I Might Look Calm, But I'm Screaming Inside About These 32 Anti-Trend Finds
It's practically essential to my job that I have high standards. I can't just recommend anything—it has to be good, or why bother listening to me or shopping my endorsements? So when I say that I like something, you can trust that it's been properly vetted and ticks off a bevy of boxes in my head. When I love something, well, that's a level of approval in an entirely different universe. And love is what I feel when it comes to the 32 anti-trend items below. You can't tell, because I'm hiding behind my computer screen, but I'm actually kind of freaking out over them.
From the perfect baby-pink button-down shirt (a wardrobe staple that I've been after for months) to the dreamiest scarf-coat that's selling fast from Helsa, the list ahead houses one of everything a minimalist with an affinity for non-trendy but incredibly stylish wardrobe items could ever ask for. You'll also find lady jackets, LBDs, quiet-luxury handbags, and perfect-on-the-butt denim. But I won't give it all away. Scroll down to shop my meticulously crafted list of timeless fall staples.
The fold-over detail has me predicting a major sellout for these otherwise perfectly classic trousers.
Pencil skirts don't have to be boring. See this skirt for proof.
Elsa Hosk wasn't messing around when she designed the fall Helsa collection.
At every chic event I've gone to in the last two weeks, someone's been wearing these '80s-inspired Khaite earrings.
I shouldn't have to convince you to buy these epic Levi's.
This new Tory Burch pocketbook is going to live in my closet one way or another.
Get this plissé dress before it sells out. If you want to look like a model for The Row, wear it with elbow-length leather gloves.
The styling possibilities are truly endless with this gorgeous zip-up skirt.
The price on these could easily be missing a zero.
My dream wardrobe includes this Liberowe jacket no matter how often I tell myself I don't need it.
Classic doesn't even begin to describe these stunning black pumps.
Any time I hate my outfit, I throw on a trench and am instantly satisfied.
For those days when you just can't be bothered to put together an outfit.
Objects in this photo may appear smaller than they are. (This bucket bag is wonderfully huge.)
All I wanna wear is a baby-pink button-down these days. Check my Instagram for proof.
These boots really are darling, but in a sort of wicked way that I'm very allured by.
This post was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.
Eliza Huber is an NYC-based senior fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and the intersection of sports and fashion. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 from Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a business degree from the University of Iowa. She's launched two columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top runway trends each season. Eliza lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, watching WNBA games, and scouring The RealReal for discounted Prada.
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