08/31/2026
In case you missed us … this crew made quite the fashionable impression on the live KARE 11 audience this morning at the Minnesota State Fair! 🎡📺✨
Despite the rain (and a little bit of controlled chaos 😂), we hit the KARE 11 barn to showcase some seriously fun Back-to-School looks from Ridgedale Center retailers: Macy's, Old Navy, DICK'S Sporting Goods and Urban Outfitters.
A few quick takeaways for those of you who are still doing that back-to-school shopping:
✨ 1. Back to School 2026 is all about relaxed proportions, practical layers, utility details and unexpected fall color. The silhouettes kids actually want to wear are comfortable, functional and easy to layer.
👖 2. Parents, you do NOT have to replace the entire wardrobe. Adding even one updated bottom silhouette like the Levi’s on Lily or the BDG cargo pants on Gianna can suddenly make all those existing hoodies, tees and tanks feel current again.
🧢 3. Stop worrying about whether everything matches perfectly! This generation is much more comfortable mixing sporty, preppy and streetwear pieces. In fact, Tristan was overheard in the dressing room saying, “I look good!” when putting on his outfit, and frankly… he wasn’t wrong. 😉
🏃 4. Instead of traditional athleisure, think elevated activewear. Technical and performance fabrics are being styled for school, everyday life and everything in between—and DICK’S has so many great options.
🛍️ 5. Need a one-stop, last-minute solution? Urban Outfitters has apparel, dorm and room essentials and beauty all in one place—plus they’re now on DoorDash, so students can get those last-minute essentials delivered fast. App and in-store pickup options, too!
And if producing live television segments at the Minnesota State Fair wasn't adventurous enough… it rained this morning. 😂☔️
There was dressing and styling on the fly while dodging raindrops, navigating crowds of fairgoers and passerbyers, and figuring out how to get ourselves from parking lots that suddenly felt approximately 47 miles away because traffic wasn’t moving—and, as we all know, live TV call times do not change! 🤪
These kids were absolute troopers—and so were their parents. ❤️
A HUGE thank you to my amazing little fashion crew: Rory & Lily, Tristan, Quinn and Gianna. You all were so much fun, looked incredible and absolutely crushed it this morning! 👏✨
And to their parents—thank you for getting everyone where they needed to be, rolling with the early call time, weather and fair logistics, and trusting me with your kiddos! 🥰
It truly takes a village to pull off a segment like this, and I am so grateful for mine/ Mayers & Style Partners. Thank you, team!❤️
Now… who else is still trying to squeeze in those last-minute back-to-school shopping trips?! 🙋♀️🛍️ Because I’ve got to tell you … shopping somewhere like Ridgedale Center makes it easy to outfit different kids, ages and personalities—all in one trip!
Segment:
Jodi Meyers stopped by the KARE 11 Barn to talk fashion.