Margot Robbie’s status as one of the great style chameleons of our time is well proven by her appearances on the red carpet. As her marathon stints on the and press tours showed, there really aren’t many who commit to the method-dressing bit quite like the Australian actress. Even when she’s not on the clock, though, her commitment to dressing with distinction hardly falters – as you’ll see from this edit of some of her standout holiday looks. With the season’s turn in the air, though, thoughts naturally turn to packing away the summer casuals and bringing a bit of rigour back into our wardrobes; resurfacing the tailoring and leathers that have been sitting in storage since the start of spring. If there’s anyone who does a transitional wardrobe with verve, though, it’s Robbie.

Here, we walk you through the staples you’ll need to step into the autumn just like the perennially stylish screen star.

The flared jeans

Skinny jeans this, indie sleaze that… Margot Robbie has never been one to bow to such fickle trends, as she reminded us last September when she stepped out in London in an oh-so-70s pair of bell-bottom jeans. Paired with a fitted, low-scooping camel suede vest and a matching roomy jacket – both Chanel, natch – this look is a schooling in understated boho chic.

The structured, oversized jacket

If the prospect of resurfacing your rotation of full-length winter coats is perhaps a little too daunting, then take a leaf out of Robbie’s book and opt for a sharp, oversized blazer instead, as she did on an autumnal visit to London last year. The perfect transitional outerwear item, her plaid Saint Laurent number couldn’t be more seasonally aligned. Pair with straight-leg, classic wash jeans and dark acetate cat-eye sunnies for a low-lift, high-impact autumnal outfit.

The blazer over a bra

Now, while autumnal dressing may typically involve more layering than heading out in a heatwave does, that doesn’t mean you need to dress dowdy. On the same London trip, Robbie stepped out in a grey blazer with a plunging front construction and hip-flaunting cut-outs, sported over little else other than a skinny black bra, proving that, even when the temperature starts to dip you can – must, even! – still bring the heat to your outfits.

The leather trench coat

Of course, there comes a point in the autumn where a coat actually pretty necessary. And when that time comes, make like Robbie, who was spotted pacing the LA pavements last year in a floor-length sapphire blue calfskin trench coat. Paired with ultra-baggy jeans and an XL Bottega Veneta Campana bag, the result was a look that gave off-duty, but much still switched on.