The Ladylike Trend - The Midas Touch

Gold Fringe Skirt

Gold is not just for jewelry. Gold pieces for your wardrobe can be a very elegant addition. They are great for the fall and also perfect for the holidays. The key to wearing gold is to stay away from sexy and slinky - keep it sophisticated. Here are some pieces I love - a couple I plan to add to my closet.

The Ladylike Trend - Chocolate Brown

Chocolate One Shoulder Maxi Dress

 

Chocolate brown is an incredibly elegant and sophisticated alternative to black and is wonderful for the fall. It is also super flattering - softer and less harsh than black. Here are some beautiful choices.

Dressy Denim

Denim Utility Dress

I love denim, yet never wear jeans. But I have many denim dresses, skirts and blouses that I love and wear all the time. Here are some great choices and tips for a dressier take on denim.

The Ladylike Trend - Embellishments

Powder Pink Embellished Nicola Dress

I love the simplicity of a great dress. One clothing piece and add accessories and you are good to go. The embellished dress takes it one step further, eliminating the need for jewelry. Add shoes and a handbag and you are elegantly dressed. The definition of an "embellishment" is "something added to make another thing more beautiful or interesting, or the process of doing this." Here are some great options.

The Ladylike Trend for Fall - LBD

Holly Golightly Black Dress

Of course, the little black dress never ever goes out of style. Popularized by Coco Chanel a century ago, the LBD is a mainstay of every elegant woman's wardrobe. The LBD is meant to be a blank slate, adding pearls like Coco Chanel or opera gloves, sunglasses and a tiara like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's a canvas that you finish as you like. I love black and wear it often here in South Florida. But I always accessorize it here with either lots of pearls, or lots of gold, or colorful accessories to keep it fun and fresh and not funerial in this beachy area.  

The little black dress is central to the ladylike trend that will be a big look this fall. I have put together some favorites. here.

Ladylike Trend for Fall - Leopard Calf Hair

Frances Valentine Leopard Printed Calf Hair Ballet Flats

 

One of my favorite ways to accessorize the "ladylike" look that is so on point this fall is with leopard accessories in calf hair. My very first Kate Spade handbag about 25 years ago was a leopard calf hair bag and it is still one of my favorites. And it is stuffed with the original tissue paper and dust bag! It is lined in red wool - so chic.

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I have the matching slingback pumps too. I have rounded up some wonderful leopard calf hair accessories at many price points. The key to wearing leopard and looking like The Swans as opposed to sleazy is wearing one piece of leopard and I personally prefer accessories.