Get Leggy!

Ladies get ready to show off your gams! Well your gams in boots that is. This season fall inlove with over the knee boots. Try out this daring trend in different variations depending on your taste. For the workplace, the boots pictured top middle by Free People would look great with jeans and a sweater. For going out and if you've got some dolla bills to spend, try the boots pictured far left by L.A.M.B. gorgeous! These boots are pretty versatile but I wouldn't recommend wearing them with those cool liquid leggings, lest you look like catwoman. Try the boots pictured top right by Dolce Vita, my personal pick for day and night. Of course wear with pencil dress pants or skinny jeans. They would also look great with leggings and a tunic sweater as well!

Military Jackets: Salute!

Military inspired jackets are so hip and so cute for fall. I like a military jacket paired with skinny jeans and booties or heels. The jacket gives formality with a twist to any outfit so try wearing it more dressed down. The don't wear with rules are: Don't wear the same colored dress pants as your jacket or wear red, white, and blue all at once. Like any trend you just want one piece of it to mix in with the rest of your look. Try adding a scarf for extra and extra pop of color. (Jacket far left:Trina Turk-Piperlime. Left: Forver 21)

The Shoulders Have It!

Shoulders have been getting more and more exaggerated until we have once again found ourselves reminiscing the 80's. This look is growing on me but I haven't seen a lot of it in the mass market yet so be on the lookout and be among the first to rock the trend. I really like this look in a short dress like the one on Blake Lively pictured above, the rising hemlines update this look. I also like the look in a jacket but I like the jacket (pictured: sportmax notte) or dress to be fitted to give the sharp shoulders a nice dimensional look. Try it out!

Get familiar with the "Snood"

This season I am loving the snood! Part hood part scarf this look is so now! You'll probably be seeing more and more of this look and hopefully you can find an inexpensive snood as well as the always perfect Burberry option. The three snoods pictured are all Burberry and although they are a little expensive, it's totally a wardrobe staple you'll wear for years to come. Try out the snood this season and keep warm and cozy come winter!

A Frightening Fashion Don't!

And now ladies, a fashion don't! This fall you may see these larger than life animal tees and honestly I'm not loving it. I don't see how wearing a tee shirt featuring King Kong about to eat everyone that walks by you is fashion, not everything trendy is trend worthy so please for the sake of small children don't buy a shirt like this. There are plenty of hot trends this fall so skip this one and move on to the next!

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Zip it up!

Zippers are so hot this season. You can find zippered looks everywhere from Bloomingdale's to Forever 21. Zippers go along with the "tough" looks that we've seen a lot of already, zippers have become more than just functional; you'll notice that zippers are very visible on clothing or they're the detailing on skirts, leggings, and tops. I particularly like this trend on bright skirts that have very visible zippers on the back. Of course wear only one zippered item at a time, i.e. don't wear leggings with zippered sides and a top with a zipper down the middle.

Inspiration: Top left, Kim Kardashian in short sleeved LnA top, also pictured in the long sleeve version for winter available at pinkmascara.com and singer22.com; Zippered jersey tunic from So Low available at bloomingdales.com; pictured right, the double zippered skirt from Eryn Brinie available at revolveclothing.com.

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Fall Nail Polish Trends

Fall fashion trends extend to your nails too so don't forget to stock up on some fun new polishes.

I love painting my fingers dark hues in the fall and winter. This fall/winter purples are very in! I suggest the two shades pictured left by O.P.I. in Parlez-vous a lavender grey and Give-me-Moor a dark purpley hue. Navy polish was huge last fall and it's still pretty now, try Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees a navy with a gray tint. I really like grayish shades for this fall too, it's very edgy. If you're really looking to be trendy this season, try "matte about you" a matte finish topcoat. It sounds weird but going matte adds an unexpected finish for our normally glossy tips.