From summer to autumn, our SNA challenge for September

Hello and welcome to our monthly Style challenge! This time I've chosen to feature our take on transitional dressing from summer to autumn. The fact of the matter is that I'm never very keen to pack my summer clothes away but try my best to face the end of summer with a smile.

Jacqui's balloon pants and sleeveless top are easily converted to autumn dressing by simply adding a jacket. Swapping sandals for boots would work too, but do check out what she has in mind on her blog Mummabstylish. 

Emma's casual weekend look takes her easily from one season to the other. Animal print jeans are always on trend no matter what season and the cardi is a must-have at this time of year. See more about her outfit on the Style Splash.

Hilda turns her summer outfit into autumn style by adding this fabulous jacket. Read more on her take on transitional dressing on Over The Hilda blog.

 

Florals with long sleeves seem like a good take on transitional dressing to my mind which is what I wore this weekend. The boilersuit is a recent Vinted purchase - the brand is Lucy & Yak. It was great to bring out my orange River Island boots once again. This is my second pair of these that I've bought, again from Vinted. What's not to love with orange boots?

I took the simple style option by accessorising with my very old perspex necklace, orange stretch belt with orange and pink perspex rings.

My Radley sunglasses are also old but still going strong.

It was only later that I noticed these fabulous cloud formations behind me. Is this what they call a Mackerel sky?

Anyway, that pretty much rounds up our transitional dressing for this time of year. How do you tackle this seasonal shift? Or maybe you have a style that smoothly moves across from summer to autumn without a hiccup. Do leave me a comment to share your thoughts.

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Black trouser challenge 3

Here it is, the third variation featuring these fabulous black trousers from River Island. I wonder how many of you will see the appeal of black and gold done this way?

What's interesting about this offering is that much as a chic, more sophisticated styling was maybe lacking, I still felt this outfit was more fun than ever. This just seemed to bring out the high spirits in Polly and I. I felt playful and the shoot did spiral downwards...

Now, it may be that ankle boots and cropped frilled trousers are not a marriage made in heaven for some of you and that's okay. I wasn't really sure about this move when I put these together, but I was drawn to at least give it a go. I'm completely on the fence now. The first person to tell me they don't like it, and I'll be agreeing. I think it's that flash of bare leg. Polly, on the other hand, loves this look. These boots are new and I just couldn't bear to pack them away for the winter without at least one outing. 

Details - sweater: H&M, trousers, boots and sunglasses are all from River Island, necklace: gift, rings: charity shopped.

My next feature will be Ping Pong Piece on the 20th so please do pop back to see what the subject of the day is.

Anna x