7 Gifts From Nordstrom That Grads Will *Actually* Love — Even Years Later

Graduation gifts often revolve around first jobs, so it's easy to forget another first: first apartments! A beautiful wool Pendleton blanket ($249) will bring the warmth (literally and figuratively) and personality to a new space.

"When I graduated from NYU, I moved into a rather grim, windowless sixthth-floor walk-up (hashtag concrete jungle where dreams are made of). My mother, a queen of gifting, got me a Pendleton quilt that immediately made my dark hovel feel like home. The soft material is lightweight enough to want to cuddle into even on hot Summer days, and you can layer a comforter over it come Winter to stay warm and cozy. It's a unique statement piece that gets lots of attention, and it will truly last forever. I've since moved out of my walk-up, but this girl comes with me wherever I live." — Alaina Demopoulos, editorial assistant, Beauty