Tag: Clothes

I recently hopped on a plane to Italy for a summer vacation and when I logged onto Delta to check out my frequent flier miles, I was surprised to see that I’ve racked up over 100,000 miles since last summer. My frequent stops at the airport have culminated from a few personal trips to Paris, London, and Rome and quick stops home from LA to Arizona, but also some business travel that took me overseas.

What has this meant for my travel wardrobe, though? It has resulted in plenty of practice in crafting the perfect airport uniform. To be honest, narrowing in on a great travel outfit has been something I’ve wanted to master. In the past, I’ve often found myself regretting some of my fashion choices. Stiff jeans might look great but after a few hours, they start to feel uncomfortable. The same thing goes for small bags that aren’t roomy enough to fit my in-flight essentials.

After a year spent in airports and on planes, I’ve finally come up with the perfect airplane outfit. It’s a combination of ideas I’ve borrowed from celebrities like the always stylish Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and fashion lessons I’ve learned after some trial and error. Ahead, I’m breaking down the airport uniform I swear by.

A fall staple.

When you think of the perfect outfit it likely has a handful of different components in the mix. Well-fitted separates. A dynamic color palette. Elements of proportion. And perhaps most importantly, a hint of personal flair by way of the styling. Whether it’s something as subtle as the cuff on a sleeve or a silky scarf knotted around the waist, these minute details tend to add up to make a big difference when it comes to composing a strong look. That’s why we set out to find inspiring, clever style tips that we can test drive this autumn. We headed to our happy place—street style—and sifted through images of our favorite fashion editors, influencers, and the like and found nine standout ideas we’re giving a go. From an unexpected piece to layer over your basic white tee to a downtown-inspired approach to wearing a blazer, scroll down to find out what outfit tricks we’re trying right now and shop our picks to, as they say, get the look.

Want more inspiration? Head over for our roundup of the best street style spotted at New York Fashion Week.

On the subject of fashion week street style when it comes to the most authentic, inspiring looks I often find myself drawn to off-duty models more than anyone else. Not because they are six-feet tall, skinny, and have flawless hair and skin (oh, youth) but rather because they tend to be wearing outfits they’d actually wear in real life. In other words, they’re not necessarily being paid or gifted to wear products from different designers they work with and thus are assembling looks straight from their wardrobes. Bucket hats, platform creepers, tattered denim with chain belts, teeny tiny sunglasses—model style is uniqueness at its finest. You’re more likely to see an off-duty model in a cool vintage t-shirt than the season’s latest arrivals, and to me, that’s inspiring.

My latest model style crush is not new to the pack. Her name is Adwoa Aboah and she’s a British model who has served as the face for big-name brands including Burberry and Versace. She’s known for her colorful, flamboyant style, charming freckled face, and shaved head. Her street style has been included in countless fashion week roundups and beyond all of that, she is also a major force in the women’s movement. Her organization Gurls Talk is “a safe space to share and listen without any judgment or stigma.”

Suffice it to say, Aboah is one to watch. Scroll down for nine spot-on looks from the model and shop our picks to get her imitable style.

Shop 30 model-approved pieces for fall.

There’s something for everyone.

Take a quick browse through our roundup of the best looks from New York fashion week and you’ll quickly see that bike shorts are one of the biggest trends worn to and from the shows. We first introduced the trend last season (thanks to Kim Kardashian repping the sporty shorts) and it’s slowly grown on everyone in the fashion industry. We even tested the trend for you a few months ago showing you how girls in Los Angeles and New York City style the biker look. So fast-forward to the streets of fashion week and you’ll see that fashion influencers have given in and found severs interesting ways to make the athletic shorts look incredibly stylish.

 I myself finally gave in to the trend and purchased two pairs off amazon for $4. I’m heading to Milan this week for fashion week and have already planning several outfits around the leggings-style shorts. Stay tuned for how I wear the biker pants and in the meantime let us know how you’re wearing the trend using the hashtag #WhoWhatWearing on Instagram.

With the popularity of leggings, inevitably we’re all going to want to get a little creative with how we wear them. In many cases, that means thinking outside the box when it comes to footwear. We’ve already discussed what to avoid wearing with leggings in general, but what about the all-important subject of shoes?

Given leggings’ slim-fitting silhouette and casual nature, determining which shoes will best complement them can be a bit perplexing—which is where we come in. As editors, we’ve been noticing fashion girls in fewer and fewer of a handful of shoe styles, at least paired with their leggings. So, naturally, we’ve been taking notes on what they’ve been wearing instead. The legging trend is here to stay for the foreseeable future, so we might as well make the most of it and pair them with shoes that will keep things as stylish as possible, right?

With that, keep scrolling to find out which seven shoe styles fashion girls have pretty much stopped wearing with leggings, and shop the coolest shoe trends to wear with them instead.

This post was originally published at an earlier date and has been updated.

If you caught our fall trend report, you know that the western trend is definitely back in a big way this season. Chloé, Louis Vuitton, and Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini all showed different variations of the look on the F/W 18 runways, and we couldn’t help but take notice. That said, you don’t have to spend a pretty penny on designer versions to invest in the trend.

As Footwear News pointed out, there is a pair of super affordable cowboy boots on Amazon with over 1000 glowing reviews. Ringing in at just $35, the boots are by far the most approachable way to test-drive the western look for yourself—yes, even for commitment-phobes. Oh, and a selection of 10 different colors never hurts either. Scroll down to shop the shoes in question, as well as other cool cowboy boot options.