It’s not the strangest thing to lose track of what day of the week it is anymore, but this week we really embrace it. Between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a period when time stops…but simultaneously speeds forward. The only thing that makes sense to wear right now is pajamas, the only shoes are slippers, and the only time to take a shower is right in the middle of the day. We want this official coziest week of the year to hold true to its name, so let’s get our pajamas and a cup of hot chocolate. If you have a fireplace, I highly suggest you get that going, too.

The formula is simple. You start with getting into pajamas ASAP. KULE happens to make a really good pair in both long and short. Don’t take our word or it though. Amanda Dobbins from the Ringer Dish Podcast has a glowing review of this chic, incredibly soft, cozy set. You should be wearing pajamas all day.

The Long PJ Set

The Short PJ Set

The Long PJ Set

The Short PJ Set

And with your fabulous pajamas as the base of your ensemble, you need some ultra cozy accessories. Think: cushy and festive socks, super soft shearling slippers, and a blanket to wrap it all up in.

Candy Cane Sock

Shepherd of Sweden Sheepskin Jenny Slipper

Colville Striped Wool-Blend Blanket

You will also need to keep absolutely fabulous, but not fussy. This week is all about looking great with ease and effortlessness. A must is an original Carrie Bradshaw long pearl strand to wear with pajamas. It gives you the comfort off knowing that you could get up mid-movie or book to grab some extra popcorn from the corner store, and look glamorous doing so. Of course, you will also need a perfect and cool mug, one that fits a heaping serving of hot chocolate loaded up with marshmallows. For some guilt-free indulgence — a seemingly impossible combo, but one I recently found — dark cocoa covered almonds that come in serving size pouches (though I dare you to just have one). And while lounging in pearls, sipping hot chocolate, and snacking on chocolate covered almonds, you will need a face mask! A paste or sheet mask — whichever you prefer — that’s super restorative because this week is all about relaxing and renewing before the New Year, of course.

Belle de Mer 54 Inch Pearl Strand Necklace

CB2 Black Dip Large Mug

SkinnyDipped Dark Chocolate Cocoa Almonds

Lesse Bioactive Face Mask

Dr. Jart+ Cryo Rubber™ Masks

And of course, fancy but very cool and original champagne glasses with which to celebrate. Cheers 🥂 to a week of cozy relaxation, and a Happy New Year.

Bodum Oktett Champagne Glasses

Fferrone Champagne Flute

Emporio Sirenuse Aria Champagne Flutes

With less than a week until the holidays, some of us have found ourselves scrambling. You try to prep gifting ahead, get overwhelmed, and then feel like you’re falling through holiday quicksand. But don’t fret! Stores are back open for last minute shoppers, plus there are plenty of gifts that are just an email away with gift cards or subscriptions. Just because you were busy, overwhelmed, or simply not ready for the blur that is December, doesn’t mean you can’t still get the kulest gifts for the ones you love 🎁.

Let’s start with the easiest and — in my experience as a recipient — favorite gifts to give: digital gifts! Gift cards are actually my favorite because I can use them when I actually really, really want something. New collections are launching and gift cards will come in very handy when they do! KULE gift cards are here for the purchasing, so just name your price. I also recommend going for an Air Mail subscription. It’s the gift that keeps on giving weekly, straight to your inbox. It’s $79.99 for an annual subscription which means there will be tons of shopping treats and of course, articles to read with morning coffee for the duration of 2022. Other subscriptions I highly recommend: a Grounded Plants plant of the month subscription which delivers every month for 3 months (someone get this for me). For coffee lovers, a Blue Bottle subscription which means a variety of different coffees to try weekly! Fool-proof for New York gift-recipients would be a membership to Chill House services which means a monthly 50-Minute Massage or facial. Others I’ve recommended before and still stand by: a customized flower subscription (moms will love) or a Criterion Channel membership for endless classic movies at $99.99 a year.

KULE Gift Card

Air Mail Subscription

Grounded Plants 3×3 Plant Subscription

Blue Bottle Subscription

Chill House Membership

Bouqs Customized Flower Subscription

Criterion Channel Membership

Now time for some physical gifts. If you’re in New York, I would be remiss to not mention the KULE Rockefeller Center store where we will help you find last minute gifts for men, women, kids, and even dogs. We also have embroidered cocktail napkins — sold exclusively in store — which are a great addition to your holiday tablescape. In classic KULE sayings, food emojis, festive O JOY and OY VEY embroidery, they’re playful and pretty. If you can’t make it to the store, we are offering complimentary same-day delivery to most Manhattan zip codes on orders over $100.

KULE Store Exclusive Embroidered Cocktail Napkins

The Moritz

The Dog Simon Vest

The Take Out Tote

Also uptown, The MoMA design store is always a place I go in person for last minute, really original gifts. When you click on an item online, it also will tell you what store it’s available at. I love their home assortment and am personally eyeing the Cocca Moka Espresso Pot, available at The Museum Store on 53rd Street. (By the way, MoMA also has a Gift card if you are not near a store). If you’re headed downtown, Sabah Studio NYC will have its Bleecker Street doors open for you to shop the best men’s and women’s slippers. I strongly recommend the Shearling Babas for cozy feet all winter. Not too far away in SoHo is Winter on Wooster, a curated collection of fun online brands from around the world with a focus on female and minority-founded small businesses, all for you to physically shop last minute gifts until the 24th! Some highlights: Julietta for handmade hair accessories and jewelry, BONBONWHIMS for funky, youthful, colorful rings, and Predominantly Black for natural body care and candles for the most relaxing holiday season.

MoMA Design Store Cocca Moka Espresso Pot

Sabah Fort Worth Brown Shearling Baba

Julietta Upcycled Gucci Barrette via Winter on Wooster

BONBONWHIMS rings via Winter on Wooster

Predominantly Black Body Milk via Winter on Wooster

If you can’t physically make it shopping, one of my absolute favorite candles is available for next day shipping! Homesick candles are personalized candles: you can get your loved one their hometown scent, perfect for the holidays. And then we have Net-a-Porter and The Outnet which each offer $25 same-day delivery for customers based in New York City and adjacent locations (see details here). You can receive your gifts, wrapped in a bow, in no time!

Homesick Candles

Yvonne Léon Onyx and Diamond Ring

Loewe Mohair Blanket

Simon Miller Gold-Tone Hoop Earrings

And last tip! Don’t forget to sign your name on the card. Bonus points if the card sings 😉.

Similar to how Nikki worked and reworked the shape and style of our classic striped staples, she’s developed the perfect cashmere sweaters for the cold weather months, now available at The Cashmere Shop. Just as you easily look cool and put together in the summer with a stripe tee, you now have the same ease and comfort when dressing in the colder season. Shop a little bit luxe for the holidays 🎁.  

We have our Solid Cashmeres for everyday wear. There’s a classic crewneck with a collar that has double ribbing in the neckline to make it have a bit more volume and structure to it, so it’s never sloppy. Our cardigan — a style our customers love — has the same extra fill around the collar for that three-dimensional look, and features slits on the sleeves. We have a mockneck that is the perfect height for a higher-neck sweater, is a boxy shape, and features really cool slit sleeves. Then there is the v-neck, which has a slight drop shoulder, a side slit on the bottom hem’s seams (for easy front tucking), and a boxy shape in the body.

For signature stripes, there’s the popular Allegra striped cashmere, which we’ve brought back season after season, that now comes in our core colors of navy and cream and some seasonal ones.

And finally, Novelty Cashmere which includes colorful stripes in crewnecks and cardigans, special texture details like birds-eye and cable knit, cuff details, ribbing, and even sets (perfect for Christmas morning)! And of course, stripes and smiles 🙂.

Nikki’s picks include the Camel Crewneck because she loves solid’s too, not just stripes! She made the solid sweater style she sought after so we could all keep classic.

The Crewneck – Camel

She also loves the Allegra stripe. It looks great with a black or navy coat, trench coat or grey overcoat. It’s particularly great styled with corduroy, denim and your everyday sneakers.

The Allegra

The George – Black

Raey Wool-Blend Coat

Officine Générale Corduroy Trouser

New Balance 993 Sneaker

The Connery

The Roxbury Trench Coat

Raey Find Jeans

If you peep Nikki’s Gift Guide, she also has some favorite cashmere novelty knits. The Andre is striped crewneck, slightly thicker than the Allegra, with speckled blue, poppy, and navy. The Billy is an everyday cardigan featuring a birds-eye knit pattern for a vintage-inspired instant classic. Our bestselling Sinclair cardigan is always a hit, which will be the season’s powerhouse knit from the second you put it on. We now make it in a longer, belted version called The Vanessa, so you can swaddle yourself in cashmere this season. Pair either one with the Mabel joggers for the perfect luxurious set to wear on Christmas morning. Each would look really great wrapped in a bow under the tree.

The Andre

The Billy

The Sinclair

The Vanessa

The Mabel

Here’s to having the most luxurious and the softest holiday season.

Holiday season is a beautiful, joyful, but undeniably stressful season. The pressure to find the perfect gift weighs heavily from the second you clear your Thanksgiving plate. When you do find that perfect gift, the joy on your loved one’s face is worth all of the hard work, and the title of Best Gift Giver is yours to keep! You want to find a gift that lets your loved one know you really get them. Everyone’s different though! So we’ve broken the art of gifting down by a variety of types, hopefully earning you the Santa Claus crown.

Your Mom Who Says All She Wants For The Holidays Is Your Happiness

You love her, but the lack of direction makes for the worst kind of gifting anxiety. You also have siblings to compete with! Moms tend to love the most personalized items so a monogrammed item (I’d go with The Classic tee — moms love The Classic) is home run. A custom framed photo of just you and her is also great because it reminds her who her favorite child is. A flower delivery subscription is a winner, too, and one I would actually like to receive myself. Moms (and I) love fresh flowers! Moms also love their kids to come home for dinner, so this incredibly chic dinner set — and maybe a promise (or even written certificate) to come by more often — will win her heart.

The Classic with Monogram

Keepsake Custom Frame

Bouqs Subscription

Our Place Dinner for 4 Bundle

The Dad Who Has a Very Particular Dressing Style

Hello all dads out there! You are incredibly hard to shop for. Some dads have a niche interest or hobby, but we are going to stay neutral here to cast a wider dad net. Dads love a capsule wardrobe, so a variety of fun but versatile, machine washable tees is a sure win (my dad’s personal favorite is The Rufus, and you can get 2 or more solid colors for 20% off!). Dads also love their leather goods and this chic wallet has an ID spot for easy Vaccination Card access or you could print and insert a photo of you two so it’s the first thing he sees when he opens it. He might cry. Dads also adore comfy socks with fun prints they can show off and laugh at, and slippers with backs. I’m not sure what it is, but dads really like comfy footwear. A couple other personalized ideas: a gift card to a cute restaurant for you to go with him. And a massage! Dads need massages but never get them for themselves!

The Rufus

Mulberry Trifold Wallet

The Men's Rugby Smile Sock

Grenson Shearling-Lined Slippers

Your Significant Other Who Doesn’t Tell You What They Want, but is Very Opinionated

These seem to keep getting harder, but this is definitely the hardest one of all, especially if you live with them! I’m going to throw out a few ideas for different types of S.O.’s. First up: a sweat set (with a pair of socks too, of course). They will wind up wearing this sweat set so often you will have to ask them to stop. I am not just saying this because it’s KULE, but it’s the softest thing ever, made from100% organic cotton (note: both my partner and myself wear true to size). If they’re not a sweatsuit kind of person, do a cashmere sweater, specifically The Sinclair or Billy cardigans for women or The Chase for men. Next: a new watch. This is an item you can tailor to your budget, but I would go with either an Apple Watch or, you can find an assortment of designer watches on The RealReal for both men and women. If your partner likes movies, get them a Criterion Channel membership. An annual subscription costs $99.99 USD a year and there are a ton of classic movies to watch wrapped in blankets together all winter. It’s one of those sneaky gifts that will benefit you too 😉.

Assorted Sweat Sets

The Billy Cashmere Cardigan

The Chase Cashmere Sweater

David Yurman GMT 25 Watch

The Most Adoring Companion (Woof!)

I am one of those dog parents who has their pet as their phone background and shows it to anyone who will look at it. Get your pup the absolute cutest and most Instagrammable Dog Moritz balaclava hat and vest. We have human ones, too, so you can match. Onto snacks, because that’s all they really care about. I was recently introduced to Little L’s Pet Bakery, which happens to have the most delicious (or so my dog seems to think) treats, which are homemade with local ingredients without any preservatives, additives or by-products. I highly recommend the Woofulls or Brittle, both of which are so good they trick my dog into having her medications. For sleeping, another favorite pooch pastime, get them a new custom memory foam dog bed. You can design it to match your human sofa, with or without legs (but with legs is incredibly adorable). Lastly, a dog robe. My short-haired dog keeps wet for hours after a bath which is hard in the winter. With a robe though, she won’t have shivers after bath time.

I could keep going with dog gifts for hours…

Dog Moritz

Dog Simon Vest

Omlet Bolster Dog Bed

Harry Barker Terry Cloth Dog Robe

For Your Best Friend Who, TBH You Want to Impress

When you give a great gift to your best friend, you know it immediately. They will also bring it up to your close circle and talk about it for years, so the pressure is always on. You want the gift to be generous but not too over-the-top, so here are some ideas: The Pajama Set (comes in various colors in both short and long) which Amanda Dobbins from the Ringer Dish Podcast referenced as a great gift in their gift guide episode. It’s truly the softest and coziest PJ set. I would pair it with these gorgeous wine glasses (PJs and wine go so well together), but that’s just me. I also love this bubble initial necklace I recently received. It’s a very personal, everyday piece. Without fail, a friend’s massage is an incredible gift. You could make a day of it with brunch before and cocktails after. If you’re in NYC, Great Jones Spa and Chillhouse are both great options in cool neighborhoods.

The PJ Set

HAY Set of 2 Wine Glasses

Stone and Strand Bubble Tea Initial Necklace

Chillhouse Body Program

Those Kids that Live Rent-Free in Your Home, or the Ones You Love from Afar

This is an incredibly difficult category not talked about enough. You need to please the kids and the parents! Nikki actually launched KULE with a luxe childrenswear line, so she knows what she’s doing with kid’s clothes. When it comes to kulest kids, I would go for a little gift bundle. In an O Baby, O Boy, or O Girl tote, package 2 tees (Charley or Riley for kids, Onesie for babies), a Mini Moritz balaclava, and a adorable tiny cozy sweatshirt. You’ll smile every time you see them wearing it. If your gifting a kid who’s old enough, they will love these sets of blingy, fun dress up jewelry and accessories from Super Smalls. I truly wish I had these as a child, and am honestly tempted to get a set for myself. And I don’t know what it is about tiny robes, but this little robe from Weezie is too cute, and you can have it personalized.

The O Baby Tote

The Mini Moritz

Super Smalls Jewelry Duo

Weezie Lil Robe

For more of the kulest gifting ideas, check out The Gift Guide!