Summer To Fall Fashion

Summer Clothing and Accessory Items you can Keep for the Fall

How to work summer to fall fashion when you don't want to completly trade your entire summer wardrobe for autumn. Whatever your season preferences may be, the transition between seasons is becoming more and more pronounced in nature's manifestations, and so a proper wardrobe check is in order.

Surely, the prospects of fruitful shopping sessions make autumn far less gloomy, but the arrival of the new season should not determine you to stuff all your summer clothing to the back of your closet.

In fact, you may keep quite a deal of what you've purchased this summer, and thus, you'll be able to update your wardrobe and save enough to buy yourself the key pieces that you've already spotted in the stores. So, what to keep and what to (theoretically) throw away? Start with the following summer to fall fashion pieces:

Long, Flowy Dresses

These were highly fashionable this summer and are suitable for composing a fall outfit as well. If you have a few of these in your closet, pick those that are rather monochromatic, colored in darker hues.

If you spot a chocolate-hued, navy, khaki or black floor-sweeping dress made of a flowy fabric, you can use that to create a super stylish ensemble for the new season. Pair it with a warm cardigan or a military jacket, and no one would think that you actually bought the dress whilst being on vacation, on the Coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Platform Sandals

Even if summer is gone, you can still wear sandals if the weather is permissive enough to go "barefoot". You can keep wearing your favorite platform sandals along with shorts and opaque hosiery, as well as skirts and jeans. Since we're talking about open-toe shoes, you may want to keep your peep-toes, as well as clogs. Those two will compose trendy looks this fall.

Oversized Handbags

You'll keep seeing roomy handbags this fall, so if you own an oversized bag in earthly colors, don't hesitate to continue wearing it through this fall. Nude, beige, orange and brown are all super trendy colors, so do focus your attention towards these autumnly hues.

Cross-Body Bags

Whether vintage or modern, the messenger bag will make for a significant presence this fall, so do count on it whenever you feel the need to have your hands free. Take it with you on shopping sprees so you can conveniently browse through the items displayed.

Elegant/Glamorous Clutches

Summer to fall fashion easily includes your clutch. These usually have the same appearance regardless of fashion seasons, so you can keep using your clutches for a sophisticated nighttime outfit.

The LBD

This piece doesn't need any sort of explanation as to why you should keep it close-by as the new season begins. LBDs can be mixed and matched in a gazillion ways, so unless its fabric makes it unwearable once the temperatures drop, you'll have clear passage every time you think of it as a potential element for a certain outfit.

The Little White Dress

Spotless innocently-hued dresses were everywhere this summer, and are still fashionable during fall. You've just have to pay attention to a few details and you'll look as impeccable as your dress is. First of all, make sure your dress has a midi cut, and is built with an adequate fabric such as silk. You can wear it with boleros, blazers and jackets, as well as opaque tights and high- heel, close-toe shoes. You may also accessorize it with a leather belt.

Tulle Skirts

Skirts made of silk or tulle look amazing in combination with leather boots, plain cardigans, simple or leather jackets. It will give you a youthful appearance, and who would want to say no to that?

Basic Tops and T-Shirts

So what if you can't wear just your tops and t-shirts when the weather is chilly or colder? You can take them from summer to fall fashion by wearing them under warm sweaters and cardigans, with boleros, beneath blazers or jackets, with skirts and jeans. They may not provide enough warmth, but they make for essential fall pieces enabling you to dress in layers, and the later are highly fashionable and practical in the cold season.

Sequined Dresses

Sequins and other glamorous embellishments were considered trendy additions to women's summer wardrobes, and you must have a sequined dress that you used to highlight your best features whilst rocking the dance floors. You can still do that unless you're planning to stay away from any event that would want you sexy and radiant. So put on a pair of high heel shoes or ankle boots, a pair of black, opaque tights, denim or a leather jacket, and you'll be ready to show your glamorous side once again.

Elegant Shorts

Do you own a sophisticated pair of shorts made of a luxurious fabric? Then you can keep these at hand as they can also go from summer to fall fashion and be easily integrated in dashing, autumn-suitable combinations. Put on some opaque hosiery either in the same color as your shorts or in a contrasting hue, add a pair of high-heel shoes, a simple top, and a blazer.

Bright Colored Jeans

Bold, bright colors are appealing summer staples, but these look gorgeous going from summer to fall fashion as well, especially since a bit of color flashing is a good way of breaking a neutral-color vicious cycle that seems to threaten the optimism of a woman's fall wardrobe. If you bought a pair of jeans in a loud color, don't hesitate to wear these again. Bright-hued pants are part of the new fall 2011 fashion trends, so it would be a shame to put them on hold in favor of more autumnly fashions.

Nude

Nude has been a big color trend during both spring and summer, and it continues to be a fashionable hue during this fall as well and can be included in summer to fall fashion. Don't pack your nude-colored skirts and dresses, as these would look fabulous if paired with leather boots, blazers and jackets, colorful scarves, as well as spacious handbags.

These elements would create an ideal office-appropriate ensemble. If you were a bit disappointed so far by the lack of recent clothing acquisitions to begin creating your wardrobe for fall, don't be, as you've seen for yourself that plenty of summer items can successfully be reinvented to appeal in warmer, autumn-suitable fashion ensembles.

Summer To Fall Fashion
Published September 16, 2011

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