Young professionals blend their tastes with that of their mothers’ to come up with gifts that span two generations — plus fit the budget of the younger generation, hitting outlet stores, using employee discounts and even making gifts themselves.
Name: Jenny Sequeira
Age: 29
Daughter’s home: Las Vegas
Mother’s home: Las Vegas
Gift: Jaclyn Smith summer shirt and crop white pants with
tie belt.
Store: Kmart
Price: $30
Why: “My mom loves flowing, sheer materials and the print was exotic and attractive. Plus it is easily washed, easily returned if she doesn’t like it, and she likes Jaclyn Smith’s women’s collection of casual clothes.”
Names: Amy, Erica, Christina and Michelle Peppers.
Ages: 22 to 28
Daughters’ homes: Manhattan and Scarsdale, N.Y.
Mother’s home: Scarsdale, N.Y.
Gift: Lilly Pulitzer dress and shoes.
Store: Lilly Pulitzer store in the Westchester Mall in White Plains, N.Y.
Price: $416
Why: “Mom wanted a new outfit for spring, and nothing says springtime like a Lilly Pulitzer sundress. And she did pick out the pieces herself, so we knew she would like them.”
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Name: Allison Conrad
Age: 27
Daughter’s home: Manhattan
Mother’s home: San Diego
Gift: “Custom baby onesies and a custom skirt from my own line, Allie Anne.”
Store: “My studio.” (upcoming at allisonanne.com)
Price: $15 to $45
Why: “My mom just became a first-time grandma in April, so these are really for the baby. But I am also giving her a custom skirt from my skirt line to make up for it.”
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Name: Megan Geswein
Age: 27
Daughter’s home: Chicago
Mother’s home: Ottawa Hills, Ohio
Gift: Tory Burch flip-flops and tote.
Store: Tory Burch store.
Price: Flip-flops $45 and tote $195
Why: “Finally a cute flip-flop for any age. The bag is trendy and multipurpose, but ‘mom-appropriate.'”
Name: Elizabeth Herr
Age: 30
Daughter’s home: Astoria, N.Y.
Mother’s home: Florham Park, N.J.
Gift: Sweater
Store: Burberry outlet in Switzerland.
Price: $70
Why: “This is a beautiful piece that was significantly marked down from its original cost. It felt good to buy my mom something that I know she’ll love and wear and was still affordable for me.”
Name: Sarah Kubinski
Age: 27
Daughter’s home: South Bend, Ind.
Mother’s home: Charleston, S.C.
Gift: Vera Bradley travel organizer, purse and scarf.
Store: Vera Bradley factory sale.
Price: $40
Why: “I couldn’t resist all the deals at this annual sale in Fort Worth (where the factory is).”
Name: Sheryl Arrich
Age: 29
Daughter’s home: Manhattan
Mother’s home: Rockledge, Fla.
Gift: Fabric NYC grocery bags.
Store: Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s
Price: About $10.
Why: “Since she lives in a suburban town and drives to the store, I thought she could leave the bags in her trunk to have handy — and look cute, too.”
Name: Christine Lee
Age: 23
Daughter’s home: Manhattan
Mother’s home: Seoul
Gift: Chanel teardrop diamond earrings.
Store: Chanel
Price: $200
Why: “Although she lives 20 hours away from me [by plane], we still wear matching earrings and purses every day. Every pair of Chanel earrings I own, she ends up falling in love with so we swap or purchase an alternate pair. This time I purchased two sets of the Chanel earrings for both of us to enjoy.”
Name: Molly Waxman
Age: 26
Daughter’s home: Manhattan
Mother’s home: Austin, Tex.
Gift: Kooba Jacinda handbag in black patent.
Store: Neiman Marcus
Price: $595
Why: “I actually buy my mother a Kooba handbag each year for Mother’s Day. It is her one guilty pleasure that she won’t buy herself. Their bags allow her to feel sexy and young without being over the top. She can be trendy in the laid-back Austin setting without being pretentious.”
Name: Alexandra Mahoney
Age: 24
Daughter’s home: Manhattan
Mother’s home: Charlotte, N.C.
Gift: Travel accessories: a mocha-colored cashmere blanket, mask and pillow.
Store: Red Envelope
Price: $300
Why: “I hope that this gift keeps her warm, comfy and chic on her trips.”
Name: Rebecca Weeks
Age: 29
Daughter’s home: San Francisco
Mother’s home: Charlotte, N.C.
Gift: Chantecaille’s Nano Gold Energizing Cream
Store: Barneys New York in San Francisco.
Price: $420
Why: “I bought the product for myself last month and use it twice a day. The key ingredients are gold and silk, which provides the smoothest and richest face cream I’ve ever felt.”
Name: Jenny Austen
Age: 31
Daughter’s home: Charlotte, N.C.
Mother’s home: Charlotte, N.C.
Gift: Mother’s Day Gift Set from Mary Kay Cosmetics (includes 2-in-1 body wash and shave, hydrating lotion and netted body sponge with gift bag).
Store: “I am a Mary Kay consultant, so I buy it straight from the company.”
Price: $28
Why: “It’s something with which to pamper herself. She deserves the best, and why not have this at home?”
Name: Jenna Watson
Age: 25
Daughter’s home: Chicago
Mother’s home: Morristown, N.J.
Gift: Coffee mug
Store: The Oprah store.
Price: $12.50
Why: “‘Oprah’ is one of my mom’s favorite shows and we have watched it together ever since I was a little girl. I have been trying to gets tickets to the show every year since I moved out to Chicago three years ago, and I finally got to see a taping last week. Although my mom wasn’t able to fly out to join me, I wanted to get something to let her know that I was thinking of her.”