Strange as it may seem to be thinking about clothing when the sun has only just decided to come out (and barely, at that), the tail-end of summer is actually the best time to start getting organised for the season ahead. Not only are there a number of on right now filled with cut-price cold-weather essentials, but after weeks (okay, days) of wearing as little as acceptably possible, the idea of actually styling something of substance feels particularly appealing. Plus, there's the fact that the has a tendency to turn dramatically from one day to the next, so who knows how much longer we really have left.
.. If that sounds a little dramatic, cast your mind back to just a few weeks ago when we were all stomping around town in , knitted dresses, and cashmere cardis plucked straight from our autumn/winter wardrobes – in July.
One good thing that has come of enduring such a , however, is that a few key trends for the season ahead have already started to reveal themselves. Chief among them? The humble suede jacket, and it's set to be one of the must-have items for autumn/winter 2024. For those who keep a close eye on the catwalks, this should come as little surprise: the luxurious leather fabric has featured repeatedly in recent designer collections.
The jacket was seen in its most classic, chocolate brown form at Ralph Lauren, and with a Western twist as part of ' AW24 menswear show for Louis Vuitton, while Bottega Veneta and Jacquemus gave the staple a modern update in bright hu.