Dear Santa: Robert Duffy's Holiday Give and Get List

By Amy Flurry
December 23, 2010

“I ask everyone who insists on buying me a gift for the holidays to make a donation to me and Marc [Jacob’s] scholarship fund at the Savannah College of Art and Design,” said Robert Duffy, waving off even the slightest suggestion of being on the receiving end of a holiday gift exchange. “I mean, I just married the past spring and moved into the house of my dreams with a lap pool! What else could I possibly want?”

The house in reference is a mid 19th century row house in downtown Savannah that he and partner, Alex Cespedes, moved into in September. Robert Duffy, president of Marc Jacobs International, fell in love with the city some fifteen years ago and in 2007, set up a 5,000 square foot Marc by Marc Jacob’s store on a downtown corner. [Editor's note: Read this article, also authored by writer Amy Flurry, on Jacobs' recent visit to the Savannah store.]

Marc Jacobs Spring 2011

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Photo Credit: images courtesy of Marc Jacobs

“It’s so pleasant here in December, so quiet and the downtown scene beautifully decorated,” said Duffy of the southern port city. “I love the artist community. That and the fact that most days in December are about 60 degrees!”

Duffy plans to spend his holiday between homes in Savannah and Provincetown, MA. A little prying turned up a potential wish list and the one holiday gift, he feels, you never go wrong in giving.

What Robert Duffy Plans to Give (and Hopes to Get) This Holiday Season

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Scrimshaw

Art Book

Dom Perignon Champagne

Champagne Bottle Stopper

Champagne Ice Bucket

Andy Warhol Dom Perignon

Dear Santa: Robert Duffy's Holiday Give and Get List

GIVING

Robert Duffy gives gifts same way that he likes to receive, regularly making donations in his friends' names to favorite charities or community projects, like a recent park and playground renovation at the Provincetown Community Center.

But he also delights in sending a bottle of vintage Moet champagne. Below, we’ve pulled together a roundup of gifts inspired by the bubbly.

1. Dom Perignon Champagne

2. Champagne Flutes

3. Andy Warhol Dom Perignon

4. Champagne Ice Bucket

5. Champagne Bottle Stopper

GETTING

6. Art Book: “I have a collection of art books that I built floor-to-ceiling bookshelves for. You can never have too many!”

7. Clarice Cliff: “The best gifts are life, love, good health and marriage. But, if pressed, I also love Clarice Cliff pottery. She was a British ceramist from the thirties.”

8. Scrimshaw: “I grew up on Cape Cod collecting scrimshaw. It’s one of my major collections and so adding a piece is always fun.”

9. Johnny Harris: “I love fried chicken and usually go to Johnny Harris restaurant in Savannah for my fix. A deep fryer, perhaps? Wait, I don’t cook!”

10. Artist Paint: “In my downtime I draw and have also been working on portraits. Painting materials and drawing pads need replenishing time from time.”

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