Fall fashion help

Luckystar2

I really want to venture into wearing more skirts/dresses in the fall with tights and boots. I need help finding stuff though! I struggle with finding stuff that isnt super casual but not super dressy and that is fall appropriate. I just ordered a few fall dresses on Lands End but I don't have high hopes on them fitting. I have such a hard time finding stuff to fit (very petite). I ordered some corduroy skirts from Loft that I thought would be perfect but the petite is shorter than Id like and the regular doesn't fit. Ugh! I'm so desperate for some cute fall clothes. I keep ordering stuff online and keep having to do returns! Any advice/help?

Luckystar2

Oh I should mention I'm looking mostly for work. We are casual so skirts/tights/boots are fine but the short Loft skirt feels too casual/not appropriate. But I don't want too dressy. I really like something like this http://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=7209440020001&cid=46805 But while I was reading reviews my size sold out! Ugh!

kris356

Here is a list of some popular petite bloggers. From the fashion boards I belong to, a lot of petite girls make really good friends with a tailor.

Banana Republic, J.Crew, Nordstrom, Ann Taylor all carry petites. Do you have a price point you would like to stick to?

Also, invest in a good slip. Life saver so you don't get your skirt riding up because of the friction between it and you tights. Also a less fitted skirt, more a-line usually works best for static issues.

Here is some skirt ideas:

BR Button Pocket Cord Mini

BR Tweed Mini

Gap Seamed Flounce Skirt

I am a fan of dresses with tights and boots.

I have last year's version of these that I wear with tights, boots, and scarf all fall & winter:

Gap Colorblock striped dress

Gap Exposed Zipper Dress

My sister just got this from J.Crew and it is super cute: Tie Waist Tweed Mini

My other sister has the following and wears them with tights and boots:

J.Crew Scallop Waist Mini

Crepe Cap Sleeve Dress

I will post more later.

kris356

Here is some options from Talbots:

Cord Skirt

Colored Denim Skirt

lilly25

Great post! Kris you are so stylish and helpful! thanks!!

kris356

lilly25 said:

Great post! Kris you are so stylish and helpful! thanks!!

Your welcome. I believe my husband may just say I have a shopping addiction and am a hoarder.  When we moved, I had an entire carload of shoes and purses. It took three trips to bring my closet over and that was after I purged.

It probably doesn't help that two of my sisters work for clothing companies and I get some major hookups. 

Luckystar2

I was hoping for you to respond Kris!! Okay so the pics all look SO short! Maybe Im a prude haha! I did look at the BR one but felt it was too short. But I really like the Talbots one! I hadn't thought to look at their site. I have been looking everywhere!

Oh and price point wise I really don't care! Ha! Ok so I would like under $100 although would love cheaper. But am willing to spend if I have to!

AmandaJLewis

I don't think a skirt is too short for work if it is below your fingertips. 

kris356

Luckystar2 said:

I was hoping for you to respond Kris!! Okay so the pics all look SO short! Maybe Im a prude haha! I did look at the BR one but felt it was too short. But I really like the Talbots one! I hadn't thought to look at their site. I have been looking everywhere! Oh and price point wise I really don't care! Ha! Ok so I would like under $100 although would love cheaper. But am willing to spend if I have to!

If you are short and you wear a thick opaque tight, you can do a little shorter and still be respectable. 

You can also wear leggings instead of tights, which I do with shirt dresses a lot.

Plus, while the links are to the petite versions, the sites use the same pictures for regular/petite/tall. I have learned never to trust the website picture because the models are usually a lot taller and leggier than I am. I have short legs so most things are always longer than they appear online. Case in point, I bough this Banana Republic Issa Collection dress. On the models it is mid-thigh, on me it is knee-length.

lilly25

kris356 said:

lilly25 said:

Great post! Kris you are so stylish and helpful! thanks!!

Your welcome. I believe my husband may just say I have a shopping addiction and am a hoarder.  When we moved, I had an entire carload of shoes and purses. It took three trips to bring my closet over and that was after I purged.

It probably doesn't help that two of my sisters work for clothing companies and I get some major hookups. 

nice! always good to get to get an in with clothing! i am definitely interested in the whole dress/skirts with tights and boots so feel free to show any pics. i don't think im that unstylish but haven't done this look much yet!! thanks!!

Luckystar2

Maybe it's morso me just not being comfortable with it and needing to get used to but maybe with the right skirt it would work.

I agree I usually don't trust the model but I think I had gone off the length measurement. I think it was similar to the loft one. The loft petite one just felt too short and I preferred the no petite length but it didnt fit. But ultimately I didn't love the overall fit. Maybe I'd like a different skirt better if it fit better even if short.

sarahandtim

Kris, I'm just going to make you move in and pick out my outfits in the morning.

Luckystar2

Ok I ordered some skirts from Talbots, a sweater dress from Gap and wrap dress from ON. I have my lands end dresses coming Saturday. I hope something fits! I have ordered and returned an obscene amount lately!