16 August Birthday Gift Ideas for the Women and Men in Your Life

Whoever said that gift guides have to be reserved for the holiday season? Here at Who What Wear, we're proponents of year-round gift guides. There always seems to be someone with an upcoming birthday, so you might as well be prepared (gifts purchased in a last-minute haste aren't usually the best gifts).

While we're all for thoughtful gifts, we think the best sort of gift is one that the recipient will actually use. Accordingly, we sourced an assortment of covetable gifts for both women and men this time, and none of them will cause harm to your bank account. For August, we're endorsing a statement-making pair of sunglasses, a couple of cool patriotic pieces, and our new favorite T-shirt. We guarantee that any one of these 16 stylish gifts will bring a smile to the birthday boy or girl’s face and subsequently a feeling of gift-giving success on your part.

Keep scrolling to shop 16 gift ideas for the Leos and Virgos in your life!

Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.