Let's get a few things straight about teacher style

Teacher style. Let's take it from the top:

1. Knee-length skirts are cute... for 30 seconds until you bend down to help a student at their desk or sit on the floor for class meeting.

2. Heels? Ha! With all the trips to the copy room, recess duty, and monitoring your class, your feet will beg for mercy by 8am. Or at least my feet do!

3. Cardigans, cardigans, and more cardigans. Once Jason saw my cardigans in my closet and said "how come all teachers wear those?"

4. Orange bus duty vests are sexy.

5. Teacher style can be cute style. Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all denim jumpers and crocheted pumpkin Halloween vests. There are so many cute, fun teachers at my school who have amazing style (Natalie, Mandie, and Ashley, I'm looking at you!). It's also funny and flattering when your students tell you what they like about your outfit. My students especially loved to compliment bright nail polish, colored pants, and fun necklaces last year.


Here are some of my favorite teacher style inspirations this fall. As always, I'm all about primary colors, browns, and muted pinks for my fall teacher style. Replace flats with boots and add cardigans or blazers for the cooler weather, and you're set.

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What will your style look like this fall?

Tips on staying cute but professional at the same time?

And how many cardigans of one color is one allowed to own...