A nother hot and chic trend blazing the streets these days is the swing jacket. Also called the trapeze jacket, its fits snugly at the shoulders and broadens as it makes its way to your waist. Because of the way it gets wider at the waist, you may feel the need to pair it with skinny jeans mostly, to try and reclaim some of your shape. But be daring and try this style with shorts and minis as well. It makes for great layering as some are short, hitting right above the waist. This gives you a great opportunity to mix the hot gray colour with some of the jewel tones now in, or to even mix and match different jewel tones.

Swing jackets add that element of fun detailing to your outfit. It spruces up a work outfit and adds that element of party chic to what could have been an otherwise drab office jacket. It plays up cute shorts or adds that extra fab to your skinny-jeans-and-stiletto-with-your-status-bag-in-hand game. I featured a swing jacket here in my work basics post, so locals can be sure of one place to get them. Otherwise, some great swing jackets were found on Style Bakery , some of which are shown below. Click on more to view…

Here’s what the Plain Dealer had to say about swing jackets and how to wear them:

The swing jacket (or trapeze jacket) is fall’s most versatile piece. Whatever you call it, the shape is vaguely triangular — slim on the shoulders, gaining in width to the hem — and, quite surprisingly, works beautifully with any number of everything from skinny jeans to mi niskirts to a full-legged trouser. Wool’s the most popular fabric, but look for variations in jersey, metallics and even leather. The key to a great swing jacket? A whimsical attention to detail.

"They have Audrey Hepburn-style bracelet sleeves, extra-large buttons and portrait collars," says Toni Hadad, owner of Toni in Style in Chagrin Falls.

To combine distinctive shapes such as a swing jacket with a bubble skirt, make sure the two don’t meet at their widest points, make sure the shoulders fit snuggly and that the jacket hits right above the hipbone.

To keep with casual chic of a swing jacket, wear it over a longer top.

Independent thoughts:

The latest fall trend fashion is swing jackets. The trend watch for 2008 on shoes is high heel peep toes or flat ballet in bold colours. Now you can purchase the latest gucci handbags for cheaper from wholesale handbags . The assumption that wholesale jewelry might not be perfect is wrong. You can get everything at wholesale prices; even a perfectly fine plus size bra here is sold at the cheapest rates available.

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