At the beginning of October I shared my Fall 2012 Must Haves, which included eye-catching patterns & prints, faux leather, fun pants, tweed pieces, asymmetrical details, and the color de jour for Fall – Oxblood.
It’s easy to see pictures from the Fall 2012 collections and put together a mental list of all the things you want, and then give up in frustration because you can’t afford straight-from-the-runway pieces. But I’m here to tell you that we can very easily update your wardrobe for Fall without having to dip into your 401k. I promise!
I like to get one or two great new investment pieces each season – something like an updated but classic Little Black Dress, a chic new handbag, or a timeless trench – but I’ll also collect a handful of fun, on-trend pieces from less expensive stores that quickly update my looks for the season. There are great stores like Zara, ASOS, H&M, and TopShop were you can find trendy, well-made pieces each season for a steal. Read on for some of my personal suggestions & recommendations as well as a collection of great articles that’ll steer you in the right direction for all of your Fall 2012 needs.
I have to confess that some of my favorite places to shop are the Spanish retailers that I was first introduced to when I lived in Italy at the age of 21 – H&M, Mango, and Zara. The clothing is stylish and well-made, but doesn’t cost a fortune and the collections are updated frequently so there’s always something new in stores and online.
{Lace Trousers – $90 @ Zara, Blouse – $60 @ H&M & Contrast Panelled Dress – $30 @ Mango}
- Where Do Editors Really Shop from Refinery 29 is just the sort of article that I love to read – Knowing where the most fashionable and stylish women in the fashion world shop is like being handed the keys to the kingdom! And wouldn’t you know it, along with the high-end designers that you’d expect them to mention, they also list great inexpensive shopping destinations like E-bay, Target, Zara, Amazon, Madewell, J.Crew, TopShop, JewelMint, ShoeMint, and even The Salvation Army. Great news, isn’t it?
Another lucky break for us fashion obsessed is that more and more high-end designers have been coming out with reasonably priced collections for retailer giants like Payless, Target, and Macys.
{Long-sleeve Shirt Dress in Red Geometric Print – $40 @ Kirna Zabete for Target, Long-Sleeve Satin Blazer – $60 (on sale) @ Nicole Richie for Impulse & Racquel Side Zip Bootine – $50 @ Christian Siriano for Payless}
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Lucky Magazine’s
100 Cheap Fall Finds is a trove of fun Fall pieces from printed pants and embellished collars to chic dresses and leather trimmed jackets. In addition to featuring clothing from Luckymag.com, they included other retail websites like Romwe.com, Pixiemarket.com, Urban1972.com, Levis.com, and Ulta.com.
- Two of the trends that I’m most excited for this Fall are printed pants and leather-trimmed pieces and luckily for all of us the fun website The Cheap Chica’s Guide to Style featured fabulous recommendations for both trends – Geometry Class & Just The Sleeves Please. So no matter what type of fashion you’re in the mood for this site has what you’re looking for!
The less expensive secondary lines created by designers and sold at department stores like Bloomingdale’s, Macys, Nordstrom, and Kolh’s are great pieces to keep an eye out for.
{Left to Right: Marc by Marc Jacobs ‘Jac’ Denim Leggings – $140 @ Nordstrom, MICHAEL Michael Kors Sleeveless Cowl Neck Banded Bottom Dress – $45 (on sale) @ Bloomingdale’s, and LC Lauren Conrad Embellished Ruffle Tee – $40 @ Kohl’s}
- Not quite sure how to approach stores like Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, or Ross? Refinery 29 took it upon themselves to teach us how in their piece Discount Shopping – How To Shop At Marshalls where they had three different editors put together 6 cute looks under $50. Wow!
- Waiting for stores to have announce a big sale is a great way to find the pieces you’re craving without paying full-price. Not sure just how to make this tactic work for you? Check out Sales Rack Skinny: The Subtle Statement’s Sale Shop Tactics for tips that’ll help you find just what you’re looking for in stores or even online.
Are you still in the mood for more tips, recommendations, and suggestions for updating your wardrobe, Fall dressing, and online shopping? Stay tuned for an upcoming interview with Style For Hire and a series of informative posts all about online shopping.
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October 24, 2012 | Categories: Fashion | Tags: Amazon, Animal prints, Asos, ASOS Krystal Earrings, Asos.com, Assymetrical zipper, Banana Republic, Blogger, Blogger fashion, Blogger Street Style, Blogger Streetstyle, blogger style, Bloomingdales, Bordeaux, Budget, Budget Buys, budget shopping, Budgeting, Burgundy, Cheap, Cheap Chic Daily, Cheap Chicas, Cheap denim, Cheap Fall Finds, cheap jeans, CheapChica, CheapChica's Guide to Style, Christian Siriano, Christian Siriano for Payless, Christian Siriano for Payless Flats, clothes, clothing, Color de jour, Current sales, Dark red, Deep red, Denim, denim leggings, Discount, Discount shopping, Dorothy Perkins, Dorothy Perkins Poodle Sweater, E-bay, Editor fashion, Editor shopping, Editor Shopping Tips, Editor style, Editor tips, editors, Fabsugar, Fall, Fall 2012, Fall 2012 clothes, Fall 2012 Clothing, Fall 2012 essentials, Fall 2012 Fashion, Fall 2012 Finds, Fall 2012 Must Haves, Fall 2012 Shopping Guide, Fall 2012 Street Style, Fall 2012 Streetstyle, Fall 2012 Style, Fall 2012 Styles, Fall 2012 Trends, Fall clothes, Fall Clothing, fall coats, Fall Essentials, Fall Fashion, Fall Finds, Fall jackets, Fall Lookbook, Fall Must Haves, Fall on a budget, Fall outerwear, Fall Shopping Guide, Fall Street Style, Fall Streetstyle, Fall Style, Fall styles, Fall trends, Fashion, Fashion Blogger, Fashion Blogger Fashion, Fashion Blogger Street Style, Fashion Blogger Streetstyle, Fashion Blogger Style, Fashion editor, Fashion Editor Shopping, Fashion Editor Shopping Tips, Fashion Editor Street Style, Fashion Editor Style, Fashion Editor tips, fashion editors, faux leather, Flats, Glitter Guide, Guide To Style, H&M, Hire a stylist, How to shop, How to shop sales, inexpensive, inexpensive denim, inexpensive jeans, inexpensive shopping, investment piece, investment pieces, J Crew, Jeans, JewelMint, Karl by Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld, Kohl's, Krystal Earrings, L'Oreal, Lagerfeld for Macys Impulse, Lauren Conrad, Lauren Conrad Clothing Line, Lauren Conrad Style, L’Oreal Lipstick, L’Oreal Lipstick in Satiny Cocoa, LBD, LC Lauren Conrad, leather jacket, Leather sleeves, Leather trim, leather trimmed, Leather trimmed coat, Leather trimmed skirt, Levis, Levis.com, Little Black Dress, Lucky, Lucky Magazine, Macy's, Macy's Impulse, Madewell, magazine editors, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, Marshalls, Michael by Michael Kors, Michael Kors, Michael Michael Kors, Mix & match, mix and match, mix n match, mixing & matching, mixing & matching patterns, mixing and matching, mixing animal prints, must haves, Nicole Richie, Nicole Richie for Macys Impulse, Nordstrom, Old Navy, On sale, online, online sales, online shopping, outerwear, oxblood, pants, pants suit, pantsuit, Patterns, patterns & prints, Payless, Payless Flats, Personal Stylist, Piperlime, Pixiemarket.com, Poodle Sweater, prints, red, Refinery 29, Refinery29, Romwe, Romwe.com, Ross, sale, Sale Shop Tactics, Sales, Sales Rack Skinny, Salvation Army, San Francisco, San Francisco Fashion, San Francisco Fashion Blogger, San Francisco shopping, San Francisco Street Style, San Francisco Streetstyle, San Francisco style, Satiny Cocoa, SF, SF Fashion, SF Fashion Blogger, SF Shopping, SF Street Style, SF Streetstyle, SF Style, ShoeMint, shop, shop online sales, Shop Sales, shopping, Shopping Guide, Shopping on a budget, shopping online, shopping online sales, Shopping sales, Shopping the sales, shopping tips, Simply Vera, Simply Vera Vera Wang, Sole Society, Sole Society Suede Pumps, Stacy London, Steals, Street style, Streetstyle, Style, Style For Hire, Stylish Steals, Stylist, Suede Pumps, Target, Target Cardigan, The Glitter Guide, The Subtle Statement, Tips, TJ Maxx, TopShop, Topshop jeans, Trench, Trench coat, Trend Hungry, Trendy Not Spendy, tweed, tweed suit, Ulta, Ulta.com, under $100, Under $80, Urban1972.com, Vera Wang for Kohl's, Winter Lookbook, Zara, Zara Basics | 1 Comment
I fell madly in love with this sweater when I saw it online and knew that it had to be mine – Totally fun and perfect for Fall! First I tried pairing it with flirty, pleated black skirt but I ended up deciding on my favorite cropped black pants.
{You can shop similar pieces by clicking these hyperlinks: Pardon My French Sweater – Forever 21, Cropped Black Pants – Juicy Couture @ Bloomingdale‘s, Patent Leather Chainlink Bag – Express, Vintage Inspired Gold Bracelets – JewelMint, Spiked Bracelet – Asos.com}
{You can also view this outfit on both Lookbook.nu and Pose}
{Check out more outtakes from this shoot here – just log into Facebook to view}
I wore this for my company’s End Of Summer party two weeks ago. It was a great night filled with games – skee ball, bouncy houses, golf, mechanical bull, even a zip line – an open bar, lives music, tons of food, and a great view.
I have to admit that it’s been a while since I wore a top that had writing across the front and I’d forgotten how nerve-wracking it is when you feel like everyone’s staring at you trying to read your shirt!
How do you feel about wearing a shirt or a sweater that has writing on it?
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October 17, 2012 | Categories: Fashion, MCLV Style | Tags: Aldo, Aldo Sunglasses, animal print, Asos, Asos.com, Bee, Bee ring, Black & white sweater, Black Bow, Black Capri pants, Black Pants, Blogger, Blogger fashion, Blogger Street Style, Blogger Streetstyle, Bloomingdales, Bow Ring, Capri pants, capris, classic, Classic with a twist, Cold weather clothes, Cold weather dressing, Cropped black pants, Cropped Pants, Ditsy, Ditsy Fox, Ditsy Fox Sweater, Ditzy, Ditzy Fox, Express, Express bag, Fall 2012, Fall 2012 clothes, Fall 2012 Clothing, Fall 2012 Collection, Fall 2012 Fashion, Fall 2012 Skirt, Fall 2012 Style, Fall 2012 Trends, Fall clothes, Fall Clothing, Fall Fashion, Fall skirt, Fall Style, Fall trends, Fashion, Fashion Blogger, Fashion Blogger Fashion, Fashion Blogger Street Style, Fashion Blogger Streetstyle, Fashion Blogger Style, faux, faux leather, faux leather skirt, Faux-Leather Velvet A-Line Skirt, Forever 21, Forever 21 Jewelry, Fox, Fox Sweater, Foxes, French Connection, H&M, H&M bracelet, handbag, House of Harlow, House of Harlow 1960, Impulse, Jackie O, Jackie O Sunglasses, JewelMint, Juicy Couture, leather, Leather trim, Lookbook.nu, Macy's, Macy's Impulse, Madden Girl, MaddenGirl, mechanical Bull, Metreon, mustache, Nicole Richie, Nicole Richie for Impulse, Nicole Richie for Macy's, Nicole Richie for Macys Impulse, Pardon My French, Pardon My French Sweater, pose, Pose.com, Rooftop, Rooftop party, San Francisco, San Francisco Fashion, San Francisco Fashion Blogger, San Francisco Rooftop, San Francisco Street Style, San Francisco style, SF, SF Fashion, SF Fashion Blogger, SF Metreon, SF Rooftop, SF Street Style, SF Style, spike, Spike bracelet, Spiked, Spiked bracelet, Spikes, Steve Madden, Street style, Streetstyle, Stud, Studded, Studded bracelet, Studs, Style, sunglasses, Sweater, Tan Sweater, ThreadSence, Traditional with a twist, velvet, velvet & leather, Velvet A-Line Skirt, Velvet skirt, Winter Kate, zipline | 2 Comments
“Are those foxes?”
“Yes. Yes they are.”
Who was it that said that boys don’t pay attention to women’s clothing? Well maybe you just need to wear something as eye-catching as a ditzy fox sweater… 🙂
{You can shop similar pieces by clicking these hyperlinks: Faux-Leather Velvet A-Line Skirt – Nicole Richie for Macys Impulse, Ditsy Fox Sweater – Forever 21, Tan Heeled Sandals – Madden Girl, Chainlink Handbag – Express, Sunglasses – ThreadSence, Studded Bracelet – H&M, Spiked Bracelet – Asos.com, Bow Ring – French Connection & Bee Ring – JewelMint}
{If you like this look you can HYPE it on Lookbook.nu or Pose}
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This was the perfect look for this past weekend – The sweater and velvet kept me warm while the skirt and open-toed heels gave an appropriate nod to it being an end-of-Summer weekend. Trading in my Summer brights for neutrals, browns, and blacks is a time-honored tradition for me when I’m making my Summer-to-Fall transition.
How do you adjust your daily looks when it comes to seasonal changes? Do you reorganize your closet so that you can more easily find your cold-weather pieces?
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