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Outfit Details: Alessandra Rich Dress, Reformation Sandals (last seen here), Valentino Bag (last seen here), Kujten Scarf, Sherman Field Necklace

After time in Europe, I always come home reaching for romantic details, where the trim, the proportion, and the fabric are doing all the work. The exaggerated collar on this dress is that exact mood, flirty without tipping into costume. It softens the structure underneath, and it’s one of those pieces you slip on and feel beautiful in right away.

I keep saving versions of it, with just enough lace or embroidery that the neckline sits like jewelry. What I love is how much it gives you before you’ve styled anything else. A pale dress gets definition, a blazer reads prettier, a knit stops being a layer and starts being the outfit. There’s nostalgia in the shape, but the clean cut keeps it current. One small shift near the face changes the whole attitude of a look.

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Looking for a mixed metals necklace to wear with everything this fall? I like this affordableish option from Mejuri. I like that it’s 16″ long, and it’s a mixture of gold finished steel and platinum finished steel.

The necklace is $248, available as pictured as well as an all platinum-finished version. There are several matching pieces, including two earrings and a minimal pendant necklae.

Sales of note for 9/4 (Happy Labor Day — see our big roundup!)

• Nordstrom – End of season clearance, up to 50% off
• Anine Bing – Archive sale, up to 70% off select styles, online only
• Ann Taylor – 30% off you purchase, including new arrivals – $50 off when you spend $200. Readers love this easycare blouse and this blazer that makes a great separate.
• Anthropologie – 40% off sale! The reader favorite wide leg pants are on sale for as low as $86, including the pants I posted last week!
• Athleta – Up to 60% off + extra 30% off sale; readers love these pants
• AYR – Archive sale, up to 60% off
• Boden – 20% off everything – readers love these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
• CVS – Epic beauty sale, $10 off when you spend $30 (Walmart is having its “Beauty Event” as well right now!)
• Design Within Reach – the semiannual sale, 25% off everything! (readers love the Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
• The Fold – 20% off, limited time only
• J.Crew – 40% off your purchase
• J.Crew Factory – 50% off all stores and sitewide, PLUS extra 20% off orders over $125
• J.McLaughlin – Extra 40% off sale (ending soon)
• Lilysilk – Anniversary sale, save up to 70% (ending soon)
• Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added, exclusively online)
• M.M.LaFleur – Labor Day Sale Event, save sitewide! (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
• Nordstrom Rack – Thru September 7: Extra 25% off clearance! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
• Sarah Flint – 20% off sitewide
• Talbots – Ends 9/4: 25-40% off wear-now styles
• Theory – End of season sale is on!
• Veronica Beard – Extra 20% off sale styles with code

Making way for fall, we swap our light jackets for coats and wrap ourselves in knitwear and scarves, which now take up more space around our faces. When a sweater, shirt, jacket, and coat already create enough layers, it’s time to shift our focus upward. And that’s when a hat can change the proportions and mood of the entire look. Many people tend to view it first and foremost as a practical wardrobe item that protects against the cold. But it is often the headpiece that determines just how put-together the entire look appears. And here, I’d like to draw attention to the beret, because it works differently than most winter accessories. It doesn’t add significant bulk or completely cover your hairstyle, nor does it require complicated styling. Its rounded shape creates a distinctive silhouette around the face, while the material and color can complement the texture of a coat, leather jacket, or knit layer. That’s exactly why a designer beret can be that small detail that transforms the entire fall/winter look.

A Beret That Works So Well With Layering

The fall-winter wardrobe is almost always built on layers. A T-shirt might go under a shirt, a shirt under a jacket, and a coat on top. Add a large scarf and chunky shoes to that, and the look quickly becomes overwhelming. However, wearing a beret can help balance the ensemble because it maintains a proportional, compact silhouette. Unlike a wide-brimmed hat, a beret doesn’t create an additional horizontal line around the head. Its rounded shape adds structure on top, leaving the other layers visually relaxed. This works especially well with long wool coats, oversized coats, and voluminous knitwear. When an outfit already features a lot of fabric, a neat headpiece helps the ensemble avoid looking haphazard.

Designer berets make all the difference

The difference between a simple beret and a designer version is always noticeable—and it matters. The shape may remain classic, but the precise proportions, combined with the high-quality materials and craftsmanship, transform how the accessory complements the look. The beret collection by Ruslan Baginskiy illustrates this approach quite clearly. The classic silhouette is reimagined through structure, materials, and proportions. The collection features, in particular, cotton, denim, and wool-blend models, and some berets are embellished with hand-embroidered RB monograms or crystals. All Ruslan Baginskiy products are made in Ukraine, and the brand emphasizes the craftsmanship of its artisans and local production. This is important for fall/winter styling, as the texture of an accessory can extend the logic of the entire look. A wool beret naturally complements a coat, while denim adds a more casual contrast. At the same time, crystals can serve as the sole accent in an understated ensemble.

Let the Color Do Some of the Styling. Style a Beret for Fall/Winter

It’s great when the color of a beret acts as a link between outerwear and other pieces. For instance, black blends easily into a monochrome outfit. Brown complements a warm fall color palette. Meanwhile, denim can match the shade of your jeans or create a deliberate contrast.

There’s another approach, too: use the beret as the sole bold color in a neutral look. Try pairing black pants with a gray coat and understated shoes to leave plenty of room for an accent headpiece. The point is not to mechanically repeat the color in every detail. Sometimes a single recurring shade is enough to create a cohesive connection between the individual elements of an outfit.

With leather and denim

A beret doesn’t have to stick to classic aesthetics at all. A leather jacket, straight-leg jeans, and boots create a completely different context. 

The combination of textures works particularly well:

• Smooth leather and thick denim create a fairly rigid foundation
• The soft, rounded shape of the beret adds visual softness

If you choose a denim beret, you can instead emphasize the casual nature of such an outfit. This is a good example of why a beret shouldn’t be viewed as an accessory tied to a single specific style. Its character is largely defined by the pieces around it.

With a tailored coat

One of the easiest ways to wear a beret is to pair it with a structured coat. This could be a camel wool coat, a classic black coat, or a style with sharply defined shoulders. It’s important here not to overload the look with other decorative details. If the beret has a distinctive texture or embellishment, the rest of the accessories should remain understated. This gives the headwear enough room to stand out.

How you wear it also matters. Tilting it slightly to the side changes the silhouette’s geometry and gives the look a less formal feel. This is exactly how Ruslan Baginskiy recommends his models wear it.

When the Beret Becomes the Statement

Not every beret has to be a subtle finishing touch to an outfit. Some styles can completely change the mood of the look.

Particularly, decorative embroidery, crystals, or a striking texture transform the headpiece into a focal point. In this case, the rest of the outfit can be almost minimalist. That is, a clean coat silhouette, simple knitwear, straight-leg pants, and understated jewelry. In Ruslan Baginskiy’s collection, crystals on select pieces are applied by hand, and hand-embroidered RB monograms and tone-on-tone stitching are also used among the embellishments. These aren’t just decorative additions. They allow a single accessory to set the tone for the entire outfit.

Conclusion

A strong fall/winter look doesn’t always require a new jacket, more complex layering, or an abundance of accessories. Sometimes it’s enough to change what’s happening above the shoulders. A designer beret adds shape to an outfit without creating excess volume. It works well with various textures and easily shifts the mood depending on what it’s paired with. It is precisely this versatility that makes it particularly interesting for the cold season. When styled correctly, a beret won’t look like a last-minute finishing touch. It can be part of the very structure of the look. Specifically, it can tie a coat together with knitwear, soften the look of leather, complement the color, or, conversely, become the detail that catches the eye first.

You Own the Outfit Already – You Just Can’t See It.

Every Bombshell knows the feeling. A closet you have spent years building, ten minutes to get out of the door, and nothing to wear.

But it isn’t a taste problem. It’s a visibility one. Most of us can picture about a third of what we own – the jeans on repeat, the blazer that does the heavy lifting, the heels you’ve broken in perfectly. The rest disappears into the depths. Which is how you find yourself buying a fourth nearly identical black sweater, when you originally logged on to look for t-shirts.

Enter Phia – the app that starts by sorting the items you already own, and suggests what to buy from there.

The internet is very good at showing you options. But a product feed on any e-comm site is the same feed as everyone else’s, and none of it knows what’s actually hanging in your closet. Phia flips the order. It’s a personal styling assistant that starts with your wardrobe, then sources around it.

How it works.

The Phia app syncs past purchases straight from your order receipts, so it populates and organizes items you already own within seconds. Anything not logged in email orders – gifts, vintage and anything bought in person – you can add from the web or your camera roll in a tap.

Backgrounds come off automatically and everything sorts neatly into categories – a glossy lookbook of your own.

Tag by brand, color, season or style. Pull looks together and save them for later.

And it answers the questions: Do I already own something like this? Does it go with my wardrobe? Where are the gaps?

More than 100,000 Phia users have built their closets so far, adding over 550,000 pieces between them.

Where the saving comes in.

When you do want something, Phia checks new and secondhand in seconds – scanning over 350 million items across more than 220,000 sites – and shows you whether the same piece or a similar alternative is available. When it comes to fashion, resale is often where the best deals are, and it feels so good scoring an item without having to dig. Maybe you wanted a new “going out top,” and landed on an amazing designer vintage piece nobody else has.

Then, there are the extra features that complete the experience: discounts applied automatically at checkout, price-drop alerts on anything you save, a sales calendar so you know what your favorite brands are up to, and partner rewards points that convert into gift cards.

Not more shopping. Just better shopping.

So, should you download this app?

If your closet is full and you’re wearing a fraction of it, yes. If you love to shop resale, even more so. And if you’ve ever bought something you already owned in a slightly different shade, this is the fix.

Let the closet populate, give it ten minutes of scrolling – most people turn up something they’d completely forgotten – then watch your home feed transform around your taste, and the missing pieces.

Phia is free, runs on iPhone, and is available on the App Store.

Next time you’re standing in front of a full closet convinced there’s nothing in it, you’ll have a much faster (not to mention fun) way to get out of the rut.

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