Brown Girl Gumbo

With only a slight chill in the air, it’s not quite time to break out full-length trenches, but a cute cropped one will do the trick. Not only will this mini-version of the classic wardrobe staple keep the you warm, but effortlessly chic at the same time. Plus, they complement dark-rinse jeans, which are always in style.

Check out some of these light-weight trench jackets:

BB Dakota Hinsdale Trench Jacket available at www.dillards.com for $89

Cropped Trench Coat available at www.charlotterusse.com for $35.50

Cropped Trench Coat available at www.gap.com for $79.50

French Connection Cropped Trench Jacket available at www.asos.com for $153.34

JNBY Adventures Short Trench Coat available at www.shopbop.com for $318

Joseph Full-Length Jacket available at www.yoox.com for $180

Burberry Sawley Belted Cropped Trench available at www.bluefly.com for $500.40

Juicy Couture Ruffled Cropped Trench available at www.bloomingdales.com for $107.28

Are you a fan of cropped trenches?

Now that fall is right around the corner, why not ditch your lightweight cardigan for a comfortable fleece blazer? This season it’s all about updating the stylish staple with a flexible and flattering fleece blend. Blazers work with just about every item in your wardrobe from skinny jeans to shorts and now these fleece finds can create an even more casual look.

Authentic Fleece Blazer available at www.jcrew.com for $98

Juicy Couture Shrunken Fleece Blazer available at www.shopbop.com for $178

Flannery Fleece Rugby by Ralph Lauren available at www.rugby.com for $99.99

Luxe Fleece Cropped Blazer available at candcalifornia.com for $69.90

Vintage Havana Fleece Blazer available at www.nationaljeancompany.com for $84

Would you wear a fleece blazer this fall season?

With so many BGS wearing wedges and strutting in sky-high heels, it’s inevitable that some of us will either trip or take a tumble, leaving behind a scratch. If so, Band-Aid has all of us fashionistas covered – literally.

Celebrity fashion designer Cynthia Rowley has partnered with the household brand to create a super chic collection of adhesive bandages giving the boring flesh-tone shades a backseat.

Packaged in sleek black and turquoise tins, these designer bandages are bold with glamorous designs such as sequins and pretty petals.

Available for a limited-time, these scrape-savers will be in Cynthia Rowley stores, cynthiarowley.com and The Cooper Hewitt Museum next month.

Would you wear a designer bandage or simply stick to the nude hues?

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