From fairy lights to Air Force 1s: 10 totally on-trend gift ideas for teens

Teens can be remarkably particular about gifts, and almost sphinxlike in their reluctance to share the most basic information. A parent might ask, "So what do you want this year?" only to be met with "world peace," "a Tesla" or "just your love and affection." But there are answers out there, and we asked _ OK, begged _ for them, from the teens in our lives, from friends and from strangers, until we had a list that tapped into trends ranging from thrifting to sports fandom to PopSockets. No one answer will work for every teen _ of course! _ but this is the inside scoop, about must-have sneakers and smartphone accessories, fairy lights and vegetarian cooking. Still stumped? We threw in some classics _ a deluxe makeup kit, amazing art supplies. And yes, there's a wildcard: Wi-Fi enabled karaoke, anyone?