the fabulous file: Mad for Plaid

If you're a trend-follower and want to update your fall wardrobe with at least one new piece, I'd opt for something plaid.

Grunge is coming back...but in a (potentially) good way, this time. Streamline the pattern with simple skinny jeans, cute flats or strut-worthy boots, and you've got a Gossip Girl-worthy look in no time at all!

Just a few to whet your appetite:

Elizabeth and James Shirt $245 at ChickDowntown.com