Cute as a Button

Cute as a Button by lafemmekatrina featuring 1928 jewelry

Less is more for accessories when there are multiple high contrast/bold buttons. Keep the look crisp with matching earrings or a bracelet and skip the necklace.

A SOPHISTICATED TAKE

A Sophisticated Take on a Classic Winter Weave by anthonybcash featuring Heritage1981

LOVE THIS. Fair Isle is a growing trend popping up everywhere this fall/winter. Above items include: Heritage 21 jacket, Old Navy shirt, Gap pants, Banana Republic bow tie and scarf, Converse sneakers.

Instead of grabbing a Fair Isle sweater and looking like your grandfather, you can take that pattern and inject it into smaller pieces (scarf, tie, belt, socks); making them much more wearable and classic. Now although the scarf is $70, the amount of times youre able to wear this throughout the season will definitely give it's money's worth and make the splurge gratifying.

I will stop making monochromatic outfits, promise.

TREND WATCH: HOT BODYSUIT

The Spring runway shows spit out plenty of these trendy bodysuits, here are some for amazing prices.

Hot Body by lafemmekatrina featuring Miss Selfridge

As always, when dressing up a trendy item, stay away from matching trend with trend. That means stay away from the black liquid leggings and 80s mini skirts. The trend is the body suit, not full on 80s.

Hot Body PT 2 by lafemmekatrina featuring Miss Selfridge

I dressed up my pick with some sheer but shimmery tights and made the focus of the outfit the "lines". The bodysuit itself has a diagonal line, and the sweater has stripes and an interesting front drape. The shoes also have a muted two toned look that seems to mimic the body suit.

Dark makeup will pull this strong look together.

Stay away from pieces that make you look like you are a Gaga clone. Add your own personal style and it will stand out at a party or club.

One more thing, if you really want to rock the bodysuit and feel too self conscious, try using a shaper and always wear tights to hide any cellulite in the upper thighs.

MENSWEAR: FROM DAY TO DATE

A simple button down plaid shirt can be transitioned from day to night easily. For day, pair with a classic t-shirt and hooded jacket with light jeans, topped with aviators. Impress your date by adding a skinny tie and swapping the hoody for a cleaned-up sweater. Switching your jeans out for a darker wash also lends to a more classic, tailored effect. All items pictured are from Heritage 1981.

MENSWEAR: REFINED AND SIMPLE (AND AFFORDABLE)

Simple and Refined (and Affordable) by anthonybcash featuring GAP

Bare with me as I'm getting used to Ployvore. I like this. There are great little details that pulls this together well in my opinion. The main outfit is Gap, the pocket square Banana, and the sneakers are Converse.