I know, I know - you just read that title & thought the same thing I did (and as the chic Pretty in Pink Megan blogged here & the inimitable SLynnRo Tweeted) while leafing through a catalog one recent, sweltering summer's day - "What? Fall fashion? I'd like you to fall into this 104 degree heat & then tell me to buy heavy leather boots!" As surely as fall follows summer, and the media follows anything a Jackson does, so do retailers give us approximately five seconds to enjoy the current season before ushering us along to the next one.*
*I'm certain this has nothing whatsoever to do with their needing to make money, any money, right now.
To try and figure out just what it is I'm meant to be wearing in Austin's version of early fall, I turned as I often do to those internet manners mavens formerly known as the Etiquette Grrls. According to the Grrls, the same summery cuts and fabrics still work (ie, a cotton sleeveless dress), but the color palette should shift to something seasonally apropos.
In a brave show of retail sacrifice - the things I do for you readers! - I meandered around the internets, inspired by PIPM to also try and find on-trend pieces that could both work in the fall & that wouldn't incite heatstroke at the very sight of them. Here are a few favorites that make my wallet sweat in a positive, non-melanoma-inducing way:
Milly "Beaded Shell Dress" ($455 at Neiman Marcus) (Yes, the shells are summery, but I say it works due to the cut & color. So there.)
Banana Republic "Renee Peep-Toe Wedge" ($120) (BR's shoes have done me good; nice quality for the price & trendiness factor.)
Milly "Cascading Ruffle Blouse" ($205) and "Boucle Pencil Skirt" ($250) (both at Saks here)Now that my research is done here, I'm headed back to sitting very still while "glistening" away in this Texas heat . . .
23 comments:
I have last year's J. Crew necklace like that one. Love it.
I love the jersey dress! Great print!!
<3,
Iva
dress numero uno is the winner- you HAVE to have it!
kHm
I love BR shoes...not only are they cute and well priced. They are always so comfortable! I don't have to switch to flip flops when walking to and from work.
Boy are you spot on lady. LOVE the Anthro necklace and that Milly blouse...Hello lover.
I do not do the transition from summer to fall gracefully. One day I will wear a sleeveless dress...the next? A turtleneck.
It is awesome really. Nothing says "I'm not really a Southerner, and that is why I look awkward" like my East Coast fall clothes...
love the bag...i buy 2 splurge bag every year and they have held their value better than my 401k int his economy
These are lovely pieces! I especially love the first three. I can see myself wearing the brown dress and the bag together (or maybe one like it for le$$). :-)
Oh I def want one of each!!! Xoxo-BLC
i love it all!!
These are all absolutely fabulous fall items!
liliesandgrapes.blogspot.com
Love the Milly shell dress. I had no idea that Nicole Miller was still around and designing. I am so out of the loop as I don't work in an office anymore. I used to peruse the upscale clothing stores when I was somewhat professional.
I LOVE the Milly dress and the Anthropologie necklace! Isn't it fun fantasizing about fall fashion right now? No? Yeah...I know. Not really. Although even the thought of putting on a sweatshirt on a crisp fall day (do you have those in Texas? Ever?) gives me a little bit of glee. It's just too hard to think about right now in 90 degree weather, no?
Great choices! Really loving the orange necklace and printed Nicole Miller dress!
xoxox,
CC
Eeek, Texas heat--how I miss a sweet salty ocean breeze. Hell, any breeze would be divine at this point!
I'm going to need that necklace from Anthro. Hmmm... Lunch time shopping trip in my future? Tis possible...
Oh I love all of these pieces! Fabulous picks :) xoxo
Fabulous picks! I love the necklace and that Milly top. I agree with you on the shell dress - pretty!!
Great stuff! Loving the summer/fall mix you got going. It's waaaaay too hot in the FL for boots. But transition is the key.
Loving those peep toes! :) Super cute finds and that necklace at the top is super cute too. :) You keep me up to date on all the fashion trends. :)
Now that fall shopping is about us, I can't help but get swept away.
loving that milly dress and nicole miller dress. need them both. now. but to wear later, obviously! :)
Those wedges are great. I am, always have been, and probably always will be a HUGE fan of The Wedge. I would dare say I'm the #1 fan. :)
I LOVE that first Milly dress!
The last photo looks EXACTLY like the Alice and Olivia dress I have. I know that it is a top and skirt but still-I thought it was the same dress, just different colors!
Post a Comment