Left: Bluetique, 235 Woodland Ave. Top: Stuart Mercer Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe, 126 West Maxwell St.
Middle: Purse & dress - Bluetique Above: Bluetique & Stuart Mercer Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe
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What’s
HOT For
Fall
Amanda Powell
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his month Glamour magazine provid-
terns. Plaid is back and making a big state-
ed readers with a slideshow on its
ment. The tartan and plaid patterns look best
website featuring the most wearable
on thick fabrics, so look for shawls or big win-
fall trends. KEG has picked, nixed and
ter coats to incorporate these patterns into
tweaked these looks into workable styles for
your wardrobe.
any fashionable college student. One of the easiest trends to try this fall is
Wool or felt hats are making a comeback
the color red. Of course, this isn’t the best
from last fall. They are the perfect touch to an
news for UK students who bleed blue, but it’s
outfit if you’re heading to Keeneland. They’re
easy to attempt in subtle ways. Wear red lip-
also beneficial for rainy days. The bigger the
stick for a day and feel bold and empowered
better because they will keep your head and
or find a grand shade of red nail polish.
shoulders dry – the perfect alternative if you
If you’re daring enough to try the red-on-
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forget an umbrella.
red look, find a pair of red jeans and match a
Another great trend to try at Keeneland is
red shirt of a different shade. But if you’re not
the bohemian print maxi dress. The maxi
looking to go that far, just pair a red piece of
dress has been gaining popularity over the
clothing with a neutral, such as a sweater, the
past few summers, but now it’s in for fall and
next trend on the list.
a neutral colored bohemian print paired with
The grandpa sweater is back, and every-
Left: Lucia’s World Friendly Boutique | 523 East High Street Above: Lucia’s World Friendly Boutique & Stuart Mercer Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe
A favorite of many are the big, floppy hats.
a light sweater is the way to wear it.
one’s obsessed with it. There is no other
Black and white prints and white dresses
trend other than this one where you can
with black belts are also in style right now. It’s
throw on a fuzzy, oversized sweater to stay
daring to wear white in the fall, especially
warm and look stylish at the same time.
after Labor Day, so if you’re uncomfortable,
Check out some vintage stores around
rock a darker cream dress with a black belt
Lexington to find old sweaters with cool
and you’ll still look super chic.
designs. Honestly, the tackier the better. Also look for red tartan and red plaid pat-
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Try out one or all of these trends and make this fall your most fashionable yet.
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Left: Stuart Mercer Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe Middle: Bella Rose Below: Lucia’s World Friendly Boutique & Stuart Mercer Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe
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Left: Lucia’s World Friendly Boutique Middle: Bella Rose Below: Stuart Mercer Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe
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Clothing & accessories provided by J&H Lanmark, 189 Moore Dr.
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photos courtesy streetscenevintage.com
Vintage Shops: Lexington Amanda Powell
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ld vinyl, jewelry, furniture and clothing are only a few of the treasures you can find at vintage shops around Lexington.
www.lexantiques.com. Street Scene is the perfect shop for any hip, college student. It originally started as a booth in
Feather Your Nest, voted central Kentucky’s No.
Feather Your Nest and then grew into its own store.
1 antique store, opened in 2002 and is co-owned by
Street Scene is co-owned by Terri Wood and
Geralyn Wojtowicz and Sharon Woodrum. “We met socially here in town,” Wojtowicz said, “Sharon is the business woman and I am the antiquer, and it grew from that.” All of the items at Feather Your Nest are vintage
Kathryne Wiseman. In this shop you will find trendy, vintage clothing as well as jewelry, furniture and shoes, including Toms. Street Scene stays involved in the community and hosts events at the store throughout the year.
POPS has been open for 16 years, and is owned by Dan Shorr, also known as “Pop.” Shorr originally wanted to create a flea mall, but opened his store instead, which is also a poetry and music venue on
or antique; everything found in the store is dated
It has hosted fashion shows, open houses and a
from 1979 and on. From jewelry, to books, furniture
Toms “Style Your Sole” party, where you buy a pair
POPS stands for Previously Owned Products.
or clothing – whatever you’re looking for, they prob-
of Toms and decorate them.
“A lot of it comes through the door (from sellers).
ably have.
Street Scene also has a stylish blog.
The great thing about this shop is that it doesn’t have outrageous prices like other antique stores. “We cater to a lot of UK students, and we pride ourselves on pricing things correctly,” Wojtowicz said. It also is environmentally conscious. “We’re all about repurposing and recycling, and we like to keep things local,” said Wojtowicz. Feather Your Nest is located at 1496 Leestown Road. Store hours can be found on its website,
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most Saturdays.
On occasion we’ll go out and look at lots, but due to
“It’s not all about the store,” Kate Johns, an
the fact we’ve been here so many years, we have
employee at Street Scene, said; “It’s also about the
quite a bit of back stock,” Tyler Palmquist, record
girls (employees). We have each of them write about
manager, said.
what they like on the blog.” Street Scene is located at 2575 Regency Road. Find hours and store information at streetscenevintage.com. If you’re looking for raw vintage goods, POPS Resale is the place for you.
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POPS is located at 1423 Leestown Road. Find upcoming events at www.popsresale.com. So if you’re looking for a new Pinterest project, a piece of old jewelry or a new record, Lexington has what you need. Rummage through the stores and you just might strike gold.
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Special thanks Lucia’s World Friendly Boutique, Bluetique, Bella Rose Stuart Mercer’s Gentleman’s Clothing Shoppe, & J&H Lanmark Models provided by Images Model & Talent Agency, LLC | 2401 Regency Rd. Suite 303 Hair & Makeup by Seasons Salon & Spa | 3025 Blake James Drive
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Photographers Tessa Lighty, Genevieve Adams Kirsten Holliday, Scott Hannigan, & Emily Wuetcher Designers Kelsey Spaulding & Jody Beamer