Practical Gifts to Step Up Her Style - Putting Me Together

June 12,2024

Last gift guide of the season! For the last few weeks I was calling this a “Practical Guide for the Stylish Gal,” but I realized it’s maybe more for someone who’s the opposite of stylish, haha! I don’t know about you, but women in my family tend to be very utilitarian. Also, style and aesthetics are not really a priority for them, though they might want to step up their style if they didn’t have to think about it or put effort into it. For example, a couple of years ago my sister-in-law owned one bag, period. It was not only quite ugly, it was also beaten up. Yet she continued to use it basically because she didn’t care that it was beaten up or ugly, and “it still worked.” She just never thought about it. Her then-fiance, however, felt otherwise. That Christmas, we gifted her a more sophisticated looking tote from Target–nothing fancy, but a huge step up. It was un-fancy enough for her to still like it while at the same time caused her now-husband a sigh of relief that she would carry a bag that looked SO much better. She still uses it to this day, and […]