Back to School/Fall Trends, Episode 3: Bottoms up

Things this blog post isn't about: drinking in school, popping bottles, or that one overplayed hit by trey songz. No, in fact this is installment number three in my fall fashion series. I know. You could hardly wait for the next post. 


Today's topic: whats hot on the bottom. We've covered overall trends, but today I thought we could get a little more specific. Leather minis and midis (recap: calf length skirts) were all over the runways for fall, and, believe me, there are PLENTY more styles than just the unfortunate way-too-tight, way-to-short fashion don't we've all come to know and love (slash hate). If you are in fact rockin' this aforementioned skirt, then people might be referring to you as one of the following: trampy, not so classy, and way too sassy (there is a limit to sass. I promise).


Designers took the leather skirt and added length, pleats, stitches, pockets, volume, and lots of other details to create a variety of looks to choose from this season. Leather isn't just for night, but can definitely look chic for day and it comes in lots of colors, too (but we'll get to that later).

So in this look not only is there a leather mini (high waisted with a quilting detail on the pockets), but there are two other fall trends as well: the tuxedo jacket and round sunglasses. I chose a floaty, ruffled blouse with an exposed zipper down the front to add a little flounce while still being edgy. I opted for a patent leather heel to add a little shine at the bottom of the otherwise black lower half of the look. Finally, instead of choosing a small black clutch I thought maybe a studded black bag with a baroque-esque clasp and a chain shoulder strap could continue to make this outfit feasible for a whole day of work or class. Finish this look off with a pinky-nude lip and you are ready to rock it out.

Another fall trend this year is colored pants. This trend is just a branch off of this spring and summer's everpopular color blocking infatuation, except in this way the color is a bit more localized and thus maybe even more dramatic. These high waisted skinny pants are paired with a skinny belt and a patterned button up to liven up the outfit (mixing the solid and the pattern adds excitement). Accessories include the black framed glasses, the snakeskin bag, some gold bangles that mimic the detailing on the belt, and a hot red lip). Throw on some black wedges (mary jane style or not) and you're set. 

Exercise caution when you see the neon trend and the colored pants trend being executed at the same time. You are either going to look incredibly fly, or like a highlighter. I'd hope you'd shoot high and go for option A.

Sidebar: you may have noticed a bit of a change in my styled looks. I've decided to start using street fashion as a bit of a muse. I think it makes things more realistic than using solely runway examples of fashion. Real people are a bit easier to relate with than models.

Until next time,

Lo