Zac Posen reveals the thoughtful gift he gives his longtime personal assistants

By Cristina Corvino

Whenever you're stuck in a holiday shopping rut, it never hurts to seek inspiration from others -- and who better to get gift advice from than renowned designer Zac Posen?

The 36 year old became Creative Director for Brooks Brothers -- the oldest American clothing company, as he noted -- in the beginning of 2016 and has starred on "Project Runway" for five years now.

"The last five years have been an experience of a lifetime," he gushed about the Lifetime show.

He has also worked with David's Bridal to design gowns from sizes 0 to 32, a venture he refers to as one of his proudest accomplishments in his career thus far.

And being the infinitely busy man that he is, he was in the midst of his "busy and exciting" shoot for his Zac Posen Collection when AOL Lifestyle spoke to him in November.

We were lucky enough to steal him away for a bit to get the rundown on his top gift picks for the holiday season.

"In general, I definitely do a lot of baking. That's my go-to. I love homemade gifts in general -- but a little luxury is not bad either. On my list, I went through things that I've given or received that I thought were really special, wonderful gifts."

Posen noted that if you're clamoring for his recipes, you'll have to wait for his cookbook to be released in what he hopes will be a year from now.

In the meantime, enjoy his carefully curated gift guide: