The *New* Fall Essentials of 2024

Guys. Gang. Hiiiiiiii. I am just so deeply excited to share a little something we’ve been working on over at TME headquarters. For the past several weeks, we’ve all but locked ourselves in a room, doing some major deep dives into fall fashion. Technically speaking, one could call this deep dive, “fall trends research” but honestly? Trends weren’t necessarily our main focus. Instead, we sort of took a step back, looked at our existing closets, and thought about what we’re actually excited to wear this fall and winter.

Fashion is a fluid construct, and we find ourselves, in the fall of 2024, at a bit of a sartorial crossroads. We’ve got the Skinny Jean Die-Hards right alongside the Death To Skinnies Crew, next to the Whatever, I Only Wear Trousers Now Crowd, and that’s just the pants. There’s fitted, ladylike cardigans vs giant, oversized puffer vests and apparently everyone wants to be preppy now (but in a cool, interesting way), so can we just go back to wearing stripes already?

I mean. It’s a lot.

But since we’re a team that really, genuinely loves this stuff, we sat down with all of the runway reports and the trend reports, and our own analytics (we’re always to curious as to what you guys are loving & buying), as well as what I’m going to call some gut instincts. And we came up with a list of 25 pieces that feel especially current for fall 2024.

Best of all? These 25 pieces were hand-picked as being pieces that have Existing Wardrobe Transformative Powers. These are all pieces that fit into a (mostly) casual lifestyle, will go with *most* everything you already own, yet are pieces that are just…really freaking FUN. They should breathe a little fresh life into our closets.

Introducing…The *NEW* Fall Wardrobe Essentials of 2024.

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Trend Report: What We’re Actually Wearing This Fall

The guide to the *New* Fall Essentials covers all of the pieces and/or trends that our team – collectively – are looking at adding to our closets. Meaning: no one person on this team is investing in all freaking 25!

But if you’re curious as to the exact(!!) items that each of us are actually adding into our existing wardrobes…get excited: Over the next few weeks, each TME author will be doing a deep dive into what fall fashion looks like for them. We’ll share our fall moodboards, our most-worn existing closet pieces, as well as our fall shopping list – including the exact pieces we’re adding into our closets. Once we’ve shared our fall shopping lists, we’ll follow up with you guys on how we’re wearing them, styling tips we’ve learned and – oof – any shopping regrets.

Sneak Peek: The *New* Fall Essentials of 2024

Since I hate to be a tease (haha actually I love it), here’s a little sneak peek at a few of my favorite pages from the guide. (With a few hand-picked pieces that I’m currently debating. More soon.)

What To Wear This Fall: Leopard Everything

Personally, I’m all about leopard pants. This pair is basically all I’ve been wearing lately – and will be one of my Key Pieces for Fall (coming out soon). Oh! Free People just started carrying my pants, too.

The last time I was this excited about leopard…I think we were using it to elevate our everyday outfits. This time around? A similar idea, maybe, but I’m much more focused on really casual pieces, but in leopard. (That said, I’ll never turn down a pretty dress.)

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What To Wear This Fall: Wide-Leg Jeans

I’m in the midst of a closet clean out, and the jeans I’m personally setting aside are anything that feels tight: skinnies, mom jeans, straight leg, flares. And while I’m still heavily into my barrel jeans (more at Nordstrom FYI), I’m looking for a classic wide-leg silhouette…but with some give. A little ease.

My favorite wide-leg jeans right now are this belted pair from Ref (as well as this drawstring pair – same style, different wash), and an old pair of rag&bone Miramar jeans (because, gosh, comfortable). I’m also very intrigued by this affordable cuffed pair (they look soooo much like those AGoldE ones everyone loves).

Here’s the full list of wide-leg jeans I’m eyeing:

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What To Wear This Fall: Rich Browns

While I’m typically an all-black-all-winter kind of girl…there’s something about these chocolate brown shades in suede, silk, and cashmere that feel especially luxurious. Like a treat. I haven’t totally committed to this twist on fall classics, but this is one trend that is definitely making my heart beat fast. I can’t stop thinking about it.

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Cheers to having a little fun with fashion. As I mention in the guide….”wear what you love, forget the rest.”

xo,

S