The Fall Mood Board
feat a dose of highland hag autumn, jane austen fall, and a sprinkle of cabmate muses
Hello and welcome to the seasonal mood board release on Nice Outfit! (Also welcome back after a quick 2 week hiatus!) Making mood boards is one of the activities that actually inspired me to begin putting thee newsletters together! I’m a daily user of pinterest and once I’ve made it into a season I love to look at the string of consistencies among the photos I’ve saved- where are my brain and eyes taking me this season? Last week I was looking through one of my boards and saw it- the through line for the season. I hinted towards it in my last newsletter “The Season for Simplicity”… it’s about pairing down and finding more calmness and honesty within myself. It feels like a slight return to my roots and less of an “oo shiny” mentality. In the tangible world of fashion that means more worn in jeans, fisherman sweaters, and flushed cheeks from cold afternoons outdoors.
Not to over intellectualize the “how” and “why” behind the mood board, but I have been thinking about how I ended up here with this inspiration and this through line for the season. I turn 30 next month and I think that, that has brought on a more prominent desire to be more grounded and honest. Connect with things that classically, I’ve loved and have been inspired by. I want to take more deep breathes and steps back and connect with the calmer side of myself before I enter a new decade of my life! I also have to wonder if my subconscious has really been leaning into fashions new found love of the field jacket-barn coat-chore jacket of this season. I’m not hopping on any band wagons here, I’ve had my Barbour for a couple of years and my favorite vintage barn coat I found in 2021- BUT the imagery and editorial push for them has definitely brought the “outdoorsy” portion of my psyche out a little bit more. Being a midwestern girl at heart, I have a small penchant for long open fields and expansive skylines- something that goes nicely with the barn coat and field jackets of the moment.
All of this said! I give you my fall mood board and small peak into my fashion psyche for this season, enjoy!
As always, thank you so much for reading and happy fall <3
Cheers,
xx Taylor