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Desperately seeking Autumn!

Maya

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Is anyone else clawing at the walls for autumn to come? I'm so beyond bored and sick to death of wearing the same thing every day: One of 7 dresses, necklace, sandals, watch, bag.

I have tried to mix things up with earrings but I am still bored, so I'm resorting to wearing leggings or skinnies some days even though it's so hot and uncomfortable. I'm ready to tear my hair out (at least it will be a new look). Still 8 more weeks of this horrible season though I wish I lived in a 3 season climate instead. Words cannot express how depressing sunshine and warmth are for me.

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chewyspaghetti

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We're actually having cooling weather already, which is really odd for us. The last few nights, we have had overnight lows in the 50's (although daytime temps are still in the 90's). We had a really mild summer, so maybe we will have an early fall.
I'm not sick of my dresses yet, but I only just got my collection together, and I am still wearing shorts and my harem pants occasionally.

Michelle

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Maya, I cannot express strongly enough how much I'm agreeing with you here!! For me it's less about fashion boredom (though that's there too) than a desire for temperatures one can breathe in!!! I find sunshine heartwarming and happy, but humidity releases my inner beast and that's not good for anyone.
Plus, I have all these great new fall pieces now and want to wear them immediately!!

Claudia

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I completely commiserate, too. This summer has been the most miserable that I can remember in the northeast. The humidity has been stifling. I can't wait for it to end, and for cooler weather to come back.

We are on the same wavelength today, Maya. I thought of starting a very similar thread here this morning.

Laura

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Agreed!

You Easterners have really had a HOT summer and who can blame you for wishing for the classic cool crisp fall day?

Besides we have our NAS purchases hanging in the closet raring to go.

Mac

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I really try to not "wish my life away" so I don't WANT to want summer to be over... and yet, I TOTALLY agree. Fall is my favourite season and when I feel most alive. It's my dominant season; I'm "an autumn" so I thrive in all those colours and I also adore light cashmere and tweed and leather boots and trench coats.

Sarah

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YES! I'm with you, Maya. Summer dressing is just so...complicated. I don't know why. I'm so tired of feeling unfab! I've been rotating the same four work outfits for a few months now.
whine, whine, whine

Beth

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I adore summer and I don't like to rush time. That said, it's been a miserable summer on the east coast after a miserable winter and I'm also more than ready to see cooler temps and clothing that I can have fun with.

Claudia

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Mac, I am "an autumn," too.

Nine months of fall would be my perfect world, with a month each devoted to the other three seasons. I feel the most energized and alive feeling in the fall.

Maya

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This is definitely the worst summer on the east coast in recent memory. I can't take another 90+ degree day, and yet I see many of them ahead when I check the forecast. Combined with my hair and skin issues, not to mention the weird tanlines from my watch and dress hems... I just can't deal with it anymore.

You know what's cool to me now? 85. 85 is my new 75. I try to plan out when I'm going to break the routine and wear either skinnies or leggings based on what days will be under 90. I know Khris is laughing at me right now but this kind of weather is just not expected here!

I agree Laura, all my NAS purchases just made my autumn fever worse. I want to wear those OTK boots NOW. Only I don't because I'd suffocate and die if I did. I also have a bunch of dresses I can't wear in the heat, either because they are too polyester-y or too heavy.

Mac

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Claudia - TOTALLY! 9 months of fall *sigh*... dream come true...

Michelle

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It's true. In this neck of the woods the odd streak of days over 90 is expected, but not the whole flipping summer's worth! And any time we get a respite, it lasts for no more than two days. Insane!! That said I know it's been a great summer for gardeners, grop-growers and the like.
Mac, high five about fall. I feel exactly the same way. Maybe it's a function of how awesome our town is at that time of year?

Jenava

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Hmmm...Our summer here in Seattle started right after the 4th of July with temps in the 90s...for three days. Since then it's been cloudy and in the 50s until after noon almost every day, with highs in the mid 70s. Since our "Sprallinter" (that's Spring, Fall and Winter, all in one season) lasts from late September through June and we really haven't seen the sun much this summer (if we're even still calling it that at this point) I can't say I'm that excited about the weather getting (even more) cloudy and cold!

Melissa

I feel for you Maya, but I wish we could just switch places for a few weeks. I am literally sitting here in *August* wearing two sweaters and a scarf and shivering because this is summer in the SF bay area. I think it's about 56 degrees atm.

So I too am wishing for autumn, but that's only because it will be much warmer than this where I will be in the autumn. I am also wishing for autumn because I have a decent fall wardrobe lined up.

re: wanting to wear your boots NOW, I totally sympathize. When will you pull out your boots? I am wondering about temperature vs. timing--ie, if it's October but still warm, will boots look weird because it's warmer, versus if it's early September and chilly do boots look odd because it's too early in the season?

Rebecca

We're in winter at this end of the world and I am so over being cold. But winter is my favourite fashion season, it's not so easy to look good when you're wilting in our humid summer! So I'm torn between wanting it to be warmer so I can feel my feet and hands again but I'm not quite willing to give up my layers and boots yet either.

chewyspaghetti

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I'm not laughing!
Sure, 90 degrees is no big deal here, but we don't have your humidity most of the time. Today is supposed to be 91 with 12% humidity- no big deal. 90 degrees with 50% humidity is completely different.

Katja

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I'm with you, Maya! Staring at my boots every morning, and wishing...

Angie

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I always yearn for my favourite season! Roll on Autumn!

Maya, why aren't you wearing short shorts?

Cookie

I normally love Summer and always think it goes too quickly but this has been such a hot and humid one I am ready for it to be done. I appreciate living in a area with four distinct seasons (each has its high points - the Country Club in Summer, football in Fall, skiing in Winter, and the rebirth of Spring is so beautiful) but I have had to live in the AC for 2&1/2 months and I am ready for the cool, crisp days of Autumn. Plus, I love boots! I can wear them from the end of September to the end of April. Boots make cold weather worthwhile!

judy

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Mac, I love that phrase you used: "I really try not to wish my life away".

Maya, you might love Seattle. But then again, there are clouds, lots and lots of clouds, the kind that hang low in the sky, like a big down comforter over your head. (but it protects us from the extreme heat or cold). More than the rain, it's that that gets to me once in a while. It can be incredibly monotonous weather, but it is comfortable.

I remember those Northeast summers. In the city it's harder too. Everything radiates that heat and it's sticky, just sticky, all the time. I remember putting t shirts in the freezer and then laying them on top of me while lying in front of a fan. Plus everyone gets so cranky. It's a marathon for sure.

What I did love about living in the NE is that the summer DOES makes you crave for Fall to come (that and thunderstorms! They are RARE here). And it's such a beautiful Autumn there. It's that crispy air and the turning leaves, especially those Maples. It's just the best. The NW doesn't even come close. It's when I go to New Hampshire to visit my parents.

Maya

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Because I have to go to work, Angie. I have a lot of freedom here but that's taking it pretty far.

And I haven't quite figured out how to wear them.

And I only have one pair, which makes sense for the first reason.

Queen Mum

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NO NO NO!!!!! I'm not ready to pack up my summer wear yet. I have lots of tops that have gotten very little wear and I'm loving the ease of throwing on a dress and calling it a day. We really haven't had much of a summer anyway. And once fall hits I"m stuck with last years stuff due to the SYC challenge. So I'm actually good for a couple more months of summer. Come November I'll be willing to start layering up again.

rute

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I used to feel the same each summer, but this year i'm having a blast with my new dresses! I just wish it was less hot, because it has been so hot!

You can have fun starting to look at the new collections on stores! Zara has the autumn collection already!

Steph

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Fall is my favorite season, but I'm still so traumatized from all the snow we got in DC last winter that I don't really have an interest in hastening the end of summer, because that means winter will start that much earlier. I do, however, agree that this summer has been brutal, and the clothing options for summer are my least favorite, by far.

Lisa

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I am 100% right there with you Maya. Everytime I check the forecast and see 95 and up I want to scream. And all my new NAS goodies starting to collect dust is driving me crazy too. I do not recall the last time we had so many consistent hot days. And I really prefer to wear footwear with socks versus sandals. I cannot wait for fall to come.

Angie

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Its 75 degrees in Seattle today. I guess that's Autumn for many of you.

How short are your short shorts, Maya? Shorter than the dresses you would wear to work? I *think* I saw a picture of them but I'm not sure which ones you ended up getting. Bulk up and volume-up the top and wear them. That sounds appropriate. Although I still don't exactly know how short they are. Why did I think you were a veteran short shorts wearer? I'm obviously mixed up.

Post your short shorts challenges on the forum.

Maya

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I did post last week sometime. No, I am not a veteran by any stretch. I know how I like other people to wear them but my reluctance to tuck is troublesome.

I'm not sure of the inseam. Definitely less than 6". Probably 4".

Queen Mum

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I would be shocked if Angie approves 4" shorts for work.

Steph

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I just can't imagine wearing shorts to any workplace, unless I were a lifeguard or a Hooters waitress. But maybe it is appropriate in some creative fields?

Maya

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I live in a fashion forward city and work in a creative field, but it still doesn't sit well with me. I wear dresses that are probably too short to wear in most workplaces, but they are still longer than those shorts and certainly a lot dressier.

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