7 Swoon-Worthy Tech Gifts for Fashionistas

Giving a gift is meant to be a selfless act, but it's easy to become overwhelmed by frustration when that someone on your list has interests and inclinations entirely opposite of your own.

After a few trips to the mall, you realize it's a waste of gas and time to go from store to store in the hopes the perfect present will catch your eye. And sorting by age and gender on shopping websites might merely turn up sweaters of different shades and sizes. Looking through the recipient's favorite magazines for hints can leave you puzzled and perplexed about what to select. Without your own preferences or a clear idea of theirs to guide you, you could end up with a generic and forgettable gift when you instead wanted to give them something they'd cherish.

It's at these times tech presents can fill the bill. Tablets and smartphones routinely top the wish lists of most every type of person, but as welcome as those might be, they aren't very personal. That's not to say tech should be stricken from holiday shopping lists when you want to convey a connection. There are gadget-y choices beyond the pale aluminum for a whole spectrum of people you're shopping for this holiday season.

PCMag has some stylish suggestions if your list this year includes a fashionista—someone who can delineate the many differences between Issey Miyake and Isaac Mizrahi. We promise she'll think of you every time she carries the Marc Jacobs bag (with a very special iPad compartment) we picked out.

And while fashionistas are reliably topping best-dressed lists, there are others on your shopping list you have to buy for too. So check back with us for some unexpected suggestions for (of course) the geeks in your life, but also the foodies, the fans of Japanese "cutery," the hipsters, the design lovers, and fans of the Anthropologie aesthetic.

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1. Birchbox

$200 for a one-year gift subscription

A Birchbox subscription ($200 for one year) will be announced with a Baggu holiday clutch, Jouer Perfect Red Collection Hydrating Lipstick in Ava, Isaac Mizrahi Fabulous Rollerball, Serge Normant Travel Size Meta Luxe Hair Spray and the Ruffian Crowdsourced Collection. Then every month thereafter, your gift recipient receives an assortment of other beauty buys, including perfumes, glosses, and nail polish.

2. Knucklecase

The Knucklecase is designed to protect—an iPhone 5 or 5s, that is. Made out of a single block of aluminum, it's pretty and tough.

3. CFDA USB Bracelet

If you get a charge out of fashion, share it with your phone. The Council of Fashion Designers of America paired with five designers to create these iOS and Android chargers that double as wrist wraps.

4. Frends Taylor Gold headphones

The design is minimalist but the white and gold combo of the Frends Taylor Gold headphones makes for maximum style. Plushly appointed in leather with a soft-touch fabric cord, the Taylor Gold has a three-button mic for volume, music, and phone control.

5. Marc Jacobs Quilted Lambskin iPad Case

Carrying an iPad doesn't mean forgoing chic for geek. The Marc Jacobs quilted lambskin iPad case is the prettiest there is.

6. Vogue – Digital Edition

$19.99 for a one-year subscription

What better to read on that iPad than the digital edition of Vogue?

7. Lauren Ralph Lauren Suede Ruffled Touch-screen Gloves

To read Vogue on the iPad, she doesn't even have to remove her gloves if she's wearing these gloves with capacitive tips.