Every year, the same thing happens, and it still manages to catch us by surprise: October goes by in the blink of an eye, and, before we know it, winter is here (at least, according to the 4 pm nightfall and Christmas decor already popping up in shops). Blissful autumn weeks — the kind where you can still get away with not wearing a jacket — are fleeting, but our savvy shopping editors have been taking full advantage of the weather, judging from our latest batch of monthly favourites.