Words by Sophia Miller
Cooling temperatures can only mean one thing: wardrobe switchover season is upon us. While it’s not quite time to unpack the puffers, autumn offers the opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the likes of knitwear and lighter layers – think the denim truckers, leather bomber jackets, trench coats and blazers that form the backbone of any trans-seasonal capsule wardrobe.
If your fashion brain has melted over a long, hot summer, let our three easy autumn outfit ideas be your guide to getting dressed this season. From trending colours to layering formulas, these are the editor-approved cheat codes for effective in-between dressing.
Perhaps the easiest way to put together an instant ‘look’? Stick to one colour palette. Rather than choosing pieces in the exact same hue, try to mix and match different textures and shades for added style points – like Miu Miu’s pop-of-red sweater sandwiched between leather-on-leather. This season’s trending colours include wine red and forest green, both apt choices for autumn.
The humble trench coat has long sat at the intersection of heritage and high fashion. Make the most of the precious last few weeks of bare-leg weather, and layer yours with a mini skirt or shorts and knee-high boots (one of AW25’s biggest footwear trends). The interplay of long and short makes for a chic – yet simple – outfit formula.
The lightest – but perhaps most versatile – of layers on this list, the classic blazer is something many of us have in our wardrobes already. Now, it’s time to make this transitional staple work harder still. Lean into back-to-work outfitting by pairing a slouchy two-piece suit with a crisp white shirt and a tote bag big enough to fit all the day’s essentials. It’s the easy uniform that never fails – especially when the weather’s still warm enough to forgo a coat on top.
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