For years, I’ve been lying to myself. I’ve always said my favourite time of year in terms of fashion is autumn: the layering, the mixing of materials, the typically rich colour palette. However, I now understand that I look at this time wearing rose-tinted glasses; I hate being cold, and naturally, with autumn comes a temperature dip. I also function better and feel more up to the task of assembling an outfit in the lighter mornings—something autumn also slowly strips away. So, it’s occurred to me that my favourite season to get dressed isn’t autumn; it’s pre-fall.
As the term suggests, pre-fall is the identifier of that glorious gap between summer and autumn, where there’s a slight chill in the air, but one that feels exhilarating, a jolt of freshness that not only perks you up but inspires you anew. This summer, I’ve enjoyed wearing nothing but linen and taking my holiday clothes out of two-year storage to wear once more, but I’m ready to embrace the beauty of the blended seasons, wearing the pieces I love most from both my warm and cold weather wardrobes. Dresses with knitwear, sandals with leather trousers, mini skirts with woollen blazers—during the months of autumn to late September, you can throw open your wardrobe doors and embrace just about everything inside.
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