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A fun wardrobe has a good mix of staples and statements. Balance is key though! Too many staple pieces and you risk the chance of feeling bored with your wardrobe and missing out on some fall fashion fun, but too many statements and you spend the season looking “trendy” and like you just picked an outfit out at the store without putting your own personal twist on it!
The right pieces will also give your wardrobe more mileage and versatility because you’ve upped your mixing and matching potential! Here are some ways you can mix and match different statement and staple pieces for fall to have some fun this season!
How to Mix and Match Statement and Staple Pieces For Fall
This isn’t a full list of fall staples, I talk about more about those here, but hopefully, this is a good starting point to give you some outfit inspo on what you can do with your wardrobe!
STAPLES:
sweater
plaid shirt
ankle boots
dark wash jeans
green utility jacket
basic tee and/or striped tee
STATEMENTS:
faux fur coat
leather pants
bold booties
snakeskin/animal print
Related: 7 Fall Outfits That Will Never Go Out of Style
Fall staples in this look: basic tee, plaid button-down, ankle boots
Fall statements: leather pants, leopard print coat
You can hardly go a day in fall without seeing something plaid and/or a flannel…fall staple for sure! But seeing leather pants every day is not as common, which is why I think they fall under “statement”. Worn together, they add an edgy twist to your fall look, so you can be just a little different than everyone else wearing flannels this season!
Cheetah/leopard print is eye-catching and is a fun print to add to plaid!
shop similar: flannel | pants | cheetah coat
Related: One Super Easy Fall Boot Hack
Fall staples in this look: denim jacket, turtleneck sweater, ankle boots
Fall statements: leopard print slip dress, snakeskin skirt
Animal print two ways! This print is always hot, hot, hot this time of year and it’s a trend I love jumping on, even though I secretly consider it a neutral! For those that are a little unsure, or just want to tone it down, pairing it with basic/staple pieces like a denim jacket and a sweater will surely do the trick!
shop similar: dress | skirt | boots
Fall staples in this look: striped tee, dark wash jeans, ankle boots
Fall statements: cheetah coat, red boots
Whether you want to look dressed up or casual, dark wash jeans have your back! You can get different looks by pairing them with basic booties or bold, vibrant ones. Both looks rock, it just depends on what you’re going for! And never, ever has a striped top failed me.
shop similar: cheetah coat | red boots
Related: The 5 Piece Fall Outfit
Fall staples in this look: striped tee, dark wash jeans, ankle boots, green utility jacket
Fall statement: leather pants
One of my favorite fall staples, a striped tee, is showing its versatility by looking sweet and simple with jeans and booties, or edgy and stylish with leather pants and a utility jacket. The green acts as a neutral, making this something you have to have in your wardrobe this season!
Related: 20+ Super Cute Fall Outfits
I hope you see now that with the right balance of statement and staple pieces you can have a well rounded and stylish wardrobe for fall!


Would love to see a house tour and more health hacks! Lovely posts!
Thanks for the feedback, Leah! We’re actually getting our house ready to sell so a house tour won’t work now…but maybe for the next one? 🙂 Will file the idea away more healthy hacks!
This was so informative. Now I’m excited to dig into my closet a little more and see how I can mix and match my pieces for autumn. It sucks that I’m getting ready to head to Florida for a week because I’m having to revert back to my summer wardrobe and I couldn’t possibly be more ready for FALL haha!
Haha have fun in Florida! Your fall clothes will be waiting for you when you get back 😉
I am so excited for Fall and this was such a great post! Love mixing and matching staple and statement pieces!!
Kileen
cute & little
Thanks so much, Kileen!
I have a ton of animal print from this summer and I was wondering what I was going to do with the pieces for Fall and this guide is giving me some great ideas!! You look great!
So glad I could help! 🙂
All of these looks are SO GOOD on you. I love how you’ve mixed in the leopard print. I always forget that it’s a neutral, but it’s perfect to match with so many things.
It adds a great punch to a look too!
What a great post! I like all of the outfits you put together ? and look forward to wear all the nice fall wear!
Lots to love, Miri
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Snakeskin is a fun pattern this year! I’m excited to wear it more!
I love all of these look! Posts like this are so fun to see how people style the same item in different ways. I love your teddy leopard coat as well as those red booties! So cute xo
These are such great tips on how to mix and match fall pieces! As I’m on a shopping ban for the rest of the year, posts like these are so helpful!
It’s still 90000000 degrees in Va and I am so ready to bust out the fall clothing!
Love how you gave these ideas on how to mix and match fall staples which is a good reminder not to go shopping for new stuff and to work with what you have to save money. I will have to go through my closet soon and work something around it! Love your cheetah jacket! ❤️
Thanks for the kind words! I was hoping people would feel like they could mix and match and maximize their wardrobe to save money and effort from buying a lot of new things!
i’m seriously obsessed with all of your posts! and YES to that first outfit! I need!
So pleased to hear you like them 🙂
I love this! I am SO bad about mixing and matching things…so this is so helpful!
So happy to hear it was helpful!
I am obsessed with that coat!! super super cute!
Thanks so much, Erin!
Thank you for doing over 50+ fashion ideas. I get inspiration from your post already!! You have great style for a twenty+!
So glad you’re getting inspiration. I draw so much inspiration from those 50+ too!