The Shopping Bag: The layers of street fashion

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Fall is the ultimate season for layering and flexing your styling skills with the many pieces available. When it comes to street fashion, pretty much anything goes, just as long as you wear it with conviction and you pick a few fabulous pieces to go with it. Considering the weather can be very unexpected throughout the day and can be downright cold, my preference is to dress comfortably while still maintaining stylish ensemble.

The colours of fall are always subdued, darker and wearable — mix these colours with a few neutral accessories and the outfit will be pleasantly balanced. Some of the key pieces of this fall are crop tops, circular scarves, military-inspired combat boots, jackets and details. These casual pieces mixed with high fashion pieces make for a polished layered fall look.

A lot of this fall's clothes have been popular pieces from previous years, but fashion — and especially street fashion — is a cycle, so it common for these looks to carry over with a few details extra details added.

This week's outfit starts with a black short-sleeved crop top with black high-waisted pants with two thick elastic patches on the side. A thick-knit circular scarf in beige complements the army green jacket that is the hot item of the season! To keep warm on a windy day, long grey socks that can bunch up or worn over the knee provide versatility and can change up the black pants for different looks. Beige combat boots paired with the grey socks make for great contrast and match the circular scarf. To finish, a nice gold watch on the wrist with some black rectangular wayfarers inspired by Chanel protect your eyes from a sunny fall day.

1. Crop Top: This crop top is perfect for layering or to wear on its own for a night out with anything high-waist, a little peek-aboo of skin done tastefully. (Garage, $12)

2. High-Waisted Pants: Comfortable, durable and flattering, these black pants are a must-have for a comfortable season! (Dynamite, $29)

3. Army Green Jacket: The hottest piece of the season, it can be layered with pretty much with anything. It can even be dressed up by simply changing the shoes of the outfit. (Garage, $15)

4. Beige Scarf: This thick-knit rounded scarf is fuss-free — just put it on and it looks fabulous and good to go. (Aldo Accessories, $25)

5. Combat Boots and Socks: Combat boots are found pretty much in any shoe store these days. They can have studs, jewels, hardware — anything you want — but I like the basic so there is more flexibility in styling. The socks are thick and slightly loose so that they can be easily scrunched. (Boots: $80 to $130 in most shoe stores; Socks: Aldo Accessories $12 to $15)

6. Watch and Sunglasses: Watches have become a staple in every accessory box for the past five years. The thick wayfarer black shades are inspired that the Chanel ones that the Olsen twins often wear. (Aldo Accessories, Watch: $35, Sunglasses: $2.98)

With all the layers you can to wear to keep warm without having to wear a winter jacket, no wonder fall is the time where you can get creative with your wardrobe. It's easy to mix new key pieces with the hot styles from last season or even last fall!

Hai Ha Nguyen loves to discover the new trends in street fashion, accessories and styling. Follow her on Instagram at instagram.com/misshaihanguyen for the trendiest pieces this season! If you have a suggestion or feedback for her column, send her an email at hhnguyen.77@gmail.com.