Halloween in the North East...

So this Halloween I decided to be The Swedish Chef from The Muppets.  For those of you who don't know nor remember, he is the character in the picture to the right.

The Swedish Chef was a puppet character in The Muppet Show.  He plays a parody of television chefs and really made me giggle growing up.

Halloween in the North East is so much fun.  People roll down the hills, there's scare crows every where and the place to be is Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. for the Jack o' Lantern Blaze.

Hundreds of pumpkins are carved, lit, and put together to create these intricate pieces of art.  If you are ever in N.Y. in October this place is a must see.

Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

Look of the Day- End of October

We're towards the end of October and November is just around the corner.  Along with Fall colors, Pastels are huge this Autumn/Winter.  In this outfit I mixed grey's with pastel pink and mint green.  

Look of the Day:

Pastel Pink Capelet

Long Sleeve Mint Green Fox Shirt

Pleated Grey Mid-Length Skirt

Grey Suede Ankle Booties

All items are available for purchase at my Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/rginart

Spuntino

Spuntino is an Italian word that means bite or snack.  It also is the name of a wonderful Italian restaurant down the street, who's name suits it so well.  You see, their concept is to serve small plates to be shared with those you dine with, or if you dine alone it can be a quick "bite or snack."

The inside is kinda dim and the dark wood furniture makes it cozy.  The kitchen is in the back and open, so you can see the action that goes on as chefs create their magic.

So there's a lot on the menu and I chose:

 Spaghetti with veggies, garlic and olive oil, 

Broccoli rabe with pork,

and a

Sangria.

I give this restaurant 2 thumbs up! I was so impressed by their great tasting food and the portions were perfect and fulfilling.  Will definitely be back.

Saturday Look in October

Finally it's cold enough to take out our turtlenecks and buy even several more!  Turtlenecks, as you may know, are very big this Autumn/Winter 15/16.  It's part of the whole 1970s trend that's in fashion  now and goes very well under another trend, capes!  In the picture to the left, I style the cape with a beige turtleneck under a jean dress and in the picture to the right, over a yellow angora wrap dress with a yellow belt.  The complete outfit in the right picture can be purchased in my Etsy shop called rginart.  Keep warm!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/rginart

Look of the Day- Early October

It's already the 2nd week in October and temperatures in N.J. have only dropped slightly.  What to wear on days like this?  Autumn trends that won't make you feel stuffy, like a short sleeve capelet.  

Look of the day:

-Grey Knitted Capelet

-Brown Houndstooth Pant

-Bordeaux Boots

-Felted Wool Clutch

Complete outfit can be purchased at my Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/rginart

Fall Foxes

The fixation for Fall Foxes continues...

...So much that I had to get a t-shirt. Mixing stripes with houndstooth can be tricky but is possible.  Make it work by choosing different proportions.  For example: the stripes on this sweater are way bigger than the houndstooth printed skirt.  That way both prints don't clash. Add a shirt with a pop of color and a warm autumn image and you've got yourself a fun outfit for October.

I incorporated foxes in my art as well...
           
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Handcarved Fantastic Fox rubber stamp in sepia ink for greeting cards and gift tag stickers at my Etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/shop/rginart