As much as I lament summer’s impeding end, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t secretly looking forward to fall. There were so many exciting new silhouettes to grace the fall 2022 runways, from daring new aesthetics like bikercore to the rise in a few excellent new wardrobe staples. As with any new season, I like to take a look at everything that’s trending so I can spend my money wisely shopping for a few key buys. 

If you’re also considering what to add to your cart for the season ahead, you’ve come to the right place. After doing plenty of trend research and pouring over the runway collections, I’ve compiled an edit of the five key buys to make if you’re looking to make a long-last wardrobe investment. While being on-trend for the current season is top of mind, the following items are the kind that will prove to be useful long after fall 2022 is behind us. And if that’s not the definition of a worthy investment buy, then I don’t know what is.

So if you’re going to spend on anything this season, make it one of these investment fall trends that are the savviest buys of the season.