Shopping Fall Trends

Last weekend on my way back from visiting my sister in San Diego, I stopped by to visit my sister/brother-in-law and the SIL and I did some shopping. I was pretty restrained, but found some gorgeous pieces at HandM, I'm gonna have to go back and snag a few of them!

Sadly, summer is quickly coming to an end. Two weeks ago, it was still light outside when I left for work and now it's dark. On top of that, all of the September issues have come out. Then, if that wasn't a reminder enough, I've heard reports of Christmas tree displays! Christmas! Geez louise. I'm trying to soak up every last bit of summer I can; wearing all of my tanks, dresses, and shorts before it's too late.

One thing that is helping ease the pain of the end of summer is all the gorgeous fall trends! There's some amazing trends coming up that I'm looking forward to sporting. 

Here's some of my favorites (click pictures to their links):

Hunter Green

This color looks great on all skin tones and pairs well with your basics, plus royal blue and rich gold.

Richly Hued Bags

I love burgundy in the fall! It pairs so weel with other rich colors and a deep colored bag adds to every outfit. Seriously want to run and buy this right now, and I'm kicking myself for not buying it last weekend! It's a beautiful color and great size.

Jeweled Collars

These pretty little pieces are all over blog land and stores. It's so chic and adds such a beautiful touch to a t-shirt and jeans or your sheath dress.

Printed Bottoms

Jeans and leggings are getting a make-over this season with lots of fun prints. Fantastic to bring some life to the cold season.

Arm Candy

I love a cuff by itself, but it also looks great paired with dainty feminine bracelets.

Jeweled Hair

I've seen blinged out hair on the red carpet, but I think it's easy to wear in real life and to the office with a chic headband or detailed barettes.

These are my favorite pieces I've seen so far, but there's so many amazing trends this fall like brocade, military details, and oxblood. I'm hoping to add just a few pieces that I can wear and re-wear for years.

What are you looking forward to wearing this season? What's your favorite trend?

Instagram OOTDs

1. Nordstrom Dress (old) Mossimo Cardigan (old) Xhilaration Belt from a skirt (buy it here)

2. H&M Dress (buy it here) F21 Necklace (super old)

3. F21 Striped Dress (new, but can't find online) ON Sandals (buy here)

4. ON Chambray (similar here and here) Gap Skinnies ON Sandals Lollysheep Necklace (buy here)

1. Flat-iron curls (learn how-to here)

2. Donut Bun (or sock bun) (watch my video how-to here)

 (now that my hair is longer I'm having to do it like the picture in this post)

1. F21 Necklace (new, but can't find on their site)

2. Necklace I borrowed from a friend from Nordstrom (no longer available)

1. Essie Bikini So Teeny
2. Sinful Colors Mint Apple

 

I finally finished my favorite lipstick of all time: MAC Hue

 

1. After the party is over, off with my weave, jewelry, and clutch

Do you have Instagram? It's seriously my favorite app ever.
My username is Kristen_Lawler

OOTD

I know I mention Pinterest a lot, but it's seriously so fun and I find it really inspiring. Plus, I find tons of great ideas and recipes on there.

When I saw this on Pinterest, I knew I had to try to re-create it asap.

HandM Plaid Top

Mossimo Skinny Slacks

Camel Sweater- not sure, I've had it since college

I love Chloe Moretz (see her Celeb Inspiration post) and this dress really stuck out to me. My outfit isn't nearly as great as Chloe's, it's just inspired by her.

F21 Plaid Top

Target Pencil Skirt and Belt

OOTD

I couldn't wait to copy this look I found on Pinterest. It's so cozy and easy to wear. I wore it over the weekend while getting my hair done and although I was dressed a bit too warm, I loved the look.

F21 sweater and knee-high socks, basic white tank, Steve Madden boots, HandM Scarf, Target leggings

After seeing Life is Reed-iculous' post on this sweater, I had to run out and pick it up. #1 skull and crossbones is my sorority symbol (Chi O til I die yo!) and #2 it's an awesome sweater. All the boys at work thought it was so cool and they couldn't help but laugh when I told them it was from the boys' section at Target. 

Target sweater and skinny slacks, basic white tank. Oh and super large faux pearl earrings (another Chi O memento, it's one of our jewels).

Hope you ladies are having a fabulous week!

OOTD

American Eagle Dress

F21 Striped Top

Target Mossimo Sandals

I've been wearing this dress for a few years and love it, it's so comfortable, but I wanted to mix it up today for work. I've seen mixed prints all over magazines and blogs and thought I'd give it a whirl myself. The Mr. didn't know what to think of it, but my mom said it was hip so I went with her opinion and strutted it through the office.

What do you think? Is mixing prints a do or don't?

HandM Dress

Nordstrom BP Cardi

RJ Graziano necklace (last seen in this post)

This is what I wore yesterday for work but had to do a sad self-potrait-in-the-mirror-with-a-cell pics. I loved how this looked, I love orange and thought it was a great pop of color on a simple outfit.