me in accessory form.”
[Editor’s note: This bag is sold out online, but you may be able to find it in store.]
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As someone who “needs attention to survive, duh,” Saracino very much relates to this Tinkerbell sweater set from West Village Girl–favorite brand Madhappy. And would be thrilled to find it under the tree.
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BloggerKayleigh Adamis hoping she’ll get a new Dyson Airwrap for Christmas this year, because her older model is starting to get tired. She likes that the latest and greatest version (which my fellow writer Dominique Pariso says may beworth the splurgeif you can afford it) has a smoothing attachment that’ll make her morning routine more efficient.
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“I literally just texted my family group chat saying the only thing I truly need this year is a new bed,” reveals influencerSophie Balardo, who after apartment-hopping throughout her 20s has finally settled into the perfect studio. Thuma’s minimalist Classic Bed is at the top of her wish list, and disassembles easily should she find a better West Village real-estate deal.
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Abbode’s custom-embroidered yellow-taxi pillowcase is, as project managerAlexandra Pesceputs it, a love letter to New York. “And I need it.”
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ActorPalmar Kellyis “in her basics era” right now, and only wants to receive simple and foundational things that last. Such as these leather Tony Bianco stiletto boots. (And aCharlotte Simone coat, when the designer’s latest collection drops.)
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“You would think that all of the West Village Girls are wearing Santal,” says Adam, but it’s apparently not the case. She prefers this more subtle and sexy scent, and thinks it would make a lovely gift.
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West Village Girls are known for wearing Sambas, but Kelly would prefer to receive these slightly less viral Tokyos as a gift.
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Helms prefers a chunky sneaker herself and has these hot-pink Nikes on her list.
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Pesce used thisstatus hand soapa year ago and still “can’t stop thinking about it.” She calls it the best-smelling one she’s ever tried and would love to place it in a West Village bathroom.
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Panthère de Cartier Watch
It must be very, very nice to be a West Village Girl wearing Cartier. InfluencerAviva Mehta’s dream Christmas gift would be this yellow gold watch. More realistically, the brand does have a few bracelets and pendants forunder $2,000.
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