Fall into Summer

So if you're like me, you see all the summer clothes on sale when fall begins and just have to buy them, justifying that you'll wear them on holiday and next year. Meanwhile, you open your closet every day and see all of these cute new clothes that you haven't been able to wear because it's 14 Celsius outside, and they just taunt you. While you can't just wear an all summer outfit in the middle of autumn, you can take elements of summer and incorporate them into your fall outfit. Summery elements that I'm wearing here are an Urban Outfitters cropped tee, a thin and light jacket from Forever 21, and strappy heeled sandals from H&M. I layered the crop and the light jacket under a loose parka from Hollister, and paired them with my new high waisted ripped knee jeans (Blake Natural Waist jeggings in medium destroyed wash) from Hollister too. I was so excited when I saw these jeans in Hollister, as I've been lusting after the Topshop ripped knee jeans for ages, but Topshop is hard to get a hold of in America. Even though they are listed as jeggings, they are more like really comfortable jeans. I wore a simple pair of white socks to keep my feet a bit warmer in the heeled sandals. Layering is actually really great for fall, as the weather is always changing; it can be freezing in the morning yet very pleasant in the afternoon.

Get the look:

Light bouche jacket- Forever 21 (similar)
Parka- Hollister (similar)
Ripped knee jeans- Hollister
Cropped white tee- Urban Outfitters (similar)
White thick strappy heeled sandals- H&M (similar)

Pesky Weather

Autumn is a particularly tricky season to dress for, especially when you look outside and you see some people wearing puffy jackets and other people wearing T-shirts. Today was sunny and blue skied, but had a biting wind on occasion. I dressed for this with light layers. While I love everything about this outfit, the shearling waterfall cardigan is probably my favourite item. I got so many compliments on it, it's warm, but still lightweight. Other highlights are the crochet trim of the knit sweater (which is super soft) and my heeled boots. For makeup, I decided to add a pop of colour with my TopShop "Lips in the Damned" purple lippy. I was really skeptical when I got this online, but it's not nearly as dark as I thought it would be, and I honestly love how the colour looks against my skin tone!

Get the Look:
Hooded sweater- Abercrombie & Fitch (similar)
Daisy print skirt- Brandy Melville (similar)
Waterfall cardigan in Heather Grey- Hollister
Chunky Heeled Boots- Primark (similar)
Purple Lipstick- TopShop

Halloweekend

In case you couldn't tell, I dressed up as Lilo from Lilo & Stitch for Halloween. It was actually a really easy but still creative costume! Instead of buying an expensive yet cheap quality costume that I would wear once ever, I got clothes that I actually like and could wear on a day to day basis. Although the kimono was not strictly part of the costume, I threw it on for a little extra warmth and it does fit the island vibe. This was my first Halloween at university, and it did not disappoint.

Get the look:
Red wrap crop top- Charlotte Russe
Stitch plush- Disney Official
Floral kimono- Urban Outfitters
Jelly sandals- River Island
Green skirt- no brand
Flower crown