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GET: The soft crocodile manicure set and case by Nero seems out of another era, with bespoke qualities that reverberate from within. $3,400, at the Bottega Veneta boutique. Seth Vaughan GET: GET: I can't wait to lose myself within the pages of W: The First 40 Years, featuring the most iconic moments from W magazine. $65, at Nest. Savannah Christian GET: A ToyWatch in every color. Christian Louboutin Delight a design-minded naturalist with Tommy Mitchell's charmingly realistic renderings of flora in tole, which run the gamut from lovable lilies of the valley to boisterous Brussels sprouts. Hand-painted tole lily of the valley in aged terracotta, 6" by 4," $685 each, at tommymitchellcompany.com. Seth Vaughan GET: My kind of holiday wrapping: Pom Pom at Home's sumptuously soft throw. $150, at Stella Dallas. Amy Adams GIVE: Splash around town in Roma Boots and get more than just cozy toes. For every pair purchased, another is given to a needy child in Eastern Europe. $84, at Ditto Boutique, Evol Society, Gypsy Wagon, Melanie Gayle, Relativity Outdoors, romaboots.com. Lacy Ball GET: A Michael Kors studded leather clutch. $795, at the Michael Kors boutique, Neiman Marcus. Lacy Ball GIVE: My father, being half British and half Irish, is a martyr when it comes to spending money, resulting in a predilection for decade-old glasses. With an affordable pair of Warby Parker frames, I plan to right that wrong very quickly, indeed. $95, at warbyparker.com. Matt Alexander Casey Arguelles Gregory's oil on canvas Weight of Submission, 2012, $2,800 GIVE: Leave it to the visionary behind the iPod and iPhone to make the venerable thermostat one of the year's must-have tech products. Built with minimalist lines, the Nest instantly spices up any wall and cuts energy bills, all the while urging even my most stubborn of friends into the future. $249, at nest.com. Matt Alexander GET:toFinding one's lapelgardenias beauteous year-round scent can PHOTO JAY BROUSSEAU, COURTESY MARTY WALKER GALLERY, DALLAS be a sordid task. Let Arquiste's Boutionniere no. 7 do all the work. Layered with notes of oak moss, lavender, bergamot, gardenia, genet absolute and Vetivert, the scent will linger in the minds of many. Limited-edition set with stick pin and cuff links $195, at Barneys New York. Seth Vaughan GET: I'd like to unwrap this homage to the I am obsessed with Solange Azagury-Partridge's iconic 18K rose-gold Hotlips ring, which has even earned a place in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. $3,000, at net-a-porter.com, solangepartridge.com. Michelle Aviña Old West by up-and-comer Casey Arguelles Gregory. This promising Texas-based painter's lyrical, evocative blend of abstraction and free-floating realism often incorporates a sense of place. At Red Arrow Contemporary in the Design District. Catherine D. Anspon Hermès' almost futuristic take on the rolling bag conjures up the Concorde, another bout of French futurism. Calèche express luggage in tech H canvas and Barenia calfskin, From $7,150, at the Hermès boutique. Seth Vaughan GET: This 18K gold cuff glittering with 9.50 carats of diamonds means the lights on my tree won't be the only things shining. $19,250, at Pampillonia Jewelers. Savannah Christian GET: GIVE: Dallas Museum of Art into a simple, airplane-hangar-sized casa and array my walls with Pop art and a site-specific light installation by internationally exhibited Dallasand New York-based Jay Shinn. For the holidays, I'm dreaming of this sublime star (approximately 87 by 87 inches) with projected rays upon a painted latex background. $15,000, at Marty Walker Gallery. Catherine D. Anspon GET: Thrust yourself into the new year with a seismic 26.5" by 33.25" rendering of Diana Vreeland by Kenneth Paul Block. $1,875, at vieuxinteriors.com. Seth Vaughan TERESA BERG GET: I aspire to someday move director Maxwell Anderson's treatise on connoisseurship is an exquisite read. A window into the museum director's past and sensibility, The Quality Instinct: Seeing Art Through a Museum Director's Eye (AAM Press) includes tales from the vault of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Anderson rose from intern to assistant curator, thanks to a bold, discerning vision fueled by his rediscovery of a sculpture of the comely Etruscan maiden that graces this volume's cover. $42.95, at the Dallas Museum of Art Museum Store. Catherine D. Anspon This holiday season, Paws in the City is partnering with PaperCity to offer a discounted sponsorship rate for all animals. Go to pawsinthecity. org and click the Donate tab, then input $175, general fund, PaperCity Gift Card, and adopt! Savannah Christian