Almost Fall Guide for Aug. 22-26

by B Condon 3:15 PM

Kinda like the v-spot but more demanding, this is your "almost-fall" guide for the week when things are starting to change before the leaves even turn orange.

Music

• (Last Friday) Alex Winston puts out "Velvet Elvis" **click here!** EP **click here!** and Single 

• (Tuesday) Florence + the Machine's "What the Water Gave Me" NEW single, NEW album coming November 7th

•  (Wednesday) Reading Rainbow's **click here!** free download of "Dead End" *click here!**
•  (Thursday) Le Kid's "Oh Alright" **click here!** Album Review **click here!** officially coming out early September, date TBA

New Single "America"

• (Thursday) St. Vincent's "Cruel" Video **click here!** Out on Stereogum *click here!** Album "Strange Mercy" Out September 13th

Movies

• Circumstance starring  Nikhol Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy in theaters August 26  

• Martha Marcy May Marlene starring Elizabeth Olsen and Hugh Dancy in limited theaters October 21 

• My Week With Marilyn starring Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh in theaters November 4

• The Muppets starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Jim Henson's Muppets in theaters November 23

• The Artist starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman in theaters November 23

• The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent in theaters December 16

TV

• (August 7) Hungry Girl Season 2 at 10 am/9c on Food Network

• (August 15) Vampire Diaries Season 3 at 7 pm/8c on the CW

• (August 19) The Playboy Club Season Premiere at 9:30 pm/10c on CBS

• (August 20) Glee Season 3 at 8 pm/9c on FOX

• (August 20) New Girl (starring Zooey Deschanel) Season Premiere at 9 pm/10c on FOX 

• (August 22) New NBC Thursday Line-Up (Community, The Office, Parks and Recreation, Season Premiere of Whitney) 7-8 pm/8-9c

 Clothes

• (Monday) One Dress that can teeter between Summer lightness but with a Fall look
• Flower prints are still good but with the green, beige and brown it can be easily adapted to look more autumnal with layers of...
• a leather jacket
• thicker sweater tights (five dollar tights at Ragstock, I am coming for you!)
• any colored cardigan to make the print really pop. 
• Any fashion/biker boot
• Flowery accessories that have the same colors but not necessarily the same print (see next picture for example) Mixing prints is the thing this fall!

•  Always have an emergency men's wear outfit on hand.  
• I easily look too butch, so my tip for anyone like me is to incooporate really feminine patterns, like...
• the floral scarf
• lace (to match the neckline that you really can't see in this picture)
• lighter lines versus harsher black and white stripes when mixing patterns like this

• If you do layers, make sure it's light (For now)
• Mix patterns!
• Gray/White stripe t-shirt with lace neck 
• Rose scarf with green background with lace ends (worn in a tie style or knotted over the chest)
• Pin Stripe vest (that is far too large for me... anyone have a sewing machine so I can fix it?) 

• More layers are encouraged when it gets cooler! But for now...
• Leather Jacket/Biker boots 
• Even a neon-florescent cardigan or jacket (listen to Nylon)
• Denim skirt with leggings and boots on a warmer day
• My rule of thumb for cooler days: More lighter layers you wear, the more awesome you look (some of us sweat easily)