Blonde in the District

Yesterday was a hard day for many of us. Yesterday the world learned of the passing of Kate Spade by apparent suicide in her Park Ave. home in NYC. When I heard the news from a friend, my heart sank. "What?!," I thought. "How?" Tears swelled in my eyes as I googled “Kate Spade death” to read what happened. Photo by Getty Images If you’ve been with me for some time, it’s no surprise that I admire the brand that Kate Spade established in 1993. Maybe admire is not a big enough

Does it seem early to be writing a guide guide? Yes. But, I already started with my weekly holiday style round ups as of Monday, and when thinking of a post for this week to go with that theme, I decided to compile my first gift guide for a few reasons. The first, because stores are already gearing up for the holidays; two, because I was browsing Nordstrom and saw these picks and wanted them all for myself; and three- because I'm trying to be more organized this year and not