My sister and I are 14 months apart, and when we were little, my parents dressed us similarly. There are pictures somewhere of the two of us hanging our Christmas stockings by the chimney with care, dressed in matching red and white striped flannel pajamas, hanging matching stockings. These were the Christmas stockings Bird and I used until my mother quit doing stockings for us (although she still does one for my brother!).
As I’ve been cruising the blogs and the interwebs, I have seen some wonderful Christmas stockings, and if I had a fireplace, I’d love to hang any of them!
Scalamandré stockings at Barneys New York's Chelsea Passage in NYC and LA
Faux Fur Christmas Stocking, from £28, from Found Home Store
For true elegance, how about this Fortuny Christmas Stocking from here.
These felt stockings look like they belong to elves! Here.
Ever since Martha’s first Christmas magazine, she’s had great stockings like these made from vintage handkerchiefs and vintage blankets.
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Although I am not a fan of the term “shabby chic” these are fun, maybe for Connor. Here.
Do you still fill Christmas stockings? Do you get one?
The Fortuny Christmas Stocking are the most elegant stocking design amongst all.
ReplyDeleteIf I had a mantel, I'd probably be searching for the perfect stockings. But since I don't, I'd definitely wear a pair of those Fortunys.
ReplyDeleteI have a mantel and I don't use it for stockings. Its a weird mantel and having a little child pull them down was an issue. I now tie them along the stair banister with big ribbon bows and I like the festive effect. We all get a stocking in my house and it Has always been a favorite part of the holiday for me. My husband found out just how important it is when he did not fill one for me the first year we were married. LOL!
ReplyDeleteIn the hopes of reducing the commercial gift mania of the season, and taking the holiday to focus more on what really matters, my husband and I bought stockings that were hand-made in Bosnia by refugee women. They are lovely, and were a bit expensive, but the money goes to the refugees. They came with tags hand-signed by the women who made them. We left the tags on. They are lovely, real wool, and very long. Perfect for little treats!
ReplyDeleteWe do the stocking thing and this year I am adding one for my grandbaby! Do you remember the hand knit ones from earlier times... they had Santa knitted into them and his beard was always angora and they also came with other figures. My daughter had one that was made for her and so I purchased one from Etsy for Evie.
ReplyDeleteAs a child, I always went for the stockings first + now that is still true. Happy Tuesday from S.CA. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
ReplyDeleteSuch a coincidence....I did a post last week about the Scalamandre stockings from Barneys. Happy Holidays.
ReplyDeleteYes, we still do them in our family. They were the things we were allowed to open before parents were up and breakfast was cleaned up. All other presents had to wait. I like stockings because stocking stuffers allow for creative small gifts, that can be silly and less dominated by what the recipient wants and more by the idea of nice little treats(fine chocolate, soap, silly earrings, clementines, matchbox cars, zhuzhu pets...) We always use some very old hand knit turkish stockings my aunt brought back from her travels. They are beautiful, but narrow and so only small things fit. As with others, I have to make sure they're out of dog reach.
ReplyDeleteSuch a coincidence....I did a post just last week on the Scalamandre stockings from Barneys. Happy Holidays.
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