Fall Fashion Ideas

These are some fall-inspired outfits I came up with for this season.  I had so much fun putting them together! Here are the players, from top right: shirt: thrift store, belt: NY&Co, pants: NY&Co, cardigan: Target, shoes: Charlotte Russe.  shirt: thrift store, cardigan: Walmart, skirt: thrift store, shoes: Kohl's.  Shirt: thrift store, cardigan: Target, skirt: thrift store, shoes: Kohl's, belt: NY&Co.  Shirt: Ross, cardigan: JCPenney, skirt: thrift store, shoes: Target, belt: NY&Co.  Next group, left to right: Sweater: Old Navy, belt: Ross, skirt: thrift store, shoes: Target maybe?  I've had them forever, belt: Ross.  Shirt: target, skirt: thrift store, belt: NY&Co, shoes: Target, cardigan: Target.  Shirt: thrift store, sweater: thrift store, pants: NY&Co.

I love the colors: purple, rust, mustard, navy.
I love the textures: linen, sweaters, silky blouses.
I love the patterns: polka dots!

Have fun picking out your clothes this fall!

PS... after I took these pictures, I did get nude heels.  They would have made all the difference.  Haha.

xoxo, A

Inspiration Monday: Fall Wardrobe

I'm a fashion girl.  I think I always have been and I know I always will be.  It's not that I always dress well.  If you were to visit me at home after work or were to attend an evening meeting with me, I'd be wearing sweatpants or knit gauchos with a baggy t-shirt.  Really.  But I have an eye for it, a love for it, and honestly, an obsession with it.  There is just something about fashion that I find so beautiful and inspiring.  It's an art form-- using clothing to make people look their best.  


So when each season comes around, I have an overwhelming desire to create a new color palette and pick out fabric swatches... and go searching for new pieces for my seasonal wardrobe!


Autumn especially inspires me, even though it doesn't exist in Florida.  Let's play a game of word association: a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils (name that movie); pencil skirts; skirt steak... ?  OK maybe that game failed.  But seriously folks, this fall, I was inspired by rich hues with surprising brights, blousy shirts with little cardis, pencil skirts, belts, and polka dots.  Can you catch my vision?

I love the colors: mustard and PURPLE! And I love the layering on top, and the POLKA DOTS!

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I love the rust color and pencil skirt, and POLKA DOTS!  I wouldn't do that with my hair though.

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Below, a blogger to the above look and made it her own.  Love it!  Note the nude heels.

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Again with the mustard and polka-kinda-dot, and layers!

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I've wanted nude heels for a long time.  Now's the season!

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Polka dot sweaters! I want the upper right and bottom left!

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Polka dot blouse. :) 

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LOVE this look: the blouse layered with the cardi, and the colors!!

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Look at this lovely, professional look.  I like the pencil skirt and belt.

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xoxo, A