Black coats will always be a staple item in any wardrobe. However, currently, coat trends are moving away from black and starting to look at winter whites, pastels, and statement coats. If you are looking for a more exciting winter coat this season, here are some ways to incorporate it into your wardrobe.

First off, if you are nervous about branching out or black is just your comfort zone, don’t start with something like a neon pink coat. You will never feel comfortable enough to wear it and you’ll probably regret the purchase. Start instead with a camel coat or a  trench coats for women. These are both brown coats, so still a neutral, but different from your black coat. These are also great coats to compliment an all black or dark colored outfit.

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There are fashion houses — and then there’s Chanel. This week, house designer and living legend Karl Lagerfeld unveiled the Couture Fall 2014 collection, and here at Her Campus headquarters, the drool hit the desks. Karl described his collection as “Le Corbusier goes to Versailles! Modernity with baroque elements!” Well, we passed our art history classes like the good collegiettes we are, but we still want to just call the collection “plain gorgeous.”

Here are our top nine picks from the show.

1. Look #1

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We’re at such a critical point in the shopping world right now: summer is officially dunzo and fall is in session. As you may have noticed, stores are fully stocked with chunky knits and heavy wools, and are trying to get rid of their summer stock (or are offering promotions on new fall merchandise!). The great news is that if you’re broke from shopping all summer (oops!), there are some great sales going on right now that will save you tons of money, so check them out!

1. J.Crew Marled Rib-Stitch Open Cardigan

A typical J.Crew visit usually goes down like this: you enter the store and are instantly overwhelmed by all the cute button-downs, jewels and flow-y tops hanging throu ... Read more »