Fall is sometimes a little difficult to dress for because it’s in-between summer dresses and coats and scarves.  Remember that you don’t have to show a lot of skin to be sexy so it’s definitely a great time to cover up a little, but still look great.

Here are some tips for picking out your perfect sexy outfit for Fall:

• Wear boots. There are only a few weeks in Fall where the temperature is perfect for wearing boots with a dress and no tights.  A Fall wrap dress that comes to just above the knee would look great with a pair of heeled boots.  You get to show just the tiniest bit of leg!

• Find a great pair of tight-fitting dark skinny jeans. Go to a department store with a huge denim section and try on every pair until you find the perfect style that makes your butt look great!  Skinny jeans are perfect with ballet flats for a casual but conservative look.

• Wear a cotton V-neck or cowl neck.  Try tops with both necklines.  They can be very flattering for a curvy woman’s figure.  A sleeveless cowl neck is one of my favorite tops for Fall.

• Mix tight and loose on top and bottom.  If you wear tight pants, wear a blousey top and if you wear loose-fitting pants wear a more snug top.  This is one of my secrets for putting together an outfit quickly…leggings go with a empire waist top and comfortable trouser pants go with a tiny fitted top.  You will look great, stylish, and put together.

• Try wearing thin light-colored super soft cashmere layer.  I find thin cashmere to be very sexy, but you will have to do a little shopping to find out if the look is right for you.  I have a seafoam green super thin delicate cashmere sweater with a huge scoop neck, overly long sleeves, and a slight A-shape that is fabulous when layered over a tank.

• Get a cute Fall jacket.  Don’t get caught shivering without sleeves or sweating in a wool coat.  Find a cute cotton jacket in a color that will go with your closet.  If you wear a jacket, then you can also push your sleeveless wardrobe further into the Fall months.

• Wear a flowing silk blouse in a bright color or floral.  Again, a top doesn’t have to be tight to be sexy.  You can find a beautiful loose silk blouse that is extremely flattering to your figure.

• Wear your hair down.  Big bouncy curls are in this Fall, so try hot rollers or wear it down in a way that feels comfortable.  You will look beautiful!

Most importantly:  Be confident and comfortable in the way that you look and you will be beautiful and sexy.

Images: Nordstrom

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How to Dress Sexy This Fall

for my torso to shrink

or the shirt to lengthen 2 inches.

I’ve got this crazy entitlement issue with my shirts. I feel I should be allowed to move my arms without showing my stomach.

The one with the pink scarf too. My mother bought them for me and it feels ungrateful to admit they don’t fit. What’s the statute of limitations on this?

My torso not only has to shrink for the striped one to fit, but my boobs do too. I’m holding out because shrinking boobs is a possibility.

I invested an entire quarter, that’s 25 cents at a garage sale, in the brown shirt.

That’s worth losing a few inches of torso isn’t it? Have you ever seen a shirt that has the ability to grow?

This is when frugality becomes a mental health issue.

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Incredible Shrinking Torso

We’re clearly soldiers in petticoats
And dauntless crusaders for woman’s votes
Though we adore men individually
We agree that as a group they’re rather stupid!

Cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters’ daughters will adore us
And they’ll sign in grateful chorus
“Well done, Sister Suffragette!”

So, cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters’ daughters will adore us
And they’ll sing in grateful chorus
“Well done! Well done!
Well done Sister Suffragette!”

I guess I’m the daughter’s daughter (it was set in 1910) so here I am bringing her wish to fruition:

Well Done! Well Done! Well Done Sister Suffragette!

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Sister Suffragette

It was divine. Just what I needed.

Driving up I remembered that I had forgotten to pack any underwear. So, I chuckled at my tendency to multi-task and forget this or that and used it as a great excuse to buy some new ones at Target about half way there. I also bought Pink’s new CD as kind of a treat.

When I pulled up to her condo I realized my suitcase was not in my van. No where to be found. I blamed my husband for taking it out of the van to rearrange for the wheelchair I was picking up. But, he said he found it by the front door. It’s probably bad that I was super-disappointed that it wasn’t his fault.

The Blogger has no clothes.

Not an ounce of pretension could be mustered up from my clothes all weekend.

The biggest guest faux paux of all time.

I had no make-up, no Chantix for the smoking, no clothing. No shoes, no work-out clothes. No toothbrush. No hair brush or comb. No moisturizer or zit stick or sunscreen. As a guest, don’t you think it’s a little rude to show up with NOTHING?

Rebecca was incredibly gracious, lending me whatever would fit. She’s a few sizes smaller than I, and a total fitness buff, so adjustable clothing and stretchy tank tops saved the day. In the end it turns out that having no stuff to flounce yourself up isn’t that big of a deal. I was just fine and had a great time.

You are not your clothes. Wasn’t I saying something like that earlier in the week? Oh, that’s right when I was talking about school clothes for girls on So Sioux Me earlier in the week. Was this the universe or God trying to make damn sure I meant it?

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Fashion Faux Paux

Often, we characterize life for a child as idyllic and splendid and all ice-cream-y…but I wonder sometimes if it isn’t a lot more like adult working-life. The stress, the disappointments, the anger and the exhaustion?

Let’s see if I can make some analogies that help to substantiate my thought process.

Getting ready for school…I doubt very much they have “dressing for success” seminars for 7 year olds, but maybe they should: “How to get ahead in Math Class…wear Prada?” or “Wearing flip flops to gym class is a fashion DON’T”.

How about show and tell. Doesn’t that have all the hallmarks of presenting a quarterly earnings report in front of Sr. management? Standing at the front of the class, in front of a bunch of snickering adolescents has got to horrify even the most precocious child.

And then there’s recess…tell me that’s not the snake pit that we call “drinks with the boss” after work. Or maybe it’s really the elementary school version of the water cooler.

Parent/teacher night…well, that’s just a pre-cursor for your annual review, without the embarrassment of having to listen to the pathetic calculation for your crummy bonus.

And finally, the end of semester report card…promotion or demotion? Get the picture? See how hard being a kid is?

This summer, I’d try to keep them away from the tv.

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