9 New Styling Moves We're Stealing From the Runway

Updated on 9/28/2018 at 12:06 PM

The Spring '19 runways are a tease, I know. We see the catwalk swathed in cool new clothes and fresh colors and cuts, but alas, we're stuck right where we are: it's Fall, people. Since we can't shop the new season just yet, we're drawing inspiration, because that, friends, we can do.

In that vein, I'm zeroing in on one of the industry's most wearable — and most worn — collections: Tibi. It's a brand now synonymous with street styled cool, as evidenced from the showgoers and influencers wearing the brand head to toe around Fashion Week. While the pieces may not be shoppable yet, the styling hacks are for your use starting now. Ahead are nine tips to put to good use for transitional dressing and beyond.

Replace Your Button-Up

Trade the traditional button-up for a zip-up popover or bomber to pair with your trousers and skirts. The resulting outfit is infinitely cooler.

Throw a Vest on Your Dress

A flirty dress gets airtime beyond the cocktail party if you add a vest to ground it and give it more coverage — exhibit A.

. . . Exhibit B

Do the Same With a Blazer

Take a pretty slip dress to cooler temps with a blazer thrown over it. This look also has entirely more versatility — take it to brunch, dinner, parties, weddings, and the office. It actually works for all of the above.

Play With Colored Denim

Pastel denim makes it easy to wear head-to-toe color. The addition of colored jeans makes your everyday outfit that much more noteworthy, especially when you add a bag in a contrasting pop of color.

Throw a Sweater Over a Slinky Slip

Play with proportions and fabrics when you top a breezy slip with a cozy, oversize sweater. This look will serve you well transitioning from Summer to Fall and Winter to Spring.

Update Our All White

White dresses are lovely; but white on white separates in contemporary cuts — like a tank and poplin pants — feels way more current. Plus, it's more all-occasion appropriate than your LWD.

Dress Down a Suit

Flip flops with a suit? Absolutely, the Scandi style is going mainstream, offering an easy, undone sensibility to otherwise-buttoned-up outfits, like this one.

Pair a Midi Dress With Pants

The proportions on this one just werk. We love how a floaty midi dress hits right below the knee on this pair of flares, creating an ultraflattering silhouette and giving both of these pieces a whole new life when they're worn together.