Man Repeller fashion blogger Leandra Medine’s fall fashion picks

Leandra Medine, fashion blogger for the Man Repeller, dishes on what she plans to wear this season.

By Rachel LeWinter Tue Sep 4 2012

We asked our favorite fashion insiders to reveal their fall fashion essentials, and found similar affordable options that you can buy now. Fashion rule-breaker Leandra Medine, fashion blogger for the Man Repeller (manrepeller.com) picks out trendy pieces—motorcycle jackets, wedge boots and skinny jeans—that don’t sacrifice comfort.

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Photograph: Naomi Shon

Medine says that a shearling motorcycle jacket is her essential fall fashion item, “because the fate of your existence rests on the bodily warmth levels you can maintain. Look cool while doing so—note the pun.”
Medine plans to wear this lamb’s wool Acne jacket ($2,115) once the temperature drops.
Photograph: Jonathan Aprea

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Beulah faux-leather and shearling motorcycle jacket, $68, at Ruby and Jenna, 1282 Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Sts (212-566-6935, rubyandjenna.com)
Photograph: Jonathan Aprea

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BB Dakota Finley suede jacket, $150, at bbdakota.com
Photograph: Melissa Sinclair

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Jennifer Lopez for Kohl’s moto faux-leather jacket, $56, at kohls.com
According to Medine, these Jil Sander rubber-soled wedge boots ($795) are also fall fashion essentials, because they are “comfortable and height-procuring.”
Photograph: Melissa Sinclair

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Jellypop Iowa tassel booties, $60, at shopjellypop.com
Medine pegs Paige denim as one of her fall favorites, specifically a pair of ripped skinny jeans ($229). “Denim is underrated and, ultimately, the fabric of our generation, so, you know, don’t try to be an iconoclast,” she says.
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Forever 21 Life in Progress destroyed skinny jeans, $28, at Forever 21, locations throughout the city; visit forever21.com

Photograph: Naomi Shon

Medine says that a shearling motorcycle jacket is her essential fall fashion item, “because the fate of your existence rests on the bodily warmth levels you can maintain. Look cool while doing so—note the pun.”

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