If your style hasn’t exactly been on its A-game, it’s time to turn up the heat. To help you shake off your fashion funk and get into the groove, we’ve created an inspirational cheat sheet filled with 27 style tips for fall that you can rely on all month long. Here, you’ll find easy how-tos and fall outfit ideas that cover the basic (work outfits) and the absurd (wrestling belts). We promise, there are a few styling tricks you’ve never seen before. Ready to begin?
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Style Tips for November
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Style Tips for November #1
Step 1: Try the season’s hottest silhouette — a figure-flattering cropped flare — on for size. Step 2: Top off the look with a statement scarf or stole.
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Style Tips for November #2
Fishnets are the new It hosiery. Wear under skirts, shorts or destroyed jeans. For extra fashion girl points, show off your waist-high Wolfords a la a certain hibernating reality star (though she wasn't the first to do it).
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Style Tips for November #3
Daytime corsetry requires a plain white tee, pastel hues and, if the shoe fits, pattern play. As always, stick to a theme when mixing prints. (Stripes, for instance.)
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Style Tips for November #4
Worried no one will appreciate your thoughtful fall knits if they’re hidden under outwear? The answer is simple. (Also, for the good of your wardrobe and the nation, wear purple.)
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Style Tips for November #5
Embroidered, cut-out, studded and starred, fashion cowboy boots are now a thing. Team with a collared shirt and necktie or dangling statement choker for maximum Westworld vibes. Side note: Oversized, double-breasted blazers are the Thelma to patterned minis' Louise.
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Style Tips for November #6
No, you didn’t forget your pants. You’re wearing patent leather ones — with shoes attached. Pair thigh-skimming boots with oversized tees or flowing, seductively slit dresses. Demna Gvasalia will vouch for your being adequately dressed.
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Style Tips for November #7
Too chilly for mini dresses? Not if you throw a hoodie on underneath. Also, this season is all about statement booties — the shinier the better. How convenient that metallics are somehow neutral.
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Style Tips for November #8
We’re not sure if this plaid number is a skirt or pants and frankly we’re not concerned. Ultra wide-leg bottoms are the next great wave. On off-duty days, feel free to experiment with proportions. When heading to work, wear with a skintight turtleneck and slicked-back updo.
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Style Tips for November #9
Even as we enter cuffing season, hookups (matching top and bottoms) continue their sartorial reign. Make the most of your silky separates now before the frost sets in. Opt for earth tones (and idiosyncratic shoes).
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Style Tips for November #10
If your workwear uniform is relying too heavily on the basics, like a button-down shirt and a pencil skirt, jazz up your look with a vintage belt and a leopard coat. Remember, in the world of fashion, leopard is a neutral, so it will go with just about anything in your wardrobe.
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Style Tips for November #11
Remember Backward Day? Flip your shirt around for a new way to wear an old favorite.
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Style Tips for November #12
Turtlenecks are the number one knit of the season. Accessorize yours with a long statement necklace that pops.
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Style Tips for November #13
Tying your sweater around your shoulders isn't just reserved for ladies who lunch anymore. To make a bold statement, choose colors that live opposite of each other on the color wheel, like pink and green.
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Style Tips for November #14
The new backpacks double as handbags. Watch and repeat.
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Style Tips for November #15
Sneakers really do go with everything. To dress up your Adidas Originals, slip on a pair of sequined socks.
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Style Tips for November #16
To make your jumpsuit radically different from one day to the next, try rolling down the top and tying it around your waist.
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Style Tips for November #17
Tan pumps are a wardrobe staple, but let's face it: They can get boring. Add detachable embellishment with this easy tutorial.
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Style Tips for November #18
Our new motto: If you've got something on your mind, say it with jewelry.
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Style Tips for November #19
A fast way to update your wardrobe without spending a dime is by mixing and matching prints. Master the art with 13 simple rules.
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Style Tips for November #20
The best leather motos this fall are personalized. If you have an artistic hand (and a cheap jacket!), purchase some fabric paint and go to town.
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Style Tips for November #21
Wearing your handbag as a bracelet? Yep, it's a thing.
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Style Tips for November #22
Speaking of the 90s, feel free to show off the top band of your tighty-whities. It's the one layering trick you haven't tried.
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Style Tips for November #23
Our newest accessory obsession is WWE championship belts. Wear one and your outfit is guaranteed to turn heads.
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Style Tips for November #24
When you wear your choker over your turtleneck, you can check off two trends with one outfit. Genius, right?
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Style Tips for November #25
Feeling ultra feminine? Mix a printed bag with a patterned dress. If at least one color or shape matches, you have a winning set.
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Style Tips for November #26
If you invest in only one accessory this season, make it a neck scarf. You can easily get 15 different looks for the price of one.
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Style Tips for November #27
Classic belts are one of the most overlooked accessories in a wardrobe. But there's plenty to work with. You can loop, knot or twist the ends.
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