If you live in Minnesota, winter coats are what a fishing pole is to an angler — a huge necessity. I know we sometimes fork over a ton of dough to have a handsome jacket, but hey, just because it’s freezing cold out doesn’t mean we shouldn’t look good  Our trend specialist Sara Rogers did some scouting and found three FABULOUS looking coats all under $100. Yes, under $100. So go ahead and add some variety to your existing coat wardrobe. If you want to see the Twin Cities Live TV segment on these coats, click here. 

 From left to right: Ashley — houndstooth coat $79.99 from Sears, booties $49.99 from Payless, black gloves $25.00 from Aldo Accessories, black handbag $34.98 from Aldo Accessories, pink turtleneck $$128 from Bloomingdale’s; Alisha — black puff coat $29.80 from Forever 21, striped gloves $38 from Bloomingdale’s, gray/black wedge boots $49.99 from Payless, gray handbag $50 from Aldo Accessories, teal turtleneck $128 from Bloomingdale’s; Sarra — green coat $52 from Nordstrom, purple leather gloves $59.90 from Nordstrom, cognac boots $140 from Aldo, cognac handbag $52 from Aldo Accessories, gray turtleneck $128 from Bloomingdale’s

Decked out in the latest fall threads for back to school, the actors from “Fashion Senseless: An Intevention” (the video posted a few posts down and on the ‘Fashion Senseless’ page) tackled Mall of America with photographer Julian Murray.  Working here at MOA, I sometimes forget how big it really is — one lap around is .57 miles! I definitely got my work out in for the week trekking along with the actors and photographer to snag some of these great shots. All of these fashion “senseful” ensembles can be found here at Mall of America.

Left Photo (left to right): Bethany is wearing an Aqua leather vest & 7 jeans from Bloomingdale’s, hat & necklace from Aldo Accesories, white tee from American Apparel. Lynnea is wearing the dress and jacket from Torrid, heels from Aldo Shoes and earrings from Aldo Accessories.

Center Photo (left to right): Caitlin is wearing a yellow dress & boyfriend cardigan from Delia’s, boots from Spring & tote from Aldo Accessories. Courtney is wearing leather bomber jacket from Martin + Osa, hot pink tee & jeans from Delia’s. Breanna is wearing floral skirt & tank from Forever 21, cardigan from Delia’s & flats from Steve Madden.

Right Photo (left to right): Jason is wearing a red track jacket, tee & sneakers from Puma; Diesel jeans from Bloomingdale’s. Eric is wearing Buffalo plaid shirt, tee & jeans from Bloomingdale’s; necklace from Aldo Accessories & boots from Aldo Shoes. Connor’s entire outfit is from The Buckle.