The best Christmas gifts under £100 | Style

There are two types of Christmas shopper: those who have everything bagged the moment December 1 comes around, and those who put all their hopes and prayers into next-day delivery. But in order to give Royal Mail’s festive elves a break (and avoid a meltdown two days before Christmas), why not get a head start now?

For the style fiend in your life, small leather goods such as Penelope Chilvers’s shearling mittens are a smart (and toasty) choice, while Paul Smith’s tubeless tyre repair kit not only looks good but is also useful. Homebodies will be thrilled to receive a vase from Arbala, any of Hot Pottery’s ceramics or quirky kitchen gadgets by Alessi. And for the little ones think classic wooden toys that can