Fall Shopping: The New Trends You Will Love

And just like that Fall has arrived and it’s goodbye bare shoulders and hello layers.  Even though I love the summer heat and sunshine, wearing light-weight clothes, and going a bit easer on the makeup, I am a North Dakota girl at heart and fall shopping was always  BIG DEAL when I was growing up.  I loved pouring over all the fall fashion issues and picking out the trends that I could emulate, shopping locally and with a student’s budget.  Lux animal prints, plaids, wools, blazers, chunky-knit sweaters, boots, and jeans - the fashion world is having an eighties and nineties flashback and this northern girl couldn’t be happier!

The best part about these style updates is that they are all in their own way classics and pieces that are so comfortable to wear that you will happily live in them all fall and winter.  I’ve done the research to get you started, so here is my Top Trends Shopping List for Fall 2018:

Oversized sweaters, both marled and with graphic designs (also know as intarsia).  Nothing is as cozy as a big pullover worn in the fall as an outer layer both with jeans or menswear pants, and under this year’s extra large quilted down parka when the weather turns frostier:

Shop the look: Markus Lupfer "Erin Lip" Sweater 

One of the biggest jean trends this season are looser and higher-waisted styles with embellishments, printed designs, and cuffed.  Think of these jeans as your go-to brunch jeans -  eat all the French toast you want without even a hint of muffin top:

Shop the look: Tommy Hilfiger "Critter" Print Jeans

The western style trend has been around for a while now and cowboy boots are one of the quintessential American styles that gives the ubiquitous ankle boots a leg up (pun intended): 

Shop the look:  Freepeople Vegan "Ranch" Boots

Menswear style suits never are no on trend, and even the girliest of girls can benefit from having a great blazer and matching trouser, to dress up for evenings with a silk tank top a la Yves Saint Laurent or Tom Ford, or to channel your inner Annie Hall with a slouchy fit and men’s classic dress shirt and boots.  And these pieces do double-duty: wear your trousers with your chunky sweater one day and your blazer with your jeans the next:

Shop the look: Massimo Dutti Textured Weave Wool Trousers and Blazer

Animal prints can add a little, or a lot, of glam to your look and this season’s options run from shoes to bags, to silks,  fake furs, to bags, coats, to belts, and this list goes on.  Leopard prints have always had a bit of a sex kitten vibe, and who doesn’t need a bit of that when we are under all these cozy winter layers? 

Shop the look: Zara Leopard Print Jacquard Coat

Checks, plaids, wools and tweeds transition perfectly through the fall and winter and are as classic as it gets.  Look for pieces that aren’t too bulky in the fit so that you still have a waist and hips, or try adding a belt:

Shop the look:  Banana Republic Houndstooth Blazer

So while I love summer and hate to see it go, I still feel that fall shopping excitement, and this year’s trends have something for everyone.  Bring on the pumpkin spice lattes!

                                                              XOXO Shelley

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Fall 2018 Campaigns - My Favorite Trends, Fall 2018

It is still the peak of summer but already the days are a bit shorter, the evenings a bit cooler, and I have this “what’s next in fashion and beauty?” feeling creeping in.  The shops are starting to show pre-fall selections and I am planning my fall wardrobe with the same sort of excitement I had as a kid getting ready to go back to school as I wait for the enormous September issues of all the magazines to arrive.

The new designer campaigns are out now and I am pouring over them for indications of the trends in beauty and fashion, adding pieces to my “wish list” - “wish I could afford that”, “wish I could wear that”, “wish I had somewhere to wear that” and “wish I looked like that.” Kidding aside, the new campaigns give us a great idea about what sort of color palettes and trends will trickle down to mass market fashion brands and beauty counters.  

Some of this fall’s biggest trends on my radar at plaids, houndstooth and tweed, animal prints, western, saturated colors, 80’s glam, busy prints, large logos, silk scarf prints, and oversized coats.  There really is something for everyone, and if going all out in one sort of look is not your thing, there are tons of accessories that can add an instant update to your look.  Big shoulders,  bright colors, zebra, leopard and tiger prints, and neons bring the power-dressing feel of the mid 80’s, while textured layers under oversized coats, capes and jackets are a fashion dream come true when facing deep freezes in winter.  Add ribbed tights and over-the-knee boots and the ubiquitous beanie and you are all set for the coldest winter days ahead.  

The western trend has been around for a few seasons now and extends to romantic prairie dresses, plaid flannel shirts worn with high-waisted jeans, western belts, and tall boots, and black menswear inspired jackets.  On the other end of the spectrum is the vibrant knitwear of Missoni, and the colorful and quirky styles of Gucci, Prada, Calvin Klein and Miu Miu.  

The Versace bombshell is also back with her mile-long legs, figure-hugging fits, and  extroverted, colorful prints.  Tall metallic boots like those seen at Jimmy Choo will become a bombshell classic that will be a wardrobe favorite for years to come.  

It might be full summer now but fall is not that far away, and the excitement of slowly adding a sweater here, a scarf there, a new handbag, and some boots, is just the fashion fix I need at the moment to carry me into fall. What’s on your wish list?

                                                               XOXO Shelley

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