Cosmo's Great Eight Fall Fashion Finds: My Take

Cosmopolitan has posted "The Great 8" on their Website Here, eight "essential trends you must, must, must adopt this fall" are shown in a picture slide show. Being the trendy twenty-something I am, I headed to the site to see just how I should be styling myself. Needless to say, I will not be in vogue with this season's must haves. Here is why:

1. The first outfit is a pretty, flirty, purple party dress. I love it. It is gorgeous and would flatter most women, no matter skin color and body shape. But why do I need a purple party frock? I do not foresee myself attending many parties or going on fabulously romantic dates where this would be appropriate. I will stick to the party dresses I already own that are collecting dust in my closet.

2. The second outfit features a very smart capelet over a black turtleneck. It looks nice on the model, but I can already hear the snickers and see the stares if I stepped out of my apartment wearing this. I am not a celebrity who can wear anything and get away with it, nor do I attend a preppy boarding school. Besides, if I am going to wear something over my turtleneck, it is probably to provide warmth. A capelet will only be good for flying up in my face when sudden gust of wind catches it.

3. The third outfit is a little black dress, but updated for fall. This is cute and stylish, but, like the purple party dress, I would have no place to wear it. And bubble skirts are not for everyone. Nor are sheer sleeves.

4. The fourth outfit is a sparkly sweater mini dress and it looks amazing on the model, who has legs that go on for miles and is as big around as a twig. I might be able to get away with this if I wear some super spiky heels, but i would feel very exposed, not to mention unsturdy. Besides, do I really need a frock that will leave me looking like a Beyonce wanna-be?

5. This is quite possibly the only outfit I could actually see myself pulling together. The black leather jacket is very cute and I have to admit that I am a big fan of the whole little-skirt-over-leggings combo. This would be great on a younger woman who is headed out to a concert or off on a casual date. Definitely not work appropriate, however. Well... depending where you work.

6. "What in the world?!" That was my exact thought when I viewed the white knit sweater dress over the white knit sweater tights. Unless you wear a negative size, this outfit will make any woman feel frumpy and fat. And white knit-on-white knit is far too much white knit! The tights take me back to my kindergarten days when my mother dressed me in them with my little corduroy jumpers.

7. Outfit seven is hard to distinguish. Is it a little black party dress, or a little denim dress? Either way, it is little. It would make a nice Homecoming dress or date wear for those living in the warmer states, but for the majority of the world, it is just too little. Strapless mini dresses should be reserved for summer.

8. The final outfit looks to be Sandy's skin-tight pants from Grease paired with a boucle short jacket, and leather gloves. While I am pretty proud of my tush, I do not want to put it on display in pants that would show every little bump and bulge. And I do not partake in horse riding. Thanks, but no.

I just moved to Florida from New York, so I know my usual fall clothing is in need of a major overhaul. Cosmopolitan did not really help me out as I had hoped they would. It looks as if I am left to my own devices, and wardrobe pieces, to pull together seasonly-appropriate outfits. I may not be sporting the latest fashions, but I am sure I will still look stylish to some.