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Refinery29's #29Rooms NYFW Installation 2016

September 23, 2016

A couple weekend's back, I got to experience this year's version of Refinery29's ultimate fashion / technology funhouse: 29Rooms. This is the second year that they've done it, and I'm sure it will continue to be an annual thing. I remember being completely blown away last year, and this year was equally as fulfilling. The visual stimulation of texture and color and overall interactive experience is just a real treat, and I'm already wondering what they will do next year!

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In design, wanderlust Tags Refinery29, R29, 29Rooms, fashion week, FW16, NYFW, interactive art, art, New York
I have no idea who this girl is, but she was one of my favorites that I saw on Saturday!

I have no idea who this girl is, but she was one of my favorites that I saw on Saturday!

NY Fashion Week Street Style 2015

February 20, 2015

On Saturday (Valentine's Day), I trekked up to Lincoln Center to take some photos outside for day 3 of NY's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week! Despite freezing my ass off for a little over 4 hours, I had a great time.

Last year, I went for the first time with a small group of people. We didn't stick around for too long because it was painfully cold. Luckily it was in the 30s on Saturday, which is warm compared to the windy ass days that followed. I was able to stay outside longer this year, and I took a lot more pictures (over 500... lol).

Despite not having a ticket to any of the shows (cuz I ain't got money for that) - I really enjoyed loitering outside near the fountain and playing paparazzi. It was basically like a giant gathering of beautiful people (from all over the world) - all ready for their close up. As a matter of fact, I think most of the people I photographed weren't native NY-ers. I really enjoy portrait / fashion photography, but haven't had the opportunity to do any lately - so this was a lot of fun for me! 

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this year’s christmas cookies officially wrapped ๐Ÿช๐ŸŽ€โœจ each year I feel like I’m always refining the line up ๐Ÿ˜ this year included:

- classic gingerbread 
- brown butter salted chocolate chunk
- peppermint chocolate s’more
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the most beautiful post-christmas snow day ๐Ÿฅนโ„๏ธโœจ

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1-3 @rockefellercenter tree & fountains were so magical dusted in snow ๐Ÿฅน
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โ˜ƒ๏ธ @chachamatcha peppermint matcha lattes (hot & iced)
๐Ÿฅ @libraebakery halvah chocolate croissant (cut in halvah to share)
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a round up of (mostly christmas) cookies from the archive for #nationalcookieday ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿช๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿณ currently scheming this year’s cookies (the list of what I want to make seems to grow every year) ๐Ÿ™ƒ it’s kinda wild to look back on some of
some bits of november ๐Ÿ‚ enjoyed every last bloom before hard frost ๐ŸŒธ, every drop of sunlight before darkness at 4:30 ๐Ÿฅฒ, frolicking in the first snow(s) โ„๏ธ, and welcoming cozy crafting / cooking / couch season ๐Ÿ˜โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿช hard to believe it’s alre
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#jerseycollective #october #njinbloom #northjerseyadventures #fall #autumn
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next weekend, it’s Christmas at the farm โœจ๐ŸŽ„โœจ stop by and shop 70+ local artisan vend
ate like we just ran the nyc marathon ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฅ” (none of us ran the marathon) ๐Ÿ˜… thanks for a top tier sunday brunch @billslunch ๐Ÿ˜‹

#sundaybrunch #chesternj #northjerseyeats #diner #billsluncheonette #njeats #jerseycollective #brunch
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this lopsided pumpkin was at the bottom of the bin (left behind after all the more perfect pumpkins had been chosen) ๐Ÿฅฒ - I decided to take him home and turn him into the ๐Ÿซ  emoji (feels particularly fitting for 2025 ๐Ÿ˜…)

happy halloween! โœจ๐ŸŽƒโœจ

#pump
a couple spooky sights from a walk with @bigntoasty this past weekend ๐Ÿ‘ป on our way to the new @inciardimachines at @bloomingdales ๐Ÿ›๏ธ (played $18 of quarters… and pretty sure ballerina man is even more of a myth than the headless horseman ๐Ÿ’€?
a very fun โœจgirls dayโœจ / joint birthday celebration with @rebeccaedenphoto and @sarabryn ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‚

@12.matcha - for matcha lattes (duh), matcha / hojicha / mango ice cream, and yuzu madeleine ๐Ÿต
@liz.christy.garden - was so surprised to see the snowdro
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a look back on 2025 through my junk journal (I finally finished the last few holiday spreads last night ๐ŸŽ€) - I’ve kept written journals my whole life, but this was my first full year of journaling in this format, and it is really fun to flip t this year’s christmas cookies officially wrapped ๐Ÿช๐ŸŽ€โœจ each year I feel like I’m always refining the line up ๐Ÿ˜ this year included:

- classic gingerbread 
- brown butter salted chocolate chunk
- peppermint chocolate s’more
- chewy the most beautiful post-christmas snow day ๐Ÿฅนโ„๏ธโœจ

#snowday #jerseycollective #winterwonderland
do you want the cookie box tour? ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿช๐ŸŽ€

#christmascookies #holidaybaking #cookiebox
last weekend’s snow day itinerary in nyc โ„๏ธ

1-3 @rockefellercenter tree & fountains were so magical dusted in snow ๐Ÿฅน
4-5 @radiocitymusichall for #rockettes100 ๐Ÿ’ƒ
6-9 @newyorkpalace - be sure to stop into the lobby and see the gingerbread
nothing more magical than nyc at christmas time in the snow ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ™๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸฆŒโœจโ˜•๏ธ 

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sunday is for sweet treats ๐Ÿ˜ (especially when nothing else is open yet in the morning ๐Ÿ˜…) 

โ˜ƒ๏ธ @chachamatcha peppermint matcha lattes (hot & iced)
๐Ÿฅ @libraebakery halvah chocolate croissant (cut in halvah to share)
๐Ÿ™ƒ @supermoonbakehouse scalli
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a round up of (mostly christmas) cookies from the archive for #nationalcookieday ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿช๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿณ currently scheming this year’s cookies (the list of what I want to make seems to grow every year) ๐Ÿ™ƒ it’s kinda wild to look back on some of some bits of november ๐Ÿ‚ enjoyed every last bloom before hard frost ๐ŸŒธ, every drop of sunlight before darkness at 4:30 ๐Ÿฅฒ, frolicking in the first snow(s) โ„๏ธ, and welcoming cozy crafting / cooking / couch season ๐Ÿ˜โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿช hard to believe it’s alre
put up the tree this week in honor of our first snow flurries โ„๏ธ (and to cope with it getting dark now before 5 pm ๐Ÿฅฒ)

sipped on @takearecess’s new (very yummy) holiday mocktail โœจ peppermint bark ‘tini โœจ while I decorated ๐ŸŽ„ garnished wi
october in new jersey ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐Ÿงกโœจ

#jerseycollective #october #njinbloom #northjerseyadventures #fall #autumn couldn’t have asked for a better last day of the fall festival at @riamedefarm ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŽ thanks for having us, and congrats on wrapping a great season! ๐Ÿซถ

next weekend, it’s Christmas at the farm โœจ๐ŸŽ„โœจ stop by and shop 70+ local artisan vend ate like we just ran the nyc marathon ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฅ” (none of us ran the marathon) ๐Ÿ˜… thanks for a top tier sunday brunch @billslunch ๐Ÿ˜‹

#sundaybrunch #chesternj #northjerseyeats #diner #billsluncheonette #njeats #jerseycollective #brunch go go juice from @chachamatcha and dinner at @sarabryn’s go to casual thai spot @nanathaistreet before seeing @sabrinacarpenter at @thegarden ๐Ÿ’‹(night 1/5) @oliviadeano was a treat as one of the openers ๐Ÿซถ still not over the skyline bodysuit ๐ŸŒƒ this lopsided pumpkin was at the bottom of the bin (left behind after all the more perfect pumpkins had been chosen) ๐Ÿฅฒ - I decided to take him home and turn him into the ๐Ÿซ  emoji (feels particularly fitting for 2025 ๐Ÿ˜…)

happy halloween! โœจ๐ŸŽƒโœจ

#pump a couple spooky sights from a walk with @bigntoasty this past weekend ๐Ÿ‘ป on our way to the new @inciardimachines at @bloomingdales ๐Ÿ›๏ธ (played $18 of quarters… and pretty sure ballerina man is even more of a myth than the headless horseman ๐Ÿ’€?

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