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How Bustle Editors Are Making Fall’s Top Trends Their Own
Fall is truly the best time of year to show off your sense of style. With its comfortable days and cool, crisp nights, it’s a chance to layer up and get adventurous. After all, the number of weeks where a cozy jacket paired with bare legs makes sense is brief, so you need to make the most of it. To get you dressed in the season’s standout styles, Macy’s has dropped all the best fall-ready picks primed for transitional weather.
Maybe you want to dabble in the faux-leather trend and channel some pop star energy. Or, perhaps you’re looking to extend those fun summer vibes a little longer — by swapping your sundress for a long-sleeve babydoll style. Are you feeling that early aughts revival, and hoping to inject a dose of that into your wardrobe? Whatever style you’re into for fall, let Bustle’s experts guide you. Deputy Fashion Editor Jessica Andrews, Senior Branded Fashion Editor Elly Ayres, and TikTok creator Vienna Skye have everything you need to make the season’s best trends your own.
Trend: Babydoll Dresses
For her signature fall look, Deputy Fashion Editor Jessica Andrews is all about retro and romantic pieces with an edge. She’s also a fan of head-turning colors, so this plaid babydoll dress hits all those requirements. Worn with chunky loafers and a fuzzy bucket hat, it’s a nod to the nineties that doesn’t feel dated. And if it gets chilly at night, a chic faux leather coat pops against the babydoll dress, while keeping Andrews cozy.
The Trend: Faux Leather
Senior Branded Fashion Editor Elly Ayres is a fan of a strong layered look. “It’s like three outfits in one,” she says, “and I love to be able to add or remove pieces as the weather requires.” For fall, she’s into the faux-leather trend, as it’s not only practical for a New York City fall, but it also gives her pop star vibes. This combo of utilitarian trousers, a bodysuit, and printed sheer top mixes pattern and texture for an effortlessly cool look. And to really amp it up, Ayres adds a plaid shacket. The neutral outer layer makes for a bold, pattern-clashing effect that feels just right for the season ahead.
The Trend: ’00s Details
The ’00s resurgence may have found its footing on TikTok, but it’s officially taking the rest of the fashion world by storm. If you’re still not sure what that means, let TikTok Creator Vienna Skye help you navigate it all. The trick to making it work is incorporating key details (versus copying outfits from that era in their entirety). Skye begins with a striped dress that has an asymmetrical hemline, then adds a pochette style bag. To fully bring her look into 2021, Skye recommends adding shoes with a chunky sole and sleek silver hoops.
Photography: Michelle Watt; Art Direction: Diana Weisman; Stylist: Ian Bradley; Set Design: Tim Ferro; Set Design Assistants: Marin Marinov and Laila Ibrahim; Senior Branded Fashion Editor: Elly Ayres; Branded Fashion Director: Jenna Wexler; Hair: Yoichi Tomizawa; Makeup: Tiffany Patton; Production: Danica Butkovich; Digital Tech: Curts D'Amour; Photo Assistant: Stephen Han
