Fall Style Guide: Trends to Watch

Since I work in the fashion industry and spend a fair amount of time researching (aka mentally shopping for) clothes I thought I would let you know about some of the current fashion trends to watch for.

I'll show some examples of styles and then some items and where you can get them. As always, feel free to let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Some of the trends that seem to be big right now include: back to school, superhero/comic book, animal print/graphics, printed pants, dark floral, high waisted, band tees, and Disney-inspired tops. I won't go through all of these, but I will go through most.

Back to School

The typical school type fashions everyone sees in movies or tv shows is big right now. Think baseball tees, jerseys, and varsity jackets. To display these trends for you I've selected a few items from Forever 21.

Varsity Jacket

Baseball Tee

Both these items and images are courtesy of Forever 21

Football Jersey Tee

The above item and image are courtesy of Love Culture

Superhero/Comic Books

Finally the opportunity to express your love of comics, graphic novels, and super heroes! Most fashion retailers are offering a variety of comic graphics from tops to leggings to heels and purses. Whatever you wardrobe needs or has room for is available.

 Black Cropped Comic Tee

 Comic Explosions Bodycon Dress

Comic Panel Leggings

The above items and images are courtesy of Love Culture

Animal Print/Graphics

Classic animal print (ex. leopard, cheetah, zebra) has been around forever, and is still very popular this year for fall. It has now expanded to animal graphics (and not just cat related like the images below). These hot graphics range from cat to wolf to bear and anything else you could possibly desire.

Leopard Classic Cotton Leggings 

Meow Graphic Muscle Tank

Tiger Graphic Muscle Tank

The above items and images are courtesy of Charlotte Russe

Dark Floral

This is one of my favourite trends as it allows you to be as safe or as daring as you want. You can rock dark based floral leggings (I snatched up a cute pair from F21 for only $12ish), pants, tops, blazers, shoes, etc.

Dark Floral Blouse

Dark Floral Crop Top

Dark Floral Flock Treggings

The above items and images are courtesy of Top Shop

High Waisted

Finally a flattering style for everyone! Keeps everything in and also allows you to rock a crop top in a classy way. This style is typically available in a variety or colours, cuts, and patterns when it comes to denim. High waists to do not only apply to denim though - feel free to take full advantage of this trend and stock up on shorts and skirts as well.

BB Dakota Giovanna Wide-Leg Pants

*TWO IN ONE ALERT*

Flourished Assured Black Floral Print Pants

Take It To The Max - Red Maxi Skirt

The above items and images are courtesy of LuLu's

Band Tees

Dress them up with a blazer, nice jeans, and heels or dress them down! Finally a chance to wear your favourite classic rock or pop bands for everyone to see.

The Pretenders Torn Tee

Slayer Shredded Tank

The above items and images are courtesy of Nasty Gal

Disney Inspired Tops

Embrace your inner child and rock a sweater or tee with your favourite Disney character on it. 

Pooh Bear Extreme T-back Tank

Little Mermaid Extreme T-back Tank

Goofy Sweatshirt

The above items and images are courtesy of Wet Seal

Other Noteworthy Trends Include:

-Tribal Print and/or Aztec:

Beige Tribal Print Jacket

The above item and image are courtesy of Windsor

- Oxblood {beautiful red colour for fall!}

Textured Weave Skirt

The above item and image are courtesy of GoJane

- Black & White {especially stripes - why not go vertical for a slimming & lengthening look?}

Black/White Striped Blazer

The above item and image are courtesy of Windsor

Thanks for reading everyone! Hope this has been helpful (or at least interesting).

Take Care All xx

Back to School/Fall Favourites

I suppose I'm a little late for back to school, but I've been busy getting back into the groove for my last year of university. With that said, it is just the second week of school and there's plenty of time left in fall so let's get to it: some of my favourite and essential items for this fall.

Nail Polish:
Essie Nail Lacquer: Smokin' Hot & Sally Hansen Gem Crush Nail Color: 08  Glitz Gal

I really like using the Essie polish and then layering Sally Hansen over one or two nails. It has a nice effect and it feels like a pretty fall-type style.

Essie Smokin' Hot (L) & Sally Hansen Glitz Gal  (R)

Concealer/Corrector:

I finally managed to get my hands on Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind Corrector to go along with my Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer. My dark circles are quite bad and I've never been able to fully hide them until I found this. It's something that I don't ever want to give up. Just put this on to correct the colour and then add some concealer over top.

Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind Eraser: Dark Circle Treatment Concealer/Corrector

Mascara:

I tried the Maybelline Falsie Mascara before and I didn't like it; however, one day the drug store I go to had a special on Maybelline products (buy 2 and get the 3rd free) and I couldn't resist trying this double ended mascara. It has both a brush for lower and upper lashes, and I must say that I love this now. I typically use The Falsies for daytime as I don't get as much volume as other mascaras, but I would still recommend it especially for the convenience of it.

Maybelline's The Falsies Mascara

Eyeshadow:

Moving away from drugstore for the time being, I finally convinced myself to buy this NARS eyeshadow duo in Kalahari. I have a lot of golds, browns, and neutrals in my collection so this didn't seem practical. I'm very happy with myself for this purchase as it creates a beautiful eye look. Neutral enough for daytime, but it can still be built up and bolded for a night out. This is definitely well pigmented.

NARS Eyeshadow Duo: Kalahari

Lips:

Rimmel's Apocalips Lip Lacquer is what I'm going to recommend for lips this fall.I went to at least three different stores trying to track these down in late July. I took them to Europe with me and they stayed on my lips for hours despite the extreme heat (30-40°C). The colour range isn't too wide, but I do love the colours that are offered. These are my absolute favourite lip product, and most of the colours will work in the fall. I really want to pick up their red colour now that we're finished summer weather (at least where I live).

Top L-R: 303 Apocaliptic, 102 Nova, 101 Celestial, 701 Stargazer

Bottom Swatches L-R: 701 Stargazer, 101 Celestial, 102 Nova, 303 Apocaliptic

Body:

Last, but certainly not least, is my current obseassion for body lotion and shower gel. These come from Bath and Bodyworks and it's near impossible to go wrong when it comes to BBW products. I just got these, but I've been using them almost everyday (in rotation with my other new BBW scents). They smell fantastic and fallesque with a fresh blackberry type scent. If you're in the market for new lotion of shower gel I would definitely suggest taking a sniff.

Bath and Bodyworks: The Sweethearts Sexy Dahlia Rush (Shower Gel left, Body Lotion right)

Well that's been my first post. Hope someone out there found it helpful. If you have any questions feel free to ask, and for any inquisitive minds there will soon be an introductory post.

Take Care All xx