By Avery Matera, Glamour
Luxury fashion boutiques and designer stores can be intimidating to shop at, especially during the holiday season, when everything seems to be especially sparkly (read: pricey). Knowing that prices can climb into the (very high) thousands of dollars, you may think you'll never find anything to realistically call your own.
Behold, our holiday gift guide to fancy gift ideas that don't have that fancy a price. Each of these finds retail for under $500, an investment for sure, but after all, aren't the best gifts the ones you wouldn't think to buy for yourself? So, from a chess sets to shimmering earrings, these 11 whimsical luxury gift stand out among the rest.
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