Fall Trend: The Plaid Shirt

Above right: Shrunken flannel shirt at Urban Outfitters, $48
The plaid shirt is a must-have for fall, and I think Elle Macpherson does a nice job of showing us exactly how to wear this tartan trend: Layer it over a fitted tee, pair it with a statement-making belt, and turn up the cuffs on those jeans of yours to show off some smashing, high-heeled boots. Elle's oversized black shades and purse lend a touch of glamour for a sort of grunge-meets-uptown chic.

Did I mention EVERY single store known to man has plaid shirts these days? Here are a few of my favorites to help you get started...

[1] Buffalo plaid shirt at Newport-News.com, $14
[2] Embroidered Rose Plaid Shirt at Forever21.com, $24.80
[3] Camden Tartan Shirt at L.L.Bean, $39.50
[4] Angie Belted Plaid Shirt at Macy's, Was $38 Now $26.60
[5] Highland Check shirt at Topshop.com, $55
[6] Kimchi Blue Pintuck Plaid Shirt at UrbanOutfitters.com, $58
[7] Plaid shirt at VictoriasSecret.com, $58
[8] Long sleeve flannel shirt at Land's End, $24.80

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Cute look - Elle looks fabulous but then she'd look great wearing a garbage sack, I think. Thanks for sharing -

#1 Beth B. on 2008-09-28 11:22 (Reply)

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for anything plaid ...

Cute picks today!

#2 Katie on 2008-09-28 12:51 (Reply)

There was a year when I lived in plaid shirts!

#3 Chel (Homepage) on 2008-09-28 13:37 (Reply)

ok BB, i LOVE plaid, but puleeeez stop showing these clothes on women who are 6 feet tall and weigh 40 lbs!
let's see how this stuff looks on real people not stick insects.

#4 maggie z on 2008-09-28 16:58 (Reply)

I can't do it. After years of wearing plaid uniforms to school - I can't bring myself to do the lumberjack look.

#5 TexNYQueen on 2008-09-29 09:24 (Reply)

Plaid shirts have made a comeback? Noooo!!!

Last time they were seriously in fashion was in the early '90s, and I was so stoked I bought 2 of them. Little did I know how hideous I looked in them, mainly because I'm short and top-heavy.

This is one style that I think looks nice-ish ONLY on tall, thin women who look very feminine. Everyone else runs the risk of looking like a lumberjack who just got through sex-change surgery.

I cringe when I see the one photo of myself in a plaid shirt, circa 1994. This is one style I'd avoid like the plague ... unless I happened to look like Kate Moss.

#6 Anusha (Homepage) on 2008-09-30 19:56 (Reply)

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