Banish the short-day blues with mood-boosting mix-and-match styles. Think striped shirts, cashmere jumpers, jazzy socks and cheery jewellery
• The 50 best coats for autumn and winter
It’s easy to romanticise autumn dressing. From shows such as Gilmore Girls and Sex and the City, cosy Meg Ryan movie masterpieces, including Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail, and social media, you’re given the illusion that the season mainly consists of sauntering along leaf-strewn streets, pumpkin spice latte in hand, while wearing snug layers.
The reality is more startling: getting up in the dark, leaving the office in the dark, arguments about whether it’s too soon to turn on the heating, and growing bored with eating soup.
