If you’re seeing a lot of mohair around this autumn, blame Marni. The Italian designer brand has been championing the fabric in its recent collections (who could forget that spectacular hot-pink Argyle cardigan from AW21) and it’s doubling down this season with plenty more of the fuzzy-wuzzy stuff. The sweater and cardigan seen here – you really can’t miss them – set the tone for the wider season, which, in a nutshell, is all about having fun with colour and texture. We’ve done exactly that by throwing a Barbie-pink calf hair belt from Acne Studios into the mix.

Combining black and white yarns for a striking marl effect, this beautiful oversized sweater from The Row is one of our highlights of the new season – and about as much of a statement as you’re going to get from the famously minimalist New York brand. Sticking with the textured monochrome theme is LOEWE’s logo-jacquard bucket hat, a pair of virgin-wool trousers from Loro Piana, and white leather sneakers from Officine Creative. Meanwhile, a belt from Bottega Veneta in the house’s now-famous “Bottega Green” provides an eye-catching point of difference.

The crunch of leaves underfoot in the old quad, the early morning clunk-swoosh of oars on the river; waking up late and pedalling double-speed to the lecture hall… autumn’s arrival brings an onrush of nostalgic memories, even if they’re just from watching Good Will Hunting or A Beautiful Mind one_ _too many times. The designers at Acne Studios have clearly been inspired by the old-school collegiate look this season, though their vision is updated for the 2020s with a generous splash of colour. We’ve paired the brand’s rainbow sweater and scarf with a pair of brown chinos from Erdem and dad sneakers from Salomon.

Los Angeles-based Les Tien is one of the brands at the vanguard of the new post-pandemic sweats movement, utilising premium materials and clever dyeing techniques to create a range of loopback cotton basics that you’ll have no worries about wearing outdoors. Here, we’ve styled the brand’s emerald-green quarter-zip sweatshirt as you might do a sweater by throwing it over a casual shirt and T-shirt for an effortlessly laid-back take on weekend dressing. A bucket hat and a pair of G.H. Bass & Co. Weejuns – the original, Ivy League-certified penny loafers – finish things off in style.

We know, it seems as if there is a “new tailoring” movement every six months, but this really is the shape of things to come. Sitting at a comfortable midpoint on the formality scale, Boglioli’s K-jacket is a clear example of the Milanese brand’s signature soft tailoring – but the double-breasted configuration adds just a touch of dressy formality that keeps it out of “WFH client call” territory. Sticking with a neutral palette, a pair of white chinos from Drake’s complement the beige of the jacket and put those “no white after Labor Day” superstitions to bed once and for all, while a pair of salmon-pink canvas sneakers from Converse and a necklace from Alice Made This complete the look.

The wonder of introducing unexpected textures into your wardrobe is that it can freshen up even the simplest of outfits. This burnt-orange shirt from Mr P. is cut from a muslin cloth that bears a subtly crinkled appearance – imagine unironed, but in a good way – while the trousers from the cult Venetian tailoring brand Barena are tailored from wool flannel, a classic autumnal fabric but one rarely seen in cream. These leather sandals from Jil Sander might not seem a typical choice for cooler weather, but wear them over chunky socks – on dry days, we ought to add – and they remain a viable option well into the cooler months.