Living in Scotland comes with its perks. You're constantly surrounded by beautiful scenery (a welcome change from the view of the bus terminus I had in my cramped London flat for six years), and, while the weather might be questionable at best, it makes for the ideal climate for my favourite kind of dressing—autumnal. A place where you can wear jackets and coats year-round? It’s partly the reason I moved back to my homeland. That, and I needed more room to store said coats, which, I have a hunch, is a garment I’m inherently drawn to.
For my move back to Scotland at the start of this year, I decided to settle in Edinburgh, a city I’d never before lived in but had visited throughout my teens and 20s. And now, after six months there, I think I have a pretty good lay of the land. I was also struck by its fashion. Having grown up farther north, where feather down jackets are practically uniform, I’ve found that Edinburgh’s sartorial agenda is more like London than anywhere else I’ve been.
There’s a “come as you are” mentality—you needn’t dress up, but I’ve found most women err on the polished but relaxed outfit archetype. Different from the glamour of Glasgow or the copious layering required to live in or north of my hometown, Aberdeen, I’ve certainly been impressed by what I’ve seen since relocating there. In fact, I’ve found that many of the most stylish adhere to a capsule of similar pieces—all of which are autumn-ready and meticulously detailed for you below. Keep scrolling to see the Edinburgh fashion trends I’ve since bought into. While you’re at it, why not give these fashionable Edinburgh-based influencers a follow?
