FALL CHIC

I think it's a mutual thing among all women that when fall comes around, we are super excited to break out the wardrobe that goes with it.  Am I right?

I thought about this Saturday before going to an annual fall festival in my small, little piece of wonderful town.  How the heck was I supposed to come up with a great outfit in the midst of a whole festival of women wearing almost the same thing?  I mean, think about it.  

What do we women wear in fall?

The Big Three

1. Riding Boots

Or boots in general, let's be honest.

2. Big Scarves

Seriously, the bigger the better.

3. Sweaters

Sweaters, cardigans, wraps galore. Go count how many are in your closet. Dare ya.

So instead of trying to fight it for the sake of individuality and my desire to stand out, I embraced it.

Here's the breakdown:

BIG, PLAID SCARF 

(That doubles as a blanket! All about those two-fers.)

Seriously I am in love with this thing.  I HATE the cold (does my use of italics, bold, and underline get that point across?), so I gladly wore it as a blanket for half of the day.  This thing is going to see a lot of frigid weather.

I also am obsessed with plaid if you can't already tell so this will be making many appearances regardless of the chilly air that I am dreading to be stuck with till May.  I'm pretty sure there's some small Southern town out there that's calling my name, needing me to move there...

Say hi to my mother! She had some nice sweater action going on as well.

She gets it from me.

Anyways!

Here is my "basic" fall chic look:

Sweater: $15-$20

Chambray Shirt: around $30

Jeans: American Eagle (< $40)

Boots: Charlotte Russe, $20 (but, they were a gift)

Scarf: Forever 21, $12.80

Originally, I had been wearing a different white sweater with sparkly stripes pictured in the very first photograph above, but I knew I was going to get cold (because Lord knows cold air goes straight to ma bones).  So, I layered a thicker sweater with a chambray shirt!  Hallelujah, I made the right choice there.   

So what do you think?  I know it's really simple, predictable, whatever, but sometimes simplicity translates as classic.   That's what I was going for here. I think, sometimes, I'd rather be classic than over-the-top. (Sometimes.)

Classic looks are so comfy but super chic all at the same time.  Why not feel good AND look good in what you're wearing all day long?

P.S., I just showed you how to wear white after Labor Day.

Risky.

And because, well, I really love this photo...

... it had to make it into this post!

(This is my "tease" photo I used on social media! Tricky.)

Love it? Hate it? Think it's "blah"? 

Hey, tell me about it.