I know there were many trends this past summer, but to me there were only two: colored skinnies and neon.
If I admitted to how many pairs of colored skinnies I collected throughout the past couple of months you might think less of me. We’re not even talking colors anymore, we’re talking shades. Let’s just say I could be in a Skittles commercial for every different flavor scheme they have: Original, Wild Berry, Tropical Sour, you name it and I can taste the rainbow. The good news is I only splurged on one pair and the rest I either scored on sale at Saks or they were from the Gap and Forever21. But I’m not about to retire all of those just yet, I will do my best incorporating them into my Fall looks! How you ask? In my non-professional opinion, I think the easiest thing to do is pair with dark colors such as black or navy (as opposed to an easy white button down aka one of the biggest staples in my wardrobe) and whenever possible add in a touch of leopard, it seems to always does the trick. The Duchess of Cambridge pulled off her salmon jeans in a non-summer look beautifully!
Here are some other ways to accomplish a similar look:
Gap Bright Skinnies. Gap Navy Striped Tee. Old Navy Neutral Scarf. Steve Madden Leopard Flats.
Neon, Neon. I think John Mayer may have thought of that song while looking in my closet. If that song came out this year, as opposed to 2001 (man I’m getting old). I couldn’t even begin to compile the list of neon items I collected this Summer. Like seriously, what was I thinking?! Good thing is I can mix items and still be obnoxiously bright this Fall! Once again, instead of just pairing the neon with white, try to mix with gray, black, and camel. One of the easiest way is to simply accessorize with neon:
The Cambridge Satchel Company. Bangle made with love from Papery & Cakery’s own Niki. Twistband Headbands.
Good luck Falling from Summer!
Xo
Leah
2 comments
Jaime
September 21, 2012 at 10:43 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Love this post! I am too very guilty of owning way too many pairs of colored jeans. When I ran out of colors, I continued my obsession with floral and other patterns. Love the neon Cambridge Satchel, but it is super annoying to open and close….I had to return it
On a mission to find a similar style that won’t take 5 minutes to get out a lip gloss. If you find anything like it, please post it! Love you. Love this blog!!! xoxoxo
Tanya
September 21, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Of course you love neon, you are reminded of your middle school slam book nickname
xo