Ah, fall. The best time of year for fashion. I remember growing up anxiously waiting for the Vogue September issue to come up and for my back to school shopping to begin. Although there is no such thing as “back to work” (okay, unless you’re a teacher!), I get the same sensation when summer comes to an end and fall fashions line the streets of New York. It is magical. The trouble I have is craving to make silly purchases on the trendiest items that I know I could only wear two days a week. Although, I’d love a pair of leather skin tight pants and a velvet choker necklace, how practical is it to buy something trendy that I can’t wear 70% of time? Instead, I’m making an effort to incorporate some of fall’s biggest trends into my 9to5. I also think, if you pick smartly, you can probably get use out of most of these items on the weekend too:

(click any of the photos below to shop!)