On New Year’s Eve, my husband’s best friend, his wife, and their two girls came over for lunch, bearing a spread of Italian delicacies from Sorrento’s in Culver City.  As if their feast of prosciutto, salami, provolone, olives, marinated artichokes, and adorable marzipan pigs weren’t enough, they upped the ante by gifting Henry with a handmade, waxed cotton jacket. This was the first joint production between Yasmine and Alexis (collectively known as Ross & Ross) and I hope it won’t be their last. She did most of the sewing, starting with a very simple ’60s pattern and Alexis added ingenious details like a secret pocket to stash a mini hair comb. My favorite feature, though, is Henry’s name embroidered in script along the bottom seam of the coat. It’s an instant family heirloom and I almost wish Henry would never grow up so he could wear it forever.

If befriending a husband-and-wife duo with the creative chops for producing such a garment isn’t in your near future, you might consider investing in a classic kid-size Beaufort jacket from Barbour. I had contemplated buying one for Henry so he could be Dad’s twin (I’ll save the adventure of Mike’s e-bay purchased Barbour for another day) but it didn’t seem like a wise purchase since he’s going through a biting-one’s-clothing-to-shreds phase. Fingers crossed he doesn’t put any love bites in his Ross & Ross.

KIDS BARBOUR BEAUFORT JACKET, $279.00, J.Crew.