If You Want Prettier Fall Outfits, This Is the Vintagey Trend Your Wardrobe Needs

Welcome to The Great Try-On—our digest of everything you’ll need for your most stylish season yet. There’s a chill in the air, and accordingly, we identified the ultimate fall capsule wardrobe, which consists of seven practical yet trend-forward hero items. A few of our editors tried on each of these versatile wardrobe builders so that you can see how they actually look IRL. We built individual stories around the seven categories we’re highlighting, and for each, you will see some of your favorite brands, fresh styling tricks, and outfit ideas aplenty. From the denim trend people are trading blue jeans for to the sweater style of the season, we hope that these photos and the candid reviews of each item will help you shop for a fall wardrobe filled with essentials and of-the-moment pieces you’ll wear this season and beyond.

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Every season has that trend that’s prettier than all the others, and for fall 2025, it’s something lace. This wide-ranging trend that was most notably featured on the F/W 25 runways of Saint Laurent and Chloé could be in the form of the lace trim on a dress or slip skirt, a ruffled lace blouse such as the one Elsa Hosk recently wore, or a full-on sheer lace dress. Lace evokes a feeling of romance, and items that feature it look like something you could’ve found on the racks of a well-curated vintage store. When putting the looks together for The Great Try-On, we found that lace was one of the most fun to style, and the outfits our editors Aniyah, Audry, and Tara are wearing are a reflection of that. Scroll for three cool ways to style something lace and to read all about (and shop) the lace pieces they’re wearing.

First up is our branded content editor Aniyah, who wore one of Reformation’s buzziest items of 2025: its lace-trim midi slip skirt. Read her review of the skirt and find out how to style it for fall.

Aniyah’s take on the lace item: “I’ve fallen hard and fast for the lace trend that’s dominating right now. Lace camis, lace miniskirts, lace dresses over pants—I want to experiment with it all. This time around, I styled this satin lace midi skirt from Reformation, and I didn’t want to leave the set without it. It falls right below the knee, making it easy to wear with boots, flats, or slip-on mules. I own quite a few satin skirts and none of them feels as luxe as this one. It’s truly one of those delicate pieces that I want to protect and preserve so I can continue styling it for years to come. I love layering soft and romantic pieces with edgier textures for that intentional juxtaposition, which you see above with the black leather jacket and shoes.”

Styling tips: Give a lace slip skirt a cool-girl spin by wearing it with a black leather jacket, V-neck sweater, and flat slip-on mules (a major F/W 25 shoe trend). If you thought this piece was just for summer, think again. This outfit proves otherwise.

Shop the skirt: Reformation Lace Trim Silk Midi Skirt ($218)

Not all lace pieces are created equal, and Reformation’s 100% silk slip skirt is as luxe as it gets, which is why the brand has steadily released it in a variety of colors throughout 2025. But if you ask us, you can’t go wrong with the timeless ivory iteration.