Do wear white after Labor Day

Derek Lam

Tommy Hilfiger

We all know the fashion rule of white clothing: Do not wear white  before Memorial Day or after Labor Day. But fashion designers are  letting us break the rules this  season by including the chicest  winter  white pieces in their fall  2013 collections. Beautiful winter  white pieces have been seen in  outerwear,  dresses, pants,  sweaters, and tops. Tommy Hilfiger,  Derek Lam, and Marc Jacobs  all had winter white  looks gracing  the runways while showcasing  their fall 2013 collections. I went in  search for winter white  clothing in  affordable yet still chic styles  on some of my go to  clothing sites. I found a great cable-knit pullover white sweater  on Cotton On’s website for $29.95, a winter  white coat on Forever  21’s website for $42.80, and a white sweater  dress from Nasty  Gal’s website on sale now for $46.80. Three great  winter  white  finds each for under $50. Shop the trend now to get the designer  look for less.

Brielle Cable Knit Pullover from Cotton On

Nasty Gal Little Secret Sweater Dress

Forever 21 Retro-Inspired Boucle Coat

(fall fashion, winter white, Derek Lam, Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs, Nasty Gal, Forever 21, Cotton On)

Top it off with a hat

Fashion designers are making it easier than ever for us to add warmth and style to our look or cover up a bad hair day with trendy hats. Most fashion designers have added hats in various styles to their fall and winter collections this year and they even graced Fall 2013 runway shows. Fedoras, beanies, floppy hats, berets, and baseball caps are all options for you to throw on and complete your look. If you’re looking for warmth and style I’d suggest a beanie of some sort, but if you just want to add something extra to your outfit or cover up a less than desirable hair day, my go-to look is always a fedora. I went to the websites of a few of my favorite fashion designers to see what hats they had in their collections for the upcoming chillier months. Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs, and Kate Spade all have adorable and stylish beanies and various hats in their collections. I also went on Topshop’s site to view their hats and was also pleased at what I found.  Although many of the hats I found were reasonably priced, some as low as $20, I knew I could find a look for less and in fact I already had. While shopping in the mall last week I purchased a pink beanie from Forever 21 which was full priced for $2.80. My go-to fedora is also a look for less that I purchased a couple of years ago from Urban Outfitters. The fedora is BDG and it was in the sale room for $9.99, but my bargain didn’t stop there because the store was having an additional sale with all items in the sale room an additional 50% off the lowest ticketed price. I snagged my fedora for $4.99. Two great hats to add style to my fall outfits both for under $5 each.

Clean Edge Fedora Hat from Topshop for $50

My BDG fedora from Urban Outfitters for $4.99.

Shorter Turn Up Beanie $20 from Topshop

My Forever21 beanie for $2.80 in a pretty pink hue.

 

(Forever 21, Topshop, hats, beanies, fedoras, Kate Spade, Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs, Urban Outfitters)