Halloween-Inspired Fashion (you know, sans clowns or ghosts)

First, I have to say that I, along with so many, am sending up floods of prayers for all the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The devastation along the east coast, especially up in the north, is beyond anything I can even comprehend. There are many ways to help with the relief efforts, but if you’re looking for a few ways to help right now, you can go here and here. And if any of you have been affected, please, let me know how I can help.

Now, as awkward of a segue as this can possibly be, onto today’s outfit.

Look, I know this outfit doesn’t have any ghosts or facepaint or pumpkins, but it still felt very “Halloween.” And honestly, I probably wouldn’t wear this outfit, or this color combination, at any other time of year.

Orange and black, by nature, is a tough color combination to pull off when it’s not Halloween. So, when I was standing in front of my closet wondering what to wear, I saw this skirt, which I normally pair with navy or brown, and decided to take the plunge and pair it with black.

I also decided to jazz it up a little bit and throw in a print by pairing this look with my new FAVORITE chevron infinity scarf that the amazing Stephanie from Ooh Baby! Designs sent me.

I have, quite literally, worn this scarf every single day since I got it. It’s SO soft, comfortable, and not TOO heavy. Plus, I’ve gotten SO MANY compliments on it. I foresee this scarf being worn a lot this winter.

READ: I. LOVE. THIS. SCARF. A lot. Like, a lot. For real. No lie.

And, since today’s trend of the month challenge over at Marionberry Style was boots, I knew just which pair to toss in for this look. I thought about wearing my black cowboy boots, but I wanted the focus of the outfit to be the scarf and the skirt.

And let’s be real, cowboy boots always steal the show.

Because they rock.

But NOW, my scarf steals the show. 🙂

Win!

[Chevron Infinity Scarf: c/o Ooh Baby Designs (or this one!) | Skirt: ASOS (old, similar) | Top: Target | Boots: Urban Outfitters (old) | Coat: JCrew (old, similar)]

How would YOU wear a Halloween inspired outfit? Would you pair orange and black?

Linked up today with my Wednesday friends: Marionberry Style, The Pleated Poppy, Rolled Up Pretty, Rae Gun Ramblings, Wardrobe Wednesday, and Transatlantic Blonde.

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  5. Hands down PERFECTION! Girl, please wear this again…Halloween or not. Again…another fave…man you keeping hitting home run after home run…I feel a GRAND SLAM coming soon! 😉

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  6. I love love love this outfit! I always get nervous about mixing black and orange and looking too Halloweeney, but you pulled it off perfectly! You could wear this anytime during the fall or winter and it works!

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  7. I love this outfit and I think it can be worn more than just on Halloween! I probably am going to steal your look and have already purchased the scarf. Thanks for always providing such great fashion tips; love the blog.

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  10. What a beautiful, beautiful skirt! I think it looks great paired with black. I really love how you’ve done the black base (top, tights, jacket) because it makes the orange and (AWESOME) chevron scarf really pop!

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  12. Molly, you look amazing, sweet friend. This outfit is some serious AWESOME!!! I actually don’t think it looks Halloween-y at all – you look really professional and polished, and I love that scarf. Hope you’re having a great one, lady!

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  15. Molly, I love the waist detailing on that skirt! So pretty and flattering. 😉 And yes, this is indeed the perfect halloween look. 🙂

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  23. Your orange skirt is so cute, and I can see why you love that scarf so much. It’s wonderful! I found your blog through Marion’s linkup, and just started following you on Bloglovin. I would love it if you have a chance to check out my blog as well, let me know what you think, and follow me if you like it! =)

    Avec Amber

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  24. LOVE this skirt on you Molly! And good choice with making the scarf and the skirt the focus of the outfit…you look beautiful!
    Thanks as always for linking up 🙂
    Happy Halloween friend!
    xo – Marion

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  25. Love it! I wore orange pants and a black top yesterday for Halloween. I didn’t think I would wear it any other time either, but now I think the colors look great together and could be worn anytime. Same with your outfit!

    -Aubree
    lookfeelbebest.blogspot.com

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  27. We’re like twins today! I just couldn’t resist dressing for the holiday today so I threw on an orange skirt with a white blouse and black cardigan. Black/orange are incredibly hard to pull off outside Halloween like you said, so I enjoyed being able to wear them together today. You look gorgeous! PS- i dont know why this took me so long but I’m finally following you on instagram. My username is stephp_ 🙂

    Stephanie

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  31. This is one of my favorite outfits of yours ever! I am in love with that skirt! I also think I fall into the crowd that wears black and orange together on the regular… actually last week I wore black pants and a burnt orange top with a chunky gold necklace. I thought it worked!! You could do this same outfit with a gray or white coat and have it not be so Halloweenie 🙂

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  39. This is so cute!! I really love your blog. You’re so encouraging, and I’m usually a fashion disaster but your blog really does inspire me to try new things! Like the red pair of skinny jeans I bought, inspired by you? Yeah, now I have the same style in three different colors. Also, I NEED to get one of those infinity scarves.

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  41. love the skirt and the color!! and thanks for the prayers – Im the north and still have tons of fam up there – everyone is fine ocnsideirng how bad it could have been. Its trully a sad situation. thanks. have a wonderful day.

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  42. Your outfit looks great! And I totally agree about the “Halloween” color combo… I wore a black sweater with an orange necklace today… definitely wouldn’t on any other day, but it worked today. =) And that scarf is awesome! Visiting from WIWW…

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  43. I LOVE this outfit! That skirt is a great color and I love that scarf. You are proving that orange & black isn’t just for Halloween 🙂

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  45. Love like in love with this skirt! I’m definitely rocking the stereotypical jackolantern today. I have to ask, does ASOS run normal/big/small? I’ve only ordered accessories from there, but you have me wanting this skirt!

    You look gorge.

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    1. thank you so much, lindsay!!

      i found that asos runs a WEEEEEE small – but not too much. i think they’re sold out of this skirt but they have a lot of similar ones! i got this skirt last fall 🙂

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  46. I…was SO CLOSE to wearing an orange pencil skirt this morning w/ a black tee… but I just COULDN’T DO IT! You’re so right, black and orange is one of the most difficult color schemes to work with!! I kind of wished I had a purple blouse, thinking I could have done something with that… but alas.

    At least one of us looks cute today! (hint: YOU!)

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  50. Well done! I felt so thrown off by the day of the week (the university was closed Mon/Tue) so I felt good just getting real clothes on. I should have thought about a fun black + orange combo. Love that scarf…it does steal the show! Happy All Hallow’s Eve 😉

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  52. I love that skirt- the fit, shape and color! I try not to wear black and orange in fear of looking like a Halloween freak, but sometimes it just looks too good to pass up!

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  54. So cute! It might be Halloween colors, but it’s such a sophisticated way to do it. And I love how the choice of the black boots makes it feel so sleek and makes the skirt pop – something you could do with any color + black combination!

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  55. I love this outfit!! Its perfect. I wear mostly black and like pops of color but would still hesitate over mixing orange. I have an orange crocodile clutch that I wear with all black outfits but that’s as brave as I’ve gotten. This is fabulous though! You’ve got mad style Molly 🙂 LOL.

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  57. Orange is my favorite color, and Black/Orange were my college’s colors… so I have tried to embrace this combo year around, but turns out, it is most appreciated only during this time of year! I love this outfit – so chic, and seasonally perfect! That scarf is amazing… going to have to go check out their work NOW!
    xx
    Here&Now

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  58. Orange and black is a hard combo to pull off, sort similar to how yellow and black is hard to pull off. I think you nailed it with this outfit, it looks quite sleek with your overcoat! (And that skirt is seriously cute, I love the paperbag detail along the top of it.)
    And oooh, more gorgeous photos from you! (The photos that you’ve be taking with this camera are just stunning!)

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    1. oh true!! such a great comparison with black and yellow – and of course, i wore black and yellow a few weeks ago and i didn’t look like a steelers fan OR a bumble bee 🙂 🙂 🙂 thank you so much for the sweet comment, katie!

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