As you all know I’m living in the middle of HOT summer the whole year round so I’m afraid I will miss fall this year.

However, I thought it would be fun to do a fall outfit anyway as all my American and European readers will get bored with all my summer stuff. So I braved the hot weather and took some pictures of a couple of fall outfits that I managed to pull together from (very) old and new clothes. Today I present you one and over the next week, I will show a few more.

The quintessential fall outfit

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This outfit feels like a good fall outfit to me. It features one of my favorite skirts that I bought more than 5 years ago at Diesel. It’s made of quite thick c0tton and has a few fun features, which silly old me forgot to highlight on the pictures! It features silver push buttons and cords at the side, that allow you to pull the skirt in at the sides. You can pull it really high for a sexy look that shows lots of leg, or keep it low and only pull the skirt in a little bit as I’ve done here. (you can see it a little bit on the top picture). This feature makes the skirt fun to wear.

The light grey jacket is actually a very light cotton jacket that I bought in the sales at JNBY. It has very unique and fun tailoring as well.

The white top is from Alldressedup and made of silk. It’s a tank top and has a fun rushed neckline. This is a perfect summer top but can easily be adapted for fall.

I actually planned on wearing my long black boots, but really liked the look of these patent leather booties with this skirt. Boots will be featured in later posts!

The reason I picked this one

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For me this is a fun outfit, that is unique. It’s versatile as it will allow me to layer as much as I like (you could easily add another layer) and it features one of my favorite color combinations: black and white, which is very current right now. I’ve had the skirt for a long time so I know I always feel good it it. The jacket is relatively new and adds a new element to the outfit. I currently love wearing my hat and the dandy look, so a hat had to be part of my quintessential outfit as well! I think I would feel very happy wearing this.

Tell me, Do you have a quintessential fall outfit?

Sylvia

Sylvia is 40+style’s editor-in-chief and has been helping women find their unique style since 2011. An alumni of the School of Color and Design, she is devoted to empowering women of any age to look and feel their best. Read more about Sylvia and 40+style on this page.

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