Fashion: Summer into Fall | Funkidivagirl.com

Here in Atlanta just when you put away your summer clothes, it turns hot again. For a few weeks in September it could 90 degrees or 70 degrees on any given day and sometimes all within the same day. It makes for some interesting mornings getting dressed. So, the Atlantan fashion-savvy must know how to transition their clothes from summer to fall, for real. I like the boots-with-a summer dress look, but I think it only looks right (read: not insane) when the weather turns slightly and it isn’t too hot. I mean, I see women wearing cowboy boots with sundresses in 100 degree weather and all I can think is “baby, your feet must be hot” not “wow, that’s a cool look she has going on”.

The other day was a perfect day to wear a cross-seasonal look. The day started off cool, warmed up in the afternoon and by 5:00 p.m. it was cool again. Since I was going to be out all day starting at 8:00 a.m. dropping the kids off at school until an evening school social at 7:30 p.m., I had to dress for the weather fluctuations.

This is my favorite Lucky Brand dress that I wore often this summer with flip-flops. But because it has short sleeves (vs. sleeveless) and the colors aren’t so summery, I am able to wear it into fall as well. In the morning and evening I threw on my long duster for another layer. I got sort of a less-etherial, funkier Stevie Nicks thing going on. My Minnetonka boots work so well with this dress! I bought these boots at Nordstrom back in August and this is the first time that I have worn them. I love them! I was drawn to their comfort, funkiness and versatility because I can wear them with dresses and skirts or with tucked-in jeans. I will be wearing these boots often all fall and winter. I have since found out that they are a hot item at Kitson. I find that really funny because Minnetonka moccasins lived on many feet in my teen-aged home of Minnesota….and I wouldn’t call Minnesotans the gurus of fashion, at least not back in my day. Corduroy shorts, turtleneck shirts covered with tiny whales or ladybugs, loafers or moccasins–that was the look du-jour. Or, of course, if you were from Uptown, you copied the androgynous look of esteemed Minnesota resident, His High Holy Purpleness. Either way, it was awful.

So, here I am years later loving my Minnetonka moccasin boots. Full fashion circle.

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