STYLE GURU STYLE: Good As Gold

Even though we have just made it through February, this past month has gotten me BEYOND excited for fall 2016. Surprisingly (not), itโ€™s not the promise of a new semester thatโ€™s gotten me excited for next autumn. Rather, itโ€™s the insanely gorgeous runway shows Iโ€™ve been following during fashion month, and the fall 2016 styles I already canโ€™t wait to rock. As for some of my favorites, Iโ€™ve been obsessed with Rachel Zoeโ€™s ready-to-wear collection, as well as Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafiniโ€™s velvet-filled, jewel toned and pastel collection. However, one runway that Iโ€™m already taking inspiration from is the Diesel Black and Gold ready-to-wear show, and the inspiration Iโ€™ve drawn has led to a new favorite outfit of mine.

The show was filled with dark turtlenecks and black boots, two of my absolute favorite items. The show heavily featured skirts, but itโ€™s still way too chilly in Pittsburgh to be comfortable in a skirt. For my take of the Diesel Black and Gold collection, I opted for a black turtleneck, with high waisted jeans, black boots and gold accessories.

The turtleneck was a look straight from the runway, and itโ€™s a go-to of mine for any days I want to feel wrapped up and cozy in class. I went with jeans since itโ€™s still winter, as I mentioned above, but this look would also totally work with either a black skirt or a denim button-down skirt. My black and gold belt was originally just for the practical use of keeping my jeans high on my waist, but I then decided to stick with the gold theme throughout my accessories. The runway show itself features lots of black belts with gold hardware, and this H&M version did the job for my look. I went with fairly large gold studs, so such a small detail wouldnโ€™t get lost in my mass of crazy curls.

As for my shoes, I went with my old standby platform booties. These babies have seen better days, but I just canโ€™t give them up. Topshop, you did well. A few of the runway looks featured platform boots, and I think they genuinely complete any outfit. The outfit itself is fairly tight, so to make it looser and more casual, high-waited jeans could totally be an option as well with this look.

took Runway shows arenโ€™t always realistic when it comes to outfit inspiration (but actually, where can I get my hands on a new Versace choker?), so itโ€™s important to draw on a few little details from the shows, and put your own spin on things in order to create an outfit thatโ€™s truly you.

Get My Look: 1. Black turtleneck. 2. Belt with gold hardware. 3. Platform booties.

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