Selection: the 2021 Christmas list from the BonneGueule team

A Mac computer to watch my favorite series, so if you can I would like one please dear Santa.

DYSON 360 HEURIST™ ROBOT VACUUM CLEANER

A vacuum cleaner but which also does a mop!! Because in my house with Oscar my labrador it's hell, paw prints and so on....

LOU camera bag IN QUILTED LEATHER | Saint Laurent France | YSL.com

And finally, and yes I have been good this year, at least I hope so, an Yves Saint Laurent shoulder bag, but not just any bag, the LOU in quilted leather decorated with an adjustable leather shoulder strap and a removable pompom.

Thank you Santa Claus

BENOÎT, CO-FOUNDER

EDC MEDICAL POCKET LTC - LIVE THE CREED

A gift where it's a treat! Indeed, to take a small care kit, I could put it in a small ziplock, but no, I want to put it in the small pouch from Live The Creed!

I discovered this during my filming at Terrang for my "get home alive" kit !

So they have a very compact version that will be perfect for my use!

A LONG SLEEVE MERINO T-SHIRT - ACLIMA

Yes, I'm asking for a good old fashioned merino long sleeve t-shirt!

But since I want to wear this tee 100% of the time when hiking, I want to deliberately have it with a bit of synthetic to increase its resistance to friction, especially since I have a few PAIR OF SNEAKERS - STUDIO NICHOLSON

An idea shared for a long time with Jordan and David, this model has remained in a corner of my mind ever since. They tried to advise me on similar models and in more reasonable budgets, but nothing works, these are the best .

TOBACCO MANDARIN PERFUME - BYREDO

It costs an arm and a leg but this juice is divine, captivating and above all it is unlike any other perfume that can be found elsewhere . A balanced perfume in my opinion.

(and as I don't always listen to Christophe, I'm going to put a third desire, derived from the second for more limited budgets, the Aesop home fragrance , which gives a very cozy side to your living room, perfect for long winter evenings)

CHRISTOPHE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A TRUCKER SWEATER - JOHNSTONS OF ELGIN

You should know that as soon as I arrived at BonneGueule in March 2018, Benoît began to exert a form of influence over me, a clothing neophyte.

Don't worry, we're only talking about style. I'm referring to my black shirts. I quickly understood that it was going to be complicated to wear them to the office and even elsewhere. It was impossible to live imagining Benoît virtually tapping me on the shoulder in the street as a reminder to order "Christophe, I told you: life is too short to wear black".

Since then, I have freed myself from this tutelary figure. I started by buying a black hoodie at Village Paris . In a very pretty Japanese cotton, I really like this hoodie. The day I came to the office with it, Benoît's remark was preliminary: "Everyone does what they want."

What is reassuring is to see Benoît's ability to evolve. As on the shirt or the LE PETIT THÉÂTRE DE VINCENT DARRÉ - FLAMMARION

At BonneGueule, we believe that clothing should be a pleasure. That we should feel good wearing it. An interview with Vincent Darré's decorator given to the Quotidien show perfectly illustrates this idea. I was carried away by his energy in talking about his pleasure in dressing well, the same energy that he gets from putting on a pair of white pants in the morning.

A designer alongside Karl Lagerfeld and then an interior decorator, Vincent Darré demonstrates that the parallel worlds of fashion and decoration can come together with talent. And for Christmas, I really wanted to be given his scrapbooking, rich, lively, energizing, tangy.

CLEMENT, ADVISOR AT THE PARIS BOUTIQUE (RUE MADAME)

AN UNEXPECTED PAIR OF SNEAKERS - JIM SHEARLING

Like many, I was convinced that a pair of classic white sneakers could satisfy me for the rest of my life. But the reality is different.

My daily life takes place in a shop where every day I think about clothing combinations, discover new brands but also improbable styles, so much so that today I have a look that leads me to seek an exoticism far from the usual standards.

However, I have to tell you a secret. I don't believe in Santa Claus anymore. So I try to keep my feet on the ground and find reasonably priced pieces away from designer brands.

So here is a typically a piece with an atypical and divisive design that does not leave me indifferent.

This is a brand that often offers unique designs and that's a good thing. I like the lined interior that lets me imagine my feet warm on the frozen asphalt of Paris and of course the play of folds held by the lace. With the emblematic Margom sole that calms this little eccentricity.

AN EXCEPTIONAL BIC PEN - PINEL AND PINEL

For the 2nd choice I want to make a little provocation. I am currently looking for a nice pen for my diary.

And what could be more obvious than a Bic pen... but the most chic of all: the edition of the house Pinel et Pinel in bull calf leather. Or how to divert an object anchored in pop culture into a symbol of snobbery. It's hard not to see a touch of humor in it.

DAVID, EDITOR AND COMMUNITY MANAGER

A REVERSIBLE VEST - STOFFÀ

For this first gift on my Christmas list, let’s talk a little about Stoffà.

It's an American brand discovered during this year. Look at their lookbooks: it's very inspiring for those who like double-sided aesthetics and equipped with a TEXTILEPEDIA , TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN MATERIALS - FASHIONARY EDITIONS

This second proposition is not a garment!

Okay, it's a book about textiles. What do you want, we can't change our ways.

I came across it while I was at Fnac. It was wrapped so I couldn't open it to leaf through it.

It still tickled me.

This book is a visual encyclopedia to understand everything about textiles : we show you and explain the different materials, weaves, knits, etc.

Everything you need to know about slub, tweed, types of leather, etc.

The only downside: this book is in English . In French, the textile vocabulary is already very extensive, so switching to another language can quickly become complex.

That being said, I think just looking at pictures and diagrams can help you understand a lot about your favorite clothes.

Anyway, I would be very curious to see a little more of this work.

FARAH, ACCOUNTING MANAGER

This year again, I am sending you some ideas to make this heavy task that you have at the end of the year easier. Thank you for the shawl from last year, it is very useful to me with the current temperatures.

Thanks to David, I have lots of new desires... He introduces me to lots of houses with very high quality products.

A PAIR OF EARRINGS - GEMMYO

Do you know my passion for cats? So you can imagine that I find this pair just too cute.

Or this one, still from Gemmyo with a so-called "sleeper" closure, for people who lose everything like me! The color called "Cushion Aquamarine" of the stone is just sublime.

I grant you it is a very nice gift…

GEOFFREY, CO-FOUNDER

This Christmas 2021 will be eclectic for me, in terms of gifts.

THE BOOK A DREAM GARDEN: ROHUNA, NORTHERN MOROCCO, BY UMBERTO PASTI - FLAMMARION

We start with a very beautiful book: A Dream Garden: Rohuna, North of Morocco. It is not cheap (€60) but I was able to browse through it in a bookstore, and it was already enough to make me travel . A gem.

This is a book of photographs featuring "Rohuna", an extraordinary garden in northern Morocco. The Italian botanist Umberto Pasti, helped by locals, has developed an extraordinary place there, both a Noah's Ark of Mediterranean biodiversity and a jewel of landscaping.

An inspired and inspiring project.

A QUICK DRY BOB - NORSE PROJECT

For the city, hiking, and maybe one day gardening: a very light, waterproof, and hassle-free bob. To roll up in a bag or pocket, without fear of mistreating it.

Maybe it will even tame my unruly hair!

DES CHUCK TAYLOR 70 HI WHITE EGRET - CONVERSE

And to finish with another object that you don't have to take too much care of, a reissue of the emblematic Converse model , 70s style (slightly higher soles, thick canvas, old-fashioned stitching).

All in this off-white color, which can accommodate traces of wear and small everyday dirt.

GREGORY, ADVISOR AT THE PARIS BOUTIQUE (RUE COMMINES)

A (LARGE) PERFUME BOTTLE “ SWATCH X MOMA PIETR MONDRIAN ” COMPOSITION IN OVAL WITH COLOR PLANES 1”

I'm tired of checking the time on my phone. This watch has everything to seduce me, it combines pastel tones and modernist patterns, it is simple and chic at the same time. I promise, thanks to this accessory, I will never be late again.

A CULT VINYL, AL MASRIEEN, “MODERN MUSIC” , 33 RPM (HABIBI FUNK RECORDS)

It was a friend who is well-versed in musical rarities who introduced me to this pop gem reissued on vinyl by the Berlin label Habibi Funk. I completely fell for "Modern Music" by the Egyptian group Al Masrieen, a revolutionary album with very seventies experimentation. On repeat!

GUILLAUME, LOGISTICS ALTERNATE

A SHEPHERD'S UMBRELLA - UMBRELLA OF THE PYRENEES

Dear Santa,

This year I am on a work-study program, so I regularly travel back and forth between Paris and Bordeaux.

To protect myself from the Bordeaux downpours, I would really need a nice sturdy umbrella. And for that, near my home, at the foot of the Pyrenees, there is the last shepherd umbrella factory still in operation, Parapluie des Pyrénées. Now that's solid! At the same time, at altitude, shepherds need an umbrella that can withstand heavy rain but also strong winds.

Now, I may never be a shepherd, but being able to unfold such a piece of craftsmanship above my head would be awesome!

A SLEEVELESS V-NECK SWEATER - BASTONG

And if you still have a little room in the sleigh, a sleeveless V-neck sweater like this one from CARDIGAN BROWN IN FRENCH WOOL - GOOD MADE

I've been wanting it since I saw it in the store. I already have a navy cardigan from the brand and I wear it very (very) often. With a sweater, a shirt or a t-shirt . Anything is possible with this type of piece and that's exactly what I like!

If you read BonneGueule regularly, you already know that we appreciate the clothes and the universe of " I Heard It Through The Grapevine " or more generally on the album " Cut " in 1979.

A little style preview? You can see Viv Albertine here on the right, alongside Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders and Deborah Harry of Blondie:

Late 70s - early 80s, it's my favorite period or almost, with a lot of musical and clothing creativity . My taste for second-hand goods possibly comes from all this excitement. Anyway, here's to you Santa and see you next year 😉

JORDAN, EDITOR AND STYLIST

Since I've been participating in the BonneGueule team's Christmas selections, I've been trying to choose gifts in the hope that someone will give them to me. I don't really know who, I don't really know why, but as soon as my contribution is online, I start keeping an eye on my mailbox in case, one day, I discover the yellow and white delivery notice from the postman.

I want to state this: this has never happened before.

Whose fault is it? Not mine in any case, since I show up every year!

I really don't know what's wrong with this strategy. That it is irrational and unreasonable is not a reason and I want to say here that it saddens me and that I am disappointed by it.

However, I will not let myself be put off by a new prospect of failure!

I will be like James Dean in Giant, my face covered in oil , dancing under the rain of black gold and I will land in your Instagram feed with black teeth under my mouth wide open, because I will smile like a madman to have finally succeeded!

So, to you, dear uncle from America whom I have been waiting for since my earliest childhood , deign to take your responsibilities here and now and offer me this first present...

PINK RED BOAT SHOES - this Stoffa sweater that makes me dream about as much as having a Ministry of Style one day.

I could have but I didn't.

You see, I am entering a period of my life where I call the color of my wishes . For too long, I have been too cautious. I have played with blues, beiges, dark burgundies, shy greens and so on. And today I want to play with fire . This fire that drives me to wear new colors. Or not, for that matter.

But let's be clear: I don't want a clashing color for the sake of clashing colors because let's not kid ourselves. I want to become a master in the art of color combinations. To show that you can wear dark purple with grayish green! That yellow rocks with rust! That fuchsia and navy are made to get along!

Color on my feet… It would be the first time!

But I tell myself that we have to start somewhere. And I might as well start with Yuketen, whose models always intrigue me, as timeless as they seem to me, as creative, as American and Japanese at the same time.

Besides, Yuketen and I are the same number of years old. It's funny how we instantly find people who are close to us by their birth data sympathetic. I take this opportunity to declare my friendship to people who were born in 89, who come from Charente, who have an American first name and who wear moccasins even if it has nothing to do with it.

What I like about this pair of shoes is the way the brand made the boat shoe much less sensible. They made them a pair of pumps from a US rap video! And I can see them very well on the feet of models in a Loaf Cameras lookbook