Staying in

Some evenings call for nothing more ambitious than a blanket, a mug that stays where you left it, and the heating turned up one notch past sensible. Today's finds lean into that: plaid, fleece, flannel, and the sort of bags that make it look like you're going somewhere, when really you're just moving from the couch to the kitchen and back.

First, something for the head that has no business being this soft: the plaid Christmas ears headband comes new with tags, in green, built for exactly the kind of lounging that doesn't require leaving the house. Compare more apparel & accessories.

For the days you do have to go out, there's the JanSport Throttle messenger bag in a red riff bomber plaid, roomy enough for a 15-inch laptop and whatever else makes the commute feel less like a commute. The best men's bags.

Back indoors, the Disney Mouse plaid scarf in black and tan flannel does the one job a scarf needs to do: it keeps the draft off your neck while you pretend you're too busy to notice the cold. Compare more women's accessories.

Then there's the Penny WinterPakket, which stops pretending to be one thing and just throws in a fleece blanket, a drinking cup, a water bottle, a winter book, and a horse-themed activity book for good measure. It's less a single gift than an entire staying-in afternoon, pre-assembled. The best magazines.

And if all that cosiness still needs hauling somewhere, the Dakine EQ duffle bag holds 51 litres of it in navy, fuchsia, and the same plaid ripstop running through everything else today. Compare more men's bags.