Black and White Plaid with Red for Fall

Hello, welcome, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

In the spirit of the fall season,

 I think a little plaid is definitely in order-

also some autumnal red!

 Today, I am wearing a sleeveless summer dress

modified for fall

 the dress is in black, taupe, and white

 To make it seasonal,

I layered a pucker textured,

 short sleeve blouse over top of the dress

Red is such a trending color now,

 with two shades in the Pantone palette 

  from New York fashion week

for the fall/winter '24/'25 season-

Scarlet, and Red Orange

Or, if you are across the pond,

you are probably seeing a lot of

 the beautiful and classic Cherry Red,

from London fashion week

I love my reds, and have already worn

  some form of Red Orange three times

  this season, all in October!

If you like, go back and check out these previous posts

  I started October with a poppy print

 in shades of red and orange,

 in a dress on my "Autumnal Color" post

 I wore the red blouse in today's post

layered on top of that dress

 The following week,

 I styled a solid Red Orange long cardigan sweater

 in my "October is for Orange" post

 Lastly, I wore a new item, a red orange vest,

 in my "Happy Halloween" post

That's a lot of one of my favorite colors

 to wear in one month!

Are you pulling out some shades of red from your closet,

 or purchasing any new items in red this season?

This plaid dress is quite a challenge to style,

 but I keep it, for when inspiration strikes

Actually, I pulled it out of my consignment box,

 because it doesn't seem to have a season

It feels slightly out of place 

 in spring and summer,  

because of the bold black in the plaid

It is equally challenging in the fall,

 because of the bright white background,

 and the fact that it is sleeveless

 Poor dress is having a bit of an identity crisis-

let me know if you think I've made it work! 💃

My bright red ring handle bag

 can be carried as a clutch or a tote

 (as in the photo above)

 I love it when items can do double duty!

I chose some chunky silver tone

 jewelry pieces to accessorize,

that complement the silver tone hardware on the bag

Textured hoop earrings, a pony DIY pendant

 and a chain link bracelet

 with a rhinestone pave heart charm

To finish the look, a pair of double strap

  black suede, block heel Maryjane pumps

Here is a photo of the last time

 I styled this plaid dress on the blog

 It was for the opposite season,

In May, 2023 for a post titled "Spring Plaid" 

I hope you are inspired

 to pull out those outliers in your closet

and give them a try

  Have a great week,

and I hope to see you next Monday!