The Best Basic Shoe Styles and Your Best Fashion Colors for Fall

There are five basic shoe styles that will basically take you everywhere this fall (and for every fall season, for the most part).

And they are:

1. A Knee-High Boot-This looks good with (long, slim-fitting skirts and dresses that's at least mid-calf length, but not with trousers and skinny pants.

Best for: Staying warm. Go for a classic style-a slim a silhouette, modified toe (not too round, not too tapered) and a low-to-mid heel.

2. A Strappy Evening Shoe-They'll lok good with tailored trousers, palazzo pants, knee-length skirts or dresses and long bias-cut skirts.

Best for: making the legs look long and sexy, thanks to the high, narrow heel and the cut-out design.

3. Classic Loafer-This works with everything casual: wide-leg or skinny pants, short or long, full skirts.

Best for: Work or play. They'll go extremely well with heavier textured fabrics like wool tweed,

4. Ankle Boot-They'll go with skinny pants, boot-cut jeans and ankle-length skirts.

Don't Wear With: Mid-calf skirts or cropped, wide-leg pants.

Best for: Giving the leg a sleek, unbroken line.

5. Classic Pump (or High Heel): Looks good and with trousers and knee-length skirts.

Don't Wear With: Wide-leg pants and long skirts.

Best for: Giving you a polished, professional look. Find the heel height you're most comfortable in and buy a few pairs in different colors, if you can afford to.

Your Best Fall Colors

First, you'll need to find out your skin's undertones. With your palm facing you and while standing in natural light, look at the veins on your inner wrist. If they're a greenish shade, your skin tone's Warm. If your veins look blue, you have a Cool tone.

For Cool tones, blue-based reds, purples (lilacs, plums) and pinks (fuchsia, deep rose) are your best shades because they complement your skin's bluish undertones.

You'll also look good in soft browns (sand, mocha) and greens such as fern and gray shades.

The best fall shades for Warm tones are oranges, chocolate or yellow-based browns (ginger, camel), soft reds like paprika, greens (kelly, lime, olive) or vibrant blues (turquoise, teal). These colors offset your skin's rich, golden undertones.