Fashion

41 Quirky Fashion Gifts For Your Peculiar And Fantastical Fellows, Because Shopping For Boys Doesn't Have To Be Boring

December is here, which means one thing is on all of our minds: holiday shopping. If you're like me (a hopeless procrastinator, that is), then you're probably only starting to even think about potential gifts for your loved ones now (though some of you will still be a few weeks away from that point). The thing is, holiday shopping is great. It provides an opportunity to browse through the mall and visit all those e-retailers in search of the perfect gift — the gift that you put a lot of thought into; the gift that shows your friends and family just how much you listen to and care about their interests. But the other thing is: gift shopping is one thing. Gift shopping for men is an entirely different — and far more complicated endeavor.

I don't have many men in my life, per say. There's my father and my brothers. And there's my partner. Whilst the former group is all about the "classics" (think polo shirts and solid colors and Levi's), the latter is not so "easy" or "simple." My boyfriend has one of those undefinable styles. It would be easy to know what to get if he had a look — ANY look. But he just likes what he likes, all fashion genres aside. The only similarity I've noticed amongst his favorite wardrobe items is a certain sort of quirkiness. It's not the "hipster" thing and it's not the all-out dorkdom thing, either. It's just a uniqueness — a fashion uniqueness that a lot of guys have (in one variation or another), but that you can never quite put your finger on.

All that being said, shopping for the quirky man in your life doesn't have to be one big, massive migraine. It can be fun. It can be super fun, actually. Because more and more retailers are catering to the fact that dudes like weird things just as much as women do. And that makes this whole process a lot more fantastic. Now, where to get all these things in girl-form?

Operation

Follow Suture Men’s Tee, $25, modcloth.com

Fast Food Maven

Dan’s Snack Attack Men’s Sweatshirt, $60, modcloth.com

Slothful

ModSloth Men’s Tee, $35, modcloth.com

DJ Vader

DJ Vader Tee, $20, urbanoutfitters.com

Sushi Vs. Sashimi

Druthers Kaiten Sushi Boxer, $25, urbanoutfitters.com

The Good Life

Altru Monkey On Bike Tee, $28, urbanoutfitters.com

Not Your Everyday Snow Man

Tipsy Elves Mistletoe Crew Neck Sweater, $74, urbanoutfitters.com

Find Your Balance

Equilibrium Tee, $34, urbanoutfitters.com

Minecraft Tie

For The 8-Bit Office, $20, thinkgeek.com

Who?

Doctor Who Tardis Print Zip-Front Hoodie, $50, thewirelesscatalog.com

Lounge Pants

Doctor Who Pajama Pants Regenerated, $20, thinkgeek.com

Thought Experiment

Schrödinger’s Cat, $20, thinkgeek.com

Sheldon Cooper

Vito Red Tartan Blazer, $250, topman.com

Harry Styles

Black and Gold Baroque Shawl Skinny Fit Blazer, $170, topman.com

The Ugly Sweater

Navy Slogan Christmas Sweater, $50, topman.com

Florals

Floral Print Ultra Skinny Fit Dress Pants, $70, topman.com

Celestial

White Zodiac Print T-Shirt, $35, topman.com

90s TV Presenter

LTD Laurel Canyon Stripe T-Shirt, $45, topman.com

Naughty Santa

Naughty Santa Sweatshirt, $120, clashist.com

Bowie

David Bowie Labyrinth Tee, $55, clashist.com

Oh, Wes

Wes Anderson Collection Volume 2 Tee, $55, clashist.com

Blue Boot

Desmond, $255, irregularchoice.com

Sliced

Harvey, $235, irregularchoice.com

Metallics and Suede

Byron, $235, irregularchoice.com

Hot Pants

ASOS Extreme Super Skinny Jeans In Leather Look, $66, asos.com

Pink Bow Tie

ASOS Bow Tie, $11, asos.com

All Paisley

Reclaimed Vintage Paisley Bow Tie, $24, asos.com

Festive Fun

ASOS Holidays Shirt In Long Sleeve With Festive Print, $42, asos.com

Baroque

Reclaimed Vintage Shirt With Baroque Print, $76, asos.com

Stripey Toon

Reclaimed Vintage X The Beano Long Sleeve T-Shirt, $85, asos.com

A Caricature

Reclaimed Vintage X The Beano Bomber Jacket In Comic Strip, $170, asos.com

So 80s

Valley Shirt, $102, volklore.com

Dystopia

Dystopic Shirt, $87, volklore.com

Lend A Hand

Cure T-Shirt, $50, volklore.com

Pattern Mixing

Bethnal Shirt, $94, volklore.com

Zombies

Zombie Print T-Shirt/Multi Tie Dye, $20, wornby.co.uk

Casanova

Ladies Man T-Shirt, $47, wornby.co.uk

Dino Fever

T-Rex Print T-Shirt, $52, wornby.co.uk

The Good Times

Coffee Lightweight Sweat, $64, deadlegacy.com

Robotastic

Run & Fly Robot Nerd Knit Jumper, $39, attitudeclothing.co.uk

Mars Attack

Kreepsville 666 Mars Attack Congress Crushed Sweatshirt, $108, attitudeclothing.co.uk

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