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Off the Rack: Fall 2016 Fashion Highlights at Walmart

Walmart fall fashion highlights
This time last year I shared fall fashion highlights at Walmart (here), and it was one of my most popular posts ever! I went back yesterday to scope out this season's fashions and round up my top finds for 2016. So let's get started: My favorite plaid shirts by Faded Glory are back, easily one of my top picks because they wash and wear so well (easily as good as the BP plaid shirt I got last year at Nordstrom if not better, and better than my plaid shirts from H&M, to give you some point of reference for quality). I don't know why these are out of stock online, but check your local store. Mine had plenty. These are nice, too, in a slightly lighter weight fabric (which can be good or bad depending on what you're going for).

Off the Rack: Threshold Fall 2016 Collection

Threshold at Target
Yesterday I checked out the new Threshold collection at Target, featuring fall-perfect pieces to update your home for a cozy season of pumpkin spice lattes and movie nights in front of a roaring fire. You can bring texture into your home with rustic wood trays or candle holders, stay organized with a woven felt basket, add light with a leather strap hanging mirror, or spruce up your mantle with rustic-refined turkey or fox figurines, and velvet pumpkins. Threshold always has a way of making me want to completely redecorate whenever I see a new collection drop, and this one is no exception. Of course I don't act on my impulses, but rather picked up a few pieces from the previous collection which are now on clearance. Sometimes it pays to be patient. I'll be waiting for some of these new fall items to go on sale, too, before I pounce. They're so perfect for Thanksgiving but stylish enough to keep up all season long. See anything you can't wait to bring home? Shop all Threshold here.

Off the Rack: New Fall Shoes You'll Love at Target

See in-store pics of the new fall boots at Target
Oh, Target. You know the way to a woman's heart. This season, it goes a little something like this: Tall suede-look boots, menswear loafers, lace-up pumps in lilac pink, lace-up flats (now available in denim), ankle-strap quilted ballet flats. And then there are the duck boots (same price as last year's) for pumpkin patch photo ops, not to mention all the ankle boots. Oh, those ankle boots. My collection just keeps growing. But I don't own any quite like this pair yet. #someonestopme All the shoes shown here are under $50 (the most expensive being the over-the-knee pair by dv Dolce Vita). Which shoes are you loving at Target this season?

Check out my post on what's new in the Target dollar bins.

Deal alert: Save $10 when you spend $40 on select women's clothing, accessories and shoes with promo coupon code STYLE (see target.com for details)

Dollar Bin Diaries: Halloween and More Fall Finds at Target

Dollar bin finds at Target right now include the cutest things for Halloween.
Like it or not, Halloween decor is already cropping up in all the stores, including the Target dollar bins. Sometimes I wonder how long we can perpetuate the endless cycle of holidays as a society, but I'll leave that job up to someone more qualified...for your Halloween festivities, Target has some stylish items like tulle decor, glass vials and other assorted vintage-looking jars, some black and white marbelized pieces that are really chic (pumpkin, pillow, tags), as well as signs with cute sayings, newsprint banners, and artwork featuring a very Edgar Allan Poe raven. The more I rummaged, the more I got into the fall holiday spirit. Leaf motifs adorned napkin rings and cookie cutters, adorable ramekins made me think of Thanksgiving meals and of course, all the candy and crafts for kids had my 3-year-old absolutely giddy. I let him fill a pail with some fun finds and reflected on how wonderful this time as a parent truly is, when you can take your kid to the dollar spot at Target and it's like Disneyland to them! Scroll through my pics and tell me what you're picking up this fall...so. much. goodness.