SLEEP IS CHIC: a gift guide for the elusive (international) hot girls

GIFT GUIDES AS STARTER PACKS, VOL II

Dec 08, 2025

The Elusive (International) Hot Girl POV: Global, chic, and impossible to pin down —everyone’s favorite question to ask her is wait, are you in town? As such, the EHG/EIHG exists as an iykyk muse whose influence largely flies under culture’s radar (her preference, not yours). Read more here.

Good sleep is a status symbol. To quote a very chic woman in her 60s (def an EIHG) who I met at the Greenwich Hotel’s spa over summer: the women who look the best as they age aren’t necessarily the ones with dr. levine level work done (e.g., kris jenner’s face lift) — they’re the ones who… simply look well rested.

Which, I’d take a step further by saying, appearing well rested serves as a proxy for having lived a good life… one where stillness, slowness, rest, and time compound into the most luxurious form of leisure. In the EIHG universe, this becomes an iconic point of reference. Here, the aura of someone who sleeps well is also the aura of someone who has the opportunity to abundantly govern her time— to put it plainly, it reeks of well-intentioned privilege (and for the rest of us, that’s what makes it aspirational asf).

I’d venture to say that what makes Good Sleep so compelling is that you can’t fake it. Which is why I find it interesting that society has bent itself around the opposite ideal: hyper-productivity, late nights, and the performance of being “on” at all times. It’s a workaround for the simple truth that deep, consistent, eight-hour sleep is rare. When someone has it, you can tell. Being well rested shifts everything — your skin, your temperament, your clarity, your way of moving through the world. It’s discernment in action.. It’s restraint... It’s knowing your limits and honoring them…. It is, inherently, chic.

Being incredibly honest with you, I have a rocky relationship with consistent GOOD sleep. Sometimes we’re ON and other times we’re OFF. So, as I do with everything, I started paying closer attention to the most powerful, interesting women in my life — the EIHGs and EHGs who sleep well, always. Which, of course, makes sense for a group that has also mastered jet lag……

What I learned is that sleep, for them, is an art form. It’s a ritual shaped by taste — just as curated (whether they realize it or not) as everything else they create and consume. That’s what led me here: gathering those observations and translating them into this gift guide. Because we all deserve intentional rest, and we all deserve to feel closer to the root of who we are. As an energy healer once said to me: why try to find yourself in meditation if you won’t let yourself be found in rest? (Ouch).

Anyway, welcome to SLEEP IS CHIC!!!!!!!

ok OOPS before we begin, I must also alert you that i’ve just returned from NAMIBIA where I was on a press trip representing TM <333. The whole thing was.. insane. I think over the past week I was on a min of 10 planes and 2 helicopters. Cannot cannot cannot wait to spill on ALL.

My biggest (irreverent) shoutout is actually REI???? Guys why did no one tell me they’re gassed like that???? New hyperfixation, I left with w/ lots of standouts and…. (obviously)…. a membership LOLOL.
ok also I must profess my love to these Solomons. complimented by all the editors and designers on my trip and SO COMFY (even comfier than the others I bought for Ireland???). If you’re going on a safari.. COP!
Thirdly, do I need these???? Be honest.
LASTLY, the Belmont Park Village team reached out for a TM review!!! To which I took my duty seriously, and here are my thoughts after visiting (more than once):

If there hasn’t been anything that you’ve found useful to gift in ANY gift guide, ANYWHERE…. then might I…. suggest a trip to Belmont instead? For my EIHGs, that’s NYC’s sister property to Bicester Village (my London home), located in Elmont, NY (an easy 30-40 min uber from the city OR access via a direct LIRR train from Grand Central + Penn!!!).

I always used to say (wistfully) that if I could, I would visit Bicester at least once a month…. I can’t remember the first time that I visited, but it’s always been magical. While my childhood friends would romanticize an NYC Christmas (a stay at the Plaza, ice skating at the Rockefeller, hot chocolate at Serendipity, candy from Dylan’s, and the PIANO at FAO), I always romanticized Christmas in the UK. My aunt lives in Surrey, so living The Holiday (film) IRL always felt very accessible to me. The crown jewel (ha ha) of this ideal experience has always been Bicester (a mere jaunt from Surrey!). So imagine how FCKN MAJOR it is that the same Bicester aura is finally EASILY accessible from.. NYC???? Best of both worlds.

You enter the village and immediately feel a sense of ease — there are handlers for.. everything. Start your journey at The Apartment, where impeccably dressed and kind people are there to attend to your every need. Roasted chestnuts? Available. The BEST whole milk (!) iced latte (in perfect glassware and perfect ice)? Available. The interiors are reminiscent of an India Hicks designed home (major), and your other occupants are chic and evoke a sense of (eihg) worldliness — the outfits are textured, accents are layered, and whispers of french/arabic/spanish can be heard if you strain your ears enough.

THEN there’s the shopping— which almost feels like you’re getting pranked because you started out with such a perfect experience at The Apartment (like am I buying a gift for someone else or was THAT the gift.. for myself??). My favorite stores to hit include Gianvito Rossi (NEW!), Aquazzura (where I’ve picked up a mentally destabilizing pair of polka dot kitten heels), TWP (obviously), Valentino (has runway pieces!!), and Fusalp typically has a very limited and incredibly GIFTABLE selection of tHEEEE Pucci collab!!!! If there’s strong vintage interest, both Vivienne Westwood and Missoni have stuff with vintage house deadstock (inquire with the very kind and knowledgeable sales associates!!!). Then, cap everything off at a spin in Thom Browne… it’s nuts in there.

Lastly, should your shopping have taken a turn and you’re worried about the sheer number of bags, not to worry– this is a luxury experience after all! Belmont offers a hands free shopping experience so you can elect for all the stuff you buy to get delivered to their concierge, then all you have to do is pick up your bags from the concierge stand before you leave!!! Couldn’t recommend The Village enough (and already counting down the days until I’m able to return). ENJOY <3

OK you might think i’m insane for this, and tbh…. you’d be right to. but I always always have the best sleep whenever I staycation at the Greenwich in Tribeca. It’s one of my favorite (EIHG approved) hotels in the world.. aura feels like what every luxurious members club tries (and largely fails) to achieve. Anyway, when I was there last (cough, meg ryan smiled at me in the hallway!) I isolated the pillows as what made my sleep feel SO extraordinary.
1. Naturally, an hour before checking out, I stripped the pillowcases and decoded the super worn tags (took no less than 20 mins) and cross referenced the fill material…. and boy do I have findings (linking my favorite one). I will also say that if you really wanted to go THERE, this is objectively the birkin of pillows. The down comforter used by the greenwich is also by the same niche brand!!! Anyways…… if anyone gifted me a set of these pillows I’d actually lose my mind, so this all felt very very right to include.
  1. some legible specs from the worn hotel tags: 20x 26 + 20 x 36 , 600+ white goose down
What could be more extravagant than this eye mask…. the black velvet that’s lined with silk, the tassels, the plushness of it all. my god.
If her ritual includes a nighttime soak (likely), then I strongly encourage that you buy her these.
Does anyone neeeeeed velvet loungewear (pants and top) that looks like it came out of lee radziwill’s wardrobe??? Perhaps not. But….. I fear that’s actually exactly the point.
Setting the stage for a good night’s rest requires a home that smells good. Sorry. This is part of EIHG (mom) canon and just doesn’t get more iconic I fear. It’s a carved wooden ball that emits the scent of amber/vanilla/tonka. Sooooo there.
On the similar, a madame grey candle really makes a lot of sense. The burn is slow (lasts a long time), and all of the scents are amazing. It’s cute to gift either their corresponding sign OR perhaps gift them yours as an extended ily (this feels like an especially Leo/Gemini thing to do). I’m personally a huge fan of scorpii + librae!!!
a sample: 1// 2// 3// 4// 5// 6// 7//
Why NOT go for a pair of original 1970s Elsa Peretti pill boxes???? Yes, perfect for travel, but ALSO is making me realize that i never want to see plastic canisters of meds + vitamins on the bedside again..…
As far as bedtime skincare rituals go, this facial oil is EIHG approved. Not as much of a staple as it is a luxury, thus, the perfect gift;
On giftable sleep tech (necessary), i’m including everything cusp and niche and cool that EIHGs in my life have independently credited with helping them to achieve deep (and perfect and consistent) sleep: these earbuds, this neurostimulating headband that helps you to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer , this sleep mask that uses neurofeedback to help you fall and stay asleep, and ofc the EIHG-approved bed device that NO ONE CAN SEEM TO SHUT UP ABOUT (i’m jealous and i want one).
If she romanticizes Nancy Meyers, then might I suggest this coffee table book (by one of the best to ever do it).
An EHG in my life SWEARS by this stuff….. she massages a few drops into her chest (breastbone), behind her ears, and at the crook of her arms every night and she says it’s a game changer. As an added bonus, the bottle is artful so it also works as a beautiful object for the bedside!!
we all know that OVH runs EHG culture…. why not up the ante with these oxblood silk and velvet pajamas???? like BE SOOO FFR!!!
Ok, I found a (niche) grail— this is a japanese paper incense; it’s created to be both ritual and object (and smells delish). You can buy one or a full set, and you can either burn (each leaf smolders for about 7 minutes) or leave on a dish like sculptural potpourri, softly releasing fragrance for months.
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For a bedside journal (NECESSARY) that feels elevated and luxurious but also doesn’t break the bank, look no further.
This is the bedtime tea that’s taken over EHG and EIHG culture worldwide.
Good sleep is a lifestyle and i’m sorry that starts and ends with the willingness to go analogue. Yes, the brick is great (and also my entire personality), but so is…. gifting a weekend subscription to FT (w/ HTSI). The leisure of flipping through a print newspaper + magazine, not reading the news from your phone, allowing yourself the spaciousness to breathe and exist in your body and your mind… is simply the best.
In this same space time continuum, I see her opening letters (some from her lovers, naturally) on a vintage bedside tray with this and this only. Another thing that… if anyone loves me… feel free to send my way ;).

alright, that’s all from me. happy happy holidays, we’ll obviously be back with much more soon, but I think this is the last of our official TM gift guides this year. The EIHG core one really said everything else that I feel needed to be said (discernment is key, after all!).

Anyways, I LOVE YOU, happy holidays! I want to hear all your thoughts on this hyper specific edit (and beyond)…..