Yep, I'm Already All Over Fall's Coolest Outfits—These Are the 6 I'm Wearing RN
It's been an unconventional year for the industry. Not only has the fashion week calendar been turned on its head, but more and more designers are also deviating from the typical seasonal cycle. While a lot of things have changed in the fashion scene, my excitement for checking out what's next on the runways has not. After a year of wearing and talking about practical, cozy things, my eyes are more than ready to feast on anything that doesn't involve a pair of sweats.
With the fall collections still trickling in, my mind has already shifted to thinking about the trends and outfits that will be big in the months ahead. One of my favorite things to do as a fashion editor is to bookmark looks from the shows and re-create them with pieces already in my closet or on the market. Call it early, but it feels like getting a leg up before they officially explode.
Today, I'm presenting six fall looks that I've been constantly referencing as of late. It may seem a little hasty to be thinking about fall so soon, but trust me—it's only a matter of time before these trends make their way all over your feed. Keep scrolling to see them all and to shop each outfit.
Marques’Almeida Look 1
This summer is all about the corset, but if the fall runways are any indication, we'll be wearing them solidly into the fall, too. Designer interpretations of the style err on the side of delicate colors with bold structural details. Although you may have to wait until this romantic corset from Marques’Almeida hits stores, you can borrow from the label's runway styling and pair one with tonally coordinating pants for a similar take.
Shop monochromatic corsets:
ACNE Studios Look 24
ACNE's latest ready-to-wear show is a sea of soothing neutrals and ditsy floral prints, so it really felt like a statement when this electrifying red, green, and orange outfit appeared on the runway seemingly out of nowhere. The unexpected mix of colors is immediately eye-catching, and while color-blocking has long been a thing, the coordination of these particular colors feels fresh. It's like a palette of shades fit for a traffic light, so I've already informally dubbed this "red light, green light" color-blocking.
Shop traffic-light color-blocking:
Balenciaga Look 38
Presented in December 2020, Demna Gvasalia's F/W Balenciaga show predicted two trends we've been seeing a lot of lately: the oversize button-down and baggy jeans. Of the collection's 50 looks, this one immediately jumped out to me because of its wearability and ease. Of course, there are a few elements that feel uniquely Balenciaga—such as the exposed camo-print distressing and fluffy cat-eye sunglasses—but the rest is surprisingly easy to re-create with a few staple pieces you probably already own.
Shop oversize banker-stripe shirts:
Shop baggy, distressed jeans:
Coperni Look 8
French fashion brand Coperni does the '90s minimalism look better than most, so it didn't surprise me when this crisp all-white suit popped up during its show in March. Each season, there's typically a suiting moment everyone becomes fixated on, and for me, this one is it. It's not dramatic by any means, but the palette of refreshing whites and flattering, simplistic design is part of its appeal. Coperni's protruded-shoulder blazer is quite unique, so while I wait for its release, I'm settling for white suiting in loose silhouettes.
Shop all-white suiting:
The Row Look 24
Who What Wear readers will be very familiar with this combo of tailored separates. Although relatively simple, this button-down-and-trousers outfit has been blowing up among the fashion set (as we've documented here). Well, meet the autumn interpretation, as shown in The Row's F/W 21 collection. Instead of a white shirt and blouse, this look borrows the same styling with black separates. It's a subtle twist but is equally as chic.
Shop tailored separates:
Dion Lee Look 10
Per usual, everything from Dion Lee's latest collection has already made its way to my fall wish list. I'm a sucker for neutral monochromatic outfits, and the brand featured them a ton with shades of sea-moss green and muted periwinkle. While those certainly grabbed my attention, I immediately felt the need to re-create this look comprised of a layered bodysuit with color-blocked jeans for myself. Layered-detail tops have been a micro-trend on the rise, so if this outfit is any sign, it's in for a big boom come fall.
Shop layered tops:
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Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.
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