Autumn Trends: Jersey Dresses

Jersey dresses are back this season, but not in the fashion of the early 2000s, thank goodness! This season's jersey is a take on the popular athleisure trend, in which your favorite fashion icons are turning athletic wear into street style couture. Today's jersey dress is typically in the form of a bodycon dress, and sports jersey-style number on the front and occasionally the back. Rather than sporting a team name, the jersey dress will have a witty slogan or popular word on the front, (i.e. Slay).

My jersey dress is about as girly as it gets. It features "Chic" across the front above leopard print numbers "08." I was lucky enough to purchase this dress from JcPenny for around $5.00 long before athleisure even became popular. This racerback, midi dress can be dressed up or down but looks best when paired with a pair of tennis shoes.

I paired my dress with my Nike Juvenate Dupes from Ego.co.uk. While I realize the Nike version of the shoe isn't that expensive, I rarely wear tennis shoes, unless it's to keep up with the Kardashians on their athleisure trends, and refuse to pay $80 for a shoe that will sit in my closet most of the time.

To take the look a step further, I paired it with a gold iridescent, textured bomber from Forever 21, that I got for $10.00 last winter. As the temperature begins to change this Autumn, a bomber is the perfect way to keep warm while showing off your athleisure vibes. On Friday, I posted a Yeezy Bomber dupe similar to a jacket Kim Kardashian was seen wearing a few weeks ago. Visit the "Fake It Till Ya Make It" tab for more details.

- Chelsea Nicole, The Mod Little Melanin 💋