The department stores are beginning to stock their floors with the latest fall fashions and trends. Do you ever go shopping for a few new items to modernize your look and come home empty handed, feeling overwhelmed? Every professional woman needs to understand how to look at the newest trends, and decide what they want to incorporate in order to look contemporary and age appropriate. When you update your look to include a few modern styles, it conveys to the working world that you care about your image, stay abreast of fashion and want to look powerful, but chic. For years, as a Store Manager for Macy's, I used to see women come into the store and aimlessly become frustrated and confused, looking for a few fun pieces and not knowing where to spend their hard-earned dollars. In this article I will share with you my twelve "must-have's," which will help you remain focused and budget-conscious while shopping to pick up a few trendy pieces to update your closet basics. Get ready! Here's my personal trend shopping list for every woman who wants a classic-stylish look for fall.This season we are seeing a return of the retro power suit. If you need a new suit this fall for work or dress, look for a skirted suit or a pantsuit with a straight and narrow look, a timeless style. The season's new fabrics will be woolen tweeds, leopard prints and boiled-knits. You will also find more detailing on jackets like military-inspired epaulets. If you are shopping for an evening suit, menswear styles for women return this season with tuxedo suits perfect for any black tie affair.

2). Dresses: Every Woman Needs One

The dress returns and goes beyond last season's big sheath and shift trend. This fall the designers are creating flourishing floral prints, frilly silhouettes, tailored sheaths, hourglass silhouettes, ladylike shirtdresses, and flirty Bohemian styles. For evening dresses, sophisticated elegance is seen in feminine lace cocktail designs, vibrant-colored velvets replacing the dark colors of last winter, and sweeping silk gowns in gold taffeta. Want to look slimmer? Dresses in any style are key items for every woman, designed to show her shapely legs, a smaller area of the body - creating a slimmer silhouette. Every modern woman should own a few dresses for work and play.