Fun, fashionable last-minute gifts for mom
Shower mom with love -- and something simple and stylish, like Alfani's zip-front plaid shirt, $49, and side-zip capris, $55; at select Macy's stores and macys.com. Credit: Handout
We know. It snuck up on you. Mother's Day in the United States is traditionally the second Sunday in May, which usually means it's hanging out on the calendar somewhere in the middle of the month. But this year it seems to come early - this Sunday, in fact.
You ready?
If not, breathe easy. We've done the legwork for you. The following selection of gift ideas is a varied lot, all available at local stores, or online, at websites that should be able to place your order and put a rush on delivery, so you get your present in time for Mom's big day.
Some gifts - like Diane von Furstenberg's T-shirt, Kate Spade's bags or what actress Mariska Hargitay considers the snuggliest blanket ever - even give back, benefiting women's causes.
So hop to it. Unless, of course, you plan to just up and move to Bolivia. Then you can chill, amigos. They don't celebrate Mother's Day there till May 27.
Tokens of love
Like most of us, jewelry designer Elizabeth Lindsay owes a lot to her mother.
In 2007, as her mom reached the end of a 12-year battle with breast cancer, Lindsay was determined to create a jewelry line with heart, invested with personal meaning. And so Token Tags was born.
Wear them singly or in groups, hand-stamped with mottos ("Be the Change"), dates or loved ones' names; tags, $25 to $100, at tokentags.com. - Joseph V. Amodio
