Welcome to The Great Try-On. With autumn well and truly in the air, we seized the opportunity to try on some of the best new-in pieces from some of your favourite brands, documenting the process along the way. We believe that the best way to shop online is to see an item IRL and to read candid reviews, so we hope that this leads you to your most successful purchases of the year.
As anyone who knows me knows, I’m a high-street devotee. I’m the rare kind of person who actually enjoys shopping (yes, we exist), and I’m happy to while away the hours browsing around the shops to find the best hidden gems. There’s one place, in particular, that I can always rely on for premium pieces at an affordable price, and that’s COS.
Always striking the right balance of timeless classics and fashion-forward must-haves, COS has managed to elevate the high street to a polished, new standard. After all, who else could debut a collection during New York Fashion Week and have it ready to shop in stores the same week? So when I was asked to choose my favourite shopping destination for the Great Try-On, the choice was obvious. I had to see and test-drive the latest pieces to land in-store in a bid to find out whether COS would be continuing its seriously impressive winning streak. Keep scrolling for my wish list of the best knits, dresses and tailoring separates and a few notable mentions that I believe are truly worth the buy.