GeekDad/GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Clothing and Everyday Essentials

It’s time to get styling and stocking up on everyday necessities that we think you should consider this gift-giving season. Here are our favorites from around the web.

Displate Metal Posters

Suggested By: Dakster S.
Mfg: Displate
Price: Varies (Generally starts around $49)
Purchase: Displate.com

Displate metal posters are a great way to add art to a room without damaging walls or being committed to the same look. Displate prints its art on stainless steel and uses a magnetic hanging system so you can swap out the art at your leisure. Posters come in a wide range of art styles and brands and sizes from medium to x-large. If you’d like something personal, get them a custom Displate! – DS [Review sample was received by Displate.com]

Benu Euphoria Fountain Pen from Goldspot

Suggested By: Dakster S.
Mfg: Benu (sold by Goldspot)
Price: $157.99
Purchase: Goldspot.com (Benu Euphoria)

Last year, I embarked on my journey into fountain pens. I started with the basics and finally worked my way up to the finer things in the fountain pen world. Benu is a brand people trust for reliability, quality, and beautiful design. In terms of pens, they are a little more expensive but they are well worth the investment. The Benu Euphoria writes like a dream. It has wet feel to the nib and glides along the paper like butter. You can pair this pen with any ink including shimmer. It has become one of my favorite pens and I’m looking forward to buying a couple more from Goldspot after I get my hands on some gift cards. – DS [Review sample was received by Goldspot.com]

Levenger’s The Great Gatsby” Pen Box

Suggested By: Dakster S.
Mfg: Levenger
Price: $279.50
Purchase: Levenger.com

For the pen lover, check out Levenger’s The Great Gatsby Pen Box. The box is part of The Great Gatsby line commemorating the 100th anniversary of the classic story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Art Deco style will look great on any desk and screams elegance. The soft felt lining protects up to 20 pens and provides a luxurious place for them to hang between uses. – DS [Review sample was received by Levenger.com]

Chocolaticas Shoes “Sea Demon”

Suggested By: Ruth S.
Mfg: Hot Chocolate Design
Price: $80.65 (but sometimes on sale for less)
Purchase: Amazon
This is the year Hot Chocolate shoes became my favorites. The Chocolaticas line comes in this nearly flat design with just a hint of a wedge to the heel. They’re super comfy, easy to walk in, and the designs are the best. (I also have the <a href=”https://amzn.to/48vNIYl”>Medieval Bestiary</a>.) – RS

Godzilla in Color T-Shirt

Suggested By: Paul B.
Mfg: Alamo Drafthouse
Price: $30
Purchase: GiftShop.com
Oh no, there goes Tokyo! Designed by Tom Whalen, this 100% cotton shirt strikingly depicts Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla, and King Ghidorah. The shirt itself is super soft and nicely thick, and is great for any Godzilla fan. -PB

Professional Shusher Trucker Hat

Suggested By: Paul B.
Mfg: Alamo Drafthouse
Price: $35
Purchase: GiftShop.com
Alamo Drafthouse is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the film, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiquette. It’s that policy that you’ll celebrate with this trucker hat, with its embroidered quote, “Shushing jerks for over 25 years.” It’s a structured black cap with a mesh backside and an embroidered patch. -PB

HiRise 3 Deluxe MagSafe Charging Stand

Suggested By: Dakster S.
Mfg: Twelve South
Price: $99.99
Purchase: Amazon
iPhone users will love this MagSafe charging stand that charges your phone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. This three-in-one charger is sleek and minimalistic, only taking up enough space to do the job. The iPhone stand has an adjustable tilt so you can angle your phone just right. The bottom has vegan leather to protect any surface and the stand itself has a matte, polished aluminum look to it. I think this is the perfect iPhone stand.  – DS [Review sample was received by Twelve South]

CrapKeeper Bag

Suggested By: Dakster S.
Mfg: CrapKeeper
Price: $39.99
Purchase: CrapKeeper
CrapKeeper is the first shoulder bag that straps on and hangs on to your shoulder, bike, chair, or car. I like that it has two spots to hold my drinks as well as plenty of pockets and organizational options on the inside.  It comes in five colors and includes different straps for different situations. – DS [Review sample was received by CrapKeeper]

Plum Paper Planners

Suggested By: Dakster S.
Mfg: Plum Paper
Price: Starts at $47.99
Purchase: Plum Paper
Get the new year started off on the right foot with a custom planner from Plum Paper. You are in the designer seat with more options than you can shake a calendar at. Customize everything from the cover to the inside pages and tabs. This is a great gift if you want to give something personal but don’t have the means to make it yourself. Choose on of their pre-designed layouts or go with something of your own making. – DS [Review sample was received by Plum Paper]

The Halloween Rose Scally Cap

Suggested By: Z.
Mfg: Boston Scally Company
Price: $52
Purchase: The Halloween Rose Scally Cap
The holiday season is also peak hat season, and if you’re looking to step up someone’s headwear game for Christmas, the Boston Scally Company has exactly what you’re looking for. Not only does Boston Scally sell exquisitely crafted, high-quality caps, pins, and apparel, but they’re also happy to provide you with a brief history of the flat cap; a look at the finer points of single-, six-, and eight-panel construction; and an expansive line of specialty and seasonal designs to choose from. As a year-round Halloween guy, I went with a piece from this year’s autumnal selection, but Peaky Blinders and A Christmas Story products are also available to make your yuletide merry and bright. – Z.

Overlord X Transformers: Starscream

Suggested By: Z.
Mfg: Overlord Caps
Price: $35
Purchase: Overlord X Transformers: Starscream
For casual headwear, my go-to has recently become Overlord Caps. With amazing designs sure to transport the wearer back to a childhood Saturday morning, Overlord has licensed fare from Astro Boy, Care Bears, Fraggle Rock, and more. My personal favorite is their Overlord X Transformers collection—specifically the Starscream cap. I’ve been wearing it out all season, and it never fails to elicit compliments from my fellow Gen-Xers. – Z.

Crease Beast Starter Kit

Suggested By: Z.
Mfg: Crease Beast
Price: $32.99
Purchase: Crease Beast Starter Kit
If you regularly wear Jordans or Nike Dunks, you’re no doubt familiar with the dreaded toe crease! After years of investing in bulky shoe trees and uncomfortable plastic toe box supports, I recently found a solution that actually works. Crease Beast pairs specially designed socks and foot sleeves with pockets and their custom memory foam inserts to reinforce the problem area even while you walk! Comfortable and affordable, they’re the perfect gift for the sneakerhead on your list. – Z.