With summer coming to a close and fall just around the corner, switching up your favourite outfits can be tricky and expensive. So, our style mission for this episode was to demonstrate how you can make your wardrobe totally adaptable from one season to the next!

We shopped for items that can be added to a summer wardrobe to make it fall and winter friendly. Getting these dual-duty outfits is easier than you think – if you follow a few guidelines. First, shop for items that can be layered: thin long sleeve cotton shirts (we found some at Mexx Outlet), pashmina-style scarves, lightweight tights, fitted blazers, cardi-wraps (BCBG carries a wide selection).

Next, pull all your warm-weather favourites out of the closet and carefully look at them next to your "layering items". That cute maxi-dress? Get it ready for the cold weather by adding a thin cotton shirt underneath and topping it with a soft pashmina. Your basic black summer dress? Throw on a cardi-wrap, swap your silver jewellery for gold-tone styles (silver looks best in the summer time), and add a pair of tights. If you normally wore a pair of open heels with a summer version of this outfit, try the heels on again with the tights. You'll be surprised how chic it looks. If it's mucky outside, try a pair of above-the-knee black boots (we found a huge selection at Town Shoes Outlet) or super-hot ankle length booties (Rudsak had the best pair we've ever seen!).

Always remember to think "out of the box" when you're re-styling your wardrobe for new seasons. You'll be amazed how some pieces can carry through from one to the next.

P.S. We also went on a special shopping mission this month with Julie, the winner of the Virgin Radio 99.9 Vaughan Mills shopping spree. Armed with a $2500 VM gift card, with Afiya and I as her personal shopping assistants, she came away with an amazing new wardrobe! Be sure to check out the highlights at the end of this episode.