BODIE and FOU Gift Guide | Blow-the-budget gifts for him

...And here are some "blow-the-budget' gifts for him just because we love him...
Some of these gifts will make it look more handsome than he is and because as a guy, he will appreciate the quality and sharp design of these leather bags...
Some of these gifts will help him to sleep better while making our bedroom looking damn good...
Some of these gifts will be just what he needs for his home office...
Pssst...
At the time of this post, all these items are in stock & can be delivered to Europe within 2 to 4 days

1. Jules plumber bag | 2. Dark grey stonewashed duvet cover + pillow cases | 3. Postman leather bag in tan | 4. Wooden side table | 5. Mustard stonewashed duvet cover + pillow cases | 6. Scrapwood wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek

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Gifts for him | BODIE and FOU Collection

I'm very excited by our Men collection this year. We have some seriously cool and gorgeous things in-store for him and his pad and you shouldn't have any trouble finding really stylish and unusual things. My favourite (and it seems to be yours too) is this linen scarf and our new skincare collection from Prospector Co which we imported from the US. 

Specifically designed for men's skin, each skin product from the Prospector Co range is free of any additives, artificial fragrances or colourings and made from natural ingredients blended and packaged by hand in small batches. You won't find anything supernatural in these products, accept for the way they make you feel (great and taking care of!!). Personally, I love Prospector Co' s traditional packaging which will look very nice in our bathroom.

Now I had a few emails asking about the jacket Steve is wearing. It is from G-Star, last year collection but they have similar ones in the current collection. The Urbanears headphones can be found here.

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In the shop this week: the Jules plumber bag

This gorgeous leather bag was one of our key pieces in our ever expanding collection for men and while I appreciate it is an expensive bag and not for everyone's budget, it is also a very-well made leather bag. 

Designed for urban life and to carry laptops and iPads, the design of the Jules leather bag

is inspired by the original French plumber bag and has all the key features of the original plumber bag: overlapping stitching, removable handles, straps, brass buckles, leather shoulder strap with a belt finish and felt shoulder pad lining.

This is the kind of solid, practical and stylish bag, men will like and personally what seduced me was all the details that make this bag:

....where the buckles are from

...the fact they use felt for the shoulder pad from a factory that has specialized in felt for pianos since 1923

...or that each bag is signed by the Artisan who made it...

...the quality of the leather

It is a bag with a legacy of skills and craftmanship and it's the bag that Steve will get for Christmas or his Birthday...since they are both in December.

The Jules plumber bag is available in black (my favourite) and moka (the most popular)

PS: So you know, we'll be offering FREE Intl deliveries to all orders going to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and The Netherlands from tomorrow until Sunday. Check out our Facebook page for details

 

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Beautiful iPad slipcase

During the BODIE and FOU Catalogue photoshoot, François shot a sample of the iPad slipcase, Clare had sent me. Unfortunately, the production times were too long to get the stock on time for Christmas so instead we sourced this gorgeous leather iPad slipcase in grey which fits perfectly in our even more gorgeous leather bag for him.

When I was little, my Dad was saying to me that if you have good tools to work with, then you will do a good job, so with these, your man is going to do an EXCELLENT job!

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Seriously cool gifts for sexy men

I live with a shaved-head man who, I think, looks pretty sexy on a daily basis but even more when we are on holidays and he goes a few days without shaving...

I'm sure I had a crush on Indiana Jones when I was younger because I still find Jake Gyllenhaal's unshaved look very sexy and I love when l'homme* finetunes his look by wearing a stylish suit or a cool loose v-neck t-shirt with a pair of chinos.

This year, because of the launch of our first catalogue, our collection for Men has gone a lot stronger and we've found some seriously cool things for their pads like this industrial clip-on light, whisky glasses and this chrome wine rack.

Personally I'm a huge fan of the Bat print which looks very cool and of course the One Must Dash print (this month we are giving 10% to Movember to support their campaign).

When working on the collection, Elodie and I found a lot of inspiration in the streets of Paris and of course, observing all the guys in our lives who incidentally don't all have a bear or a moustache but are still a bunch of really cool, funny, nice guys, a bit creative and who care how they look without being over the top and I think the collection has a nice, cosmopolitan feel with some real left-field gems.

Not for everybody's wallet but if you can afford it, this Plumber bag is really worth the money, the quality of the leather is amazing and it is one of those bags that will last a lifetime. I also love the Urbanears Plattan headphones, this cool Trim phone in orange and the Cognac glasses which always go down a treat.

*the man

1. via Sanford Hughes 2. Plumber bag 3. via Pinterest 4. BODIE and FOU digital catalogue 5. pic taken by me

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