Style Journal by Elan

How to Style Double Denim This Fall, Without the Costume Effect

Donna Midi Dress in light blue chambray, buttoned with a pleated waist, worn with tan suede ankle boots

By Elan Team

There's a particular kind of denim outfit that reads as trying too hard: two pieces in nearly the same wash, worn head to toe, that end up looking more like a uniform than an outfit....
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What to Wear in Paris This Fall: A Style Guide for Museums, Cafés, and Late Dinners

Harlow Dress with navy ribbed sleeveless top and navy and white pinstripe skirt, styled with tan suede boots

By Elan Team

Paris in the fall has a reputation that mostly holds up: chestnut leaves turning gold along the Seine, café terraces switching from shade umbrellas to wool blankets, a chill in the morning air that burns...
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What to Wear on a Fall Road Trip, Comfortable Enough for Hours in the Car

Woman in a beige short-sleeve knit top with a chest pocket and matching beige pants, standing in a studio

By Elan Team

A practical, comfortable outfit formula for a long fall car ride, built around an elastic-waist barrel-leg pant, a half-zip knit, and an easy vest layer.
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What to Wear for a Fall Weekend in Nantucket

Woman wearing a denim shirt-jacket with a brown suede collar and tied waist belt, paired with wide-leg jeans

By Elan Team

There's a particular kind of fall morning on Nantucket: fog sitting low over the gray-shingled roofs, cobblestones slick enough that you're glad you packed flats instead of heels, and a chill off the water that...
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Fringe Jacket: The Suede Layer That Makes a Plain Outfit Interesting

Fringe Jacket in Olive snapped closed, with long fringe across the chest and sleeves, over an olive mini skirt

By Elan Team

Not every jacket needs to fade into the background of an outfit. The Fringe Jacket is built to do the opposite: a boxy, relaxed faux suede shirt-jacket in Olive, with long fringe running across the...
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What to Wear to a Fall Engagement Party

Woman in the Corneila dress with a black ribbed mock-neck bodice and blue skirt, one hand in a side pocket

By Elan Team

An engagement party almost never comes with a dress code printed on the invitation, which is exactly what makes it tricky to plan for. It might be a backyard afternoon with the couple's parents pouring...
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How to Style a Vest This Fall, the Layer That Doesn't Add Bulk

Woman wearing the black quilted Fiona Vest with a high stand collar over a white patterned knit sweater

By Elan Team

Fall layering has a built-in problem: most of the pieces that add warmth also add sleeves, and sleeves are exactly what you don't want when you're already wearing a sweater underneath a jacket underneath a...
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Janet Dress: The Suede Finish That Makes a Shirtdress Feel Like Fall

Janet Suede Midi Dress in green with puffed sleeves, tie waist and tiered skirt, worn with brown suede boots

By Elan Team

A suede-finish shirtdress and a color-blocked sweater make the case for dressing well through a fall week that can't settle on one temperature.
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How to Style a Jean Jacket This Fall, No Stiff Denim Required

Woman in the white Shelly Jacket with a collar and button front, styled with olive green wide-leg pants

By Elan Team

A fresh take on the jean jacket, knit instead of stiff denim, styled with a boxy blouse and a silky wide-leg trouser for easy fall layering.
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