Trends Don’t Dictate- They Inspire.
For some reason, I find myself hearing more about trends in the fall more than any other season. Maybe it's because there are such significant purchase to make with them (jeans, jackets, boots)? Maybe it's still the "back to school shopping" that lingers in us even as adults? There's something about mid-late August that has us thinking about buying new things and wondering what the hottest new trends are.
The problem with doing this every August (or if you do it seasonly, each season) is that trends change. Just about every season. So this implies two things....
1). We have money to buy new clothes every season (not many people can do this)
2) Our style changes constantly depending on "what's trending."
But let us be clear- trends aren't bad! We just have to keep them in their proper place. Our hot take is that trends shouldn't be followed until and after you know your personal sense of style, and once you've built your capsule wardrobe with basic pieces. Otherwise, you'll never have the main pieces you need, and you will be constantly confused by what your style is. We have to remind myself of the same things! We LOVE trends, purely because they are fun, and trend casting is enjoyable to keep up with!
The fun in trends, though, is that after you've established generally what kind of style you like to wear/portray, and you have your classic pieces on lock, you can just incorporate trends in here and there! So... trends don't dictate what our style is, but rather, they help inspire us to take something popular and make it our own.
That being said... if you enjoy following trends, here's a few we've spotted this fall:
You'll probably spot me wearing studs & grommets, while you'll see Abby trying out the lace skirts. Why? Because they speak to our personal sense of style and we can't wait to make them our own.
