New York private school girls operate in their own atmosphere. They juggle academics that feel one step shy of an MIT problem set and carry themselves with the cool certainty of someone who already has a corner office waiting. On any random Tuesday, you’ll spot them posted up at Nobu57 or Cipriani, ordering martinis with the ease of people twice their age.
Shopping for them is its own Olympic sport. Armed with a Butterfield account and plans to hit Knicks courtside, the bar is high. They want luxury, but they also want the curveball—the thing no one else has but everyone will notice.
What follows is a tightly edited lineup of gifts that meet that mark. From brunch slippers to the IT Miu Miu bag, consider this the cheat sheet for impressing the girl who runs Brearley hallways, dominates a Trinity lunch table, or floats between Cornell and Columbia with equal authority.
