Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages. Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme. This month's theme is "Transitioning Your Summer Clothes for Fall" and was picked by Rosemary.
You hear the same phrase at the end of every summer: "I can't wait for fall!". People can't wait for the pumpkin lattes, football season, and fall fashion. Being a Wisconsinite, I'm never in a hurry for fall because it just means nine long months of winter for me, and I detest anything to do with sports. However, I do love "pumpkin anything", fall foliage, and fall fashion, so I do have some things to be excited about! This year, fall seems very far away as we are having one of the hottest Septembers on record here in Wisconsin. It makes fall garden chores very difficult to do and fall fashion is out of the question, at least for now.
My usual way of transitioning from summer to fall is to wear summer clothes in fall colors; that way I stay cool but look like fall. I have done a number of these posts over the years: "Using Colors and Texture to Transition into Fall", "How to Style Summer Clothes for Fall", and "Transitioning a Summer Dress for Fall." In all three of these posts you will see how I incorporate fall colors and texture into summer-like outfits.
So to meet the challenge this month, I'm showing you the same concept (fall colors in summer clothing), but I'm also displaying the art of layering as in the fall we experience cool mornings and evenings but can still have sultry afternoons. This is an outfit I recently wore on a road trip out west where the mountain mornings were chilly, but the afternoons rose to a balmy 80 or 90 degrees.
I was in the beautiful town of Jackson Wyoming and although you will see all types of attire in Jackson, many people really dress up there, especially in a western style. I picked this outfit for both comfort and it's western-look (western enough for this midwest gal anyway).
My base started with a pale yellow sundress from Stitch Fix. Sorry, I don't have any full photos of me wearing just the sundress alone, but below is a half body shot so you can at least see what the bodice looks like. You can also go on the Stitch Fix site and see the full dress HERE! This is such a cute and comfy dress, perfect for traveling. The fabric is so soft and doesn't wrinkle. I saw this dress on clearance on the Stitch Fix website and picked it up for less than $25.00. In case you didn't already know, you can just buy items directly from Stitch Fix and not place an order for a Stitch Fix box.
I knew this would be the perfect fall sundress because of the pale yellow color and the creamy Carmel flowers in the pattern of the dress. I based the rest of my outfit off the Carmel flowers and layered my new Carmel Liverpool SPLURGE jacket over the top (See it was the worth the splurge, I'm using it already and fall isn't even here yet! See last month's Ageless Style post HERE if you don't know what I'm talking about 😀)
The rest of the pieces in the outfit include a sun hat (that western sun is intense!), a saddle bag (to complete the western look), and neutral sandals for long periods of walking to keep my feet cool and comfy. Looking back, I wish I would have worn my brown felt fedora hat as that would have looked more western, but when I was packing in August it was hot and my brain was in summer-hat mode so I grabbed a straw hat. And if I weren't walking so much that day, I would have chosen a cute western bootie. That would have looked so much more cute than these sandals.
Even though I would have changed out the hat and shoes in this outfit if I could, I still really liked the outfit and I felt very cute and confident wearing it. I got so many compliments on this outfit too, people especially loved the saddle bag.
Jackson Hole is such a cute western town! The shops are pretty pricey, I stopped in a fur shop and the average coat was going for $10,000 😀. So it is more of a place to window-shop than a shopping town for us regular folk. It was still fun to see all the western store fronts and enjoy lots of huckleberry treats!
As the day went on, it did get hot, so I took the jacket off and just carried it across my arm.
Now before I end this post I have both sad news and good news. Rosemary, decided to step away from our group for a while, but we also found a new member! Jennifer decided to join us! We are sad to see Rosemary go, but we are excited to add a new member.
We are also making a new change to our link up. We are announcing next month's challenge ahead of time so you can plan an outfit and join us in the challenge. That is actually how we met Jennifer; she joined us in the challenge and did a post on it. So if you want to participate in next month's Ageless Style, the theme is "Cozy October"! You can also email (my email address is found on my contact/follow page; look for it in my sidebar) your photo ahead of time and I will put it in my blog post. I just need the photos BEFORE the third Thursday of every month.
Now be sure to see how the rest of the ladies are transitioning their summer clothes for fall and link up with us as well.
Have A Great Day! Amy
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I can't believe the hot weather we're still having here in Chicago. But I'll take it! Your dress is so pretty and I love how you styled it for fall with the textured layers!
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Yes, this hot weather so late in the year is crazy. Thanks so much!
DeleteFun post, Amy! I love your outfit and the way you transitioned it into a fall look! And, as a neighbor from Minnesota, I couldn't agree with you more about our weather this year. I sure hope we get to enjoy some fall weather before winter makes it's arrival! It's my favorite time of year and sometimes it feels like we go from summer to winter in an instant! Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura. Yes, it was a cool, wet summer and then we get blasted with this heat right when it's supposed to be cool. Weird. We never have much of fall do we? It always goes from hot to cold.
DeleteLove this look and transitional outfit! That jacket was made for this look. It's the perfect layer and looks so good with your hat. I also think the hat added a bit to that western vibe you were subtly going for. I am with you on not being in any rush to see the warm temps disappear. Enjoy the warm days as long as you can.
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Thank you. I'm loving my new jacket and I'm happy I "splurged" on it.
DeleteThat is such a pretty dress and I love how you've styled it with all these caramel accents.
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DeleteWhat a fab look, Amy! That jacket is just the cherry on top of the sundae! Love the hat, too! I'm looking forward to actually wearing fall clothes!
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Thank you! Yes, I'm looking forward to wearing fall clothes too.
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DeleteI love how you embrace fall colors in summer clothing! It’s such a practical and stylish way to transition during these unpredictable weather changes. The layering tips are spot on for those cool mornings and warm afternoons. Can’t wait to try some of these ideas myself!
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DeleteThis is such a pretty post. All of the colors speak to me. Love the caramel color of your splurge jacket and that dress is right up my alley. I haven't done StitchFix in years but glad to be reminded that we can purchase items from them. They do have really pretty pieces although most are beyond my retired teacher's budget. But to get that dress for $25 is a steal. Haven't been to Jackson Hole since I was a teen but LOVED the vibe!! Swore I would return someday. Has yet to happen, though. Maybe this next summer?
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love the colors too. Stitch Fix does have good sales, you should check them out once in a while.
DeleteI've never been that far out west but this looks like a perfect outfit for the western area and definitely enough "western style" for me too. The dress is gorgeous and the jacket completes the look along with hat and saddle bag.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellie! I think this was the first time for us in Montana and Wyoming, but we've been to Las Vegas which is further west. Las Vegas was the farthest west for us.
DeleteI love the colors! Thanks for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #47 linkup. Hope to see you sharing more next time at #48, which opens Monday.
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DeleteThis is such a lovely outfit! The dress is really pretty and your accessories work so well with it. Thanks for linking!
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DeleteLove this pretty transitional look, with the tan accessories! How lovely a place too!
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Thanks Jess!
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