Gift guides · nearly grown
Birthday gifts for 16–17 year olds
Experiences and independence: driving lessons, festival or gig tickets, cash toward the big thing they're saving for, proper (small) adult luxuries.
The classic mistake: Novelty gifts. They want to be taken seriously — the gift should do the same.
Gifts that actually land
Women's Morva Hemp Barrel Trouser ↗£90
Retro Summer Sock ↗£18
Women's Croft Workwear Short ↗£80
Nautilus Crossbody Bag ↗£46Real products from shops we read nightly, with a link straight to each one; where the shelf can't help yet, a link to a retailer search so you can still compare. Buying for family abroad? Inside the app these switch to shops in their country automatically.
This guide, matched to your actual kid
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