Fall Arrivals
It’s September and back-to-school shopping or freshening up fall wardrobes is on everyone’s mind. The good news is that many colors traditionally associated with fall look good year-round, but the coming months provide you with the opportunity to rock them. So, be a stunner from September through Thanksgiving with shades of yellow, brown, cream, and orange.
All About the Cut
The key to really rocking fall hues has to do with the cut of the piece. While some might be thinking a standard, orange turtleneck, the threads featured for fall 2015 provide so much more imagination than that. Donna Karan is doing chunky, medium brown, military-style trench coats with large front pockets. Giambattista Valli is offering cream-colored mini dresses with long, puffy sleeves, Peter-Pan collars, finished with gold embellishments. Marni is mixing it up with colors and textures — the collection offers a geometrically cut, sleeveless tunic made of half orange faux fur and half black velvet.
Mix It Up
Another trend I am seeing is mixing traditional fall colors with summer colors or styles. Alexander McQueen has fashioned an enchanting off-the-shoulder black mini dress with long, embellished, puffy sleeves, orange and red accents, black beads, and black leather. The style of the dress says summer staple, but the color scheme says Belle of the Halloween Ball.
Plaids
Plaids are always in style for fall, but there is a lot of mixing of printed plaids and color schemes. Chanel, Stella Jean, and Vivienne Westwood are unashamedly pairing clashing plaids using both non-matching colors and patterns. One of the examples of such a pairing features a square plaid shirt in red, paired with diamond shaped plaid pants in gray and white. This is an up-to-the-moment way to wear plaids.
Old School
Miu Miu is building on previous trends and old-school fall clothing and colors. In one runway outfit, they paired a printed, orange trench coat with a bright yellow mini skirt, and a dark chocolate shirt with sheer overlay.
On a Budget
Of course, anything trends shown on the runway can easily be emulated by purchasing new pieces of clothing from local stores. Once you know the trends, you can easily shop for pieces that are inspired by the trend and pair pieces and color schemes the same way they are paired on the runway. So, whether you are doing back-to-school shopping or simply looking for new pieces to freshen your wardrobe, be sure to hit local stores for the perfect fall look.
