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Don't discount things that "the little people" would like. In the role play it could be a gag/lark and just sort of a silly token but if there is something that her alter ego (ie real self) likes, then get that for her under those auspices.
You might also consider mocking up a CD of hers and asking for an autograph. Divas like to be flattered.
posted by jph at 1:36 PM on June 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
a handbag maybe? or a really nice lipstick, Chanel or somesuch, I think you'd want to give her something she could keep after anyway, rather than spending money on the novelty. A fancy lipstick would set you back $25 $30, not too crazy and then she'll have it when she's back to her non diva self. Have fun.
posted by sweetkid at 1:36 PM on June 18, 2011 [2 favorites]
I would get some kind of carved knickknack, something like an elephant or somesuch, that's wood or jade or something, and say it's from your latest travels to a faroff land.
Or go for a piece of "art" by an up and coming artist that makes absolutely no sense and is terribly gaudy. A piece of trash in a lovely box or something, and go on and on about how the artists of today understand the postmodern world or something.
posted by xingcat at 1:56 PM on June 18, 2011 [3 favorites]
I'm some kind of sophisticated gentleman (or wannabe)
So, you're Robert Redford, George Clooney, Woody Allen, Steve Martin or .?
Diamonds or perfume, a silk scarf, a book of your favorite poetry or a CD of an obscure jazz musician, or a gag gift relevant to the place (like a little toy trolley car in San Francisco; this is about bonding over how money means nothing to you both, and at the amusement you get from proletariat tourist tastes).
posted by salvia at 2:35 PM on June 18, 2011
Awesome. I'm sure these will all get used in the coming weeks/months (including actually giving stuff she'll want for real, instead of just contributing to the amount of junk in the world).
For now I went with Kohl's clearance,[url=http://www.floware.fr]michael kors femmes[/url], $4 for a necklace with the first letter of her real/diva name encrusted in diamonds (or whatever you call it). Was going anyway for a salad spinner.
May also pull out a mockup concert ticket and get an autograph for my neice.
And if I had to pick, I'd say closer to how I imagine various roles of (and works by) Steve Martin.
Thanks again all.
posted by powpow at 3:22 PM on June 18, 2011
"I had the cutest little man at Cartier helping me and I tried to buy him for you, butand can you believe thisthat's apparently slavery. Who knew? So anyway."