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Transitioning your summer wardrobe to fall

Although we’ve been experiencing some serious heat this past week, it won’t be long before the temperature starts to drop and all of your favorite summer staples will be stored away until next year.

Unless, of course, you get a little crafty.

My friends often ask me to take them shopping or help them pick things out for the upcoming season, but really the solution could already be in their closet.

I find myself repeatedly saying this. Half of my strategy is taking all of the items in my wardrobe and reusing them to create the illusion of several different outfits.

All it takes is thinking outside of the box a little bit. Tricky, I know.

For the ladies

Summer staple: Sundress or skirt.

Fall solution: Just add tights. The amount of colors and patterns they offer today is absurd, but try starting with some neutrals to get optimum usage out of them.

Summer staple: Crop top.

Fall Solution: One of my favorite parts of summer, I will admit, is the fact that I have the opportunity to bust out crop top after crop top.

But why should I only be able to enjoy this a few months out of the year?

Simply layer a kimono or cardigan over it.

While I would not suggest wearing this look to class, it can serve as a casual party look or be worn to an evening on Kirkwood.

Summer staple: Beach cover-up.

Fall solution: With dozens of days spent at the pool or beach this summer, I know most of you probably have one.

Sadly, most of them will not see the light of day until next summer.

However, depending on the style of your cover-up, it’s very possible it could double as a dress.

Wear a slouchy sweater and ankle boots and no one will even question it.

Summer staple: White pants.

Fall solution: Do me a favor, and just throw the rulebook out the window.

The “don’t wear white pants after Labor Day” rule? It’s not going to happen.

White goes with most anything, and you might as well take advantage of that throughout the entire year.

Pair a colorful blazer or jean jacket with them, and you’ll be good to go all season.

For the guys

Summer staple: Man tank.

Fall solution: I have seen way too many man tanks and backward hats around campus not to know that the men of IU will be sad to see them go in a matter of weeks.

Good news, frat stars and hipsters alike, you don’t have to put them away yet.

Much like the ladies’ crop top scenario, layer a cardigan over it and continue to wear it throughout the fall.

Summer staple: Short-sleeve button-up.

Fall solution: A pull-over sweater.

Perhaps one of my favorite looks a guy can wear, this is clean-cut and classy.

Plus, the occasional whimsically patterned shirt never fails.

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