Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, exhibits why a twine midi skirt is a should for autumn – this copy is £69

As we transfer into autumn, we’re on the lookout for staples that may be simply blended, matched and layered. And whereas denims are a secure go-to, typically we would like one thing that feels a contact posher.

Enter Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, to show the best various. Appearing on the Cornbury Horse Trials, the royal wore a favorite piece of hers that makes for the right autumnal funding: a twine midi skirt.

For the event, which befell within the Cotswolds, Sophie stayed on theme in an equestrian-meets-countryside ensemble. She wore her twine skirt with a chunky belt, a easy white shirt, a light-weight jacket and suede cowboy boots.

But the Duchess has confirmed that the twine skirt is a chunk that may be worn in limitless methods. She beforehand wore the identical piece – the Long Fluted Needlecord Skirt by Scottish label House of Briar – for the Royal Windsor Horse Show with a wise blazer and a shirt adorned in a leaf motif, and once more for a go to to Capability Scotland’s Riccarton Hub in August, however that point with a blue silk shirt and a pair of wedges, each from Penelope Chivers.

We can image the royal bringing the skirt again out all via autumn and winter, maybe layered with chunky knits or a pleasant wool coat. The precise skirt continues to be in the stores and prices £89.95. It has a gently flared form that is flattering on everybody, plus pockets.

A twine skirt will work simply as effectively in non-royal wardrobes. Choose a impartial shade and a slight A-line and you will have a go-to piece you could put on in limitless methods. There are just a few choices on the excessive avenue, and we have picked our favourites forward.

Monsoon’s take is available in a deeper chocolate brown (which stays a development this autumn/winter) and can look nice dressed down with a T-shirt for the in-between climate proper now, or with cardigans as soon as it will get a contact chillier. You might even costume it up for the night with a sequinned shirt.

If you favor a bit extra drama, Me+Em’s full A-line maxi skirt undoubtedly delivers – and you may nab it in olive inexperienced or deep pecan brown. Lovely stuff.

And lastly, Boden has a ‘gingerbread’ color corduroy skirt with buttons down the entrance. Again, it is acquired that easy-to-wear form that may go together with every little thing in your wardrobe.