Printed pants are all the rage for fall. Today I'm mad for plaid. It's time to think about fall. One of the big trends I'm seeing is printed pants. While geographic prints and wild batiks are fabulous, I'm keen on the fresh appeal of plaid.

LOFT contacted me as part of the LOFTgirl program to try on and test out some fall pants. When I headed to the store, these great pants caught my eye. Check out the Juliet pant--cropped at the ankle and ready for fall.

Yep. They appeal to the inner prep. But they also have chic urban style. I decided to add a lot of black and some boho jewelry. It is almost fall so going a little darker seems about right. I think the key was the peep-toe bootie from Matt Benson.

I added a black sleeveless top and a LOFT necklace to make the pants look more downtown than preppy. Ribbon necklaces are so trendy right now. Head to toe ready for fall.

What fall trend are you loving? I hope you’ll share what you’ve been wearing on Monday Mingle. Monday Mingle is a fashionable collaboration between me, Jill from Glamamom and Kristin from BonBonRoseGirls. Each week we post about our personal style and then invite our friends to join in the fun. This week we're giving away the LOFT necklace we've featured in the pictures today.

Momtrends was not paid for this post. As always, we get a lot of free clothing to style. But no one paid me to put any of this together.You must be 18 and a US resident to win. Everyone who enters will be added to the Momtrends monthly newsletter. Giveaway ends on 9/9/13.