A project centering around the art of getting lost, Deso Supply Co. was born out of time spent in Desolation Wilderness, a remote treasure in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Their outdoor-centric gear is proudly made in small batches in the USA, and their headgear is some of the best on offer. The Brigman Waffle Cuff Beanie – with a super soft heavy-duty knit fabrication – is simple, durable, and won't stretch or lose its shape over time. It's a stellar add on for the colder seasons and the perfect gift for your favorite adventure lover. Get it below.

Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all.