Stay ready: Nine ways to wear between-season fashion styles

"Keen on a capsule? Meet your sister. I like to divide and conquer with a co-ord like Whistles' striped waistcoat and trousers - ideal layering partners now and when the mercury dips."

Some of Annmarie's midsummer selections

My relationship with the inconstant Irish weather is toxic. Seduced by its unpredictability, I scorn its bad behaviour only to strip off the moment it shows me any positive attention. 

This summer I swore things would be different. I broke up with my skimpy warm weather wannabees and made peace with liminal layers that will see me well into early autumn.