A GUIDE TO FALL- part 1
Long awaited! So let’s get right into it.
Fall is about coziness, ultimate chicness, and to me a wonderful chance for your yearly rebirth. And yes, fashion absolutely does all of that for you.
The Basics of Fall Fashion
I’ve compiled a few pieces that I find to be a staple, the photos are not every single thing, but just a few to start you off. Quality is the ultimate theme for fall. You want the absolute best essence in curated looks. You don’t have to be in the most intricate designs or what not to be considered well-dressed, you just need good pieces that are well fitting. How things fit your body essentially enhance your life and give off a wonderful impression and enhances how you present yourself in the world.
Some of the basics I’ve included our long sleeve T-shirts that are relatively fitted, staple pairs of jeans in multiple washes, trousers that can be worn pretty much at any time, depending on how you want to style them, a couple of jackets that again can be dressed up or down and things that you will find yourself confidently reaching for all fall and parts of winter.
What you see in the collages are kind of your basic every day, quick dinner, quick outing type of pieces. We will get more into the elegant nature of fall fashion in PART 2, but this is what most people in their 20s are going to be reaching for. it’s essentially the “cool girl, it girl” capsule that I’ve sort of made right above.
When it comes to your denim, do not play around. Get yourself some 100% cotton denim that is going to be rigid and ultimately start molding to your body. I personally recommend vintage Levi jeans. I like to get mine and them from ShopAliGrace and AVintageFit. you don’t want your jeans to be too baggy, but you also don’t want them to be too fitted and give a little bit of that skinny straight situation. A really good dad Jean or boyfriend Jean is what you want to go for. I say those types because they look the best with sneakers, boots, as well as heels. they are easily dressed up or dressed down. You’ve probably heard the phrase “jeans and a nice top”- those are the jeans. when you have a solid curation of quality denim, your outfit building becomes so much easier.
your basic tops that you will wear casually or for nice dinners with your friends, those are gonna come from SKIMS, Ralph Lauren, or Aritzia. I love all for different reasons. I find skim to be a little bit more on the casual every day side where a lot of the Aritzia basic lines have a bit better durability with their fabric and give a little bit more of a polished look than Skims will. in my opinion, I do not think the fits everybody T-shirts are worth it. I find the fabric to be pretty thin and you have to have the most perfect bra in the world for it to be seamless. So I would opt for the smoothing line and the cotton line if you’re going to buy SKIMS. For Aritzia, you can go either way their cotton or thicker fabric lines are absolutely perfect and none of them are see-through.
Trousers – 100% head to Aritzia. You don’t need to look anywhere else you can also kind of look at more tailored places, but I absolutely prefer Aritzia trousers. I find them to be extremely flattering and extremely comfortable at that. I would recommend the limitless pants or the effortless pants and all of the neutral and basic colors. These pants are great if you work in the corporate world, if you’re going to a little bit more of a conservative dinner, or if you like the streetwear look with trousers, you can absolutely do that with these pants as well.
FALLS SECOND COMPONENT- PREP
I find the best fall outfit has a bit of a preppy/Ivy based look to it. You’ll see this with pleats, many skirts, sweaters, and layering coats. Excellent places for pieces of that nature would be J.Crew, Ralph, Lauren, Aritzia, Meshki, REVOLVE, Zara. There are plenty of other places, but I felt like those are the staples that are a bit more on the affordable side.
The semi-preppy look is one of my favorites because it commands control and really shows a regalness and polished look. Having this type of look to you can 100% create opportunities and open doors for you. Never in your life listen to people when they say life is not a fashion show, it quite literally is. a lot of people if they play their cards right get places because they look good. Not only is it statement for you as a person, but it commands you socially. You can tell a lot about a person based on the way that they dress, not always but it’s a general rule of them.
now, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know I love to wear black. It is my default color to select in all things. But the fall is home to some of the most beautiful deep colors that can be easily incorporated into a sleek outfit as a statement. The colors I’ve selected are just my personal preference and what I feel truly embodies the sleek yet cozy essence of fall. An example of how I might use one of these colors- let’s say the mulberry color, would be a long line coat to layer over sleek black based outfit letting the jacket be the attention grabber while still not being distastefully over the top.
WHAT YOU WANT
sleek tops and bodysuits in neutral and deep accent color as well
Trousers, various fabrics of pants, and of course, jeans in various washes
Vintage and bomber style, leather jackets, cashmere sweaters are a must, long line suit coats, a leather, long, long jacket
Date night, girls night, dinner night dresses it could be mini midi or Maxi. Again, really look at the richness of fall colors and don’t be afraid of too much black there’s no such thing.
Black boots, Brown boots, some accent color boots, such as a deep reds that will serve as a peekaboo moment of an outfit not the center.
A bit of a modern touch- go ahead and get yourself some Doc Martens. Thank me later. they are the cutest and spunkiest thing that you can throw with a casual outfit.
In terms of your sneakers, the girls are wearing the Dad sneakers. Throw away your dunks, throw away your Jordans, and throw away your sambas. Get yourself some neutral, shiny asics, Nikes. Anything you think that your dad will like, go ahead and buy those.
More in part 2!
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