Ippolita recently stopped by her San Francisco In-Store Boutique inside Neiman Marcus and with much precision and dedication, picked out her top 5 haute gifts from her beautiful collections for this holiday season for Haute Living readers. Understandably, she loves each and every piece that she’s designed but tried to pull out the essence of what would make a perfect gift and any woman. And in no particular order, here are Ippolita’s selections with explanations.

Despite the brisk, albeit mild winter air sweeping through the Bay area, the date for one the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours has been released! Time to plan what to buy from S/S 2012 and bid on a house on the 17 mile drive. Most importantly, it’s time to purchase the tickets for the August 19th and enjoy a day heralding automotive luxury.

Tucked away in a nondescript residential building on a venerable block of Jones Street, Keiko à Nob Hill is an oasis for fine Japanese infused-French cuisine. This is the San Francisco city re-birth of a Michelin-starred, husband-wife, sommelier and executive chef team, Seigo Takei and namesake Keiko Takashai. Far from being the bastard that is Asian Fusion, Keiko à Nob Hill showcases what Japanese cuisine is known for: an incredible attention to detail, precise knife work, effervescent tastes of the ocean and that je nais se quoi, assari quality only authentic Japanese people can create with classic French dishes.

Set against the backdrop of the towering twinkling tree inside the Rotunda of Neiman Marcus San Francisco and the jewel-box in-store boutique spaces, Tom Ford Beauty launched with the expected glamour and panache. Both male and female models showed off the impeccable tailoring and couture-like details of the Tom Ford ready-to-wear line.

For today’s traveler who has everything, two premium luxury brands have come together to create this holiday season’s ultimate gift. A special-edition Flexjet 25 Jet Card, operated by U.S. air carrier Jet Solutions, features the very best in private jet travel along with an extraordinary getaway to Los Cabos, crafted by the world-renowned luxury travel experts at Abercrombie & Kent and Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club.

Ippolita opened her first in-store boutique at our very own San Francisco Neiman Marcus. She now returns to San Francisco to make a personal appearance on December 2nd from 11AM-3PM. Most excitingly she brings with her visit, special exclusive pieces that travel only with Ippolita during her appearances. Adding to the holiday gift giving spirit of things, with any purchase over $3500, one would receive a pair of hammered 18k gold earrings, details inside.

Sassoon Salon is offering a limited edition gift card and package this holiday season so you can treat a spouse, partner, or friend as they sit back, relax and receive the ultimate hair experience. Or just treat yourself after a long day of power shopping in Union Square. Between November 28th and 30th December 2011 to take advantage of this discounted holiday offer. Services can be redeemed starting December 5th.

With the plethora of flash sale sites all fighting for our impulse bound trigger fingers, there’s only one site that based out of the tech-heavy SF Bay area: TheRealReal.com. While Haute Living doesn’t really include shopping at secondary markets (unless it’s for banned wild beluga*), the prestige and notability of the co-founder, Marcy Carmack, made us take a second look. Furthermore the site’s sustainability mantra about reuse and recycle certainly fits into the San Francisco mindset. A Marni is a terrible thing to waste!

Top retailers like Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom are gearing up for Black Friday. However by developing a relationship with your sales associate, skip the lines, the shoving and bickering and just head on in to pick up the items you’ve pre-sold with them, hassle free. Click through for the deals of each store.