the wearhouse district

Another quick weekend away peaks with a couple miles for us to hike and a few breath-taking views to take in. By "take in" I obviously mean post to my Snapchat story... But what can I say, I'm now the self appointed historian of my group so it's important for me to document all the fun things we do. My friends and I had a great time trekking around the reservoir and scoping the late-autumn scenery. The leaves have pretty much all fallen to the ground lining the path with layers of brown, flecked with shy bits of orange or gold. Walking the top of a rocky dam we can see acres of dusty-brown bare trees and even further in the distance they begin to glow with a blue haze. It was perfect. Just a relaxing, inspiring day spent surrounded by beauty. After a hike like that there only one way to punctuated our day: with hot dogs and birch beer . Because, you know what they say... When in Rome  New Jersey...  

It seems like my love for autumn and winter gloves have increased so much this year. Years prior, I pretty much treated them as a basic necessity for the cold weather - and that's it. I wore them when I needed to. Now I'm starting to see them for the stylish fashion accessory they are. Matching them to my outfit, adding a pop of color to my all black winter looks, I'm starting to do it all. My current go to is a great pair of fingerless gloves! I love the edgy, cool kid look (and the ability to still use my fingerprint to unlock my iPhone). Here are some of my favs this season. 1.  Original Penguin Knit and Leather Driving Gloves, $80 2. The Rail Fingerless Gloves in Cobalt, $12 3.  Spratters & Jayne Split Moto Gloves, $70 4. John Varvatos Star USA   Fingerless Driving Gloves, $125 5. Express Blocked Leather Fingerless Gloves, $29.90 6. HONNS Oliver Gloves in Navy, $128 7. UGG Australia Whip Tech Leather Gloves, $135

[Photo: Tkay's Facebook ] December can be such an exciting month with the holidays and tons of cool, fun fashion things going on... But, let's take a minute to talk exciting music news for December! I'm so pumped for the new EP by Australian cutie Tkay Maidza ! Her new single "Ghost" (which will be on the EP) has been a repeat for my playlist. In fact I think I've listened to it a million times just today... If that's possible. It's just so brilliant! You can actually check it out on Soundcloud: HERE . Tkay Maidza is a master at creating a gorgeous sing-song type of rap, that's both energetic and just plan gorgeous. I get a little Azealian Banks vibes from her, but she's also just really fresh and young. She's so fucking cool. Really excited to hear the whole EP and see what else Tkay can bring to the table. Over the past few months Tkay Maidza has toured with some of music's biggest names including Mark Ronson, Years & Y...

Oh autumn... How I love you and how much fun I have dressing for you. It's such a cool experience, piling on all these fun layers. Trying new arrangements of shirts, sweaters, outerwear, etc. that have been lying dormant in the deepest, darkest depths of my closet. Or, even adding a fun new item to the mix and pairing with past season's favorites to create a fresh look. This year I opted for a new layer to add to my fall collection that was a bit unexpected for myself: a padded vest. It was like something snapped in my brain. I just woke up one morning and said to myself, hey you know what you're missing. A puffy vest . Random... I thought to myself. That may be a little too L. L. Bean for me. No. This is like the it piece for the season. Just listen to me. All the guys will be wearing it and you will feel left out like a fucking loser . Hey! Language! Jeeze... Okay. I'll try the vest. Naturally, not knowing how I will actually feel about the vest, I snagged on...