As October comes to an end, you can’t help but wonder if you will get a costume, wear an old one, or just dress as yourself. Not sure what I am doing this Halloween, perhaps New Orleans as as I have heard it’s always a fun time. As I didn’t want to buy a costume I figure I could do it myself.

If I decide to dress up, this is one of the costumes I would wear: sailor! It was really easy and fun to put together. I found the sailor hat for $5 at Target and I immediately knew what I could wear it with.

The stripe white and black mini dress is from H&M, Sperry boat shoes obviously, what kind of sailor would I be if I didn’t put boat shoes on right?

As it is chilly already in October, I opted to add my navy blue blazer (last seen) from the Gap. It’s always fun and affordable to put costumes together with what you already have. Dig in your closet and I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to pot something together as well. Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Photos via Rana Khoury

Thin stripes are always a good choice. I love all stripes but thin ones usually seem to look better on. Given this Saturday’s weather, I decided to wear my H&M beige and black stripe dress. It’s one of my favorite casual pieces for fall.  You can wear it with a black scarf to keep you warm at night and add a beige or black trenchcoat if you need extra warmth. 

As far as accessories, I’m wearing my gold Michael Kors watch and vintage Forever21 bangles. Gold watches and bangles are very in style. There are so many places to choose from. Michael Kors has great belt shaped gold bangles that I adore. If you want to get a similar style and are on a budget, try Forever21 bangles.

If you’re in New York, definitely try the street vendors on 5^th Ave and 17th area, they have great stuff for moderate prices, SoHo has great street vendors as well. If you can spend more, JCrew, Michael Kors, CUSP and Kate Spade are good places to look. Shoes: Steve Madden sandals.

Photos via Rana Khoury