Cosmo's Great Eight Fall Fashion Finds: My Take

Cosmopolitan has posted "The Great 8" on their Website Here, eight "essential trends you must, must, must adopt this fall" are shown in a picture slide show. Being the trendy twenty-something I am, I headed to the site to see just how I should be styling myself. Needless to say, I will not be in vogue with this season's must haves. Here is why:

1. The first outfit is a pretty, flirty, purple party dress. I love it. It is gorgeous and would flatter most women, no matter skin color and body shape. But why do I need a purple party frock? I do not foresee myself attending many parties or going on fabulously romantic dates where this would be appropriate. I will stick to the party dresses I already own that are collecting dust in my closet.

2. The second outfit features a very smart capelet over a black turtleneck. It looks nice on the model, but I can already hear the snickers and see the stares if I stepped out of my apartment wearing this. I am not a celebrity who can wear anything and get away with it, nor do I attend a preppy boarding school. Besides, if I am going to wear something over my turtleneck, it is probably to provide warmth. A capelet will only be good for flying up in my face when sudden gust of wind catches it.

3. The third outfit is a little black dress, but updated for fall. This is cute and stylish, but, like the purple party dress, I would have no place to wear it. And bubble skirts are not for everyone. Nor are sheer sleeves.

4. The fourth outfit is a sparkly sweater mini dress and it looks amazing on the model, who has legs that go on for miles and is as big around as a twig. I might be able to get away with this if I wear some super spiky heels, but i would feel very exposed, not to mention unsturdy. Besides, do I really need a frock that will leave me looking like a Beyonce wanna-be?

5. This is quite possibly the only outfit I could actually see myself pulling together. The black leather jacket is very cute and I have to admit that I am a big fan of the whole little-skirt-over-leggings combo. This would be great on a younger woman who is headed out to a concert or off on a casual date. Definitely not work appropriate, however. Well... depending where you work.