I Predict Every Stylish New Yorker Will Wear These COS Finds This Fall

Here are 23 under-$500 items worth shopping right now.

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As a born-and-raised New Yorker, I know a thing or do about how we dress here in the Big Apple. We gravitate toward neutrals (read: black, white, and gray) and classic silhouettes with trendy touches. That’s why I know we’ll all be wearing pieces from COS’s new autumn collection this fall.

The capsule debuted on the runway at New York Fashion Week and is live now on COS’s website. It's full of elevated fall essentials in classic shades, alongside a few of fall 2024's biggest color trends, like burgundy. It doesn't hurt that other popular colors this season include brown and gray, hues also heavily featured within the collection. Pantone swatches aside, the just-landed assortment includes plenty of classic transitional pieces perfect for layered outfits, like fall-ready jackets and coats, cozy yet chic cashmere cardigans, and tailored vests.

But that doesn’t mean the collection is full of basics, either. There is an assortment of trendier pieces, like Katie Holmes-approved barrel-leg jeans, two-tone trench coats, and a scarf-style jacket that looks closer to a warm wool blanket than a piece of outerwear. To be clear, I mean this positively.

This all goes to say that you shouldn’t be surprised when every New Yorker (myself included) is spotted in something from COS in a month. Now is your chance to get ahead of the curve and shop the new drop before it sells out.

But don’t worry about scrolling through the dozens of pages in the brand’s “new in” section—I found 23 pieces I would add to my fall wardrobe if I didn’t have a budget. But if you do have a budget this season, everything I found costs less than $500. Keep scrolling for all of my editor-approved finds.

Julia Marzovilla
Fashion E-Commerce Editor

Julia Marzovilla is the Fashion E-Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she reviews the latest launches from fashion and beauty brands, finds the best on-sale items around the internet, and interviews experts to find the best products in any category to share with her readers. She also creates shopping guides that span every vertical on the site as an expert in everything from the best laptop bags to the best laser hair removal devices.

In her near decade of experience, Julia has both written for several top outlets in the E-Commerce space and worked at major fashion labels. Prior to joining the Marie Claire team, she contributed similar shopping stories to sites such as Bustle, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Who What Wear, and worked as the Trending Fashion and News Writer STYLECASTER. You can find her across the internet at @JuliaMarzovilla. In real life, you can find her creating shopping guides for her friends, cooking or baking in her too-small kitchen, or buying tickets for the next time Harry Styles is in town.

Julia has a Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Journalism from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. She lives in New York City, her hometown.