SKIF International 
Knit Poncho

Small boutiques often carry both local designers and international ones, and are the perfect place to find original gifts. My Dressing Room owner Bea McCammon carries carefully chosen lines as well as clothing designed and sewn for her own label, BEATA. The SKIF International Poncho featured in the shop is a cool on-trend piece with the look of couture but not the price tag. Made from natural fabrics and yarn, the chunky knit and asymmetrical rough fringe edge make this a statement piece. LISA COLE

$300. skifo.com. Available at My Dressing Room, 1817 Queen Anne Ave. N., 695-2725.

Comalapa Short Boot

Uxibal (pronounced oo-she-bal) is fashion with a mission, founded by Seattleite Britini Port, whose business model supports female artisans in central America, where work options for women are extremely limited and life can be a struggle. The Comalapa short boot in black features a suede and denim lining inside a sleek form, plus stitched details on the front and a signature motif handwoven by artisan Lidia of Comalapa, El Salvador. The responsible sourcing makes it a thoughtful gift that feels as good as it looks. T.S. FLOCK

$215. uxibal.com. Available at Moorea Seal, 2523 Third Ave., mooreaseal.com.

Sarsen Rider Coat

Designer Heather Blanchard’s Sarsen Fall 2014 Collection debuted at the 2013 Bellevue Collection Independent Designer Runway Show, where she wowed the audience with her edgy, modern pieces. The rider coat was a standout, a modern-day version of Little Red Riding Hood—with an edge. This 100 percent melton wool lined and fitted coat with an oversized hood has a hi-low hem and an off-center zipper. It’s a gorgeous pop of color in the sea of gray and black on Seattle streets. LC

$279. shopsarsen.com. Available at Momo, 600 S. Jackson St., 329-4736.

Lunatic Leggings

The locally designed and made clothes by Actual Pain have made a splash nationally with their fine construction and motifs inspired by black metal. Items are made responsibly in small batches, so they frequently sell out, but a perennial favorite has been some of the leggings, whose monochrome designs include baroque, Goetic sigils, and crazed marble patterns. For the moonchild in your life, Lunatic Leggings are bold and cool, but accessible with their line of moons in different phases. TSF

$52. actualpain.myshopify.com. Available from Craft and Culture, craftandculture.com.

SCHAI Vita Snood

This chunky knit snood from local designer Suk Chai will make an amazing gift because it’s perfect in both form and function—and it’s just plain gorgeous. Manufactured by a German knitting manufacturer in a super-soft Italian alpaca blend, this beautiful piece is unisex, and would be fabulous pulled over your head or down around your shoulders to keep cozy and chic. LC

$280. schaischai.com.

CON Hoodie by Reverie

Seattle-based clothing line Reverie has a savvy peculiar to the region—street, pop, and glitch art, topped with a logo that the similarly savvy will recognize as inspired by the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. This informed vision produces easy-to-wear clothes with clever details. The hand-dyed CON Hoodie’s palette of blue and green is at home in the Pacific Northwest, tagged in the back with a lo-tech decal of a flat, digital, commoditized world. Besides looking hip, it’s a smart statement that one doesn’t see coming. TSF

$65.

reverieseattle.com. Available at Trichome, 618 S. Jackson St., 905-9884, trichomeseattle.com. E