downtown girl needs 2026!

The complete guide

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Autumn feels, hot coco, the smell of a damp night on the sidewalk, that's probably why you clicked read! Here at Fashion truths we are everything downtown girl, there's something simplistic yet complex at the end of every cable knit sweater or every ruffle in a cotton skirt.

In this article we will dig through the fallen leaf's to the sweet gold that will tie in your wardrobe!

Number one essentials

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Youve probably heard of the old tricks but here's an refresher! Laced tops under vintage Henley's, leather jackets, flared jeans, layered cuts and so on. But the foundations are something to build off if your a beginner. Basic starter kits include cable knit sweaters, soft scarfs and leg warmers in the winters while we lean more towards baby doll tops in the summer. These pieces rotate for the seasons, lets not forget that we don't have to give up on this style during the sweat and hot summer!

Tricks for building on your outfits

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Cream Leg warmers over black boots (bonus points for black heeled UGG's) can never go wrong when paired with brown or black stockings tied off with a skort for those late night cafe or winter library visits, if your feelings bold then go with different styles and colours of legwarmers go crazy!

Hairclips will always be a life saver if your having a bad bang days while making your fit cute, star clips, heart ones or even small handmade designed ones can give those effortless vibes.

More on hair, try something new and stray from your norm if your feeling adventures, butterfly cuts, wolf cuts and layers are a pillar but tweaking to suit your preference is sometimes what makes you feel good with the finished look! Perhaps small in the middle wispy bangs to build on the wolf cut you already have or curling your butterfly cut into princess curls if your feeling it!

Hand embroidery on your flared jeans, denim skort or even a cute bag will always give off a unique flare, your favourite flower or something you love can be sown onto your staples to further deepen your look! You cant go wrong with introducing your own classic foundations and preferences into your look!

The thrift

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Yes its like an everyone for themselves situation while diving for vintage against resellers but if you swipe fast enough you can make a great catch. Leather jackets are a girls dream in thrift or at least the cool ones, many discard what can be easily upcycled, if the damage is on the lower half then crop the jacket, sow on some new vintage vibe orientated embroideries and let your mind flare like those jeans you wear.

You need a sharp eye and think positively, anything has potential when styles right even those vintage looking old granny sweaters your mom gets you. Double check all the racks, try things on if you want to tell if its going to be an easy tweak and imagine the potential to make something new out of an old!

Laced tees you find can always be cut and molded, if your feeling too hot in a Henley top feel free to buy strips of lace and sow on to give the authentic flare without sweating bricks, seasons change and so do our preferences, if you exit your downtown girl era I highly recommend upcycling, donating or selling your clothes instead of disposing as its more eco friendly. Avoiding excess wastage is kind and gives off the most authentic downtown girl vibes of them all, elegant and classy but also ethical has a nice ring to it don't you think?

Styling has no restrictions, if your having trouble then I recommend taking a scroll on Pinterest or Tik Tok for some downtown girl inspo to build your vibe and humanize it to coordinate the way you want it. What matters is feeling flattered within the outfit you build, perhaps if you feel laced pieces don't work on you implement some fun ruffled skirts or embroidery filled jackets to smooth it out or replace to pull together the overall outfit.

I also recommend exploring a list and researching both common and uncommon pieces online to make ideal staples for yourself out of the ordinary. You can find tables with organised pieces on my other downtown girl styling article just below "related articles", I hope you found this read helpful and good luck on building your dream wardrobe for this autumn!

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