People Who Never Follow Trends Rely On These 5 Fall Outfits

published 26 October 2024

If you love learning about the latest and greatest fashion trends, we have plenty of content for you at Who What Wear. Might I interest you in a story about the biggest color trends from the spring 2025 runways? How about a celebrity-approved red carpet look? There are plenty more articles where those came from! However, this one's for the more simplistic dressers out there—the kind of fashion-loving people who prefer to skip trends and rely on classic outfit combinations instead.

If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place. After scouring dozens of my favorite fashion influencer accounts on Instagram, I noticed five specific outfits that kept popping up on the minimalistic dressers. Sylvie Mus and Anouk Yve, for instance, both recently wore very similar outfits consisting of a V-neck sweater and a knee-length pencil skirt. Continue reading to shop this fail-safe outfit formula as well as four others.

1. Sweater + Pencil Skirt

Wearing a sleek, unadorned sweater and a knee-length pencil skirt will never be a bad idea. It's the kind of outfit that is guaranteed to stand the test of time, no matter what's currently trending in fashion.

An influencer wears a brown sweater with a brown pencil skirt.

An influencer wears a tan sweater with a brown pencil skirt.

Gap

Cashsoft V-Neck Sweater

DRIES VAN NOTEN

Wool Midi Skirt

2. Monochrome Outfit

When in doubt, people with classic style pick one color and stick to it. I love wearing the same shade from head to toe because it takes the guesswork out of getting dressed. When you're only working with one color, there's need to worry about what matches!

H&M

Double-Breasted Coat

Banana Republic

Merino Crew-Neck Cropped Sweater

MANGO

Loose Wide Leg Jeans

3. Matching Set

Matching sets are a foolproof choice for people who don't follow trends. There are so many options on the market right now, but I'm gravitating toward jacket-and-skirt combos.

An influencer wears a yellow matching skirt set.

MANGO

Buttoned Cropped Jacket

MANGO

Button Detail Miniskirt

4. Black Pantsuit

This one needs no explanation. Is there anything more classic than a pantsuit? For less formal occasions, I like mixing and matching pieces. For instance, I'll wear a black blazer with a pair of baggy jeans or black trousers with a simple white T-shirt.

H&M

Single-Breasted Blazer

H&M

Wide-Leg Pants

5. Cropped Jacket + Miniskirt

I adore this timeless outfit combo. H&M has a super-cute cropped jacket and matching skirt that I'll be using to re-create the below outfit.

An influencer wears a cropped jacket with a miniskirt and knee-high boots.

H&M

Bow-Detail Satin Jacket

H&M

Bow-Detail Satin Mini Skirt

Calzedonia

20 Denier Ultra Comfort Sheer Tights

Staud

Dutch Tall Riding Boots

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 13 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2016, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible. Outside of work, she loves tennis, classic rock, traveling, and smothering her dog with affection.