It's 105 Degrees Outside...Time to Buy Winter Clothes?!

The unfortunate reality is that most of the really cute winter clothes hit the stores in July and August. If you try buying your winter clothes in September, sometimes you get stuck with the leftovers. The good news is that for most women, buying winter clothes is so much more pleasant than buying summer clothes when you're forced to squeeze into shorts and every battle of the bulge becomes a full on war.

And with heavy tweeds and laces dominating the trend for fall 2010, we thankfully have a return to femininity (less menswear! yay!) with high-quality 50s full cut/circle skirts, top-handle bags a la Grace Kelly, and jeweled brooches. Check out this year's Louis Vuitton print campaign and you'll see all of that feminine 50s influence in all its glory. The only thing we're worried about with fall 2010 is a hint of the 80s returning as well...the headline on a recent issue of Vogue stated "Up in the Air: A Return to High Hair." Uh oh. We can jump on the 50s modern sensibility...but we just can't seem to jump on that 80s bandwagon. Not hot. Even if it is 105 degrees outside.