Hooray for Fall!

I have a confession to make: I think summer is overrated.

I will admit that that's a very broad statement to make about the fairest of the seasons. I do rather love many of its components, from the gloriously warm, sunny weather that allows for backyard barbecues and weekend trips to the beach to the more relaxed attitudes toward what constitutes an appropriate workweek. Fashion-wise, however, I am not a fan.

It's not that I don't like sundresses and tank tops and wedge-heeled sandals in and of themselves. I have a closetful, a bureauful, and a shoerackful of all of the above, respectively. (I truly don't like flip flops, though...call me a snob, but anything made out of rubber should never be worn out, period.) My issue is that it's very difficult to be stylish when it's too steamy to cover up. I'm a big believer that good outfits are in the details, and hot, humid weather doesn't always allow for a lot of details. Furthermore, ladylike style, which I am a particular fan of, is nigh upon impossible in the heat. Have you ever found yourself zipped into a high-waisted pencil skirt in 90-degree temperatures? If you haven't, you're lucky. I have and suffice it to say I did not enjoy it.

So I am endlessly pleased that September has rolled in and brought with it air that's a bit cooler, a bit crisper, and ever so well suited to dressing (and by dressing I mean dressing, not just putting on clothes). Maybe it's because I'm from rural New Hampshire, where autumn means that the leaves will change and, for a few gorgeous weeks, turn the region into a rust, red, and yellow-tinted paradise, but this is my absolute favorite time of year. I'm just itching for the day I can bring out my tights and sweaters and my mother's cordovan leather trench coat from the late 1970s and really start rocking the season.

Until then, here's to bridging the summer-fall gap with panache.

Ruched black top: ECI
Skirt: bottom half of a vintage peplum suit, late 1950s/early 1960s, Julius Garfickel & Co. via the fabulous but now defunct History (RIP)
T-strap heels: Tahari



(Sorry for the bad picture quality, my camera is on the fritz and it seems I have to make it work at work for the time being...)