Romantic silhouettes, floral prints, and exciting plaids highlight the prairie look this fall.
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This post is all about a fall trend known as “the prairie look”, plus tips on how to style the trend.
One of the most exciting trends of fall 2021 fashion is the prairie look. Characterized by plaid shirts, boots, and flowing dresses, this is a great look to carry us from fall to winter.
Plaid and floral prints play a big role in the prairie fashion trend. Gingham, a popular summer trend, can be updated for the new season by selecting fall colors. Look for designs in autumnal colors like marigold, sienna, rust, and burnt orange.
Fall floral dresses look great with oversized cardigans or shirt jackets, boots, and a wide brim hat. Tiered skirts pair well with oversized sweaters. A great knee-high boot can pull a look together.
Details like ruffles, shirred bodices, and puffed sleeves also add a vintage-y, prairie feel to outfits. You can balance the look with structured pants or skirts, or wear platform boots or sneakers to add a surprising edge.
Here are some of the key elements to look for when it comes to the fall fashion prairie trend.
Prairie Dresses
Look for billowy prairie style dresses in floral and gingham prints. Prairie style dresses are often decorated with tiered layers, ruffles, and lace. The look gives a romantic feel to almost any outfit.
Shirt Jackets
The shirt jacket, or “shacket”, is perhaps the key trend to wear for the fall prairie look. Plaid patterns are great for matching with jeans, and oversized fits are a great look for fall.
You can find shirt jackets in short or long lengths. They are great for layering over leggings and long dresses for a cozy, casual look.
Oversized Sweaters
Oversized sweaters are one of our favorite fall trends. The oversized fit is a great look with leggings or jeans, and it also pairs well with structured faux leather leggings.
Polo Sweater
The v-neck polo sweater is a big trend for fall 2021. Style it with jeans or a midi skirt for a classic, casual, pulled together look.
Denim Top
A long-sleeve denim shirt is a classic fall wardrobe staple that can be updated by wearing a different silhouette. Explore for denim tops with puffed sleeves, denim wrap tops, soft chambray boyfriend shirts, and other styles to get the look.
Denim shirts look great with denim jeans another wash and faux leather pants, which are a bug trend this season.
Floral Blouses
Floral blouses are a great way to get the prairie look without having to change much else in your wrap. Look for great styles, like floral wrap tops, that you can wear with jeans and a pair of boots.
Neutral Blouses
A puffed sleeve top in a neutral color makes a great fall wardrobe basic to wear with skirts, pants, and leggings. Neutral colors look great with floral print skirts and pants.
Tank Tops
Basic tank tops are great to have for layering with other items in a fall wardrobe. Stock up on tank tops in rich tones like burgundy, marigold, rust, and emerald green for a great fall look.
Denim Jeans
The 90’s are back in terms of the jeans silhouettes that are popular, so look for high-waisted jeans to be on trend.
Stretchy denim leggings are a great fall wardrobe basic, especially when you are looking for pants that are stylish, yet comfortable to wear.
Pants
Wide-leg floral print pants are a great look for so many things. Wide-leg pants are great to wear to work, brunch with friends, baby showers or other gatherings, running errands, and more. This is a great and versatile look to have for your fall closet.
Midi Skirt
The midi skirt stays on trend, especially in floral prints or with great details like tiered layers or pleat.
One look that is popular is the long-sleeved button-down shirt paired with a pleated leather midi skirt. You can also style the look with a simple white t-shirt and faux leather midi skirt.
Shirt Dress
A utility dress or shirt dress is a great look to carry you from worm to weekend. Wear a shirt dress with a leather belt and knee-high boots for a crisp look for the work week, or style the dress with mules or low-heeled sandals for a great weekend look.
Pleated Bucket Bag
Pleats are a trend that we are loving for fall, especially when those pleats are featured on a bucket-shaped handbag that makes a great go-to handbag for fall.
Structured Tote Bag
A structured tote bag can help to anchor the flowing and floral romantic look of the fall prairie fashion trend. Brown tones are versatile enough to compliment many of the best fall colors, including rust, burnt orange, marigold, emerald green, and navy.
Suede Boots
Suede boots are a great look for fall and add a touch of sophistication to the fall prairie trend. Suede boots elevate the look of a floral dress or floral midi skirt.
Platform Boots
Platform boots are great for adding an edge to a floral pattern or prairie style that might otherwise look frumpy.
Platform Sneakers
You may have noticed by now that platform shoes are a trend. A classic pair of platform sneakers in black or white makes a great shoe to pair with romantic fall prints, plaids, and flowing silhouettes.
This post was all about a fall trend known as “the prairie look”, plus tips on how to style the trend.
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