BAY GARNETT, STYLIST

What is at the top of your Christmas list this year?
A neon, quilted Chanel bag, a Cartier diamond cat ring, and some old Azzedine Alaia bodies.

What will you wear on Christmas Day?
I will dress up for lunch in my dark green Comme Des Garcons jersey dress and a necklace. Then, I will change into a tracksuit, trainers, and Puffa to walk my dogs in the woods.

What is your must-have accessory for Christmas?
Gold hoop earrings and an old, medieval-style sequined clutch I found in a thrift store.

What’s the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
A Cartier watch from Dad, or an old, funny Beano cover from my sister, which I have framed.

Which beauty products can’t you live without this festive season?
Hair care and color from Real and Babelicious lip cream in Beige from Helena Rubinstein (it was named after me, so I am very loyal to it).

DONNA KARAN, DESIGNER

What is at the top of your Christmas list this year?
I always want anything that’s cashmere: blankets, shawls, gloves, sweaters. I’m always skiing in the winter and love to come home and wrap myself in cashmere.

What will you wear on Christmas Day?
My ski clothes.

What is your must-have accessory for Christmas?
Cashmere socks.

What’s the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
The Christmas before my husband died, and after 17 years of marriage, we renewed our vows at Parrot Cay in the Caribbean, surrounded by our family and close friends.

Which beauty product can’t you live without this festive season?
My Black Cashmere body lotion.

GLENDA BAILEY, EDITOR, HARPER’S BAZAAR

What is at the top of your Christmas list this year?
Fill my stocking with Lanvin, please. I’m especially taken with the turquoise necklace and the matching turquoise hairpins.

What will you wear on Christmas Day?
A John Smedley sweater.

What is your must-have accessory for Christmas?
A Hermes Birkin bag (from about $6,800) or a Hermes Scorpio bangle (from about $470).

What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
My boyfriend once gave me a tape of himself reading my favorite William Boyd short story.

Which beauty treatment can’t you live without this festive season?
A Tracie Martyn facial.

CAMILLA RUTHERFORD, MODEL AND ACTRESS – STAR OF ‘VANITY FAIR’ AND ‘GOSFORD PARK’

What is at the top of your Christmas list this year?
A black taffeta dress by Louis Vuitton and a diamond brooch by De Beers.

What is your must-have accessory for Christmas?
A Mulberry Roxy bag.

What will you wear on Christmas Day?
A vintage wool dress with a Christmas hat.

What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
My baby, who was born in November 2002.

Which beauty product can’t you live without this festive season?
Max Factor Color Adapt foundation.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN, EDITOR, BRITISH VOGUE

What is at the top of your Christmas list this year?
A pair of red drop earrings from Erickson Beamon, a huge man’s cashmere sweater from Paul Smith, and a pair of magic jeans that make me look long-legged.

What will you wear on Christmas Day?
Nothing black – probably a dress.

What is your must-have accessory for Christmas?
A glass of champagne.

What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
The acoustic guitar my mother gave me a couple of years ago.

Which beauty products can’t you live without this festive season?
Chanel Precision Eye Pads and BlissSpa Hot Salt Scrub.

Karolina Kurkova, Supermodel

What is at the top of your Christmas list this year?
I am hoping for an amazing gold cross ring that I saw.

What will you wear on Christmas Day?
Something comfy and cozy. I will be with my family in the Czech Republic, watching old movies, playing cards, and sitting in front of the fire.

What is your must-have accessory for Christmas?
I always love wearing a pair of great vintage earrings.

What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
A beautiful scrapbook made by a very dear friend of mine. It included photos of my friends, family, and holidays, and pictures of me when I was younger. I treasure it.

Which beauty product can’t you live without this festive season?
A great blush to keep my cheeks rosy, so I look as if I have just returned home from a sunny holiday in Miami.