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Maybe feeding junior fruitcake wasn’t such a good idea. O.R.E.’s canvas baby bib ($10.95, Bubble Face, 926 College, 416-535-8506) shields his onesie from candied-fruit barf.
Pop the Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB-100 ($149.99 from the Sony Store, various locations, www.sonystyle.ca) hands-free Bluetooth speakerphone into your car and it’ll connect wirelessly to five phones simultaneously and give you the option to accept or reject calls on the fly.
Nothing says holiday spirit like Oligarchy‘s diamond-, handgun- and money-print T-shirts ($40, Clandestino, 249 Crawford, 647-436-4761).
Owner Jamie Cheveldeyoff‘s reworked 1970s patio chair ($500 on sale, Koma Designs, 1239 Queen West, 416-532-5662, www.komadesigns.com) is just one of many cool pad-worthy goodies marked down during his holiday sale on until December 24.
Time your zip around town using Vespa‘s stainless steel watch with a tan leather strap ($99, Motoretta, 554 College, 416-925-1818).
Local cult label Dagg+Stacey scored with their tweedy fall collection starring this blue tie-neck bomber ($240, Propaganda, 686 Yonge, 416-961-0555)
A colour-blocked Simon Carter scarf ($195, Gotstyle,489 King West, 416-260-9696) hides holiday hickies.
Flat packers can tote their papers in Krv Kurva’s Tyvec cloth sac ($95, Edaas, 1168 Queen West, 416-821-2720).
“Shrug” was a dirty fashion word for years after its 15 seconds of in-style fame, but time and minus-40 temperatures heal all wardrobe wounds, so layer up with Paper People Clothing‘s woolly number ($39, Nathalie-Roze & Co., 1015 Queen East, 416-792-1699, www.Paperpeopleclothing.com).
Sleep two in MEC’s Opera House tent ($249, Mountain Equipment Co-op, 400 King West, 416-340-2667, www.mec.ca).
Shake up the china cabinet with Ritzenhoff‘s Zoe perfumed candle ($50, Ma Zone, 63 Jarvis, 416-868-0330).
Celebrate Spacing Magazine‘s commitment to reclaiming public space by snapping up this gift set containing all three 2006 issues and a 2007 Spacing calendar ($20, Pages,256 Queen West, 416-598-1447).
Plug in a microphone or MP3 player and watch Bratz i-Petz Piggy ($24.99 from Toys R Us, various locations, www.toysrus.ca) bring sexy back. Pat his head, nose or tail and he’ll giggle or snort, depending on his ever-changing mood. Play Ashlee Simpson and his head will blow clear off.
This beauty of a MicroPod speaker from Scandyna sounds as good as it looks. Also available in black, red and blue ($125 each, Carbon Computing, 772 Queen East, 416-535-1999).
Pack Fresh Jive‘s hot-pink print sweatshirt ($79) with a Baker Erik Ellington Neckface deck ($75, both at Adrift, 299 Augusta, 416-515-0550).
