Liz's Latest: making the transition

Hey! What a perfect fall day right now in eastern P.A.!!! The leaves are falling and so is the temperature, which means making changes to your wardrobe.

It's studying time here at Lehigh, so the library is crammed with students all focusing and working hard. As I'm sitting in my cubical, I'm noticing how incredible cold it is! With fall break approaching, it's important to make clothing exchanges and transition your dorm-closet from Summer short-shorts to layered clothing, sweatshirts and boots to prepare for Fall. I find the best way to stay organized is to go through all of the clothing I have in my dorm closet and separate everything into "go home," "stay" and "not sure" piles. It's definitely a good time to bring home most summer things such as sundresses, sandals, shorts, strappy tanks and bathing suits. I'd say leaving one or two favorites of each category until your next opportunity to exchange clothes at home is a good idea. Who knows when if the weather will surprise us with an 80 degree day in November! Next, I would start a log. This seems silly, but it's much more efficient to keep track of what you're bringing home and what you need to bring back to school from your house. This way, you save time both while packing at school and at home.

A few suggestions on what to bring back would be nice transition pieces, such as leggings, long sleeved shirts, short sleeved shirts and light jackets/sweatshirts. I'd say it's a little too early to break out the heavy sweat, Uggs and sweats, but one or two of each for colder days may be a good idea.

A nice look I've seen around campus brings athletic apparel into daily wear, so that one can go from the library to the gym without changing. My roommate, Vini, has nailed this look perfectly. She plans to spend a day studying before taking a nice break at the gym to work out. She wearing a nice athletic top with Under Armour ankle-length spandex, paired with Frye boots and a leather jacket. This look is both functional and stylish. She can be comfortable in her outfit all day at the library and avoid making a change before going to the gym (less the Frye boots, can't go on the treadmill in those). By doing this, one can avoid a lot of extra laundry and stares at the library for being in goofy gym-sweats all day.

Here's a few ideas of some pieces that work well with this transitional look:

UA Frosty Tight in navy and black

The Under Armour Frosty Tight, available in black and navy, is the best optional to complete the transitional look. The pants look like leggings when paired with street clothes, but with a gym t-shirt or athletic tank, can be worn to work out in. They also have a special technology in the fabric that keeps one warm in colder weather! Check out more from Under Armour.

Lulemon also has a lot of option that work well in the classroom and at the gym. Here is a sweatshirt that would work well with the above U.A. leggings: