In eight cities, four photographers captured 1,304 street style photographs for Vogue from the Fall 2019 season. That’s a lot of inspiration and information, and there are many ways to process it. Here, the idea was to identify some road-tested tweaks you might be able to manifest by shopping your own closet—or garage if you want to repurpose your bike lock as a belt.
Tired of the dress over pants look you so recently loved? Try wearing a skirt over a pantsuit for a three-piece that’s anything but Wall Street. Let your shirttails fly rather than tuck them in. Even something as simple as carrying your bag, rather than wearing it, can alter how you stand, how you look, and how you feel. Embrace the DIY spirit and just do you.
Practice Restraint
While broody designers were sending Punk and BDSM-inspired looks down the runway, smart dressers played in the dark, by day.
Serve Up Some Meow Mix
Get a head start on Fall’s fascination with animal prints. Really, it’s okay to mix, match, and clash to your heart’s content.
Show Your Shirttails
The classic button-down looks fresh when peeping below the hem of a mini or through the slit of a skirt.
Stay Connected . . . to Your Bag
Be high-maintenance and maybe trim your screen time by carrying your bag rather than wearing it cross-body, which has become commonplace.
Speak Your Mind
Take customization beyond monograms with patches, pins, and proclamations.
Test-Run Comfortable Cuissardes
Take note: A thigh-high needn’t have a heel.
Turn a Bike Lock Into a Belt
Just don’t forget the secret code.
Tie One On
Bank on a cravat as your new favorite accessory; wear it in black on white, à la the late Karl Lagerfeld.
Wear Your Coat Inside Out
Make like Miguel Adrover and transform a trench by wearing it inside out.
Rethink Overalls
Get over your jumpsuit by flirting with its kissing cousin, the overall.
Skirt the Issue
Hang up your dress and transform your pantsuit into a three-piece with the addition of a (mini) skirt.
Clean Up Your White Boots—They’re Not Going Anywhere
The influencer’s footwear of choice continues to be, well, influential. Why not take the trend back to its origins—Martin Margiela, of course.
