Even those of us who were clinging to the last bit of summer cannot deny the fact that autumn is definitely in the air. While some people are happy to wear their trench coats in the summertime when it’s nippy, I’m a steadfast believer in not taking out my coat until the leaves show their first hints of change…which I did yesterday! It’s coat and boot season again, ladies, and luckily there are some super fantastic deals out there, like this ladylike trench from Forever 21. After searching for a trench coat for two years, I finally found this one, which actually fits my five-foot-nothing frame! You can’t see it online, but it also has a really sweet beige and red lining.

 Of course, fall doesn’t mean that the dresses need to be put away! I’m absolutely in love with this sunshiney number from Anthropologie, which I think would brighten even the gloomiest of days. Doesn’t it remind you of golden fall leaves?

And, of course, there is nothing harder to find than a pair of boots when you’re a) short and b) blessed with…er…athletically muscular calves (or, as a girl in a shoe store in London once called them, “Nice, chunky calves!”…or, as they were once described as, “Daikon calves”).  This pair from Naturalizer is a wonderfully roomy 16 inches around for their regular size and is also available in wide sizes.

Happy autumnal shopping!