We’re counting down until the official start of winter with one of our fave fashion bloggers, Gabrielle of Resort Rock Sugar. She’s made a list of the 21 fashion and beauty essentials no girl can do without this season. Make sure to check back daily to kick off your winter looking fab! Take it away Gabrielle:

#10 The Basic Black Legging

Admittedly, there is nothing fresh or exciting about the basic black legging. It has been around for a while now and it’s not going anywhere. You know why? Because it works! It's leaps and bounds ahead of denim in terms of comfort, can be worn over tights for extra added warmth, and is universally flattering. Best of all, it’s the perfect pant for a layered ensemble. Throw on a tank, a partially buttoned collared shirt, a blazer, some knee high boots and almost any other article of clothing or accessory you feel inspired to wear. The legging is like a blank canvas. It's where you always start and it works with everything.

---------

Gabrielle, a self-professed fashion junkie, and the blogger behind Resort Rock Sugar, leads a dual life. Quite paradoxically, she spends her days in a downtown highrise office building as a busy civil litigation attorney, but you wouldn't guess it if you peeked inside her closet. There you would find everything from fringe tank tops to short leather mini dresses, essentially nothing she can wear to her 9 to 5, err, 8 to 8 job. On the weekends, when she isn't discovering hot new designers whilst hitting up her favorite shopping haunts in LA, or taking in the brilliant fashion that is LA's scenester crowd, she is documenting it all via her blog, and probably from a prime seat at the Coffee Bean on the corner of Beverly and Robertson, because in LA all you need to do is step outside to get a little fashion inspiration.

Photo Source 1 + 2 + 3