Who says flora and fauna hibernate for Winter? Even if the flowers or Spring’s fashion runways (and gardens) are a distant memory, you can still look forward to incorporating a nature-inspired elements into your Fall fashion wardrobe.

Carolina Herrera took ladies to the British countryside for fall 2008 with looks fit for a queen ready for the hunt.

Carolina Herrera took ladies to the British countryside for fall 2008 with looks fit for a queen ready for the hunt.

Taking notes from menswear, sportswear, the British countryside, and the hunt, the country life fashion trend is features lots of plaid and tartan, tweed and twill, fur and shearing, and rustic-chic style.

Designers looked to the countryside for inspiration this season and came back with plenty of checks, plaid, tweed and fur to keep us warm this fall and winter.

Less is more when it comes to the minimalist fashion trend for fall 2008 and winter 2009.

Minimalist fashion for fall feature unfussy, clean lines, simple silhouettes and a neutral, monochromatic palette, showcasing black as the new black.

Anything that whittles your waist, exaggerates your hips, or accentuates an hourglass figure is super trendy this Fall, making it hip to be peplumed for Fall 2008.

It is at once chic, sleek and understated, mysterious, sophisticated and slimming. Pitch, raven, jet, or ink - whatever you call it, black was, is, and always will be the color of choice in fashion.

From lilac, magenta and violet to lavender, pomegranate and plum, purple is coloring the world of fashion. This regal hue is making a splash everywhere from runways and Hollywood premiers to city streets.