Fall Outfits 2022 for Women - New Fashion Trends | Levi's® US (2024)

We know what you’re thinking. Why did we say “looks” of the month and not “look of the month”? Well, that’s an easy one. North America has some pretty diverse climates and weather patterns, so September weather looks *really* different from place to place. You could be feeling the chill up in Canada while Florida never really stops feeling like summer. That’s why we specially calibrated our looks for the specific temperature ranges in the north and south to help you make our theme work for you. So back to the theme: “layers”. Layers hold a special place in our hearts because they’re just. so. versatile. Take a light cardigan and an easy t-shirt for instance. Cold in the morning? That sweater has your back (and your front if you button it up). Hot on your afternoon walk? Take it on with just the tee. They’re primed to make transitional weather work for you.

So that’s kind of a no-brainer right? But the hard part here is not the strategy, it’s the execution. How do you coordinate all these sweaters, tees, and jeans and accessories to make them work together harmoniously? Well, we’ll lay down some easy rules to help you understand how to coordinate your layers so you can better understand how we built our looks. Let’s talk color, pattern and texture coordination.

You all may or may not remember this from elementary school art class, but there is such a thing as a color wheel. All color theory is based on an understanding of the six colors of the rainbow as arranged on this wheel or circle. To understand the wheel you have to first look at the primary colors–aka the colors that you can’t make by mixing two other colors together. These are red, yellow, and blue. On the color wheel, they sit in a triangle so that there is another color in between each of them. What are those colors you ask? Those are the secondary colors you get from mixing two primaries together. So, for example, in between red and blue on the color wheel is purple, in between red and yellow is orange, and in between blue and yellow is green.

Ok so that was a lot but we promise there’s a reason why we just walked you through all that. That reason is that if you’re putting together an outfit with multiple colors in it–which, who isn't–you’re going to want to pick colors based on their location on the wheel. The safest bet? Complimentary colors that are across from each other on the wheel, like green and purple, or blue and orange. Another good choice–stay within the family. Primaries look great with each other and so do secondaries.

For pattern mixing, we’ll spare you the technical lesson and go for something a little more intuitive. We’ve got two main strategies here. The first is that if you’re going to mix patterns they should be patterns of different scale. So a tiny polka dot print shirt would look great with an oversized plaid print. The next strategy is about pattern type. We recommend mixing geometric regimented patterns like stripes or windowpane with organic artistic prints like paisley and floral. The flowing nature of one naturally complements the predictable nature of the other and you don’t have to worry about scale if you’re focusing on this strategy.