The Fashionistas Styling Secret for Fall
This fall, socks are the fashion insiders’ favorite styling secret. From lace to fishnet, colorful to classic, this trend is taking over runways and street style alike. Learn how to wear socks with loafers, boots, ballet flats, or even sandals to create looks that feel modern and fresh. Discover how a simple pop of color or texture can turn your outfit into a statement. Explore the shoppable catalog on Nuggets of Style to find the best fall socks to elevate your everyday looks and bring this fashion-forward trend home.
What Are We Learning as Fashion Week Season Wraps Up?
Milan Fashion Week 2025 is bringing nostalgia back in a powerful way. From Y2K style to 90s and early 2000s fashion comebacks, the runways felt like a time capsule of iconic trends. Vintage jewelry and retro accessories are also making waves, especially with the rise of TikTok mystery buckets filled with curated vintage pieces that younger generations are loving. These nostalgic fashion trends show how style always comes back, blending timeless inspiration with a modern twist.
If you are searching for Milan Fashion Week trends, runway inspiration, or the best nostalgic fashion pieces to shop now, this post has you covered. I created a shoppable catalog with fashion finds inspired by Milan, from vintage jewelry to outfits that echo the 80s, 90s, and Y2K. Explore these looks to bring a touch of runway magic into your own wardrobe.
Why Designers Can’t Stop Playing With Fringe
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The Treasure Hunt: Inside Rhode Island’s Vintage Festival
The Treasure Hunt: Inside Rhode Island’s Vintage Festival
Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at the Rhode Island Thrift and Vintage Festival, and it felt like walking into a world of stories stitched into fabric. Everywhere I turned, fashion was being reimagined and repurposed. Style came alive not through what was new, but through the way people gave fresh meaning to pieces already filled with history.
The atmosphere was charged with creativity. Denim softened by years of wear, leather bags with a patina that only time can create, bold prints that carried the spirit of past decades yet looked strikingly modern. I loved watching how people styled their finds. The street style was as inspiring as the racks themselves, a moving gallery of individuality and self-expression.
I left carrying treasures and a head full of ideas. The festival reminded me that vintage is not a passing trend. It is a new direction for fashion, where sustainability, personal expression, and creativity meet.
Nugget to take home
Style begins with perspective. Sometimes the most powerful move is not buying new, but reimagining what already exists. A scarf worn as a top, a men’s blazer tailored to your proportions, or a pair of vintage jeans paired with a crisp modern shirt. These touches transform a wardrobe into something unmistakably yours.
Here are some of my favorite finds from the festival, along with the incredible street style moments I captured. For this Nugget I am not creating a shoppable catalog, but instead leaving you with my advice: explore second hand and add preloved goods to your existing collection.
