Fall Trends

Midi Skirts

There’s no stopping the rise in popularity of the midi skirt. Defined as a skirt that hits below the knee, midi skirts, including tea-length A-lines, body-hugging pencil skirts or floucy accordion styles, have infiltrated stores for spring....

How to Wear Lehenga-Style Sarees

Sarees may be a centuries-old style of traditional Indian dress, but that doesn't mean that the colorful, beaded frocks are falling out of style. In fact, Lehenga-style sarees are one of the new trends sweeping the Indian fashion scene. These new...

Fashion Rules for Fall

Fall is the time for sumptuous, rich dressing. Don't worry, you don't have to be rich to pull it off. Choosing the right accessories, textures and color palettes will put you right on point when the leaves start to change. Leave behind your light,...

Fall Trends: Going Medieval

There’s nothing mild "manor-ed" about fall’s revamped medieval fashion trends, with dramatic shapes and bold details like metal plating and intricate lace evoking the feudal system styles of the dark Middle Ages. From...

Fall Trends: Leather Skirts

When you think of a leather skirt, what comes to mind? Debbie Harry in the '80s? Joan Jett rocking out on stage? Skinny supermodels walking the runway in sky-high heels and leather minis the size of belts? The leather skirt may evoke some...

Fall Trends: Peplums

If the term "peplum" is not part of your fashion vernacular, it will be come fall 2011. Gathered fabric attached to the waistlines of jackets, blouses and skirts dates all the way back to 16th century Elizabethan aristocrats who wore the flared,...

Fall Trends: Menswear for Women

As far as trends go, there are few options more fun -- or functional -- than menswear for women. For both casual and formal dress, the versatility this trend affords the wearer is seemingly endless. Like Anne Hathaway changing into a tuxedo while...

Fall Trends: Capes & Ponchos

This fall, designers are putting a chic, sophisticated spin on retro superhero style, sending cozy, buttery-soft capes down the catwalk in a bevy of colors, prints and textures. Ponchos are also huge news, replacing chunky sweaters as a...

Fall Trends: Wide-Leg Pants

This fall, women are definitely wearing the pants in the family, and for those who are not skinny jeans girls, another on-trend style will satisfy a chic fashionista's appetite. For a retro hippie groove, add a bit of flare to your bottom half,...

Fall Trends: Polka Dots

The time is now to channel a more youthful and playful outlook on life. A time to play in puddles and forget about pending electricity bills, to celebrate with cupcakes and cocktails and skip the mushy peas. What's one way you can do all that --...

Fall Trends: Chunky Sweaters

New spins on an old item --- the chunky sweater --- are in the works for the fall of 2011. As you anticipate the arrival of cooler temperatures and wonder what fashion choices will be available to ward off autumn's chills, take comfort in the...

Fall Trends: Brightly Colored Pants

You've seen them in the windows of your favorite stores at the mall. Celebrities are wearing them as evidenced by magazine covers. Even a couple of your friends have bought them. But to you, they seem, well, a little scary. They are the new...

Fall Trends: Shearling & Fur

Fur and shearling. These have always screamed "luxury" across the decades. Of course, these days we're certainly more conscious of cruelty-free options, and faux fur tends to be more in demand than the real thing. This highly textured, sumptuous...

Fall Trends: White Turtlenecks

Despite sharing its name with a shy and poky reptile, the white turtleneck is a fun fall must-have that will inspire trend watchers to break out of their stale-style shells. The excitement behind the preppy, '60s mod-inspired garment lies in...

Fall Trends: '70s Disco Glamour

If your idea of high fashion includes towering patent-leather platform shoes, bell-bottom trousers and glitzy gold lame jumpsuits, this fall's disco-inspired designs may be calling you. The look is a little less fanciful than it was in disco's...

Fall Trends: Color-Block Sweaters

Traditionally, moving from summer to fall in fashion means toning down the palette. Call it a sartorial representation of the shift to falling leaves and gloomy weather. Call it a post-summer come down. In any case, the somber hues of seasons past...

Fall Trends: Hats

With all the time you spend picking out a top, a bottom and accessories, your head is probably beginning to feel a little neglected. The solution to this sad dilemma is to show your noggin' some love with a fashion-forward hat that'll have other...

Fall Trends: Duster Coats

Fall outerwear is going to great lengths --- sometimes as far as the ankle or heel --- to ensure dedicated fashionistas are cloaked head-to-toe in sophistication come cooler weather. Duster coats, often incorrectly referred to as trench coats,...

Fall Trends: Mid-Calf Skirts

Just about every season, something old is new again, and this fall it comes in the form of the mid-calf skirt. Some call it a nod to '50s fashion, brought on by the popularity of retro TV shows like "Mad Men," while others say dropping hemlines...

Fall Trends: Boots

If there's one item of clothing you should buy this fall, it's definitely a killer pair of statement-making boots. "A gorgeous pair of boots is a great investment," said Melissa Magsaysay, fashion writer for the "Los Angeles Times" Image...

Fall Trends: Mod Style

Twiggy and The Shrimp. They sound like something on the menu at Red Lobster, but in fact these two women were iconic British models, synonymous in the '60s with what became known as mod style. This was an era when girls wore tiny miniskirts and...

Fall Trends: Plaids

In the world of fashion trends, some are fleeting and last only one season, while others are timeless, seen again year after year as eternally classic. Withstanding the test of time, plaids are a hot-ticket item on the fall runways and a must-have...

Fall Trends: Prairie Style

When you think of the term "Prairie Girl," a white cotton skirt, cowboy boots and denim jacket probably come to mind. That look may seem to belong only to country singers and cowgirls, but these days there's a new twist on Prairie Girl, and it's...

Hot Outfit Ideas for Fall

From '70s glamour to '60s sophistication, many fall trends will leave you inspired to dress your best every morning. Get ready to strut your stuff in outfits influenced by fearless designs that are walking the runways. Jump into fall ready to...