Three weeks from now you might be back in your sweatpants-and-hairband wardrobe, but for now, here’s what you could be wearing this season.

Go long

So, you like wearing your skirts hiked up to your crotch on Friday nights? We’re not judging you. For the daytime, though, you might consider skirts that cover not only your upper thigh, but also your knee and the areas below.

From the catwalks of Milan and Paris to the Forever 21 at the mall, skirts are getting longer, and legs are getting warmer. You don’t have to go for the full-on maxi dress, but if you try on a skirt with a little extra length, it could make you look sophisticated and chic 

Plaid to the bone

This isn’t your hipster’s plaid shirt. While the pattern might have become the mark of the countercultural crowd lately, they certainly don’t own it.  This fall, wearing some plaid won’t make you underground anymore.

Since it’s showing up at most stores in the mall at this point, plaid is clearly for everyone. But don’t think it has to be in the form of that ubiquitous plaid shirt. Experiment with it on leather-trimmed bags, jackets and even scarves. However, the No. 1 rule of this pattern is important to note: moderation is key. Nobody wants to go to a party where everyone is wearing the same plaid shirt.

Leather, rubber and vinyl — oh my!

Unlike plaid items, these materials are something your closet may lack. Sure, you’ve got the basic black leather bag, or the patent belt, or the rubber rain boots, but do you have the pleather skirt? What about the vinyl jacket? Are rubber bracelets more your style?

Fabrics once prefered by more fetishists than fashonistas are blowing up this season. As wardrobe choices, they’re definitely risky (and more than a little risqué), but if you’ve got the self confidence to pull off a piece or two in your outfit, why not wear them?