It recently occurred to me that there is a lot more variety in my Spring and Summer style than there is in my Autumn and Winter style. In Spring and Summer (when we have a proper Spring that doesn’t feel like Winter), I wear skirts, dresses, blouses, shirts, open-weave knitwear, Spring cashmere, jackets, pumps, loafers, oxfords, ankle strap pumps, pointy toe flats and ankle strap flats along with all sorts of jeans, pants and cropped pants silhouettes. 

This is tremendous variety compared to my Autumn and Winter style which consists of jeans, trousers, pullovers, heavier weight jackets, coats and booties. I do not wear skirts and dresses, because no matter how I try to stay warm with hosiery, I’m still too cold. I also need to wear footwear with cozy socks to feel comfortably warm, which means booties are my best bet. And I don’t wear pumps or loafers in Autumn and Winter because I prefer those styles of footwear without socks. The wet weather limits my jeans and trouser silhouettes to tapered hems, restricting my outfit variety even further. 

I’m too practical by nature to not dress in a way that isn’t sufficiently comfortable and warm,  but I DO want more variety for what is actually my dominant season and have a few ideas for how I’m going to do that this year.

First, I would love to get a few pairs of knee-high boots. For years I have been looking for a non-stretchy, non-black, fashionable and tailored pair of boots to fit a 13 inch calf circumference. I’m seriously thinking of having a pair of authentic riding boots custom made in a rich shade of brown. At this stage it might be my best option, as well as a nod to the equestrian aspect of my style persona. 

Second, I’ll be on the sharp lookout for more variety in jeans, trousers and knitwear. Perhaps I’ll find some comfortable mid-calf boots to fit that aren’t casual and rugged. A coat in a shade of pastel would also be fab. 

Over to you. Does your warm weather style also have more variety than your cold weather style? And are you happy with this level of variety.